Online limit hold’em games tend to be a quick moving with the player line ups changing swiftly as players dip in and out of games. This means that you do not tend to have much time to work out what the other players are doing or what sort of players they are. To counteract this pay close attention to the hands that they show at the end of the pot as this can often be the quickest way to gauge what sort of player a person is and how best to compete with them

If a player has not played a pot for a while he that suggests that he might be a cautious player who dislikes investing money in weak hands and rarely raises someone else’s bets unless he has a very strong hand. Look out for these type of players and be mindful of the fact that if they if they raise you they can probably deliver.

Also keep I eye out for the loose and free players who seem to be involed in lots of pots and frequent raises. These players sometimes seem to play like maniacs often loosing lots of money quickly. However watch out for these players, there can be method in their madness and they are often good at raising pots at the right times in the midst of what can seem like crazy playing patterns. They can win money as quick as they lose it.

Possibly the most formidable type of player in the online poker world is the person who plays pretty tight but does not limit himself to just the top 10 or so hands.This sort of player is usually a skilled operator, good at bluffing and keeping you guessing. Not a bad style of play to emulate if you are developing your own playing tactics.