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Consider your options, online poker players told

2008-03-12 18:45:12

Online poker players will benefit from taking their time considering the differences between playing the game via the internet and doing so offline, it has been suggested.

The tip is one of a number highlighted in an article on the Point Spreads website.

It claims online poker players can improve their performance "radically" if they think about how they can use the differences between the two scenarios to their advantage when competing online.

The article also suggests that online poker players have the opportunity to "exploit smaller edges" than is possible during a live game.

Online poker players also have the advantage of playing more than one table at the same time, with Point Spreads highlighting they have access to "far more fish" that those who only play poker around a physical table.

However, the Tips of Poker website warns that multi-table tactics might not be ideal for beginners, as they take a certain level of concentration.

Other tips suggested to beginners by the portal include the importance of waiting until they are truly ready before starting to compete, as well as guarding against bluffing too much.