Poker is a great game. Very easy to learn, but with enough strategic levels to keep players interested for a lifetime. Online poker is probably the quickest and easiest way to get started. Millions of people  play holdem online every day, on a wide range of online pokersites. Probably the biggest and the best of all those sites is Pokerstars. Pokerstars is great because they will even give you a $50 bonus to get started. See  PokerStars Signup Bonus for details about the bonus.

After playing for a few hours, you will quickly understand the basic rules of the game. Once you know the hand ranks and the betting decisions it is time to tailor your game a little to get it stronger. A lot of this is making good judgements in terms of when you are getting good value, and good instincts into what you feel your opponents may have. As you get a little better at the game of poker you’ll soon learn a few tricks and slowplays to really catch the other players out. A good way to advance your knowledge and tactical ability is to signup to a  poker forum. There you can read about strategy and talk to other onlines players about the game and how to play it the best. Poker forums are also great because they often do a lot of private events and tournaments, so it is a good way of making a few close friends in poker. I’ll hopefully see you at the tables sometime soon!