At 8/9/09 07:18 PM, SweetSkater wrote: Just play in the low stakes/buyin games where all the people who don't know how to play are. I was heads up with someone for £50 who thought she had high card ace when she had 2 pair on the river.
Needless to say I beat her. >:D
All the people here who knows how to play are either at least pretty good, or too cheap to play :( I must say that I am among the "better" ones in this gang that usually plays live, but I have been semi-unlucky in every live game for so long now that I basically consider the money that I enter with lost the moment I buy in. That kinda sucks, considering that if the cards went my way every once in a while it wont take much for them to pay me off xP
At 8/9/09 07:39 PM, citricsquid wrote: I've watched poker on tv sometimes and it's great, I really don't understand it though - besides the basics, get good cards, make everyone else think other things to win - but I don't know what cards are good etc. I'd love to give it a go, can any of your poker players give me a few tips on how to get into it? Not that I have any money, but I'm sure there's ways to play online for a few £, not that interested in the winning, just playing :D
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There's a good Hold 'Em app on Facebook, apart from the option to buy more (worthless) chips for real money it's free, and people actually play pretty seriously despite that. Definitely a great place to play while learning the basics :) When you feel ready you can sign up at Pokerstars, FullTilt, or some other poker site; they all have loads of cash tables and tournaments, so you should find something that suits the amount you are willing to play with.