I originally found this site via a thread on SitePoint and decided to join up. I love playing holdem but haven't played online yet. I don't know if you're allowed to link to other poker/gambling sites but any good starting points would be appreciated!

Hey Omega :)

Welcome to the site!
If you have any questions or problems at all about playnig online, just post them here and someone will help you out :)

Well, I see you have several affiliate programs, but what's honestly the best site to play online and is it legal if you're not a resident of Vegas, Atlantic City, etc.?

Yeah it is legal to play in any state.

I don't have any affiliate links myself so any links I post will just be an ormal link and I wont have anything to gain from it :)

What is it you are looking to play?
Holdem only? Ring games? Tournaments? Freerolls (Play for free with the chance to win money, normally not very much)?

The room I like most myself is www.PaddyPowerPoker.com
I love their graphics, the game is easy to follow and the users are great to chat to, a lot of rooms have users that don't chat, I like to talk to people I am playing with.

There's quite a few, just post in the General Poker (http://www.deuceace.com/forumdisplay.php?f=3) forum and post what you want most from a room and a few people should give you their opinions :)

Thanks for the recco, PaddyPowerPoker looks like a nice clean site. I just downloaded and registered for PartyPoker before I noticed your reply. Any experiences with PartyPoker?