Posted on 05/27/2009 11:11:13 AM PDT by OldCorps
Have you seen your 401k lately.
I have played since I was about 12 years old and it is simply exhilarating to me.
I would not consider ever playing with people that I do not actually know.
That would be stupid.
Touche!
Thanks to TADSLOS for the heads up.
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I have. I don’t play for big stakes, deposit 50 bucks and play sngs on it until I can afford some more lucrative tourneys, but I have taken a few decent sized prizes down and received my checks in the mail...JFK
Like they say, its a hard way to make an easy living...JFK
I would recommend starting considerably lower than 5k and getting the feel of the online game. Play some smaller tourneys (1-50 dollar buy in) and try to have some fun while learning. Also try your hand at some of the satellite tournaments that pay entries into the weekly or monthly big tournaments. The competition is very tough despite the smaller stakes, but the marginal players tend to soften up down the stretch as the stress piles on. Many of the best players take advantage of them to win their way into the bigger tourneys for considerably less money than they would have to pay, and get the added bonus of experience on the way.
However you go, good luck...JFK
DON'T DO IT!
Online poker can tell you it has the same odds as live poker all it wants to. It doesn't.
I've been playing low stakes ($1 to $5 a tournemnet) on line poker for years. I do it for entertainment, not to try to win money.
If I want to win money I play live.
Some of those tournaments in Reno are kind of soft.
Some of those tournements in Vegas are kind of soft too.
Last time I was there for work I entered a tourney that started at 6:00 PM for $60.
At midnite there were two of us left. First prize was $1,200, second prize was $600.
He had about twice the chips I did.
We made a deal.
Nice.
If you're in the US you're limited to only a few sites that will accept your deposits. FullTilt is one that I know of because I play there. I don't know any others.
I've been playing for about 4 years on a total of about $300. I just play $1 and $2 SNG tables. I deposit $50 at a time, play for six months or so and finally lose it.
After all this time I know I'd never make it doing this for a living. It's just fun for me.
But my advice is not to deposit any money at all. Play the freerolls, make a little money, and then slowly work your way up the low-limit cash games and higher buy-in tournaments.
It will be slow going at first, but the practice will definitely pay off, and keep you from moving up too far too fast.
Be sure to sign up for a rakeback account before you create your on line poker account. Go to rakebrain.com for more info.
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PokerStars or FullTilt.
They’re not the only reputable ones out there, but they’re both huge and are the major sponsors of the World Series Of Poker tournaments.
>>>Before pi&&ing away your money, here are a few recommended books to read:
>>>Super System and Super System II by Doyle Brunson
>>>Hold ‘Em Poker by David Sklansky
>>>Hold ‘Em Poker For Advanced Players by Sklansky & Mason Malmuth
Good point neocon. Do some reading or at least have the “standards” at hand for reference and study. Those three above are definitely in the top ten list. I’m rereading Super System right now.
Also good are “Hold’em Wisdom for all Players” by Daniel Negreanu and “Zen and the Art of Poker” by Larry Phillips.
Try to stick with books by poker players, as opposed to books by poker writers.
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