ok then , who on PF is a bit of a poker shark? anyone fancy a game if I organise a PF poker table on party-poker or pokerstars? Keep it sensible at $5 buy in etc? let me know if anyone fancies a game and I will set a table up will be texas hold-em

 

i play a bit of poker, but only have ladbrooks installed

 

pm "righthooker" on here, he is well into his poker.

steve

 

I wouldnt mind knowing how to bloody play it first...

 

im in the same boat mate,,, havent a clue

 

I play on VC Poker

 

have a little read of

http://www.texasholdem-poker.com/beginnersintro.php

tells you what hands are best etc,

the way i learnt was to actually just play instead of reading

 

i'll have a go

know the very basics etc

Martin

 

Count me in.

Set it up on Poker Stars, as their guest table service is really easy to use. We run a couple of weekly £30 single table tourneys on there.

Up the stakes a little though mate - $5 single table?

Stu and Gareth - surprised you both don't actually, as it would appeal to your logical mathematical sensibilities!

As you both like to absorb information, the best way to learn is to play with play money, ONLY to get a feel for how the play moves and the speed/format etc. Then a lot of the poker books out there will give you the basics, but most are very average. If you want to take it semi-seriously, then the only book I would recommend is "Harrington on Hold Em Vol1". A lot of that book applies to playing live though, which is inevitably far more exciting than sitting in front of the laptop.

Otherwise, look at Scott Fischman's Online Poker Ace.

The advanced concepts of playing at quite a high level are lost on most poker players, which is why some will always be winning players - that is where the skill factor lies. The concept of pot odds, fold equity, +EV plays are things that you get to later on, but are the things that you give you an edge and an advantage over others.

It can be very fun to play, and a good little sideline earner...... like a mate of mine who started playing as a sideline, and cashed out over $2.5 million this year alone

 

I was thinking $5 buy in would be a small enough buy-in to encourage a few people to play, not many people want to put $10/20 into a single game if they are not fairly confident of thier ability.

$5 still gives the winner $22 I think , but if more people want to play for $10/15/20 buy in then its cool



For the lads that don't play, try pokerstars play money NL hold=em tables to get a feel for how the game and betting system works, but don't pay too much attention to the scale of bets/ how many people play thier hands, as play money tends to end up a bit free-for -all as it dosn't matter if you loose. To get a good feel of how "real money" poker works then play the $0.02/$0.01 cent blind limit hold em games, keeps the betting sensible and means you won't loose a bucket load of cash learning, but people still bet sensibly as its real money

 

can i get my brother to play for me hes william hill's poker specialist

 

Im up for that

Keep me posted

 

Me too.

I normally play 9 seat Speed or Turbo tournaments, $5 or $10 buy ins.

I'd be up for a PF tournament.

 

I dont get to play that often, usually have a £50 tournament with my mates every couple of months.

 

This sounds quite exciting...

 

Ive won 3 in a row now, and thats helped pay for the australia trip . Ususally 8 of us so a nice £300 for first and £100 for second.

 

My mate's just finished another televised tournament in the states over the weekend.

That'll be $250,000 thank you very much.

It's sick.........

 

nice, best not play with him then

 

I probably play about 10-15 tournaments a week.

Last week my mate finished 4th in a 600 player multi table tournament winning $1441!

 

i dont get enough time which is a shame we have a big boxing day game which im really looking forward to

 

whats his name?

 

Roland De Wolfe.

He's been around the poker scene for a good few years now. EPT win, WPT win etc...

Top bloke, even if he is a gooner!

 

pon is banned from the table

 

ive seen him a few times on tv

 

i play a bit,every friday we have a home game 8 people winner takes all ,and if we cant get enough players we will pop down the casino for the friday night £10 buy in (which ended up being £100 on friday )
can be soul destroying as last friday when i was "all in" with an ace queen flush and the other chap cought a full house on the turn

but hey thats the way it is