The 2009 World Series of Poker winner, Joe Cada, refers to himself as a “shorthanded specialist” at the game of online poker. He logged many hours playing online and preferred to play shorthanded tables and heads-up contests.

Being able to choose from a variety of games is one of the advantages of online poker. There are cash tables with different limits or no-limit poker plus all types of tournaments, from single table sit-n-go to multi-table contests with many participants. You can gain lots of practice at shorthanded tables and heads-up. These experiences will prepare you for final table play, which tends to veer from tight to aggressive and back again, when you enter larger tournaments.

When you play short-handed or heads-up online, you gain rich experience how to focus on your opponents rather than just relying on your pocket cards. Because there are no distractions as in live poker rooms, you can really concentrate on betting patterns and keep hand histories to review.

Cada likes to play shorthanded and heads-up contests in an aggressive style. When you are up against only a few players or heads-up, you must seek opportunities take control of the action with aggressive betting and to leverage your position in the betting action.

Playing heads-up online, either with play money or for low stakes, will enhance your abilities to read opponents and will force you to act aggressively.

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