This may sound counterproductive to some poker players, but sometimes the best way to stay profitable is to focus on minimizing your losses. The belief is that if you do this, your wins will take care of themselves. Allow me to explain a little further…
It is not that difficult to win a few poker pots. As long as you get dealt a few good cards and play aggressively, you will win your fair share of pots. But, these wins are usually offset by some large losses, which makes your whole poker session unprofitable.
If you can get rid of those few large losses, you will keep more of the profit from your wins and you will be ahead at the end of each session you have. How do you do this, though?
One of the most common problems players have is they will hold on to a hand for far too long. The moment you know you cant win the hand, stop putting money in and fold the hand. Don’t try to bluff, don’t try to steal the pot, just fold!
Also, only play starting hands that have a good chance of winning. You are not Gus Hansen – you can’t make any hand a winning hand. Focus on high probability hands and your profit will soar.
If you focus on minimizing your losses, the wins will take care of themselves and you will make more money in a shorter period of time.
