Many people who are used to playing cards live wonder how it’s possible to consistently win at online poker since you can’t see the other people you are playing with. They are used to hearing people talk about the “poker face” and how the professional poker players look at their opponents to figure out what they have. It’s true that you can’t see the face of the people you are playing against online, and figure out if they are bluffing or not reading their face, but you can still guess fairly well just looking at how much they are betting. THis is called looking at betting patterns. continue reading…