Online Poker FAQ — Beginners' Guide

Sites welcoming US players

Full Tilt Poker
Highest limits, celebrity players, $600 deposit bonus

Ultimate Bet
Aruba and Bellagio freerolls, $650 deposit bonus

Poker Stars
Best tournaments and frequent player freerolls

Absolute Poker
Weekly $150,000 freeroll


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Online articles and essays about poker

Many of the same authors who write poker books also write periodic columns for magazines and online sites. Some of the best sources are:

Poker Pages

Poker Pages publishes excellent original articles from a large stable of writers, plus world-wide tournament results and reports updated daily.

Card Player

Card Player publishes original articles and news from the poker world, plus a very nice “tournament player of the year” leader board with full tournament results. Also available in print.

Other sites with original poker articles

Essays by expert players

Not all poker authors are good players, which might make you suspicious of their advice. The following writers are accomplished players as well, and their writing often shows a different way of thinking about the game than your run-of-the-mill author.

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