Quote Originally Posted by 0maxpower0 View Post
What seems to happen to me, is ill take one of these beats, and then abandon my play to try to compensate for the chips/money i just lost. That, leading to losing more chips, and becoming increasingly frustrated that my hands arent panning out.
That problem right there is the textbook definition of Tilt. There are a few pieces of advise I will offer about online poker. First and foremost is don't out think yourself. There are alot of times that you tell yourself that he has to have this hand. Then you go through the action and determine that you think he has something else that you beat. You then make the call and find out that you were right with your first read. You just out thought yourself.

The next piece of advise I can give is expect the swings and make sure your bankroll can support them. If you don't plan for the downswings that are sure to come and are playing over your bankroll you will end up broke every time. Bankroll management should be the first chapter of any poker book in my mind, it's that important. There is no way you can win every hand you play. You will lose some that you are the huge favorite and some that you were actually the underdog and made a miss read. The best outcome you can hope for is to maximize your profits and minimize your loses.

The final advise I will give someone goes back to the quote above. You have to have your mind in the right spot 100% of the time to win at poker, especially online. I personally believe that online poker is 6x harder than live. I believe that online 3/6 limit is more like live 20/40 limit. It's not that the players better, rather that there is more information available to be gathered and used. If you are not using that information, that is your mistake.

Finally, it doesn't matter if you are winning or losing, you have to play YOUR game. Don't allow what has happened in the past influence what you do in the present.