Where to Play Poker Online

Over the past few years as the internet has continued to grow and poker has become one of the most popular activities, online poker has seen an increase in popularity that no one could have foreseen. Millions and millions of people are online playing poker everyday. Some play for fun with play chips, while other players play for real money from anywhere between a few cents and a few thousands dollars.

The online poker industry has become a force and continues to grow as more and more people want to get a little more practice in. Although there are a ton of online poker companies, there are definitely a handful that seem to own the industry.

As an experienced online poker player, I have personally played for real and play money at almost all of the major online poker sites on the internet. The sites continue to update and add more bonuses making it hard to pick which ones are better than the others.

The major online poker sites are:
Party Poker – http://www.partypoker.com
Empire Poker – http://www.empirepoker.com
Absolute Poker – http://www.absolutepoker.com
Full Tilt Poker – http://www.fulltiltpoker.com

Party Poker was the first major online poker site that was able to draw in millions of players. Empire Poker, a very similar program to Party Poker, followed in its footsteps, coming close but not quite to the level of success Party Poker has experiences. Absolute Poker began to grow rapidly as the company invested tons of money into sponsoring major televised poker tournaments and commercials. Full Tilt Poker burst onto the scene after the other sites, but it is slowly becoming one of the more popular online poker sites, more than likely because of the group of professional poker players that are sponsored by it. Many of these players including Phil Ivey wear Full Tilt Poker gear at some of the televised tournament which has to be one of the best advertisements available.

When starting out as an online poker player, it is best to try out several different sites either with play chips or for small amounts of money. Once you find out which site you like the best, try your luck out at that site. Before depositing money, always look around to see if they have any deposit bonuses. Almost every online poker site has deposit bonuses every single day, so be on the look out for who has the best option. Another thing to always remember when playing online poker is that a lot of people on there are beginners with a lot of money to spend, so online poker has tons of bad beats. Don’t let these frustrate you too much as they happen to everyone. Online poker is a great opportunity for any poker player to play anytime of day and get as much practice as they want before live tournaments.