5 Tips For Finding The Best Poker Websites
By Ian McIntosh, Sat Dec 10th

There has been an enormous growth in websites in the lastcouple of years and there are now literally hundreds of them toplay at. But how do you select a good site? Here are 5factors that you should consider when making your choice ofwhere to play online.

1. Reputation It is usually best to stick with a site that has agood solid reputation, especially if you are a beginner andyou've never played online before. Most of the big nameshave an excellent reputation and they have to be absolutely fairin order to maintain this.

2. Signup Bonuses We all love something for nothing and you willcertainly get that when you sign up for online. Almost allof the sites will offer you some sort of bonus to sign up withthem so you need to shop around and see who is offering the bestdeal. Of course there is nothing to stop you opening an accountwith several different sites if you want to.

3. Number of players. All of the major sites have many thousandsof players online at any one time. You will never struggle toget a game, there should always be a seat available for you.However some of the smaller sites attract far fewer visitors andyou may end up frustrated, waiting for the right playingopportunity to arise.

4. Software Most sites require you to download a piece ofsoftware (normally referred to as a "client") before you canplay. Some of these are better than others, there's a bigdifference in the quality of graphics and ease of play betweenthe clients available. You need to make sure you are playing ona site that you feel comfortable and enjoy playing at.

5. Statistics. One of the important aspects of playing pokeronline is the availability of statistics. Each site's pokerclient has a "lobby" area where you can view the tables andcheck out what's happening, some of them also have goodstatistics about the table so you can decide which one to play.While you are playing there are some sites which give statisticsof each hand "in-running", this can

also be a very usefulfeature.

So there you have it, now you know how to pick the best sites sogo ahead and have fun!

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