Cut your coat according to your cloth holds a lot of water while playing internet poker. Have watertight compartments when it comes to dividing money between poker and other household expenses.
If you are betting with the money meant for some other purpose, you are starting on the wrong foot. Then you have to tread the thin line of being cautious and playing with insufficient money very carefully.
If you do not buy-in with sufficient funds, you run the risk of running out of chips while playing a strong hand. Tough balancing act! As a thumb rule, the chips bought should be 50 times than the tables lower stake.
So if you are to chance your arm at a poker site that offers a $4-6 game, ensure that you carry at least $200 to the table. Once in, play a tight controlled hand to ensure that you play more hands and play longer.
At times, it is best to call it day when things are not going your way. Tomorrow is another day, as they say, and you could do wonderfully well then. Back out, recharge your batteries and come back firing on all cylinders later.
Keep track of things the way our grandmothers did. Jot down, even if a small piece of paper is available, where you played, the bets you made, what and why did you win or lose.
This comes in handy for the next round of games. Review and analyze which mistakes were committed and try not to repeat them. This is then the sure shot way to becoming a champion on online poker.