Success Is Not Just How You Play Your Cards

Poker experts must extract information from others without revealing too much themselves, he said. "Sharks (expert players) accomplish this feat by carefully managing how their wagering behavior is informed by public and private information sources. Their peculiar information management behavior allows them to maximize their coherence with the information they use without 'tipping their hands.'" And we know that experts aren't just better at reading body language. Online poker eliminates in-person knowledge of other players, including cues such as eye contact and other fidgeting.

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If you live out of state but are heading to play legal online poker in New Jersey, Nevada, Pennsylvania, or Delaware, you can go ahead and set up an account from home, make a deposit, and then play for free to learn the game and software before playing for real money when you get there.

Before Black Friday, top online pros including Phil Ivey, Patrick Antonious, Durrr, and Victor Bloom (isildur1) played online at Full Tilt Poker. Doyle Brunson played online at his poker room Doylesroom, which is now Americas Cardroom. Americas Cardroom has the biggest online prize pot for first place in the Venom tournament for over $1 million. You can bet that a lot of pros are playing in that tournament especially in the United States.

Those tournaments are very quick, usually they last less than 15 minutes. They are structured in a way that doesn't give you much room for post flop play, but you will quickly learn how to play with shallow stacks - a skill that is vital when playing big tournaments. The tournaments are available for little money (usually the lowest buy-in is below $1) and with some luck and a great Sit & Go strategy you can play for big prizes without risking too much of your bankroll.

The next step depends on whether you’re playing on a desktop or a mobile device. For desktops, you have your choice of the Windows client or the macOS client. If you’re a mobile user, access the Bovada Mobile Poker web app from your tablet or smartphone. Once you’ve signed in, you’ll be ready to hit the tables - but first, take a moment to familiarize yourself with the software, and customize your settings as you see fit. Do you prefer a four-color deck? How about one of the new sports-themed layouts? It’s all at your fingertips.

PokerStars hosts some of the best tournaments in the world, and they're now available to watch online in slickly edited packages. You can also view all episodes of the poker series Shark Cage and The Big Game. The stars in the videos are the Who's Who of poker, including Phil Ivey and Daniel Negreanu.