Free tips Poker Tips: Playing Online Poker in 2020
Poker Playing Tips for New Players
Poker has long been a popular game for casino goers. But in truth it is massively popular per-se. It is estimated 25 million Americans regularly play poker and over three percent of US adults have played online poker for real money at least once in the past three months. Unsurprisingly playing poker is America’s No. 1 pastime.
With more and more States now allowing gambling of all kinds, not to mention a Covid-19 induced lockdown, the number of people playing online poker during their downtime is surging like no time since 2004.
If you are new to online casinos or the online gambling world starting your journey with online poker is not a bad idea as the game can give you hours of entertainment plus a huge ROI’s with stakes starting at just a few cents.
A Whole New World
The 2010’s were dogged by unscrupulous online poker sites who were eventually shut down by the FBI. Thankfully a lot of good came from this and now only fully licenced online poker sites can now offer their wares to the American public. But how do you play online poker at one of our recommended trusted fully-licenced sites?
It is actually incredibly simple – gone are the days of having to download software, gone the days of flash (non-download) poker which can be played on phones and tablets as well more traditional PC’s.
Furthermore all of these new sites offer easy ‘how to play guides’. If they don’t fear not, there is a plethora of tutorial ‘how to’ videos on YouTube. But before checking out all the bells and whistles new age online poker sites have to offer, make sure to prepare yourself.
Preparation Meets Opportunity
Before you start playing any game, decide whether you are playing the game for fun or to make money. If your reason is winning then you need to put in both time and effort. Not to mention, you need to be patient while playing the game.
Similarly you cannot get emotional or overwhelmed when playing poker with the intention of winning cash. You need to make sensible decisions so a clean head is vital, only then will results follow.
Doing The Maths
Whether you are playing the game for the first time or the thousandth time, do not expect to win every single session that you play. Only concern yourself with putting in your best effort. Luck will favour you some days and it will also conspire against you, but over a period of time your poker balance will grow or dwindle in line with your skill levels.
That’s because poker is a mathematical game which also means if you want to excel at online poker you need to know your maths. If you are good with figures you should be able to compile a list of your results and see where you are more likely to spin a profit.
Your game options are enormous, Hold’em and Omaha are clearly the two most popular online poker games but there are Cash Games, Multiplayer Tournaments (MTT’s), Sit ‘n GO’s (STT) and many more variants to choose from.
Ultimately poker is an entertaining game and it becomes even more fun when you are winning. To help with that task, to become a better player, you need to observe every activity going at the table and study your opponent’s style of play and their grasp of the game.
Speed Poker
But if you simply want a quick-hit, don’t have time to assess rivals playing styles and strengths, and only want to blow off some steam while hoping to spin a profit whilst happy to take some blind gambles, be sure to play a game that suits.
STT’s are great for learning the game as they come with small (or high) entry fees and they rarely last longer than an hour. Cash games can be massively lucrative but as you have cash on the line at all times and you are likely to be swimming with battle hardened card sharks. We recommend you acquire some real skill before jumping into a pool of piranhas.
It could be best to try a relatively new ‘speed poker’ variant, called Rush Poker, Zoom Poker, Snap Poker, Zone Poker, Twister Poker and/or Fast Forward Poker (depending where you play). This game could be right up your alley way.
These speed poker games move around four or five times faster than regular poker because you can pass your hand and be moved to a fresh table the moment you check the fold button. It’s not uncommon to play 150+ hands per hour in this format, in fact if your policy is to only play absolute premium hands such as Queens, Kings and Aces, you will play even more.
But the real glory of this table-hopping poker is the ability to play 50+ hands during a coffee break or on a bus-ride to work. You can stop whenever you like and you will not be immersed in a cash gash game that is too good to leave or a tournament where you simply cannot cash-in.
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bet365’s ITV Racing 4/1 Offer
Back a winner at 4/1 or more and get a risk free bet on the next live ITV race (up to £50) at bet365.
Offer applies to first single bet placed. Applies to Win and Each-Way Fixed Odds markets and Enhanced Place Terms markets only. Bet restrictions and T&Cs apply. New and eligible customers only.
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How it works:
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Place a Win or Each Way single bet at odds of 4/1 or more on any horse running in a race televised live on ITV Racing.
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If your first single bet on that race wins, you will qualify for a risk free bet to the same stake (up to £50*) on the next race broadcast live on ITV Racing.
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Place your risk free bet using existing funds and if the bet loses we will refund your stake (up to £50*).
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If your risk free bet also wins at odds of 4/1 or more, you qualify for a risk free bet on the next race televised live on ITV Racing.*or currency equivalent
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| Last ITV Racing 4/1 Offer Race | 21st March – 3.40 Thurles |
- This offer is only available to new and eligible customers.
- This offer applies to the FIRST single bet placed by a customer on each race shown live on ITV Racing.
- This offer will not apply where a stake has been fully Cashed Out. Where a stake has been partially Cashed Out, any refund amount or subsequent risk free bet amount will be equal to the remaining active stake.
- If a qualifying bet is edited using our Edit Bet feature, any refund amount will be equal to the new stake and not the original stake. Where a risk free bet is changed using Edit Bet, no refund will be given and the offer will no longer apply.
- Where more than one selection in the same race is placed on the same bet slip, the first selection is deemed to be the one which is highest on the bet slip.
- Offer applies to bets placed on Win and Each Way Fixed Odds markets and Enhanced Place Terms markets only. All other markets, including adjusted place terms (Each Way Extra), Ante-Post bets and Tote/Pari-Mutuel/Colossus (bets and dividends), are excluded from this offer.
- Bets must be placed in the usual way and can be paid for from either your Withdrawable Balance or Bet Credits. Bets placed from your Withdrawable Balance will be refunded to your Withdrawable Balance and bets placed using Bet Credits will be refunded as Bet Credits.
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This offer is only available to new and eligible customers. You can see a full list of your available offers by logging in and selecting the Offers section on mobile or the Promotions section on desktop. bet365 maintains a record of customer contact in relation to eligibility for offers and this record, including the date and time of any restrictions being imposed, will be final in the event of any dispute.
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Offer applies to the FIRST single bet placed by a customer on each race broadcast live on ITV Racing following the final declarations. Where more than one selection in the same race is placed on the same bet slip, the first selection is deemed to be the one which is highest on the bet slip. Offer applies to bets placed on Win and Each Way Fixed Odds markets and Enhanced Place Terms markets only.
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Maximum risk free bet amount is £50* per customer, per race. Risk free bet winnings exclude stake. Bets must be placed in the usual way and can be paid for from either your Withdrawable Balance or Bet Credits. If your risk free bet loses, your stake will be refunded to your account within one hour of the race finishing. Bets placed from your Withdrawable Balance will be refunded to your Withdrawable Balance and bets placed with Bet Credits will be refunded as Bet Credits.
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In the event of ITV Racing not showing all races live, risk free bets will stand as per the bet365 ITV Racing 4/1 Offer Race Schedule advertised on site.
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If you back the winner of the last ITV Racing 4/1 Offer Race on any day, your risk free bet will be the first bet you place on the next ITV Racing 4/1 Offer Race to take place.
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If you are entitled to a risk free bet and ITV Racing broadcast an additional race then this will be added to the ITV Racing 4/1 Offer Race Schedule, so your risk free bet will be the first bet you place on this race.
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Adjusted place terms (Each Way Extra), Ante-Post bets and Tote/Pari-Mutuel/Colossus (bets and dividends), are excluded from this offer.
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Adjusted place terms (Each Way Extra) markets refers to prices which do not match the Win and Each Way market displayed in the Fixed Odds tab on the racecard, either because the price has been taken from the Each Way Extra tab or the place terms for the bet have been adjusted via the bet slip. Bets placed at such terms will not count for this offer.
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The 4/1 limit refers to the adjusted odds after any dead-heat, Rule 4 or unnamed joint/co-favourite. If your risk free bet is an Each Way selection that is placed, and the return on the bet is less than the total stake, we will refund the difference between your return and the total stake. If your return is greater than the total stake then no refund will be given.
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This offer only includes races broadcast on ITV Racing unless otherwise stated by bet365.
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This offer only applies to bets placed via mobile, tablet or desktop. Bets placed using our Telephone Betting service will not qualify for this offer.
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Where you are unable to place the maximum risk free bet amount due to restrictions on your bet, we will credit the difference between the maximum risk free bet returns and your actual returns.
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This offer will not apply where a stake has been fully Cashed Out. Where a stake has been partially Cashed Out, any refund amount or subsequent risk free bet amount will be equal to the remaining active stake.
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If a qualifying bet is edited using our Edit Bet feature, any refund amount will be equal to the new stake and not the original stake. Where a risk free bet is changed using Edit Bet, no refund will be given and the offer will no longer apply.
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This offer is only available to customers residing in Great Britain and Republic of Ireland.
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Where any term of the offer or promotion is breached or there is any evidence of a series of bets placed by a customer or group of customers, which due to enhanced payments, Free Bets, risk free bets, Bet Credits or any other promotional offer results in guaranteed customer profits irrespective of the outcome, whether individually or as part of a group, bet365 may reclaim the enhanced payment, Free Bet, risk free bet or Bet Credit element of such offers and/or void any bet funded by the Free Bet or Bet Credits. In addition, where there is evidence of such activity, bet365 may levy an administration charge on the customer up to the value of the Bet Credits, Free Bet, risk free bet or enhanced payment towards the administrative costs incurred in identifying and taking action against the activity.
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bet365 may reclaim any bonus amount, Free Bets, Bet Credits or enhanced payments that have been awarded in error.
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All customer offers are limited to one per person. If bet365 has reasonable grounds to suspect that the bonus or offer is being claimed by or for the benefit of the same person more than once or by a group of people then it may withdraw the availability of any offer or all offers to that customer or group of customers and/or void any bet funded by the bonus or offer and remove any winnings from such bet.
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bet365 may, at any time, make minor amendments to this promotion to correct typographical errors or to improve on clarity or customer experience and may cancel this promotion for legal or regulatory reasons.
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Employees, officers and directors of bet365, its promotional or other agencies, licensees and licensors, service providers and any other associated or affiliated companies shall not be eligible for the promotion. The same terms shall apply to the direct families of such persons.
Significant Offer Terms and Conditions
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This offer is only available to new and eligible customers.
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Your first deposit/transfer (minimum £10) to Casino will qualify for a 100% matched bonus, up to a maximum of £100. This is your ‘qualifying deposit/transfer’. Select the Offer Code BONUS100 when making your qualifying deposit/transfer.
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You will need to wager the amount of your qualifying deposit/transfer (capped at £100) and bonus 15 times on eligible games before you can withdraw your bonus funds and any winnings from them. Not all games contribute, or contribute at the same rate towards the wagering requirement. Please see Full Offer Terms and Conditions.
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Any funds that you deposit/transfer above your qualifying deposit/transfer (capped at £100) can be withdrawn at your discretion without any impact on this offer. These funds will be held in and can be withdrawn from your ‘Withdrawable balance’.
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When this bonus is active, winnings from your deposits/transfers will be paid into your ‘My Funds’ balance. You can withdraw from your My Funds balance at any point. You will, however, forfeit the bonus and all funds held in your Bonus Funds balance if you withdraw from your My Funds balance prior to completing the wagering requirement.
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Minimal risk wagering on all versions of Roulette (which is defined as placing bets in such a way whereby the coverage of betting options exceeds 67% of all betting options), and all versions of Baccarat (which is defined as placing bets on both Player and Banker at the same time), will not contribute towards the bonus wagering requirements.
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A bet on a single game round cannot exceed 30% of the matched bonus.
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If the wagering requirement has not been met within 30 days of your qualifying deposit/transfer, any funds held in the Bonus Funds balance will be removed.
Full Offer Terms and Conditions
Qualifying
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This New Player Bonus cannot be claimed after 10:59 GMT on 30th June 2020.
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Your first deposit/transfer (minimum £10) to Casino will qualify for a 100% matched bonus, up to a maximum of £100. This is your ‘qualifying deposit/transfer’.
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You must select the Offer Code BONUS100 when making your qualifying deposit/transfer. If you do not wish to receive the New Player Bonus, you must select No Bonus from the Offer Code menu.
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This offer is only available to new and eligible customers.
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You will need to wager the amount of your qualifying deposit/transfer (capped at £100) and bonus 15 times on eligible games before you can withdraw your bonus funds and any winnings from them.
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Not all games contribute, or contribute the same percentage to your wagering requirement as stated in the below table (please note that additional games may be added to this list when they become available on bet365):
Games Stake Contribution Wagering required to release bonus funds All games (excluding below) 100% (£10 deposit + £10 Bonus) x 15 = £300 All games within the Games & Keno category (except Keno) 50% (£10 deposit + £10 Bonus) x 15 = £600 Baccarat and 3 Card Brag 25% (£10 deposit + £10 Bonus) x 15 = £1,200 Craps, Pai Gow Poker, Red Dog, Roulette, Sic Bo and Stravaganza 20% (£10 deposit + £10 Bonus) x 15 = £1,500 Blackjack (all variations except Blackjack Surrender and Blackjack Switch), Casino Hold’Em and Casino Stud Poker (all variations) 10% (£10 deposit + £10 Bonus) x 15 = £3,000 All Video Poker games 5% (£10 deposit + £10 Bonus) x 15 = £6,000 Live Hi-Lo, Blackjack Surrender, Blackjack Switch, Pontoon, Video Poker or Video Slots double-up games 0% N/A -
Minimal risk wagering on all versions of Roulette (which is defined as placing bets in such a way whereby the coverage of betting options exceeds 67% of all betting options), and all versions of Baccarat (which is defined as placing bets on both Player and Banker at the same time), will not contribute towards the bonus wagering requirements.
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A bet on a single game round cannot exceed 30% of the matched bonus.
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If the wagering requirement has not been met within 30 days of your qualifying deposit/transfer, any funds held in the Bonus Funds balance will be removed.
Withdrawing
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Any funds that you deposit/transfer above your qualifying deposit/transfer (capped at £100) can be withdrawn at your discretion without any impact on this offer. These funds will be held in and can be withdrawn from your ‘Withdrawable balance’.
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When this bonus is active, winnings from your deposits/transfers will be paid into your ‘My Funds’ balance. You can withdraw from your My Funds balance at any point. You will, however, forfeit the bonus and all funds held in your Bonus Funds balance if you withdraw from your My Funds balance prior to completing the wagering requirement.
- Any prize/bonus amounts offered will be calculated using bet365’s currency multiplier table applicable at that time. You can view bet365’s currency multiplier here.
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In an attempt to combat fraudulent activity, bet365 has introduced methods to detect and prevent abuse of this offer. bet365 may ask any customer to provide sufficient documentation and/or verification steps for it, acting reasonably, to be satisfied as to the customer’s identity prior to crediting any offer, bonus funds and/or winnings to their account.
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All customer offers are limited to one per person. If bet365 has reasonable grounds to suspect that the bonus or offer is being claimed by or for the benefit of the same person more than once or by a group of people then it may withdraw the availability of any offer or all offers to that customer or group of customers and/or void any wager funded by the bonus and remove any winnings from such wager.
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Where any term of the offer is breached or there is evidence of a series of wagers placed by a customer or group of customers, which due to a deposit bonus, enhanced payments or any other promotional offer results in guaranteed customer profits irrespective of the outcome, whether individually or as part of a group, bet365 may reclaim the bonus or enhanced payment element of such offer, void any wager funded through the offer and/or remove any winnings from such wager. In addition, where there is evidence of such activity, bet365 may levy an administration charge on the customer up to the value of the bonus or enhanced payment towards the administrative costs incurred in identifying and taking action against that activity.
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bet365 may reclaim any bonus amount that has been awarded in error.
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bet365 may, at any time, make minor amendments to this promotion to correct typos or to improve on clarity or customer experience and may cancel this promotion for legal or regulatory reasons.
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Employees, officers and directors of bet365, its promotional or other agencies, licensees and licensors, service providers and any other associated or affiliated companies shall not be eligible for the promotion. The same terms shall apply to the direct families of such persons.
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