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FiBsTeR
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States415 Posts
October 14 2010 03:09 GMT
#41
On October 14 2010 09:55 Artifice wrote:
So I've been following/lurking in this thread since it was made and reading a lot of the information that was linked. I kinda feel like throwing some money at it for shits and giggles, but I dunno how I feel about putting my SSN and bank information into pokerstars. Probably a stupid fear, but is there anyone that can attest to the safety of the transactions?


I deposited $150 into PokerStars some time last year, won $30 over two months, and withdrew everything. I've since been busy with school and haven't had time to play anymore, but I can attest that I wasn't swindled or anything. I paid through e-check straight from a bank account not a credit card. Can't say anything about any other method of payment.

On October 13 2010 10:18 rastaban wrote:
Thanks guys for the advice.

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On October 13 2010 08:34 micronesia wrote:
To get the hang of the rules/hands why not play some quick free online poker? Practice following what's going on and what hands beat what... if you screw up it doesn't matter!


This is a great idea. I found a site with computers I can practice against. Once I am comfortable, any free sites that anyone recommends?


Anyone else feel that the play money games play out WAAAY different from even the 0.01/0.02 and 0.02/0.05 games? If you just want to learn the dynamics of the game then I guess it's alright but I found it frustrating to play with people who are okay with throwing around 10000 play dollars but who would piss their pants in a 15 cent pot (like me).
Boblion
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
France8043 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-14 03:28:08
October 14 2010 03:18 GMT
#42
Poker strategy is awesome, lot of videos and articles, nice forum, bankroll to start etc ...

Liquid Poker is pretty good too but it is different, lot of fun and interesting things to read but also lot of trolls some degens and overall many rude people. NeillyJQ , Baal etc ...

People aren't nice there, except a couple of regulars and mods so you have to be humble because they enjoy noobash.
fuck all those elitists brb watching streams of elite players.
CaucasianAsian
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
Korea (South)11584 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-14 03:28:28
October 14 2010 03:25 GMT
#43
There are also a lot of better sites out there (albeit, they are not free) including:

BlueFirePoker, LeggoPoker, CardRunners, DeucesCracked, Grinderschool, and a few other low-key ones. All are worth their weight in gold, if not for poker learning, then just hearing someones voice talk about poker, getting your mind in the right direction.

Or just go to blockbuster/netflix/whatever you use and watch rounders. the story of a degen with horrible bankroll management, watches 1 episode of WSOP on TV from the 1980's and thinks he's good enough to gamble with the best.

Pretty much whatever he does in the movie, you do the exact opposite and you'll be ok!
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rastaban
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States2294 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-14 13:19:57
October 14 2010 13:16 GMT
#44
On October 14 2010 12:09 FiBsTeR wrote:
Anyone else feel that the play money games play out WAAAY different from even the 0.01/0.02 and 0.02/0.05 games? If you just want to learn the dynamics of the game then I guess it's alright but I found it frustrating to play with people who are okay with throwing around 10000 play dollars but who would piss their pants in a 15 cent pot (like me).



Wow, you weren't joking. I played some free tables last night to just get a little bit of the hang of the game but it was crazy the hands people were going all-in on. It is obviously quite a different game when there is nothing at risk. At least I got to see some game flow though.

I followed some of the basic advice from the sites that you all posted and ended up doing very well. The biggest thing is patience, I had to constantly fight not playing hands just because everyone else was. It helped to watch some SC2 while I waited for hands to finish, Since this would be hard to do in real life what do you do while waiting for a playable hand?
Tyler: "...damn it, that's StarCraft. Opening doors is what we do. Being the first to find food is the greatest pleasure a player can have!"
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