Observe

Some great online poker secrets on your opponents:

Put your opponent on hands
Look for betting patterns
Remember showdown hands and positions
Figure out what mood your opponents are in (if they are speaking)

These are all good things to think about while playing online poker

Overvalue Top Pair, NOT!

Bad poker player’s overvalue top pair too much.  Keep in mind that the average winning hand in Hold’em is two pair. 

Te best online poker secret here is, when you know you can beat a player who does have top pair (or you believe that is what the player holds), Overbet the pot to put them into a position to make a big mistake.

Exploit Their Mistakes

Bad poker players generally make the same mistakes over and over again.  Pay attention to what these mistakes are, as they are pivital in your winning poker strategy.

You don’t have to be the best…

In poker, a lot of the times you are going to find yourself in the position where you are not the best poker player at the table.  THIS IS OK!  You dont have to be the best poker player at the table to be a winning poker player.

The key is, determining who you are better than, and getting yourself involved in pots with those players.

Think some more!

After you have answered the first set of questions, then the most important ones come into play:

1. Should I bet?
- If you think you have the best hand, the answer is 99% YES!
- If you think you can fold a weak/passive player to fold, then the answer shoudl be YES!
- If I have a good draw and I think my opponent will fold, the answer is YES!

2. Should I check or fold?
- If you think you have the worst hand, the answer is YES!
- If you think my opponent is strong, the answer is YES!
- If you are on a draw and you are not getting a good price, he ansewr is YES, YES, YES!

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