Any poker players up in here-

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Oh sorry i didnt see the older post.

Sounds cool Icechickay, post some pics when you get everything all set up.

I mostly play at Pokerstars these days but i used to spend a lot of time at the Borgata and Tropicana poker rooms in Atlantic City. Havent been able to make it up in a few months though. I play in the occaisional game around town but its been tough to find a good one as of late. My games of choice are pot limit omaha, limit and no-limit hold em.

It's a hobby, but if I won the lottery, I'd pony up the money and play in the WSOP.

I play semi-regularly with a bunch of friends.  Always Hold 'Em.  Usually $10 buy-in tourney style with rebuys up to a certain point.

I'm also in a free poker league in which the ultimate prize is a seat at one of the money tourneys.

I've done a few tourneys at casinos with mild success.  Also played online on Xbox and Facebook but haven't done either in ages.

I prefer live and wish I had a weekly game, but kids and such take up time for many of my peeps.

And just where did AA go?

i used to play all the time online for money. I was up $3400 at one point and then the laws went rhough so i pulled all my money out. now that laws are changing back and poker isnt gambling but a game of skill and knowledge i might get back into it

joe

Originally posted by Falim I play on pokerstars and at some local places. Just no-limit cash games though. Never been a fan of tournaments.

I like the structure of tournaments because it forces you to limit the range of hands you will call with as the value of the chips change throughout the tournament. In a cash game it's easier to justify calling with mediocre hands because... you can always reload.

If you like that factor then you might want to try a Rebuy tournament.

Pokerstars for me to. Playing mostly $3 or $6 turbo hold'em tables. Most players don't calculate. So this makes it very easy to win ones you recognize the players styles. Top 3 place assured.

Like sit and go's better cause you get to know the people

I just got done with a 3 hour session on Pokerstars. Played 2 $50+5 sit n go's and placed 2nd and 3rd. I also sat at a $1/2 NL table for about an hour and won another $40. Works for me.

Id really like to get up to Atlantic City sometime soon for a large tournament but last time i was there all of the ones i looked into kinda sucked. The blind structure was weak and forced too much action early. Basically they just want to hurry up the tourney so they can open up the tables for cash games. Lame!

The cash games at the local casino, Potowatomi, are so soft it's crazy. The vast majority of players are really, really predictable. Makes for some great high profit, low variance poker. If only I went more often. I've pulled around $4k out of the place last year, but only went 5 times.

My experience with gambling has to do with losing dollar amounts that have commas in them.

Needless to say, I don't gamble anymore.

Originally posted by myke My experience with gambling has to do with losing dollar amounts that have commas in them. Needless to say, I don't gamble anymore.

I tried to deposit on Pokerstars but it declines my bank card. How do you guys do it? I'd be down to schedule some SnG's if I could get on it.

Can you transfer on that site? I'd hook someone up with funds on FullTilt in exchange if so.

Yea, most debit/credit card will decline poker site deposits. The only way I've done it has been through direct bank account deposits. On pokerstars this is the eChecks option.

1000 man tourny takes about 4-6 hours online if you make it to the end.

I've won first in 5000 man Freerolls a few times, took about 7 hours. Tends to go fast in the beginning because .. it's free.. and everyone just gambles all the way till theres like 800 players.

My bank card is a debit/visa. I think FullTilt and Bodog get away with it because they process the payments through random sites somehow so it shows up as a random purchase like.. my last one was for "1-800-MedicalHelp bla bla.." or something like that. Then bodog started doing it, probably a matter of time before Pstars too.

True having a friend at the same table is an obvious advantage but still no guarantees. Knowing two cards in certain situations is great if you're on a draw and they are inhibiting that draw so.. slight advantage. Chip sharing could potentially be bad because it gives you less buffer if you have to showdown a big pot with another substantial stack but... if worked correctly could save your butt too I suppose.

If you cant beat em, join em.

To deposit on Pokerstars just use the eCheck option. You have to give them a whole bunch of personal information though, and its an uneasy feeling to give all that info to some off shore company.

The large tournaments are such a crapshoot these days but they are super fun if youve got some time to spare. Pokerstars has gotten so big that they can afford to gaurantee prize pools for many of their tourneys too. If you can make your way through all of the dead money players and make the final table, the payouts are really nice. And the multi table sit n gos provide good payouts for just a couple hours of play.

Playing in online tournaments/cash games is also a much safer alternative to playing in live ones. Games constantly get held up and robbed. Its worth the trade off of having to stare at a computer screen for 8 hours to ensure my safety!

Originally posted by board_to_death i am retired ... but i used to play a lot  ... if you want a great site to check out hard core strategy try www.twoplustwo.com

Yea, this is my usual forum for poker stuff. Very good info there.

I love poker... i just wish i had more time to get good and play it. yarghh

play online, w/ friends, and a few times live casino

Originally posted by lineears i'm on now if anyone wanna play lol :)

After you just told us all how you and your friends like to cheat? Ill pass!

Raises hand. You know.. there are things.. you will just never get bored of.

Found out that another poker room in my area opened up a few months ago. Gonna check it out. I used to go so much employees knew my name. Spent many many good times there.

i play online sometimes. some buddies and i play table poker (hold 'em) every 10 days or so.

Im playing MTT on Pokerstars and Everest Poker.

partypoker

i used to play freerolls on bodog lol, but then i got a mac and they don't have a program for mac users.. oh well

I occasionally play at PokerStars and think for online gaming it is a pretty good site. However, there are really no guarantees that you won't find yourself playing a team of cheaters on any given day. For that very reason, I get a lot more serious when I play house games or in sweet, sweet Vegas.

I used to play Poker live at the Casino for a while, I did very well, but it is emotionally draining.

I don't know how anyone does that for a career.