Reading players online

[gpahren]

take notes and pay attention to quick bets/raises.

[ROOKMAN]

i have a couple but why tell everyone.........

[treeman69]

time to act/bet amount/pattern/amount of hands played/your instinct there are lots of ways to get a slight read but online there are alot more variables, as far as freerolls 90% of this goes out the window(study bingo and coin flip odds) but if u get up into some higher stakes where the level of play is greater then the main thing id say would be pay attention to there bet patterns, one thing is if they arent in alot of hands, chances are if they bet/call/raise they got a decent hand. of course this is only my opinion which will be different from other players

[jasonv12]

time to act/bet amount/pattern/amount of hands played/your instinct there are lots of ways to get a slight read but online there are alot more variables, as far as freerolls 90% of this goes out the window(study bingo and coin flip odds) but if u get up into some higher stakes where the level of play is greater then the main thing id say would be pay attention to there bet patterns, one thing is if they arent in alot of hands, chances are if they bet/call/raise they got a decent hand. of course this is only my opinion which will be different from other players

good advice

[scooterdice]

Since we can't read players through there body language when playing online poker, what other methods can one use when trying to read online players?

I prefer to take notes and watch every move.....quick betting isnt necessarily a tell... although it can be if you have noticed a player do so

[cognosenti]

probing your table is the best way. analyze the playing style and never all in!

[Ciachu]

i always trying to read players, but i cant im too weak

[Fooman05]

pretty much the only way to read is betting patterns when cards come out.

[colbyd]

wow for sure it's more like bingo poker on the free games.

[wwwrungood]

Just betting patterns. I would say dont pay attention to timing and how long a player takes but sometimes this could be a read on some weak players that are trying to force a check/bet.