When ever you’re playing poker, on of the most important things you need to remember is try to read your opponent. In order to know how you need to play you need to know what’s going on around you.

Here’s a list of 6 types of players you will come across with a run down of how to notice them and how to adjust your play to come out on top.

1. The High Roller
This player has an unlimited bank roll and is looking for a good time. Winning or loosing usually has a minimal effect on their psyche. Their playing style is usually extremely aggressive and will usually attempt to use their bankroll to push players off a hand.

2. The Recreational Gambler
This player often shows up after payday, with a goal of having fun and maybe getting lucky. They usually play fast and loose when losing or winning, but even faster and looser when winning.

3. The Properly Bankrolled Player
This player is unhampered by financial considerations, as a losing session will have minimum effect on them financially. This player is usually solid and plays optimally to their skill level.

4. The Gentlemen Gambler
This player is skilled and has a great deal of experience at the table. They tend to be a though opponent, and usually plays only good starting hands. They also tend to be overly tight, so you can usually put them on a relatively narrow range of hands. This player hates to lose, but not because of the money.

5. Scared Money
This is a player who is solid at a limit below the limit they are playing, but is playing at a limit where a loss will put a serious dent in their bankroll. They are usually a “pick a hand and go with it” type of player.

6. The Overly Bankrolled Player
This player takes the game of poker seriously. Much like a high roller their financial losses have no effect on them however; losses will often have a strong emotional effect on them. If this player goes on tilt, they are likely to try to run over the table like a high roller.

In Boston 5-Stud Poker there are four bets you can make. An ante bet, a 1st and 2nd wager bet, and an optional bonus bet. To start the game the player places an ante and the 1st wager bet. They can also place an optional bonus bet at this time. Then the players and dealer are dealt three cards, and any player hands that qualify for the bonus will get paid out between 40 to 1 and 1 to 1.

If any players don’t like their hand they can pull back their 1st wager and forfeit their ante bet. If they like it they place the 2nd wager and they are dealt two more cards. The best poker hand wins. Winning hands pay out 1 to 1 on both wagers, and the ante bet is recovered with no payout. Optional bonus payouts vary from 1000 to 1 down to 2 to 1.

It’s a common mistake that everyone makes to a certain extent when playing poker. Learning to dismiss predetermined ideas you have every time you sit at a table may be one of the biggest obstacles for some poker players.

Here are some key things to remember when you get nice and cozy at an online poker game.

Bad assumption #1: Nobody pays attention to what I’m doing
Ha! If you catch yourself thinking this, than you need a re-cap on what the some of the main skills of poker are. If you want to play good poker you need to pay attention and to think that nobody is paying attention to you is just silly. The longer you sit at a table the more people can start to pick up on your image and people pay a lot more attention at single tables and ring games.

Bad assumption #2: Opponents are always rational players
If you are a rational player this is when this bad assumption might come in. A common mistake is to think that everyone plays like you do. Almost every table you sit at, people are going to call when they shouldn’t play hands they should muck, try to raise when they should be checking. Instead of expecting rational play, pick out the players who are irrational and increase your stack against them.

Bad assumption #3: Everyone you play against is an idiot
Ok, I know, there are lots of bad poker players, but when you sit down at a table, chances of them all being idiots is very slim. Not respecting your players can lead to bad plays, bad moves and bad calls. The key is having confidence in your game rather than thinking you can outplay your opponents.

Bad assumption #4: I am good enough to avoid variance
Sorry! Variance will hit everyone. It even hits the best players in the world. Always play within your bank roll. Convincing yourself that you don’t need to is one of the biggest mistakes you can make as a poker player.

Bad assumption #5: I have a table image
In my opinion this is where online poker varies wildly from live poker. With online poker some may be playing multiple tables or may be spitting their attention with other things. Of course people are always paying attention to you, but when it comes to online games you can get away with this a little easier.

Confusing an opponent is not a tough thing to do in the game of poker. There are countless ways that you can project a false image to an opponent. You can act a certain way early in a session and then change the way you’re playing after you think everyone has a read on how you play. You can employ tactics like making semi-bluffs on drawing hands so it looks like you’re protecting a lead instead of chasing a draw.

To confuse an opponent properly you should have an understanding of how they play and think about the game. Once you know their habits, you can counteract that by making it look like you’re giving them what they think they know about a particular situation, when you’re actually doing something else. And change up the way you play your hands; don’t repeat betting habits that will be noticed by your opponents.

Titan Poker wants to step into the upper echelon of online tournament poker. One of the fastest growing poker communities has guaranteed a $2M event this coming March. It will be one of the biggest online tournaments this year, and Titan hopes it will attract lots of new players to their site. Players will be able to buy-in directly or qualify through sit and go and multi-table satellite tournaments. They can start to qualify for as little as $3+0.30 and work their way up until they win a seat.

This follows Titan’s regular big-event schedule that has more than $10M guaranteed each month. Titan just finished its $1M freeroll event that paid out 20 lucky qualifiers, and they continue to provide satellites to all the big live tour events. Titan players will be sent to the Aussie Millions, Irish Open and the South African Poker Open this month.

When a poker tournament is getting close to the money there are some strategies to keep in mind. Most players have the mindset that they are going to wait for the money before getting serious in a hand. Aggressive players will take the opportunity to steal blinds and pots because players are temporarily playing scared. Making larger-than-average bets pre-flop will be a high percentage move, especially against players that you’ve profiled as tight.

On the occasion that someone does call your bet, it’s important to notice their stack size as compared to yours. If they have less than you, you can force the action and perhaps force them out of the hand. If they have more chips than you, your entire tournament is on the line and you don’t want to get knocked out on the bubble. And remember to get back to regular play once you money.