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10-15-2007, 11:11 PM
| | Short Stack | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northeast Ohio
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| | | Full Tilt Play Money vs. Real $$
Hi all,
I'm new to the online poker scene. I registered on Full Tilt with the promise to my wife that I would not deposit ANY cash and only play the "play money" games.
So, I start with my $1k in play money and hit the 5/10 NL holdem tables. After two nights of dodging some ridiculous play/donks, I'm up $15k.
...Now I'm wondering...if I had deposited $100 and played low stakes games for real money, could I expect the same positive results? Or, is this the trap that Full Tilt uses to pocket my potential $100?
Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated!
-Spaceman Spiff
P.S. If this has been covered by a FAQ or previous post, I was unable to find it - d'oh! |
10-15-2007, 11:44 PM
|  | LNPT Playa! | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ohio Age: 26
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| | | Re: Full Tilt Play Money vs. Real $$
play money play = nowhere close to the even lowest of levels of real money play.
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10-16-2007, 02:42 AM
|  | World Series Champ | | Join Date: Apr 2005
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| | | Re: Full Tilt Play Money vs. Real $$
There is no relationship between play money and real money. We had a guy that said he wins lots online but lost his shirt in our cash game. We find out his big wins online were at the play money table.
If you want to try real money without any risk, try sign up at PSO for "free bankroll" Just click PSO and CT will get the referral for your signup. |
10-16-2007, 08:17 AM
|  | Big Stack | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New Boston, NH Age: 35
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| | | Re: Full Tilt Play Money vs. Real $$
Dude I whooped my rich Uncle's behind at Monopoly the other day and to think if I was really in the real estate business I'd have Trump's arse in my hand.  |
10-16-2007, 11:36 AM
|  | Final Table | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Cambridge, ON
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| | | Re: Full Tilt Play Money vs. Real $$
After I won my first million in play money, I decided to turn pro.
Unfortunately the fame and fortune of being a professional play money player was just not what I expected... |
10-16-2007, 01:58 PM
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| | | Re: Full Tilt Play Money vs. Real $$
Play money isn't even close to real money. I've even been amazed at how tight some .01/.02 NL tables can be, considering the stakes. The play money ring games are simply atrocious.
I would suggest playing a few play-money sit-n-go tournies. Ignore the play of the first 4 to 5 players that go out. When you get down to the last 3 or 4, that is similar to the regiular play on the $5+.50 sit-n-gos. If you can make the top 3 regularly with play money, you should be able to move over to the micro-stakes and make it profitable. |
10-16-2007, 02:08 PM
|  | Final Table | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Richmond, VA Age: 30
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I thought Congress passed something that said we couldn't use real money in online poker. I'm new to the online poker as well, so I'm curious as to if I can play for real money. Obviously I can (since I read of a lot of you doing it), but I've missed how that happens (on P*s or any other site).
What am I missing? If this has already been covered a million times, sorry... |
10-16-2007, 02:10 PM
|  | In the Money | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 29
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+1 vote for the instant bankroll option.
I started out with freerolls since I didn't like the idea of loosing money. The freerolls get tougher the deeper you get, so you still get a bit of a feel for money games when the all-in clowns have busted out. Still I found the $1 and $2 Sit and Go's to be very easy, often with 2-3 people busting out on the first hand. |
10-16-2007, 02:44 PM
| | Big Stack | | Join Date: Sep 2005
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| | | Re: Full Tilt Play Money vs. Real $$
Quote:
Originally Posted by wafflestomper  I thought Congress passed something that said we couldn't use real money in online poker. I'm new to the online poker as well, so I'm curious as to if I can play for real money. Obviously I can (since I read of a lot of you doing it), but I've missed how that happens (on P*s or any other site).
What am I missing? If this has already been covered a million times, sorry... | Congress made it illegal for financial institutions to transfer money between players and sites. sites like PartyPoker had such strong ties to the US, that it shut down play to US customers to avoid trouble. Sites like PokerStars (located in Europe) aren't as intimidated by US Congress.
Technically, it has always been illegal for an individual in the US to gamble online.
If you want to play, I did a quick search on Google, and it provided this page: Online Poker Reviews, USA poker rooms and US Internet poker. |
10-16-2007, 03:18 PM
|  | ChipTalk.net Article Writer | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lake Orion, MI Age: 38
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| | | Re: Full Tilt Play Money vs. Real $$
Ditto, the laws were only in regard to financial institutions and them moving money back and forth.
No one has ever said it was illegal to play poker online just more difficult to get money into and out of them. Its seems kind of hit or miss nowadays when using credit or debit cards to deposit money. |
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