Quote Originally Posted by iRICHeyes
About playing poker you should just put $50 on one of the sites that have 2nl and play there. That won't cost a full paycheck and you'll get loads of experiece out of that money.
Exactly.
Do PokerStars. Play a DAY OR TWO for play money, then deposit $50 and play $2 ring games and a couple $5+.50 SnG's.
Why PStars? Because their newbies are relatively serious (IMO), and you won't be wasting a great bonus by under-depositing there -- they have no signup bonus.
When you are winning, you can move to $10nl and play more SnG's. And when you are ready to build your online bankroll, come back for bonus advice.
Some people will advise you to apply for a free $10 or $20 available at some online rooms. I won't. That money is soon gone, you won't have the right tables to play at, and you are usually denying yourself a $50 deposit bonus to take a $10 bonus that you cannot withdraw until you deposit at the room anyway.
Probably more than you were asking, but worth hearing.