Hero Poker is a boutique online poker site. We present to you with as much assistance and insight we can regarding our games and our player base. You are part of a site in which the majority of the players play in the North American time zone.

That being said, we are focused on new player development around the world. Hero Poker is part of one of the fastest growing poker networks, providing us with a stable and high quality player base.

The most important thing about playing poker is that it is a life-long challenge as well as a love affair. If that seems too romantic, remember that there is no other game which is so easy to step into yet creates such passions, competitive fires, sometimes even an atmosphere of pure enjoyment as friends attempt to bust one another.

But at the heart of enjoying poker is a need to keep things in perspective. Winning at poker doesn't occur over one hand or over one session, but over months of regular play. If you can keep that perspective, then you'll be able to keep up your confidence to keep on learning and play when and where you are strongest.

Our first advice is to play at your skill level. Even if you play freerolls or micro stakes, think of it as going through your poker education. Most poker players end up losing a few hundred dollars before they learn their first lesson in poker, namely, you can't win every hand you play no matter how good you are. If you regularly put your entire bankroll on the line, luck will bust you out at some point. Don't make the same mistake. Playing at a higher limit may seem exciting, but within twenty minutes, everyone at the table will see you as easy or dead money. Instead, don't look for just the excitement of the win, but rather, look at how each and every player on the table is playing. If you can't pinpoint what kind of players you are playing with after an hour, then my friend, you are probably playing out of your skill level. As it's commonly said, you are the 'sucker'.

As a second point, play during Hero Poker's peak hours! That would be between 6pm and 6am Eastern Time. Of course, these hours are slowly expanding, but playing when there are lots of table and lots of action means you can choose whom to play against! There is no point in playing on the site when there are few games running and the players who are playing are likely regulars. Instead, enjoy the fact that we are a boutique site and that most of our players are not as skilled as those sharks at the bigger sites. So even if there are less games, who really cares about more games, when they are actually harder? If the majority of those games are actually significantly harder to beat, it sort of defeats the purpose of having a large game selection to begin with.

Finally, take advantage of our tournaments, freerolls and promotions. They are not just there to give you an incentive to play more, they can provide a break from the grind routine, and bonuses help you build up your bankroll. Our site may not have the biggest tournament guarantees by a long shot, but if you know what you are doing, you'll have a much greater chance to cash in our tournaments and also get some extra value in the process. Would you rather play in a 5000-person tournament for a lottery-like chance to cash big, or a 250-person tournament which has an overlay and gives you a relatively good change to get deep? Take advantage of our size and our promotions to build a bankroll that will allow you to play on our site for the long term!

Hero Poker is committed to new player development!