Online poker games have many advantages over the more conventional games. Even in Vegas you don’t get to play regular games 24 hours a day. If you chose to, you could even relieve yourself on the toilet whilst at the same time dominating a poker tournament online. There is no way you could do that playing poker with your buddies in person. If you chose to you could get up at 5am and start playing. But would you be able to round up your college friends at 5am on a Sunday morning to play poker? Good luck with that.

Another great advantage of online poker is that there is a time constraint for every player to make a bet or to check or fold. If you are playing people face to face and they are taking a long time before playing their next move, it can be a bit tricky to try and get to them to rush. If you don’t make a quick decision online and at a fast enough pace then unfortunately your cards will fold automatically. Additionally, The CPU dealer hands out cards within seconds of the previous hand’s completion.There is no need at all to wait for shuffling and misdeals.

Most online players games are improved purely due to the fact that they get to play more hands. They are able to play more hands because online poker is naturally played at a faster pace and also because they are able to play on multiple talbes at the same time. After playing for a few months online at multiple tables you will be able to see all different types of hands and play against all different types of unique players.

When playing online you get the chance to save money on your winnings. How you ask? When you play at a casino, it’s a well know fact that every time you win a big hand, you are obligated to tip the dealer. As if it was dealer who gave you the cajones to go all in and bluff out an opponent. There will be no need to tip a CPU dealer for any hand you win.

Playing poker online also allows you to play poker in the comforts of your home. Also if you play poker online you can pick exactly what type of table you want to play at. You could play in a tournament or play someone heads up. You could go to a 10-man table or a smaller table with only three players. You have so many options online on the type of game and the amount of money you want to play, whereas if you are playing in person at a casino your options will be a lot more limited.

Finally another reason online poker is better than poker at a casino is because you can take advantage of many loyalty programs and online promotions offered by big rakeback sites. You can win back the money that you gave away in rake just by playing poker on one of the sites affiliated to a rakeback site.  Try asking the casino you play at for some of your rakeback. Loyalty programs and rakeback sites give you back money for hands you play. It’s easy the more hands you join in with, the more rakeback you will receive back.  You can also try your hand at other games including Betfair Poker and Littlewoods Poker

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by PokerWriter on May 27th, 2010 | RSS | trackback