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Play Money Online Poker

Well, I guess if you can't beat those idiots by playing smart, then you shouldn't be playing for money, either.
 
Originally posted by: sixone
Well, I guess if you can't beat those idiots by playing smart, then you shouldn't be playing for money, either.
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I am too busy reloading...

What's funny is that I usually win in real games. Play money dynamics are just screwy and I don't have the discipline to play tight and clean up...
 
Originally posted by: Mwilding
Originally posted by: sixone
Well, I guess if you can't beat those idiots by playing smart, then you shouldn't be playing for money, either.
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I am too busy reloading...

What's funny is that I usually win in real games. Play money dynamics are just screwy and I don't have the discipline to play tight and clean up...
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Yes, the dynamics are very different from real money games. Depends on what you're working for - if cash games are your thing, play money games won't help you.

I'm working on my tournament play, so I generally avoid the play money tables. I only do the play money tournaments - it's a great way to work on dealing with really bad or loose players, and they're good for discipline, as well.

 
Originally posted by: sixoneYes, the dynamics are very different from real money games. Depends on what you're working for - if cash games are your thing, play money games won't help you.

I'm working on my tournament play, so I generally avoid the play money tables. I only do the play money tournaments - it's a great way to work on dealing with really bad or loose players, and they're good for discipline, as well.
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hmmm. tourneys are a good idea.
 
Originally posted by: Mwilding
Originally posted by: sixoneYes, the dynamics are very different from real money games. Depends on what you're working for - if cash games are your thing, play money games won't help you.

I'm working on my tournament play, so I generally avoid the play money tables. I only do the play money tournaments - it's a great way to work on dealing with really bad or loose players, and they're good for discipline, as well.
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hmmm. tourneys are a good idea.
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56th place out of 90

I have to learn to lay down on the river better...
 
ouch got 67th place this time. Went all in with pocket Aces and got beat by Jack 2 when he paired his 2 on the river for 2 pair...
 
Those who say play money games are good practice for real money games are kidding themselves. Without any risk, you have people playing without any sense. You need to at least play the 1cent/2cent blind tables which gets rid of most of the "all-in" crowd.
 
Yeah, you get a lot of junkies playing the open money games. But learning to outwit them is a good skill, and for free entertainment, it's not bad. 😀
 
Originally posted by: Mwilding
Originally posted by: Mwilding
Originally posted by: sixoneYes, the dynamics are very different from real money games. Depends on what you're working for - if cash games are your thing, play money games won't help you.

I'm working on my tournament play, so I generally avoid the play money tables. I only do the play money tournaments - it's a great way to work on dealing with really bad or loose players, and they're good for discipline, as well.
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hmmm. tourneys are a good idea.
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56th place out of 90

I have to learn to lay down on the river better...
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dont wanna sound like an a$$, but someone that folds every hand can do better than that.you need to learn when to fold. I bet you play every A6 unsuited.
 
Originally posted by: richardycc
dont wanna sound like an a$$, but someone that folds every hand can do better than that.you need to learn when to fold. I bet you play every A6 unsuited.
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Well, I finished 8th this time - in the money for $625 play dollars! 😀

Sometimes you lose early and sometimes you hang after you should, by rights, be gone.

 
Definitely Sit & Go tournaments or Freeroll tourneys. There are still the all in jackasses, but nowhere near as many on just the play money tables. The freeroll tables usually have a bit better play to them because if you finish in one of the top three tables you get a pass into the weekly round two where you can actually win money. RiverStars, I mean PokerStars, actually got something right. Although I can't complain too much, they finally added Razz. 😀
 
Originally posted by: Slick5150
Those who say play money games are good practice for real money games are kidding themselves. Without any risk, you have people playing without any sense. You need to at least play the 1cent/2cent blind tables which gets rid of most of the "all-in" crowd.
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Yeah.. 1c2c is really gonna put the pressure on. OK

I have made 5 Pokerstars play money multitable final tables with. Two 6,000 plus player no-limit holdem tourneys;two 6,000 plus player Omaha *-OB tourneys;one 4,000player 7-stud 8OB tourneys. I think their play money multitables are good tourney practice. You still have to make the final table. See how mant tries it takes you to reach the final 27 players , it used to be final nine players , but they have made it a little easier by allowing 27 players to play in the Sunday freeroll, which has a prize pool of 1,000.00 now when it used to be 250.00 dollars. I have done both. I NEVER play for real money on any online poker site. Only a fool would trust their computers when real money is involved.
 
Originally posted by: ManyBeers
Originally posted by: Slick5150
Those who say play money games are good practice for real money games are kidding themselves. Without any risk, you have people playing without any sense. You need to at least play the 1cent/2cent blind tables which gets rid of most of the "all-in" crowd.
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Yeah.. 1c2c is really gonna put the pressure on. OK

I have made 5 Pokerstars play money multitable final tables with. Two 6,000 plus player no-limit holdem tourneys;two 6,000 plus player Omaha *-OB tourneys;one 4,000player 7-stud 8OB tourneys. I think their play money multitables are good tourney practice. You still have to make the final table. See how mant tries it takes you to reach the final 27 players , it used to be final nine players , but they have made it a little easier by allowing 27 players to play in the Sunday freeroll, which has a prize pool of 1,000.00 now when it used to be 250.00 dollars. I have done both. I NEVER play for real money on any online poker site. Only a fool would trust their computers when real money is involved.
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You'll see those all-in fools even at 0.5/1. 1/2 is where you start seeing them disappear, but if you play limit, there are some really loose idiots out there still. You need to push it to about 3/6 and then you'll see some serious guys there.

If you can afford 3/6, you can afford NL 25. Maybe even NL50, but you need some serious bankroll in there, but once you get there you can play pretty damn well.
 
Originally posted by: sixone
Well, I guess if you can't beat those idiots by playing smart, then you shouldn't be playing for money, either.
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Statistically, AA will lose every hand when you have 9 ALL-IN opponents pre-flop.
 
Originally posted by: Mwilding
Originally posted by: mpitts
Poker without money or something of value at stake is not poker.
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it also requires people to be sitting at a table...
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No it doesn't. You'd be surprised how much you learn from online poker translates to live poker.
 
Originally posted by: mpitts
Originally posted by: Mwilding
Originally posted by: mpitts
Poker without money or something of value at stake is not poker.
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it also requires people to be sitting at a table...
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No it doesn't. You'd be surprised how much you learn from online poker translates to live poker.
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true, but there is nothing like staring down an opponent and making him believe you have the nuts when you have bubkus
 
Originally posted by: Garet Jax
Originally posted by: sixone
Well, I guess if you can't beat those idiots by playing smart, then you shouldn't be playing for money, either.
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Statistically, AA will lose every hand when you have 9 ALL-IN opponents pre-flop.
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I've played a lot of tables, and I've never seen more than four people go all-in, pre-flop. And pocket aces get busted quite frequently, even when no one has gone all-in.
 
Originally posted by: Mwilding
Originally posted by: mpitts
Originally posted by: Mwilding
Originally posted by: mpitts
Poker without money or something of value at stake is not poker.
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it also requires people to be sitting at a table...
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No it doesn't. You'd be surprised how much you learn from online poker translates to live poker.
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true, but there is nothing like staring down an opponent and making him believe you have the nuts when you have bubkus
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I can't disagree with that. 😀
 
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