What is the game of poker?

First of all, before you start to play poker, before losing or making money from online poker, you should understand the most important thing. Understand what is the game of poker.
Read books, read articles, watch movies, i recommend watching Rounders. The movie is starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton, but this is less important. It's not a movie from witch you will learn how to play poker is just a movie about poker players and the life of a poker player.
This is what poker is to me, this is what it represents and how i see it. Like my own definition of poker.
Poker is a card game played for money. Some time ago I heard, and very good comparison, that poker is a business where everyone comes with money, puts it on the table, but none of them is buying anything, the only thing that you have to do is get it. Get it from just one guy or all of the others.
What you need to understand is that the subject of this business is the amount of money gathered at the table, the means by which you can earn that amount is a game called poker and your only advantage is you and your own game.
Very simple. It becomes a little more complicated after you put in the money, you sat down and you start playing. Then you have to use your knowledge of the the game, hence concluding that you must have some knowledge, it's not not luck that helps you.
It's like a competition let's say, a sport. You don't need to be the best. Just be good, have fun, stay in shape and make some money. Someday if you become really good make allot of money from this game.
Moving on, the most played form of poker is Texas Hold'em in which you are given two cards in hand that only you see and 5 community cards put on the (first 3 the flop, 1 the turn and 1 the river ).
The game itself is pretty easy. The simplest strategy sometimes is the best. Raise when you have good cards, fold when you have bad ones. Always watch your bankroll, don't play more than you can afford to lose.
Poker is learned over years, by playing, learning, and more playing. Some make money from this game, other just play for fun.
Hope you enjoyed this article, read some more of my stuff maybe get some free poker money. Who knows maybe poker is your game.