In the 21st century the new generation of smartphones has meant that access to mobile poker apps, like the one available for free downloads, has never been easier to get. Consequently, where once online poker was a game whose mastery required you to put in the hours at home with your personal computer now you can hit the tables in mid-air so to speak – on the bus, at the dry cleaners, waiting for your train to arrive wherever. It is a fact of online poker that the various kinds of competitions – sit-and-gos, tournaments and cash games – require different disciplines and approaches.

Cash games are perhaps the hardest to master primarily because whenever it’s real money at stake all the time it always becomes harder to see the right move clearly. However, there are certainly tips that will put you in better stead when playing a cash game on the go with a mobile app.

Never forget: whatever you’re feeling your opponents are probably feeling too so while you can’t help but worry about the prospect of losing your money this same emotion is one you can exploit in the people around you. Essentially, be aggressive; put people in tough spots that require them to make hard decisions as they will undoubtedly do the same to you. Plays hands like suited connectors – 78 of diamonds, for example – that either make huge hands on the flop or allow you to get away without a scratch if you miss, as these are the ones that get you paid on the cash table.

And remember, never give yourself credit for playing well unless you’re also prepared to accept you’re playing badly; step away if it just isn’t working. With a mobile app there’s always another game waiting once you’ve found your balance again.