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A Theory on Poker Staking

By: Brian “Death In Vegas” Webb

A lot of successful poker players ask the question, why would I play staked?  Why would I give away part of what I profit?  The answer is simple, one word even…variance.  Variance is a part of every poker players bankroll…it happens to every player, and that is a fact.  To put it simply, variance is another way of saying “you can’t win ‘em all”.  If you don’t believe it, just ask the man who is widely considered the greatest poker player in the world, Phil Ivey.  Ivey (and everybody else) has had spells in his career where he just could not get over the hump.  Call it luck, call it playing bad, anyway you look at it, it is variance.  There is always a variance in your ability to produce profit from day to day.

Being staked in poker is a way to weather the storms of those bad runs that we all deal with from time to time.  Having a backer or multiple backers can also take you to levels you never thought you could play.  For example, you may be a very successful grinder in $5 sit and go’s and have the statistics to prove it.  However, due to bankroll limitations, you are not comfortable moving up to the next level or two.  Perhaps at this point you have proven yourself a winner and you are ready….this is where IStakeU.com comes in.
Another huge reason to play poker staked is simple, you eliminate all of the risk.  Yes, it is true that you may be giving away some profit, but when variance decides it is time to catch up to you a little bit, you have significantly helped out your cause by risking zero out of pocket for yourself.   

Most successful poker players have read several books on poker and most of them all agree that the most important piece of a poker player’s strategy is bankroll management.  The reason why it is the most important piece of strategy is because of the problem with players going broke on their down swings.  Poker Staking effectively removes this problem and opens many doors for the players.
We are already a community of over 600 members in less than 4 months.  We are looking for members to make our community stronger in an effort for all of us to make more money with proper bankroll management.  Our site also offers a forum for poker strategy discussion as well as coaching from some of the best online players in the world.
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