Being in position gives you some great advantages in online poker:

1. You get the opportunity to see what all of your opponents do before you decide if you will commit chips to the pot.
2. You have the last chance to bluff
3. You can take advantage of your opponents missing the flop, even if they have a better starting hand.
4. Its easier to extract the most money possible from other poker players.

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

When playing online poker, especially texas holdem, today’s game consists of a lot of students of the game.  Players are no longer weak in the majority – so they are paying attention to how you play.  A common peice of advice is to change up your bets often to keep your hand concealed.  With the hundreds of hands you will be playing in a session, I believe that it is really hard to keep track of every hand you play and ensure that you are changing up your bets enough to keep them concealed.

Instead of following this change structure in Online Poker, do the opposite and keep all of your bets the same.  If you are raising preflop, choose how much you want to raise (3x BB is my favourite) and continue to do that throughout your whole session, whether your hand is AA or 56 suited.  If you are reraising preflop, reraise again the same amount every time (2x the original raise is what I suggest) whether you are doing so with AK or 22.

Dont give your opponents the opportunity to find a glitch in your poker game.

BET!

Your best defence in poker, is to play the offence!  If you are intending to call, you might as well bet.  Put the decision on your opponents and keep them guessing!

One of the worst things you can do in online poker, is hold a grudge.  Say a poker player wins 5 pots against you in a session, generally you will begin to feel like you just want to beat that player.  This will cause you to make bad decisions in the moment, and not focus on your skills.

Do not hold personal vendetta’s against your opponents.  Poker is a war, not a boxing match.  You have several opponents to overcome, so do not let one take advantage of you.