Good Online Poker Strategies
Playing poker is something that needs to be learned, not only
with the cards but also by the body language of your opponent.
However, seeing the body language of your opponents is
impossible when you are playing poker online.
Still, “tells” can be seen even if you are playing poker online.
This is because tells are just ways that players betray their
hands or their decisions. In fact, do you realize that you see
more action in a game of poker online than in poker that you
play non-virtual? This is because there is bound to be a lot
more money and betting involved.
Here are some tells that you can watch out for when playing
poker online.
1. The stall – most inexperienced online poker players would do
this when they have a strong hand. This is because they are
feigning ignorance of what to do to make their opponents call
their raise. For experienced players, they take advantage of
this to fake having a strong hand. So young players would stall
when they have a big hand, expert players would stall to fake it.
2. The rant vs. the gloat- some players take advantage of chat
boxes to make it seem as if they are on a losing beat.
Sometimes, it is even true. There are players that break down
under chat pressure so you can bully them some more to make them
lose their games. Gloaters on the other hand are immature
players that want to make you think they are stronger and more
experienced, aside from always getting good hands. Bluff them
and see how far they go, especially if you have a very good hand.
3. The all-knowing player – This is the player that keeps on
giving out unsolicited advice on how to play. Do not worry about
these players; they normally get out of your way before you even
notice them.
There are other tells that you can learn to distinguish as you
keep on playing online. The only thing you need to do is to try
and not get too much attention on yourself. This is to make sure
that you have ample time to observe other people’s tells.
When playing online poker,
you may not be able to see your opponents but you can see what
they do. Just like playing poker with your buddies, people will
reveal their personalities whether or not you actually see them
face to face.
Here are some behaviors that you should avoid:
1. Chatting constantly. Whether you are ranting or gloating,
other players might be able to read between your lines and make
you lose your strategy.
2. Over-reacting. Do not be so foolish as to tell everyone you
have a good hand or a bad hand by putting too much raise on the
table or by sending “emoticons” on the screen.
3. Rechecking your cards when a flush draw is flopped – write
down your cards if you have a bad memory. Rechecking your cards
mean that you either have a weak hand, or a very strong hand and
you are silently gloating.
4. Telling your opponents you have a strong hand – they are
going to know that you probably have the weakest hand imaginable
so refrain from this bluff.
For yourself, you can avoid giving away your own tells by not
reacting in any way perceivable to other opponents on the online
table.
Author: Simon Skinner
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