Top 5 Poker Applications in Facebook
The social networks have changed drastically after introduction of 3rd party application creation and usage. Probably the most attention is given to Facebook apps, however applications are available in Bebo, MySpace, LinkedIn and other major global social networks. The apps have few goals – fun, communication with friends, learning, surveying etc.
We are interested in what the situation of poker, related Facebook applications, is. Unfortunately, there are lots of them, but a part of them is promotional or non-functional. If some applications help people, poker ones are just for time killing. Anyway, we should not be so pessimistic and look at Facebook poker applications from another point of view.
What Facebook can give for beginners to play poker or those who want to learn to play poker?
How Facebook can be important for the beginners or those who want to learn how to play poker?
It is highly recommended, that beginners start playing in Facebook free of charge, learn something about online poker action and only then go to the biggest poker rooms, deposit and be welcomed like regular fish players. Their skills would be developed a little bit, so such free of charge poker lessons in Facebook could save someone's money.
After investigating Facebook poker applications which are the best for learning the TOP 5 list is clear:
- "Zynga's Texas Holdem" – the biggest online poker room in the world with 4, 1 million of players daily (PokerStars has 300, 000 at the peak times only).
- "Poker Palace" – the second biggest poker room in Facebook with 160, 000 daily players.
- "Poker Texas Holdem" from GameDesire - one more nice poker room to play with your friends. It is available in 20 different languages, so people who do not know English very well can definitely learn in their own language.
- "All In Poker Odds Calculator" is a simple odds calculator which can help counting your chances with particular hands. Can be used in new window while playing poker in Facebook or everywhere else.
- "Test Your Poker Math" is one of few poker quizzes. There are lots of them and each one helps people to learn something.
Unfortunately, some of applications are not working at all or work incorrectly. One of them – Flash tutorial explaining poker hand rankings. It is pity that creators of these applications left them neglected. They can be useful to thousands of beginner poker players.
There are lots of Quiz type applications "What kind of poker player are you". They spread when building custom quizzes in Facebook has started. They do not have much accuracy and value; therefore it does not help learning poker at all, just having fun.
There are also some other poker games as video poker or 3 card poker applications. The situation in other social networks is even worse, because every application needs to be created specifically for each social network. Hopefully in the nearest future, poker players will be able to learn and practice poker using tens of different applications before going to online gambling world with real games, real pros and real money.
