There is a big difference between playing poker online and playing poker in real life. You cannot see your opponent when you’re playing poker online thus you won’t be able to study his playing habits. But you can use certain poker strategies to give yourself an advantage when you’re playing poker online. The below poker strategies are used by many online poker players to earn some extra money.

Choosing the Right Table - You must choose a low-stakes table with loose players. Take your time and find a table that suits your playing poker style. If you choose a high-stakes table, then you will generally be playing poker against good players who know how to win. In addition, stay away from aggressive players who are always raising bets. Even if you have a strong hand, there is no guarantee that you will win.

So in conclusion, choose low-stakes tables that do not have aggressive players. In order to see if there are aggressive players, sit at the table for a while and check if the number of hands played is a very high with players folding their cards early. And always remember that you can simply leave the table if it doesn’t suit your playing style - especially if there is some fanatic who is always raising the bets.

Play a Smart Game - The main point here is to win pots when you are holding strong hands and not to lose money when you are holding weak hands. You especially don’t want to make unnecessary bets when you are losing. Therefore, only go in when you have good starting hands. Go in only when you are holding high suited cards, pocket pairs, and suited connectors.

You need to make sure that you don’t lose a lot of money while you are waiting for a good starting hand. With this strategy, you will need to see a lot of flops, and you will wind up folding your cards often but do not bet a lot of money in advance to make up for your losses.

Online Poker Tells - You won’t be able to see your opponent’s physical reaction in an online poker game nor will you be able to hear his voice. His physical body language clues are obviously missing when you’re playing poker online. However, there are some common online tells that you need to look out for. The following tells are some of the most common:

• If a player pauses before he checks it usually means he has a weak hand. But he could have a strong hand if he pauses and then raises.
• A player could have a weak hand if he quickly responds, for example, if he checks quickly.
• A player usually has a strong hand if he automatically hits the CALL ANY button.
• Watch for players who automatically hit buttons before it is their turn. When a player automatically checks or folds it usually means that he has a poor hand. When a player doesn’t automatically check/fold it means that his hand is pretty good and he’s thinking about making a bet.