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Some people just can’t find a way to play poker in the “real world.” For some card players, the trip to the nearest table is just too far. Other players have a tough time finding other poker lovers, so putting together a game – even an irregular, informal home game – can be tough. And sometimes a lack of time for a regularly-scheduled poker game can interfere with plans.
Whatever the case, online poker can be a very appealing way to play the game. Whether you’re a new player or a pro, you can benefit from Internet play. There are quite a few sites and programs to try: many of them pit you against other players instead of the computer, which makes the game more exciting.
As with anything else, there are pros and cons to online poker. Having at least a general idea of what to expect before you start can make the adjustment period – and learning process – shorter and easier. This will help you get right to what’s important: winning as much money as possible.
You Can Use Play Money If you aren’t confident enough to play for real money, you can use a play-money account. Many people all over the world play for imaginary chips. They aren’t redeemable for anything, but play money tables are great places to pick up the basic concepts of each card game that you’d like to learn.
And if you lose big time, so what? You can reload your free play chips…for free! You can do this about as often as you’d like, though some sites will restrict your reloads to once every few minutes (something like five, usually).
The disadvantage to play money – and the ability to reload your account every time you lose – is that you could become a loose player. If you take your online “play money” skills to a table in Vegas, you could lose everything. And unless you have more money available, you don’t get to reload.
Learning “Tells” Is Harder Online poker players do not reveal their “tells” the same way that they do when they’re actually together at a real table. This is an advantage for you because nobody else can figure out that, when you scratch your nose, you’re trying to pawn off a cruddy pair of hole cards as pocket aces.
But the problem is that none of the other players at the online table have any physical “tells” either. You can’t see the guy who cocks his head slightly to the left when he’s holding a big hand.
There are, however, other “tells” in online poker. If you take note of each player’s hand history, and pay close attention to past actions as well as the results of each showdown, you can figure out a few things about each player. If nothing else, you can quickly determine that the person sitting to your left is not shy about bluffing: that can help you decide what to do with your own hand when the time comes.
You Need a Decent Computer and Internet Connection If you have a five-year-old computer with dial-up Internet, don’t expect to play online poker. You might be able to make the software work, but your connection will drop on a regular basis. And even if you do manage to hang in there, you’ll probably time out as often as you don’t. Most online poker sites have a time limit for each move that you make, so speed matters.
The nice thing about having a decent computer and Internet connection, however, is the fact that the poker site’s software helps you in ways that you just won’t find at the “real” table. You can keep track of past hands with the software, for example, which will help you improve your playing and figure out how other people play. You can also take notes on each player, which will help you when you’re trying to figure out if somebody’s huge pre-flop raise is a bluff.
Play Anytime, Anywhere If you have only a few free minutes during the day, you can play a couple of hands at an online poker site. Every little bit of experience helps, so playing a hand or two here and there over the course of a few months or so can really increase your poker proficiency.
That can, however, get some people into trouble. Pay careful attention to the clock when you start the poker software. Otherwise, you could play for an hour, or longer, before you even realize what you’ve done.
Now that you have a better idea of what online poker is all about – and how it can both help and hurt you as a poker player – you can join the game with more confidence. You’ve just learned a few of the most basic things, so you already have a small advantage over some of the other new players on whatever site you join.
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