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In this Article we lay out how to start to play poker online. The best way to start is by playing Longhand limit Texas Hold'em (Tables with 7 - 10 players are named "Longhand", whereas tables with 6 players or less are named "Shorthand"). We highly recommend that you first read our article about the basic strategy, so that you can start with earning money as soon as possible! Also our articles on tips for beginners and examples for beginners are highly recommended!

Due to the enormous popularity of poker you can find a lot of poker sites on the Internet. New poker sites are arising on a weekly basis. It is sensible to start at a large site which is known as good and save. Poker sites earn their money with the rake (= a small amount taken from the pot), therefore a good reputation is extremely important for them. Sophisticated and thoroughly checked software ensures that the cards are always shared honestly and the software is also able to pick out possible cheaters.
All online poker sites mentioned on this site are safe sites. As soon as we find out that a site is not safe we will let you know immediately and we will obviously also remove the poker site in question from our list. When you start, it might be a good idea to first read our reviews of all the poker sites available and then choose a site which is appropriate for you. Please do not forget the use the offered bonuses for free extra playing money!


When starting to play poker online you first need to download the free software of the pokersite of your choice. After that you have to choose a name under which you will play on the site (= screen name) and you have to mention your e-mail address. Once you've done this you have your own poker-account, enabling you to play poker online whenever you want!

If you like, you can choose to first start playing with fake money (= play money) to practice. When playing with "play money", you can always go back to the cashier to get some more. Poker sites always supply unlimited "play money" to practice and this is all for free! The disadvantage of playing with "play money" is that, because fake money is unlimited and free, most players play really bad and different compared to when they would play with real money. Therefore, practicing with "play money" has only limited value when it comes to preparing for the real deal.

When you have practiced enough or in case you want to start immediately with playing for real money, you have to deposit an amount on your poker-account. The easiest and fastest way to deposit money on a poker-account is by using a credit card. Besides that, many poker players also have a Neteller-account (this is an online bank account). For more information about this you can check our article on Neteller-account.

When it's your first time we recommend that you do not deposit more than $25 or $50. This is enough when you start playing at the tables with the lowest limits. We recommend to only participate on tables with higher limits once your money (your initial deposit) has doubled and once you're used to the game!

Bonus money!!


All online poker sites mentioned on this site offer a bonus for all new players coming from Pokertips.nl. So if you go from this site to one of the online poker sites we mention and you sign up for a new poker account, that poker site will give you an additional bonus to the deposit you've made! For example, if you deposit $50 most sites will give you at least another $25 (50% extra)! You then have straight away $75 on your bankroll! Some poker sites give more bonuses than others. For more information about this please check our overview of the poker sites we recommend.

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