Poker

[maxx50]

Well i played light speed poker at my local casino it is like the on line stuff and what is on TV.
I actually have never played any of this be for . but though i had to.
I checked it out for a few nights watched and learned .So i jumped in with $200 and lasted for about 15 minutes.. I never really got any good cards and was very ....out of my element..
But I found out a few things.. I have be dumping to much money in the last few days at the casino.. Money i would rather use to play with my favorite girl .
Then about the game , if any thing it is a game of bluff..and the way most guys bluff is with the money .. if they have a lot on the table they can easily intimate the others with less. and they use it both ways .. when they have nothing they just keep raising the bet and when they go the nuts then they slow play the short stacks down to there last dollar
THe other side of this game is it is a computer game pure and simple . And the game decides who get the best cards and the winning hand, some would say random generator . but i don't think so . In this game there is only won winner decided by the cards ..but who wins the game is decided by how you play LOL yes that is how all card game are.. just that the table here il give everyone a good hand at some point and other times it will give the good hands to the guy with the most money ,and shaft the low stack.
No sour grapes from me .. i could not expect to win wen I had never played before.. but i got a feel for it and will try some other time . at lest one more time.

 

[bjluver]

read a book??

um...sorry to deflate you but you obviously are a poor player...get a book on hold em...learn about starting hands...also you fail to realize that people raise for a variety of reasons not just because they have the best hand.

 

[Raina Mist]

I grew up with my father and his buddies playing weekly poker games plaing mainly stud but with the fad of hold'em I have been playing for the last 5 years.. Poker is a great game and there is more it than just winning..

 

[ChineseDude]

I suggest you learn bankroll management and have some patience and discipline first. Practice online, then hit up the casinos. Poker is one of them games you need alot of skills with. Only practice makes perfect. Who knows? Maybe you make some $$ for pooning after a few years.

 

[maxx50]

Well aware of all those things .

.. I agree with you all .. But i needed to experience it live I was not expecting very much from myself .. I manage myself for a few hand.. But honestly never was given any real good cards to play with. i had not established credibility at the table ether.. I happen to learn the best when there is something on the line .. losing real money is the best way to make real decisions .. I admit one would give me a lot of practise.. but know consequences
I did not get the comment " there is more then just winning.." umm is that not the point. I also know you can will with any had as long as they think you have more then theirs. unless you have crap . and the other guy has the best possible.
If the best in the world loss then i never feel that bad.. From what i have seen . being short stack is never a good place to be . On a table where the average is $600 . having $180 .. is not good You end up being the easy mark.. now if you actually have something and win a few hands ,, then you will gain the rests respect. In order to do that you really have to be more comfortable the i was at this table .. I was right between a load mouth that though part of the game is razzing his opponent that just happened Tobe on the other side of me .. really a shitty spot for i guy like me .. it fucks up any concentration that i may have had.

What site is the easiest to play on .. just fun game no money?

 

[ChineseDude]

online game just for fun is totally different than real money online. I play on cd poker, theres plenty of nits there. get a free deposit, start out at 10/20 blinds. To make money in poker takes alot of discipline, heres a good site www.flopturnriver.com

All my poker earnings are donated to the SPs in vancouver.

I have yet to play live but is building up a sufficient bankroll for 1/2 NL in live. I think online is the best way to grasps the fundamentals of the game. Just play tight and don't bluff much, you'll win in no time.

 

[KYG]

The frustrating part is not to get too emotional. I do sometimes if I fold away something like a 2 and a 9 unsuited and on the flop, it's a full house. Who could pretict something like that? Then after 6 to 8 hands, you get nothing so you end up playing stupid hands to see if it will work again....

 

[KYG]

Vancouver is not in that type of market for those stakes. You barely see a full table for 3 , 6 no limit. That type of game is for a place like Macau.

Even 1, 2 no limit, you can lose your shirt fast....

 

[bbbjluver]

I am an avid poker player and a winning one. Your obviously a beginner and I was the same way when i started. Trust me $1 $2 is a very small game compared to whats out there, I play ohmaha as well and yes its a GREAT game I play hi lo and hi only everything pl or nl. I play anywhere from $2 $5 to $5 $10 regularly. I dominate the live games and struggle online. Onlne is a different style, anyhow your loudmouth you hate get used to it its part of the game and if you can irratate someone with what you say your doing your job.


Read books, best way to learn for sure or frequenta pokerclubandwatch thebest platers. I learned the hard way 3 yeas of getting pounded nowi do the pounding it's a GREAT game. When your very skilled you dont think of things like i got crap cards i can play almost any cards and win. My range of cards are anywhere from 23 suited to 69 on the button to pocket aces

Buy BLuff magazine and visit poker sites such as twoplustwo.com, also if you wanna really learn good use pay site tutorails such as deucescracked.com,cardrunners.com or pokerxfactor.com