Whenever you play poker online, you have available choices that you do not have at the card room or at your regular home game. Gaining from these extra options can enhance your online poker results. Let’s take a look-at the main things you can take advantage of when playing your poker online.

Choose the right Site- Simple, huh? Play at a site where you feel comfortable. Locate a site where the levels of competition are soft and plentiful. Locate a site that offers the games or tournaments you are searching for. Determining the best site is a matter of personal preference. Check out several sites and find the one that’s right for you.

Pick the best Game- Take advantage of your online poker room’s lobby. Most lobbys list such basic information as flop percentage, number of hands played hourly, and average pot size. You may scout the different tables from here. Furthermore, should you have a buddy list; you can look for players that you know to be weak.

Have a buddy list- If you play very often, you will see some of the same players time and again. You should quickly be able to tell the tendencies of several players. Whenever you find a player whose game you can exploit, put him or her on your buddy list. You’ll find plenty of “buddies” if you pay attention.

Pay Attention- Whenever you play online it is easy to become distracted. Extremely easy. Let’s see… there’s e-mail, the baseball game you’re watching out of the corner of your eye, the phone, the kids, the dog. And, since all it is important to do to play online is to just fire up the computer, it’s easy to play whenever you are distracted or tired.

Play Only Whenever you Are Prepared and Rested- Imagine what one benefit you might have over your average opponent if you just followed this rule. Many players play online on a whim. Maybe they have been online for hours and just impulsively click on their own favorite poker site just to unwind. Likely the only thing that can be unwinding is their bankrolls. So give your playing sessions a little bit of thought before you decide to play.

Play for only a Set Time or Specific Number of Hands- Do not fall into the trap of “just one more hand” syndrome. Before you start determine a particular time frame or hand limit to give your game focus. Playing for just one more hand has a way of turning into many more hands. And, if your playing with a just one more attitude, I doubt when you are paying much attention or taking any notes.

Take Notes- This is a good way to keep your focus when you’re not in a hand. Develop your own shorthand for keeping notes. By way of example, I might write, “CC w/ junk” (cold calls with junk) if I have noted a player who continually comes in for two bets with hands he should not.

Employ a Four Colored Deck if Available-Why wouldn’t you. The on-line card icons tend to be smaller than real life cards. It is easy to mis-read a club for a spade or vice versa. If changing to a 4 colored deck saves you from making one mistake, it’s well worth the time it takes to change.

Adjust the Chat Feature- Make certain this is set to your preferences. Maybe you like the chat. It keeps you involved and also you pick up tells from others chat. Great, leave it on. But if you discover yourself in anyway distracted, turn it off. Many sites also let you turn individual player’s chat off.

Avoid the Auto Functions- If you sometimes use the auto buttons to “Raise Any Hand” when you’re strong or “Call Any Hand” when you have a good draw, good observant players will pick up a tell on you. Best practice is to always wait for your turn and attempt to take the same quantity of time to make your play.

There you’ve got ten tips to help your online poker play. Some take a bit of effort. Some just require a one time adjustment of your options. All are pretty simple. But I believe if you follow them, it will help your online game.