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My name is kurtisturtle. was kurtistheturtle before 14 character max but no stress
Migrant from TL, owner of bug-eyed fish.
I've played SC a long time, figured better to devote time to money. What I'm going to do is deposit a small amount (maybe more depending) and go all or nothing. I'd like to use this money to find out if poker is for me, if I'm good at it, and if I can handle it.
unrelated but also like to do more math in general. hated it in school but numbers fascinate me
Opening up a pokerstars account. I've lurked through this community a couple times, cracks me up. So if you have any suggestions for how I approach my goals, I'm all ears! look forward to growing with you
short term:
grow my $50 into $200 by end of 2nd week of august
mid-term: figure out how much time im willing to devote, if any
long-term: if still playing;
develop tight (is that right word?) playstyle which will allow me more financial freedom barring if i get caught up in the thrill of first place
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what? god damnet. no real money? fuck the us and all this stupid morality. so, first, is there a place or method i can play from the US with real money (like if i used proxy or do they monitor bank accounts?)
second, does this site have a search function/where is it?
I wrote this in poker main but wrong place so I'm transplanting it here
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GL opening a stars account in the US |
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here are the posts from the closed thread
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going to go with bodog instead.
how much starting $$ should I put forward?
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and why should i do that much/what limits/levels should i start out in?
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$50? gogogog. ill contemplate and get going when i get home (im in WI, 600 miles away from home) |
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nl2 nit it up and be patient. theres no other way aroudn it in those levels.
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| | theoneandonly said:
anyone familiar with luvin poker?
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| | NeillyJQ said:
bet bet bet.
stay in position.
raise high pairs and AKish hands to start, later on start mixing it up and raising more drawy hands like 98sooted
if its not worth raising, don't play it
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| | Spicy said:
HeroPoker still accepts USA players
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| | theoneandonly said:
no they dont? i tried to sign up and couldnt
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| | byrnesam said:
good time to start if youre a US player
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| | theoneandonly said:
i know =( fml
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| | Defrag said:
Hey there, welcome to site, but! Content like this should be posted in your blog
To do so create one ( using top panel ) and post it there please cheers
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i also had a bunch of questions written out from while reading articles, but that post got lost to the internet so ill post more when i get back |
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| | second, does this site have a search function/where is it? |
On the right beneath the hand section |
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oh dear. thank god for edit button
thanks for pointing out the search function jeff, didn't see that |
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| im a noob | Last edit: 17/07/2011 12:20 |
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My biggest question: what are the best sites to play online poker at/which of these sites are available in the US through some means? which have the easiest means?
@ craimeariver (ohh lol)
thanks for pointing me there. read all of those a couple time and took notes on them last night, typed out a big post full of questions and it was eaten, but woke up this morning and magically they're all answered. that was a good place to start so if you have suggestions where to go from there, ill trust where you point me
my only obstacle is place. i was gonna go with bodog but thats stupid, havent even checked into any others. ill be searching
edit: here is the list ive been looking for. posting here so anybody following this path doesnt have the durr moment i did
http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-room-reviews
just click on the poker bonuses over there on the right lol. IM PUMPED |
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| im a noob | Last edit: 17/07/2011 12:59 |
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patti United States. Jul 17 2011 13:03. Posts 550 | | |
if u are in us don't play online until it is ok to play on stars |
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from what i understand, poker tracking software helps separate numbers from emotions, which is the whole point of poker. it does this for you so you can look at your weaknesses and improve them from a detached perspective.
At what point does poker tracking software
1) Become helpful to improve?
2) Become a necessity to improve?
| | On July 17 2011 12:03 patti wrote:
if u are in us don't play online until it is ok to play on stars |
boo. dont like hearing this even if it is the truth but thanks for telling me. im willing to get burned $50 on a lesser poker site because i want to get started now and $50 is like 7 hours of minimum wage work? think in this case the pot of getting started is worth the risk
i dont understand the situation. where do i look to find out more/what's your take on why i should wait? as always, i will be researching |
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Spicy United States. Jul 17 2011 13:34. Posts 1027 | | |
Pokerstars is THE most reputable site atm and the most stable. If you play on any other site right now, you suffer a much higher risk of losing all of your hard earned poker money. Also with the recent situation in the US from the govt decision to take legal action against online poker sites, it is not a good choice to play online atm. You're best off trying live poker. |
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Venrae United States. Jul 17 2011 17:19. Posts 1545 | | |
Quadrupling your bankroll in a month is not going to be realistic. It can happen, but if you're just starting out don't get discouraged if you aren't even close to $200 in august. If you're in the green at that point be happy and just keep focusing on improving. |
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| | On July 17 2011 10:53 kurtisturtle wrote:
short term:
grow my $50 into $200 by end of 2nd week of august
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so you set your goal to making a certain amount of money.. that's never a good approach to poker. Especially short term and if you're just starting out.
I agree with Venrae here and most likely any experienced player will tell you the same
other than that, maybe you will be able to become good at poker. very few are though
gl
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| | On July 17 2011 12:34 Spicy wrote:
Pokerstars is THE most reputable site atm and the most stable. If you play on any other site right now, you suffer a much higher risk of losing all of your hard earned poker money. Also with the recent situation in the US from the govt decision to take legal action against online poker sites, it is not a good choice to play online atm. You're best off trying live poker. |
willing to pay $50 for the experience. I appreciate you trying to save me money! I feel like this could be a hobby which could greatly benefit my life if i put in the dedication. if $50 is all i have to stake to start now, there is no better time
unless everything really is about to go underwater. is the above a foolish opinion? i mean im spending $50 on a poker site as a complete noob, im willing to lose it from the get-go
| | On July 17 2011 18:13 truffesbio4920 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 17 2011 10:53 kurtisturtle wrote:
short term:
grow my $50 into $200 by end of 2nd week of august
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so you set your goal to making a certain amount of money.. that's never a good approach to poker. Especially short term and if you're just starting out.
I agree with Venrae here and most likely any experienced player will tell you the same
other than that, maybe you will be able to become good at poker. very few are though
gl
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ill heed that advice. conditional goals (if one is met the next one applies
1) Find a secure place to play online poker
new short-term goal: play 500 hands/week and still be at least even by second week of august
really tired so im going to refrain from further posting because it gets foolish |
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i now have access to $$ inside a pokerstars account. where can i download the non play-money software?
nevermind. i think my vote may be whoever runs for the online poker is good platform |
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| im a noob | Last edit: 18/07/2011 12:24 |
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Just started on Bodog w/ $22.10, I've been playing one table for two hours and I'm down at 21.99. I've folded all but like 4 hands when not bb, only stayed in pot till we both revealed cards for 1 hand that netted me $4. otherwise I've been grabbing the ante with position, calling with pp and suited Ax, or suited 9T/
my emotional swings are fucking crazy, and its like over quarters. i sometimes ignore them on the ground. wtf lol. rabidly calculating odds on my pc calculator before time runs out, this is pretty fun but i havent had a beat yet. we'll see how i react to that. |
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oh my god. just got 66 in the hole, raised for flop, caught a 6, eliminated flush draws from one guy w cbet (trying to use the lingo, forgive me if its wrong lol!) from worst position, caught the last guy with pocket aces for $5 pot. would post the hand but dont know how
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7 hours of studying totally worth this hand. even if i had lost everything to river, correctly played. pat myself on back. first big hand |
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| im a noob | Last edit: 22/07/2011 00:17 |
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