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Winning Online Poker
By Al O’Harra at AllOnlinePokerSites.com
Al OHarra is a professional brick and mortar player out of Atlantic City, NJ.
He can often be found at Full Tilt Poker under the name Metfan103
To consistently win at online poker you must minimize mistakes, and learn to exploit your opponents’ mistakes and weaknesses. While No Limit Hold'em is the most popular form of poker, for beginners and newcomers, we recommend you understand the ideas noted below and then play Limit Hold'em. The reason is because more people make mistakes at limit poker and it can be even more profitable over the long run. This isn't to say that you are going to win money every session, but if you play strong poker, it should ensure you don’t go on an extended losing streak. Here is a list of online poker tips to maximize your poker profits:
- Learn the math behind poker - Learn about odds and probabilities and how to use them in poker. This will give you an advantage and make profitable decisions. You should read the AllOnlinePokerSite.com article, poker odds and poker outs, and understand these simple mathematical concepts.
- Learn about table position - Learn about early, middle, and late positions at the poker table. You should play very few hands from early position and more hands from late position because you are more apt to bet last in late position.
- Don't play a lot of hands - You should roughly be playing 20%-25% of your hands depending on the type of table you are playing, and the hands you are getting. Know proper Starting Hands and keep a copy of proper starting hands right by your computer as a constant reminder.
- Play strong poker after the flop – Play an aggressive game and put pressure on your opponents. For a complete explanation read Playing Holdem After the Flop.
- Find a loose table with weak players - Find a table with a high percentage of players seeing the flop and staying in hands on draws. You want a table with calling stations and fish.
- Add bad poker players to your buddy list - Playing poker is much nicer to play against bad players than good players. If you find a bad player add him/her to your buddy list. Looking at your buddy list occasionally you will notice if he/she is playing or coming into a poker table. Using 'search player' is easy way to find your buddy. Then double click a table where your buddy player is and start gambling.
- Take advantage of bonus monies at poker rooms - Free money is hard to pass up. Trying a new site when you have to make a deposit, using affiliate links to get even more freebies, is all part of getting the most play for your poker dollar.
- Write notes on other players - Make notes on other players. If you find a player playing poker a certain way, repeating this way again and again, make notes for yourself. There are so many players that nobody can remember the weaknesses and strengths of each poker player. At least write notes about good/bad players.
- Use 4-colored card deck - Almost every player has done a mistake reading a card suit, especially toward the end of long poker session. So use the 4-colored card deck option.
- Do not pay extra blind - Start playing poker at a table from big blind. There is no point to hurry and pay an extra blind to start playing.
Play all free hands - When you are going to end your game at a table, leave when you are first seat after blinds (and posting blind next game). Turn off auto post well before your next blind post.
- Observe players one round- If you are playing just one table and there are only unknown players at a table it is good idea to observe those players one round. In other words let blinds pass once (you are 'sit-out') so you can observe the way or style players are playing. You can also make notes during this warm-up round.
- Learn to leave a poker table - You must pay attention to leaving a game at a certain table. Are there a lot of new players? Are those players good or bad? If you are having a bad day at the table, learn to minimize your losses. When you are having a good day, learn to maximize your gains.
- Make big enough buy-in - In limit games this has a limited effect in tactics but playing pot and no limit games this has a big meaning. There is no point to get a situation where you flop your full hand and you do not have enough money to take full advantage of that situation.
- Do not be afraid of losing your money - If you are afraid losing this pot you are giving an advantage to other players. So only play money you can lose. Adjust your table betting limits- including limit vs. no limit- to meet your financial investment.
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