Poker Game this Afternoon. 1-2 players needed.

[ChipFish]

If anyone is interested there's going to be a small poker game this afternoon.

As far as I know this is a (VERY) small stakes game.
It could be as low as quarters...
I am hoping to bump it up a bit or at least flip it into some small buy-in tourneys.

This would probably be better for those of you who are just learning, as it may not be worth the time of the higher-stakes players.

It'll be around the Dixie and Dundas Area.
Start time is roughly 2pm or 3pm.

PM me if anyone is interested.
If anyone is interested.

[2Tone]

As a successful 5/10 player, do you find it hard to stay engaged at a game for such low stakes? or is this more of a excuse to see friends/drink beer?

Even with my limited 5/10 experience, I'm already finding it is impacting how I think about my 2/4 game. I can win a decent size pot at 2/4 and think, "that's good, but if I was at the other table ..."

[eddo31]

not that i am a successful 5/10 player, but i find home games to be a significant amount more fun than any other type of poker. having a couple of beers and playing small stakes games with my friends is a great way to have fun, learn a little more about the game, and not really have to worry about all of the details that make or break you as a player.

the key is just approaching it like recreation, not as a place to win money, although that always makes the experience a bit better.

[ChipFish]

I went in there last night just expecting to get hammered and win or lose a couple bucks.

There was only 5 guys including myself, so we ended up playing a couple of $20 tournaments and a $40 tournament.

Let's just say that I was a tad hung-over this morning, and my wallet was a tad fuller. I've never seen so many people play "EVERY" hand.
I tried to explain why their pocket 3's were not such a good hand when there were 3 others seeing the flop with a board of A-K-J.
They just wouldn't listen, so I stopped explaining.

I won 1st, 1st, 3rd- nut flush lost to full house on river.(So I guess holding his pair of 7s was a good idea then . Then I came in first in the $40 tourney.

It was kind of fun, and kind of not fun....

[ChipFish]

I would definitely not put myself in the category of a successful 5/10 player.
So far I'm up, but like I said... I'm just dipping my toe in for now.
Yes.... Yes I did.

After I saw the caliber of play it definitely became a beer night!

[jdiana86]

Staying interested playing $1/2 is a battle in and of itself...actually it's fun to see if I'm going to get beat by runner-runner straights, flushes, or boats! From the perspective of obviously expierenced limit players, what would you consider a safer bet for myself: Playing $1/2 limit at a full table or 6-handed? So far, I've had success at both and finally go to bed feeling like a winning player. I have only been playing for a little while but I'm up $200 so far. Unfortuanetly $150 went into Aussie Million Qualifiers in which my KK was cracked by AK, my AK cracked by A9, and I could have tripled up and been playing 3-handed with the chip lead if my wired 6's held up against 4 overcards from 2 other's all-in's.