A home game of poker with friends can be a great deal of fun with your friends or family. You can also find lots of different and fun poker games online if you are a friendly and respectful player yourself. The secret to a fun game is the players in the game. One jerk can ruin a game and a table of polite players with a sense of humor can be great fun.

The game is the same in a polite game as a nasty game. The difference is the atmosphere of the table can help keep players at the table longer if they are having a good time. Watch the classy tournament players on TV and you can see for yourself the difference between a fun table and an ugly table. Verbal fights in poker are not uncommon, but some players can carry them to extreme.

Poker is an intelligent person's game. People who are good with numbers have an advantage and people with a sense of humor add to the enjoyment of the game. When people are laughing and having a good time their current losses do not prey on their mind. They may stay longer and lose more if they are happy with the game. Playing well is also a way to have fun. Reading the other players and catching the bluffer will enhance your fun. Getting a rush of good hands that hold up will also make for a fun game. The best fun of all is winning and being ahead when you leave the table. Second most fun is getting even after you have been seriously down most of the evening. Knowing how to play well and then putting it into practice makes the game more fun for the player.

Some online sites will let you set your own game and invite your friends to play on the Internet. This is a great way for friends to get together who live some distance apart. This obviously would be more fun than playing with strangers.

To make it even more fun many of the sites now let you play a assortment of mixed poker games to play. Others are absolutely different than any of the more popular games like Holdem and Omaha. There are also some mixed tournaments being played on some of the popular online sites. The fun of playing poker is winning some money or at least ending up close to even at the end of a sessions play.