Poker to me has usually been a little bit of luck and a heap of info. An internet Poker Contest has been proved achievable but the first downside I see is my “whole lot of information” is going to be next to 0.
I am only going to see other players and myself as caricatures on my screen. Facial expressions, hand gestures, body motions will all be absent, as well as eye squinting, blinking or twitching those ‘giveaways’ on the tally and why many use sun shades. Add to this the screen names: how do I know that Miniscule Tina isn’t some card shark from Vegas referring to be female and harmless? I am going to have to compensate for this not-so-small handicap. Fundamentally anybody’s poker actions are 6 — whether you play online or off gambling, folding, calling, raising, re-raising, or check-raising.
My observations are going to fall in the area of a good site selection, a game selection (there are numerous tables), careful note-taking and money management.
And while all players are indeed in caricature-form, they have behavior that may be spotted. I am able to put their screen names under one of 2 lists: “tight players” or “loose players”. It’ll help to see some hands and label them before I decide to sit in. Too many tight players and I’d look at another table.
Even as a beginner they’re going to fold a poor deal and play a good one.
When they raise, more frequently than not they have the cards to back it up with. I believe it might benefit me to keep them to my right that way; I’m able to act after they do. Loose players are typically called ‘maniacs’ because they adore betting and rising with extremely tiny in hand to back it up. As I see it, they’re best if kept to my left in playing online poker. Benefits are: I’m able to see how the other players react to his / her gambling before it’s my turn. And, at times if I check to the maniac who gambles of course, this permits everybody else to call before I raise the bet and collect the extra monies. Naturally a table may also be tight or loose. Ideally I think a loose table is better and the 1st sign of this would be how many players see the flop; the more the better if many are playing to the flop, the pots are healthier.
I read where thirty percent of the table playing all of the way to the flop is a good measure. Anything less is not worthwhile sitting in. So, it’s time now to select a fictitious name and sign up for the best poker school where I’m able to ( as one says ) become a pro in a matter of months instead of years by playing the game with “fun” money till I declare I’m prepared for a genuine investment.