Online poker, as the name suggests, is the game of poker played on the internet. Online poker has been accountable for a dramatic rise in the range of poker players worldwide. Thanks in part, to the proliferation of online casinos, the craze for poker is spreading beyond the mega-rich, business-suited elite, allowing everybody a fair chance to place modest bets from the comfort of their own homes.

Statistics confirm the above mentioned. In January 2003, the total global daily cash game turnover for online poker was just $10 million (Ł5.3m) as well as in 2004 it rose to $60m (Ł32m). In essence, $180m (Ł95m) is wagered in cash game pots in best online gambling poker every day! Not surprisingly, this number is expected to grow steadily each year.

You'll find hundreds of portals offering online poker; many of them are, approximately, similar. The difference, if any, may be in the gaming environment as well as the quality of interaction with other players.