Texas Hold’em cash games are online poker games that are played with chips that are worth actual real money as opposed to tournament poker where there is a set buy in fee and the chips are effectively worthless outside of that specific game.

The main derivatives of Texas Hold’em cash games are NL (no limit) and PL (pot limit) – both of which are self explanatory.

To join a cash game online you will need to buy-in to the game from a portion of your bankroll that is equivalent to the rest of the cash game players to stand the best chance of success and throughout the game “antes” and “blinds” (mandatory bets) can be taken at the start of the hand as well as the poker room “rake” which constitutes a micro payment and is their cut of pots that are won. This is largely how the poker rooms make their millions. There are however, generous offers known as “rakeback” deals whereby players can claw back portions of their rake by virtue of high volumes of hands played.

All the online poker sites offer cash games as these are the bread and butter games of the poker rooms. Casual players can play in games with as low a value as $0.01/$0.02, whereas the more serious action in the poker rooms can be at the £200/$400 NL levels.

As with Sit N Go’s there are a variety of options open to the cash game player and it is up to you to see which suits you best. You may find that you are successful in cash games with 6 people on the table, but when you move up to 9 players you struggle. Or you may prefer to play heads up cash games. Either way, there are options whichever type of player you are and if you are a beginner or even an intermediate player that plays on a casual basis, the tips and strategies on this blog will help to define what type of player you are and at which level you will stand the greatest chance of success.