Key to Beginner’s Luck in Online Poker is Playing Fewer Hands Research Proves
Many who are new to the world of online poker are making some very critical errors, according to recent research conducted by academics at Cornell University. According to the newly released studies, those who play fewer hands are much more likely to get better rates of actual wins than those who play large numbers of hands. The researchers have explained that this phenomenon is due largely to the fact that over time, beginners forget to tally their losses the same way that they do with their wins, thus giving them a false level of confidence in how well they are playing the game. By playing fewer hands, those who are just starting out are able to get a much better and more math based understanding of the online poker world and how the games flow so that they can keep track of their odds more easily. Since the study was conducted by experienced poker players with extensive academic experience, it has gained real traction in the poker world where outsiders are often seen as being purely critical of the culture and its favorite past time. These researchers had no such issue convincing the players they knew what they were talking about.
One other fact that many were mildly surprised by had to do with the way that hands are played. Researchers discovered that for those just starting their poker careers, the best choices for them were often smaller numbered pairs as opposed to pairs of 10’s, 9’s or 8’s. The reason for this is that players knew right away that the lower numbered pairs were not worth trying to win with, but the higher numbered pairs would lure them to keep them and then end up losing. This effect on new player’s wagering decisions proved detrimental to the surprise of researchers.