Online poker is an immensely popular sport, yes we call it a sport.  Some folks like to consider it gambling, but in our opinion when it’s a player vs. player game and it involves more skill than luck, it should be defined as a sport.  Some folks are scared off from trying to play online poker for real money because they’ve heard it’s illegal in the United States.  Let’s make this clear, it’s NOT illegal to play online poker for real money in the U.S.  The legalities come into play when you try to withdraw online poker site money into your U.S. bank account, but even that is either impossible to enforce for the banks or not even technically illegal in some cases.

So if you’re thinking about trying to make a living playing online poker, first off, good thinking, because all three of us have done that and are currently living in ways we never dreamed possible at our age.  Here’s your first step into the world of online poker, learning how to play Texas Hold em and learning poker hand rankings: