Identifying the Top Five Gambling Personalities You Meet In Online Casinos

Identifying your opponent is the first step towards winning any game. Given that online gamblers can't even see theirs, this can be particularly difficult. Most visitors to online casinos are casual players, whether unwinding after work, honing their skills before a visit to Vegas or participating in tournaments that proffer bragging rights amongst friends. But there are other types that, if you can identify them, can either help or hurt your game. Below is a list of the top five gambling personalities the casual player is likely to meet in an online casino.

#1 The Professional
Every online gambler would like to think he's a pro. Who doesn't want to be the coolest guy, not to mention the likely winner, at the virtual table? But true pros are rare and if you get the chance to play with one, take note; not just of his strategy, but his etiquette, calm and focus. The strategy will improve your game. The latter will establish you as a serious player and make your bluff believable.

#2 The Newbie
The Newbie is the antithesis of the Pro. With little to no experience, he's an easy target for competitive card sharks with anger management issues. He will definitely slow the game down-consulting Sklansky's Theory of Poker before each bet takes time-and he will likely lose-good for the rest of ya'. But go easy on him. Online casinos are the best places to practice and, hey, we all had a first game.

#3 The Loose Cannon
This guy bets the farm on improbable odds. Witness Ashley Revell, the loosest cannon in gambling history. At 32, he sold everything he owned-furniture, clothing and shaving kit included-and walked into a Vegas Casino to bet all the profits plus his personal savings in one spin of the Roulette wheel. Lucky for him, he won and his $135,300 wager doubled in seconds. But we don't recommend being this loose. Overly cautious is one end of the spectrum. Totally insane is another.

#4 The College Kid
This personality is, perhaps, the toughest to parse. He'll give himself away with Beavis and Butthead-like chat comments and references to his Myspace friends. Typically, he falls into one of two sub-categories: the card-counting, MIT math/tech wizard variety or the sports-bet-loving frat boy. But, be warned. He can be a seriously contender, if only due to his deep pockets-courtesy of mum's credit card-and ability to sit in front of a computer for three days straight.

#5 The Chick
Sorry, ladies. Please don't take umbrage at the, admittedly, sexist objectification. But it is undeniable that women participate in online casino games differently than men. They may not shout their gender (i.e. write it in all caps in a chat box), but they'll reveal it in other ways. Refraining from commenting on bawdier chat comments and employing text-chat lite-lol versus lmao, for example-are giveaways. But just because they're polite doesn't mean girls don't beat boys. Vanessa Rousso, a twenty-something American law student, earned $1.6 million in her first two years of professional online poker play. Who says luck is a lady? Sometimes, the ladies are all skill.

 

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