Tournament Strategies
After receiving pocket cards, you are immediately faced with a choice: play your cards and either raise or call the blinds, or fold.
Practice Matters
Poker Software
Poker Software There's a lot of poker software out there now-a-days. Poker database tracking software is just one aspect of poker software. Between equity calculators, hotkey tools, training programs, poker AI, content manager, etc., there's a lot of software to check out and see what adds value to your game. If you're going to play online though, you'll without question want a database program at the very minimum.
Three of the top poker database
Three of the top poker database applications are Hold’em Manager, Poker Tracker, and Poker Office. There are also some newer free ones that are available if you google around. All of them have free trials, so I'd advise giving them each a try and seeing which one makes more sense for you. If you're playing online though, and not using one that can support a HUD (heads up display w/ poker stats), then you'll be a big disadvantage. Most of the regulars you're playing against are going to have one.