I only recently started playing poker and I have become a moderately fine poker player online and off. I find this money make from one of my quest to find online jobs. I was goofing off and found a site that still catered to U.S. players. Unfortunately, Uncle Sam wants his money in taxes and he got really pissed because U.S. gamblers weren't giving him any money back on what they won, so he decided to shut the whole online poker/gambling thing down for U.S. citizens. Way to rain on the parade Uncle Sam! If he's not lining his coffers no one is right?
Anyway, you can imagine my delight when I found a few sites that still allow U.S. players to gamble to their hearts content.
When I found out about the sites I did a little research and started playing with my boyfriend and his friends in real life until I knew enough about the game to know which hands weren't worth playing, which hands you should almost always play, and which hands you should sink all your stack into in comparison to what is on the board. In other words, I learned when to hold em', when to fold em', I learned when to walk away, and I learned when to run. Ya' catch me? LOL! I then put some "extra money", my Chick Fil- Budget for two weeks, about $25, into the poker account and started playing. I won some and I lost some. Ultimately, I, still being a fairly new comer, lost more than I won in the beginning. However, I did learn how to play better and I started winning more and more. I have made $300 in one night on a poker site.
My point is, if you want to play poker online for cash you should not go into it with no training, real world experience, or even with a moderate amount of experience. You need to know how to play the game and win before you can consistently make money off of this game. This option of making money is for people who are experts or very nearly experts at poker.
Pro's
You can have fun and win money online.
You can meet new people.
You may become a poker star, but not likely.
If you get good enough you can quit your day job, but be realistic. This may take years and years to accomplish.
There are normally freerolls, free tournaments you can play in everyday more than one time a day, on poker sites.
There are a variety of cash tables you can play on from penny tables to high roller tables.
You can get passwords from facebook or other places for some of the tournaments and this is generally free.
You will have days when lady luck is sitting in your lap at every table you sit at.
You can literally win millions in one night.
You can play with fake money on the poker site or you can play on zynga on facebook to get to expert level.
A lot of poker sites have a variety of different kinds of poker you can play from hold em' to stud.
Con's
You will likely lose a lot of money if you are not careful.
You won't always win even with a bomb ass hand.
You will be bluffed out of money occasionally
You will have bad days.
You will make mistakes.
You will play that A,2 not suited thinking you will get the pot and you will lose the pot.
This game can be rather discouraging.
You likely won't win millions in one night especially if you do not know the game.
Some debit cards and credit cards will not allow you to put money into online gambling so you have to find one that will if you want to play.
If you internet connection sucks you may have issues with some of the sites.
Advice
KNOW THE GAME. If you're not an expert you can still play but please have a good deal of experience with the game. Please know good hands, bad hands, and at least some strategies for poker . Don't start sinking money into online poker if you do not know a lick about the game. Even then don't put serious money, like rent or bill money, into the game because more likely than not you WILL LOSE BIG. Many of you may even come back for more. At that point you will be in massive trouble and you should get the number to a gamblers hotline and you should quit for good. That isn't healthy and it is self destructive. You should play the game in real life with real people before you go online to play. I suggest you learn real life tells and online tells because they help big time. Set a cut off point for yourself on days you aren't doing so well. For example, if you lose x amount of money you are done and you will stop at that point. You will be able to play again tomorrow when your luck has changed. You will need patience to be a good poker player and even more patience to win sometimes. If you stick to it poker can pay off big, but always be realistic and always be wary.
This is a risky way to make money but it can be done.
Send your e-mail and I will send you an invite to the site if you want the link.
Anyway, you can imagine my delight when I found a few sites that still allow U.S. players to gamble to their hearts content.
When I found out about the sites I did a little research and started playing with my boyfriend and his friends in real life until I knew enough about the game to know which hands weren't worth playing, which hands you should almost always play, and which hands you should sink all your stack into in comparison to what is on the board. In other words, I learned when to hold em', when to fold em', I learned when to walk away, and I learned when to run. Ya' catch me? LOL! I then put some "extra money", my Chick Fil- Budget for two weeks, about $25, into the poker account and started playing. I won some and I lost some. Ultimately, I, still being a fairly new comer, lost more than I won in the beginning. However, I did learn how to play better and I started winning more and more. I have made $300 in one night on a poker site.
My point is, if you want to play poker online for cash you should not go into it with no training, real world experience, or even with a moderate amount of experience. You need to know how to play the game and win before you can consistently make money off of this game. This option of making money is for people who are experts or very nearly experts at poker.
Pro's
You can have fun and win money online.
You can meet new people.
You may become a poker star, but not likely.
If you get good enough you can quit your day job, but be realistic. This may take years and years to accomplish.
There are normally freerolls, free tournaments you can play in everyday more than one time a day, on poker sites.
There are a variety of cash tables you can play on from penny tables to high roller tables.
You can get passwords from facebook or other places for some of the tournaments and this is generally free.
You will have days when lady luck is sitting in your lap at every table you sit at.
You can literally win millions in one night.
You can play with fake money on the poker site or you can play on zynga on facebook to get to expert level.
A lot of poker sites have a variety of different kinds of poker you can play from hold em' to stud.
Con's
You will likely lose a lot of money if you are not careful.
You won't always win even with a bomb ass hand.
You will be bluffed out of money occasionally
You will have bad days.
You will make mistakes.
You will play that A,2 not suited thinking you will get the pot and you will lose the pot.
This game can be rather discouraging.
You likely won't win millions in one night especially if you do not know the game.
Some debit cards and credit cards will not allow you to put money into online gambling so you have to find one that will if you want to play.
If you internet connection sucks you may have issues with some of the sites.
Advice
KNOW THE GAME. If you're not an expert you can still play but please have a good deal of experience with the game. Please know good hands, bad hands, and at least some strategies for poker . Don't start sinking money into online poker if you do not know a lick about the game. Even then don't put serious money, like rent or bill money, into the game because more likely than not you WILL LOSE BIG. Many of you may even come back for more. At that point you will be in massive trouble and you should get the number to a gamblers hotline and you should quit for good. That isn't healthy and it is self destructive. You should play the game in real life with real people before you go online to play. I suggest you learn real life tells and online tells because they help big time. Set a cut off point for yourself on days you aren't doing so well. For example, if you lose x amount of money you are done and you will stop at that point. You will be able to play again tomorrow when your luck has changed. You will need patience to be a good poker player and even more patience to win sometimes. If you stick to it poker can pay off big, but always be realistic and always be wary.
This is a risky way to make money but it can be done.
Send your e-mail and I will send you an invite to the site if you want the link.
