Adjusting Your Buy In
The amount you buy in for a cash game often says a lot about how you are going to play. If you buy in for the minimum amount often suggests that you are not prepared to lose too much and will be playing tight and weak. This makes very easy prey for the experienced gamblers who are playing and know that an easy check raise or big bet pre flop should get rid of you from the hand even if you might be holding the best hand at the time.
The way to adjust to this is to first of all make sure you are playing at the proper bankroll and playing with money that you can afford to lose. That way you can unleash your full arsenal that includes bluffing and re-raising. It is also a good idea to have two or three more maximum buy ins available in your pocket so that you can reload if you happen to get bad beat and to take advantage of any fish at the table. Picking the right table is the key to this, since not everybody has the necessary buy in to cover higher buy ins and are prepared to lose it.
With the correct amount of buy in available, then it is possible for you to then attack the players at the table with the minimum buy in and who then are not willing to lose it. In poker it is always more optimal and fun to be the hunter rather than the hunted. Allow yourself plenty of ammunition to prey and fire on the weak. Many of the best cash games players in the world rise to the top because they are labelled ‘gamblers’ and are ready to throw all their money in at call.
