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These Linux poker sites allow players to wager real money against real opponents. Each site’s Linux poker software is nearly identical to their Windows software. The download is free, and each Linux compatible online poker room has play money tables for you to test and learn the games.
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Online Poker for Linux
As you can see, there is a small selection of rooms with online poker for Linux. There is a catch, the online poker rooms must be played using a regular internet browser such as Internet Explorer, FireFox, or Opera. There is no download necessary to play at these poker rooms, the Linux poker software simply runs in your browser.
Linux Poker Software
Due the low amount of Linux OS users, there are no online poker rooms that have a native Linux poker software download. Fortunately, there is a loophole that Linux users can exploit in order to play online poker.
There are several online poker rooms for Linux. Each has Java and Flash poker clients typically named "Instant Play." The only requirement to play at these online poker rooms is a regular internet browser, which you obviously already have. Linux users simply open the online poker room in their internet browser and play just as they would if they had downloaded onto a Windows based computer system.
There are sometimes very small differences in the browser based Java online poker room compared to the usual Windows PC poker room. Sometimes the Java client will lack some features such as multi-tabling capabilities or the display of all in percentages. The features that no download poker rooms lack are usually insignificant and will not have a dramatic affect on the Linux poker player.
Linux Texas Hold'em
Texas Holdem is the most popular form of online poker today. In fact, Texas Hold'em is the first game that programmers introduce into the Instant Play software before enabling real money mode. Sometimes, an Linux poker room will not offer any other game except for Linux Hold’em.