I’m going to say something that sounds weird, but this way you’ll remember it: the players who play online poker a lot also lose a lot. I don’t mean player’s who play a lot of poker online games per se, but players who play a lot of online poker hands every game. Players who aren’t picky about which hands they play most likely end up betting themselves into situations that have pretty limited chances of winning. Unless you know for sure that you won’t be getting raised, it’s usually never worth it to see a flop with rags in your hand. If you just want to play, then a 5-8 suited might be a fun little hand to throw away some chips on, but if you’re in it to win it, 5-8 suited is a great hand to throw away. Unless you hit a huge hand on the flop, that 5-8 is a wasted blind. If you somehow flop a set of 5’s or 8’s or even a full house, that’s terrific, but the odds of that happening are slim to none. Even if you make a flush, that 8 you’ve got makes it a severely weak one. What’s probably the worst thing that can happen is the flop giving you a straight draw. If the flop comes 4-6-Q, you might be tempted to throw a few more chips away in search for the straight you may not get. Don’t be a chaser, and don’t throw your chips away on longshot hands. Save them for the good stuff.