Why play for pennies??

[Talking Poker]

But if you are playing for fun, why not just use Play Money?

I've never understood this microlimit stuff either. It can't be about making money... you could make more by posting here 4 or 5 times per hour!

[SirFWALGMan]

I think it has to do with people's perceptions. I think most people at those levels probably think that there are good players. Same thing with people who play 1/2 or 2/4.. the skill level keeps growing and you get a little more each level you go up. I think as you go up levels you gain alot of perspective as to how the prior levels really were.

[junYUN]

it's really about building a small bankroll. if i have 4.50 in my acct i usually play at the .05/.10 tables to bring me up to 5.50 for an SNG to bring my bankroll back to par.

[drewjax]

I have played a bit at the micro levels, and I think anything is better than play money. People literally cap almost everthing with rags, it is really frustrating. At least at the micro levels, there is some sort of normalcy, although I know not much. Also, when you get a few bucks in a site but didnt deposit (i.e. free $10 bonus, freeroll win etc.), you can slowly build a bankroll, very slowly of course. but its better than nothing. I was able to build up my bonus on prima, as many people did, to be able to play some real poker.

[Gutzz]

When I first started playing cash ring, I'd play at the micro penny NL tables on PS. You see a friend of mine gave me a few bucks and I just thought I'd build from there.

I don't like the idea of spending hundreds and hundreds of my hard earned dollars on poker .

It really didn't take that long to tripple what he gave me, then i tried the higher limit (at the time it was .1/.25... they didn't have .05/.1 NL tables back then), and got CRUSHED. Emotionally I wasn't prepared at all. So I moved back down and rebuilt.

Anyway, penny tables offer good experience on fundamentals, since all you really have to do is play tight aggro and it should be very profitable. Well, maybe not profitable... but you can build up consistently and then move up to the better limits shortly after .

Cheers,

Gutzz

[jillaj]

I will play these levels late at night when i have been drinking and just want to play some poker but not lose that much money. Play money tables is not poker at all.

[Penguinfan]

HHMM, drinking and poker, BAD MIX!!!!

Me after drinking and playing a while and hitting my straight on the river and pushing all in "Damn, didn't see that flush out there"

[PShabi]

But you'd rather spend 4 hours to win $8.75? Okay then.

[Talking Poker]

Why not just reload and be able to play at a level that's worth your time?

[Penguinfan]

We don't all have an unllimited cash supply like you do money bags

[Gutzz]

PShabi, it's better to spend 4 hours to win 8.75 than play 4 hours and lose 100 .

Which is what would've happened had I jumped into the higher stakes. I was terrible

You don't like the idea of gradually building up a br over time without having to inject money from other sources? I think it's a great idea.

Cheers,

Gutzz

[Talking Poker]

Maybe it's time you start playing better

[TajaUk]

I have played micro limit tables and they can be fun. If I wanna try out a new style of play its nice to use these small limit tables. Any stake is better then play money tables.

[Penguinfan]

[Tuff Luck]

I've played at them before. It's definitely better than play money..