“What discourages opponents from coming is the prospect of harm” – Sun Tzu

Poker is not a gentlemens game anymore, it has become a war between opponents.  This doesnt mean you have to insult or deface your opponents, but it does mean that you are in battle for their chips!  Show that you are there for battle and you will see them begin to fall.  Opponents will either choose to attack at the wrong times, or will back off from any confrontation with you.

“However, though I don’t want to die, I want to practice so that when I’m faced with death, I’ll think nothing of it” – Suzuki Shosan, Warrior of Zen

The game of online poker cannot and will not be mastered if you do not take into account the idea of complete loss.  Prepare yourself for all situations, including losing your stack or your bankroll.

Pride means the end of wisdom – Japanese Proverb

One of the best online poker secrets I could give is: DO NOT let your ego ruin your game! 

Overconfidence is one of the biggest errors in Online Poker.  Humility will help you through the long haul of the game.  Just as lightening will strike more than once, you will go through the swings of poker, which means you will go through winning hands and sessions.  Ego will not help you through these situations and will only assist in you losing more than you need to.

“If defeat has more to teach us than victory, then perhaps a defeat is a victory unto itself?” – Miron Stabinsky

If you can take your past lessons/mistakes and use them as a tool towards your future games, then you are making your losses a win in itself.  As stated before: poker is a game for the long run.  You are given so many tools (especially in Online Poker) to learn from your mistakes, and you have the ability to take these mistakes into profit.

Review your mistakes, and see what you could have done better or how you could have taken action differently.  Incorporate your mistakes into your strategy.

If you already know the ins and outs of playing poker online, this online poker secret just might be what it takes for you to transition from a losing to a winning poker player.

No matter what stake you are playing, you should always have a minimum of 10x the Max Buy-in in your bankroll.  DO NOT MOVE UP STAKES, UNTIL YOU HAVE ATLEAST 10X MAX BUY-IN TO THE NEXT LEVEL!!!

Having an appropriate bankroll to play a certain level of poker is just as important as understanding how to play the game!  I keep a general rule to myself that if I am going to move up stakes, I must have atleast 15x the max buy-in for the game – this way, i have 5x buy-ins to play with and keep myself at the stake I am playing, without moving back down.