Free Poker Rooms Online
Different people mean different things when they talk about playing poker online for free. Some mean simply that they want to play online poker without having to put up any money, or even play for money. They want to play with play money chips in a friendly online game. Those players are in luck, because most, if not all, online poker rooms offer 'free play' to their players.
This is usually called 'Play Money' and you can download any online poker room and look in the lobby for 'free play', 'play money' or 'practice play' tables.
Other players mean something else when they talk about 'free poker' - they mean getting real cash to play real poker online for free.
This is not as outlandish as some might think.
There are in fact a lot of places online that will give players free money simply to play poker with. Of course there will be restrictions on this type of bonus - the main restriction is that the player must be able to open a new account at the poker room where the free cash is being offered. That usually means that the player must not now, or ever have had, an account of any type at that poker room.
That is the main restriction but there most likely will be other terms and conditions. Usually the countries that are acceptable for the offer are limited. Always check the terms and conditions of any offer before signing up.
Free Poker Room Bonus
For a free bonus of fifty dollars at Full Tilt Poker, check out the offer available at FreePoker.info. Not only do they give you $50 for free upfront, but you will also instantly get another $50 for free in a 'pending' bonus amount. You can earn this extra bonus, or 'release' it, simply by playing poker with the original free fifty dollars.
I would suggest though that if you are simply looking to play with 'fake chips' right now, then choose a poker room where there are no free money promotions available. This way you won't waste any free money offers if you should decide to take one up in the future.
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If you've never played poker before Texas Hold'em is a good game to start with. There are a lot of resources that can teach you Texas Holdem rules and strategies. After you have mastered holdem you can explore the whole wide world of card games. There's Omaha, Seven card Stud and 5 card stud that all bear resemblances to Hold'em so you won't be forced to start from scratch.
