You dont always know how a poker player will react to what has happened to them at the table.  Take a time out when the below circumstances take place to determine how the table has been affected:

1. A player just won a big pot
2. A player just lost a big pot
3. A player at the table just got caught bluffing
4. A player was just eliminated
5. A player is tilting
6. A player has likely changed gears
7. The blinds have been increased

Here is a great online poker secret from Phil Gordon about Poker Tournament Strategy.

“Tournaments are about survival”. Doubling up early means much less regarding your chances of winning than doubling up with just a few tables remaining.  The fewer fifty-fifty chances I take, especially early in a tournament, the better off I am.”

It is better to have a double gut draw than an open ended draw.  The reason for this is, its much harder for your opponents to pick up on it when you actually hit your card.

“When the board is paired, the chance of someone having actually ‘caught a peice’ of the flop is much smaller than if there are cards of three different ranks on the board.” – Phil Gordon

The online poker secret here is: Regardless of what you have, if no one else has bet, BET!

“When a player enters a pot before the flop and has more than half of his chips in action, I consider him 100% pot committed.  Given the opportunity, he’ll put in the rest of his chips before the flop.  if he doesn’t get that chance, he’ll likely use them all to chase the pot after the flop.” – Phil Gordon

And the online poker secret is: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MAKE A BLUFF AT THIS POKER PLAYER!!!!!!