“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!!!!!!

Poker is a game of constant education.  Once you stop educating, you start to lose your edge.  There are so many brilliant online poker players out there for you to learn from and there are many resources out there for you to gain their knowledge.

In online poker, it’s important for you to always have a reason why you are putting money into the pot.  Here are some good options:

1. to steal the blinds
2. To isolate a player when you are in position
3. Because you think you have the best poker hand
4. To set up a delayed steal
5. Because you believe if you make your hand, you will be paid off better (Implied Odds)

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