Want to Play Poker?

Posted by Nick Niesen on October 26th, 2010

One of the all time favorite games over the internet is poker and it more than just another game. There is a strategy that goes behind playing and winning in poker and it is not as easy as you may think. There are different types of poker games available online like Texas Hold'em, Omaha, 7 Card Stud, 5 Card Stud, and 1 on 1 poker. The Texas Hold'em Poker games can be played with limit, no limit and pot limit. In No Limit, as the name suggests there are no limits to the size of the bets and you can play it with a small blind and a big blind. In fixed limit, the table is set depending on the size of the blind.

You donâ??t have to always play virtual poker nor do you have to visit Las Vegas to find a poker table. You can get one from www.fuzing.com, which has everything you may ever need to start a poker game right at your home. You can find poker playing cards, poker tables, poker chips etc., all under one roof. If you are a hardcore poker player or thinking of starting a neighborhood poker club then you can check out the 600 piece poker chip set with aluminum case that has 200 white chips, 150 red, 100 blue, 100 green and 50 blacks.

But before you buy poker equipment for your neighborhood club, you can visit some of the top online poker clubs like 32Red, Pokerroom, Full Tilt Poker, Pacific Poker, Poker Stars, Paradise Poker, Betfred Poker, Bugsys Club, Doyles Room and InterPoker.

The Texas Hold'em blinds range in any of these online clubs normally varies from $.05/.10 to $100/200 for limit. You will find various other options or tournaments in Poker like the Sit and Go rounder tournaments where you can buy in from just $5.50 in round 1. In Round 2, you can buy in for $27.50 and the winner can pocket a cool $3000. Online poker rooms also host multi-table tournaments with a Buy in of $101 for a $250,000 guarantee and $3.50 buy in for a $1200 guarantee. They can have as many as 18 single table tournaments daily with 20 seats and a buy in of $2 and a fee of $0.50 and $2 freeze-outs.

Most online poker rooms also offer a number of free-rolls where the prize pool for Texas Hold'em is $1000 in a No Limit tournament and for a 7-card stud it is $250. Apart from this, there is a $5000 monthly free-roll as well as $2000 monthly new player free-roll with a re-buy of $5.

Softwares
The software varies from one poker room to another and can be downloaded from their portal. For example, the 32Red poker software is enabled with features like:

* Player Notes: The Player Notes feature will help you to enter information about other players at the table.
* Game Statistics: This feature displays your personal game statistics with details of number of games won, and showdowns won.
* 1-on-1 Poker Action
* Find a Player
* Multi-Table View: This is one of the indispensable features of 32Red. This feature will help you to view up to 4 tables at a time.
* Hand Description: When you activate this feature, you will be able to see your current poker hand at the table.
* Game Markers: An interesting feature, it will show the amount of money in the pot as it grows, and the number of players still in the game.

Support
There is a standby support team at all online poker game rooms 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can also use the chat option to speak to speak to an expert player support representative in real time.

Funding methods
You can deposit using a Credit Card, NETeller, Moneybookers, EcoCard, Ukash, Direct Wire Transfer, and cash.

Withdrawal Methods
You can cash out using a Credit Card, NETeller, Moneybookers, EcoCard, Ukash, Direct Wire Transfer, and cash.

Loyalty Programs
Different online poker rooms have different types of Membership offerings and loyalty programs. You can get discounts at the table or while buying poker chips and get extra bonus every month.

Some of the online poker rooms also offer tournaments where you will get to win big and also play with the best in the game. Of course, it is up to you how you want to play your poker. Once you have enough experience playing online, you can buy your own poker table and start rolling. A table for 10 people will have a dimension of 2,330 x 1,090 x 760mm. The most popular tables are the wooden ones with stainless steel cups. To make it more interesting, you can even buy a double side reversible poker blackjack table with a dimension of 48â?? x 48â??.

Are you ready to bluff?