Vegas Poker Blog

Even if youve played in a friendly neighborhood or home game for years, entering the world of online poker takes a bit of extra knowledge.

If youre new to online poker, the most important thing is to pick a table you can afford. Stay away from no-limit tables because if theres one all in game, you may well have blown your whole budget for the session. As a rule of thumb, you want to sit down at a table with at least 5 times the upper bet limit. This will give you some game insurance on even getting into the game. If its a $5-10 table, sit down with no less than $50.

Watch a table for a bit before sitting down if its possible. You can get a pretty good idea who the aggressive players are and who the more timid ones might be. This is a great thing to get in the habit of because you can then choose your seat based on this knowledge. Always try to have the more aggressive players on your right because you can fold quicker if your hand isnt great. Lesser players on your left play to your advantage because theyll fold quicker on your bluffs.

Dont be afraid to lose! Theres nothing worse than sitting down and just feeding into blinds at the minimum amount and watching your budget slowly slip away into losses.

Take a chance on the good hand. Go for it! There are plenty of times you can fold lousy cards.

Online play allows you to keep notes too. Not only on your own strategies ¦what works and what doesnt, but on players you might meet time and time again. These are great things to be able to refer to if a player looks a little familiar. It saves a lot of time in working out how they play too.

Most importantly, dont just pop into an online room for a quick game. Set aside an hour, or even better two. You cant get a feel for the other players and what kind of game is going on unless you do, and in playing poker you always to try to win ¦not just contribute to the pot for a few hands!!!

If you know good poker basics, transferring that knowledge online isnt hard and if you watch, youll learn that there are advantages to it too. Happy poker!