My Free Poker Tips

If you’re a poker lover, then chances are you – like millions of poker fans before you – are eager to make the virtual pilgrimage to an online poker room. If you don’t know where to start looking, then you might accidentally end up playing at the first free poker sites you find. Big mistake! Don’t waste your time on game sites that haven’t bothered to put much of their own time into their poker games. If you want the very best, then you need to go where they know poker. Fortunately, there are currently dozens of good poker rooms that offer free poker online. Since it costs nothing to join these sites, download their software and play at their points-only tables, virtually all of them could be considered free poker sites (though most also offer an ample selection of cash games and tournaments). Here are a few key features to consider when deciding which free poker sites are deserving of your time…

Software
Because they can’t see it, a lot of amateur poker players underestimate the importance of good software, but in truth software is probably the single most important feature of a poker room. It controls everything from the number of tables offered to hand speed to the consistency of your connection. Just because you’re playing free poker online doesn’t mean that you don’t deserve a quality experience. Playtech and Microgaming are two of the top poker software providers, though many of the largest stand-alone rooms have designed their own platforms.

Look/Feel
If you’re going to be spending hours at a site, then you want to be comfortable looking and playing at it. Don’t even bother with free poker sites that feature dated graphics as they’re probably a reflection of how bad the software is.

Traffic
Now that you’ve decided you want to try free poker online, you’re probably eager to get started ASAP. That’s why choosing a room with good traffic is so important. No matter how cool or impressive a poker room is otherwise, if it doesn’t draw a crowd you’re going to waste a lot of time waiting for action.

Variety
If you plan to play at a certain poker room long-term, then variety becomes a lot more important. You’ll get more out of your time if you can choose between different stakes levels, a variety of tournaments and more variants than just Texas Hold’em.