So, you have tried out poker at a home game and probably won some cash or at the very least have a grasp of the rules of the game, you enjoy and have seen how the pros do it on TV but playing your weekly home game doesn’t fill the gap anymore and you are looking to expand your horizons.

Well then, this Ultimate newbie guide to playing poker online is dedicated to you in the hopes that you will choose the venue that best suits your needs.
When it comes to poker online for a novice the concept itself seems overwhelming particularly for unsavvy occasional internet users, this guide hopes to steer you in the right direction.

The plethora of poker rooms, different protocols and software variations available on the internet seems daunting for a newbie player to say the least we have compiled a listing of what you should be looking for when choosing your new internet poker venue.

Choosing an Internet Poker Room

One of the first choices you will be confronting in your quest is that of finding a suitable internet poker room that meets and hopefully exceeds your expectations while avoiding the many rouge sites that unfortunately do exist.

If you are an American you have an additional choice to factor in, i.e. many rooms no longer offer their online poker games to USA citizens since Bush passed into law the UEGIA, so your options have been narrowed down, yet there are still some excellent choices for you to choose from, simply use our right hand navigation menu under “Poker Bonuses”, poker sites that still allow USA players real money play have a small American flag adjacent the room’s these are the internet poker rooms that continue to allow poker players from America including two of the most popular internet poker rooms in PokerStars and FullTIltPoker.

Full Tilt Poker referral code:		PokerStars bonus code:
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Full Tilt Poker are holding a promotion this October and November where players can win a percentage of Phil Ivey earnings from the 2009 main event. Win a seat to a SNG equal to 5% of Phil Ivey main event earnings plus a chance to win entry to a $50,000 freeroll there is also a daily cash prize draws all month with $150,000 up for grabs.

Get your first deposit matched up to $600 when using WAP as your Full Tilt Poker referral code, minimum FullTilt first deposit is $10 all deposits after that are a minimum of $30.

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Full Tilt Online Poker Series XIV FTOPS returns in November (4th- 15th) with twenty-five events adding up to $16,000,000 in guaranteed prize pools. The Full Tilt MiniFTOPS will take between the 9th – 20th December and will be a replica of the FTOPS events with $4 million in prize pools.

Satellites for the FTOPS events are now running daily, get your seat to one of the biggest online tournament series starting from $0.50 or just 50 FTP.

Use Full Tilt Poker referral code WAP and get a 100% of your deposit matched up to $600 when making your first deposit.

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Full Tilt Poker are hosting a $250k tournament (FTP buy-in only) in October, players can buy-in directly for 5,000 Full Tilt Points or win your seat via satellite tournament or SNG’s which are available from as low as 40 FTP.

Convert your FTP into cash by winning your share of the $250,000 guaranteed prize pool on 18th October 2009. Get 100% of your first deposit matched up to $600 when using Fultilt Poker referral code WAP.

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Turnout at PokerStars WCOOP 2009 main event has gone beyond the guaranteed 10 million offered by PokerStars with 2,144 entries received despite being slightly less than last year’s event which saw 2,185 entries, contestants will now compete for their share of a massive $10.7 million prize pool with the WCOOP main event winner set to receive $1.7 million provided no deals are made on the final table with all those making the final table getting a minimum of $96k a piece for the two-day long event, a second place finish at PokerStars WCOOP pays $1.28 million this year.

PokerStars bonus code: STARS600

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