2012 February 13 | Poker Blog

Where can I play real money poker?

This is what many players, both novice and pro, are asking these days. Everything is so messed up by country or state. There are so many players that play poker on Zynga a Facebook app and they don’t know where to play poker for real money. Full Tilt Poker is definitely out of the equation. Pokerstars is available for real money play outside of the US and recently acquired licenses in Belgium and Malta. Bovada Poker also offers real money play and simply use Bovada.lv referral number for the best referral number. Party Poker is available outside USA but may return to USA once they align with a casino. In fact, today, Chili Poker announced that it is aligning with the Golden Nugget:

Golden Nugget and Chiligaming are proud to announce that they are entering into an online gaming partnership, with a free-play website due to launch within the next Quarter. Golden Nugget has selected Chiligaming as its exclusive online gaming partner in anticipation of the legalization of online gaming in the United States.

I seriously hate Zynga Poker but feel that it will bring a ton of real money players from both the USA and abroad. There is somewhat of a risk of depositing on USA poker sites. Many on Two Plus Two believe that any site operating in USA could have their bank accounts frozen. I believe that was a possibility before the DOJ reversed their stance on the wire act applying to online poker.

Cake poker is another room that offers real money poker for both USA and abroad. Cake poker was aligned with Doyles Room but that soon collapsed. Doyle Brunson had a good thing going but moved to about 4 different skins and finally got swallowed up by America’s Cardroom.

Yesterday, the owner of Pokertube did an interview with Jungleman12. Jungleman stated that many people have just been playing live. I’m sorry, but I just don’t have the patience to play live poker. It tilts me and I find myself either nitting it up or pushing at real bad times. The rake devestates my roll when I play live. I must also mention that I can never find a game of Omaha Hi Low or Seven Card Stud. I love to play stud poker, and have only had the chance to play live once.

I would really give Bovada Poker a chance. Bovada Poker is formerly known as Bodog. I think you’re in good hands with Calvin Ayre. The website states :

Online poker players outside of the US hoping to register on the new site will be disappointed to learn that Bovada Poker will be operated exclusively for US poker players only

He has a plan and his lawyers have set up this separate company and skin to protect their interests.

Although there are few places to play real money poker in the USA right now, this will soon change. If you are out side the USA your list of places is soon to skyrocket. Good luck at the real money poker rooms!