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Do you know a player who does this? You don’t? No problem. It sometimes happens to us all, that we don’t see the woods from the trees. The entity that does the best ever job of continuously applying a small edge and generating money this way, is the poker room itself. They achieve this through the poker rake, which is a tiny percentage of every real money pot, won in their room. This edge is something that will seriously set your game back. You have to know one thing about this rake: no matter whether you win or lose a pot, you’ll still end up paying part of it. So it’s not taken from the winners of the pots but from pretty much everybody actively participating in a hand. This means that there’s a small edge working against you all the time. The type of minute edge you’d like to be working for you.

When you are in one of the blinds, try to profit from the positive EV they provide as often as possible. Do not end up foolishly chasing after blinds though. That is one sure bankroll killer. You have to be aware of the fact that everyone loses in the blinds, it’s just that winning players lose less than others. If you manage to lose $20 on the blinds/hour while everyone else at the table loses $30, you’re playing well.

Remember, recognizing the opportunity where such an edge can be applied is not enough by itself. You need to actually apply it too, and you need to constantly figure out some way to apply your edges. This is a very dynamic game and the ability to adapt on the go is a basic requirement.