COMBINE CHIT CHAT, POLITICS AND POKER FORUMS?

Ooops, kenbo you are probably right

Would you post on poker threads on chit chat?

I like watching poker on tv sometimes, although it is difficult at the moment as I don't have a tv!  Although I suppose I could find something on youtube.  Although the last time I watched it on my ex boyfriend's tv I probably bored him to tears with my comments  

I think there could be a few poker threads on here even if it wasn't renamed if all the poker players joined in.

There is a lot of luck involved in poker, but as aggression and maths ability comes into it it goes towards pros staying pros. 

However, I always take a person being called a top player with a pinch of salt.  This description could have come about because of only one huge tourney where perhaps he got lucky.

I had a really good night for me a couple of weeks ago, but it was just luck as I drew four of a kind twice!  I must add that I play omaha poker that involves four cards so to get four of a kind is not unusual.  I wish more people played omaha as I think poker could maybe lose its seedy connection with a more involved game which I think rewards skill more than holdem. I only play for small stakes.

Ovalman, I loved your quote.  I must remember it when times get tough!

Where do you mainly play?

All I-Poker sites, Boyle and Titan as I'm an affiliate but Betfair, Paddy Power, Boyle, William Hill ect. anywhere I can fin a decent freeroll to complete my challenge TBH

I play on Stars but very little, there is rarely an overlay and the site is full of decent players.

I've tackled the skill over one hand question - poker is a game of luck over one hand. I plan on tacking luck over one game, 100 games and a life time of games

AKA "variance" and why they talk about "grinding". Stars is where it's at for MTT. Little doubt about that.

No mate, I meant about merging the forums being a terrible idea.

you don't have to educate me sir. I've won quite a few quids through MTT's on stars. "fish&chippy" if you wanna look me up on scope. Can totally understand why you seek out value.

what's yours annie? so i know not to mess with you.

Apologies, I'm speaking as I speak through my blog but I'm passionate about the game and as I said my objectives are to get people in the game and sign up through me.

I've only a few k profit on Stars but am making most of my money on I-Poker, I find game selection is most important and I-Poker is overly soft.

I'm mainly a sng player but recently hit a brick wall. I'm working with ICM software to improve but still losing to variance or bad play, sometimes it's hard to improve.

I'd love to play more sngs, Ovalman, but the choice for omaha players is good but not what I like.  Lots of no limit ohama sngs but I do not like the all in business.  It is a cr@p shoot normally.

I used to play william hill and betfair omaha, Ipoker, but it has since changed the game structure.

dontwin

When I first started playing poker I was horrified at the abuse on the sites among players.  Although due to being on the horseracing and chit chat forums etc I was not as shocked as I could have been

When players post ' I hope you get cancer and die'  I think what on earth am I doing playing poker with such vermin. 

I must admit due to the betfair forums and poker my view of men has gone downhill   I was lucky to meet such nice men in my young life, I now think!

I've had a few, mainly polite as well

I must have been really bored, reading my last post again

Nooo! I like things just as they are.

online you don't see other players expressions ,that's very important as we know in poker,
guess im just an old fashioned boy

w anking away no doubt,
also the same online

There's a book out there, by Lee Jones, called 'Winning Low-Limit Holdem' - This may not be your game (I prefer No Limit Tournaments) but it gives you all the basics you will need. I picked it up for around £3.00 and that book alone turned a £4k loss into a £10k profit online.

It's very easy to read and teaches you what cards to call with in or out of position. If you can get these basics under your belt you will definitely improve and then adjust your game accordingly.

The best bluff I ever done was on the button (the best chair) where I said to a friend "no matter what I hit I'm going to treat it as AA"

I hit 23 (I kid you not) and a pre-flop call, followed by a raise and so I re-raise to two callers. The flop gave me nothing, the first player checked, the raise bet (decent bet too) and I raised again. The first player dumped and the second player just called. Next round he checked and I knew he was concerned. I pushed in a big bet and after some consideration he let it go.

I don't make a habit of doing this but sometimes you can win hands with nothing once you get the confidence to really play and you learn the type of players you're playing against. In that hand the table were full of tight players so they are easy to bluff, however; be warned, if a perceived tight player starts pushing his money in then get the feck out of there cos the odds are you are going to lose!

If you are going to get into the game in a heavy way then books I recommend are 'Play Poker Like The Pro's' (Phil Hellmuth) and you must definitely read Harrington on Hold'em's books.

I'm not a pro but I'm showing a decent profit online and 52.1% ROI (return on investment) playing live (I keep full records of my live play).

I hope this helps with some of you starting out in the game. Good luck!

I'm even better when they've dealt out the cards.