R U A POKER PLAYA?

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〓 CANDO 〓 Sep 8, 2015

Lately I've been on Zynga- Texas Hold'em. In the past Ive played on XBOX live and have had a few friendly games in RL but, I haven't hit a casino yet. Sometimes i check out 'player type' and 'card scenario' videos on YouTube. From what ive seen and read, I'm expecting RL casino play (for money) to be very interesting.
Andre89 Sep 8, 2015

Used to play. Not anymore.
🐑Turf💔Warrior🐑 Sep 8, 2015

Love playing. Played a lot online on poker stars before it shut down by the Feds. Will play whenever the US gov't opens it back up again for the U.S.
Boner Jams '03 Sep 8, 2015

Used to have a friendly weekend game ($20 buy-in) that was a hoot. We mostly got wasted and told dirty jokes while making fun of each other. My wife ruined it by joining in and beating us all on the reg.

I have played at the casinos many times and you have to be careful what table you're at. Some of those folks are really good if that is their profession (taking tourist's money). Won a few hundred playing in Tunica though.
〓 CANDO 〓 Sep 9, 2015

Andre89 wrote:
Used to play. Not anymore.

Bummer.
〓 CANDO 〓 Sep 9, 2015

Turf🐑Warrior wrote:
Love playing. Played a lot online on poker stars before it shut down by the Feds. Will play whenever the US gov't opens it back up again for the U.S.

I've been getting down with Zynga but, I heard W.S.O.P. is pretty good too.
〓 CANDO 〓 Sep 9, 2015

Boner Jams '03 wrote:
Used to have a friendly weekend game ($20 buy-in) that was a hoot. We mostly got wasted and told dirty jokes while making fun of each other. My wife ruined it by joining in and beating us all on the reg.

I have played at the casinos many times and you have to be careful what table you're at. Some of those folks are really good if that is their profession (taking tourist's money). Won a few hundred playing in Tunica though.

I moved a few times in the last couple years but, im back in N.Y. and I'd love to set-up a weekend or monthly game. Once I get settled into one of these shoe box apartments, I probably will.

As far as my first time at a TO casino I'll probably go to the Jersey shore or down in Brooklyn but, ill be playing at the lowest buy in tables that, I can find. I know some of them dudes are sharks (waiting on a donkey) ha
yomama1064 Sep 9, 2015

won a small tournament in vegas a couple weeks ago. lost half of the winnings playing no limit though.

but for those looking to play online, checkout betonline. credit card deposits work (havent tried cashing out though so idk how difficult that is). they also have free tournaments every hour or so. dont expect to win a lot of money from those, but its still money
〓 CANDO 〓 Sep 9, 2015

Shrike1021 wrote:
Play tournaments at the local casinos. End up in the money more often than not but every time I try a cash game I lose

Once I get over the kid like glee of actually being in a real casino and break the ice with a few simple games...Im sure I'm gonna want to join at least a small stakes tourney. (Shi* im getting hyped just talking about it) :)
〓 CANDO 〓 Sep 9, 2015

yomama1064 wrote:
won a small tournament in vegas a couple weeks ago. lost half of the winnings playing no limit though.

but for those looking to play online, checkout betonline. credit card deposits work (havent tried cashing out though so idk how difficult that is). they also have free tournaments every hour or so. dont expect to win a lot of money from those, but its still money

Thats cool about your win. Its gonna be awesome when I can say the same. The gambling online part though, idk. I've heard a few bad stories, stuff like Turf Warrior mentioned about Poker Stars.
〓 CANDO 〓 Sep 9, 2015

@Romana1064...At the moment, I do play Zynga- Texas Hold'em (online with the public) but, I play free. Even if you go broke, a few days later you can play a side game with a one arm bandit and just continue.
〓 CANDO 〓 Sep 9, 2015

@yomama1064 ^^^spell check is buggin' and the way that I text, it's probably working overtime. Ha
〓 S E E K E R 〓 Sep 9, 2015

I played all the time on the rigs. Either with a couple crews after work till wee hours of the morning or casinos. Love playing Texas Hold'em.
〓 S E E K E R 〓 Sep 9, 2015

I play in a tourney that goes on every 4 months in the city. It's put on by a brain injury society charity, $100 buy in with top prize of 2k. Lots of fun, winners always donate their winnings back to the charity.
🐑Turf💔Warrior🐑 Sep 9, 2015

〓 CANDO 〓 wrote:
yomama1064 wrote:
won a small tournament in vegas a couple weeks ago. lost half of the winnings playing no limit though.

but for those looking to play online, checkout betonline. credit card deposits work (havent tried cashing out though so idk how difficult that is). they also have free tournaments every hour or so. dont expect to win a lot of money from those, but its still money

Thats cool about your win. Its gonna be awesome when I can say the same. The gambling online part though, idk. I've heard a few bad stories, stuff like Turf Warrior mentioned about Poker Stars.

Actually I got my cash I had in the account mailed to me a few months later after the gov't shut it down. So I have no complaints. Some people claim it's rigged. I personally didn't think so.
ᏚᴡᴀᴍᴘᎠᴏɴᴋᴇʏ Sep 9, 2015

I also had a bit of cash at PokerStars and Full Tilt. PS got folks their dough pretty quickly. FT was more of a pain in the ass, but it eventually came through. I now play a Bovada (was Bodog) but it's pretty lame with not knowing who you are playing. I'll look at betonline. Someone I follow on twitch plays there.
〓 CANDO 〓 Sep 9, 2015

〓 S E E K E R 〓 wrote:
I played all the time on the rigs. Either with a couple crews after work till wee hours of the morning or casinos. Love playing Texas Hold'em.

Cool. Yeah, Texas Hold'em is the Shi*...actually it's the only version that ive learned so far. :)
〓 CANDO 〓 Sep 9, 2015

〓 S E E K E R 〓 wrote:
I play in a tourney that goes on every 4 months in the city. It's put on by a brain injury society charity, $100 buy in with top prize of 2k. Lots of fun, winners always donate their winnings back to the charity.

I like that, much respect.
〓 ZONE 〓 Sep 9, 2015

I play in a regular poker league with a bunch of buddies... It's awesome. I also have a casino in my city so I play there regularly. Played in 3 low stakes tourneys in Vegas a few years back and finished top 5 in 2 of them. Great game!
〓 CANDO 〓 Sep 9, 2015

@Turf Warrior...I hear you. Good to know that they took care of those payouts. Online it's easy for rumors to spread and give sights a bad name.
〓 CANDO 〓 Sep 9, 2015

〓IM IN DA ZONE〓 wrote:
I play in a regular poker league with a bunch of buddies... It's awesome. I also have a casino in my city so I play there regularly. Played in 3 low stakes tourneys in Vegas a few years back and finished top 5 in 2 of them. Great game!

Nice! I've got a friend out in Vegas that's been offering for me to visit and stay a while. It would be the bomb spot to break my cherry at the casinos but, its not in the cards right now. :( (pun intended) Not Sunday but, definitely some day I plan to take the trip. :)
〓 CANDO 〓 Sep 9, 2015

★ ᏕᎠ ★ wrote:
I also had a bit of cash at PokerStars and Full Tilt. PS got folks their dough pretty quickly. FT was more of a pain in the ass, but it eventually came through. I now play a Bovada (was Bodog) but it's pretty lame with not knowing who you are playing. I'll look at betonline. Someone I follow on twitch plays there.

Ahh, I forgot about Full Tilt, it's the first time that ive heard of Bodog/Bovada though. I'll have to check out some reviews and look into the 'online for cash' sites.
〓 CANDO 〓 Sep 9, 2015

YOU wrote:
@Turf Warrior...I hear you. Good to know that they took care of those payouts. Online it's easy for rumors to spread and give sights a bad name.

Sites* ha