Table Selection and General Awarness

The first thing you have to consider is finding a table that suits you and your bankroll. Make sure you never go to play at a table where you cannot afford to be unlucky for a couple of hands, you do not go and play 5-10 $ stakes if you only deposited 200 $ at the site.

Choose the right tables

Since you are playing to get a bonus you would chose a table where the bonus will be paid out over time when you are playing. That would on the waste majority of sites mean 0.5-1 $ and 1-2 $ tables. Look for a table which can accommodate 10 players and avoid the 6 player tables where the game is often much more unpredictable and aggressive.

In online poker you can of course play several tables at once, but it is not preferable if you are new to the game and need to gain experience. Stick to one table, study your opponents, watch their mistakes and learn from their good plays and only play when you got a strong starting hand.

When you sit down you will often be at a seat where you will be asked to pay a blind out of position to get into the game right away. Avoid that, press the “Wait for Big Blind” button or whatever button on that specific site that has the same effect, and use the couple of hands it takes for you to be dealt in to watch the game instead. Are the players aggressive? Are they playing bad cards? Anybody to be aware of?

Patience strikes again

Playing a successful game of limit poker comes down to one very important thing: Patience. Do not get caught up on the fool next to you who gets lucky hand after hand and win on K7 offsuit and 35. A lot of people start thinking that if he can win on hands like that, why shouldn