When Considering An Effective Online Poker Strategy

. Saturday, November 14, 2009
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By Carl Walker

For those people out there who are thinking about playing poker online, the good idea to understand that you need to have a good online poker strategy if you hope to succeed. Develop a strategy before playing any poker online, too. Online poker is a bit different than casino poker, though the two games are very similar. Casino atmosphere can be somewhat intimidating, which is what makes online poker attractive.

These days, it seems like just about everybody wants to become good at playing holdem poker because it's relatively easy to learn, though it can be hard to master. For those who are determined to go ahead, try to have at least a basic strategy for diving in. The first thing you should do is work hard at coming up with consistent starting hand rules.

What this means is that it's a good idea to work at improving your online poker game by practicing some amount of selectivity when choosing which starting hands you are going to play. With the mechanisms involved in holdem poker, many people get caught up in the idea that any two cards that are dealt can win. This isn't exactly true, though.

It's probably a better idea to keep the adage "tight is right" rather than fooling yourself into believing that any two cards you're dealt can be improved enough on the river and other deals to the point where you can pull something out consistently. Especially at the beginning, playing tight poker -- meaning folding if your two cards aren't up to speed -- is probably a good idea.

With this strategy, the three things to always remember are; position, the action before you and hand strength. If you're in an early position (i. E. One of the first to act before the flop) you should play a little tighter. When looking at the actions that took place before you, such as any raises that occurred, you generally should have a stronger hand before you get involved in the play.

Lastly, always look at your hand relative to where your position is on the table. If you have an early position, you need to have big pairs or cards like the Ace/King or Ace/Queen in order to stick. If you're in the middle, most pairs can suffice as well as some big cards such as that King/Queen or an Ace/10. If you're late, you can pretty much play any pair, big cards or the Jack/Ten.

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