Bodog has always been a top poker site for us and canadian players actually. Since 1994, bodog has faciliatated real money online poker games, casino games, and sportsbetting options for USA and Canadian players.

bodog is actually a pretty good setup and could actually become a very large operator. They have custom software thats better than all of the network softwares alot of us facing brands are running such as merge and cake. Also, they are definitely the most trusted brand.

Basically, until online poker is somehow regulated in the US, bodog will be the place to play online. Unless you run a mac that is.

Top Overall Online Casino Poker Games

NL Texas holdem is without a doubt the most played casino poker game online.  It doesnt matter what site you play at.  Even the smaller sites will have alot of nl texas holdem action.  Fixed-limit texas holdem poker is also popular and there are games going at virtually ever site.

Omaha Holdem And Seven card stud are two other major poker variations in the community poker realm, but to get alot of good action for these games you are typically going to have to be playing at one of the 3-5 biggest sites worldwide.

House Edge Casino Poker Games

Many people also enjoy other tradition poker games with a house edge such as 3-card poker or carribean stud.  The great thing about playing these games online is you can often practice for free.  Basically, you can utilize online poker casinos to learn or practice a wide variety of the top online casino poker games right from you’re own home.

When playing one of these games online for real money, you simply want to play at the well known casinos that offer recognition, security, and big promotions.  Bodog is probably the best example of a trusted online casino with alot to offer.  They offer all of the best casino poker games, other casino games, and even their own software for real community poker competition games.

Inconclusion, playing casino poker online can be fun and can also be a great way to practice up to play at a land casino.

If interested in the best online poker games in the world, please check out online poker BEST

Play Casino Poker Online – this site seems to be in development but i’ve heard that there will be some good information on it soon about all the top online casino poker games and sites.

Casino Poker Guide – this page discusses how to get quickly setup to primarily play the popular community card poker games at “pure poker rooms”.

Super Star Pop singer Pink wrote a song with the meaningful lyrics “Don’t let me get me. I’m a hazard to myself. I’m my own worst enemy.”

For some poker players these words are extremely true when you play poker because the person who can beat you the most is sitting in YOUR chair. Your emotions can have an impact on your game and can contribute to your winning or losing. They say that winning poker can be simple. All you have to do is always play your top game.

This is way easier said than done for many poker players because we are after all only human with other problems in our lives. However, if you bring these large problems to the table, it can only interfere with your playing your top game. To be a winning poker player you have to be able to check your emotions at the door before you sit down at the table. Poker should be the only thing on your mind when you play.

Money Saving Tip:

If you’re getting ready to drive to the poker room and you start to wonder whether you really feel like playing poker, STAY HOME! Don’t even waste your time or your gas. You will more than likely have a losing session because your head will not in the game. You must to want to play and if there is any doubt, stay home.

There are other factors that contribute to your state of mind. Whenever you play you should be well rested and alert. Playing your top game means that you’re able to pay attention to every detail of the game and to the other poker players at all times. You can’t give your full attention to the game if you’re tired or distracted.

You should also be confident of your own abilities. You don’t have to be the top poker player in the world to win at Texas Hold’em. You just have to be better than the other poker players at the table. Some poker players can be easily intimidated by other poker players.

This can happen if you find yourself in a game with a bunch of maniac poker players. You need to be aware of this. If, for any reason, you don’t feel you can play your top game against the opponents at the table or you think you’re out matched, then you should get out and find a different game.

Your game can also be affected by the play at the table. Some nights you will sit for hours folding hand after hand, while other poker players are winning with garbage. You may find the temptation to start loosening up your standards for starting hands. Don’t do it! When you do, you’re getting away from your top game.

Suffering several terrible beats is probably the factor that contributes the most to poker players letting their emotions get the top of them. You play only solid starting hands all night long only to get beaten on the river by a poker player who had no right to be in the hand to begin with. This can cause even the top poker players to lose control.

There are several things you can do when you feel you’re on the verge of losing control. The first thing to do is take a deep breath. Breathing regularly gets more oxygen to the brain and will help optimize your cognitive ability.

If deep breathing doesn’t help to keep you calm and sharp, get up and leave the table for a few minutes. After taking a break, if you find that you’re still not in control of your emotions then you have no choice but to leave the game.

<blockquote>If you learn to keep your emotions in control you will become your own bestest friend instead of your own worst foe. </blockquote>

learn to play texas holdem poker online

right now my plan is to play online at pokerstars and stick to 2-3 multi table games per week max.

I want to throw in some sit-n-go sessions on Saturdays but nothing to hardcore.

My main goal is to try to enjoy playing, have fun, not get impatient, and realize i wont have winning sessions every time.

My friend is helping me get started, he’s a full time player and writes about online poker sites.

hopefully, i can do well this time while playing online

PokerStars Game #15283139522: Tournament #77418393, $3.00+$0.40 Holdem No Limit – Level III (25/50) – 2008/06/14 – 12:11:03 (ET)
Table ’77416393 1′ 10-max Seat #10 is the button
Seat 1: Aldoooooo (2983 in chips)
Seat 2: staneltor (2690 in chips)
Seat 3: Der Oll (1507 in chips)
Seat 4: Me (1255 in chips)
Seat 5: DrDonSkinner (3130 in chips)
Seat 8: PARIStyle (1190 in chips)
Seat 9: olivier73 (865 in chips)
Seat 10: bojan83 (1380 in chips)
Aldoooooo: posts small blind 25
staneltor: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Me [6d 6h] <I love my sweet sixes>
Der Oll: folds
CalifNaughti: calls 50
DrDonSkinner: folds
PARIStyle: calls 50
olivier73: calls 50
bojan83: folds
Aldoooooo: calls 25
staneltor: checks
*** FLOP *** [6c 6s Kh] <OOOoooOOO la la what to do?>
Aldoooooo: checks
staneltor: checks
Me: checks <check it see if I get a call, still alot players in hand>
PARIStyle: checks
olivier73: checks
*** TURN *** [6c 6s Kh] [Ah] <someone may raise? hoping..>
Aldoooooo: checks
staneltor: folds
Me: checks <better check see if someone raises>
PARIStyle: bets 150 < there you go!>
olivier73: folds
Aldoooooo: folds
Me: calls 150 <thinking of raising, but deciding not to>
*** RIVER *** [6c 6s Kh Ah] [Ad] <ok turn caused him to raise this should push him all in? hoping..>
Me: bets 100 <I decide to bet small se what happens>
PARIStyle: raises 600 to 700 <OOooOO ok! putting him on a FH>
Me: raises 355 to 1055 and is all-in <I’m calling!!!>
PARIStyle: calls 290 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Me: shows [6d 6h] (four of a kind, Sixes)
PARIStyle: shows [As 4h] (a full house, Aces full of Sixes)
Me collected 2530 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2530 | Rake 0
Board [6c 6s Kh Ah Ad]
Seat 1: Aldoooooo (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 2: staneltor (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 3: Der Oll folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 4: Me showed [6d 6h] and won (2530) with four of a kind, Sixes
Seat 5: DrDonSkinner folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 8: PARIStyle showed [As 4h] and lost with a full house, Aces full of Sixes
Seat 9: olivier73 folded on the Turn
Seat 10: bojan83 (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

Then this is the hand I got knocked out with…

PokerStars Game #15283713037: Tournament #77416393, $3.00+$0.40 Hold’em No Limit – Level IX (300/600) – 2008/02/14 – 14:39:05 (ET)
Table ’77416393 1′ 10-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Aldoooooo (4084 in chips)
Seat 3: Der Oll (2953 in chips)
Seat 4: Me (1803 in chips)
Seat 9: olivier73 (6160 in chips)
Aldoooooo: posts the ante 50
Der Oll: posts the ante 50
Me: posts the ante 50
olivier73: posts the ante 50
olivier73: posts small blind 300
Aldoooooo: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to CalifNaughti [2s 2d]
Der Oll: raises 1200 to 1800
Me: calls 1753 and is all-in
olivier73: folds
Aldoooooo: folds
Der Oll said, “i have kk”
*** FLOP *** [Jh Ks 8s]
*** TURN *** [Jh Ks 8s] [5h]
*** RIVER *** [Jh Ks 8s 5h] [2c]
Der Oll said, “yessss”
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Der Oll: shows [Kd Kc] (three of a kind, Kings)
Me: shows [2s 2d] (three of a kind, Deuces)
Der Oll collected 4606 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4606 | Rake 0
Board [Jh Ks 8s 5h 2c]
Seat 1: Aldoooooo (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Der Oll showed [Kd Kc] and won (4606) with three of a kind, Kings
Seat 4: Me (button) showed [2s 2d] and lost with three of a kind, Deuces
Seat 9: olivier73 (small blind) folded before Flop

learn more about online poker

1. I play alot, and

2. the players you’re playing against are usually morons. Simple…they’re morons. You raise 3x’s, the imbusile has to know that you have something…he doesn’t have anything but an ace-ten off suite…it doesn’t make any difference if he has a A7o…he has an Ace…did it ever cross his mind that maybe you had an Ace also only with a higher kicker…shit you could already have a pair…which you did…now if you had the AT and he had the KK, then a K would have flopped and he wouldn’t have even had to wait to the river fcr it.
And it wasn’t even a micro it was a $55 game, then the Monday morning quarterbacks here will try to justify his play to you or tell you that you should have laid er down.

That is why I’m getting to like this virtual horse racing so much more…you have donkeys there also…but they lose, there are no miracles, no donkey luck and no bad beats or suck outs…you win with skill, not luck.

5 hands later of not playing and I’m in 1,215th place.

5th hand and and I took down 3 more donk opponents large stack all-in’s and it got me back to 208th.

Freerolls definitely don’t facilitate a very good learning experience as everyone plays like fucking donkeys.

You might face a lot of challenges during the game, but I find the biggest challenge comes from within side your brain.

also, the game variation and knowledge of the correct strategy is very important. There are different strategic considerations for the variation of poker, as well as the betting structure and game structure. when you play poker online, you need to know the correct strategies or you’ll eventually lose all of you’re money.

i love texas holdem, especially no-limit. learn texas holdem