Playing holdem online is a lot of fun, but the holdem strategy can be different than when you are playing face-to-face around a poker table. Here are some online tips to help you win more hands:



?Invest time playing free holdem games online. That way you can sharpen your skills without losing your bank and develop your holdem strategy.

?Cultivate your patience. Top players fold a lot more often than they stay in until the showdown. A bad hand is a bad hand. Get out while it's still cheap to do so.

?Play your position carefully. If you are a later player, you have more time to work on trying to figure out what the other players have in their hand. If you're an early player, know when to stay in and when to fold. A small pair, for example, is worth keeping in pre-flop if you're in an early position, but might not be worth holding on to if you're in a late position and the betting is heavy.

?Keep a chart of the pot odds handy so you can refer to it throughout the game. Knowing the odds of completing your hand can save you a lot of money when the pot is big. That's a big part of your online holdem strategy.

?If you're an inexperienced player, don't try to learn bluffing skills in a big money game. That's what free online poker is for. If you're playing with people you don't know, and you have a lousy hand, you may end up getting caught.

?Learn all you can about your opponents. Keep notes and refer to them so you can build up player profiles for the players you encounter frequently. Learn their tells, keep track of how loose or tight they play. Use their weaknesses against them. Pay attention to how frequently each player stays in the game to the River. You'll soon learn who the very loose players are and you can start focusing on taking their money.

?And here's a sneaky trick I learned from another pro online player. Use a woman's screen name even if you are a guy. Strangely enough, many male players won't play as aggressively against someone they think is a female player. It's a male flaw ? take advantage of it.

?Add these tips to your toolbox of holdem strategy.

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