Review of Lock Pocker

A stroll through Lock Poker sure brought back the good old days.
You remember them too. We used to play on all kinds of poker Web sites, and we didn't care if they were good or bad, just if they had some fish and there was a bonus to chase.
Well, Lock Poker, God bless 'em, is a new site giving online poker a go, and it's accepting U.S. players, and just for those two facts alone, it's worth a look in this age. And it's handing out deposit bonuses. It makes me weepy with nostalgia just thinking about it. I even had some jackass challenge me to a heads-up match at "high stakes" at the .10/.20 tables. All, the good old days.
Speaking of, I was playing at those levels because that's all the money I could afford there, but also because plenty of good action, the only good action I could really see on the site.
To be honest, reminiscing and a good bonus are really the only reasons to play on Lock Poker if you're a higher limit player. The software isn't bad, but it's not that great, either, and you can find better software on the more popular sites. The players are decent enough where you can expect a lot of grinding sessions. And there aren't a lot of live games at the higher limits.
However, if you're still a low limit player - welcome to the club, by the way, here's some wine from a box in a paper cup - you might want to give Lock Poker a try. There were a lot of .10/.20 No-Limit games going on a Friday night, as Lock poker operates on the Cake Poker network. That included a TON of 6-max games, which are fun and quite frankly I need to play more because it tends to get the sand out of my vagina. I was four-tabling the games at one point and could have managed more. It was a blast and another return to the good old days, when I would be all proud of winning $5 on the night.
As with many other poker sites trying to get its name out there, Lock Poker does offer a couple interesting carrots.
First of all, you can collect gold chips to redeem for tournaments, and the more gold chips you have, the easier it is to get FPP points to get them. Grinders like me appreciate that.
Second, you can chase after gold cards.
The site's Random Number Generator (RNG) will release one Gold Card from the vault each time it reaches a certain amount of rake. If the Gold Card released matches one of your hole cards, you're golden even if you have folded out of the hand.
The first player to collect a full 52 Gold Card Series Deck will win the grand prize $52,000 cash Jackpot! If no player reaches that milestone, the site will award the $52,000 cash prize to the player that comes closest. Understand? I'm not sure I do, either, but it seems kinda neat.
Ultimately, I hope Lock Poker can make it. I'd love to see more poker sites dipping a toe into what is sure to be a shitty market, if for no other reason than to keep it viable. Lock Poker doesn't have much to separate itself from the big boys, but then again, give it a look for another stroll down memory lane, maybe for the last time ever.

P.S. Bloggers, if you're considering a review, Lock Poker has a $500 minimum for cashing out with checks, so I'm not sure how to get my money out now, given that I don't have an E-wallet XPress account. Has anyone done one of those? I am tempted to grind it up to $500 to cash out. That could be fun. Waffles thinks I should just try a $100 SnG. That's tempting too. What would you do?

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Poker Rules

As obvious as it is, it’s still worth saying that anyone who doesn’t understand poker rules will have a very difficult time playing the game. That’s because it is far more than a simple game of chance as skill and strategy go hand-in-hand in the poker world. So it’s a definite that one needs to brush up on their poker rules before starting to play. But what online poker you will need to know depends on the game variation that you choose to play. And there are many such as Texas Hold’em, Omaha HiLo, 7 Card Stud, 5 Card Stud, Caribbean Stud, and many, many more. However, the most popular by far, and the one that is most recommended to start with is Texas Hold’em.

It is not an extremely difficult game to learn but still one must know the poker rules of Texas inside and out in order to win. First off, one is dealt two cards and then must decide if they want to stay in by betting chips or fold and get out. If one stays in the hand, they get to see the flop, or three community cards that get turned over.

Continuing on with the poker game rules, when one sees the flop they must again decide whether to stay in the hand by matching bets or fold. After this round of betting, the turn card is dealt and another round of betting occurs once again. After this, the final card is dealt in the river. You can also learn more about game rules at BetUS Poker Room.

With the river dealt, the final round of betting ensues according to the poker rules and whoever can make the best hand out of five community cards and the two they hold wins the hand. The poker rules for Texas Hold’em get more intricate as one gets more involved with the game but this is just a general synopsis.

Best Poker Sites Review

Remember the old days, when you would scour poker rooms like a toddler sifting through the front lawn for that plastic easter egg with the five Hershey kisses?
You'd plow through bonuses like a high school sophomore with a trunk full of Schaeffer's working up the courage to ask that junior varsity cheerleader to homecoming. We'd reload, play five rooms at once and overfish the oceans.
Ah, the good old days.
Well, Online Poker Sites might just bring back memories of those glorious old days, before our government decided online poker was bad for us without consulting the banks on exactly how the suits were going to actually enforce the law.
The site is as complete as they come by offering lists of some of the best poker rooms in the world, with complete reviews and rankings (in case you don't want to read all that text), and even gives you some added swag by offering bonuses you might not get anywhere else.
Some of the highlights:
• There are plenty of news links, general news, poker hand rankings, so it's not just there to shill poker rooms.
• The site offers several alternatives to Neteller, an unfortunate must-have in today's poker world, as our government's stupid law did manage to shut down the easiest way to deposit. This is helpful, as there are some Americans out there who still believe it's nearly impossible to get money online. It's not, and the site shows you how its' done.
• If you're Canadian, you'll find several poker rooms that take your bacon.
• If you're American, you'll find options here thanks to the site as well.
Though it was a bit depressing to see the Old Glory on only three of the site's top 10 rooms, I did discover one room that might get me to sign up and chase a bonus.
You know, just like the old days.


***The following was a paid review.