It's not difficult to start playing online poker but there are a few things where you have to pay attention to and needs some explanation. On our site you will find the top 10 poker rooms on the internet, so there you can start with finding the poker room you like. To find the best poker room it's mostly a mather of testing and a feeling you get when you play at the room.

First visit the homepage of the poker room of your choice and check the poker promotions and most important messages they have. You always find these on the homepage because it's the first impression and poker room managers wants you to see the most important parts to persuade you to play there.

Download

If you want to try or start playing you have to download the software or with some poker rooms you can start immediately by playing a flash software. You don't have to download the software, but mostly you will find less options at no-download software.

The software is free to download and if you don't like it you can always uninstall it. A good internet connection is important so the download doesn't get interrupted and it's also necessary for a good game play.

Open an account

Once you have downloaded the software you have to open a Poker Account. You will have to fill in your personal details (name, address, email address, age, etc.) and answer some other questions.

You also have to choose a player name and username. With some pokerrooms you only need a username and with other pokerrooms you need a username to login and a players name which is visible to other players. Choose a good players name (screen name), because many players already take some information from somebodies screen name.

Password

You have to choose a password to login with your username. Choose a password which is difficult to guess but easy to remember for you. Always use a combination between letters and numbers. You can choose for your name or place of birth and your date of birth, for example 'London1974'.

Open a real money account

If you are ready to play for real money you have to upgrade your account to a real money account. Here you choose how you want to deposit money in your account. From the Cashier you can always see a history of your deposits and withdrawls, the current balance, pending or redeemed bonusses and other financial information.

Poker Lobby

Once you have made a deposit you can start playing poker and choose the game / table from the Lobby. This is the homepage of the software and from here you will always start when you want to change your game. In the beginning it might look a bit confusing, but very soon you will find your way and understand the different options.

In the lobby you can choose between Cash Games or Tournaments. Under these tabs you can find more tabs with diffferent limits or events. In the Lobby you can also see some statistics like number of players at the table.

How to register

With Cash Games you can choose a table by double clicking on the table name. The table will open in a new window and you choose a seat if there is one available. Then you choose how many chips you want to buy and you can start playing.

With tournaments you have to register first. You click on the tournament and on the button 'Register Tournament' and a pop-up window will open. Here you choose the buy-in or you can register with a ticket if you have this in your account. Once you have registered you have to wait for the starting time and you will be automatically seated at a table.

Time to play Poker

You are a new poker player and ready to start winning. If you experience problems you can always go to the website of the poker room or contact their support team.