Best place to learn how to play poker?

I wanna try my hand at poker (so i can do the Sun Poker at CCU) but i have no clue how to play and what the rules are. Before I make the $50 deposit i wanna see if theres any site that allows you to pratice for free...
finally, whats a raked hand?

u can lose to me. that would be great for both of us ;)
google is great too
http//www.texas-holdem-training.net
www.playwinningpoker.com/articles/how-to-play-poker/
pacificpoker.com/
www.pokertips.org/
www.partypoker.com/
www.pokerroom.com

that is just to start

half the world knows how to play poker now. Bad time to start. Even your grandma will probably school you for that chedda. All sites allow you to play for free but if you start playing for cash let me know. We can setup a table and I'll show you how to take money.

I'd say your best bet (if you don't mind the wait) is to wait for justinag to finish with www.internetexploiters.com ...other than that, Google works. It's pretty simple to learn how to play, what takes a while is learning how to play [id949ebb668]well[/id949ebb668], and developing your own style that works for you. Good luck.

twoplustwo.com is the greatest poker resource that is online IMO.

justinag claims he made $3500 in 2 months from learning stuff off of internetexploiters.

yeah that $3500 is mostly from casino bonus whoring through blackjack.

if you look at the casino cash section it lays it out for you, and its quite simple. My 12 year old sister can do it, all you have to do is have $100 to start, a neteller account, and not fuck around. If you can meet those three criteria you can make some considerable bank.

As far as poker do not play for free. It builds false hope, bad skills and is a waste of time.

Usually results in everyone going all in PF every hand.

Anyhow twoplustwo is great but its hard to just dive right in. Their books are the best in the biz though.

Like FON said I have been working on my poker guide. It's about halfway done and id love to send you a copy of it so far, and get any feedback you care to offer.

That goes for anyone who is interested.

I outline the following topics and situations in detail

topics in bold denote what I have written in my rough draft right now

[bf707f39b2b]basic strategy[/bf707f39b2b][/sizef707f39b2b]
[bf707f39b2b]Pot odds
Outs and odds of making a hand
Position
Betting
The Semi-bluff
raising
check raising
slowplaying[/bf707f39b2b]

[bf707f39b2b]Advanced Strategy[/sizef707f39b2b]
analyzing the flop[/bf707f39b2b]
bluffs
online tells
online tricks
analyzing your table
profit strategy's
player profiles

Then I will have hold'em specific guides, complete with starting hand requirements, how to play them etc..

Cash games
no limit
limit

tourneys
sit n gos
MTT





I gave it to sha316 the other day and he started playing on sunday, and I mean started playing he has never played before, he is up $50 already at party poker.

I reccomend doing something like that first and building up your confidence before attacking the world of poker bonuses. I play almost exclusively at PP though.[/sizef707f39b2b]

i would suggest looking on that site internetexploiters its pretty easy to learn

like justin said dont play free poker, there is a whole diffrent stratedgy for that. people go all in when its free because its a fast way to double up and if u lose you dont care, since its not real money. whereas in real poker people dont realy go all in unless its a tournament to knock others out.

a raked hand is a hand in which u bet (contriubte to the pot) it varies by casino though, some sites call anything u bet a raked hand others have a 1$ minumum to be called a raked hand.

yeah poker bonus whoring is usually much different and harder than the casino variety

you are best taking offers like at CCU, if you are playing low limits hold'em though it will take a long time to clear the bonus

Also there's not even any point in playing free poker when there are lots of freerolls out there. You'll be able to improve your skill and hopefully maybe add to your bankroll.

lol I guess poker really isnt for me. OF course i could learn how to play it in a few minutes but it will take significant time and effort to master the game and create my own unique strategy. I'll just stick to blackjack D
thanks for everyone who tried to help though )