First time today..

#1 6th December 2004, 10:18 AM

well guys, this was my first time playing at a casino ( hold'em )
I always thought you needed to bring a lot more for the buy in. But it turned out $60 would do you find at 2-4 table.

I was down aprox $100 when I decided to risk it all and pulled a HUGE BLUFF, I won about $65 from the pot, flipped my 2 8 off suit over and left. Everyone was seriously pissed lol it was great

so I ended up losing $35 which isn't bad considering i was almost down $100. A buddy who came with me lost about $60...
all in all pretty good first experience.

How was your first time?

btw I play a lot online/with friends also play the other games at the casino.

#2 6th December 2004, 6:21 PM

Wow that's pretty good considering it was your first time.

I really can't remember the day but I know I lost some money and from then on decided to play it a bit more safe and with lower bets until I had a clue how to win.

#3 7th December 2004, 1:02 AM

That was good for you!

I am planning on setting up a accout on a online, beginners site of poker this weekend

#4 7th December 2004, 7:32 PM

My first was also at a 2/4 table. The Flamingo in Vegas. I had ben playing in cash games aound town for a couple years before and had read a lot of books so it wasn't so intimidating. I think I ended up around $25 ahead. The coolest part about it was that I had just turned 21 a couple of days before and was taking money off of grizzled old men who expected me to be an easy mark. The friends I was with got sick of waiting for me to finish playing and I had to quit after about 1.5 hrs, so that we could get back to getting waisted and blowing money on craps.lol

#5 7th December 2004, 7:34 PM

Haha, nice one

#6 1st February 2005, 11:26 PM

My first time was when i got $50 free at partypoker, turned them in to $2000 for about 1 week, before that have i played about little cash, like $10 and so..

#7 3rd February 2005, 6:39 PM

First time playing for money was at Tropics. Freeroll got me $7.00. I was thrilled. Turned that into over $700.00.

#8 3rd February 2005, 6:43 PM

Nice work there!

#9 3rd February 2005, 8:00 PM

Geeze, after rereading, I realize you were talking live game. Duh. So, start again, first live game action was at Flamingo in Vegas. $1-$4 7 card stud. Won $30 - thought I was great. Little did I know. LOL

#10 4th February 2005, 7:59 PM

Great, now the thereafter is the key ! Good luck !

#11 5th February 2005, 5:30 PM

Nice job everyone
Cant wait until I can visit the casinos

#12 17th June 2006, 8:54 PM

My first time was great profit for coming in with $60 and leaving with $280. It was $2/$4 limit so there wasn't any chances to bluff really.

#13 17th June 2006, 10:14 PM

It was fun wasn't it. Playing cards live seems unreal when your used to play on a computer. I remember the 1st time I went to my local Casino about a year ago. I was just to be sitting next to real people and being dealt cards. I even came out ahead my 1st time too. It was a $1/$2 table. I still feel that sensation when i go there.

#14 17th June 2006, 10:27 PM

well my first 3 times i ever played live...i got creamed....i had been playin about 2 months....won a couple of freerolls at AP...and thought i was somebody...so i thought i would give a few small live tourneys a try....little did i know i was not even close to the player i thought i was.....i havent played live for well over a year now.....i think im almost ready to go give it another try

#15 18th June 2006, 2:48 AM

Played at 60 ppl tourney at Turning Stone and came in 8th. Thought I was king of poker. After playing for another year I realize I am just a beginner.

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