Best poker site?

el_dazza · 23 Jul 2008 at 16:58

Killerkebab said:
This is true, but 500BB was quoted as a strict minimum. I think you can get away with less than 15x for cash tables on the assumption that you dont risk your entire buyin with every hand - wheras on a sitngo there's no coming back

But in a SNG, you pay your entry for a set amount of chips. You might risk 80% of them on one hand, but that does not reflect a certain % of your bankroll, provided you haven't deposited x amount and played it all on one tournament.

Killerkebab · 23 Jul 2008 at 16:58

el_dazza said:
You can. On Stan James, and Full Tilt (sites where I regularly play), you can see the losing hand by viewing hand history. Don't know about other sites.

The only reason you'd see then is if the loser is the one who originally raised all-in. Say I have KK, and you have AA and raise me all in. If I call you and lose, I don't have to show you anything.

Wheras if I'm the one who raised you all in, I have to show you my KK, and then you show me your hand only if you have me beat

el_dazza said:
At least if you see each other's cards in an all-in situation, you know where you stand, rather than it being a guessing game.

No difference here. It is always a guessing game since you can't see his cards before you call - waiting and extra few seconds to see what he had shouldn't matter

el_dazza · 23 Jul 2008 at 17:01

Killerkebab said:
No difference here. It is always a guessing game since you can't see his cards before you call - waiting and extra few seconds to see what he had shouldn't matter

I personally like to know where I stand.

If they're flushing, you know you don't want to see a certain card. I like to know what cards win and lose for me.

Sh3rlock · 23 Jul 2008 at 17:04

Whats the most any of you have won on Poker ?

el_dazza · 23 Jul 2008 at 17:07

Damien. said:
Whats the most any of you have won on Poker ?

In one tournament, or in general?

Best return is $245 on a $10 buy-in. 3rd of 269 players.

Cashed in many $1/$2 MTTs, including last night, 4th of 171, returned $61.

Killerkebab · 23 Jul 2008 at 17:20

Damien. said:
Whats the most any of you have won on Poker ?

In a tournament, was a sit'n'go - £20 in, £90 out. (6 players)
In a cash game, a £133 pot won with an ace high flush

doublehelix2 · 23 Jul 2008 at 17:22

I won 2k in a torunament a few weeks ago. Came 1st out of about 3000.

reflex · 23 Jul 2008 at 17:25

People don't make profit becuase they fail to understand "Bankroll management"

And when u try and talk about it players who fail to understand poker they still don't understand.

"I was up $30 and lost it all in one hand"

VTR · 23 Jul 2008 at 17:48

Damien. said:
Whats the most any of you have won on Poker ?

£700 in a cash game
£350 in a tournament (90 man, came 1st, buyin was around £14 IIRC)

Cupra · 23 Jul 2008 at 18:18

Damien. said:
Its amazing, some people make a fortune off online Poker.

I had three 19 years olds renting a 4 bedroom house for £1200 PCM off me. All funded by there winnings from online Poker. They never missed rent, bill payments nothing and they had mint tv's, consoles and all in the property.

you are renting to drug dealers tbh

VTR · 23 Jul 2008 at 19:58

Cupra said:
you are renting to drug dealers tbh

If your a good player and play regular then you can earn a lot of money! Plenty of people have retired from full time jobs to play poker online, some earning 2k, 6k, 10k, 100k a month!