Online Poker - Real $$$ or Fake $$$?

C-Mart · 08-07-09, 05:44 PM

I've been playing Texas Hold'em online for the past couple of weeks. This is on Facebook btw. In that time I've gone from 10,000 chips that they give you when you sign up to nearly 90,000 chips! The game does give random amounts of chips to you each day that you play, and I think that may account for as much as 10,000 of those chips.

So, when I'm playing and I win an especially big hand I can't help but think, "Man, I should be playing for REAL money!!!" But then I think "I just bet $4000 on one hand, there's no way I would do that with real money!"

I'm guessing that a lot of the people on the Facebook Texas Hold'em game bet far more than they would with real money.

I still can't help but wonder how I would make out using some real cash.

Red Dog · 08-07-09, 05:46 PM

Simple. Fake money poker isn't poker. I remember when I first played on UB years ago before I deposited real money in....I did the fake money games and all it was people raising on top of each other. It was the stupidest shit I ever saw.

El Scorcho · 08-07-09, 08:09 PM

Here's a comparison chart:

Online poker real money games = Major League Baseball

Online poker play money games at a reputable site (Pokerstars, Full Tilt, etc.) = little league baseball

Facebook play money poker =

mgbfan · 08-09-09, 01:49 AM

Poker with fake money is not poker. It's glorified bingo. It's great that you've had some success, but it's also pretty much meaningless.

Poker is ONLY poker when you, and the other guy, has something on the line. Don't get me wrong, those of us who play and win online LOVE guys who won at play money and buy into the real thing. But ... if you do it, start small. Often, microlimit plays fairly similarly to play money. Work your way up. Eventually you'll run into real poker.

If you can beat real poker, then you're in business.

xlpanda · 08-10-09, 02:32 PM

When I used to play online for real money, my friend and I would try to find the lowest limit games to play heads up just to mess with each other and for bragging rights.

Best time was when we found this $0.01/0.02 limit game. We sat down and expected no one would bother us since it was 1/2 cent limit but the table would always fill up. Hilarity would always ensue

Jacoby Ellsbury · 08-14-09, 08:19 PM

yeah play the nickel dime tables at any site, most of the time you can buy in for $2. Its a little more realistic than that fake poker. Ive been playing at $.50/$1 this month after taking a few months off and this can add hundreds of dollars to your account a month if you play decent enough, I see people making a few hundred dollars a day at this level.

pedagogue · 08-17-09, 12:08 AM

I mess around at $0.50/$1 tables.....and it still isn't like playing a legit higher table. My cap is $1/$2 NL as enough mediocre players (what I consider myself) grind out there and $2/$4.

NORML54601 · 10-23-09, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El Scorcho

Here's a comparison chart:

Online poker real money games = Major League Baseball

Online poker play money games at a reputable site (Pokerstars, Full Tilt, etc.) = little league baseball

Facebook play money poker =

08-07-09, 05:44 PM	#1
C-Mart DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Beaumont, CA Posts: 3,580	Online Poker - Real $$$ or Fake $$$? I've been playing Texas Hold'em online for the past couple of weeks. This is on Facebook btw. In that time I've gone from 10,000 chips that they give you when you sign up to nearly 90,000 chips! The game does give random amounts of chips to you each day that you play, and I think that may account for as much as 10,000 of those chips. So, when I'm playing and I win an especially big hand I can't help but think, "Man, I should be playing for REAL money!!!" But then I think "I just bet $4000 on one hand, there's no way I would do that with real money!" I'm guessing that a lot of the people on the Facebook Texas Hold'em game bet far more than they would with real money. I still can't help but wonder how I would make out using some real cash. __________________ "How deliciously white trash, Mommy! I want a mullet!" -Stewie “All the hospitals in the world won’t do you any good if you’re dead before you get there.” -Hassinger Wii Friend Code: 4417 3367 3281 1070 PSN: chadmart My Countdown Counting down to: 360° Tour! Rock On!

08-07-09, 05:46 PM	#2
Red Dog DVD Talk God Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Directionally Challenged (for DirecTV) Posts: 77,448	Re: Online Poker - Real $$$ or Fake $$$? Simple. Fake money poker isn't poker. I remember when I first played on UB years ago before I deposited real money in....I did the fake money games and all it was people raising on top of each other. It was the stupidest shit I ever saw. __________________ "A question for you. Would you rather Bucknell make the NCAA's once every 20 years or so and get ass raped by teams like Kansas in the first round or have them drop down a rung to a confernce where they can compete for a title?" - Josh Hinkle 1st Round Final Scores: Bucknell 64 Kansas 63 \| Bucknell 59 Arkansas 55

08-07-09, 08:09 PM	#3
El Scorcho DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: NOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOM Posts: 39,182	Re: Online Poker - Real $$$ or Fake $$$? Here's a comparison chart: Online poker real money games = Major League Baseball Online poker play money games at a reputable site (Pokerstars, Full Tilt, etc.) = little league baseball Facebook play money poker =

08-09-09, 01:49 AM	#4
mgbfan DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,594	Re: Online Poker - Real $$$ or Fake $$$? Poker with fake money is not poker. It's glorified bingo. It's great that you've had some success, but it's also pretty much meaningless. Poker is ONLY poker when you, and the other guy, has something on the line. Don't get me wrong, those of us who play and win online LOVE guys who won at play money and buy into the real thing. But ... if you do it, start small. Often, microlimit plays fairly similarly to play money. Work your way up. Eventually you'll run into real poker. If you can beat real poker, then you're in business.

08-10-09, 02:32 PM	#5
xlpanda Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 402	Re: Online Poker - Real $$$ or Fake $$$? When I used to play online for real money, my friend and I would try to find the lowest limit games to play heads up just to mess with each other and for bragging rights. Best time was when we found this $0.01/0.02 limit game. We sat down and expected no one would bother us since it was 1/2 cent limit but the table would always fill up. Hilarity would always ensue

08-14-09, 08:19 PM	#6
Jacoby Ellsbury DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,018	Re: Online Poker - Real $$$ or Fake $$$? yeah play the nickel dime tables at any site, most of the time you can buy in for $2. Its a little more realistic than that fake poker. Ive been playing at $.50/$1 this month after taking a few months off and this can add hundreds of dollars to your account a month if you play decent enough, I see people making a few hundred dollars a day at this level.

08-17-09, 12:08 AM	#7
pedagogue DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 26,190	Re: Online Poker - Real $$$ or Fake $$$? I mess around at $0.50/$1 tables.....and it still isn't like playing a legit higher table. My cap is $1/$2 NL as enough mediocre players (what I consider myself) grind out there and $2/$4.