The Advent of Poker Online



Poker has been forever a favorite card game that people mostly play either for time pass or as an addiction. It involves strategy, skill and most importantly the urge to gamble. It is a game of the risk takers of the world who are willing to risk it all the gain even more. Las Vegas, Monte Carlo,and Macau are placed over the world that is famous for its casinos and poker games. But most of these are not reachable to the larger crowd, hence there is now the advent of poker online.

 

 How are they getting started?


poker onlineThe first step that all online poker facilitators are taking is creating a market for their product where they are teaching how to play poker. This is helping them create their own audience. Moreover, the web law states that sports betting is illegal hence internet poker is not illegal.

 

 Types of poker online:


  1. Texas Hold’em- This is the kind that is most famous as it is shown in movies and soaps.With 5 community cards open and two hidden hole cards, this form is packed with a lot of energy and action.
  2. Pot Limit Omaha- This takes Texas Hold’em a little further where instead of two hidden hole cards there are four hidden hole cards and ultimately only two of them can be used to make the final hand.
  3. Caribbean Stud Poker - The rule that stands out in this form of poker is that instead of playing against other players you are playing against the dealer. Though the rules see similar to card stud, the dealer has to show one of his cards throughout the entire game.
  4. PaiGow Poker- This form of the game is very exciting as one has to beat the banker which is either the casino or the dealer or one of the players on the table, with an additional joker added to the mix to add a twist. In this game, 7 cards are dealt.
  5. Online Poker Tournament- There are also online platforms that conduct or help to conduct online poker tournaments amongst a fixed number of people.

 

There are many sites that give tips as to how one can win online poker. These articles lure in the potential market of customers who would have played poker had they been in Las Vegas, Macau or any of the other places that have famous poker joints. But these people cannot be tapped by casinos because of the geographical distance and the poker online binds them on a common platform.