Article about safety of poker sites.....like we don't all know

[CrazyN8]

If you've got time it's a decent read. Maybe even a good laugh - especially love the tips from Darren and Hilary...

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Odd betting amounts: Betting an odd dollar amount can require the use of several different colors of chips. Darren says he thinks people use this trick to make their bets appear bigger.

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...because I usually take time to count the chips instead of reading the little number....


It's all right here (http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/SavingandDebt/P112493.asp)

[ClaytonN]

Playing poker online differs from playing in brick-and-mortar poker rooms in a few ways. Moneymaker points out that playing online can be a lot less intimidating than a real-world casino, where the smallest limits are often $3/$6. The biggest problem he sees is players who try to sit at tables where the stakes are too high for their cash flow.

"I'd tell a new player to just play your bankroll," he says. "That's generally 40 times the big blind." So at the $3/$6 table, that would mean having around $240 to play.

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Retard.

[shadow29]

Not bad press.

[lostinthought]

I saw moneymaker at the alladin 2/5 nl game when i was in vegas...

talk about bankroll management..

he did manage to lose a few lbs..

[CORed]

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Odd betting amounts: Betting an odd dollar amount can require the use of several different colors of chips. Darren says he thinks people use this trick to make their bets appear bigger.

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Actually, that's usually the result of using the slider in big bet games instead of typing in the amount.

[soah]

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"I'd tell a new player to just play your bankroll," he says. "That's generally 40 times the big blind." So at the $3/$6 table, that would mean having around $240 to play.

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[Daliman]

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Odd betting amounts: Betting an odd dollar amount can require the use of several different colors of chips. Darren says he thinks people use this trick to make their bets appear bigger.

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Actually, that's usually the result of using the slider in big bet games instead of typing in the amount.

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This is incorrect. On every site i have ever PL or NL on,(like 4..), they use $5 increments minimum for bigger sized games. It is DEFINITELY a function of typing in a #. I do believe there is somehting to the "more chips" theory tho, but not much. I don't think it makes people fold more, but if fish think it does, fine by me. As said by OP, I always look at the #, not the stack.

[LouisMatthews]

I actually do that every once in a while because it confuses the crap out of people... like betting 1.82 into a pot of 1.50, people have no idea what that is

[AnyTwoCanLose]

I always assume its a clue to their partner.

[stinkypete]

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I always assume its a clue to their partner.

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yes, because they couldn't chat on the phone/msn/aim/icq/irc/whatever.

[Daliman]

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I always assume its a clue to their partner.

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yes, because they couldn't chat on the phone/msn/aim/icq/irc/whatever.

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http://www.sarcasmdetector.com/

[CrazyN8]

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"I'd tell a new player to just play your bankroll," he says. "That's generally 40 times the big blind." So at the $3/$6 table, that would mean having around $240 to play.

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I assume soah reposted this because of the genius math error. This is what happens when someone has no clue about poker and then writes an article.

40 X $3 = $240? /images/graemlins/confused.gif

Nice work! /images/graemlins/smirk.gif

I also hope that is from the editing that he said you should have a bankroll of 40X the BB.

[gamblore99]

getting tips from losing/break even players is dumb

[Rick Nebiolo]

While I was visiting family I transferred small amounts on PokerStars to my brother and Dad. The ability to learn to play with no rake up to five cents/ten cents is great.

BTW, from what I can see the 5/10 cent game on Stars plays tighter than the $4/$8 and $2/$4 games at Foxwoods.

~ Rick