Poker Strategies
After receiving pocket cards, you are immediately faced with a choice: play your cards and either raise or call the blinds, or fold.
Practice Matters
When playing online
When playing online a lot of your opponents will be playing multiple tables on average. However, some won't and some will be able to keep track of how aggressive players are becoming, and most of them multi-tabling will at least have HUDs. Since you don't know how well your opponents are paying attention when playing online, assume that they are when you do have a big hand and you've been aggressive. If you've played super tight, don't expect them to let you bluff because they should have noticed you've played really tight. That doesn't mean you shouldn't bluff, but don't make a big move and then be surprised when you're bluff is snapped off. When the tension count does become really negative, then look to make a few more moves, but again, don't overdo it and don't force it. The tension count is just a guide and doesn't mean you have to make a move.
You can make some general assumptions
You can make some general assumptions that, if you haven't done much in a long period at a online hold'em poker table, most players will have taken some kind of note or their HUDs will reflect this. In those situations when the tension count becomes really highly negative, then against other non-station type players, you can look to make a decent size bluff, or even something as simple as a pre-flop squeeze in a spot that might be normally deemed more marginal to make a play on.