We know that poker online is surely a game of skill and luck. The word luck though has certain meaning to most people that actually hinders their ability to exploit it. When people think of good luck, they think of the long shot jackpot, like hitting the lottery. In online poker, players often think of luck as being dealt a monster hand or hitting the case card on the river.

This is a very limited perspective on luck and blinds players to other ways they can leverage lucky opportunities. Experienced players learn to recognize these lucky circumstances and exploit them.

For instance, if you are in the cut-off seat, to the right of the button, and everyone folds behind the blinds, a lucky opportunity may be there for you in that the players ahead of you had the bad luck to get raggy cards. The field is already narrow, and now you can play a speculative hand with a raise. You may take the blinds right there.

Another lucky spot is when a pre-flop raiser checks after the flop. That signals weakness, perhaps your opponent’s suited cards or medium pocket pair missed the flop entirely. When a player acts weak, that could be your good luck

Look for luck at the bubble in a casino tournament when the players typically tighten up. This situation can offer an opportunity to seize some chips.

Luck is more that getting a monster hand - it is the ability to recognize lucky situations and exploit them.