Choose a poker room that you want to play.

From the scrolling list on the right, click on a name. A new window will appear. In the new window, you then click on the Free Download button to download and install the software. You can also choose a poker site from the Evaluated Poker Sites.

Register your account.

In filling in requested information, you need a valid email address to register. After this registration, you should have a user-id and a password. Each poker room requires different piece of information, some more than the others. Some do a validation before your account can go active. Some provide you with an account number, screen name, user-id, etc. Nonetheless, you will get something needed to login into the poker site including a screen name, which will appear when you seat on a poker table, and a password.

Deposit your money into your poker account and start playing.

Most poker sites accept Visa, Master card, debit cards, Neteller and e-Check.
Some credit card companies in USA do not authorize transactions to gambling sites.
Neteller (Neteller.com) serves as an e-Wallet or an intermediate buffer account in the Internet. You can transfer your money between your Neteller account and your bank account electronically. Likewise, you can transfer your money between your Neteller account and your poker account. Neteller is popular in online poker.
e-Check is a method like writing a check, but done electronically. When you issue an e-Check to your poker account, the money is taken directly from you bank account. When you withdraw money from your poker account using e-Check, your money is taken from your poker account and is deposited directly into your bank account.