Download and Start Your Online Poker Journey in Three Steps

Here’s the Deal about Ignition Poker for Beginners

Poker is a beautifully simple yet wonderfully complex game, poker boasts a rich history full of conspiracies, drunks, liars, losses, wins, sharks, shootouts, and murder. No wonder players around the globe and across cultures continue to embrace it. It’s human.

Poker may be the card game that best defines gambling, blending skill with a touch of luck—though many wrongly credit it with the phrase “luck of the draw.” People say you must play the hand you’re dealt. In poker, we say, “not so fast.” This game demands courage, psychology, and sharp decision-making. The cards might work for you or against you—but in poker, you can change the outcome. Need us to quote Kenny Rogers to make the point?

Plenty of skilled players dominate the game, but poker remains the perfect starting point for anyone new to online gambling. Like the guitar, it takes hours to learn and a lifetime to master.

At Ignition, we like to boast that we offer the best online poker experience for newbies. Let’s find out if that’s true. (It is.)

The Basics of Online Poker

For decades, poker lived in basements, bars, and casinos—until the early 2000s, when the internet took the game online. Advancing technology made online poker sites more secure, safely holding players’ cash and enabling real-money wagering.

Online poker became popular for the same reasons people enjoy live poker. It’s fun, easy-to-play, and can be thrilling. Unlike slots or the lottery, this game rewards actual skill. At Ignition, we make sure you can play at any time, for as long as you want, for any stakes you’d like from your desktop or your mobile.

Of course, you need to know how the game is played. The most popular poker game, Texas Hold’em, is a good example.

Hold’em begins with each player receiving two face-down cards. After an initial round of betting, the dealer reveals the “flop”—three face-up community cards shared by everyone at the table. Players bet again, using their hole cards and the flop to build the best hand. Next comes the “turn,” a single additional card, followed by another betting round. The dealer then reveals the “river” card, leading to the final round of betting.

Your goal is putting together a 5-carThe poker chips you use come in different denominations – in a cash game, they represent real money. When you play a tournament, the chips are points, with the prize money awarded to the longest-lasting survivors. Each bet is placed in a pile in the middle of the table, creating a pot. After someone bets, the next player to the left can either raise (by putting a larger amount of chips in), call (by putting in the same number of chips), or fold (by putting his or her hole cards in the middle). The pot goes to the last player standing, or whoever has the best poker hand when all seven cards have been dealt. If you’re just starting, try a few practice rounds before you commit to real money games.

Download the Ignition Poker Software

When you play online poker for real money, you feel the action every time the cards are dealt.  At Ignition Casino, we put you in control no matter what style of play you choose: you can up your game and test-drive new ways to win the pot with a downloadable hand history. Be bold, be aggressive. You own the table.

After you download the software, we will take you off the beaten path with some kickass features. With anonymous tables, you can go incognito and bring your bankroll to new limits. Ready to go all in? Play up to 15 tables at the same time. Looking for fast-paced action? Play more hands with Zone Poker and cash in quick money with poker cash games 24/7.

Hunting the big money? Check out our huge selection of weekly poker tournaments with $1.5 million guaranteed.

Make your move. Download the Ignition poker software for a thrilling online poker experience.

Start Playing Now

When you’re ready to dive in, we’ve got loads of poker games and tournaments to satisfy your quest for glory. Our mobile poker features a diverse selection of cash games you can play right on your smartphone. For real-money chips and fast-paced action, try our mobile cash “flop” games such as Texas Hold’em, Omaha and Omaha Hi/Lo.

Zone Poker delivers an instant jolt of adrenaline with faster hands and more cards to see. It’s fast-paced action like never before seen. No more time waiting for folded hands to end and new cards to be dealt— you’ll immediately be redirected to a new table with new players and cards as soon as you fold your hand at a Zone Poker table.

At Ignition, our poker tournaments are some of the best around and they’re all about big payouts and exciting action. Better yet, you can play them from home or on the go with your mobile device.

Keep in mind that an online tournament has a specific start time. You have to keep playing if you want to see a return on your investment. Some tournaments are over in a matter of minutes. Others can take up most of your day – sometimes several days – with breaks in between. Ignition Poker Tournaments offer the most rewarding experience there is in poker as long as you’re willing to invest the time as well as the money.

We’ve made poker a must for beginner and veteran gamblers who want to apply their skills and instincts in return for some seriously good payouts. Check out our annual Million Dollar Weekend, Anonymous Tables, plus incredible poker bonuses of up to $200 for landing a royal flush or $1,000 to help you shake off a bad beat.

At Ignition, we even offer solid poker strategies to help you beat us at our own game. If that seems insane, it probably is, but we love poker as much as you will! Now, who’s in?