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14 Reasons Why YOU Should Play Online Poker.
By:Robert Myer,
The reasons to play online poker are numerous, listed here
are some of the most important ones. See if they fit your needs.,
Article source: http://www.freechipsandbets.com/. Used with authors
permission.
The reasons to play
online poker are numerous, listed here are some of the most important
ones. See if they fit your needs.
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It allows YOU to play when YOU want to
You can play when it is
convenient for YOU (after work, in the morning, at night, in the middle of the
night, after the kids go to bed, whenever). Games are available all day and all
night 24/7. You are playing against opponents from around the world, so there
are always a large number of players to compete with.
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YOU don’t have to travel to a poker room
The games are right there on your computer. This is really helpful if you
live any distance from a poker room. Especially with the price of gas now,
this can save YOU an awful lot of money.
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YOU have a much larger selection of games
Online poker offers you
many different games such as Hold’em, Stud, and Omaha. Unlike a brick and mortar
(B&M) room you don’t have to wait that long, if at all, to find a table to
play at.
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YOU can play at much lower limits (even micro limits)
The limits at
most online poker rooms are much lower than at B&M rooms. This allows you to
have a much smaller bankroll to start with. In fact the minimum buy in for a
B&M room can be a reasonable starting bankroll for a new player at an online
poker room.
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More tournaments are available
There are far more tournaments
available at the online poker rooms than there are at B&M rooms. The buy ins
are a lot less and there are more players. Online rooms also offer sit & go
tournaments, that are not available at a B&M room. Another type of
tournament that online poker rooms offer is the "Freeroll", which allows YOU to
play for prize pools without investing any money.
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YOU can leave when YOU want to
With no consideration for the drive
home or for the time it took you to get to the poker room, YOU can leave when
YOU want to.
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Sign up is easy and secure
You can sign up for many online poker
rooms, it is easy and secure. Just download their software and open your
account.
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It is less intimidating for new players If you are a new player, you
would be at a loss to know all the poker etiquette required at a B&M room.
In online poker this is not a problem as the rules are all posted and many of
the things that you need to remember are done for you automatically. Such as
posting your blinds, knowing when it is your turn to bet, not letting you bet
out of turn, etc.
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Managing YOUR bankroll is easier
As the amount of money that you
have on account in a room is always available, you can see if you are winning or
loosing and can decide what limits YOU want to play at.
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YOU have a huge selection of card rooms
There are literally
hundreds of card rooms online and the selection is very large. You can find
rooms that are pleasant for YOU to play at, or more profitable, or that offer
the games YOU want.
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Table selection is much easier than at a B&M room
In a B&M
room you go in and put your name on a list and take the first seat that comes
up. This is not the case in an online room. In an online room YOU can pick your
table by the percentage of players seeing the flop, average pot, number of hands
dealt per hour or many other criteria. And then you can go watch the play at the
table before you sit in.
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Calculating YOUR pot odds is easier
As the amount of money in the
pot is always posted, it is quite simple to calculate the odds that the pot is
offering on any one bet.
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Play on more than one table/room at a time
Online poker allows you
to play at one or more table(s), simultaneously. Or you can play at several
different rooms/sites at the same time.
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Ease of taking notes on different players
Most online rooms give
you the ability to make notes on your opponents, that will show up every time
you play them.
In summary online poker offers you the most convenient and comfortable way to
play poker. Sign up for a room and join the thousands of us poker players.
Good luck. Authored by: Robert Myer, Webmaster of Beginners
Online Poker Guide, as well as a poker player for over 20 years.
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