Poker Guide : Poker Player

Online Poker Guide

Playing online poker has at least two real people playing, while most of the time there are up to eight, or even ten, players at a table. Often there is a waiting list of more players wanting to join the table. In this case as a player leaves a new player is joins the table automatically.

Poker tournaments run regularly and can have have several thousand players at once at different tables. Poker freerolls are free to join and do not require for you to deposit!

When you play online poker you are not playing against the "house" as you do in Blackjack. The "house" makes money by collecting a small fraction of each pot before awarding it to the winner. The beauty of poker is that unlike in the casino the "house" and the player are natural enemies. In the world of online poker the house is a neutral third party.

Online poker is not: Video Poker, the game you see in casinos that looks like a slot machine.

What you need to know

At the poker web sites you will find information about the type of poker games hosted by the room. On these websites you will find the rules, promotions and upcoming events, and the location from which you download the poker client and what no deposit freeroll tournaments are available.

The download poker client is the software program you download and then install to your Windows computer. When you run the program it connects to the poker game server. The poker client displays the poker games in full color and in high resolution. Each player can see their own cards and have buttons to use to check, raise and fold. A player can also chat with other players.

The poker game server is the central computer that hosts all of the poker games for that and other poker rooms. The game server runs programs that operate the dealer, floorman, cashier, and other features. The game server is also the hub for all communication.

The poker players, you and everyone else that are playing online poker. Each player is sitting at their own computer connected to the poker game server via the Internet.