You’re new to the game and spoilt for choice. You know the basic rules but don’t know where to start your voyage. To start off I would choose a poker site with little traffic such as Cake Poker, Interpoker, or Fatbet,. Read reviews online and find yourself one that would best suit your needs.  Sites with lots of players such as Pokerstars tend to be tougher competition.

So once you have found your site and you’ve got an account, now you need to set up a rake back account so you can get some money back each month, go to http://www.raketherake.com for an account.

I would start off on the micro cash games 00.1 /00.2  00.5/ 0.10. Most importantly, you need to have good bankroll management, learning the ropes can be expensive, and you might think you can jump up a few levels a bit to quickly. I would also recommend playing a few sit n go’s 6 or 9 player, again small stakes $1 or $2 etc. Play a few 1 on 1s or heads up too, as it is a completely different game and will give you good practice for when you get heads up in a 6 or 9 player sit n go.

Many sites offer guaranteed tournaments with a certain amount in the prize pool, some very cheap buy ins, again $1 or $2, you should play at least a couple of these a month, to get used to a large field. They can be great value for money, there are also many freerolls available on many sites.

Once you have found your favorite style of game you can concentrate on that but not forgetting to play other styles occasionally to keep on top of your game.

Buy books, watch poker on TV, visit www.PokerTube.com, do all you can to get information about the game, you can never stop learning. Also have a look for your nearest casino/cardroom and see how you play live. Some people play strictly only live poker, and some online professionals have never even played in a live tournament!