Advantages of Online Poker
There are some major differences between playing poker on the Internet and playing live.
Usually the rules are the same but there are sometimes a few differences. For instance, in a live game of fixed limit Texas Hold’em, players are usually allowed to raise and re-raise as many times as their chips allow them to when there is only two players left in the beginning of a betting round (if there are more then two players, then there is a maximum of one bet and three raises, making it a total of four bets). But when playing online most sites caps the bets regardless of the number of players.
If you are new to poker and don´t want to risk your money you can play for free online with “play money” that you get by registering at an online poker site, for instance at Party Poker. This is an excellent way to get a feel for how the software works, without risking a cent! This is hardly the case with live poker where you have to risk money right from the start. And when you are ready to play for real money you can online start out on a very low level, Party Poker offers cash games with blinds as low as $0.5-$1.
Comfort is also of the major advantages of online poker. Think about it, instead of getting dressed up, and drive away to some game far away you can play in your very own home, wearing the comfy clothes you enjoy, and sit in your favourite chair. There isn’t a casino in the world that can beat that.
Then there is the avilability factor. Online there are always games going on, especially at Party Poker, which is the worlds greatest poker room. There are literally thousands of tables up and running 24/7, day in, day out. And you can play whenever you want to, that´s hardly the case with live games since not everyone is living in Las Vegas.
And then there is the small matter of choosability. Online you can basically find all big games like 7-card Stud, Omaha and Omaha 8/B. You can also play no-limit, fixed-limit and pot-limit, whichever you prefer.
As you can see, online poker has many advantages over live poker. You can play the game of your choice, for as much or as little you want to, whenever you want to and all this right from your own home.