Strike up a light conversation about any latest sporting events and make a comment about a notable player if someone rises to your bait. Even if you know absolutely nothing about the sport or game, you can always do a search engine query for “Best Major League Baseball Player” and make a boneheaded comment, like “what do you think about that Rodriguez?” It does not matter that you totally uninformed about a topic; in fact, it may be great to blather on a bit about a few things you know absolutely nothing about. If your opponents think you’re a dumb guy, they may treat you accordingly and ignore you on the poker table.

You can also put a level of misdirection about your playing style here. If a player asks what you got in a hand, you may answer in any way that seems right – honest or otherwise. When you fold your hand, you may tell people what you laid down (since you don’t have a direct way to show a hand you fold in online games) – again, honest or otherwise.

Which way you choose to go is entirely your decision; but keep in mind the poker table image you want to show.

Tight or loose. Liar or honest. Whatever you find amusing and useful.

The only technique that I do not recommend is aggravating other players. Although you may undoubtedly set a player on fire if you want to, it does not serve you well in the end. Imagine yourself as the store clerk at a poker table where you are the best player. All players at the table are the customers. Only by dealing with them well will they return time and time again and get you more money. In any case, you don’t want to get into a position where you are seen by the site’s support staff as another troublemaker. Beside, if you manage to get the chat privileges revoked, you get one less valuable tool in your pocket.

Example:

You are playing Seven-Card Stud, and the hole cards are the 5s and 5d with 5c 6s 4c 9h showing. You have two players left: one with four clubs, and the other showing two pairs.

Your river card is completely disappointing Jh, and you decide to fold.

A player asks what you have. You may say that you missed the straight draw. The clubbed player likely has a flush right now, which makes it look as if you were drawing to the dead hand when actually you were drawing for a full house. This assertion can make other players think you are on a draw again, the moment you hit a great hand.