If you play poker then there’s an excellent chance you’ve played online poker before. Whether it was free poker or in a poker tournament, we have all tested our skills (or luck) on the virtual felt. Online poker can be fun and profitable because it offers you more freedom as well as a better opportunity to profile the players you’re playing against.

There are many different ways to profile your opponents in online poker. The first way is simply to take notes on them. Many online poker sites will have this option, and it’s very beneficial to you. It’s not likely you will remember all the details of the way someone plays if you haven’t seen them in a virtual poker room for months. By having the notes available you will be able reference them, which will give you a good idea of their poker strategy.

There are other ways to profile a poker player online. One is simple. If you have been playing in an poker tournament for a while and you see a new player, they’re often not going to be strong. Either they failed in another poker room or they’re new to the game. This is the type of player you want to be playing against as much as possible. Continue reading this post…