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Beginner's Guide to Online Poker
Easy Guide to Opening an Online Poker Account
Opening an online poker account couldn't be easier. In just three easy steps, you will be playing poker online for real money in no time.
1. Set Up an Online eCash Account. The simplest, safest and easiest way to transfer money to and from your online poker account is by using a reputable and secure eCash account. The most widely trusted for online poker are Neteller and FirePay. Neteller and FirePay are similar to PayPal -- but unlike PayPal, you can use Neteller and FirePay to fund your online poker account. It only takes a few minutes to register with either of these sites, and then it is simply a matter of depositing money in your eCash account. Usually, the easiest way to do this is with a credit card, but you can also make a transfer directly from your bank account.
2. Open an Account with an Online Poker Site. Download the poker software and sign up at an online poker site of your choice (read our reviews of the three biggest and best here). Don't forget to use a bonus code for additional bonus cash added to your poker account -- chose from the bonus codes here (we recommend one of the PartyPoker bonus codes: GOTHAM25 for $25 bonus cash or GOTHAM20 for an extra 20% bonus cash).
3. Transfer Money to Your Poker Account. Now that you have signed up with the online poker site, depositing money is quick and easy -- simply sign-in to the poker site and go to the secure cashier/depositing funds page of the poker site to use your Neteller or FirePay account to transfer money.
That's it! You can start playing immediately!
What to Expect at an Online Poker Site
Playing online is quite different from playing in a live game. There are advantages and disadvantages to the online poker world -- we will briefly address some of the most important below. This Beginner's Guide should be read in conjunction with our Online Tips and Strategy, which provides often-overlooked critical tidbits to increasing your success at online poker.
The first thing you will notice when starting out at an online poker site is the amazing variety of games and stakes, as well as the sheer number of tables from which to choose. This variety and number of options is very good for you as a player, since you can freely move from one table to another at any time. Do not hesitate to leave a table or try a new game/stakes if you want. Unlike the world of bricks and mortar (B&M) cardrooms and casinos, changing your table or the game you are playing is simply a matter of pointing and clicking.
Secondly, the games online move at a much faster pace than live games. Because of the point-and-click interface and speed of the dealing and betting, you will be able to play far more hands per hour online than you could ever hope to do in a live game.
[More to come]
Last updated: April 2005
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