Unknown to many is that poker is not just one game but a variety of types of one game all coming under the umbrella called poker. Today s poker clubs are apt to include many variations of the game and once this hits the would be poker player, they will probably find choosing a type of poker to begin their learning of the game really dicey.
Of primary interest is which game is the most profitable. There is no real answer to this question for the novice player because no one variation has an inherent profitability factor. Making money in poker depends on the skill of the player engaging in a particular game. Most players play quite a few of the game types but will, in the end, begin to specialize in the type that they are most comfortable with and are therefore, the most successful at. They will also undoubtedly play some of the other types on occasion to break the monotony.
It is at this point the potential profitability of the game improves, because once a player specializes in a variety, he will become motivated to play, to learn and gain in expertise. If you opt for a game because of its popularity, therefore more people will play and lose, and you think you will win, think again. Even if you become really good at it, your involvement is shallow, learning it really well will become tiresome, and you will become at best an average player who has limited your ambitions to succeed and grow.
For the player whose motive is not profit, there is no harm in diving into all the games as long as they keep within the budget and learn them that way. None of the poker types will cause you any harm and it would do you good to try any game from the most popular to the one almost no one has ever heard of. Well roundedness in any endeavor is not a bad thing.
Remember, poker is a game of pleasure and like starting any pleasurable activity you don t want to rely just on popular reviews or advice from experts. You won t become interested in literature by reading only the books on the bestseller list or only classics of Greek literature. If you don t cultivate your interests on your own, you will miss all the nuances that are out there for you to discover.
When you go for it alone, the uncertainty will actually lead to excitement and the thrill of discovery and the learning will become an important part of your life. You will uncover the same insights as everyone else but will expand on them in your own way and gain your own unique viewpoints.
These general attitudes are as important as specific facts about any of the games: some people are never sure what their prime purpose is and so cannot genuinely latch on to either serious poker or even occasional entertainment. That does not mean that you should not learn from available material. But I do mean that you should not rely too heavily on others for the organization of your poker activity: as you accumulate information and experience you will naturally begin to organize it yourself.
If all of the above is too much for you, go ahead and find a game of the most popular variant, played everywhere, that of the Hold em games, limit, no limit and tournament.
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