Play Poker With The Pros
There are three potential ways of playing with the pros. One offers a highly unlikely probability; another offers a somewhat unlikely probability; and the third offers you your best shot! Quickly running down the list:
- Send a nice invitation to your favorite player to come over one night for dinner, and poker with your closest poker buddies.
- Get really good on your own and become a pro yourself.
- Play online at one of several online poker sites owned and endorsed by some of the world's best! And when you realize that option number three is the best, there is a better chance that number two will improve in your favor!
If you want to play with the pros, your best option is to get in the action online. Not only can you find yourself sitting in a ring game with them, or perhaps a tournament's final table, go a step further and imagine it coming down to the two of you, head to head. Now you just need to know where to get into this action! Consider this short list of possibilities!
Doyle's Room (www.doylesroom.com)
Why not start with the most recognizable face in poker? A quick visit to his site and you'll be welcomed by the man himself. He smiles politely, but you know better; sitting down to a game with this gentleman can leave you without a stack if you don't play smart. On the site, you'll find that he also delivers a message of how you can find him for some action! If you want to play with a pro, you can't get much better than this 10 time World Series of Poker champion.
Full Tilt Poker (www.fulltiltpoker.com)
Talk about a site that is loaded with professional poker talent. Team Full Tilt boasts members such as the incomparable Phil Ivey, Erik Seidel, Jennifer Harman, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, John Juanda and Phil Gordon; among several others! You can get in the action quickly, and if you show up frequently, you'll definitely find a member of Team Full Tilt available for some action!
Doyle's Room (www.doylesroom.com)
Why not start with the most recognizable face in poker? A quick visit to his site and you'll be welcomed by the man himself. He smiles politely, but you know better; sitting down to a game with this gentleman can leave you without a stack if you don't play smart. On the site, you'll find that he also delivers a message of how you can find him for some action! If you want to play with a pro, you can't get much better than this 10 time World Series of Poker champion.
Full Contact Poker (www.fullcontactpoker.com)
Full Contact Poker is the Internet home of the laid back WSOP champion Daniel Negreanu. If you want some action with "Kid Poker" this is the only place you'll probably find him outside of a WSOP event. Daniel offers a phenomenal protege program that allows players with phenomenal talent to prove it at the online tables and then get involved in the tournament circuit. If you've got what it takes, this might be a great potential outlet!
These are a few options of where you can play poker with the pros. If you have a favorite player that you wish you could take a crack at, be specific in your search. A great resource to surf by frequently is PokerListings.com. If you've never made PokerListings part of your online poker activity, head that direction and see what you've been missing. A lot of work has been taken out of finding the best places to play and learning who plays there. And one last thing in regards to playing with professionals; when you sit down with these pros, remember to play patiently! They have been beaten before, and will be beaten again; there's no reason you shouldn't demonstrate your poker skill in front of these high profile players! Life would be much better if they were considering you a peer, yes?