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How to Get Started in Online Poker Industry

Last updated on : 01 Jan, 1970

How to Get Started in Online Poker Industry

Introduction to Online Poker

 

Poker is a thrilling game enjoyed by people all over the globe. Whether for fun and kicks with friends at home, as a learning tool to inherit some basic math skills, as a profession or as a respite from those long office hours, poker is one of the most accessible and pleasurable games in the world. The online poker industry takes that notion and cranks it up a notch. You can play entirely free or for the smallest stakes possible; you can play for satellite entries into some of the most amazing live poker tournaments happening around the world. Or you can even play for high stakes, whichever you prefer.

The best part about online poker?

You can enjoy all this from a desktop, laptop, tablet, or a smartphone. And whether you play poker online for the first time or the millionth time, everyone can find the right seat at an online poker table.

A Brief History of Online Poker

For years poker existed in the back of shady restaurants, or smoky bars and casinos, but all that changed in the early 2000s when the poker industry was hit by a splash of internet. That's when technology advanced and secure online poker websites were launched. People started talking more about online poker websites and it wasn't long before online poker caught everyone's attention.

Getting Started with Online Poker

What do you need to play poker online?

The requirements to play poker online are very minimal and there's a good chance you can play on the same device you are using to browse this page right now. Online is not particularly taxing on your desktops or mobile phone's memory and if you have a desktop from the early 2000s or later, you have more than enough processing power. In fact, these days there are a lot of platforms that offer real money poker apps for smartphones and tablets so you can play on the go.

How to Play Online Poker

If you want to play poker online from your home computer or laptop, the first step is to download the online poker software from the website of your choice. The overall demand for your memory is quite minuscule and it shouldn't take very long to download on even the most archaic internet connections. If you don't prefer to download anything, you can also try the no download online poker games at any poker website, although you might not be able to enjoy the same number of features like the fully downloaded version.

Conclusion - Get Started NOW

There is a lot of ground yet to be covered when it comes to getting started with online poker, like where to play and how to play poker. This is just the tip of the iceberg. There is so much more online poker than this.

So. Much. More.

But, don't be afraid, you can spend some time reading and learning about the poker rules. Take it slow, learn about the game, the different variants of online poker games, and then, only when you are comfortable, step into the tables.

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