Real Money Poker

Whilst playing poker for free as a purely recreational activity is a perfectly acceptable past time, it does remove from the equation some of the very things which make poker so popular. Not only will playing free poker take away the additional thrill that comes with winning money when there is a chance of losing it, which is the very essence of gambling, but many of the games break down in structure when it is just fun demo money at stake. We have all been in that free game where players insist upon raising and re-raising on every turn just to make the pot as big as possible. A large part of becoming a skilled and accomplished poker player, whether online or not, is knowing when to hold or fold a hand, when to bet or check, when to raise, how to bluff an opponent etc. When real money is not at risk, there is very little incentive to care.

It is for this reason that playing poker or indeed any casino game for demo money is not actually a good way to practice and learn. A far better way is to begin playing for real yet small amounts which are enough to make people play in a more "normal" manner, but are still not significant enough to become too upset about should you make mistakes and lose.

To get started playing online poker now, either for real cash or simply for fun demo money to practice, click the "Play Now" button at the top of the page.