Introduction - what is online poker strategy about anyway!

In this first post I will deal with the basics of online poker strategy and tactics issues.

What's the difference between poker tactics and poker strategy

Let's take strategy and tactics first.

"In short Strategy refers coming up with a devised plan to achieve to achieve a goal. Hence you are looking at the big picture holistically. Without a well thought out strategy, your online poker playing is going to like a person walking blindly in the dark. There is no planned direction of where to go in the future nor which tactic to use.

In contrast to strategy, tactics involves the art of finding and implementing means to achieve particular immediate or short-term aims. Unfortunately these are often mistaken as strategies that will lead you to the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Fortunately for us, there are still a majority of business poker players online who do not understand the difference. Hence giving us the opportunity to stay ahead in the game." (based on an article from Alvin Hung on Strategy vs Tactics, read here the original)

Tactics helps you deliver your strategy. If chosen wisely.

Thus strategy focuses on longer-term issues (such as choosing an online payment method, what type of games to play, whether to play for fun or for living to name a few). While tactics is more of a deeper in the subject, task oriented view (such as deciding which hands to call and which ones to raise or how tight to be at the beginning of a Sit and Go tournament, versus at the end).

Finally, the whole aim of this venture (called All About Online Poker Strategy) is to put together an easy to use framework for an average poker player or beginner. In order to let them play and find enjoyment and a way of self discipline in poker. Not to forget that the play, enjoyment and self disciplinary education must at least stay in the money or pretty close to it. For the sake of simplicity and mental bandwidth, I will concentrate on Texas Hold'em. Widely considered to be the most popular poker game around the globe.

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