Sometimes when we play poker, we get into a rhythm and everything is going our way.

A great online poker secret to remember is: You have to be ready to slow down when your run is ending or you will quickly lose what you just won!

When the cards slow down in your poker game, ask yourself “am I playing poorly” or “why am I losing” or “is it time to leave yet”. Look at what hands you are starting to play, it seems like when we all win a couple of hands its effortless and we start to play marginal hands.

When we all lose a big hand in poker we all react differently.

Some people go on mad tilt and just keep chasing their lost money and keep losing. I think that the players that can keep their cool or at least calm down before returning to their game are the players that will continue to be profitable over the long run. Some players that I play with don’t react to a big loss knowing that if they just keep playing their game they will get their money back.

A great online poker secret would be that if you feel like you are steaming in any way: take a walk, get a drink, play your PS3, do anything that will take your mind off the poker game for a bit so that you can refocus and refuel!

Just happens too often!  Poker Players overplay AK thinking it is a “premium hand”.  Keep in mind its only AK high.  And even if you hit an Ace or a King (just one of the 2) it is only 1 pair!  When playing hands like AK in poker, just make sure you are playing the poker players along with the hands!

While Zen and the Art of Poker is probably one of the easiest books to read, and many will think that its too easy – I believe it is probably one of the best poker books out there.  Learning patience and the mechanical play of Texas Holdem would be an incredible asset when playing online poker.  You will learn how to be relaxed and play only with your mind, rather than playing poker with your emotions.

For the most part, you should be limping under the gun (UTG) with your decent hands (88,99,TT,JJ,AJs,AQ,AQs,AK,AKs) and not raise – at a full table.  The reason for this is, either you are expecting someone to raise, for you to be able to reraise, or players will assume with a UTG limp that you are strong and fold – giving you the same implications of raising, but still getting potential action on your decent holdem hands.