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Welcome to the THF Playing Online Section. We have done our best to make the jump from playing at home to playing online less daunting. If you have any questions which arent addressed here please let us know in the forums and we'll update this page :)
Depositing
Poker companies offer a variety of methods to deposit to your account. We personally reccomend Neteller as deposits and withdrawels are very quick and it is one of the most respected online payment systems. However, its important to find a method that suits you and your needs. You will find a list of the most common depositing options below.
It's worth nothing that a lot of poker companies will charge for certain payment methods and may also offer bonuses for depositing using their preffered payment method.
Finding the Right Poker Site
Here is what we consider to be the most important factors when choosing which poker software to download.
Quality of Support - Most of the larger poker companies have great customer support however thats not to say smaller sites can't compete. If your curious about the support a specific poker company offers please post a thread in the Texas Holdem Forums Poker Sites room and your bound to get some feedback on the site.
How good is their bonus? - Nearly all poker companies offer sign up and deposit bonuses to entice you to play at their site. Remember to read the bonus terms of any site you download. It's sometimes hard to quantify how good a given sites bonus is however the general consensus is the easier the bonus is to clear the better it is. A 1000% bonus isnt so great if it takes 2 months of playing there to clear it. Check out the THF Bonus Section for more information on bonuses and how to clear them.
Do their games suit you? - It's important to find a poker site which has games and limits to suit the games you want to play. Some sites lowest limit games are 1 dollar whilst others are 1 cent. Remember, you can download any poker sites software without depositing so you can see if the site suits you. This also allows you to check how busy the tables are. You dont want to deposit money at a site where you have to wait ages for tournaments to fill up.
Integrity - More and more poker companies are springing up every month. The choice for players is getting better though we still strongly reccomend playing at poker sites which look after their members. Be it through bonuses, customer care or responding to collusion issues.
Who we Reccomend
PokerStars
Home of the 2003, 2004 and 2005 WSOP main event champions, PokerStars has gained a reputation for being one of the best poker sites on the web. Support is great, there are loads of games to choose from and the majority of the time the site has around 40,000 players on. THF still holds numerous private tournaments there. Recommended.
Poker.com Poker.com launched a few years ago with a bang boasting one of the best poker software on the net which was way ahead of a lot of sites at the time. Since then it has continued to grow and more recently it has seen the number of players increase a lot due to their support of USA players. We have been having games with them for years and can recommend them from our own experience there.
Full Tilt Poker
Backed by several WSOP bracelet winners and some of the best players in the world today, Full Tilt Poker is one of our favourite sites. The software is still miles ahead a lot of the competition and their 100% bonus is still one of the best available. Their freerolls are still very highly regarded too.
Ultimate Bet
The home of Phil Helmouth Jr and Annie Duke, Ultimate Bet is one of the most popular sites on the web. They have a huge choice of tables and limits and their deposit bonus isn't too difficult to clear.
Pokerroom Pokerroom is one our favourite sites. Their software has many great features including tagging players using color codes and adding notes to players. Their software is the best 'mac friendly' poker site out there and its even possible to play online without downloading anything. For new players their 100% sign up bonus and freerolls for new players should be enough to please most.
Gain an Advantage over other players!
There are dozens of poker applications available which can be used to track your stats, improve your game and give you odds whilst actually playing online. Our personal favourite is PokerTracker. Check out the THF Poker Software Room if you have any questions.
Poker Tracker - Poker Tracker is a Windows based computer program that allows you to analyze your on-line Texas Hold'Em play. Poker Tracker stores and summarizes hand history data that can be downloaded from your poker site. Currently sold for $55, THF members may purchase via TexasHoldemForums for $40. Post a thread in the THF Poker Tracker Room for more information.
Pokulator - unique poker odds calculator will help you analyze poker hands and become a better poker player. Feel free to ask any questions in the THF Pokulator Discussion Room.
