[panchosancho]

Originally Posted by BLACKHAWK3634

I had a bit of money on pokerstars and decided to cash out $600 of it to use on my vacation. Pokerstars said they mailed the check out but i never received it. I kept emailing them and all they offered was their condolences.

I play much better live anyways and prefer it to playing online. I tend to not focus as much when playing online.

They couldnt put a stop on the check and send you a new one?

[arch125]

Originally Posted by BLACKHAWK3634

I had a bit of money on pokerstars and decided to cash out $600 of it to use on my vacation. Pokerstars said they mailed the check out but i never received it. I kept emailing them and all they offered was their condolences.

I play much better live anyways and prefer it to playing online. I tend to not focus as much when playing online.

dang dats weird cuz ive cashed out about 10 times(3 neteller when it was around, then the rest were checks) and ive never had a problem with pokerstars. especially if its 1k or more it comes between 3-5 business days.

and ya online u pay less attention, but maybe in my case cuz i play 4 tables. when i go to a live cash game(commerce casino or vegas) nothing to do but observe ur opponents.

[RollinDownRodeo]

This thread got me curious about the WSOP this year so I look up some info about it and came across this article. It says that once the final table is determined this year they aren't going to play it the next day. They are going to bring everyone back in NOVEMBER to finish it up. That's odd. They said ESPN is going to televise an edited version the day after the winner is crowned which is pretty cool because in the previous years you almost had no chance of not finding out who won before ESPN eventually televised event.

World Series of Poker - Official Tournament Coverage and Results

[panchosancho]

Wait 5 months to play the final table! Thats ridiculous!
What if in between that time you get arrested on federal drug charges?
Or what if your a chick and youre 4 mos. pregnant? I guess you cant play in the main event. Cant risk giving birth on the final table. (unsanitary)
What if your the chip leader so hella people bet on you but in that 5 mos. you develop a crack habit?
Too many risks involved.

[charcolechaddy]

Originally Posted by panchosancho

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.

and pay attention, don't play and surf you wont learn anything, with online its great to learn beating patterns.