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#26
12-06-04, 11:37 PM
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my first experience online was with play money at a couple of sites, and after winning the high hand jackpot on ub, i went to micro limits. i actually learned a lot playing at that level, ang gained a bunch of experience. i know that the things that i learned there will be only the beginning to what i need to learn in order to play poker for real money, but they were valuable lessons nonetheless.
i also take a little bit of pride in the fact that i have never actually put any of my own money into an online site. i turned winning the high hand jackpot and winning a couple of prima freerolls into a good chunk of change, and i havent ever deposited my own money anywhere. unfortunately i had to pull all of my money out in order to pay for some real world expenses, and i am going to deposit some more cash soon, but being able to essentially turn nothing into about a grand was pretty significant to me. |
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#28
12-07-04, 02:19 AM
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I disagree
50/1 maybe, but I think playing for pennies can teach some bad habits to beginners. Who folds to a 2 cent raise? And with eight to a flop, you are getting odds to call with just about anything, and can forget about a pair of jacks holding up.
What I do think it can be useful for is learning a site's interface, but play money is just as good for that. |
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#29
12-07-04, 03:25 AM
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I'm glad you brought this up... I agree completely. And this is exactly why I tell new players not to play for Play Money, but instead head to the low limit tables. I'm guessing microlimits play about the same as the Play Money tables...
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#30
12-07-04, 06:36 AM
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I doubt playing for pennies would be any fun, it'ld just be like playing with fake money. I'm not sure why anyone would want to play for that much, unless they have less than a dollar in there account and just want to waste it.
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#31
12-07-04, 10:34 AM
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You guys would actually be surprised how many times I've sat down at a po-limit O8B penn game when I was drunk and didn't want to wager big money, and actually came out up $10 in about 1 rotation. People play a lot looser and call your pot-limit bets usually all the way down so I play it when I am hammered and can sometimes win a few bucks while getting destroyed at the same time, in essence, paying for my beer.
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#32
12-07-04, 10:41 AM
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I played the micros a few times.. so i could give my left over change to those who needed it more than i did.
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#33
12-07-04, 12:17 PM
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I would agree that at the micro tables, you can develop bad habits. The attitude of "it's only a nickel or a dime" causes you to play WAY loose and that is HARD to turn around.
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#34
12-07-04, 05:06 PM
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Although it's true that a lot of the players will play looser, and that penny tables can give you bad habits, it's still a good start for those who still don't know whether a straight beats a flush
 .Also limit penny tables are a different story than NL penny tables. I probably wouldn't recommend someone start at the limit penny tables, but would have no problems suggesting they start at the NL penny tables. It's easier to take weako players money at the penny NL tables and make them pay for their mistakes. Regarding the habits and stuff, isn't this true in almost any of the 'baby' limits? Like some things that work at one limit, don't necessarily work at the limit above? And a lot of the time you're 'unlearning' what you just learned? Cheers, Gutzz |
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#35
12-07-04, 05:46 PM
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play and rel
for play money or freeroll id call a big bet with margin cards.
but when even pennies at stake i treat them like dollars. difference money and nadda |
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#36
12-08-04, 02:52 PM
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Basically, I'm poor. I also feel like I'm not very good, although I can tell I'm doing well when I play freerolls and I'm getting better. That being said, I'm poor. So when I do play, I will start at the lowest limits and progress from there.
As for playing sloppy because it's cheap... did I mention being poor? |
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#38
12-08-04, 03:04 PM
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Some people want to get their feet wet and learn how to play. Others may just want to adjust to the site before they move on to a high limits.
I disagree with play money almost the same as micro-limits. If you play on most play money sites, you'll notice most players going to the river with nothing or very bad draws. If you play NL micro-limits, even though a dollar isn't really that much, they won't call it down. I think it's a good way to just get started and learn without losing too much money. |
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