Play
5 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud High/Low,
Crazy Pineapple, Draw, Omaha 8 or Beter, Omaha
High, Omaha High/Low, Stud 8 or Better, Texas
Hold'em, or Triple Draw for real money at one
of our top rated online poker rooms and WIN
Online Poker is the rage - and for good reason.
Playing poker online costs less than playing in
a land based poker room. Because online poker
rooms do not have the overhead costs of maintaining
a physical building, paying human dealers, etc.,
and also because many more people can play at
any given time online than in a land based poker
room, online poker rooms can charge a much smaller
rake than their land based counterparts. In addition,
the large volume of players virtually guarantees
that you will always be able to find a game. Lastly,
you get all of this from the convenience of your
own home - no travel required.
This Online
Poker Room Guide draws on the collective wisdom
and experience of the principle staff of Phoenix
Media Group, and the designers of the
Online Poker Room Guide and derives from over
13 aggregate years of experience gambling online
(including 11 aggregate years of recreational
sports and casino gambling, and 5 years of actually
profitable professional play) as well as an additional
5 years of professional consultation in the online
gambling industry, both on and offline. Our unique
position and experience in relation to the online
gambling industry has placed us in a position
of direct insight into which online poker rooms
are the best. By playing at one of the online
poker rooms that are listed here, you can have
the utmost confidence that you will receive the
same high quality of service and entertaining
experience playing poker online that you would
expect to receive when playing at a poker or card
room in a land-based casino. Following are our
Top 10 preferred online poker rooms, including
full sign up bonus information. You read that
right. Not only do online poker rooms charge a
smaller rake than land based poker rooms, they
will also give you a bonus to try online poker.
Finally, each online poker room mentioned herein
holds to strict standards of honesty and reliability
and takes pride in exceptional customer service.
These companies are the ones that we not only
recommend, but also play at ourselves.
Bodog is a fully licensed wagering and entertainment
company providing the very best in sports and
casino wagering to thousands of people daily.
Founded in 1995, Bodog is now a global leader
in safe and secure online wagering. A trusted
source of betting information by such organizations
as ESPN and CNN, Bodog is one of the most respected
brands in the business.
Further information on
BoDog Poker available here.
Are you looking for a good
deal? Especially for our visitors from the UK
and throughout Europe, Ladbrokes is Europe's busiest
poker room. At Ladbrokes there is always a game
going at the stakes you want, whether you are
looking for real money games, free money games,
tournaments, head to head games, or otherwise.
Better still, Ladbrokes gives
you £100 Free
when you become a real money player.
Superior Poker was created by
serious poker players to provide a higher quality
place to play poker online, and provides a safe,
fair, and fun venue for people to enjoy online
poker.
Superior also offers a larger
selection of games than most poker rooms, so "when
the party gets old," you can be sure that
the fun will continue at Superior.
As
many of you, our visitors, will have never tried playing
online poker, we have written this brief instructional
piece so you can learn how to get started.
To get started
playing poker online, you first need to choose an online
poker room. We have listed 10 of the very best online
poker rooms in this Online Poker Room Guide. If you stick
with one of the online poker rooms listed here, you can
be assured that the poker room operator is financially
stable, has excellent customer service, allows a variety
of ways to fund your account, and has easy to understand
gaming software that provides very realistic results.
All of the online poker rooms listed offer varying games,
varying bonus policies, and varying tournaments and schedules
- so you have the opportunity to shop for the best online
poker room for your particular circumstances.
After you have
chosen your preferred online poker room, you will need
to sign up for an account. All of the poker rooms mentioned
in this Online Poker Room Guide have very simple, self-explanatory
application forms, so we will not go into much detail
about the actual sign up process here.
Funding your account,
however, is one of the fundamental differences between
playing poker online and playing at a poker room in a
land-based casino. Obviously you cannot buy poker chips
simply by handing the clerk a wad of cash. But as technology
has given us the wonderful gift of online poker, it has
also provided a means to transfer money quickly and easily
over the internet. Many online poker rooms accept Visa
or Mastercard, and, for European clients, a variety of
debit cards as well. For larger transfers, most online
poker rooms will accept bank wire transfers and Western
Union, or even checks and money orders. Most North American
clients will find, however, that the fastest and easiest
way to fund your online poker room accounts will be by
using an online wallet. There are a variety of options
available including Neteller
and Moneybookers.
Both of these companies offer a simple, yet extremely
secure means of opening and funding an online wallet account.
Once you have an online wallet it is a simple matter to
both place your deposits with your chosen online poker
room, and perhaps more importantly, to collect your winnings!
PLACING
YOUR ONLINE BET
If you have gotten
this far, your are now ready to LET THE GAMES BEGIN, and
play poker to your heart's content.
Simply select your
favorite game and preferred stakes level, click on the
appropriate room, and you are off and running!
For more information
on poker, click on the following brief tutorials: