There is a fine between cocky and confident at the poker online table. If you have too much self confidence, you run the dangerous risk of making poor decisions. It backfires and you are left off worse than you started. Most poker online players know this and will try to avoid stupid mistakes. They try to keep their egos in check because they play better when they look at each hand closely. When they get too confident, they think that their skill will pull them through instead of realizing the importance of the cards. It’s all about being careful.

I would like to suggest another reason to avoid the dangers of cockiness: it is a tell. Obviously you should avoid visible tells at all times because they give your opponents an edge over you. If you suddenly start acting like you have a pair of pocket Aces up your sleeve, what are the other players supposed to think? Anytime you dramatically change your behavior you will draw attention to yourself.

Especially for new poker online players it is hard to find the dividing line between cocky and confident. Even if you don’t want to find it for yourself, find it for your bankroll. Over confidence is the first step to losing the pot.