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11-01-04, 02:29 PM
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Play money poker, just say NO!
A few of my friends are interested in learning how to play poker.
They know the basic rules and stuff but they have not played many games, hands or actual bet. They also seem rather reluctant to deposit money into a site. My experiance of poker sites with fun money tables has been very negative. The people who frequent them seem to play everyhand and just refuse to lay anything down however crap it may be. For me, playing this type of poker does no one any favours in preparing them for real money games and teaches you bad habits. Saying that, what are the alternatives? get a good bonus from someone with free deposit and hit the low level tourny's or tables? or stick with the fun money free for all tables? thoughts pls. |
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#2
11-01-04, 02:32 PM
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When I started out as a young teen, I use to play just $5 buy-in ring games with about 5 guys. If someone lost $10-$15, nothing too big. As we grew up we started to cash in with more and more money. Gaining experience when less money is involved was my transition into poker, so to speak.
I would suggest your friends get a decent ring game going among them and have a low buy-in, say $20, not enough to break the bank, but enough that they will all want to win some cash and pay more attention to the game. With experience comes skill, IMO
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11-01-04, 02:37 PM
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Advice
I would actually suggest that they play single-table S&G tables...
$10+1 or $5+.50, stay away from the $5+1. This will give them some much needed experience and teach them patience. Ring-games can bust a beginner-player quickly if they run into cold cards or just tilt away their cash. Edit to add: I am talking on-line of course. Playing ring-games with your buddies is always a good start to learning this game. (Just don't get too cocky when you beat that game and move on to another.... you may just find your game wasn't very strong afterall. Last edited by ChipFish; 11-01-04 at 02:40 PM. |
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11-01-04, 03:05 PM
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Avoid freerolls and play money games at all costs, they will not help anyone when they just see time after time people playing any 2 suited cards and rivering a flush, bad idea.
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11-01-04, 04:31 PM
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Agreed
Very different when you get pocket Ts with play money and pocket Ts with real money. In play money, there is no way that you will get me to fold them. But with real money, raise the BB 5X and I will fold like an accordian.
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