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Poker ArticleOnline Poker AdvantagesThere are many regularly scheduled medium buy-in poker tournaments online. PokerStars offer hold'em tournaments from $109 - $215, including double shootout events. UltimateBet also offer no-limit hold'em tournaments for $109 on weekdays and $215 at weekends. There are also a lot of other online poker sites that offer $100+ multi-table tournaments. These poker tournaments offer profitable opportunities for sophisticated poker players. It doesn't matter if you are a grinder or one of the numerous medium stakes poker experts out there, there will be a lot of dead money in these tournaments. There are many inexpensive online poker tournaments where you can work on your strategy and work on building your poker bankroll for larger events. It is easier to do this online than in a bricks and mortar casino for the following reasons:1.) Cheap poker tournaments and freerolls are a inexpensive way to gain poker experience. If you were playing in a traditional poker room/casino it would take a lot longer to gain this experience as less hands are dealt per hour, so players see less situations that can occur. 2.) New poker players can qualify for Major Poker Events via satellite tournaments. These tournaments include the World Series of Poker* and the World Poker Tour. You will also find that winnings from poker freerolls can be used to increase your poker bankroll for cash games, where hopefully you can increase your bankroll even further, especially with the use of a rakeback deal. 3.) In online poker when you sign up to a new poker client you are usually offered a large deposit bonus, just for opening an account online. There is nothing quite like free money! 4.) When playing live poker you need to count other players chip stacks all the time so you can work out what he/she can afford to call or raise etc. When playing poker online this is all done for you, you just look at the screen and can see exactly how many chips each player has. 5.) When you make a mistake in online poker there is less embarrassment as no-one can see you! 6.) New poker players can bluff a lot easier online as they won't be giving away any tells. However, you do need to be careful still because internet poker sharks can quite often work out if you are strong or weak by the amount of time it takes you to bet. Article written by James Prentice of www.rivered.co.uk |
