We'll be honest: there are plenty of (as in far too many) poker websites on the 'net. You could probably find what you need to know, eventually. We just happen to have collected the most important information all in one place: how to play poker, how to play better poker, and where to go to play online poker in the best possible environment.
Poker may be the main reason that online gambling became a possibility.
It’s true; when millions of people discovered Texas Hold’em (and especially when one online player took his game all the way to the top!), the Internet gambling phenomenon kicked into high gear. Without online poker, this website probably wouldn’t be here.
In the past decade, the Internet went from a place where you could barely get around safely (let alone actually do anything fun) to a place where your biggest problem was too many good choices.
Sure, that’s a great problem to have, but you want to spend your time playing poker — not searching and sorting through everything that’s out there. That’s why we’re here; we’ve seen the worst as well as the best, and we’re happy to provide you with the best examples of the best. We guarantee: just go to one of our recommended sites (Full Tilt poker or Pokerstars are perfect places to start), deposit some money to get started, and you’ll not only reap the bonus benefits, but you’ll never have to worry again about where to find the perfect game of poker.
Or perhaps you’re a little lower on the learning curve? That’s no problem either. We give you the basics and more — a page for basic poker rules, a few pages on the different poker games that you’ll find at online poker sites, and plenty of online poker hints, tips, and strategies to kick-start your winning streak. You could go from a clueless fish to a World Series of Poker Tournament Player just from the information on our site…as long as you take that information and play some poker on our recommended sites (which is what you wanted to do all along, right?).
And just in case we missed something that you needed to know: drop us a line, tell us about it, help us serve you better.
The delayed enforcement of the UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) made the shaky legislation seem more important than it turned out to be; in the first few weeks since its June 1st implementation, online gambling as a whole has continued unscathed. In fact, unless you’re looking very closesly, you may not realize anything has changed at all.
However, an article by USAplayers News writer Glen Farmer reveals a minor but essential detail: some sites are raising the required minimum deposit amount. Nothing serious; the example cited was Doyle’s Room, the online poker room founded by Texas Hold’em legend Doyle Brunson, which set the minimum deposit at $50 rather than the previous $30 minimum.
Farmer quickly adds that many sites have not changed their minimums at all — and some, like FullTilt Poker, have actually lowered their minimums. Without a specific statement from any of the companies, one cannot be sure that this is a response to the UIGEA enforcement (though the timing begs the question).
Less debatable in Farmer’s mind is the removal of credit card options from the Bodog Poker website. “The use of eWalletXpress is practically required when trying to deposit into Bodog,” he writes, and then goes on to speculate whether the UIGEA caused an increase in the expense of credit card transactions.
We were already impressed by Titan Poker, but sweeping new improvements have put this poker giant even closer to the top of the heap.
The website has seen a major redesign, now featuring a sleek dark look that confirms Titan Poker‘s 21st Century vision. It’s not all about looks, however; the site is noticeably more user-friendly, and the Titan Poker Academy offers serious insight and strategy to assist anyone from beginners to experts.
The centerpiece of the improvements, however, must be the new version of the Titan Poker software. Now at 9.6, players will find a new game choice (Razz, a lowball classic) as well as five more supported languages (Hungarian, Romanian, Greek, Czech, and Portuguese). The best news for many players is the redesigned Flash interface, which allows Mac users much-improved gameplay performance.
Take advantage of these big changes by gearing up for Titan Poker‘s World Challenge 2010, in which Titan players from all over the world compete for five $13,000 prize packages for the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. There’s no better place for poker now!
Taking place on April 11 – 13 at the Les Ambassadeurs club in Mayfair, London, this 48-hour poker marathon will include Team Party’s Tony G, Phil Laak, Isaac Haxton, Jennifer Tilly, Luke “Full Flush” Schwartz, and Laurence Grondin among other top poker players to be announced shortly.
The innovation of this particular poker match is worth noting. Every two hours, all current eight players nominate a player at the table for eviction, who is replaced with a new face.
Tony G and Matchroom Sports are individually trying to lure “Isildur1″ out of hiding for this event. Tony G has offered to stake the Internet god mysterious fellow, and Matchroom Sports has offered special arrangements to keep his identity a secret (with the aid of a mask or costume) if he were to join in on the live action. Whether Isildur1 takes the bait remains to be seen…
With or without Isildur1, the Big Game IV poker action will be televised and shown on Five in the UK later this year.
