Rgpfaq.com
Rgpfaq.com Basic Information
Rgpfaq.com Overview
Rgpfaq was launched in 2003 and is one of the few online poker web sites that is nearly promotion free. The main web site is structured as one large frequently asked questions page with a few sections on the right that allow players to access bonus codes, poker room reviews and comparisons of the best online poker sites. Although most of the information on the web site is focused on online poker play, there is some information about online casinos as well as a few humorous entries explaining some of the tag lines and special terms on the site (Rumple Mintz, for example). The full name of Rgpfaq is Recreation Gambling Poker Frequently Asked Questions. The web site is advertised as being a user updated volunteer submission site.
Rgpfaq Main Sections
Ignoring the right side boxes as they lead to a different web site, Rgpfaq is divided into 5 main sections, each covering a different group of question topics. The 2nd section, Poker games and rules, is the most substantial as it contains 5 different sub sections - How to Play, Popular Poker Games, More Advanced Topics, Odds and Probabilities and Miscellaneous. The 1st section of the web site acts as an Introduction that provides information about the site and some links for poker players. The remaining main sections of Rgpfaq cover topics like Poker Strategy, Poker Community and Online Poker. As questions are submitted to the webmaster, more entries are added to the web site and older entries are updated that might slightly alter the site structure and main sections at any time.
Rgpfaq Content
As the content on Rgpfaq is completely non promotional, the information is not plagued by unnecessary text and can proceed directly to exactly the right, honest answer for each question. Each entry is very well formatted and information rich. For example, there is an excellent entry on Rgpfaq called Why Are Poker Hands Ranked the Way They Are. In this entry, the writer provides a chart showing how frequently hands are dealt when a player receives 3, 5 or 7 cards. It also includes a notes section that provides information about how the statistics function in poker. This type of entry is invaluable to visitors seeking a straight forward and fact supported answer to their question.
What is clear from the content on Rgpfaq is that it is laid out in a way that, if you knew nothing about the game of poker, you could begin reading at the start of the FAQ. By the time you reached the end, you would know enough about the game to play online poker for real money. Another benefit of a lack of promotional text in the content is that you do not have to make a decision as to whether the information you are reading is factual or written purely to make conversions. Although you might expect a volunteer web site to have some poor content, some of the articles are actually among the best written on the Internet - an article examining the popular cash out curse at online poker sites, for example.
Rgpfaq Site Navigation
When you visit Rgpfaq, you have two options for viewing the pages on the site - as a link based page with only one page per entry or as one large page consisting of every answer to the frequently asked questions on the web site. Rgpfaq is one of the most simple sites of its kind as there are no graphics on the main page to slow down loading times or make links confusing. Beyond the main links on the home page (which consists of all the links for the entire web site), there are three boxes to the right of the page that include links for an analysis of the UIGEA, poker bonus code pages, and top poker room comparisons. However, each of these links actually lead to a different web site - onlinepokerfaq.com.
Poker web sites do not get much simpler than Rgpfaq.com. The best way to navigate the web site is by leaving the page as a link page rather than clicking the link on the top left of the page - resulting in all of the FAQ answers being listed on a single page. From the main page, you can find the answer to your question and click on the numbered link. This will take you to a page that provides a detailed answer to the question. From there, you can simply click the Index link to return to the home page or click the back button. You can also click on separate sections to view just the entries for that section. When the site is listed as one document, the index still appears at the top of the page so the site acts much like a PDF file.
