I love the game, cant get quite enough of it.

Its a fucking hard grind though, i mean almost every sport when you take it up a notch you gotta spend some money - but poker can drain you if your the type of guy who doesnt have any business playing it.
Luckily that guy aint me.

I play home games, casino and online - my games been pretty stale over the past 6 months because university, work and woman all rank higher than playing cards.
I recharged my online account with $10USD (pokerstars) and went into the omaha room.
It was going pretty well and then i jumped into a table with higher stakes and got plucked.

I got a buck 40 in there now, but im going to go play at the casino on the weekend if im feeling the vibes.

Anyone else here play alot of poker?

I love the game, cant get quite enough of it.

Its a fucking hard grind though, i mean almost every sport when you take it up a notch you gotta spend some money - but poker can drain you if your the type of guy who doesnt have any business playing it.
Luckily that guy aint me.

I play home games, casino and online - my games been pretty stale over the past 6 months because university, work and woman all rank higher than playing cards.
I recharged my online account with $10USD (pokerstars) and went into the omaha room.
It was going pretty well and then i jumped into a table with higher stakes and got plucked.

I got a buck 40 in there now, but im going to go play at the casino on the weekend if im feeling the vibes.

Anyone else here play alot of poker?

i play your mom

Poker is a sport?

Poker is a sport?

Will this develop into another "The definition of sport is..." thread?

All depends how you view the necessity of athleticism in a sport.

Will this develop into another "The definition of sport is..." thread?

All depends how you view the necessity of athleticism in a sport.

I suppose it does have it's merits.

yea pokers the shit.

No limit hold 'em here.

I was going to throw £50 on PKR a while back but to verify my age they wanted me to:

"Photocopy both sides of my card and a scan of my passport"

Yeah...Because I want them being able to access my cash.

Fuck them.

Aside from that though, I love the game, I play a few house games every month and don't lose often.

I play free online poker. Its good fun.

Will this develop into another "The definition of sport is..." thread?

All depends how you view the necessity of athleticism in a sport.

How about none? If poker is a sport then so is monopoly. Or sleeping.

I love the game, cant get quite enough of it.

Its a fucking hard grind though, i mean almost every sport when you take it up a notch you gotta spend some money - but poker can drain you if your the type of guy who doesnt have any business playing it.
Luckily that guy aint me.

I play home games, casino and online - my games been pretty stale over the past 6 months because university, work and woman all rank higher than playing cards.
I recharged my online account with $10USD (pokerstars) and went into the omaha room.
It was going pretty well and then i jumped into a table with higher stakes and got plucked.

I got a buck 40 in there now, but im going to go play at the casino on the weekend if im feeling the vibes.

Anyone else here play alot of poker?

I love poker.

How about none? If poker is a sport then so is monopoly. Or sleeping.

Sleeping requires no skill, which I think everyone has to argue is a component of sport. So it is without question, not a sport. Monopoly ... I think of it as less of a sport than poker, but as it is more an opinion, based on stereotyping of the two and less to do with any intellectual argument, value little of what I say.

Athletic Sports > Poker > Monopoly, in terms of past time easiest to argue as a sport.

Yeah, no limit definitly separates the men from the boys. Fav. sites, anyone? I actually prefer real games, but online will do in a pinch.

Yeah, no limit definitly separates the men from the boys. Fav. sites, anyone? I actually prefer real games, but online will do in a pinch.

I play FullTilt play money, if anyone wants to set up a Totse table on any site I'd play. Might need a bit to build my stack if you don't play FullTilt and you set the buy-in high.

Sleeping requires no skill, which I think everyone has to argue is a component of sport. So it is without question, not a sport. Monopoly ... I think of it as less of a sport than poker, but as it is more an opinion, based on stereotyping of the two and less to do with any intellectual argument, value little of what I say.

Athletic Sports > Poker > Monopoly, in terms of past time easiest to argue as a sport.

Some people are better sleepers than others though. Thus there must be some skill component involved.

I was going to throw £50 on PKR a while back but to verify my age they wanted me to:

"Photocopy both sides of my card and a scan of my passport"

Yeah...Because I want them being able to access my cash.
You're an idiot. You think a site that rakes hundreds of dollars a minute gives a flying fuck about your supersaver account with 300 max quid in it? Funnily enough it is a security measure to prevent kids like you from playing and to prevent people frauding your account.

Have fun playing on sites where your money isn't secure, dumbass.

Some people are better sleepers than others though. Thus there must be some skill component involved.

And walking is an Olympic event... yet I just can't get passed my prejudice against it. I'll adjust my statement, if you can win money doing it, requires skill, and I don't have a prejudice against it, then it is a sport. Now this may not be a great universal statement but damn... some things deserve to be called sports and some don't...

I think the limit of what constitutes a sport depends on whether it is engaged in competitively with an emphasis on becoming better at it.

Of course, business and war would be a sport then, so I guess that it has to be engaged in for recreation.

But then professional athletes/players wouldn't be sports men.

I guess it can be for recreation for others as well.

But then activities like shooting, archery, javelin, etc, that developed originally as a means to encourage martial ability aren't sports.

So I don't know.

How about none? If poker is a sport then so is monopoly. Or sleeping.

almost my exact thoughts

Yeah, I've played online for some 3 years now. Started with $20 and bonus whored for a awhile up to 1k, then won a 2,000 person, $10 tourney on PS for $4,000. That was probably the biggest rush I've ever felt. I've also gotten 6th in a 60k gtd for $1,500 and won some smaller tournies as well. But mostly have played cash games and lived off the winnings. But I haven't played much for the past year and I cashed out most of the money over time. Started back 3 weeks ago with $130, back up $550 as of tonight. Def am not cashing out this time around, so I can get to some higher stakes and make some real money.

Oh, btw, I'd suggest playing at the site I play at - WPEX (World Poker Exchange). It gives 75% rakeback. But for Americans, I'm not sure how easy it will be to deposit. I deposited 2 years ago and never looked back, but that was pre-UIGEA/Neteller fallout. Anyway, the 75% rakeback makes it really worth it to play there, though game selection is slim. And cashouts have always checked out.

Poker is great fun, I'm usually the chip leader in NL 5/10 Play Money tables on PokerStars, though admittedly it's not that great an acheivement because most players on the play money tables at those stakes are idiots with very little semblance of strategy. If you have any strategy at all you can usually beat the play money fish. I imagine the game would be quite profitable if you just picked on people below your level.

Poker is great fun, I'm usually the chip leader in NL 5/10 Play Money tables on PokerStars, though admittedly it's not that great an acheivement because most players on the play money tables at those stakes are idiots with very little semblance of strategy. If you have any strategy at all you can usually beat the play money fish. I imagine the game would be quite profitable if you just picked on people below your level.

If you can resist the temptation of raising the stakes, and you continually work on your skills than that would work. Hard to do that though.

Yeah, definitely. I just want to get some money and a paypal account so I can give it a shot.

I suggest you not do it at PokerStars, those cash games are rock gardens. On the other hand, their $4 180-man tournies are very nice.

I suggest you not do it at PokerStars, those cash games are rock gardens. On the other hand, their $4 180-man tournies are very nice.
Learn to table select k thx.

Learn to table select k thx.

You can table select anywhere, and, in general, the average table will be much better elsewhere. Why table select at a D+ site, when you can do it at a B site?

You can table select anywhere, and, in general, the average table will be much better elsewhere. Why table select at a D+ site, when you can do it at a B site?

D+ site? B site? Lol, k. Keep thinking like a fish.

D+ site? B site? Lol, k. Keep thinking like a fish.

Yes, there are sites that rate the toughness of poker rooms. PokerStars cash games are often C-D. It makes little sense to play at such a site, when you could be at Cake or some other site.

Yes, you mean the affiliate sites that get a kickback for signing you up to certain rooms.

You know, where you can't get rakeback for pokerstars but you can for cake. I'm sure that has nothing to do with these "ratings".

Learn how the poker economy works... people are getting paid to recommend certain rooms to you, and people will always find the softest games. One site may be slightly weaker but it won't stay that way for long. Why? Because poker players like money.

The one exception I have seen to this is the likes of old mansion and other sites that were explicitly attached to sportsbooks, where there is a steady supply of a weaker players.

Oooh ooh and Pacific :) That place was a goldmine until legislation came about.

I play a fair amount. Usually 20 or 50 dollar tournament type house games. I used to play a lot online as well on fulltilt. I'm not of age to go to a casino yet though. My friend and I who is three years older than me started playing at about the same time. This kid is brilliant. All advanced math classes, 780 on the math part of his Sat's and a very logical thinker. He approaches it all at a mathematical standpoint, reads lots of poker books, and plays A LOT. Needless to say he is an exceptional player and I can't even play with him any more. He quit his job to play poker full time. He now has an apartment to himself, drives a brand new cts-4, and always has cash. This just goes to prove how much potential there is in poker.

He said he might attempt to go pro after he finishes school.

That's pretty amazing and inspiring. I hope to be that good at poker one day.

I love the grind...

Until shitcunts play bad and hit 2 outers on me. Bankrolls tend to take a nosedive afterwards. :(

Shame really, I could be a good player if I could control the tilt a bit better. Though maybe it's to do with the fact I usually play for such little money I couldn't really give a fuck what happens with it. Time will soon tell I guess...

Pot limit Omaha, limit hold em, seven card stud... those are my games.

A++++ to PLO, I can't stop playing recently.

Yeah, I play alot.

Have been playing for 3 years now. And have been seriously thinking about going pro for about 6 months.

I play online at fulltilt. Theres nothing wrong with pokerstars. Table selection like someone said. I imagine if your depositing 10-50$ your playing low limits and the players there arnt great anyway lol.

I have been playing alot of live now that i have turned 18, but so far im down 1.1k :( been on a downswing, which isnt too bad considering its 5-10, the only no limit table at my casino :/ but the players there are really spewy and im expecting too make a sick profit over a period of time.

but yeh, poker is a sick game. It's funny how much it reminds me about conversation wars. it truly is a psychological battle field.

Lawl, not much of a downswing considering it's 5-10, only one buy-in. Still, sounds like a juicy situation you have there.

Pokers not a sport.

Its acompetative (and sometimes compensative) game that involves physical endurance (try sitting in the casino for 7 hours pushing cards) mental skill and strategy.

Maybe its not a sport, its besides the point sonny jim.

Ah, now this is the kind of sport I do like. Money, drinks, brain strain and chips. Allright.