Online poker continues to grow in popularity. The thrill of winning money from others draws hundreds of thousands of players to this online game. Poker players love grinding out table after table and hand after hand, hoping to build their bankroll and move up to the high stakes games and playing against the top players.

Unfortunately, building an online poker bankroll is not as easy as it used to be. Gone are the days of poker sites throwing bonus money at players in an attempt to draw them to their site. Savvy players were members of over a dozen sites, taking advantage of the generous sign up and monthly bonuses. It was easy for a player to make hundreds or even thousands of dollars a month in bonus money alone. Low limit players could systematically, and in short time, move up in limits, and new players were able to learn the game with the safety net of bonus dollars.

Once online poker sites stopped giving out regular bonuses it became more difficult for low limit players to build their bankroll and move up in limits. The high rake taken at most poker sites made the games nearly unbeatable.  Read more... (376 words, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)