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General Online Poker Strategy and Tips
Online poker is one of the most popular online industries there is and with good reason. A good online poker player can actually make a living for him or herself without ever leaving the house, and even bad online poker players can improve and have fun doing it. Here?s what you need to know to play online poker.
The Rank of Hands
Poker hands are based on five cards and you?re not going to get anywhere if you don?t know what beats what. You can find a list of hand rankings fairly easily in poker books or online, but remember the basic order from best to worst is: royal flush, straight flush, four of a kind, full house, flush, straight, three of a kind, two pair, one pair, high card.

Game Types
When you play online poker, you can choose any of a number of variations including the ever-popular Online Texas Holdem, Omaha and seven card stud. Make sure you know all the rules of whichever game you are going to play before you get started.</p>

Betting Structures
Online you have your choice whether you want to play fixed-limit, where the bet amounts are pre-established, no-limit, where you can bet as much as you have in front of you at any time or pot-limit, where you can bet up to the size of the pot at any time. Different structures will have different strategies so choose carefully. Study poker sites to find the offering that suits the betting structure and limit you prefer.

Tournaments vs. Cash Games
You can also choose between tournament (or sit-and-go) play or cash games. Cash games tend to have a lot of variance, but give you flexibility with respect to how long you wish to play. Tournaments may require a larger time investment but offer the chance to win big for a small investment; or if you play texas holdem freerolls, a chance to win for no investment at all.

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