The complaints about how Full Tilt or Pokerstars is rigged are quite common - is there away to avoid these problems and succeed at online poker? To play poker and win, you need to follow a plan.

First, create your plan that will maximize your winning chances. First, you need to build a bankroll. A great way to do this is to play a sit-n-go poker tournament. One great example of a sit n go is a double or nothing tournament. In these tourneys, 5 out of 9 players will double their buy in, and the others will lose it.

A reason people say that Pokerstars or another poker site is rigged is because of the bad beats. Too many people have had their top pair shot down by a nasty river card, and a straight gets wiped out way too often by a flush. However, to avoid these suck outs, follow an excellent poker strategy.

One way to develop your strategy is to get a poker book and follow it closely. If you use this book and its advice properly, you will get a leg up on the thousands of inexperienced poker players that you'll find online.

After finding a book or guide that you like, use it to structure your play style in every possible scenario that you may encounter at the online poker table. Don't let your emotions or the specifics of a moment override your strategy.

You won't have a great hand every time. It would be nice to get pocket aces or flop the nuts consistently, but it doesn't happen. You need to handle the many poor hands you'll be dealt as well as you would if you were dealt a great hand. Think hard about your strategy: should you bluff when you have a bad hand and everyone shows weakness, or should you slow play a big hand to suck people in?

The answers you give to this question will depend on your strategy. Learn about all the possible moves you can make at the table and vary them. Don't always be either aggressive or passive, as a thinking opponent will read that and exploit you. Before you know it, you'll be suffering at the hands of a bad beat again.