Many people feel that playing poker online is not a good idea because they have to download poker software, and in turn take the risk of messing up their computer. After all, a virus can cause you a lot of money. If you are scared of this happening to you, your best bet is to play the web based version of online poker. This way you can play every game that you are interested in without having to install any software on your computer. Although you may not get to take advantage of top of the line graphics, with web based online poker you will never have to worry about causing any damage to your computer.