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Deleted User 37864
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
780 Posts
October 01 2009 19:44 GMT
#1
Hey TL.net! I recently got into poker but I want to just play online (against real people) for free. I have been playing on facebook.. and I think 90% of those are computers.
I want to see how I do against real people, but I'm just a college student with no money lol.
So where can I play poker for free against real people online?
Thanks!

Shivaz
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Canada1783 Posts
October 01 2009 19:46 GMT
#2
Pokerstars, but the free money players are horrid and you won't learn and get better at poker by much.
b3h47pte
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States1317 Posts
October 01 2009 19:50 GMT
#3
Full Tilt Poker is good (i think)...atleast that's where i play when i actually play ^^
Deleted User 37864
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
780 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-10-01 19:51:49
October 01 2009 19:51 GMT
#4
Oh I see. Thanks.
Well.. I guess I can start with those 10cents blinds and stuff huh?
By the way, I only need to be 18+ to be able to play right? XD
Response
Profile Blog Joined April 2004
United States1936 Posts
October 01 2009 19:54 GMT
#5
uh pokerstars and fulltilt both have free money games too you dont need to deposit
the REAL ReSpOnSe
pH)ggbOy
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Philippines142 Posts
October 01 2009 19:55 GMT
#6
Texas HoldEm on Facebook? Are you sure 90% of the players are computers?
ファイナルファンタジ
Deleted User 37864
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
780 Posts
October 01 2009 20:01 GMT
#7
On October 02 2009 04:55 pH)ggbOy wrote:
Texas HoldEm on Facebook? Are you sure 90% of the players are computers?


Actually.. I might be playing on the wrong application LOL.
Gnabgib
Profile Joined July 2009
United States381 Posts
October 01 2009 20:09 GMT
#8
On October 02 2009 04:51 scyper wrote:
Oh I see. Thanks.
Well.. I guess I can start with those 10cents blinds and stuff huh?
By the way, I only need to be 18+ to be able to play right? XD


You can start at .01/.02 blinds. It's what I grind at
KOFgokuon
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States14893 Posts
October 01 2009 20:14 GMT
#9
start at 0.01/0.02 if you're going to play real money, unless you have $100-$200 bucks to blow if things don't go your way at 0.05/0.01 limits
stars and full tilt are good for newbies, i'd say stars because support and software are better
pangshai
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Chinatown5333 Posts
October 01 2009 20:21 GMT
#10
wow what a coincidence. i just watched a programme on tv called "the poker star" which is some poker reality TV show featuring seemingly randomly picked australians and joe hashem.
#1 midas fan
tonight
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
United States11130 Posts
October 01 2009 20:37 GMT
#11
Joe Hashem is so cute.
if I come without a thing, then I come with all I need @tonightsend
EsX_Raptor
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2801 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-10-01 20:53:42
October 01 2009 20:53 GMT
#12
edit: nvm
enthusiast
Profile Joined May 2008
United States90 Posts
October 01 2009 21:08 GMT
#13
Not my opinions, just what I perceive to be the consensus (but I'm a noob):

If you just want to play as a hobby or don't mind switching sites later, both PokerStars and Full Tilt are fine. But if you want to make one deposit and then build up your roll and move up in limits, I think the only choice is Full Tilt.

The bottom line is that until the higher levels, FT's rakeback is far superior to Stars' substitute. This goes doubly if you plan on playing heads-up.

If you want to play MTT's instead of cash games, then Stars is way ahead. I don't know if it matters for SNG's.

Remember that you need to get rakeback before you make your first deposit at Full Tilt.
3clipse
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Canada2555 Posts
October 01 2009 21:14 GMT
#14
Poker with play money is like the Starcraft campaign; once you figure out how the game works, you can't really get anything out of it. When you take the psychological weight of monetary value out of poker (even penny games are a world apart from play money) you aren't getting an accurate representation of the game at all. It's pointless if you want to improve, gauge your skill, or (obviously) make money. And I don't find seeing how many all-ins I can survive at 70% very much fun, either.
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
October 01 2009 21:32 GMT
#15
At stars there are FPP (frequent player points) you can often use these to buy into free tournaments with cash prizes at the end.
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
numLoCK
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Canada1416 Posts
October 01 2009 21:58 GMT
#16
I play fulltilt and there are often Freeroll tournaments that you can play for free and potentially win very small amounts of money. However I have not started playing any poker for actual money online so I don't play much. But the interface and such seems to work fine.
Astrogation
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States477 Posts
October 01 2009 22:13 GMT
#17
Grind a bunch of playchips on pokerstars and sell them at I think $8 for every million
OmgIRok
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Taiwan2699 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-10-01 23:30:18
October 01 2009 23:29 GMT
#18
I used to play rounders poker a little when I was bored

it's on ijji, its not too shabby, player quality has a really wide range though
"Wanna join my [combo] clan?" "We play turret d competitively"
Elite00fm
Profile Joined January 2008
United States548 Posts
October 01 2009 23:45 GMT
#19
Playing play money on pokerstars is probably the best. "High Stakes" play money actually plays better than like 1c/2c of real money. You can also sell 10 million play money for like $8.
Deleted User 37864
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
780 Posts
October 02 2009 01:13 GMT
#20
where exactly is the free part of pokerstars?
theobsessed1
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States576 Posts
October 02 2009 01:19 GMT
#21
On October 02 2009 08:45 Elite00fm wrote:
Playing play money on pokerstars is probably the best. "High Stakes" play money actually plays better than like 1c/2c of real money. You can also sell 10 million play money for like $8.


Can you elaborate on the 10million play money = $8?
Who do you sell it to? Is there an in-game feature for this? Like the trade tournament money style? This can really help me out X_X
정명훈 화이팅!~
Astrogation
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States477 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-10-02 01:26:33
October 02 2009 01:25 GMT
#22
On October 02 2009 10:19 theobsessed1 wrote:
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On October 02 2009 08:45 Elite00fm wrote:
Playing play money on pokerstars is probably the best. "High Stakes" play money actually plays better than like 1c/2c of real money. You can also sell 10 million play money for like $8.


Can you elaborate on the 10million play money = $8?
Who do you sell it to? Is there an in-game feature for this? Like the trade tournament money style? This can really help me out X_X


You can sell at $6 per million to www.bigbadbullets.com. I think there was a site that offered $8 though I'm just too lazy to find it.

On October 02 2009 10:13 scyper wrote:
where exactly is the free part of pokerstars?


You start out with with play money and you can reload if you lose it.
PokePill
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States1048 Posts
October 02 2009 01:48 GMT
#23
http://www.twoplustwo.com
geometryb
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
United States1249 Posts
October 02 2009 01:58 GMT
#24
www.pokerstars.net for play money games
www.pokerstars.com for real moeny
theobsessed1
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States576 Posts
October 02 2009 05:37 GMT
#25
On October 02 2009 10:25 KimTaeYeon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 02 2009 10:19 theobsessed1 wrote:
On October 02 2009 08:45 Elite00fm wrote:
Playing play money on pokerstars is probably the best. "High Stakes" play money actually plays better than like 1c/2c of real money. You can also sell 10 million play money for like $8.


Can you elaborate on the 10million play money = $8?
Who do you sell it to? Is there an in-game feature for this? Like the trade tournament money style? This can really help me out X_X


You can sell at $6 per million to www.bigbadbullets.com. I think there was a site that offered $8 though I'm just too lazy to find it.

Show nested quote +
On October 02 2009 10:13 scyper wrote:
where exactly is the free part of pokerstars?


You start out with with play money and you can reload if you lose it.



oh thanks~ ^^
정명훈 화이팅!~
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