Tip #1: Play poker on Linux from the browser
As the name suggests, you can access online poker sites on Linux through your browser. There is no download required, which makes the fact you are using Linux irrelevant.
In truth, browser-based online poker interfaces used to be of very poor quality, but more powerful computers and better Flash and HTML coding have made the experience more than passable these days.
There are definite drawbacks associated with using the browser-based option. Poker sites would much rather their players download software (so the site becomes the “default” choice when a user wants to play), and for that reason the variety of games they offer to people playing in their browser can be quite limited.
For example, you may only have access to certain types of games, and some sites will only allow you to play in one game at a time (instead of the multiple games you can play if you’re using a downloaded client). These limitations extend to tournament play as well, with many sites not allowing players using the browser option to participate in tournaments.
Note: if you are a tournament player, this is obviously a non-starter.