Largetotals 0 Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 So, if you haven't guessed by the title of the thread, this is a story about playing poker with a seriously strapped bankroll..like, 0 dollars, basically..I've been playing poker for about 3 years.. home games, online and a few trips to the casino.. the casinos out here really suck though, only 2 to go to and both are only 1-2 dollar blinds.. (one being a limit table and one no limit) I've only played at a true poker table once and busted after about 3 hours but thats a different story..I don't have a ton of money to spend on poker these days due to bills, bills and creditors chasing me around. I don't play play money tables, I find them reaaaaaaally bad.. but I do play freerolls and often. The players in these tournaments are 99.95% complete jokes... and it makes playing very strange.. no one plays properly (well, in my opinion anyway) and you really have to play to the table. Its actually pretty fun and I've started taking down a few of these tournaments at Hollywood Poker, Cake Poker and Pitbull poker.. Each of these places seem to average 300-500 players per tournament so its actually pretty good, unlike UB, Absolute Poker and FT which have upwards to 4000+ or Sense poker, which average 1500-2000. I haven't taken down any of the big ones.. I think that is a patience issue more then anything..Ok, so the reason for the post now is this. Do you guys consider this a worthwhile way to get my poker in, am I learning a legit way of playing poker and could it turn out to be a positive??and what is my ROI on making 3 dollars of real money from a winning of 1.00$ from a freeroll? Isn't 0 (my starting br) multiplied by anything, still 0? Link to post Share on other sites
Largetotals 0 Posted May 23, 2008 Author Share Posted May 23, 2008 FIRST!@first??as in first reply? Link to post Share on other sites
qyayqi 11 Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 you'll learn aggression in these. this is a Good Thing. on AP i went from freerolls to $700+, so you can definitely build a br with these as your starting point.the whole "this isn't poker" argument is bullpuckie. once you get to the midpoint people play rather poorly as they desperately try to mincash. aggress, man. aggress. you can Play Poker and outplay them. and if on the very first hand 3 or more people shove, get in there with almost anything. the value of those chips to bully people far outweighs the crappiness of your cards-- and there is always another freeroll, but there isn't always 4500 starting chips out there with your name on them. Link to post Share on other sites
Sportsmack 0 Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Have you ever considered joining?ENGPC Link to post Share on other sites
Mercury69 3 Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 first??as in first reply?Yes, but it's internet irony that "first" doesn't constitute a response at all. I suppose... Link to post Share on other sites
Largetotals 0 Posted May 23, 2008 Author Share Posted May 23, 2008 you'll learn aggression in these. this is a Good Thing. on AP i went from freerolls to $700+, so you can definitely build a br with these as your starting point.the whole "this isn't poker" argument is bullpuckie. once you get to the midpoint people play rather poorly as they desperately try to mincash. aggress, man. aggress. you can Play Poker and outplay them. and if on the very first hand 3 or more people shove, get in there with almost anything. the value of those chips to bully people far outweighs the crappiness of your cards-- and there is always another freeroll, but there isn't always 4500 starting chips out there with your name on them.Cool, I agree.. the first few rounds are an absolute joke as people go all in wirh 9-2, 7-4, etc.. once the tournament gets going.. the level of play increases greatly. It definitely has taught me alot about aggression though, for sure. I'm not denying they can be a blast to play either.. its fun poker... Link to post Share on other sites
Jariso13 1 Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 I would consider depositing a real small amount of money on stars...something like 15-20 bucks and playing .01/.02 buying in for like $1. I feel like you will learn more there in an hour then u ever will playing freerolls. Link to post Share on other sites
Largetotals 0 Posted May 23, 2008 Author Share Posted May 23, 2008 Yes, but it's internet irony that "first" doesn't constitute a response at all. I suppose...sad but true.. your still #1 in my books though Link to post Share on other sites
Largetotals 0 Posted May 23, 2008 Author Share Posted May 23, 2008 I would consider depositing a real small amount of money on stars...something like 15-20 bucks and playing .01/.02 buying in for like $1. I feel like you will learn more there in an hour then u ever will playing freerolls.yea but then I gotta go by a stupid pre-paid mastercard/visa and pay a nasty fee just to use the card.. blah blah blah.. such a pain in the ass.. Link to post Share on other sites
Largetotals 0 Posted May 23, 2008 Author Share Posted May 23, 2008 Have you ever considered joining?ENGPC I never even heard of em but I will consider it now that I've read about em..though, I have no time to write up the application, work sucks balls.. Link to post Share on other sites
Jariso13 1 Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 yea but then I gotta go by a stupid pre-paid mastercard/visa and pay a nasty fee just to use the card.. blah blah blah.. such a pain in the ass..I dont know what the fees are but I cant imagine them being that killer on a small buy in. Also you can consider it more of an investment than a purchase. I mean it is possible to make back that fee lol... Link to post Share on other sites
SlapStick 0 Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 :insertchrisfergusonlinkhere: Link to post Share on other sites
mtdesmoines 3 Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 yea but then I gotta go by a stupid pre-paid mastercard/visa and pay a nasty fee just to use the card.. blah blah blah.. such a pain in the ass..^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^underage Link to post Share on other sites
Jariso13 1 Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^underagelol i was thinking that too... Link to post Share on other sites
fighter 4 Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 If you hate tournaments and want to get a bankroll from nothing using cash games I recommend googling a play money transfers website like this one "http://www.starschips.com/"trade 500k of play money and you get 5 dollars real money. Link to post Share on other sites
Largetotals 0 Posted May 24, 2008 Author Share Posted May 24, 2008 I dont know what the fees are but I cant imagine them being that killer on a small buy in. Also you can consider it more of an investment than a purchase. I mean it is possible to make back that fee lol...hah, yea this is very true... but the fee's are pretty steep.. and if I bust out.. then I pay em again... it could easily become a vicious circle.. but if this is my only avenue then I'll be doing it. Link to post Share on other sites
Largetotals 0 Posted May 24, 2008 Author Share Posted May 24, 2008 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^underageactually son, I'm probably older then you.. hence the debt being a serious problem.. Link to post Share on other sites
chrozzo 19 Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 your very interesting stroy doesnt make any sense at all Link to post Share on other sites
Largetotals 0 Posted May 24, 2008 Author Share Posted May 24, 2008 lol i was thinking that too...and then you would be wrong..I was born in '81but thanks for askin... Link to post Share on other sites
Largetotals 0 Posted May 24, 2008 Author Share Posted May 24, 2008 your very interesting stroy doesnt make any sense at allit was more of a ramble.. I'll give ya that. Link to post Share on other sites
Largetotals 0 Posted May 24, 2008 Author Share Posted May 24, 2008 If you hate tournaments and want to get a bankroll from nothing using cash games I recommend googling a play money transfers website like this one "http://www.starschips.com/"trade 500k of play money and you get 5 dollars real money.this sounds really interesting.. I think I'll check it out.. thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
finztotheleft 0 Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 yea but then I gotta go by a stupid pre-paid mastercard/visa and pay a nasty fee just to use the card.. blah blah blah.. such a pain in the ass..PokerStars takes echecks...........deposit from your checking account in 60 seconds, no fees Link to post Share on other sites
GeneralGeeWhiz 0 Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 GL op for your goal, whatever that might be. Link to post Share on other sites
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