Threeboy
07-27-2008, 01:48 PM
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1068/564143766_45929e0bc2_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamadams/564143766/) I loves me some poker - Holdem' specifically. I ain't any good but I have fun playing (that's all that matters - right?). I've lost money here and there but I usually chalk it up to "education costs" as long as I learn from my mistakes.
Jess asks me if I can play "for fun" - kinda... but no. If you play "for fun" you have people going all in with a pair of two's with ten thousand fun dollars. Basically people play like morons when nothing is on the line so you can't really learn/practice strategies or get a feeling for the actual dynamics of the game so I insist on playing with some money. It doesn't have to be for much. If you put any amount of money into a poker game, be it a $5 buy in on a tournament among friends or playing online for pennies - people seem to smarten up because real money is on the line.
I usually put about $15 into PokerStars and play on the micro $0.02/$0.04 tables. Even with pennies people don't play like idiots and take it somewhat seriously and dollar lasts me a good 30-60 minutes. Some days I lose a dollar, some days I win a dollar. It's good bang for the buck for entertainment considering I could drink $15 quite quick.
Like everything Poker will only become a monster if you let it - know your limit and play within it (http://www.bcresponsiblegambling.ca).
It's true!
Jess asks me if I can play "for fun" - kinda... but no. If you play "for fun" you have people going all in with a pair of two's with ten thousand fun dollars. Basically people play like morons when nothing is on the line so you can't really learn/practice strategies or get a feeling for the actual dynamics of the game so I insist on playing with some money. It doesn't have to be for much. If you put any amount of money into a poker game, be it a $5 buy in on a tournament among friends or playing online for pennies - people seem to smarten up because real money is on the line.
I usually put about $15 into PokerStars and play on the micro $0.02/$0.04 tables. Even with pennies people don't play like idiots and take it somewhat seriously and dollar lasts me a good 30-60 minutes. Some days I lose a dollar, some days I win a dollar. It's good bang for the buck for entertainment considering I could drink $15 quite quick.
Like everything Poker will only become a monster if you let it - know your limit and play within it (http://www.bcresponsiblegambling.ca).
It's true!