This site is designed with one thing in mind.... That is to show UK players the best places to play online poker, the sites listed on this site are all completely secure and of the highest reputation. I don't want you to unknowingly deposit at a online poker room, only to discover that the software is rubbish, the customer support don't have a clue, the payment processor takes forever, you can't find a game, they don't have a phone number.... i can go on forever! When you play at any of the online poker rooms listed on this site you can rest assured that you will have a smooth time, so all you have to worry about is beating the opposition! All the sites i reccomend are of the highest reputation and quality and cater extremely well to the UK market.
FOR NEW PLAYERS You may be one of the many people who are interested in playing poker online but are finding out that the choice is tremendous and you just don't know where to start playing, i remember the first time i went looking for online poker information....i just didn't know where to turn to next ! There are so many online poker sites out there it is bewildering and i am not going to list them all here. Instead i am going to concentrate only on the big names and the sites i can personally reccomend, these sites are all you should need in your online poker career and are completely safe and run by the biggest company's, you may of seen them advertised on T V , SKY , Football Teams , Posters, Magazine's, etc , this is a good sign because as well as showing they have good financial backing it also means a large influx of new player's, which in turn means a growing community and a healthy percentage of players who are new to the game..easier games = easier money !
WHAT TO DO NEXT OK so you have picked the online poker site which you want to give a try....what do you do next ? First click on the download button and install the software, this will put a shortcut icon on your desktop so you will only need to do this once. Next you will need to register an account, all the sites i mention will let you play in " PLAY " money mode without having to fill in too many details, this can be an excellent learning tool as you still play against other real player's ( please bear in mind that as it's not real cash player's do tend to go a bit crazy ) During the registration process you will have to pick a nickname....this is what the other players will see on their screens, you may have to try a few options before finding one that hasn't been used. Once you are ready for " REAL " play you will have to open a real account and deposit some cash, this can seem a bit scary at first but don't worry you're money is protected by the latest encryption security and is completely safe. At this point you will probably notice that your balance is shown in dollars, this is normal as all online poker rooms will use this as the table currency, when you withdraw it will get converted back to Pounds. Next all you have to do is pick the right game for you and " shuffle up and deal ! "
ABOUT MYSELF I am a fellow UK online poker player who has been playing poker online for many years ( since about 2000 ) and having been quite successful wanted to share my experience with my fellow UK budding poker player's, so that you don't have to try out all the bad site's that i have and get straight to the quality online poker rooms that will treat the UK player with the service we expect. As well as my own personal reviews on the poker rooms i will try to supply you with all the information you will need to make your online poker experience an easy step.