True to their word all of my money was in my account at Full Tilt. I was even able to put some of it in my Poker Stars account.

While I enjoy online poker, this year as been a losing one for me (not big), because so many hands depend on coin flips and I was on the down side of many a flip.

Poker is about 10% skill and 90% luck. It's an easy game to learn and to master. Trouble is there are thousands and thousands of players in every country of world who have "mastered" online poker. Then there are the lucky donkeys who will bad beat you sometimes and/or often.

Money management is the most important thing to learn in poker. Only play in games that have stakes  5% or less of your gambling payroll. Gambling is only entertaining when you know your limit and play within it.

It's much better to play poker in a poker room than on a computer. It's more social and you can read players better.

I'm in favour of a casino in Toronto, because there are few poker tournaments or cash games in the GTA. Canadians play a lot of online poker, but I'm sure they wouldn't mind visiting Toronto for a big game rather than Las Vegas or Altantic City.

Both Poker Stars and Full Tilt Poker have many cheap tournaments ($1 to $2 range) for the average player.

There's also free games for those who are gambling impaired or broke.