Live the Dream - How to get started playing poker

'Live The Dream' is a term which in commonly used yet very rarely achieved. Everyone has an image of what they would be doing when they finally experience the true reality of Living the dream.

Whilst the dreaming part is not so hard, but doing something about it is where most people fall short.

An important man once said :
"there are some people who are happy to dig a hole for someone else, but you will only get rich if you pay someone to dig a hole for you'

As with most important men, I can't really tell you what the hole has got to do with playing online poker but I do know that if your dream is playing professional poker or at least making a profit from playing online poker you have come to the right place.



So here is how you can live the dream in Poker.
should read our how to play downloads (I have written the rules of all the main game variations - Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Stud and Draw) I suggest that you learn Texas Hold'em first as it is th e most popualr and more available to new players.

Once you feel you have a grasp of the basic poker rules, the best thing to do is give it a go. At first you will have a small amount of bankroll so you should either play through an online portal site such as LTDPoker who give new players up to $500 free no deposit bankroll. Then avoid playing on cash game sit n go's you will quickly lose your money and will probably not go back to the game again. The best thing is to find an online Poker freeroll tournament that has the fewest number of players in it. again if you play through a portal site such as LTDPoker regularly holds exclusive freeroll tournaments for their players at top rated online poker sites.

Good sites to play on are Party Poker, Paddy Power and Betfair as they have easy to dowload poker software and simple graphic.
Once you have practiced you need to work on your poker strategy and we have a number of articles that can help you on these stages.

Also don't forget to engage in the online poker community, look at forums, blogs and news feeds to increase your knowledge of the best online poker sites to play on and the big prize online poker tournaments you can qualify to for as little as a couple of dollars. Sites on the big networks such as Bwin Poker and Mansion Poker hold daily qualifiers for tournaments worth Millions of Dollars!

Remeber if you pay $2 to buy into a qualifying satelitte, you have a better probability of winning the World Series of Poker than if you buy a lottery ticket. Plus even if you don't win the WSOP you would have earnt some winnings on your way.
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Advantages of Online Poker

The Internet provides unlimited opportunity to play Texas holdem Poker because of the growth of online poker games. It is a quite intriguing question if the game is just right for anyone, who would like to give a try.

There are thousands of people playing online poker already. Any time and any poker room you would check is nearly or completely full. You should know that you can play online poker only for fun and when you ready try Internet Poker for real money.

If you are comfortable doing things on the Internet you already have the proper backround to start playing online poker, assuming that you know poker rules and poker strategy at least in basics. It is hard to play real poker, when there are no places around you, such as casinos, but using Internet playing online poker becomes available to anyone.

Playing online poker you can stay anonymous without doing a disguise, in an environment where all your opponents see of you generic icon. You can also play against poker opponents from around the world.

Online Poker Tips

The popularity of online poker is exploding with over two milion people these days. This kind of poker can be played in the comfort of your own home. Playing online poker has its advantages. Some of the good players can not really face their opponents, but when you are playing online poker they are invisible. This is the truth of online poker. It is a nameless, faceless game of virtual poker tables, virtual players, but real money.

Another advantage of online poker is that you have to realise that many poker players can be distracted by watching tv, reading, playing more than one table at the time, talking on the telephone. That gives you a really good tip, which plenty of professional online poker players use to win. You must know that even a good poker player is not too knowledgeable, or too prepared. "Know thine enemy" is not only an expression. That is a cardinal rule in online poker world.