Playing online poker

[Beanzy]

I've been lucky so far that I play okay enough that I don't have to buy chips. (Plus when I lose bigly, I simply go into Settings / Storage and delete the storage data, which action fools the algorithm into automatically giving me 30k free chips.)

What I can't stand about myself in playing poker is my chickenshit readiness to fold. Just now I got a straight flush (all hearts) but only after I folded.

Since I began playing a few weeks ago, I guestimate I've won and lost more than 25 million chips.

Can't say I love playing Texas Hold 'Em but I sure enjoy it in the wee hours of the morning.

Anybody else into poker online?

I play on my Android phone Poker Offline.

 

[jdhu]

Alright! Poker talk...

You play free games it seems? I don't really know what 25 million chips means as far as scale, but if you find yourself all over the place as far as winning/losing, I'd consider revamping the strategy (if you care; if not, just have fun). I play for cash at Ignition poker (not cash games, but tournaments with cash buy-ins), consider it more or less a second job.

When I was in poker training years ago (lol), my friend/sensei taught me a good saying..."When in doubt, fold." Yes, sometimes people will bluff you out of the better hand, and then show you (which is frustrating), but it's better to fight (and win) another hand.

Without throwing out numbers, I am a consistently winning player. I will say, 2020 was my worst year on record (seems apt, given the shit year it was overall). Still a winning year, but much less so than previous years.

 

[berth]

I look at it this way.

The old saying "If you don't see the sucker at the poker table, it's you" has some truth to it.

A friend of mine bought his Lexus with online poker money (back when it was more above board).

He'd play, like, a dozen games simultaneously. Like a chess master.

I personally am not up to playing against people who can play 12 games at a time and still beat me.

 

[jdhu]

My sensei friend used to play 16 games at a time. I can comfortably handle maybe 8, although Ignition software limits you to 4 at a time.

With a little experience, it's becomes pretty automatic. Tight early on at low blind levels playing only premium hands, and then aggressive once blinds rise such that you have 10-15 blinds. The math is simple (coin flip between lower pair and two overcards, roughly 60/40 with AK versus J9, etc.).

One thing that drives me nuts about Hold'em is the amount of luck involved. You can be a superior player but just go on horrific runs. Micro example is the hand I referenced above; AK is only about 60/40 to win against J9 (or 68, or 35, etc.).

 

[matty]

I suggest watching some games or tournaments without playing. You can gain some real insight on the caliber of the players on the platform and see how the consistent winners play. You can up your game quite a bit just by "getting to know" who you are playing against.

 

[Beanzy]

Thanks for the insight, guys!

 

[doc4216]

I play in a group friends game every Saturday morning. I love watching and playing texas hold’em.

 

[msethhunter]

I used to play a lot online with real money before they slipped the ban of it in a port securities act. I haven't played in years online. I used to go to Commerce Casino and play sit and go holdem too. But I don't have the time anymore, and haven't for a long time.

 

[berth]

I suggest watching some games or tournaments without playing. You can gain some real insight on the caliber of the players on the platform and see how the consistent winners play. You can up your game quite a bit just by "getting to know" who you are playing against.

Well that was the other thing my friend did. If the table had another good player, he'd just leave and find a new game. The goal was to find 4 other novices and just let them pay to play against him. He certainly wasn't looking for a challenge.

 

[Beanzy]

The old saying "If you don't see the sucker at the poker table, it's you" has some truth to it.

This is probably the hardest factor to deal with, being too eager to win.

Still I learned a little from my mistakes this a.m. One is folks sense I'm a good player. More than annoying to try to sweeten the pot and find nobody wants to play along. So I stuck to a method and it worked for me, even though it frustrated others.