IF
YOU'VE NEVER PLAYED BEFORE
If you're playing
poker for the first time, you'll need to do some learning
before you click into a game online, even if it's only for
play-money. Poker is a house that requires a foundation.
Only when that foundation is secure can you go ahead and
build on it. When all the elements are solidly fixed to
the structure, you can begin to add flourishes and decorative
touches. But you can't begin embellishing anything until
the foundation is poured, the building is framed, and all
the other elements that come before it are in place. In
this site, we put first things first - where they belong
- and provide a basic understanding of what you need before
you play.
You don't have to
be one of the best players in the world to earn money at
poker - that's one of the best things about it. If you learn
to play at a level akin to that of a moonlighting musician,
you'll be good enough to win consistently. While it's true
you'll have to play far better to make a lot of money, even
a good, work-a-day poker player can supplement his or her
"day job" income.
Determined work, study,
practice, and analysis make lifelong winning players. If
you apply yourself, you'll have a hobby that pays, and with
the growing prevalence of Internet poker, you won't have
to go further than your PC or laptop to ply your skill!
Even if you've never
played poker before - anytime, anywhere. for any limits,
not even across the kitchen table with Uncle Billy and Aunt
Edie - you can learn