The Double or Nothing Strategy
Using the double or nothing strategy is not for the fain of heart, because there is a lot of luck involved. Nonetheless, it is a strategy that has made many people a lot of money in both online and real-world poker. Of course the online environment is much different because you cannot read the clues on your opponents faces. Instead you have to utilize all of the statistics available to gather insight on your opponents.
The most important attribute to have when playing the double or nothing strategy is patience. It is important to note that even when this strategy is played perfectly, like everything else in poker nothing is guaranteed.
The best way to start off with the double or nothing strategy is to play with fake money at an online poker site. Once you have gotten a decent return on your fake money, you can try doing the same with real cash. Obviously you want to start out small, and then try to work your way up to bigger payouts once you’ve built up confidence.
Even if you are a good player in the real-world, online you are competing on a global level and there are people that use some pretty shady tactics to gain the upper hand. Only the great players can consistently win online, and even they come to online tables and lose thousands in a day in some cases.


15. Jul, 2010 