I never thought I had a chance of winning much being such a novice to the a href=http://www.nopaypoker.com target=’_blank’free online poker/a world. However, just over seven days since my last blog I already feel like my experiences have made me a better poker player. In a word my biggest weapon is patience. It seems bizarre to me the amount of opponents who go all in on their 1st hand and go down.brbrThis obviously sends all but one player to an early grave. My recommendations are to stay safe until the final table, which I like to play more aggressively. I fold folded a lot of good hands early in the game and never regretted it because whatever happened I was still in the game.brbrThe best free roll final position I made was forth with one hundred and fifty competing- in all honesty I was ecstatic with this, especially being a novice. From this I started to believe the chances of getting a pay out would not be as hard as first imagined especially when so many people go all in.brbrUsing a step up raise technique I have found continues to work. The most I have won in one hand with this was $75 FreeD in the same hand I got my first straight flush beating a very confident ace high flush that pushed it’s owner to go all in.brbrKnowing your numbers and basic math helps no end. For instance if you understand the odds of a flush by the river from 2 suited cards or the odds of taking the pot from a certain hand.brbrI have found the community at my a href=http://www.pr.com/company-profile/press-releases/99997 target=’_blank’free online poker/a site incredibly friendly and I always enjoy each game, whether I win or lose.brbrI know that I will continue to play free poker online for a long time to come and I look forward to perfecting my game as time goes on.