Chaserjim

Dont misunderstand me, I think i might have phrased my questions wrong. I dont judge a player on the hype thats put out on him, Ive just never heard of him before celebrity poker, and was just trying to get a feel if this man was really good or not , thats all .. sorry for the confusion

Has he ever won a WSOP or prior WPT before lat night?

Really, because to be honest I havent heard or seen much of him except for last night, and no disrespect to moneymaker, but it didnt seem like he had that great of competition. But I guess im wrong, I just dont see another of people talking about Phil gordon on the forums or play sites...was just trying to get a feel or a profile on this man.

I watched WPT last night where Phil Gordon won it by beating moneymaker and someone else. Just wondering if this guy is really good or not. I realize he is the commentator for Celebrity poker, but is this man really that good of a poker player? Your thoughts on Phil Gordon as a poker player!

Am I being unrealistic about my poker game? ABSOLUTLEY. Im 24 years old, from denver CO. Like most people I learned nolimit holdem from watching the varconi WSOP, and just kept watching them. It wasnt until last september that I decided to attend a NL tournament in vegas. I attended the 4 queens classic, and played in one of the 250 buy in NL tournys, and made it to the final table, but was the first man out due to my QQ getting busted by AJ. So here I am, after beating up on my friends in numerous low low low cash games at home "10 dollar buy in" .. placing in the money in a national tournam

I realize this may have been asked before, but im new to this forum and am about to delve into the wonderful world of losing my money online. Which Online poker room should I lose my money to?

Thanks for all your advise guys. Most of the questions I asked were answered in other forums, so I wont waste any more of your time

I definitly like to read about something before I get into it, regardless what it is. I have accounts on full tilt , pokerstars, and ultimate bet, but ive never played for money online. I usually attempt to play in the free rolls and have made it to the final table once on pokers stars free roll. Is there any 1 good server that has alot of features that someone starting out might like to try? Also here's a bit of a wierd question. I make good money, but Im a little hesitant on starting a bank roll, for either online play or casino / ring games. What is the best way to start a bank roll? How mu

Thanks a bunch to all that replied. As far as the limit ring games and NL holdem tournaments , I dont really have much choice. If I want to get casino expirience , I have to settle for limit games here in Colorado. Our friday night games are NL, because a limit game is just too boring for a home game. So , maybe I should either stick to 1 or the other, but I like doing both.Also I wasnt able to decypher the acronyms you left earlier. :-)"I'd play online SNGs and MTTs - I recommend pokerstars" What do SNG"s and MMT's mean? When I was a tournament chess player, I read alot of books, probably a

I think thats what Im going to start doing, but I dont want to get in the habit of playing online tourneys and neglecting brick and mortar tournys. Another question, I think where im really struggling is learning "pot odds" "drawing odd's" .. Is there any real good books or net sites I can learn about this more? It seems to be a crucial aspect in good play, and I just dont think I have it down yet ...

Thats what I was thinking too. But recently I flew to vegas and competed in the 4 Queens poker classic, no limit and I did pretty well, but when talking to the players about the books to read, everyone was telling me Hellmuths books are garbage.

I want to be a tournament poker player. Ive always had a knack for games and thier structures. Ive been a 7 time state chess champion before I was 17, travelled all over the world for that game. Switched to a card game called "Magic the Gathering" won a couple state and regional tournaments. Played alot of Video games that were competitive and won alot of money and at a couple points was even nationally sponsored by major companies in the gaming industry. Ive been playing poker for about 3 years now, my main game is No limit hold'em. Im 24 years old and have a good paying steady job that allow