On May 13 2005 11:24 BG1 wrote:
Are there any disadvantages of playing for play money as a beginner (other than not being to win real money ofcourse) ?

you can't play poker, you're not allowed to. If you can't learn from your hands, then there is no reason to even consider play money as practice

imRadu

1798 Posts

May 13 2005 02:40 GMT

#62

On May 13 2005 11:22 X)Benny wrote:
nice read.

I don't understand how it is possible to make so much money from poker. The money you make, some people must be losing it. Even if you consider that a lot of little loses combine to a few big profits, how can there be so many people losing so much money alltogether???

lotsa fish

imRadu

1798 Posts

May 13 2005 02:43 GMT

#63

and Benny from what i understood the whole point of rek's post was that it was like broodwar. You gotta be a "pro" to make teh real money.

TvP On Guillo

Denmark646 Posts

May 13 2005 02:48 GMT

#64

Rakes. The "house" steals copious amounts of money in the process. People who lose all their money, re-deposits.

Twisted

Netherlands13554 Posts

May 13 2005 02:50 GMT

#65

Only play with play money to learn the cards. After that, move to tiny penny stakes.

I started with 10$ or so, and I just played 2c/4c fixed limit, from there I went up to 140$, then I went down again massive :p, I haven't lost anything yet though, right now my bankroll is around 25$ ;<

It's all a big learning process. And this was a very nice read, I was at points frustrated how my bankroll didn't go up more as it did once (when I got 80$ in one day on 25c/50c). Now I know why, it just takes more time for me to become better I guess...

I always see myself tilting after losing some bad beats, I'm always overconfident on my cards when I'm losing, I'm always like, hey, I'm the better player here, then I end up losing more, because I'm actually not. -.-

Kobayashi

Portugal1970 Posts

May 13 2005 02:51 GMT

#66

On May 13 2005 11:48 TvP On Guillo wrote:

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Rakes. The "house" steals copious amounts of money in the process. People who lose all their money, re-deposits.

you're point about the rake only helps is point.

Casper...

Liberia4948 Posts

May 13 2005 03:35 GMT

#67

i make people fold at playmoney
haha

MPXMX

Canada4309 Posts

May 13 2005 03:54 GMT

#68

Nice post

MPXMX

Canada4309 Posts

May 13 2005 04:17 GMT

#69

This can be added to the articles section, maybe under Miscellaneous

GuYuTe-

United States550 Posts

May 13 2005 04:53 GMT

#70

Nice read. Excellent advice about approaching a losing hand from the standpoint that you (the player) still outplayed them.

And about a computer program playing, I think it would be much easier than people think. It wouldn't take a supercomputer to play by-the-book limit (ie. making it 4 to go everytime with top 15 hands pre-flop and raising with top pair etc.), which is really an easy grind-it-out way to make money, not very exciting unless you're playing 4-8 tables at once, but profitable nonetheless. In fact, when I play limit I feel very much like a robot with my strategy (ultra-tight) except for the occasional blind steal. NL a whole different story, and it would be much harder to make a succesful program.

Thanks for the read, and like Puerto said, the real money's in a book :D cheers.

imRadu

1798 Posts

May 13 2005 06:13 GMT

#71

Got skills?

Veg

Canada2945 Posts

May 13 2005 06:27 GMT

#72

lol nice radu

Izenra

Canada679 Posts

May 13 2005 06:49 GMT

#73

Nice read.

It's funny here is my very little story about poker :

1- Why is there poker add on team liquid? Poker suck ( In my mind, poker was only 5 card draw)
2- WTF??? POKER ON TSN!!( Canada's ESPN) WTF POKER'S NOT A SPORT!?
3- Boy they sure win a lot of cash.
4- Poker add on tl.net ? "the big poker thread" ( 5 millions post thread about poker).
5- Wow they are talking about skills and such about poker.
6- eh nazgul says you can easily win more than 7$/H (Did I hate my job? YES I DID)
7- I wanna play poker.

So I began to read stuff on internet. I read a lot of stuff( hell I did watch a freaking lot of BW replay in order to learn) and I was determined to try it in the christmas break.

I try for a month : first 2 week, 10 $ to 200 buck. Last 2 week : 200 buck to 1200

Tl.netter poker players, it is because of you that I began poker.
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Thanx you.

* warning : you gotta put a freaking lot of time in poker in order to become good. 10 % of player actually win I think. Also, no emotion, patience, fast brainer( unless you wanna play 1 table and be even more frustrated with short term result), mathematical mind, not-supertitious--> supertitious people are the good, enjoyable fish!

AttackZerg

United States7579 Posts

May 13 2005 07:02 GMT

#74

Dependiing on my mood I enjoy playing only 1 table. I get to know my players exact timming better, and with my desperate case of ADD , which is unmedicated, I find it easier to bring in a stable profit. Also I will leave my other tables if one player is changing the mood of my most profitable table by ramming and jamming more then 50% of the pots. Being a loose aggressive player I find it safer to focus my attention to that one table and make 1 call for 50-100 dollars (not super high limits, only 50 dollar tables at 888.com) then use a tight aggressive style and play big pots with a higher risk factor, yes I know that is debatable, but preflop scoring KK against a loose players AA is a probllem more of the tight aggressive then loose aggressive, .... (my reasoning for this is that as a loose aggressive player I pick up enough pots to pay for my one GIANT fuck up KK vs AA pot, although I am not claiming the style is better, its just MY style so I LIKE it better)

FroST(TE)

United States909 Posts

May 13 2005 07:03 GMT

#75

On May 13 2005 04:36 FroZZoR wrote:
I believe the plural of "fish" is not "fishes", it's also "fish"

good contribution froz

Rekrul

Korea (South)17174 Posts

May 13 2005 08:28 GMT

#76

It's Fishes froz, U know Nothing.

kaz

United States523 Posts

May 13 2005 09:03 GMT

#77

i love goldfishes because they're so delicious

great article rekrul

InToTheWannaB

United States4770 Posts

May 13 2005 09:47 GMT

#78

On May 13 2005 11:24 BG1 wrote:
Are there any disadvantages of playing for play money as a beginner (other than not being to win real money ofcourse) ?

I got my money by winning freerolls on pokerstars. When the tourneys start its crazy. Alot of people will call you all in with draws, but as long as you play tight the math will turn in your favor sooner or later. Then after about the first hour it gets more normal. It took me a good 8 months at least of playing before I got real money from freerolls however. I made top 9 five or six times, but never got into the money during the real tourneys after that. As long as your looking too play poker as a hobby I think Freerolls are a realistic way of geting some cash.