Online Poker Rooms
This table ranks the best places where you can play online poker. All online poker rooms offer free play money tables, real money tables, and tables where you can play in an online poker tournament. All rooms feature Texas Hold 'Em, Omaha, and 7 Card Stud. Ring (cash) games and tournaments for each type are typically available. Be sure to see what we have to say and what our other guests have to say in the online poker room reviews. | ||||||
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Virtual City Poker | PR | view | view |
Online poker rooms will change bonus terms from time to time. Before making a deposit be sure you understand the bonus terms, which are available on the poker room's website, usually under a link called "Bonuses" or "Promotions". : Excellent : Good : Fair : Poor : Abysmal Note that we will not list poker rooms that we have been rated poorly ( and ). ARP: The Absolute Rewards Program is a loyalty program whereby depositing players are awarded points for hands played and tournament buy-in fees. Points can be redeemed for poker tournament buy-ins and for merchandise. EP: EPoints are redeemable for buying gifts at the EmpirePoker Gift Shop, special tournament buy-ins, a personal web page on EmpirePoker.com, real cash into your EmpirePoker account, and other prizes. POP: Every time you win a raked hand, you win POP points. POP points can be redeemed at any time for instant cash. PR : All loyalty points you earn will be paid into your PokerRewards account. This means that when you become a VIP at one poker room you are a VIP at all PokerRewards poker rooms. RB : Rake Back program. A portion of your rake contribution is paid back to you. UP : Earn Utimate Points at every table and for every hand of poker you play. You can earn bonus points for playing real money games, and bigger bonuses for starting a table. |
Poker Strategy Article Previews |
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Most Pot Limit Omaha players know that Omaha is a game of "the nuts." In a multi-way pot, the winning hand is, more often than not, the best possible hand out there. When you start with four cards, you have six different possible two-card hands. This increases the chances that someone is holding the nuts. What many beginning Pot Limit Omaha players do not understand is that Omaha is really a game of redraws. |
Knowing what to do and when to do it is what separates those who just play in tournaments from those who make final tables. This is especially true in No-Limit Hold �em, where the first decisions you're faced with are what hands you should play and when you should play them. As the blinds get bigger and antes come in to play, these decisions become even more crucial. In these situations, one of the most critical errors that people make is not varying their pre-flop strategy enough |
We've all seen situations unfold on TV where a hand like 7-8 suited or pocket 5s manages to crack some big pocket pair like Aces or Kings. We sit back in the comfort of our living rooms and say, "Well, if they can do it, so can I!" |
Heads-up play is one of the most important aspects of poker, and many players could benefit from strengthening this part of their game. |
In No-Limit Hold 'em, one of the trickiest and, sometimes, scariest situations occurs when you bluff at a pot on the flop and get called. The turn brings a blank and you're left with a big decision: Do I fire a second bullet and continue with the bluff? |
In the middle and later stages of tournaments, there are often times when you're forced to make a pretty big commitment on a relatively weak holding. These are uncomfortable spots because you never want to risk a large percentage of your chips with a mediocre hand. Things get even more difficult when you're playing from the blinds and out of position. |
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