any serious poker players here?

arch125 · 05-06-2008, 06:59 AM

not recreational.....

arch125 · 05-06-2008, 07:00 AM

just wonderin if im the only mma/poker nut in this forum. seriousl poker, i mean as in playing online or live. either cash games or tourneys or both. im a low limit poker player, i play NL 1/2 and pot limit omaha .50/1 im trying to build a big enough bankroll where i can make around $3000-$4000(gonna take awhile) after losses so i dont have to work for anyone forever.lol anybody else out there on the same quest for freedom, fame, and money? i play at pokerstars and sometimes live at commerce in l.a. holla back my fellow cardplayers.

quickneasycat1 · 05-06-2008, 07:56 AM

I used to play regularly online and at Caesar's in Indiana at the 1/2 NL game. It's a blood game, people just throwing their money away. There is no such thing as a "standard" raise at Caesar's 1/2 game. The minimum raise is 10 but most times you'll see 15 as the raise which leaves you saying WTF at the beginning then you see that everyone at the table is a fish and you don't mind the big pots. The key at that game is patience. If you wait on big hand, you'll get paid off. Regardless. It's very easy to go up a couple hundred bucks a night on the weekends. If you start playing there regularly like I did for a while, during the day is a little different because there are definitely some quality players who will make moves during the day instead of letting you bleed them dry. So you have to switch your play up according.

I rarely play cash games online but when I do it's usually 5/10 limit. I really like playing tournaments online because I feel like you get more value. Tourney's in casino's u get hardly any chips and the blinds go up so fast, you are hard pressed to make a move earlier then you would like or your be blinded to death.

panchosancho · 05-06-2008, 10:06 AM

I play 15/30 limit at the oaks in emeryville. Usually play in their sunday $225 NL tourney. Best finish was second for $3500.00. Best small action in northern cali is at Jackson Rancheria. Sit at the 2/5 NL play patient and clean up because of all the loose playing 18 yr. olds.

BigD66 · 05-06-2008, 11:30 AM

I like playing poker, but I guess I am more recreational. I play occasionally online in $10 Sit & Go tourneys, and $1-$2 NL, along with live games at the local casino $1-$2 NL and such. Actually played a little tourney last night, $56 buy in, winner took home a little over $1000, I got 3rd and took home $500.

daniel crawley · 05-06-2008, 11:43 AM

I tried to get serious into poker because I love to gamble, but I just dont have the patience or cool minded temper to play. I stuck to Black Jack. Its fst paced and you can stop whenever you want.

darthcrab · 05-06-2008, 12:11 PM

ive always wanted to know how to play poker, I just need a good teacher

panchosancho · 05-06-2008, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by darthcrab

ive always wanted to know how to play poker, I just need a good teacher

The best teacher is experience. Go to pokerstars and get a play money account. Use that to learn the basics. Then start playing in small money games. I think pokerstars has .50/1.00 or even smaller. Then start working your way up.
#1 rule is patience,patience,patience. Dont try to win everything every hand. Small bets mean small losses.

Strykerx · 05-06-2008, 12:45 PM

whatever you do don't play on Bodog, I've gotten suck out there at least 50 times more there than any other poker site.

arch125 · 05-06-2008, 01:33 PM

dang quick, u make me wanna move next to caesars palace lol but i agree that live play in those limits are pretty loose and tons of fish. same at commerce, blinds are 1/3 NL and u can only buy in for $100. but half the donks raise to like $15 to $20 preflop andim like wtf? im all in if i come over the top lol then the guy calls u and shows K 2 offsuit lol

pancho: nice finish. ive never cashed anywhere near that. but i dont play tourneys that much. one time i won a $2000 cash game pot(i was on tilt and went to the higher tables, i know i shouldnt)

darth: i agree with pancho, pokerstars is the best site for learning. they also have the best tourneys online. but if you're gonna one day deposit money. you might want to try fulltilt poker since they give a 100% bonus up to $600(if u deposit $600 and play enough hours without going broke, u can get $600 for free) plus they have rakeback(too long to explain pm me if u really want to know wut it is lol)