Where is the best play money poker online?
Also, check out www.twoplustwo.com, especially the forums. It’s kind of a clearinghouse for all things poker. You can post hands, get advice, talk about theory, and there is a forum for online poker sites that probably can point out all the little deals you can get on sites. Personally my tip to everyone getting started is to pick up low-limit cash games, either limit or no limit. Most sites offer bonuses and you earn them by playing. At low limits the bonuses can easily be as much or more than you’d expect to make playing – if you can manage to break even or lose very little money, then you can make a nice bankroll. I started with $50 and whored my way into about $600, and then started playing “real” poker.
Yes, it’s fine to learn the rules and routine of the game from play money games, but it ultimately reinforces poor play. Too many players don’t care if they lose and play stupidly. That makes for frequent jackpots when you bust someone, but also unusually frequent bad beats from people that shouldn’t realistically be in the hand. On the other hand, maybe your friends play like that, too. I like Full Tilt. They have (play) cash games and play money tournaments for all the popular games (texas he, omaha, razz, etc).
