How do you read opponent's hand in online poker games?

[magnus2022]

Reading opponent's hand is partly psychological and strategy. In live poker games, facial expressions and behavior can give opponent's away. But in onlime poker game, there is no physical presence which makes reading opponent's hand impossible?
How do you read hands on online poker games?
Or do you do guesswork

 

[ScorpionGirl]

Online you have to focus on betting patterns, timing tells, and sizing. If someone bets fast they might be bluffing, slow could mean they're thinking through a marginal hand. I also track their tendencies. do they bluff rivers, fold to 3-bets, etc. It's definitely harder than live but not impossible with practice.

 

[uptrendfinancialsignal]

That is how online poker works, it is all about patterns and habits. A lot can be revealed in how they size their bets, their timing and even their frequency of play. With time, it becomes simpler to identify well known styles and come out with sure reads.