Great Online Poker Players

Great online poker players literally live on the edge: an intriguing combination of their past experiences, learning, sixth sense andcrystal clear minds. Online poker players are many but some of them have achieved legendary success. It would be worthwhile to learn from the world of successful online poker players and understand how to play good poker.

Online Poker- Some Examples

A celebrity online poker player is Ted Forrest. Playing for over 20 years now, he almost threw in his towel at the beginning of his career till a chance win pulled him back. What was singular about this meteoric rise was that Ted picked up one of his greatest skills from his days as a prop player. He says ‘I didn’t waste my time in the box. I studied the players and tried to improve. I was amazed, especially in Hold'em, at the frequency with which I could figure out a player’s exact hole cards." He shifted to Las Vegas to become a professional poker player. His achievements as a online poker player are attributed to his enthusiasm and keen concentration on the game, the ambition to succeed and a genuine gift for playing well. Some noteworthy achievements include being judged the Best All Round Player at the L.A.Poker classic in 1992 and finishing fourth at the World Poker tour Championship in 2003. Ted slips into his role as an online poker player at Full Tilt Poker where he plays under his real name.

Greg Raymer is another shining star in the field of online poker. A 2004 World Series Champion, Greg Raymer won his entry on Pokerstars. Raymer won his entry by winning a $160 double-shootout World Series of Poker qualifier on PokerStars. Raymer now chhoses to play the biggest tournaments he can find across the world. When asked if there was a particular hand where he made a great play that helped him gain a lot of chips, he replied, "I made a number of bluffs, and got away with quite a few .My most creative shot was a hand on the TV table where I raised with T8o to steal the blinds, and got reraised by John Murphy in the big blind’. Greg feels that his ability to retain clarity of thinking in the most stressful playing environments is his biggest asset. There are times he has lost focus as in 2003 when after 3 hours of good play, Ted broke early against Alan Goehring.

Last but not the least, memorable tips from Steve Badger, a noted online poker player ‘if you want to be a winning player, you need to think and decide for yourself. Creative, logical, sensible, situational thinking is key to winning. Even more, it's the key to winning big.’