Online poker has become arguably the best thing to happen to poker since the hole card cam. For one, you can find a game at anytime. Whether you want to play at 3 PM or 3 AM, you can always find a game. You can play for any dollar amount you feel comfortable with online, whether you play for free or as much money as you want. The game selection is unlimited online. You can play Hold Em, Omaha, Stud, or whatever variation of poker you want. Online poker is safe, convenient, and a great way to work on your game.
The following sites are just some of the online poker sites out there. All sites listed on this page are legal to all US players. Due to the inception of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, many online poker sites have left the US market. The sites listed on this page are the major players in the US market, and allow players to play for play money or real money
Absolute Poker
Absolute Poker is one of the mainstays of online poker. 2006 Player Of the Year Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi and
Mark "The Shark" Seif, play on Absolute Poker. Absolute also offers a bad beat jackpot
Absolute Poker offers Hold Em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo, and Razz.
Absolute Poker also offers Single Person Blackjack
The stakes in No Limit Hold Em cash games on Absolute Poker range from $.05/$.10, $.10/$.25, $.25/$.50, $.50/$1, $1/$2,
$2/$4, $5/$10, and $10/$25. Limit Hold Em cash games go as high as $150/$300
No Limit Hold Em Tournament buyins range from as low as $.50+$.10 to as high as $200+$15 with a wide range of buyins in between. Absolute Poker also has freeroll tournaments as well as tournaments using frequent player points. The minimum deposit to play on Absolute Poker is $20. Absolute Poker uses its own network
Battlefield Poker
Battlefiled Poker is another newcomer to the US market. Battlefield Poker is one of the few sites to offer a Bad Beat Jackpot.
Battlefield Poker offers Hold Em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, 5 Card Stud, and 5 Card Draw.
The stakes in No Limit Hold Em cash games on Battlefield Poker range from $.05/$.10, $.10/$.20, $.20/$.40, $.25/$.50, $.50/$1, $1/$2, $2/$4, $4/$8, $5/$10, $8/$16, $10/$20, $20/$40, $50/$100, and $100/$200. Limit Hold Em cash games go as high as $100/$200.
No Limit Hold Em Tournament buyins range from as low as $.09+$.01 to as high as $350+$30 with a wide range of buyins in between.
Battlefield Poker also has freeroll tournaments. The minimum deposit to play on Battlefield Poker is $20. Battlefield Poker uses the Microgaming Network.
Bugsy's Club
Bugsy's Club is one of the newest sites open to US players. Bugsy's Club is partners with www.pokerschoolonline.com and www.pokerpages.com to make Bugsy's a true all around poker community.
Bugsy's Club offers Hold Em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo, and Razz.
The stakes in No Limit Hold Em cash games on Bugsy's Club range from $.02/$.05, $.05/$.10, $.10/$.25, $.25/$.50, $.50/$1, $1/$2, $2/$4, $3/$6, $5/$10, and $10/$20. Limit Hold Em cash games go as high as $20/$40.
No Limit Hold Em Tournament buyins range from as low as $.20+$.02 to as high as $200+$20 with a wide range of buyins in between.
Bugsy's Club also has freeroll tournaments as well as tournaments using frequent player points. The minimum deposit to play on Bugsy's Club is $50. Bugsy's Club uses its own network
Cake Poker
Cake Poker is another newer poker room. Cake Poker has one of the most unique bonus programs called Gold Cards.
Collect 52 Gold Cards and you can turn them in for $52,000!!!
Cake Poker offers Hold Em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, and 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo
The stakes in No Limit Hold Em cash games on Cake Poker range from $.10/$.20, $.25/$.50, $.50/$1, $1/$2, $2/$4, $3/$6, $5/$10, $8/$16, and $10/$20. Limit Hold Em cash games go as high as $50/$100.
No Limit Hold Em Tournament buyins range from as low as $1+$.10 to as high as $200+$12 with a wide range of buyins in between.
Pitbull Poker also has freeroll tournaments as well as tournaments using frequent player points. The minimum deposit to play on
Cake Poker is $50. Cake Poker is part of the Cake Gaming Software network
Carbon Poker
Carbon Poker is one the new up and comers to online poker. Carbon Poker has the same look and feel as Poker.com, because
Carbon Poker uses the same software as Poker.com.
Carbon Poker offers Hold Em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo, and Razz. Poker .com also offers 5 Card Stud, A-5 (California) Lowball and 2-7 (Kansas City) Lowball, 5 Card Draw, Single Person Blackjack, and Badugi.
Badugi is a 4 card, triple draw, low hand wins game.The twist to Badugi is the best hand is A234 unsuited.
If you have 2 suited cards they cancel each other out. Here are examples:
2♠4♣5♦6♥ beats A♠2♣3♦7♥ (both are four card hands) since the highest card is compared first and the 6♥ is smaller than 7♥.
4♠5♣6♦K♥ beats 2♠3♠4♦7♥ the former is a four card hand and the second is a three card hand (the 3♠ must be discarded making the hand 2♠4♦7♥).
2♠3♠4♦7♥ beats 4♠5♠6♦K♥ both are three card hands, the highest in the first is the 7♥ while the highest in the second is the K♥.
5♦7♣K♣K♥ beats 2♠3♦K♠K♦ the former is a three card hand (made by discarding the K♣) the later is a two card hand (made by discarding the two Kings which must both be discarded because they are the same suits as the other two cards).
The stakes in No Limit Hold Em cash games on Carbon Poker range from $.02/$.04, $.05/$.10, $.10/$.25, $.25/$.50, $.50/$1, $1/$2, $2/$4, $3/$6, $5/$10, $10/$20, and $25/$50. Limit Hold Em cash games go as high as $50/$100.
No Limit Hold Em Tournament buyins range from as low as $.05+$.01 to as high as $250+$25 with a wide range of buyins in between.
Carbon Poker also has freeroll tournaments as well. The minimum deposit to play on Carbon Poker is $25. Carbon Poker uses the Poker.com Network
Collegiate Series Of Poker
Collegiate Series Of Poker is one of the newest poker rooms. CSOP is a very player friendly room with a lot of player friendly features
CSOP offers Hold Em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, and 7 Card Stud
The stakes in No Limit Hold Em cash games on CSOP range from $.10/$.20, $.25/$.50, $.5/$1, $1/$2, $2/$4, $5/$10, $10/$20, $25/$50, and $50/$100. The stakes in Limit Hold Em cash games go up to $40/$80
No Limit Hold Em Tournament buyins range from as low as $.10+$.01 to as high as $1500+$150 with a wide range of buyins in between. CSOP also has freeroll tournaments and tournaments using player points. The minimum deposit to play onCSOP is $20. CSOP uses the Red Planet Gaming Network
Club UBT
Club UBT is one of the most unique card rooms on the net. It's an online club that costs $19.95 a month
Club UBT offers Hold Em Tournaments and Elimination Black Jack Tournaments only.
All tournaments are considered freerolls since it costs $19.95 a month to play for money on Club UBT. Club UBT also offers
tournaments using player points. Club UBT uses its own network
Doyle's Room
After a temporary leave from the US market, Doyle's Room is back and better than it was before. Doyle's Room features
Doyle Brunson himself, as well as his son Todd Brunson, Hoyt Corkins, Dewey Tomko, and the "Mad Genius Of Poker" Mike Caro
Doyle's Room offers Hold Em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, 5 Card Stud, And 5 Card Draw
The stakes in No Limit Hold Em cash games on Doyle's Room range from $.05/$.10, $.10/$.20, $.25/$.50, $.5/$1, $1/$2, $1.5/$3, $2/$4, $2.5/$5, $3/$6, $4/$8, $5/$10, $8/$16, $10/$20, $15/$30, $20/$40, $25/$50, $50/$100, $100/$200, and $200/$400. The stakes in Limit Hold Em cash games go up to $150/$300
No Limit Hold Em Tournament buyins range from as low as $.09+$.01 to as high as $1000+$50 with a wide range of buyins in between. Doyle's Room also has freeroll tournaments . The minimum deposit to play on Doyle's Room is $25. Doyle's Room uses the Microgaming Network.
Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker is one of the most recognized poker sites out there. Full Tilt Poker features the most recognizable pros out of any site, with such stars as Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Gus Hansen, Mike "The Mouth" Matusow, Jennifer Harman and Phil Gordon. Full Tilt Poker has also put on several televised tournaments, and even its own show "Learn From The Pros". Full Tilt Poker is Mac compatible.
Full Tilt Poker offers Hold Em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo, and Razz. Full Tilt Poker also has a variety of mixed games, including HORSE, Hold Em / Omaha Hi, Hold Em / Omaha Hi/Lo, and HOSE (Hold Em / Omaha Hi/Lo / Stud / Stud Hi/Lo)Full Tilt also offers "Cap Limit" games, which are played the same as any other game, except you can only lose so much on a hand.
The stakes in No Limit Hold Em cash games on Full Tilt Poker range from $.05/$.10, $.10/$.25, $.25/$.50, $.5/$1, $1/$2, $1.5/$3, $2/$4, $2.5/$5, $3/$6, $4/$8, $5/$10, $7.5/$15, $10/$20, $15/$30, $25/$50, $50/$100, $100/$200, $150/$300, $200/$400, $300/$600 and $500/$1000. The stakes in Limit Hold Em cash games go up to $1000/$2000
No Limit Hold Em Tournament buyins range from as low as $1+$.25 to as high as $2100+$90 with a wide range of buyins in between. Full Tilt also has freeroll tournaments as well as tournaments using frequent player points. The minimum deposit to play on Full Tilt Poker is $50. Full Tilt Poker uses its own network
Holiday Poker
Holiday poker is another newcomer to the US Market. Holiday Poker offers a bad beat jackpot, comp points, and more.
Holiday Poker offers Hold Em, Omaha, Stud, and Stud Hi/Lo
The stakes in No Limit Hold Em cash games on Holiday Poker range from $.02/$.04, $.04/$.08, $.05/$.10, $.10/$.20, $.25/$.50, $.40/$.80, $.50/$1, $1/$2, $2/$4, $3/$6, $4/$8, $5/$10, $10/$20, $15/$30, and $25/$50. Limit Hold Em cash games go as high as $200/$400.
No Limit Hold Em Tournament buyins range from as low as $.10+$.01 to as high as $200+$15 with a wide range of
buyins in between. Holiday Poker also has freeroll tournaments. The minimum deposit to play on
Holiday Poker is $20. Holiday Poker is part of the Digital Gaming network
Jungle Poker
Jungle Poker is another newer site legal to US residents. Jungle Poker allows you to take points earned from playing in
cash games and turn them into buy ins for tournaments.
Jungle Poker offers Hold Em, Omaha, and Omaha Hi/Lo.
The stakes in No Limit Hold Em cash games on Jungle Poker range from $.02/$.05, $.05/$.10, $.10/$.25, $.25/$.50, $.50/$1, $1/$2, $2/$4, $3/$6, $5/$10, and $10/$20. Limit Hold Em cash games go as high as $100/$200.
No Limit Hold Em Tournament buyins range from as low as $.50+$.05 to as high as $10+$1 with a wide range of buyins in between.
Jungle Poker also has freeroll tournaments as well as tournaments using frequent player points. The minimum deposit to play on
Jungle Poker is $20. Jungle Poker is part of the Dynamic Gaming Systems network
Pitbull Poker
Pitbull Poker is another one of the newer sites available to US customers. Pitbull Poker is the first Flash poker room, meaning there is no software to download. You can play from anywhere. Pitbull Poker also offers Online leagues for both public and private use.
Pitbull Poker offers Hold Em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, and 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo
The stakes in No Limit Hold Em cash games on Pitbull Poker range from $.05/$.10, $.10/$.25, $.25/$.50, $.50/$1, $1/$2, $2.50/$5, and $5/$10. Limit Hold Em cash games go as high as $50/$100.
No Limit Hold Em Tournament buyins range from as low as $1+$.25 to as high as $50+$5 with a wide range of buyins in between.
Pitbull Poker also has freeroll tournaments as well as tournaments using frequent player points. The minimum deposit to play on Pitbull Poker is $25. Pitbull Poker uses its own network
Players Only
Players Only is the newest poker site to open its doors to US players. Not only is Players Only a poker room, its also a casino and sportsbetting site. You can even bet on horses at Players Only.
Currently Players Only offers Hold Em and Omaha, with Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, and 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo coming soon.
The stakes in No Limit Hold Em cash games on Players Only range from $.10/$.20, $.25/$.50, $.50/$1, $1/$2, $2/$4, $3/$6
$5/$10, $8/$16 and $10/20. Limit Hold Em cash games go as high as $50/$100.
No Limit Hold Em Tournament buyins range from as low as $1+$.10 to as high as $100+$7 with a wide range of buyins in between.
Pitbull Poker also has freeroll tournaments as well as tournaments using frequent player points. The minimum deposit to play on Players Only is $20. Players Only is part of the Cake Gaming Software network
Poker.com
Poker.com is one of the olderonline poker rooms. Poker.com is not only a poker room, it is also an online poker community.
Poker.com offers Hold Em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo, and Razz. Poker .com also offers 5 Card Stud, A-5 (California) Lowball and 2-7 (Kansas City) Lowball, 5 Card Draw, Single Person Blackjack, and Badugi.
Badugi is a 4 card, triple draw, low hand wins game.The twist to Badugi is the best hand is A234 unsuited.
If you have 2 suited cards they cancel each other out. Here are examples:
2♠4♣5♦6♥ beats A♠2♣3♦7♥ (both are four card hands) since the highest card is compared first and the 6♥ is smaller than 7♥.
4♠5♣6♦K♥ beats 2♠3♠4♦7♥ the former is a four card hand and the second is a three card hand (the 3♠ must be discarded making the hand 2♠4♦7♥).
2♠3♠4♦7♥ beats 4♠5♠6♦K♥ both are three card hands, the highest in the first is the 7♥ while the highest in the second is the K♥.
5♦7♣K♣K♥ beats 2♠3♦K♠K♦ the former is a three card hand (made by discarding the K♣) the later is a two card hand (made by discarding the two Kings which must both be discarded because they are the same suits as the other two cards).
The stakes in No Limit Hold Em cash games on Poker.com range from $.02/$.04, $.05/$.10, $.10/$.25, $.25/$.50, $.50/$1, $1/$2, $2/$4, $3/$6, $5/$10, $10/$20, and $25/$50. Limit Hold Em cash games go as high as $50/$100.
No Limit Hold Em Tournament buyins range from as low as $.05+$.01 to as high as $250+$25 with a wide range of buyins in between.
Poker.com also has freeroll tournaments as well. The minimum deposit to play on Poker.com is $25. Poker.com uses its own network
Poker 4 Ever
Poker 4 Ever is one of the older online poker rooms out there. Poker 4 ever has great graphics,
and some of the best bonus structures of any online poker site.
Poker 4 Ever offers offers Hold Em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, and 7 Card Stud
The stakes in No Limit Hold Em cash games on Poker 4 Ever range from $.10/$.20, $.25/$.50, $.50/$1, $1/$2, $2/$4, and $5/$10. Limit Hold Em cash games go as high as $40/$80.
No Limit Hold Em Tournament buyins range from as low as $.10+$.01 to as high as $400+$15 with a wide range of buyins in between. Poker Host also has freeroll tournaments as well as tournaments using frequent player points. The minimum deposit to play on Poker 4 Ever is $20. Poker 4 Ever uses the Red Planet Gaming Network
Poker Host
Poker Host offers a variety of bonuses, but the most noticeable is the bad beat jackpot, which increases daily.
There jackpot is similar to those of a brick and mortar casino.
Poker Host offers Hold Em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, 5 Card Stud, and 5 Card Draw
The stakes in No Limit Hold Em cash games on Poker Host range from $.05/$.10, $.10/$.20, $.25/$.50, $.50/$1, $1/$2, $1.50/$3, $2/$4, $2.50/$5, $3/$6, $4/$8, $5/$10, $8/$16, $10/$20, $15/$30, $20/$40, $50/$100, $100/$200, and $200/$400. Limit Hold Em cash games go as high as $150/$300.
No Limit Hold Em Tournament buyins range from as low as $.09+$.01 to as high as $1500+$100 with a wide range of buyins in between. Poker Host also has freeroll tournaments. The minimum deposit to play on Poker Host is $20.
Poker Host is part of the Microgaming Network
Please note that Poker Host does not allow players from the following states: IL, IN, LA, MI, NV, NJ, NY, OR, SD, WA and WI
Poker Nordica
Poker Nordica, a Danish site that has been around since 2001, is a newcomer to the US market. Poker Nordica has the widest assortment of games of all online card rooms. Poker Nordica also offers Backgammon.
Poker.com offers Hold Em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo, and Razz. Poker Nordica also offers 5 Card Stud, A-5 (California) Lowball and 2-7 (Kansas City) Lowball, 5 Card Draw, and Badugi.
The stakes in No Limit Hold Em cash games on Poker Nordica range from $.02/$.04, $.05/$.10, $.10/$.25, $.25/$.50, $.50/$1, $1/$2, $2/$4, $3/$6, $5/$10, $10/$20, and $25/$50. Limit Hold Em cash games go as high as $50/$100.
No Limit Hold Em Tournament buyins range from as low as $.05+$.01 to as high as $250+$25 with a wide range of buyins in between.
Poker Noridica also has freeroll tournaments as well. The minimum deposit to play on Poker Nordica is $25.
Poker Nordica uses its own network
Poker Stars
Pokers Stars is the largest poker site in the world. Poker Stars features 3 consecutive WSOP champions in Chris Moneymaker,
Greg "Fossil Man" Raymer, and Joe Hachem. Poker Stars also features Daniel Negreanu, Barry Greenstein, Vanessa Rousso, Tom McEvoy and Humberto Brenes. Poker Stars generally has the most online qualifiers at the World Series Of Poker
Poker Stars offers Hold Em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo, Razz, HORSE, and HOSE. Poker Stars
also offers 2-7 (Kansas City) Lowball as well as 5 Card Draw, the original game of poker
The stakes in No Limit Hold Em cash games on Poker Stars range from $.01/$.02, $.02/$.05, $.05/$.10, $.10/$.25, $.25/$.50, $.5/$1, $1/$2, $2/$4, $3/$6, $5/$10, $10/$20, $25/$50, $100/$200, and $200/$400. Limit Hold Em cash games go as high as $1000/$2000
No Limit Hold Em Tournament buyins range from as low as $1+$.20 to as high as $1050+$50 with a wide range of buyins in between. Poker Stars also has freeroll tournaments as well as tournaments using frequent player points. The minimum deposit to play on Poker Stars is $10. Poker Stars uses its own network
Ultimate Bet
Ultimate Bet is another top tier poker site. Ultimate Bet features such pros as Phil Hellmuth, Annie Duke, Russ Hamilton
Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari, David "DevilFish" Ulliott, and James "Krazy Kanuck" Worth. Ultimate Bet also has a separate program players can download called Ultimate Buddy, which allows players to see if friends or the UB pros are playing online.
Ultimate Bet offers Hold Em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo, Razz, and HORSE. UB also offers both A-5 (California) Lowball and 2-7 (Kansas City) Lowball, Pineapple, Crazy pineapple, and Crazy Pineapple Hi/Lo. They also offer Royal Hold Em, which is Texas Hold Em played with A, K, Q, J, and 10 only.
Ultimate Bet also offers Blackjack. UB offers Single person Blackjack, Multi Person Blackjack, Blackjack tournaments, and Elimination Blackjack, the hottest form of Blackjack. Elimination Blackjack is simple: 7 Players, 30 hands, and the short stack on hands 8, 16, and 25 are automatically eliminated. Other than that the game is played just like regular Blackjack
The stakes in No Limit Hold Em cash games on Ultimate Bet range from $.01/$.02, $.05/$.10, $.10/$.25, $.25/$.50, $.50/$1, $1/$2, $2/$4, $3/$6, $5/$10, $10/$25, $25/$50, and $50/$100. Limit Hold Em cash games go as high as $300/$600
No Limit Hold Em Tournament buyins range from as low as $1+$.10 to as high as $1000+$50 with a wide range of buyins in between. Ultimate Bet also has freeroll tournaments as well as tournaments using frequent player points. The minimum deposit to play on Ultimate Bet is $20. Ultimate Bet is part of the Excapsa Network
Wingows
Wingows is another up and comer in the US market. Wingows software is unique in that it is multi lingual. You could play someone from Germany and someone from Japan and not know thanks to the software.
Wingows offers Hold Em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo, and 3 Card Poker
The stakes in No Limit Hold Em cash games on Wingows range from $.02/$.04, $.04/$.08, $.05/$.10, $.10/$.20, $.25/$.50, $.50/$1, $1/$2, $2/$4, $3/$6, $4/$8, $5/$10, $10/$20, $15/$30, and $25/$50. Limit Hold Em cash games go as high as $200/$400.
No Limit Hold Em Tournament buyins range from as low as $.25+$.02 to as high as $200+$15 with a wide range of buyins in between.
Wingows also has freeroll tournaments as well as tournaments using frequent player points. The minimum deposit to play on
Wingows is $10. Wingows is part of the Digital Gaming Network
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