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Online Poker --- Is It Safe? ---is It For Me?
By Ken Asselin, Sat Dec 10th
Online Poker Rooms Rapidly Growing in Popularity Playing onlinepoker is fast becoming the most popular form of Internetgambling. You can play Texas Holdem online, and match yourgambling skills against players from all over the world, playinglive poker games, with real people, right on your computer.Texas holdem is by far the most popular online poker game today.This means that every poker room will have a good selection ofTexas holdem games available. You can even enter texas holdempoker tournaments, and win a seat at the WSOP (World Series ofPoker). If you think its a stretch that you could be playing inthe World Series of Poker just by playing poker on yourcomputer, consider this; Hundreds of people qualified for the2004 World Series of Poker just from playing in texas holdemtournaments on their computers. Online poker, if you haven'ttried it yet, can be an awful lot of fun. It’s not asintimidating as a private game, much less intimidating thanplaying in a Casino, and there are many free tables you can sitat until you are comfortable enough to play for real money. Thesoftware does all the work for you, and will tell you when it'syour turn, and how much you can bet. Games are available anytime of day or night, so you can choose when you care to play.You can play poker on line, and chat with people from all overthe world, while enjoying the comfort of playing in your ownhome, in an atmosphere you are comfortable with. With over 2,000 online casino, and poker rooms to choose from,trying to pick one that is trustworthy, reliable, gives you thebest odds, and that you feel comfortable with, is challenging.For more information on selecting a poker room, click onChoosing a Casino, and look over the Casino reviews, to get verygood advice on selecting a poker room. Remember that whileonline poker is fun, and can be profitable, there are somethings you need to know before putting
down your hard earnedcash Since it is not possible to know the track record of eachand every online casino today, it is my recommendation to stickwith the older more established, and well known ones. See my(Top 14 Best Poker Rooms, and Top 14 Best Casinos) list. Most ofthem use software that is leased from the larger gamblingsoftware companies such as, Microgaming, Work Gaming, BossMedia, and Playtech, and have a reputation of being reliable,and trustworthy. Most poker rooms offer instructions on how toplay poker. For the beginner, Paradise Poker has created one ofthe best FREE poker instruction available, enabling you to learnhow to play poker, at your own pace, while sitting at yourcomputer. This is the most simplified, easy to learn, 10-minutepoker instructional tool available. If your new to poker, orwould like to brush up on the game, invest 10 minutes of yourtime watching this very well done video.Poker room.com have another excellent Free Poker School. If youknow a little about poker, and would like some help improvingyour game, you should visit this site, where you can try out afew lessons that should help improve your poker game. Theintention is not to turn you into a pro, (to do that requires alot of study and massive experience), but rather to give you theconfidence to play low limit poker for real money and enjoy theexcitement of it. Many very good books about how to play pokerhave recently become popular, and I have compiled a list of someof the best Poker Books available, at very reasonable, pricesfrom Amazon.com. Gaining a little knowledge about the game andits many strategies can be a useful and wise investment of yourtime. Have fun playing poker online, and good luck.
About the author:Ken Asselin is a webmaster
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