When I started learning to play Texas Hold’em many years ago, there were only a couple online sites that were offering free poker games. There were no poker sites where you could play for money. I used to log on with a few of my friends and we would play a serious game treating our cyber chips as if they were real money. It was a good learning experience but couldn’t take the place of playing for real in the cardroom. Now however, with the increased popularity of poker there are hundreds of online poker rooms offering free games, money games and some great tournaments with serious prize money. The last two winners of the World Series of Poker won their entry into the event by winning a satellite from an online poker site.

Online poker has grown and there are actually many advantages to playing poker online. Whether you are a brand new player trying the game for the first time, a seasoned pro or a player somewhere in between you can find a game to your liking online. This month I would like to go over some of the advantages to playing poker online. In future articles I will explore some of the other aspects of online play.

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