Online poker is the game of poker played over the Internet. It has been partly responsible for a dramatic increase in the number of poker players worldwide.

Traditional venues for playing poker, such as casinos and poker rooms are being intimidating for novice players. Brick and mortar casinos are also reluctant to promote poker because it is difficult for them to profit from it. Though the rake, or time charge, of traditional casinos is often high, the opportunity costs of running a poker room are even higher. Online poker rooms, on the other hand, are cheaper because they have much smaller overhead costs. Online poker rooms tend to be more player-friendly. Online poker rooms also allow the players to play for low stakes (as low as 1¢) and often offer poker freerolls attracting beginners.

Online poker tables average ninety to hundred hands per hour as the rate of play is higher. The dealing and shuffling are instant, there are no delays relating to counting chips, and on average the play is faster due to “auto-action” buttons.

In the brick and mortar casino, the only real way to increase your earnings is to increase your limit. In the online poker rooms players have another option, play more tables. Depending on the site, a player might play from 4 to 10 tables at the same time, viewing them each in a separate window on the computer display. Some online players even play eight or more tables at once, in an effort to increase their winnings.

As traditional casinos provide the players with free meals, hotel rooms, and merchandise, online poker rooms reward their faithful customers through deposit bonuses, where the player is given a bonus code to enter when placing money into an account. The bonus code adds either a percentage, or a set amount of chips to the value of the deposit. Besides this, several online cardrooms employ VIP Managers to develop VIP programs to reward regular players and additional bonuses exist for players who wish to top up their accounts. These are known as reload bonuses.

Online poker rooms also offer online poker schools that teach the basics and significantly speed up the learning curve for novices. Many online poker rooms provide free money play so that players may practice these skills in various poker games and limits without the risk of losing real money.

Online poker is legal and regulated in many countries including several nations in and around the Caribbean Sea, and most notably the United Kingdom.

Looking forward, the online poker market is expanding its reach outside the PC. More companies are thinking of bringing their game to cellphones or interactive TV, although concepts are still nascent.

The online poker industry is sweeping the Internet world off its feet with an extraordinary force. The craze is growing to a size no one expected. Poker may be old news, but its reinvention is nothing less than a gigantic leap. Anyone hungry to capitalize on the next big Internet trend better join the table and play to win.

Mansi Gupta
http://www.articlesbase.com/online-gambling-articles/online-poker-the-king-of-all-virtual-gambling-games-114619.html

Also no deposit poker rooms please.

Yes, a Google review showed that AOL and MSN were right up at the top. The AOL site looked perhaps the best, but that will be up for you to decide! You may need to sign up at some of these sites, but that’s pretty typical.

A friend of mine loves to play free games on the Internet and she has set up her iGoogle page (custom Google homepage) to be games only (no news, etc.) She set up her customized Google page and added only from the Games list. When she feels like playing, she just goes to her Google page and selects from one of tons and tons of games, some very well known. Have fun!

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Where should I go to play poker without installing anything?

Thanks for the good answers so far, I signed up at lovethatpoker.

No matter what sort of poker game you are playing in, there are a number of effective strategies you must follow in order to increase your chances of winning. I have provided below a list of the ten best poker tips to follow to keep the money rolling in your direction.

1. Know when to hold’em, and know when to fold’em.
Most beginners play way too many starting hands; in fact top players typically play between 20 to 30% of their starting hands. When you’re just starting out playing poker, you want to play poker, and that means staying in hands that aren’t very good just to be part of the action. But playing more doesn’t mean winning more. In fact it usually means losing more! Concentrate on higher value starting hands and help remove the luck element of the game.

2. Choose less skilful opponents.
If you want to win money choose your opponents wisely. Although this sounds obvious you should play at the betting limits where you stand a better chance of beating the majority of players. Move down in limits if you are having difficulty winning money. Don’t be greedy and always leave your ego at the door.

3. Understand player position.
Not only is it important to play strong hands, it is also important in what position you play them. For example, the ideal position is the Button, as you are last to act, and have the advantage of watching all of the betting action before you need to make a decision. If the action before you consists of a bet, a raise, and then a re-raise, and you, say, hold a pair of Tens, you might think that folding is the right decision.

4. Be unpredictable.
Variation and unpredictability can be advantageous. Most good players/professionals can spot a really loose player by waiting for the nuts and being patient. However, an even easier opponent is a tight player or ‘rock’, who plays only the Group 1 type hands. You need to change your game up, and let them see that you can run bluffs, and can play some lower value starting hands.

5. Don’t bluff just for bluffing’s sake.
Although most poker novices understand that bluffing is a part of poker, they are unsure exactly how. There’s is no set rule saying that one must bluff a certain amount of times – or at all during a game, but many players don’t feel like they’ve won unless they’ve tried a poker bluff that’s worked. Bluffs only work in certain situations and against certain people, and if you know a player always calls to the showdown, it is literally impossible to bluff that player. It’s better never to bluff than to bluff just for the hell of it.

6. Don’t play when in the wrong frame of mind.
When you play poker, you shouldn’t do it when your depressed, angry or simply having a bad day. You will start playing emotionally, not rationally, and as a result you won’t play your best. Likewise, if during a poker game, you lose a big hand or get sucked out on and feel yourself going on tilt, stand up and take a break until you feel calm later on. Good players will sense your mood and take advantage of it.

7. Watch your opponents carefully.
Always watch your opponents, especially when you are not in a hand. Watch how opponents bet and how much they bet and in what position are they betting. Learning how your opponents play is key. If you know that one player always raises in a certain position, and another has a poker tell when he bluffs and a third folds to every re-raise, you can use that information to help you decide how to play against them.

8. Pick the right game for your skill level.
The main reason why you shouldn’t jump into a $5 to $10 game after winning at $2 ro $4 is because as the stakes rise, so will the average skill level of the players sitting there. You want to be one of the best players at the table and if you’re making stacks of money at a lower level game, why move?

9. Don’t Call at the End of a Hand.
It may be worth seeing if a player really has the hand to attempt to gain information that will help you later on in the game, but if you really feel a player has the hand he’s representing and you’re already beaten, why give him even more of your money? These types of bets will add up over the course of an evening.

10. Read books and take notes.
Learn how be a better poker player. If possible try and keep notes on what works and does not work for you, and eventually you will come up with a style of playing that does work. Read as much as you can about the game and keep on the look out for online tips from the professional tournament players.

Tim Godfrey
http://www.articlesbase.com/online-gambling-articles/top-ten-poker-tips-50081.html

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Pacific Poker has experienced a tremendous growth in popularity recently. A large number of players find this room interesting, in spite of the rather sub-standard software that Pacific Poker has. Although many players may consider the poor software a drawback, Pacific Poker is still appreciated. The soft games are one of the reasons for this appreciation. Those who wish to win money will find Pacific Poker a real gold mine, as it has some of the easiest games, which give players the possibility to win some rather than lose some. This feature also goes for tables with higher stakes, of around $20, for instance. However, the fact that players don’t have the possibility to play on multiple tables and the software is not very attractive may make experienced players turn to other rooms.

A good point for Pacific Poker is that it offers a good variety of games, which include Texas Hold’em, Seven Card Stud, Omaha, and tournaments. Players who choose Pacific Poker are mostly interested in Texas Hold’em, and those are the tables where most of the traffic is, as these games are great. There are stake limits, but they vary from micro to high, so players can bet the amount they wish.

Other pros for Pacific Poker include that good promotions that players can benefit from, and soft competition. The weak points for Pacific Poker, other than poor software and lack of multi-table support, include lagging at times and slow telephone support. However, players are usually provided with fast e-mail support.

Some of the special features of Pacific Poker include the special bet bonus, hot keys for check, raise and fold, as well as the graphical hand replay function.

Although recent updates have contributed significantly to the software improvement for Pacific Poker, this poker room is still referred to as the room with the worst poker players, which was in fact due to the rather poor software.

Reviews of Pacific Poker state that the players will not be able to feel the thrills of a good poker game, as the game quality suffers, because most players at Pacific Poker are not interested in serious game play.

However, players can earn points and prizes by entering the numerous promotional tournaments offered by Pacific Poker, and a credit of 25% bonus is automatically allowed once the player starts the game at the site, which is unique at Pacific Poker.

As opposed to US citizens, who are still not completely clear whether playing poker online is legal, European citizens can do so with no worries in mind. However, there is one condition, the European gambling license that the poker room has to be operating with. Should the poker room not operate under such an European gambling license, the players may find that their earnings are not free of tax.

European citizens have the advantage of being able to play online poker legally, mostly due to the more relaxed European gambling laws.

Americans can still play online poker without fearing that it could be illegal, as long as it is from outside the United States, and many of them will find Pacific Poker a real gold mine.

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