An advantage of online poker
playing is that you easily have
the ability to play different
tables at the same time, which
is to your advantage if you are
someone that wins a lot or just
likes plenty of playing action.
Some online playing sites have a
cap limit on how many tables you
can be at playing at the same
time. At some of these the limit
is one talbe and at others it
can be as many as four or five.
Something that you might need to
be careful is that when you are
clicking back and forth between
windows that you do not
accidentially make the wrong
play on something that you
wanted to do differently. Most
online playing sites where you
can use game buttons to go ahead
and make your play for you
before it is your turn, they are
called "in-turn" buttons. The
most common of these is the
check in turn button that allows
you to check before it is your
turn.
When playing in games that will
allow you play multiple tables,
you will become keen that you
will have bigger swings in your
money pot over the short time
frame. Sometimes you will find
that you will lose at all tables
simultaneously and sometimes you
can win at all tables. It is key
that you mentally have yourself
ready for these swings as they
come. There those players that
must win at all times and if you
are one of them, you must
prepare yourself to such and
play at tables where you can win
or have been winning. If you do
not, it will only increase your
rate of losing.
One way for doing is that you
can play manually at multiple
tables switching back and forth
between them or the program and
can let you know that it is your
turn to go, which can get a
little confusing if you don't
pay close attention. The
pre-action buttons are good to
use if you are folding so that
you have more time for decisions
on the other tables. These
buttons can become your best
friends when you are dealt a
good hand and do not need to pay
attention to that table until
the next hand.
Monitors with resolutions of
1600 by 1200 that can allow you
to fit up to four tables at once
without giving away any overlap.
Some poker programs will still
give out minimal amounts of
overlap but no more than about
10%. If you are someone who
enjoys multiple table play, then
having the 1600 by 1200 screen
will benefit you tremendously.
Who knows, this screen could be
the difference in you winning or
losing some games because you
can always see that game. If you
are a player that is constantly
involved in high stakes/
no-limit games, where careful
attention is required, then a
good 21 inch monitor is the best
for you and and they can be
found for $300-500 in the U.S.
A useful tool for this kind of
playing is to only open two
tables and begin getting used to
those at first and then once you
have played several hands and
feel comfortable, begin using a
third table. Slowly increase
your number of tables as you
feel more comfortable.
