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Online poker is a good alternative for those who enjoy the idea of live poker, but don't like to travel to live casinos or don't care for sitting across the table from live opponents. The online poker rooms are open 24/7 and games can be found at all levels and in all varieties, so there's bound to be a good poker online game out there for you. All you need to know to get started is the basics, and from there you can move on and become the best online poker player you can possibly be.

Starting Out in Online Poker

To start playing poker online, you need to find one or more online poker rooms where you wish to play. Poker room reviews will help you find the best online poker sites. Be sure to find a sign-up bonus code to get extra bonus money for signing up with the site. You can start by playing free play money games or micro-stakes games to get the hang of things before playing with serious money.

Types of Games

The main poker online games are Texas Hold'em, where players get two cards in their hand and make their best five card poker hand using those with the five community cards in the middle of the table that all players share, seven card stud, where each player gets three cards down and four cards showing and tries to make their best five card hand, and Omaha, where players use two of four cards in their hand with three of the five on the community board to make their hand. All the major online poker rooms offer these games.

Strength of Poker Hands

It's important to know the order of poker hands to help evaluate the likelihood that you hold the winning hand. There is no difference between online poker and live games - the best live poker hands are also the best online poker hands. From strongest to weakest, the order is: royal flush, straight flush, four of a kind, full house, flush, straight, three of a kind, two pair, pair and high card. Most of these are self-explanatory, but a straight is five consecutive cards, a flush is five suited cards and a full house is three of a kind with a pair. If two players have the same type of hand, the player with the higher-ranking cards is usually the winner. Suits do not matter.

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