Know when to leave the table

at Pokerclinic.com that they buy in for the minimum when playing in a cash game. That minimum buyin represents your stop loss for that particular table. If you lose your buy-in, just get up and leave the game. You don’t necessarily have to stop playing for the day ... but don’t rebuy back into the game you just busted in.

“If you do decide to move to another table and again lose a minimum buy-in, that’s a good time to call it a day. As you win at a table, keep your stop loss the same as the minimum buy-in. Don’t increase it as you win. If you are sitting in a $2-$5 no-limit game, having bought in for $200, and at some point find yourself with $500 in front of you, now you should be committed to leaving the game if your stack dips down to $300.

“You can stay in the game as long as you’re winning, but once you take a minimum buy-in backslide, it’s a good indicator that it’s time to get up.” Bad beat

Since I have been playing cash games more frequently lately, I decided to start sharing a “bad beat hand of the month.” This happened recently in a Vegas casino: I raise preflop with A-A. I get one caller, and we get all in after a flop of A-10-10 rainbow. Turn: 2. River: 10. My opponent has K-10. Ouch. If you have a question you would like answered, please email me at pokerquestions @gmail.com