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Using online poker tells to your advantage

A poker “tell” is a sign given by a poker player that indicates what he might have in his hand. Often they will make the same eye movements for example when they have a good hand and good poker players can read these tells and use them to their advantage in the game.

But what about online poker, after all you can’t exactly watch for another player scratching his nose nervously every time he’s holding a premium hand. So what can you do?

How to play the blinds in texas holdem poker

Knowing how to play the blinds in Texas Holdem poker is one of the most crucial aspects of the game. You need to know how and when to attack an opponents blinds and equally importantly, how and when to defend your own.

The blinds are compulsory contributions made to each hand by two players. Each player takes it in turn to pay the “small blind” and the “big blind” and the blinds move around the table just ahead of the dealer button.

Omaha hi and hi/lo best starting hands

Omaha (or Omaha high or Omaha Holdem) is a poker game that’s similar in structure to Texas Holdem poker. The main difference between the games is that in Texas Holdem each player is dealt two cards, while in Omaha they are dealt four. Players have to make the best possible hand using two cards from the four they were dealt (no more, no less) and three from the community cards.