FULL TILT POKER
Full Tilt is an up-and-coming room, and they are improving every day. In my opinion they are much better at trying to keep their players happy than Party, Paradise, and UB, although they don't have as many players yet. But they have lots of top pros working with them (Phil Ivy, Howard Lederer, Jesus Ferguson among others) and an aggressive marking approach, so I wouldn't be surprised if they grow into one of the most popular rooms. They offer a huge 100% sign up bonus up to $600, so take advantage of as much of that as you can.
If you sign up for them and want to give me credit for the signup, make sure you click the link below instead of the one in the sidebar that just links directly to the site.
100% Bonus up to $600 at Full Tilt
I've been playing a lot of $3/6 at Full Tilt in the last month. They have a nice software feature that allows you to rotate the table so your seat is anywhere you want, which is especially convenient if you play multiple tables.
ABSOLUTE POKER
A great place to start is Absolute Poker. They offer by far the most bonuses of any site I've played, so you can start with a very small bankroll and quickly build it up even if you just break even in your poker results. You earn the bonuses just by playing a certain number of raked hands, and they release it $10 at a time. If you are thinking of getting started playing for real money online, Absolute Poker is my recommendation for where to start - deposit $100 there, play low limits and earn your bonus.
Click this link to sign up and you'll get 150% of your first deposit up to $150, and you'll hook me up with a few referral dollars.
Absolute Poker 150% First Deposit Bonus
When I play Absolute, I play mostly shorthanded limit hold'em, at $5/10, $10/20, and $15/30 limits.
LIMITED TIME 200% Bonus with code AP200. Info here.
PARTY POKER
Party Poker has the most players, which means they have the best game selection at a wide variety of limits. They don't have great bonuses, but the vast ocean of fishy players should make it very profitable after you gain some experience by playing enough hands to clear some bonuses at other sites. I like their software, and you can play up to 10 tables at once if you are so inclined. The link below hooks you up with a 20% bonus up to $100, so I recommend signing up when you're ready to deposit at least $500 to get the full bonus.
20% First Deposit Bonus up to $100 at Party Poker.
I've played a wide variety of games at Party. Most often lately I play full-handed $10/20 and $15/30 hold'em, but I've played almost every limit they offer up to their $20/40. They have good shorthanded games, and tons of No-Limit action. They've got good Omaha and Stud games, and they run lots of tournaments.
PARADISE POKER
Paradise was the first online poker site I ever played. They have a decent variety of games and a very cool promotion going - the $1,000,000 freeroll where you get free entry to their $1million tournament. Use bonus code "FIRST25" to get a 25% bonus on your first deposit up to $50.
Paradise Poker link
I've played a variety of games at Paradise, but these days when I play there, it is usually for their tournaments. They don't have a great selection of games at the levels of limit hold'em I like to play, otherwise I'd play there a lot more often. I like their "Sit-N-Go" tournaments (Single-table tournaments) the best of any online site. You can also play blackjack there for as little as 10 cents per hand. I think I've won over $1.20 off Paradise blackjack.
ULTIMATEBET
UB has decent limit action in small and middle limits, and excellent no-limit action at every level. You'll find a wide variety of games at this site, including Triple Draw, Royal Hold'em, and Pineapple, which are hard to find anywhere else.
UB also hosts some of the largest games online, with $300/600 heads-up limit action and a very popular $50/100 no-limit hold'em game. I doubt you're playing those levels yet, but its fun to watch some big name pros splash their chips around.
UB offers a 40% first deposit bonus, up to $200.
I played a lot the $10/20 limit hold'em on this site. They have good action both shorthanded and full. I don't play a lot of no-limit these days, but when I do it is usually here. I love playing their triple-draw lowball games as a fun change of pace (Watch out, Aces can't play low in the 2-7 version! I see people blow that all the time). There is usually at least 1 low-limit lowball game going, often more. Whenever I just want to sit and watch some crazy high-stakes action from the rail, I check out UB.
FUNDING AN ACCOUNT
I use Firepay to make deposits and cashouts at most sites I play. Neteller is also very popular, but they don't accept customers from all States. They are like online bank accounts, very similar to using PayPal. In fact, back when I started playing online, PayPal was my payment method of choice, but they stopped doing business with online gambling companies. Most credit cards also will not let you make deposits with gaming sites, so you'll definitely want a Firepay or Neteller account. I've always found it very easy to move funds between my checking account and my Firepay account.
Al the sites have plenty of information about their various funding methods. Every site and payment method I've mentioned here has been secure and reliable for me so far.
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