In this free online poker games ex-rocker, police officer, casino security and poker table dealer John S imparts some free online poker instruction. In particular his insights on the differences between real world poker and online poker and then between the various forms of online poker games, free and cash should be a must read by every poker play right now.
It was 1988, way before free online poker was even dreamed of when I first went on tour with a heavy metal band eventually opening for such acts as Ozzy and Skid Row. Before I knew what happened, I was a police officer. The following 20 years saw me investigating all the crimes of which we humans are capable. It was an unfortunate twist of fate that would see me into early retirement and into the world of casinos.
After surviving a series of heart attacks I needed something low stress to pay the bills. It was the Trump Taj Mahal that saw fit to hire me in the surveillance department where I would spend the next 6 months watching the poker room, learning the game and ultimately going to dealer school.
The drive proved to be too much, and the job ended almost as soon as it started, but I had a new passion - poker!
Although the next few months saw me playing in the casinos at real poker tables, I had also discovered the world of online poker. The world of live poker in casinos had taught me some hard lessons and I figured they would be an ideal base for hammering online poker games. That could not have been further from the truth. I have to tell you that between real world poker and online poker, free poker or cash, the same principles do not apply and transfer well at all.
In live casinos you get real interaction with the other players. You often become friends, have drinks after games, hopefully buying with the money you won from them! But online offers a mask of anonymity. A mask that some people use to do and say some crazy things in poker games.
Some of them act like this due to the lack of personal interaction, so it's just boredom. But there is a lot of opportunity to make some money if you, well, as they say, play your cards right.
How you play online poker depends entirely on what you are playing. Freerolls are very different from money tables; single table sit-n-gos are different from large multi-table tournaments. Big money games, as you might expect, are very different to free poker online and micro stakes penny poker.
In my own case I have played a huge number of freerolls. Not because I have to, but because I like building a bankroll on someone else's dime. Although they are free, I can assure you they are no walk in the park. The prizes vary widely but all need the same core skill if you are to stand any chance - patience.
The early stages of a freeroll will inevitably throw a storm of donks (short for donkey which refers to the worst poker players) at you with an unusually high percentage of pre-flop all-ins. If you can weather that storm (resist the temptation to risk it all with your pocket 4s or suited King/Queen) you stand a good shot at going deep into the tournament.
You also want to avoid, at all costs, chasing down your hand. You either flop a hand you can play or you don't. You don't want to deplete your stack paying for a straight or flush draw.
If that's not making full sense then the best thing you can do is to play free poker online and learn the ropes.
The better free sites are truly risk free yet still let you legitimately build a bankroll from nothing at all, and you can always find a game to play. You won't have to wait for ages for tourneys to begin.
So get going, you will have literally nothing to lose and you can also find tons of free online poker training to suit all skill levels from beginner upwards.
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