Online Poker can be quite accurately described in one word: chaotic. When the world is moving to media to perform all tasks, personality is quite lacking. Once thought the ultimate learning grounds for poker, I'm afraid it is quite generally the opposite. While it is a wonderful opportunity to learn the basics of playing without risking any money, it is also a wonderful place to be taught horrible play by people who seem to have no idea of what they are doing. That said, let us look a little more in depth at the bad, and the good of Online Poker.
The Bad:
Let's face it, anytime you combine popularity with ease of access and a lack of risk, you have everybody and their grandmother jumping on the train. This creates some serious problems for anyone serious about becoming a better poker player. First of all, when your the only one at the table who is there for any reason more than to waste time, you find yourself playing against some of the most unpredictable players. You often find people going all in with nothing, no pair, no high cards, no draws, nothing, just hoping that they'll get lucky and double up because they are such crap players, and since they have nothing invested but their time, they'll pull this over and over, and until you move into the higher levels play.
The Good:
Now for the benefits of Online Poker.... It is an awesome method to learn the basics: rules, straegies, general poker lingo. Another added benefit is of course, the wonderful sign-up bonuses. But unfortunately this is the extent to which Online Poker is valuable.
So, if your a beginner, try out some online poker games, if your intermediate, move on to some good home games, and if your a pro.. ; ]
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