Internet Poker
Welcome to InternetPoker.org! You have just come across the best place to learn about Internet poker, absolutely free. Our site offers a Beginner’s Guide to Online Poker, reviews of the best poker rooms, rules for the most popular poker games, and poker strategy articles to help you win more money. If you already know about Internet poker and are ready to get started, check out this list of our favorite poker sites:
*All
of the poker rooms below accept USA players*
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Ok, now that that is out of the way, let’s get into some good poker information. Many of our visitors reach this site by searching Google for “Internet Poker”, and we assume that a lot of you are new to the concept of playing poker online. If that is the case, we recommend that you start by reading our Beginner’s Guide to Internet Poker. This guide will help players find the best real money poker sites usa.
Beginner's Guide to Internet Poker
Our
guide answers common player questions such as “What is Internet
Poker?” and “How Do I Deposit to Poker Sites?” We realize that
playing poker on a computer can be a confusing experience for
a new player, so our guide is designed to take brand new players
and educate them to become knowledgeable, wise players. You
can also check out my other website PokerSite.org for 20+ reviews
of online poker sites.
including coverage of online
poker for us players.
After you read the Beginner’s Guide, you will know how to choose a poker site, how to download the poker software and create your player account, how to deposit real money, including which sites accept specific payments, like paypal poker or mastercard, and finally how to find a good game.
» Read Our Beginner's Guide to Internet Poker to Get Started
Your next step is to learn the rules of poker so you can play without losing all of your money. Although each poker site offers dozens of poker variations, we recommend learning one game first, then moving on to new games if you wish.
Internet Poker Rules
We have listed poker rules for dozens of games, but we recommend that all new players first learn the game of Texas Hold’em. Texas Hold’em is the poker game that is always on TV, and every online poker room bases their business on attracting Texas Hold’em players. Plus, learning Hold’em will give you a good “foundation” which you can eventually expand upon to include new games.
Ok, so now you have learned how to play online poker, and know the rules of at least one poker game. Time to jump in, right? For more sites on strategy, have a look at Internet poker, Holdem Review or pokeronline.co.uk.
Poker Strategy
Not exactly. Even though you know how to play poker, you should also read our poker strategy articles before you dive in headfirst. Just knowing how to play poker isn’t enough – you need to know which hands to play and how to play them, or you stand to lose a lot of money.
For another poker site with poker strategies, have a look at
this online poker
guide.
We have written poker strategy articles for quite a few games, including strategy for Texas Hold’em, strategy for Omaha, and strategy for Seven Card Stud. Again, we recommend mastering the proper strategy for one game first, then moving on to new games when you are ready.
If you came to this site to learn about (and maybe play) Internet poker, you should finally be ready to hit the tables. We have taught you the basics of the online game, given you the rules for the most popular poker games, and provided you with strategy guides for beating the Internet poker games.
Poker Room Reviews
Now, if you are still a little unsure about where exactly to play Internet poker, you should read our first hand reviews of the best online card rooms: Our reviews cover a wide spread of topics including bonuses, (such as the partypoker bonus code), software, game stats and more
Just so you know, we have actually played at all of the poker rooms listed above, and are providing you with our first hand impressions of each site. We should also let you know that we do make some money by listing Internet poker rooms on our site, but our main goal is and always has been to provide quality content and advice to poker players and fans.
Internet Poker Bonuses
The final topic we are going to discuss on this page is Internet poker bonuses. After you visit a few poker rooms’ home pages, you will notice that every single site offers “the best, biggest, and easiest sign up bonus”. Well, a lot of new players have asked us, “What the heck are all these bonuses?”
We agree that Internet poker sign up bonuses are very confusing, but we will try to clear that up now. When you deposit for the first time at an Internet poker room you will almost always receive a percentage match on your deposit, up to a certain total bonus amount. For example, PokerStars offers a 100% up to $600 bonus, which means that for every dollar you deposit up to $600, PokerStars will give you a dollar worth of bonus money. Also, now PokerStars accept Canadian poker players.
I’m sure you are thinking “Wow, that’s $600 worth of free money!” Unfortunately, that is not the case. The “catch” is that after you deposit, the bonus is held in a separate account so you cannot wager or withdraw the bonus money. To actually be able to wager or withdraw the bonus money, the poker sites make you acquire a certain number of “Player Points”, which are earned by playing real money poker at that Internet poker room.
The poker room is simply trying to protect itself from bonus fraud. By placing these requirements on the bonus money, players have to play real money poker and thus, contribute rake. Most bonus requirements ensure that the poker room breaks even on the bonuses, or at least comes close.