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Keep in mind that online play is dierent than live play. While it may seem obvious, it still
needs to be stressed. Many players play two tables, read e-mail, watch television, or talk
on the telephone while playing. Since there are so many distractions, some of your
opponents may not be aware of all the action that is taking place. This is yet another
reason to use less deception in your game, since some of your opponents will not even
see some of your plays so that you can gain some future value out of them.

Here is one nal point about play on the Internet. Since players move in and out of
games a lot, can’t see your face, and are distracted by many other things, they tend to
notice less that you are playing a tight game.

In a live game, if you sit there a couple of hours without playing a hand, don’t expect a lot
of action when you decide to bet or raise. On the Internet, you can play a straightforward
tight game for a long time and still get good action when you bet since opponents either
do not notice or have not had enough time to realize that you are such a tight player.

On the other hand, if you don’t play many hands in a live game, your chances for pulling
o a successful blu are high, while on the Internet I doubt this gives you much of an
advantage. A blu on the Internet is usually only protable by the merits of the play of
the particular hand, not by table image.

So remember, table image is not as important online as in a live game. Play a more
straightforward game with fewer blus and protect your hands against those opponents
who try to win every pot by blung too much.

Poker is a game of innite complexity. Players like Chris Ferguson can calculate the odds
of almost any situation, but there are no hard, fast rules for how to play a specic hand.
The math matters, but if you want to take your game to the next level, you need to start
working on three things: Creativity, imagination, and exibility.

There are many successful styles that work in poker. From the seemingly reckless
manner of Gus Hanson (there is a method to his apparent madness), to the tightly
disciplined systems of David Skalansky, your goal should be to experiment with dierent
ways of playing. Once you've started doing that, you need to gure out which style will
work best for you and the situation at hand.

If the game is too loose, it's often right to play fewer cards. If the table is a rock garden,
you can sometimes get away with blung more. The key is not to be stuck to some plan
that is "always right," but to redene yourself in each given situation.

Learning how to adjust your play takes practice. Shorthanded play is a great opportunity
to test your creativity because you have more decisions to make. You can also invest
time playing single table sit & gos, where the increasing blinds force you to play more
hands against your opponents.

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