How to Play Poker Online
The ZyngaPlusPoker Game Guide
Pros win big. Why? It's definitely not luck. Skill and strategic thinking play a big part in online poker games. You need knowledge and experience to win big, and you can find it here. ZyngaPlusPoker is a place where everyone can learn the ropes and become a poker hero. Read our guide and learn how to play poker from the ground up. Experienced players can skip to our intermediate sections. And for those of you who already have some victories, find some expert tips for you too.
Learn poker basics, like playing for real money and strategy tips to help you win. Learn the basics and become part of the poker community.
Comfortable at the tables, but want to kick it up a notch? In this section of how to play poker, develop your strategy and tactics and build a poker reputation.
Even if you’re a poker rock star, there's always more to learn. In this section learn more about poker theory, advanced tactics and poker psychology.
New To The Game
Poker is as exciting as it is challenging. The objective of online poker is to win, or be the last player standing. Online poker comes in many different forms but they all follow the same basic structure.
- Each player contributes to the game's 'pot'. The pot holds chips that represent real money.
- A hand of cards is dealt to each player. In some online poker varieties all the cards are concealed. In other varieties only some of the cards are concealed.
- Players place bets on the strength of the cards in rounds of wagering.
- The player with the strongest hand or the last player left after all others 'fold' wins.
As a beginner, we recommend you first learn Texas Hold'em, the most widely played poker game.
Raise The Game
"Why aren't you calling?" is typically a question you get from your mum. In poker however, it's an interesting question to ask players who strategically decide not to call. If you can get comfortable with the idea of entering the pot for a raise, your results will pick up. There are lots of pots that many players are willing to give up on and by being the one who raises or who makes the initial bet, these pots add up and head straight to your stack.
Master The Game
Try improving your chances of winning by causing your opponents to get confused by playing around with their 'scripts' or mental representations. Since players have such little time to make decisions, if you can shake up your opponents' reality a bit, you might be able to get them to make some wrong moves due to self doubt and fold a winning hand.
