One of the first things new players ask about online poker is finding safe poker sites. This is an important question because online poker requires a significant amount of trust. The good thing is that there are plenty of safe poker sites to choose from – you just have to choose the one that fits you best. (more…)
13 comments November 17th, 2010
It’s one thing to play a face-to-face poker game, and quite another to play poker online regardless of whether you are playing at the best casino online or on a small unknown site. Of course the game, the rules and strategies are the same, but the feeling is definitely different. A computerized game does not give you the chance to touch the cards, see your opponents’ faces or call their bluffs, but it gives you the chance to play from the comfort of your own place and at a time that is the most suitable for you. Here, we’ll have a look at some basic advice for beginners in online poker. (more…)
15 comments October 10th, 2010
It is possible to do anything using the internet technology nowadays. In fact, even the game of poker is being played online. If you are used to playing the real game, online poker is almost identical. However, you will be playing on your computer, rather than alongside your co-players. These online poker sites will teach you the skills and strategies for you to be able to play poker for real money. Keep in mind that everybody starts as a beginner; you will eventually learn and get to play the real type of poker that you are seeing from experts. So how do you start playing online poker? (more…)
3 comments September 27th, 2010
There seems to be an endless wave of new poker players coming into the game. Most people would think that these players are the typical fish of seven or eight years ago. Well, due to the boom in poker tournaments and the wide variety of poker books and instructional videos available to these players many of them are very knowledgeable even if they are playing online for the first time. Many of these players start out learning the game in Micro-Stakes poker tournaments and cash games. That is not to say that poker strategy is not used in these games but micro-stakes games do have a different feel to them than the standard games that most regular poker players are used to. Micro-Stakes games can be as small as Five and Ten cents blinds all the way up to $1 / $2 blinds. Usually players will be somewhere in between at Twenty-Five cents and Fifty cents blinds. This is the level we will be focused on as I discuss the micro limits. (more…)
24 comments March 2nd, 2010
Everybody has a ‘tell.’ Even the best of the best poker players have tells. Only, you need a shrewd brain and sharp eyes to spot the not so obvious tell. In real poker, you need to study your fellow players as much as you gauge the strength of your own hand. You’ll absolutely need to watch slight mannerisms and subtle reactions of your opponents, which will reveal to you the strengths of your opponent hands. Whistling, running a hand through the hair, fidgety behavior, eye contact or avoidance of it, perspiration, tapping of fingers, shaking legs, table talk, or even the complete absence of any of these signs could reveal the hand your opponents are holding. There are common tells that apply to everybody, but when you reach the higher levels of poker play, you’ll not find any common tells. However, even the top players have their own tells, and you’ll just have to raise your observation skills to spot the ‘tells’ that give away the hands of the top players. (more…)
19 comments November 25th, 2009
Anyone who has played poker in a casino and played it online knows there’s a huge chasm that separates the two. Some prefer to play live cash games where you can stare down your opponents and look for tells. Others like playing online. It’s easier and more comfortable. Plus, you’ll be stunned at how many horrible players there are online that you can take advantage of (I’ll get to this below). If you’ve never played online or never been at a live cash table, you’re going to be surprised by what you read in this post. Here’s a crash course on the difference between the two. (more…)
10 comments June 30th, 2008