Online poker from scratch

abuljooj · #1 07-07-2005, 05:49 PM

i've been playing online for a few months at Empire Poker (Party poker skin) and i've deposited the minimum $50 a handful of times, and cashed out with $50 once or twice when i got fed up with it. i played a variety of games ($5/$10 tourneys), some NL $25, some .5/1 and 1/2 limit. i notice that either i lose it all very quick or i maybe double it in a day or two then gradually lose it again, i've never been able to consistently make that stack grow. i realize $50 isn't much to work with, but i would rather not risk more right now. which sites do u guys recommend that have the best bonuses, and best games, and what kind of techniques or strategies should i use to make that $50 grow into a nice bankroll. i realize that my $50 bankroll was obviously not enough to support me playing the games i was playing, so please don't just state my obvious problem of playing over my limit. thank you guys (and girls if any [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] ) in advance, and i really appreciate the help.

hurlyburly · #2 07-07-2005, 10:32 PM

PokerStars has a lot of microlimit .01-.02 and up, and $1-3 tournys where $50 can last forever. It's not even raked.

ianlippert · #3 07-08-2005, 12:41 AM

with $50 I suggest you start at .25/.50, you can build your bankroll and move up to .5/1 when you hit $300. I've managed to turn my $50 into $450 in 3 months. Not a crazy amount, but you gotta start some where. I suggest Ultimatebet.com, they have the best interface and the .25/.5 games are really soft.

Wacken · #4 07-08-2005, 10:18 AM

I also didn't want to risk too much money when i started playing (also very recently) so i made myself a bankroll with casino whoring. It worked very well. I would have never believed it is so easy to get free money. You can also try to optimize the bonusses you can get from the poker sites. Just deposit to get the reload bonus, cashout again when you have them and do the same thing again next month.

abuljooj · #5 07-08-2005, 10:26 AM

i made myself a bankroll with casino whoring. It worked very well. I would have never believed it is so easy to get free money. You can also try to optimize the bonusses you can get from the poker sites. Just deposit to get the reload bonus, cashout again when you have them and do the same thing again next month.

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what exactly are you doing to whore the casinos, and don't you also have to play a certain number of raked hands to unlock the bonus. which sites have the best bonuses and are safe to deposit and cashout from promptly. also on another note someone said the ultimate bet interface is the best....i think it's horrible, cheaply made, and annoying. which sites do you guys think have the best interface??? thanks again for the responses!

Wacken · #6 07-08-2005, 10:39 AM

www.casinowhoring.com

explains it all.

abuljooj · #7 07-08-2005, 10:47 AM

LMAO... sorry can't help but laugh at that. thanks!

troy5168 · #8 07-08-2005, 11:06 AM

here is the absolute best advice you will recieve, save your money, don't play online and get to the nearest cardroom. Funny but I no longer play online, I'm playing strictly live 3-5 times a week and I'm making a killing. Internet poker sucks ass, I'm not saying it's rigged so you guys don't get your panties in a bunch but I am saying it ain't right, the players don't play correctly, and rng's aren't realistic so flame away but it's true. Nothing better than having a few internet players sitting at my table, it's like having an ATM at my disposal. Get real guys, pry yourselves away from the monitors and learn to play the game the way it was meant to be played. A little human interaction would be a good thing for some of you. Good luck to you but seriously consider scraping internet poker.

abuljooj · #9 07-08-2005, 11:14 AM

i totally agree. i live in baltimore so the closest thing is AC, where i have been a few times, and enjoyed very much. i have a regular game once or twice a week with the same people at my apt., but im getting tired of them. we've played with each other so much we can all read each other like a book, and its not so much fun anymore. the weak players are tired of losing every time, and its too easy for the good players to consistently win all their money. i've been doing most of the winning, but i dont feel comfortable playing against my close friends and busting them every single time for all their cash. i'd love to be able to go to AC a couple times a week but i can't because of work during the weekdays, and the casinos over there are way too crowded on the weekends. *note: i've only played at the tropicana so far. that's really the only reason why i want to give online poker another legitimate shot...i'm open for any other suggestions! thanks again guys!

Robfish · #10 07-08-2005, 11:29 AM

I play at pokerstars and i started with $3 last year that someone transferred to my account and within about 7 months my bankroll was just over $2000. I was probably playing about twice a week a couple of hours per session
I basically started in the lowest NLHE game 0.01/0.02 and worked up from there. I just played a solid game and found it easy to win almost every session. Also i sometime would play 2 or 3 games at once and just try to play good cards and not do anything outrageous. Then as my bankroll grew i moved up to the next limit and just kept going like that. You just have to remain disciplined and not do anything stupid and take advantage of all the other people who will do stupid things at low limits.