Cyber Poems

I’m a huge advocate of starting out slowly in a poker online game. I used to start out betting right away and playing most of the hands that came to me in the first few rounds, but after losing enough money I figured that there might be something to this whole ‘patience’ thing. Once I got into the habit of starting slow at poker tournaments, folding far more hands than I played for the first few rounds, my money won to money lost ratio took a turn in the right direction. Here are a few reasons to start slow in a poker online tournament.

It’s easier to observe your opponents. When you’re not playing against them, you can easily sit back and watch how your opponents play against each other. Conversely, they won’t be able to see how you play, so when you finally start getting in on the action, they won’t have any kind of read on how you play.

The pots are smaller in the beginning. You’re not missing out on a whole lot in the first few rounds of a tournament, since the blinds start out so small. There’s no need to risk your chips on subpar hands when the payoff is so low.

It’ll craft a tight image for you. By folding a lot of hands in the beginning, your opponents will have you pegged as a tight poker player, thinking that you only play strong hands. This will come in handy later on if you want to start bluffing.