Sometimes, I will log into a poker game when I have just a few minutes to spare. I might only play half a dozen poker hands at $100/$200 limit, but so what? Usually, I would not play that small, because for me it’s not worth the effort. But those are hefty limits by online poker standards, where the majority of people play $15/$30 limits and often much smaller. So, I play those few hands, and I can do the same thing again on my next break. Those poker hands all add up and so does the profit.
Reason#4 : Great practice for those new to poker. I am sure one of the reasons that players didn’t flock to the poker rooms in years past is that they just didn’t know what to expect when they got there. That can be intimidating, stepping into a real world game for the first time and not knowing how you will be accepted by the other players. And for beginners the anonymity of online play gives timid people the courage to dive into the poker pond, whereas, if it were a face-to-face game, they did just never go near the water.
I believe many players will learn to excel at poker who might otherwise never have played the game. It’s all because of the online poker opportunity.
