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Let’s begin with differences of online poker from off line poker game as well as the pros and cons of the on-line version. The main principal difference is obvious – gamblers, the opponents cannot see each other. Hence, on one hand a player doesn’t have to maintain his “poker image” and on the other hand the player cannot “read” the opponent hand by concentrating on the human body Language. Therefore, in online poker room the psychological moment of the game is rather weak, for somebody it’s good and then for someone it is not so good. In other respects online poker presents only advantages and it shall take a long time to name all of them. Here will be the main ones.
Any room the exact same as any online casinos work 24 hours a day 365 days each year and any gambler may play all over the clock hole year.
A player will not have to tog up and go someplace. Playing poker online at the computer might be more comfortable that at the casino table.
The gambler can pick from a wide variety of games including the rarest ones, may play during a fifteen minute break; or leave the table any time. Players may participate in a number of tournaments and cash-games, can play short handed tables or face-to-face, may play at several online poker room tables at a time, play many games in an hour with simultaneous shuffling and dealing. Time period limit for decision taking makes the game more dynamic. The players don’t have to control and count the jackpot and their own chips.
Playing poker online is a good practice for the beginners playing micro limits which can’t be found in off line casino.
If you are ready to play poker online, you should install client programs. Basically the software comprises two parts – server part – here the cards are generated and information regarding all the gamblers is collected. Client’s part – here the player sees the cards, opponents and makes gaming decisions. Both parts of the software are connected via the internet and constantly exchange information.
Client programs may be of two types: downloaded (executable programs) and non-downloaded (flash or java, played in the browser). Non-downloaded programs are less convenient though their number is increasing. To play non-downloaded poker room version a gambler should, as a rule, press some button like “Instant Play”, then a small browser window will be opened as well as the poker room software will be downloaded there. If this really is java program, the player should have java scripts enabled within his browser, flash plug-in should be installed to view flash. The players are most likely to have Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher with 128-byte encryption.
If you prefer downloaded version (and it is far more convenient and functional), please find the section “Download” at the net site and download the program (usually 4-8 Mb, however sometimes occur small ones less than 1MB; they download the software after the launch and then will install the client). When the download is complete, start the program and it’s going to install the client program. As a rule the client will automatically add the icon of the poker room at your desktop or to folder “Programs”.
Rules for the registration at the poker rooms, money depositing and withdrawal of the winning money are the same as in excellent online casino casinos. When registering, fill out the application, indicate your full name, address, phone number, email, select login and password, and additionally your screen name that can be used throughout the poker room playing sessions. Almost all online poker rooms accept cards. You will discover several e-wallets such as Moneybookes, Neteller, Firepay and so on to help ease the players funding options.
