POKER PRELUDE:

The origin of poker is a debatable issue. It is not known for certain whether it was first played in France or Germany. However, due to the popularity of game in the U.S, it can be said that Poker is truly an American game. About 70 million Americans play poker and over 23 million Americans play online poker. This game has evolved over a period of time. The revenue generated from online poker has increased to $200million per month in the twentieth century. The biggest gambling events in the world, World Series of Poker (WSOP) and World Poker Tour (WPT) attract thousands of players from all over the world to this game.

The last few years have witnessed an unprecedented growth in the number of online Poker rooms. The fact that online poker is simple and fun to play without the complexities of a real life casino makes it much more appealing to the players.

There is a great difference between real life poker and online poker games. The best part of online poker is that the players are not sitting right next to each other. This makes it impossible for the other players to see each others emotions and reactions. Hence, bluffing is not possible in a game of Online Poker. Compared to the real life poker games, online Poker goes much faster. This is mainly due to the fact that in real life Poker, the cards are shuffled and distributed manually by the dealer, whereas in online Poker, shuffling and distribution of cards is done by the software. This saves a lot of time. You can track your winning games and even see your hand history as well as of other players. There’s a lot more you can do on online version of poker, check it out yourself!