Welcome to NoPayPOKER. You’ve joined a truly great online free online poker site….a truly great poker community. The members are fun, pleasant, and social; where some of the members are good players, and some of the members are not quite there yet so as a free online poker site to learn how to play poker for beginners it’s utterly perfect!

However, no one, good, bad, or indifferent, takes the liberty of bringing anyone else to task…it’s simply a group of people who enjoy playing poker, a group of people who enjoy each others company, and a group of people who routinely display an exceptionally high level of respect; for one another and the game.

And, these people reside all around the globe, with many different native languages; although, all NoPayPOKER members, when they type in the Lobby Chat Box, are required to communicate in English…be it the Queen’s English, the Americans bastardization of her English, the outlaw Australian version, or the Canadian usage, eh?

Plus, the Moderators are courteous, helpful, entertaining, and readily available. However, they are very attentive to the ‘rules’. So, please be sure to read the NoPay ‘terms of agreement’, and the ‘chat lobby rules’.

Moreover, of note, the majority of the Moderators are very good players….and, as such, you’d be well advised to seek their wisdom and guidance on your poker-related inquiries. Additionally, all of them, whenever they’re on the site, will be more than happy to assist with whatever questions you might have.

The NoPayPOKER.com site itself employs fairly simple software, and is easily navigated. Anyone with the slightest of on-line experience will have few problems in developing a mastery of the ‘ins and outs’ of NoPay. You’ll find multi-table freerolls, league freerolls, a weekly 5K freeroll, a monthly 20K freeroll, a weekly ‘Champions’ freeroll, sit-n-go’s, ring games, and ‘buy-in’ tournaments; just about any type of No Limit Texas Hold-Em game you might choose to play in, is available at NoPay. Importantly, you’ll find it extremely difficult to bring about any degree of ‘boredom’, since a new game begins at least every half-hour.

And, best of all, NoPay is FREE POKER….you are never allowed to make a deposit; ever. The site uses a currency known as FreeD’s. When you joined, you were given 10 FreeD’s. If you fill out the ‘personal details’ page, you’ll get another 15 FreeD’s. Then, every day, throughout every 24 hour period of time, you can get another 26 FreeD’s. This is accomplished by ‘clicking on’ sponsor ads; 1 FreeD per ad ‘clicked’. Plus, every Freeroll game at NoPay offers a prize pool where FreeD’s are won by the ‘in the money’ participants (usually the top 10, 20, or 40 finishing places in the tournament).

Possibly, of most importance, each FreeD is worth 0.5 US Cent. Thus, 200 FreeD’s are worth 1 US Dollar. In time, as you accumulate FreeD’s, you’ll be able to cash out. However, please note, when you’re cashing out, you must have a minimum balance of 8,000 FreeD’s; the equivalent of $40 (US$). Or, if you’re a Premium Member, you’ll be able to cash out with a minimum balance of 5,000 FreeD’s; the equivalent of $25 (US$).

And, you should know that a significant number of NoPay members have individually cashed out amounts in excess of $1,000 (US$)…you can do likewise, it’s not very hard to get yourself a big enough balance to begin ‘cashing out’. But, you’ll go a long way towards attaining a “big enough balance” if you possessed some degree of knowledge about the game of poker.

Thus, what follows should serve as an introduction to the game. Plus, once you understand the rules, the basics, and the parlance, you’d be well advised to take the time to read the series of articles entitled ‘Building a Bankroll‘.

Best of Luck at the Tables,

Michael.

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Next – Part 2 in the How to play poker for beginners series is The Rules of the Game Part 1.