 Top
Online Poker Sites
While live poker games have been played in casinos for years it is
only in the last few years that their popularity has skyrocketed.
This is partly due to the coverage of tournaments on TV and the phenomenal
growth of poker online. Get in on the action today at the best sites.
Poker is one of the only casino based games where you can have a great
chance of winning in the long term. This is because you play against
other players rather than against the house. |
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| Today's Top 5
Online Poker Rooms |
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Party
Poker : Highly Recommended
The biggest name in online poker is Party Poker. With tens of thousands
of players online at any one time you will find this to be the busiest
site. Tons of tournaments including freerolls.
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Royal
Vegas Poker : Register for $10 FREE (No Deposit)
One of the few poker rooms to offer a FREE no deposit chip to try
them out. Simply register a real account and you will get $10 free.
Operated by the Fortune Lounge Goup.
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InterPoker
: Get $90 Free EVERY Month
Play games such as seven card stud, texas hold em and omaha at InterPoker,
the poker room run by award winning InterCasino. Every player can
get a 100% bonus each and EVERY month!
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Gaming
Club Poker
The Belle Rock Gaming Group recently merged three of their poker rooms
into one. The Gaming Club is part of the Prima Poker Network which
is backed by Microgaming.
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Ultimate
Bet
With an emphasis on tournamants, Ultimate Bet uses their own unique
online poker software. When you join you can claim a 40% bonus up
to a total of $200 in free poker cash.
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| Online Poker Guide
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 Texas
Hold'Em, Tournaments and More
There are many variations on the poker theme. If you are to only learn
one then we recommend learning how to play Texas Hold'em. It is the
most widely played game and is the variation that is played at all
of the major events such as the World Series of Poker or the WPT.
The aim of Texas Hold'em is to make the best five card hand out of
your two cards and the five community cards on the table. First you
are dealt your two hole cards. Three community cards are dealt known
as the flop, then another as the turn and finally the last card the
river.
Between each deal is a betting round where players can call, raise,
check or fold. At the end of the hand there is a showdown between
any remaining players vying for the pot. The highest hand takes it
all and wins the pot. There are a wide range of betting limits on
poker games. Online these range from as little as $0.50/$1 to the
highest type the no limit game.
Playing online has some great advantages as you can quickly improve
your skills by coming up against players of varying skill levels.
If you have never played you can hone your skills on the free tables.
In addition there are thousands of tournaments being played online
daily. These include qualifiers into land tournaments such as the
World Poker Tour. |
