Online fun

Now that you have the rules and basics of No-Limit Hold ‘Em down, you need to start racking up some experience. Ideally, the best way to learn is to take a pile of cash to your nearest casino and sit down and play a real, serious game with real, serious players. Since most of us can’t afford to throw down real money to buffer our skills, and since I wouldn’t recommend you risk your hard- earned money while learning the game, the best place to learn is online poker sites offer play-money, full-table games with real people. This is a great way to get the mechanics of the casinos game down while experimenting with playing styles, betting patterns, etc. Yahoo! Games—the company I work for—has I great, free site at games.yahoo.com. Not to loot my own horn, but it’s a great way to learn against a pool of competitors. You might just find me on there as well. Outside of online practice, I’ve done the majority of my learn at friendly home casino games.