Bigger even than online casinos in terms of popularity - and, an activity which has been the driving force behind the increased the popularity of online casinos in general - is online poker . For many people, online gambling and online poker are synonymous and while folks may not be familiar with all of the new gambling opportunities and games online, just about everyone these days is familiary with online poker. With that in mind, we've devoted an entire sub-section of our "Games" category to the most popular online gambling activity of the moment and the past decade: online poker.

Because our site is dedicated to online casinos and not online poker rooms exclusively, the information which follows is simply an introduction to this popular game (it is actually even played in many online casinos) and therefore, not a complete and comprehensive analysis. Nonetheless, this section will grow in size as we add more and more topics and provide more information about this seemingly forever popular activity, so be sure to check back soon and often!

The universe of poker terminology grows each day. Somewhere right this minute, someone is giving a clever (or not clever) nickname to a poker hand, situation, or bet. There is no way all the slang could ever be catalogued and defined in one place. Perhaps value is something you should consider.

•  In a straight forward poker tournament , which has the usual sort of buy-in and house fee, with no guaranteed prize pool and nothing out of the ordinary in the way of a prize, value is not generally on offer for players.

•  A guaranteed prize pool can represent excellent value. For example, if the guarantee is $10,000 and the buy-in is $40 (ignoring tournament fees for a moment) for the guarantee to be met, 250 players must buy-in (250 x $40). If only 200 players buy-in, that leaves a $2000 overlay for the poker room to pick up and leaves the player with excellent value for money as a $40 buy-in is now essentially a $50 buy-in.

•  Freerolls

if you're an experienced player, you're probably thinking 'Urgh, couple of hundred bucks and thousands of players, no thank you' Well, things are not always that way. Some freerolls now run into thousands of dollars and player numbers are comparatively low in many of these events. Think about it. You're paying $0 to enter a $2,000 tournament. If only 100 players join this tournament and the top ten are paid, what superb value for money you're getting. First place prizes are usually 25% - 35% of the prize pool. In this example, that would be a minimum of $500. Most players, no matter how experienced, will not ignore that kind of money.

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