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The Players Guide to Online Poker

Table of Contents

About This Guide

The Online Poker Boom

Chapter I – Getting Started in Online Poker

Chapter II - Adjusting to the World of Online Poker

Chapter III – The Advantages of Online Poker

About this Guide

Welcome to the free version of The Players Guide to Online Poker. This guide will help you succeed in online Texas Hold’em poker.

This poker guide is for players of all experience, levels and focuses mainly on the nuances of online poker. To keep the guide concise, I chose to give you specific information about online poker without touching on too many aspects of the game. If you are looking for poker strategy there are many books out there. Check out appendix D, which includes a list of books in the appendix D that every player should have in their personal library. I have also included some tips and secrets that most online poker players are not aware of. You will find numerous links to great information relating to other aspects of the game. If you’re interested in strategy and general poker knowledge, check out the links in a ppendix B & C. If you are new to poker I have included references to several popular websites with free articles on strategy, tips and basic poker knowledge. Check out appendix E.

Be sure to take advantage of these poker websites as they contain a huge wealth of information and are completely free.

To navigate this guide I have linked each article and chapter in the table of contents. To return to the Table of Contents, use the link at the bottom left of each page. Look for the TIP sections. They include some very useful ideas.

This year I have included 2 bonuses - a free poker tournament blind timer and an appendix on running your own home poker tournament. I have had many people email me saying they were complimented on how well their home game went with the use of the free timer and home game information.

If you would like to add any information or would like clarification please

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Good Luck! Enjoy the guide!

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The Online Poker Boom

Poker popularity has hit epic proportions. With tournaments running 24 hours a day. This due in part to a guy named Chris Moneymaker, who in 2003, accomplished an unprecedented feat. Moneymaker won a $40 tournament through the online poker site PokerStars. This earned him a $10,000 seat at the World Series of Poker* main event in Las Vegas. After beating another large field of players, Moneymaker beat Sam Farha heads up at the main event to take the 1st place prize of $2.5 million US.

n 2004, Greg Raymer, accomplished an even greater feat. Raymer entered the WSOP* online (also through PokerStars) and beat 2575 players to win $5 million US. Then in 2005, Joe Hachem, won $7 million at the World Series main event. In the 2006 WSOP*, Jamie Gold beat a staggering field of 8773 players to win $12 million. Three of the 9 players at the main event final table entered through PokerStars. They each won over a million dollars.

Online poker began in 1999, but became more popular when Moneymaker won the 2003 World Series main event. Shows like the World Poker Tour , Professional Poker Tour and High Stakes Poker have increased poker’s exposure and brought a large number of new players to the game.

There are tournaments for a little as $1 that pay out millions of dollars, with something for everyone. If you are interested in making the World Series of Poker* or even the World Poker Tour, but don’t want to pay the big entry fees…don’t worry. Many of the online sites offer low buy-in tournaments that give seats into many land based tournaments. Whatever your interest, there is a game or tournament online waiting for you right now!

Online poker has a lot to offer. It has come a long way in a very short time, and it’s here to stay.