How to Win online Poker
Essay by review • March 1, 2011 • Study Guide • 791 Words (4 Pages) • 1,042 Views
Do NOT Play Poker Online until you learn:
- How to cheat by knowing others' cards
- How to spot cheaters and avoid cheating tables
- How to make a profit from deposit bonuses
- How to win consistently by following the 80/20 rule
- How to cheat by knowing others' cards
It is not possible to know everyone's cards, BUT if you have a friend
at the table,
you can easily share what cards you have by IM or telephone. This
information
gives you an edge against other players. You can also collude with each
other in
order to bet and raise people out of pots, even if you don't have good
cards. For
example, if you are sitting 2 seats before the button and your friend
is sitting on
the button and no one has called in front of you, you can raise 2 bets
and your friend
can 3 bet before the flop. 90% of the time, no one will call and you
will steal the
blinds. If you are sitting across the table from each other, you can
help trap others
in the hand when either player hits a strong hand. For example, say you
flop the nuts.
You are in early position and you bet. If there are callers behind you,
your friend can
raise the pot for you after they call. You can either smooth call or
re-raise to increase
the pot. In order to trap players, you need to have other players
between you. I don't
condone cheating in poker and if you get caught, you will forfeit all
of your money in
your account. The only reason I teach you this is to bring up my next
point.
- How to spot cheaters and avoid cheating tables
With over 50,000 players at the larger poker sites, there are bound to
be friends that
are cheating and it is almost impossible for the poker sites to police.
So you have to
be a smart player and look out for yourself. Fortunately, all cheaters
are out to make
an easy buck so it's not too difficult to spot them. As you learned
above, if you ever
notice 2 players that play hands often together, you should take notice
and report them
to the casino. High stakes limit (10/20 and up) and high stakes no
limit ($400 and up)
are much more likely to have cheaters, so if you play these stakes,
then you should be
extra careful. I would especially avoid high stakes no limit tables
online.
- How to make easy money from deposit bonuses
Poker sites usually offer deposit bonuses of 20-25% about once per
month. This means
if you deposit $100, you get an extra $20-$25 for free as long as you
see the required
number of hands. The number of required hands is usually 6-7 times the
deposit bonus
amount. For example, to earn a deposit bonus of $20, you must see
between 120-140
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