Online Poker is the most popular type of poker nowadays. There are many online Poker Rooms, which offer all poker games absolutely free. For those of you that already know the basics of how to play poker, but are not quite sure about playing online poker. This brief tutorial to help you learn a little more about the both the obvious and subtle differences and how they can affect your game-play.

Playing at an online poker room is not very different from playing at a casino room or even your friends’ house on a Friday night.
* You only Virtually sit with other players around the poker table. They are real, but you will have to rely more on their playing habits than any physical Tells to determine their playing style, since you cannot actually see the real player.
* You cannot cheat at online poker. At least, you cannot cheat at online poker by yourself. Collusion is a potential problem, but if you only win every weekend playing with your friends because they are not paying attention to your deal, you probably will not adjust too well.
* You will have a lot more choice on where to play and how much to play for. With your friends or at the casino, you are usually not given many options as to whom you will be playing with and where to sit at the table. Online however; if you can afford to play at an open table, just take a seat. Some poker rooms will even allow you to set up private rooms to play at with friends.

Asides from that, the hands are the same, the games are the same, and the rules are the same as any normal poker room would have them.