Do the Pros Really Play Poker Online?

What, you don't believe me? Of course the pros play poker online! You can't rightfully call yourself a poker pro these days without playing at least a little online. Where there's money, and poker sites with fish and lots of it, there are pros. It's that simple.

A lot of people figure that real pros don't need the internet. A pro ain't a pro unless he's sitting in a faux-velvet chair surrounded by tourists in Vegas. You've got to be stacking chips in elaborate patterns on the felt; taming the casino's harsh light with a pair of Oakleys; screaming "ALL IN!" as an ace falls on the flop. That's the life of a real pro! Right? In bad movies from the '50s, sure. Or in the weathered caverns of your great-grandpa's imagination.

Poker pros play on the internet daily. That's how it is. So many pros play online, that poker rooms sponsor entire teams of them. You know how Nike sponsors golfers, or Adidas sponsors tennis players, or Louisville sponsors baseball players? Poker rooms sponsor pro players just the same.

Which Sites Have the Most Pro Poker Players?

Pretty much every legit poker site out there has a 'team' of pros on the roster. Having pros on the payroll is a huge draw, and a great marketing tool. So as a rule of thumb, the bigger the site, the bigger the team. Given this, it's no surprise that Pokerstars has one of the biggest teams around. And by virtue of its being such a huge site, even pros who aren't on team Pokerstars play there anyway. That's simply because there's so much action all the time. 

Pokerstars doesn't have a monopoly on internet pros, though. Sites like BetOnline, 888, Lock Poker, Bovada, and Party Poker all have very respectable pro-player lineups. If you want to know exactly which pros play where, here's a list of sites with the most pro poker players.

Who's on Team Lock Poker?

Lock Poker keeps a very full house. Most of the Lock pros are unknown as far as mainstream coverage goes; but there are some excellent online grinders playing exclusively at Lock.

Eric Lynch
Brett Jungblut
Joe Connolly
Stephen Devlin
Bjorn Andre Hovden
Lee Childs
Matt Stout
Joe Brooks
Brian Martinez
Francisco Costa
Jason Young
Wesley Clark
Jeffrey Romano
John Law
Michael Hahn
Richard Fitzgerald
Jeff Hall
Tommy Felice
Frederico Silva
Ricardo Pereira
Miguel Tavares
Emanuel Ferreira
Pedro Oliveira
David Abreu
Justin Cook

Who's on Team Bovada Poker?

Two is sweet, but three's a crowd. Bovada took this cliche to heart when selecting its pro team.

Evelyn Ng
Amanda Musumeci

Who's on Team Party Poker?

Party Poker's team is an eclectic mix of internet grinders, TV poker hosts, and sports personalities (including a Formula 1 driver!)

Tony G
Kara Scott
Mike Sexton
Bodo Sbrzesny
Jaime Alguesari (vrrroom!)
Tyron Krost
Dragan Gaic