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Online poker VII

September 22nd, 2008

When one compares online poker with conventional games, certain differences become prominence. For example, if a gambler is playing in a real life casino, he has no other chance to increase his winnings other than raising his betting limits and building up the pot size. They cannot play in more than one game table as it would be physically impossible to manage. But online poker players have the advantage of playing in several game tables simultaneously, and since it is a virtual game, management of one’s gameplay is possible even when one is involved in several games at a time. Depending on which gaming site one is playing from, a poker player can open four to ten windows in his computer and play separate games. So, a player can easily play for low stakes and yet earn around $10 for every 100 hands of play per hour which would become as less as $4 an hour in a real life casino, an amount that may hardly be a break even situation for him after paying tips to the dealer. However, in the online poker room, the same winning player involved in four game tables simultaneously at 60 hands of play every hour can end up winning $24.

Interestingly, many online poker sites offer tips and tutorials for rookie players so that they can learn the basics of the games quickly and these sites even allow free money play so the players can practice the various forms of gameplay and tactics and betting limits without risk of losing real cash. Providing hand history of the games via a poker hand converter also helps novice players from improving their game and become experienced.

The last but not the least important distinction is that betting limits in online poker games is lesser than game table limits in real life casino houses which attract many gamblers. It has been observed that some online poker sites allow betting limits as low as 1 cent/2 cents whereas the traditional casinos do not go lower than $1/$2.

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