Poker and online poker are social games, it is therefore quite natural that they integrate well with social networking. There are play money online poker clients offered by various social networking game manufacturers, however thus far it hasn’t really been possible for any of these networks to offer players real money action. That does not mean however that players cannot use sites like Facebook and Twitter to generate some sort of additional edge at the real money online poker tables.
There are countless online poker operators and portals out there which run and maintain social networking profiles. They usually reward those who like or add them as friends through various exclusive promotions. This aspect alone is well worth the social networking engagement on the part of the players.
I recently heard that a well-known poker pro (one who has recently won the WSOP’s Main Event) has offered his Twitter followers the chance to take home 1% of the action that he would generate at an upcoming high-profile live poker festival. Individual players are by far not the only ones to take advantage of the power of social media to push various promotions and to get as many followers and fellow players on board as possible.
Needless to say, social media is also wonderfully suited for sharing experiences. No rogue operators can nowadays escape the scrutiny of the public. If anything out of the ordinary happens, and if there is even one player who feels slighted in any way, the repercussions for the operator can indeed often be fatal.
Above and beyond the sharing of actual online poker experiences and the offering of various promotions and extra value for those socially engaged, social media can be used to gain poker education. High-profile pros will often share information that purposely or not, will in fact educate the public at large. Those truly engaged with the online poker community will also find it extremely handy to receive and to spread news through social media.
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