Learn Play Poker

Hey Everyone,

How are you all doing this week, I am busy working on a new project for work so I have not had time to blog too much

I have an article prepared for you though, this one is about the differences between poker software and instant play poker sites. There are lots of choices out there when it comes to forms of playing poker but these are the main two.

Which do you guys prefer? I would be interested to know the overall opinion of people who actually enjoy poker

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Online poker is a different game and must be treated differently than live poker.  It is different on several main levels I will discuss in the following paragraphs.

The first difference is the speed in which the game is played.  You have precious little time to make decisions online. Depending on the site you play you can have as little as 20 seconds to make a decision.  Your turn comes fast and you need to know what to do.  The online player must be more prepared with mathematical probabilities learned and strategies developed.

The speed of play should be considered a good thing by all good players.  It is good for two reasons. First, if you are properly prepared and can make good decisions quickly you are of course at an advantage.  Secondly, quicker play means that more hands will be dealt over the course of the session.  This gives the good player more opportunities to win money than they would enjoy at a live game that is perhaps five times slower than online poker. The more rope you give a lesser opponent the better the chance they will hand themselves with it.

The other obvious difference is the method you use to read other players.  In a live game you have many ways to read another player and try to guess his cards.  When playing online you cannot see his face, you cannot tell if his hands are trembling and you cannot look at his neck and see if his vein is twitching.  These are all signs that tell you in a live game valuable information about your opponent.

Online you need to look for different clues, there are clues available.  The first clue is the instant check in a round of betting.  When you see an opponent check instantly it is very likely he selected the check/fold button before his turn to act.  This tells you he has a poor hand and would have folded to a bet.  You can and should bet to drive him out based on this information.

Another tell to look for is observing how much time it takes a player too bet and then observing their cards at the end of the hand.  Quite often you can determine the strength of a players hand by the time it takes him to bet.  Many players have habits you can learn and employ to your advantage.