Your Online Poker Guide

Whether you are brand new, or you have been playing poker online for a while now, you should take a few minutes to read this online poker guide.

Establishing your bankroll

Your bankroll is the amount of money you have dedicated for playing poker. Make sure you have set aside enough to get you through the game you will be playing on any particular day.

Making Your Deposit

Online casinos have different methods for how you deposit your money in order to play. This online poker guide is not casino-specific, so you will need to check the requirements of the poker site you will be playing at.

Cashing Out

There are also different methods for how you take your money back out of their site. Again, since this online poker guide is not casino-specific, you need to check the requirements of the poker site you will be playing at.

Tracking Your Money

It’s easy to forget that those electronic chips represent real money that’s sitting in your account. You don’t need to count after every hand, but it’s a good idea to check you balance throughout the game to see where you stand. If you run your bankroll down to zero, log off for the day and come back another time.

Look for Bonuses

Most sites will pay you a bonus when you deposit money with them. There are always rules and limitations, so make sure you know how the bonus gets paid and when. More often than not you will be required to pay a certain number of hands before you receive your bonus. Since the online poker rooms take a percentage of the pot as their rake, you usually end up spending more than you receive in bonus. But since you have to pay the rake either way, the bonus at least guarantees that you’ll get some of your money back.

Moving Up and Down in Your Limits

A good rule of thumb is to move up to a higher limit game once you have won enough to double your bankroll. If you follow this rule, and raise your limits every time you double your bankroll, you’ll eventually find yourself playing with the high rollers. The reverse is true as well. If you lose half your bankroll, move to a lower limit game. That’s the best advice you’ll get from this online poker guide.