How To Make Money With Online Poker: The Site

This is a continuation of where I left off with the previous post regarding how to make money with online poker. If you have been following along, bare with me, here is a brief recap. It's going to be brief because after all, you can always just go check the other post. Most importantly I'd like to point out that these are pointers for making money with online poker with limit games primarily. That is how I made a nice chunk of money when I was playing more frequently online and these are the tips I used.

In the first post I talked about how important it was to make sure the site that you wanted to play with allows you to deposit and cash out accordingly as well as having the games that give you an edge. This post will focus on the site's reputation and table construct.

How to make money with online poker: Reputation

Here is a little tip that will save you a ton of time and probably a large amount of money. Originally when you are starting out to play online you will hear different stories about the sites. This one is great, that one is no good, your best deals are over here. There is a ton of information floating around about numerous online poker sites. What you have to do is filter them out quickly.

When it comes to site reputation, there are certain types of things I would hear frequently. I would hear opinions as to whether or not people believed a particular site was legitimate. This came up a lot when online poker first got popular. There is credence to some things you will hear and other things are what I call, sour grapes. You also have to be weary of the source. If you keep hearing bad things from somebody who always seems to be complaining, that probably isn't very helpful. If you hear that it is very hard to get ahead at a particular site from somebody who you know to be a good and profitable player, you may want to give that some consideration.

What you should note first and foremost with online poker is repetitive issues of operational fraud. These type of things are easily investigated. If you've been hearing bad things about a site, look it up. You want to separate fact from sour grapes. Certain sites have been disciplined for "questionable" activities and others either are or have been put under investigation. So, you should check them out. If the sites you are interested in don't fall under these categories, you are good to go. If there is anything fishy in their histories my advice would be to stay away.

How to make money with online poker: Table construct

OK. So you have found the sites you like. You looked into the possibility of being able to manage your bankroll accordingly, the site has a good reputation and all the games you like are there with plenty of games. So you are just about ready to sign up. The last thing you want to check out is table construct.

What I mean by table construct is really just another aspect of player characteristics. In addition to finding a lot of tables available to you and lots of players, you should check out the play to make sure it is worth your time. I'll tell you why this has become important.

One site I used to make a lot of money at has changed completely. It used to boast more players than any other site online and had the most game options than any other that I had found at that time. There were a variety of types of play going on. I had my choice. If I was feeling conservative one day, I could find a game that would suit me. The same if I was feeling loose and ready to shoot. If I was to go back to playing cash games online regularly, I would never return to that site today. It's membership has depleted tremendously. There are hardly any games available at the levels I played. Often times, no games at all. Finally, when there are games available, they are so tight, there is really no money to be made.

This is why the construct of the table is so important. You want lots of tables with lots of different kinds of play so that you will be able to maximize your play. If you get involved with a site that has your game but the players are rarely there or when they are they are crazy or so tight that either way you don't have any edge, there's no point.

Find a site with a good mix of players and plenty of flexibility of choice when it comes to tables so that you will be able to find an edge every time you play. Once you've done that, you're ready to get started.