Four Advanced Online Poker Tips for Pros [2022]

 4 Advanced Online Poker Tips - Pros Use [2022]

1. Learn how to beat the Micro Stakes first

You will be surprised to learn that my first online poker tip is not the most well-known. This is why you should start with the micro stakes.

What is the meaning of "micro stakes?"

Micro stakes is an online poker term that refers to 1cent / 2cent blind game (2NL) and up to the 25cent / 50cent Blind games (50NL).

Some online poker sites now offer 2cent/5cent blind games, or even 5cent/10cent blind games. My advice is to start at the lowest possible stake.

Because this will force you into the basics. This will make it easier to deal with the stronger competition in higher stakes games.

Even if you're a highly experienced player, perhaps with a long live history, I recommend that you start at the micro stakes to demonstrate your ability to beat these players.

Online poker isn't easy, even at medium stakes. I am referring to stakes as high as 100NL (50c / 1 blind game) and more.

It is crucial to show that you are able beat the lower stakes games first, or you will be eliminated from higher stakes games.

2. Always raise your hand before you enter the pot

Another of my top online poker tips is to always preflop with raises.

It may sound crazy at first, especially if this is your first experience with live poker.

However, online poker is a much more common way to limp. In online poker, however, limping is much less common. It is more likely that one the stronger players will isolate you often and make your life difficult following the flop.

This is why I don't recommend you limping too often in online poker.

When playing online poker, it is almost always a better decision to take control of the game immediately after the flop with raises.

I suggest raising it 3x to accommodate the large blind. For each limper, you will need to add an extra big blind. You should also add one more big blind per limper if you are in a bad position.

Crushing the Microstakes is the book I wrote about. This is the exact preflop-raising system.

It's all a little confusing for those new to poker, so I will try to explain it with some examples.

Example #1 (standard raise):

It's folded and placed on the button by AJ in a NL10 Zoom6max cash game.

Increase it to 30 Cents

Example #2 (raise over limpers in position):

You and AJ are both limping, and you are on button in a NL10 Zoom 6-max cash game.

Increase it to 50c.

Example #3: Lift over limpers to get out of position

Two people are limping and you are in the big-blind with AJ in a NL10 zoom 6max cash game.

Increase it to 70c.

Preflop is a better way to win.

Simply by raising preflop, you have exactly the same chances of winning the pot. By raising preflop, you also have two ways to win this pot.

You can win the pot by forcing all players to fold before the flop. You can also win by keeping the pressure on and forcing them to fold after the turn, river or flop.

Guys, winning poker requires that you have as many ways as possible to win the pot.

Preflop, you will almost always win more if your hand is the aggressor.

3. Preflops should also be frequently re-raised

Another tip I have for online poker is to raise often before the hand ends. This is sometimes referred by the "3-bet" as well.

Preflop, you will want to raise a lot. It gives us more ways of winning the pot.

We can take them down preflop, make the best hands postflop, or force them out after the flop with more aggression (betting or raising).

4. Avoid 3-bets from Position

Another important tip I have is to not call too many 3-bets when you are out position online poker.

By the by, I mean "out of place" (OOP) when I refer to situations where you have to act on all three streets afterflop (flop turn, river).

Many people make the fatal mistake of calling a "re-raise" preflop, when they are required to act immediately after every flop. This is a huge disadvantage in poker.

To see the difference between winning in position and out of position, all you have to do is check your PokerTracker data.

This is a fundamental rule in poker that cannot be ignored. This is true regardless of how "good" or "bad" you might think you are. In poker, position is everything. Poker Strategy - Sorting it All Out