How to Play Internet Poker and Win
How to Play Online Poker (Internet Poker)
Win at Poker - Read Poker Strategy Books
A good next step for an aspiring Internet poker player is to start reading
some books about poker strategy. Countless poker strategy books are
available, but few of them are specifically written toward an Internet
player. A couple of good choices for the hopeful winning online poker player
include Internet Texas Holdem by Matthew Hilger and Sit and Go
Strategy by Colin Moshman.
How to Win Online Poker Tournaments
The second choice, Sit and Go Strategy, focuses on a specific type of tournament poker that's primarily played online. Sit and go poker is incredibly popular and potentially very profitable, so it's worth learning how to play. Much of the advice about how to play in sit and go's profitable applies just as well to multi table poker tournaments too.
How to Win at Online Poker - Study Poker Strategy Websites
Reading Internet poker strategy advice on websites can be a profitable
approach to learning how to win at Internet poker too. But not all of the
advice available on all poker strategy sites are worthwhile. Many poker
tactics pages are just spider food for search engines, published by
affiliates who make a commission when you sign up for an online poker
account. (I have no problem with the affiliate business model; I make
commissions myself. I do have a problem with publishing nonsensical and
worthless content though.
Some good places to learn winning online poker strategy from include:
- Internet Texas Holdem - This is the companion site to the Hilger book I recommended earlier.
- Two Plus Two - The forum is where you'll find most of the winning advice on this site. They publish many of the most well thought of books about poker strategy.
- Play Winning Poker - Steve Badger's site was one of the first poker strategy sites to focus mostly on how to play and win at Internet poker, as opposed to poker in general.
Winning at Poker = Tracking Your Results
Tracking
your results is critical too. You can't be a winning player if you don't
keep track of how you're doing. (I guess you can, but how will you know
whether or not you're winning?) Using a software program like
PokerTracker can
be a real godsend, but if you'd rather not spend the money, that's no
problem. Just keep a spreadsheet and a journal.
On Line Poker Strategy Advice
In terms of actual tactical advice, I can give you the most fundamental and basic strategy advice in a short sentence. Fold more often and raise more often. Look up what the phrase "tight aggressive" means, and resolve to be that kind of player. Tight players are selective about which hands they play. (They fold a lot.) Aggressive players raise or bet a lot, and they seldom just call a bet.
Folding often means you'll lose less money. (The hands you do play will be more likely to win, because you'll be playing the better hands.)
Raising often means you'll win more money. (Since you're starting with stronger hands, raising often does two things for you. It gets more money in the pot, which means you'll win more. And it also drives people out of the pot, which means you'll win without a contest more often too, when everyone folds.)
And that's how to become a winning Internet poker player, summed up in a nutshell.