• You can easily earn some extra income playing poker You are reading this article, so you are probably thinking seriously about playing poker online. You are thinking that if you become good enough, maybe you can support yourself playing poker. And it isn't that hard actually. What you need is some experience and some help. But You are willing to learn enough, so that one day you can stop working. So that one day you can play poker every now and then, earning your living. Or maybe you just want to earn some extra money, to afford the way of life you deserve. Getting started is the hardest thing. But with these hints, the starting threshold isn't that high.

• But I don't want to lose my money We are always afraid of losing our money. We always want to get the money the easiest way, without risk of losing our own hard-earned cash. And usually, when you are just starting to play poker, you can easily get your ass kicked if you don't know what's going on. It takes some time and money to figure out what's happening. But the thing is, You don't have to lose your own money!

• You play with the Bonus money poker room gives you Getting started with real stakes at Internet poker can be very easy these days. Why? Because many of the more popular poker rooms offer you Bonuses. And that means: When you sign-up and make your first deposit, they give you FREE money. For example, if you deposit 100 dollars, you get 200 dollars.That means 100 dollars for free. After doing that, you can withdraw your 100 dollars,if you want, and play only with your bonus money. That's worth 100 dollars of FREE playing money. And even if you happen to lose that 100 bucks, you haven't actually lost anything, because what you lost, was the bonus money you were given free!

Okay, so the bonus money is finally in your account, be careful what you do with it. It's your money now, and it should be defended with the same caution and skill as your normal bankroll. I would recommend that you practice first playing at play money tables, to test your skills. Particularly if you are a beginner.