Having Limits in Poker

If you've seen poker played on TV, you probablythey wind up winning.
thought to yourself that you could do that. Well, theseAt the other end of the spectrum, you have the
days, you can, to a degree. The Internet has made itpeople who get on a winning streak and refuse to quit
so that almost anyone can play poker online, if theywhile they're far ahead of the game. They wind up
can't get to the casinos. You just have to be careful tolosing a huge pot and getting back to square one. You
observe the gambling laws in your local area.don't want to be in either group. So, it's important to
If you can play and decided to, one of the importantknow when your winnings are truly worth protecting
things to learn is having limits. How much are you willingand when you should keep playing.
to spend, or gain, before you quit? It's called bankrollOf course, it's easy to lose track of your bankroll when
management and it can make or break you at theyou play online because you can transfer more funds
poker tables.into your account with a few button clicks. So, while
A lot of people, for example, keep playing and playingplaying online can be fun, you have to set limits and
until they win a pot and then quit to protect theirstick to them.
earnings. The trouble there is that they lose more than