Online Poker Strategies


Online poker differs from live-action poker in several important respects. 1. An online poker dealer can easily deal 40 games or more an hour. The average for a live action dealer is closer to 20. Therefore the potential money that can be won (or lost) is much higher in an online game of the same limit. In the beginning at least, adjust your game to a lower limit. i.e., a 2-4 game online plays more like a 3-6 game live. 2. Tells Unlike live-action poker, there are no tells (ex. twitching eye) in the online variety. However, there is the opportunity to make notes about a player ( rather his ID) and the style of poker they play. Some online poker sites even allow notes to be made online, using their software. 3. A common misconception about online poker is "the dealer is always right". Not true. The dealer is only right about 99.9% of the time. If you feel you have unfairly lost a pot due to a mistake, try e-mailing the poker site in question. Be sure to include as many details of the hand as possible such as the hand # ,the hand you had, your id, etc. (the author has done this on 2 occasions and received his fare share of the pot!) Try to do this as soon as possible after the hand in question. The best way to learn Hold-em rules is to log on to one of the many online poker sites and play one of their free (play-money) games. Develop your poker skills by playing in low-limit games. Each game is like a free lesson.

Holdem Poker Games