Choosing a Good Screen Name for Online Poker

When playing online poker whether for free or for real money, it is always good that you represent yourself with a good and catchy screen name. The names you choose will represent the kind of person that you are. Of course, when you are playing online, you will only be recognized by your name since there is no way that the other players will see you in person. In choosing the name you want to use in an online poker room, it is best that you choose the one that would perfectly describe you as a person, something that is really close to your personality as well as the way you perform in your game. This may sound quite simple, but names do tell a lot of things.

However, there are some players that do not want to expose their real identities. In such cases where in you want to project a very difficult name so that the other players cannot easily track them down, you can choose to sign up as anonymous or give an alphanumeric screen name such as Johnny805.

If you want to let the other players know that your are a foreign player you can use a name that involves the country where you came from such as "Koreanking" or maybe "Filipinoboy" and so on. If you want to be the deceptive type of player, like playing as a female when you are a male, or playing as a male when you are a female, you are free to do so. You can use the name Mary when in fact you are really Mario.

No one will know the you are hiding behind a cross gender screen name. This will help you have an advantage over the other players especially when you use a female screen name. There is this concept that female players are quite lame in playing online casino games. Thus when you are a male and you're using a female name, chances are your opponents will be sitting pretty and relaxed without them knowing that you are already ripping of hundred of dollars away from them.

On the other hand, if you are the type of player who wants to be recognized easily especially when you are about to play with your friends that is far away from you, you can either choose a name that is quite similar to your real name or just simply use your real name. This will help your friends identify you very well.