[Harv72b]

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (10 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

Preflop: Hero is CO with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP1 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP3 calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP1 calls, MP3 calls.

Flop: (7.33 SB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP1 folds, MP3 calls.

Turn: (5.66 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP3 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP3 calls.

River: (7.66 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 9.66 BB
<font color="#009B00">Main Pot: 9.66 BB, between MP3 and Hero.</font> &gt; <font color="#FFFFFF">Pot won by MP3 (9.66 BB).</font>

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
MP3 has As 7d (straight, seven high).
Hero has Js Jc (straight, six high).
Outcome: MP3 wins 9.66 BB. </font>

Get used to it--they happen. You want them to happen, because in each and every one of those instances, your opponent(s) are making bad plays against you which will earn you money over the long haul. They have to get lucky every so often, otherwise they'll stop playing and we'll all be stuck playing against good players.

As far as when to fold 'em &amp; when to hold 'em in online poker, it's much more about pot odds and your opponent's style of play. You can't look into his eyes, and while timing tells are sometimes valid, they are easily faked by a thinking player (or could just be coincidence on any given hand). So you have to come up with a general guesstimate on how often this opponent will bluff at you, compare that to the size of the pot, and figure out if it's worth it to continue in the hand.

As for how you adapt to extremely loose/passive opponents...value bet a lot, and don't call too many of their check/raises unless you're holding a really big hand/draw.