BEGINNERS QUESTIONS Q: I’ve been wanting to start playing online poker for a while and am attracted to a variety of different sites and can’t make my mind up which to join. Can you explain the bonus offers to me and how they work? A: The major poker sites offer bonuses to attract you to their site and to get you to sign up as a member. It’s quite normal for instance for them to double your initial stake when you join. The condition is normally that you must play a certain number of hands before you can actually access the cash. It’s a method of getting you started and interested in the game of poker. The conditions of the bonus on offer are always made clear. As long as you find those conditions fair you will find the bonus offers made are totally genuine. However, your real reason for being with a site should be security, good service and help-lines and an enjoyable environment with lots of choice. Reputation counts for everything. Bonuses are secondary, but nice.
Q: Are my personal and credit card details safe if I join one of the major poker sites? A: The answer lies in your own question. Choose the major sites. The big brands have way too much to lose by being casual with security. All of them have state of the art security systems and your details will be safeguarded by the best software available anywhere on the web.
Q: What’s the best poker book to read as a total beginner? A: My own “All the Aces” available from the Daily Express online bookshop for just £3.99. However, if you want to become a serious professional player eventually, nobody can match Doyle Brunson’s masterworks “Super Super System 1” and “Super System 2”. They are cumbersome and expensive and you need the forearms of a brick layer to lift them but I wouldn’t want to live without them.
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PLAYING BIG STACKS This is for the slightly more experienced players among you. If Christmas has come early and you have landed a premium hand but you find yourself facing some big stacks with aggressive intent, how should you play? Simply check against psychos. If they steam at you with a really powerful raise, attack them with the last weapon in your armoury: Go all-in! In short, if you have the goods and the vibe of the table is right, don’t let stack size intimidate you. The all-in bet is designed for this exact situation. Use it.
