Most professionals will narrow their advice on how to make money while playing online poker down to three essential tips –

  1. Knowing how to choose a table
  2. Know where to sit at the table you choose
  3. Knowing when to leave the table.

How to choose an online poker table

Always choose a table with players of lesser skills than you. When you select the table, a list of statistics will appear giving you details like hands per hour, percentage of players seeing the flop and average pot size. An important thing is that hands per hour must be very high; when the game is fast you can make more money. The perfect table is a loose one with lower limits. Check to see the pot size on the table which will give you an indication of how passive or active the table is. Also, see the stack size of every player; generally speaking, if the stack is high and large, they are serious players.

Where to position yourself at an online poker table

Stronger players should be positioned on your right. This will allow you to act after they do. Observe the players to see how they play and also see if they are loose or tight.

When to leave from an online poker table

Before every hand you address the question of whether to leave or not to leave. It’s important that you are the one who makes this choice and not the other players at the table.

If you feel that you are loosing, ask yourself if you can sustain the losses, whether the table is tight for you, and then evaluate whether the reasons that made you choose the online poker table still exist. Check if any of the poor players have left or if any good players have arrived. Is everyone still playing as loose as they were when you began? Only after answering these questions, look for other tables and if there is a better one, move to it.

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