Free Online Poker- Is it the same as playing for money?

All of the internet poker sites allow you to play for free but is it the same as playing for money? The answer is no it is not the same at all. The main difference is there is nothing to loose and nothing much to win. The free poker games are also full of beginner players also known as fish. The free Texas holdem games are good if you are a beginner and if are new to a site and want to check it out . The free tables are more relaxed with more chat and socialising.

  When a player has nothing to loose then they are more likely to take chances and generally play loose. On the money tables the play is a lot tighter with players only playing with premium cards. One crazy strategy I see a lot when playing in free sit and go tournaments is to go all in on the first hand with anything. If you loose so what all you have to do is click on another tournament and start again and if you get lucky and win your in a good position to win the tournament. Strategies like this will not work at money table. The much looser play is what makes free texas holdem poker seem like a different game then playing for money.

  The free tables are also full of beginner players. These players are unpredictable and make crazy plays. Poker is a game of reading your opponents as much as your cards and beginners are hard to read and frustrating to play with if you are an experienced player. Everyone has a story of loosing a tournament when going all-in with pocket aces and some wild man makes a terrible call with rags and sucks out and wins the hand. You need more skill and experience then luck at the money tables.

  There are good reasons to play on the free tables. The fastest way for a beginner to learn the basics of holdem is to play and the free tables are no risk. Another good reason is to check out a new site and see if it is a site that you want to deposit money with. You can evaluate the sites software and even things like the graphics. There are so many sites that if you don’t like the colors or anything about a site then you can go and check out another without wasting any money.

  Sometimes I just want to relax and maybe drink a bear or two and not take the game so seriously. This is when I play free poker. The other players from all around the world chat more and the free games are generally more social. I even like to try some crazy plays now and then. Wining money is not the only reason to play poker and the free tables do have there place but they are nothing like playing at a money table.