Its easy to sit down at your computer and play online poker. You can play any time of the day from virtually anywhere in the world. The quickest way to get into a game is to join the waiting list and start playing at whatever table becomes available first. If this is what you're doing, you're probably costing yourself a fair bit of money.
If all men are created equal, as the US constitution states, the question rises whether all poker players are created equal. The answer is an astounding NO! This also means that all poker games are not created equal. As a poker player, your bottom line will depend in part on finding and sitting in only the best, most profitable games. So how do we find these good games?
If you use a tracking program to track your online play, then table selection should be fairly easy for you. You simply find games with a lot of people seeing the flop, very few preflop raises, and general weak and passive play. These are the games that you can dominate with tight aggressive play. If you play at non peak hours or play very high limits, this might not be an option for you. There may not be any such games going where you're ready to sit and play. This is a situation where your buddy list and the notes that you keep on other players is your best guide.
Often the most profitable thing to do is find one specific player that you know plays quite poorly and exploit their well known weaknesses over and over. This may well mean sitting at a table that otherwise looks like a tough table. If you can get position on an extremely weak player you may well make a living by just isolating that player every chance that you get. If the player is unable to fold, you may want to raise with any hand with showdown value in an attempt to isolate their weaker hand. If they tend to raise too much with weak hands you probably have a good reason to re raise and isolate them with position. If you want to hunt down specific players you need to make sure to keep detailed notes and a list of those players that you want to seek out.
If table selection is not a part of your online poker career it's probably time to rethink your approach. Even if you're a winning poker player, there is no reason to not make more. Keeping good notes, tracking yourself and your opponents, keeping a buddy list, and seeking out high quality games can make a huge impact on your bottom line.
If all men are created equal, as the US constitution states, the question rises whether all poker players are created equal. The answer is an astounding NO! This also means that all poker games are not created equal. As a poker player, your bottom line will depend in part on finding and sitting in only the best, most profitable games. So how do we find these good games?
If you use a tracking program to track your online play, then table selection should be fairly easy for you. You simply find games with a lot of people seeing the flop, very few preflop raises, and general weak and passive play. These are the games that you can dominate with tight aggressive play. If you play at non peak hours or play very high limits, this might not be an option for you. There may not be any such games going where you're ready to sit and play. This is a situation where your buddy list and the notes that you keep on other players is your best guide.
Often the most profitable thing to do is find one specific player that you know plays quite poorly and exploit their well known weaknesses over and over. This may well mean sitting at a table that otherwise looks like a tough table. If you can get position on an extremely weak player you may well make a living by just isolating that player every chance that you get. If the player is unable to fold, you may want to raise with any hand with showdown value in an attempt to isolate their weaker hand. If they tend to raise too much with weak hands you probably have a good reason to re raise and isolate them with position. If you want to hunt down specific players you need to make sure to keep detailed notes and a list of those players that you want to seek out.
If table selection is not a part of your online poker career it's probably time to rethink your approach. Even if you're a winning poker player, there is no reason to not make more. Keeping good notes, tracking yourself and your opponents, keeping a buddy list, and seeking out high quality games can make a huge impact on your bottom line.
About the Author:
The author is a successful limit cash game player. He plays poker and receives Rakeback at Minted Poker and Rakeback at Carbon Poker.
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