There is an increasing need within the poker community for player development. Casinos are always seeking new customers and current gamers want a broader and bigger player base. How can this expansion come about? With education! There is a genuine need to provide the newbie with the knowledge to feel comfortable when venturing into a poker room the first time. If novice players learn the basics of the Sbobet poker world, their first visits will be fun and entertaining, and they will want to return on a regular basis. There is so much going on in a cardroom that can seem confusing: who the employees are and what functions each of them serve, which of the available games to play, what the rules are, and much more. Generally, the novice lacks the skills necessary to become a winning player. While this goal is one that takes years to achieve, a little bit of education can transform a poker virgin into a player who needn’t feel like a rookie and whose money can last a long time while gathering those needed skills.
And just what is the point of all of this? Freshman Poker is a new feature of Poker Pages, and it will be a continuing column for the poker newcomer as well as for those looking to refresh their existing skills and knowledge. For almost two years, I have written the Poker 101 column for Card Player Magazine, the leading publication of the poker industry. Card Player saw this need for new player education, and when my column first started, it was thought that its run might be a few months. To our amazement, that few months was more than 50 columns ago! This idea of a column for beginners has become so popular that Poker Pages will now …
