Online Poker

It' just been a few days since I started my online poker career. Questions like does this have direction, or will just this be another time consuming online habit, have been going through my mind. Friends with different opinions and experiences on the matter have given various inputs on the matter.

During my first few days, I've developed a certain strategy for my survival in the game. Given the fact that the probability calculation with be very different since this is a computer using binary check to calculate the random appearance of card and is utterly free from human error on shuffling, I devised a totally different approach on handling my cards since the starting money of the game is free, but losing means also losing possible income.

Here is a partial list of my code

Always join a table with minimum buy in (low stack strategy) maintain a loss limit assume that other players have the nuts if you don't be the aggressor fold if raised by possible nuts think, "sugal na nga susugalin mo pa" put in mind that it's better to lose a small and a big blind than calling everytime and losing much more remember that what goes up must come down, so leave the table when you're up and join a new table leave table when on tilt only show weakness if you already have the nuts to make the your opponent think that he is ahead determine what triggers you to tilt

Never bet lower than your previous bets, this shows weakness tilt go beyond your loss limit think, "sugal to eh" attempt to read other players because some players can be very good deceivers call a raise if you don't have the nuts be on the defense fall in love with your hand

fall on the pretense that you can read your opponents, you are only seeing what they want you to see

Step 1:

Pay in with $0.75

Step 2:

Wait for Big Blind

Step 3:

Determine Fishes and Donkeys

Step 4:

Play

Pre-Flop

All-In: A-A, K-K, Q-Q, J-J, 10-10

Raise: $0.06-$0.10 (depending on how tight your opponents are) If suited

$0.04-$0.08 (depending on how tight your opponents are) If Off-suit

A-K, A-Q, A-J, A-10

K-Q, K-J, K-10

Q-J, Q-10

J-10

Flat Call: (Low Pockets) 9-9, 8-8, 7-7, 6-6, 5-5, 4-4, 3-3, 2-2 (Fold if somebody raises)

(Mid Suited Connectors) 9-8, 8-7, 7-6 (can also be good for pre-flop raise if opponents only play high cards)

Fold: 9-7, 9-6, 9-5, 9-4, 9-3, 9-2, 9-A

8-6, 8-5, 8-4, 8-3, 8-2, 8-A

7-5, 7-4, 7-3, 7-2, 7-A,

6-5, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2, 6-A

5-4, 5-3, 5-2, 5-A

4-3, 4-2, 4-A

3-2, 3-A,

2-A

Flop

Highest Pair

Raise if there are possible outs to one card straight or flush

Hard bet for protection if no possible straight, possible flashes, straight draws, flush draws, pair on boards

Check if possible straight, possible flashes, straight draws, flush draws, pairs on board

Fold if someone raises

Pair with Over Cards

Raise if in position and everyone else checks

Fold if someone raises

Two Pair but possible straight, flush and/or pair on board

Hard bet if no one raises

All in if someone raises

Set (Trips) with pockets but possible straight, flush and/or pair on board

Hard bet if no one raises

All in if someone raises

Set (Trips) With pair on board

Test bet or other players with the same set but higher kicker

Fold if someone re-raises

Straight draw

Minimum bet

Straight on flop but possible flush and/or pair on board

Test bet

Straight nuts on the flop

Check or All in if there are donkey callers

Flush draw

Minimum bet

Flush on the flop but pair on board

Test bet

Flush nuts on the flop

Check or All in if there are donkey callers

Full House

Test bet

Full House Nuts with possible straight, flush, lower full house

Check

Flat call on raises

Quads

Hard bet like you are just protecting a pair