The New Face of Poker - Internet Poker

There are several online poker rooms that offer live Poker games against real people for real money. Millions of people from all over the globe play Poker on the web. The different players at the table are represented graphically and players can play for super small stakes such as $0.01/0.02 limit, or Players can play for larger stakes such as $100/$200 limits. Players use online payment systems to buy chips and place their wagers.

Internet Poker gives players the freedom to play anytime of the day or night, playing in the comfort of their own homes. For those wanting to improve their Poker skills, the internet provides a means of practicing and learning about Poker strategy online anytime 24/7. There are dozens of different online tournaments and hundreds of different online games going at any given moment. Internet Poker players can take advantage of added features and information provided at online poker rooms such as color coding players and being able to analyze a table's stats to look at the average pot being played.

Old School vs. New School

The obvious difference is that you are not sitting right across from your opponents, removing any and all ability to watch your opponents' reactions and body language. This has always been an important factor in traditional Poker play but with Internet Poker the game has changed... The new world of playing Poker online brings a new form of Internet Poker tells in which one watches and analyzes the speed at which an opponent bets. You don't have to see a player in person to identify a tell. As with traditional Poker, the concept is still the same - get to know your opponent's playing style and habits, because every action your opponent makes could potentially give you information on what kind of cards they are holding. Also, the rate of play if much faster with online Poker - dealing and shuffling are instantaneous, no waiting for the dealer to reshuffle the cards and counting chips is also done within a split second.

Internet Poker Tournaments

Most of the Online Poker Rooms offer a wide variety of Online Tournaments, many of them with huge money payouts. Online Poker Rooms offer both single and multi-table tournaments with variations of each. In addition, many of the larger Rooms also offer their most loyal players Private Tournaments in which Players can set up their own online tournament structure inviting the players of their choice.

Although some players will still prefer to play their weekly home game, the past few years have seen a tremendous jump in the number of online Poker players - millions of people from all around the world now participate in online Poker games and tournaments. The computer software and graphics are also becoming more and more sophisticated. With the popularity of Internet Poker growing each day, the new face of Poker is here to stay.

For more information on playing online Poker, visit The Poker Pages.

Oscar Daylight is the webmaster for The Poker Pages - Your Complete Guide to Playing Poker on the Internet.