Top 10 Newbie Tips For Poker Online

So you want to play poker with the big boys, huh? Well, in the interests of you not getting eaten alive, here are the top 10 tips for a newbie whos begun to play poker online. Read them, study them, live them. Just dont break them; its a shark pool out there.

10. Just dont even bother with the chat function.

Theyll be more on this one later.

9. Dont spend too much to start.

Because youre going to most likely lose it.

8. Make sure you know how to play poker.

As in, the intricacies of poker and how its played. If you dont know what a hand chart is, dont bother jumping into your first game just yet.

7. Dont go in just to have fun.

Lots of money has been lost this way.

6. Dont bet what you cant lose.

Theres nothing worse than telling your significant other that you lost 0 on a game that you werent very skilled at and of which you were playing against primarily experts.

5. Do NOT play while intoxicated.

This one speaks for itself.

4. Seriously, do NOT play while intoxicated. In fact, dont even have more than two drinks.

That is, unless you like to lose money.

3. Dont go all in for the sole purpose of going all in.

This is a sure sign of a green.

2. Dont pick a stupid nickname. The sharks will read right through it.

1. Do not try and make friends, ask questions, or more or less say anything at all in the chat box.

Just stick with number ten and the rest of the rules, and you wont stick out like a green thumb.

They may be hard to follow (or swallow) but these ten guidelines will ensure that youll be able to learn the game of poker while not being followed and tracked by all the veterans like flies on feces. Again, read them, know them, and sleep with them it doesnt matter just make sure that you follow them. Your wallet and ego will thank you in the long run while you play poker online.