I used to play a lot online. Only ever played online for money for a period of about 2 weeks. Once the $50 was gone, that was it. I don't see how I built up to $8 million play money, but lose when playing with REAL money. When I play, I use Empire Poker which is part of Party Poker, I guess.
I don't play much anymore. Guess I burned out on it.
I played on Poker Stars for a while until I updated the program and my virus protection found spyware in it. So, no more of that one.
It's fun...or it used to be. The last few times I've played online, the tables were just too big. I don't like to sit at a table with more than 5 people. Plus, like someone else said...play money...everybody calls everything and bets on everything.