Friday, April 11, 2008

10 Things To Consider At A Poker Website

By Simon M Skinner

Playing poker is something that has long been enjoyed by men and women alike. Online poker is becoming just as popular. You can have all of the fun playing poker, but you do so from your home. When you set out to find your poker website, here are a few things for you to look for:

1. Poker rules. While this isn't so much about the poker website as it is about you, it's still important. You have to know the ins and outs of poker to find a good poker website.

2. The games offered. A wide variety of different styles of poker will enhance your enjoyment of the game.

3. The rollover bonus. When you place your poker winnings back into your poker account (instead of withdrawing them) the poker website will usually add a percentage of your winnings as a bonus. The bonus amount will vary between different poker sites.

4. Level of competition. You may just want to play a couple of hands to pass the time. However, you may want to compete in a tournament or with players of high experience level.

5. How much can you win? Some poker websites will cap the amount of money that you can bet with, and therefore will cap the amount that you can win/ Other sites will let you bet and win any amount. Choose the site that bests suits you.

6. Speed and ease of withdrawing your money. You should be able to get your money quickly and easily. Check out the payout options on the website (and read the fine print!)

7. Popularity of the site. Most people want the opportunity to play with a crowd. With certain poker websites having more than 15,000 playing at one time, you should be able to play with a variety of people, when you want to.

8. Customer support. You want to be able to get the site's support team 24/7.

9. Play for free! Sometimes you want to bet for free, particularly if you are learning the game!

10. Quality of software. This is the biggie. You want to make sure that the software that your poker site is using is compatible with a variety of operating systems, and internet browsers and you want to make sure that the glitches are minimal, or nonexistent all together.

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