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08-07-2005, 10:11 AM
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| | | Re: Going to play for real money on PokerStars
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Originally Posted by SteveA I just put $100 down on pokerstars to play some tourneys.
Should I start with 10+1 or 5+/50? Will there be a big difference in quality of play?
Thx, | Welcome to the little big league 
You should probably stay with the $5 entries until you have built up a decent roll. 20x the buyin is the "rule of thumb" for SnG bankrolls. This helps you survive through the swings. When you have ~ 200, then move up to the $10 if you are comfortable.
Pokerstars seems to have better tournament competition at all levels. The $5 ones there do not have as many maniacs as you will see at Party.
Still some wild pay - and patience pays off. The $10 ones are obviously more difficult - as the players there are more patient. Not insurmountable by any meas - but you do not want to jump into them until you can beat the $5 ones consistently. |
08-07-2005, 12:21 PM
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| | | Re: Going to play for real money on PokerStars
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Originally Posted by w16227 You should probably stay with the $5 entries until you have built up a decent roll. 20x the buyin is the "rule of thumb" for SnG bankrolls. This helps you survive through the swings. When you have ~ 200, then move up to the $10 if you are comfortable. | Sounds like a good plan.
Thx, |
08-07-2005, 01:45 PM
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| | | You also may want to wait for a deposit bonus to be announced. Poker Stars typically will do this about once every 2 months or so. Good way to get 20% for your deposit after playing a bit. |
08-07-2005, 01:55 PM
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| | I've been thinking about playing the "real money" side, at Pokerstars, also.
Like others have said, " You get some real idiots on the "playmoney" side, always going all-in with garbage. I just like to wait them out, and then bust them out.  lol |
08-07-2005, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by chipper57AA You also may want to wait for a deposit bonus to be announced. Poker Stars typically will do this about once every 2 months or so. Good way to get 20% for your deposit after playing a bit. | Ya I noticed this a while back but I guess I missed out  |
08-07-2005, 07:01 PM
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| | | online poker is rigged. nothing more to say... |
08-07-2005, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by duma online poker is rigged. nothing more to say... |
after today i believe you
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08-07-2005, 08:46 PM
|  | Poker Spellcaster | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NLHE cash table Age: 39
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| | | Re: Going to play for real money on PokerStars
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Originally Posted by SteveA I just put $100 down on pokerstars to play some tourneys.
Should I start with 10+1 or 5+/50? Will there be a big difference in quality of play?
Thx, | No substantial difference. Play what your bankroll can handle. If you are playing only tournaments or SNGs, be prepared to see a stretch with no cashes. |
08-07-2005, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by duma online poker is rigged. nothing more to say... | The same way live poker is rigged. Funny how random those cards can be... |
08-08-2005, 12:15 AM
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Originally Posted by d_p There is a HUGE difference from the lower sng buy-in's. | By lower do you mean $1 and $2 buy ins? | yep. down there you will see hands where everybody plays and people go all-in with A4o.  | True that but to make it worse they will hit it | Oh man... don't get me started!  
Today though there was one guy doing that at a $10 SnG on FullTilt. He was pissing everyone off going all-in every other hand. He eventually handed me all his chips and I ended-up winning the whole thing. | Yea these guys are what we call pot peelers. Most of them haven't learned poker is a waiting game and think that with slamming raises/all-ins every other hand that they'll end up on top. Funny thing is that they usually end up on top of the losers list or keep re-buying in to try to get their $$$ back. Just don't let 1 of them make you mad enough to call their BULL because about the time you do they'll land that pot big time. Then you'll be the 1 who Muck's themselves.  | | |
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