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Message: [QUOTE="fcumred, post: 766213, member: 37796"] 1) [B]Try to control your image[/B]. If you have pocket AAs and two drop in on the flop, jumping up and down shouting "YOU BEAUTY" and showing anyone who will look your hole cards will reduce the chances of your opponent calling your inevitable raise.. 2) [B]Remember ettiquette.[/B] Online poker is very different in terms of what you can and cant say. If your pocket Kings all in call gets rivered by a 8 2 off suit then shouting "YOU BLOODY FISH" renders you liable to immediate ejection from the casino ( if you are lucky) and a pint glass over the head if your opponent happens to be the temperamental sort. 3[B]) Play with your chips [/B]- An absolute necessity for all live poker players. You will be just so uncool if you dont. When online its all to easy to forget that your chips are actual. So finding something alternative to do with your hands is all too easy online, especially with the propensity of internet porn available at all hours of the day.. 4) [B]Wear dark glasses[/B] - Absolutely essential. Invest in a good pair of sunglasses that cannot be seen through. Do not however get mirrored glasses. For fairly obvious reasons. Do not attempt to make your own darkened glasses. I tried it with a pair of grandmas spectacles and a tin of black paint. Upon placing them on before the game I found that I was at a distinct disadvantage. I couldnt see through them.... You want quality, its gonna cost ya.. 5) [B]Eat and drink as much as humanely possible[/B] - This is where bankroll management takes a subtle twist. You have invested $200 into the casino. They are giving you cups of coffee and free sandwiches. Now assuming the average price of a coffee is $2 and Tuna Mayo Sandwiches are $4 then that means you need to scoff at least 30 portions of each to gain equity for your inevitable loss. Think of it this way. You paid $200 to lose at poker. Why not win in the food eating contest ? 6) [B]Turn off your mobile[/B] - I cannot stress the importance of this enough. You are heads up on the final table and your opponent raises you all in pre flop and you have 7 2 off suit... You are pondering your move and suddenly from your mobile comes "skater boy" by Avtil Levigne. You stop to answer it. Its the wife. All your opponents hear is "yes darling I am in the casino. No I cant come and take the cat to the vets because its eaten one of your slippers..." By this time your train of thought is thrown and for some obscene reason you call... OOPS.... Hence this advice is paramount. 6) [B]Prepare your excuses in advance[/B] - Think up the best possible bad beat you can for when you tell your mates how you lost every chip on your first hand in the competition.. Online you have the records. In casinos you dont. You can feed people any crap you like and no one will prove otherwise unless they were there, and then you screw up that badly those in the casino tend ot be laughing too much to take notice of what you actually did anyway.,, Anyhow, hope these tips are of some use to you... They didnt for me, but then again, I am a crap poker player. Need I say more... [/QUOTE]

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