How many CardsChatters play live ?

Just out of interest, im going to make this one a public poll.

I play live at least 3 times a week, I find it more profitable and enjoyable than playing on-line. But maybe thats just me !

Nice thread, I play one a month with a bunch of friends, for fairly low stakes.

Hardly ever anymore since most of the friends I used to play with moved to London.

I play a weekly live game with friends and stakes range from 10-30 buyin usually get around 10 people small friendly games.

I play a weekly tournament with my poker league with $200 tournament every month and a $1100 tournament every quarter (3 months).

I play once maybe twice a week, more profitable for me too. I really enjoy live play quite alot more than online. I think its the people interaction thing.

every 2 or 3 weeks with friends, so low buy-in, just enough to make it intresting but not enough to fall out over

never played at a casino or at a money event other than with friends

where do you play three times a week tenbob and with who???

anno

Started off playing every 2 weeks or so with friends, we then (myself and KillerKat) started up a game in a local bar every Monday. We usually have 2-3 tables going at this stage. That game is now on every Sunday as well. And there is also a bar game on every Thursday for a higher buy-in.

If you guys want any advise on how to set this up give me a shout and ill see if i can help out.

Advantages : No rake, quality of a lot of the players is poor, you can have a pint, easy to make a lot of money.

Disavantages : Drunks sitting at the table, having to explain the rules to total beginners, not every bar likes a poker game running.

The Sunday game is usually very enjoyable though, and seems that there is no casino's within a 3 hour drive it perfect for me.

sounds fun, i can just imagine that happening in a bar in ireland

but, i can't imagine that any of the refurbished, themed, manager run chain pubs that are the only excuse for a bar in my town would allow a poker game

oh well, never mind

anno

Yeah, most people escape from Birmingham as soon as they can drive. How come you got left behind?

I play once a week in a live game. $10 buy in Usualy 5or 6 of us winner take all with 1 re-buy.

greg (assuming your post was a reply to mine)

i am in dorchester

but, even in the hick county town of dorset, there is not a pub left that hasn't been converted into either a fake oak beamed restaurant or a fake fur lined multi screened mtv disco

i just don't get it, i must be getting old

anno

I live in a gambling town and have yet to play a live game. I really want to though. I just don't know when I can get the time (and money) to do so.

Have fun in yer congested smogpit sir!

Rob ? NEVER ? A little shocked at that one.

Maybe once a week, but more like 1 in 2 weeks. Just a small game with some mates though. Once my bankroll is up I'll be in the casino for sure. Live games are more entertaining than online.

No - I was replying to Dorkus' post.

I go to Atlanta about once a month to visit my daughter and we generally end up at the $50 buy-in at the Elks lodge. Best I've done is top 20 (gets free buy-in) but the food and beer is free. In fact we'll be playing this Friday as Jackie's birthday is Saturday and that's my present...

Best of luck with it Dave, keep us posted on how you get on !

I am fortunate to have the opportunity to play 2-4 free tournaments every day if I want, plus some small stakes cash games. The tournaments vary in numbers from 15 or so to 60+ depending on the day, time and location.

We play for points and those of us who "qualify" with at least 1200 points by February (I have over 900 so I should make it ok) get to play in a tournament for a seat in the WPT. There are other smaller prizes along the way ranging from pizza to chip sets to weekend get-away-trips.

Even more than the prizes or the possibility of cash, I enjoy the people. I just started playing in September and I have made several wonderful friends. I miss going when I am on-call for work or have other family obligations because I miss the people, the laughs, and even the frustration!

At one game last week I had 2 full houses get snatched (UGH!); my 7's over 9's got called by someone with 9's over 7's, and then my 9's over J's got smashed by another player's J's over 9's.

On the other hand, I took out two guys at once this weekend when I flopped an A high flush as the dealer. The two other players each had 2 pair on the flop and the stakes were already up to 2k/4k so it didn' take long until all 3 of us were all-in!

Or a couple weeks ago while playing at a cash game to celebrate the wedding of two players, I called my boyfriend's pocket Q's (very experienced player who dealt in Vegas and Laughlin for nearly 10 years) with AQ and got 2 A's for the full house which took him out in 4th place when we were paying to 3rd. I ended up with 1st that game but the look on his face was worth way more than the $$!

I visited Vegas for the first time in September, too, and played a couple tournaments as well as some low $ tables. I thought it was great that I could sit and play and chat with people and get free drinks for 6 hours and come out $5 ahead! Much more reasonably priced than going to the movies or out to dinner! We are going back in December and I am very much looking forward to it.

Anyway, for any of you who have thought about playing live but weren't sure....... I encourage you to give it a try. I am not a great player but I am learning more every day and the feedback I get from other players is really helpful. Perhaps I will even see you at the live tables sometime!

ENJOY!
Gizzi

I never play online. Live games are the only games I've ever played in.

I play in a live game every tuesday at a buddies house. .50/1, initial buy-in is $50. Last night there was over 1k in chips in play. Usually get 7/8 people, but last night there was 11 people throughout the night. Good table, but loose as a goose players, so when you get a hand you can't slow play it. I usually come out decent, last night I cashed out for $200 profit.

I also like to go to Turning Stone if I can during the week, but AC is equal distance as is Foxwoods. I haven't been to AC yet but plan on it in the near future. I should be at turning stone next week for a day or two so look out for me!

Hmm, I voted thinking it was a recent thread by TB, but then wondered who some of these people with lots of posts were that I've never seen before


doh

i have not played live yet...would you suggest a casino ,gambling boat, do they have holdem on cruise ships? how much money should you bring? what are the blinds in cash games? do the blinds go up?

Back in Vegas, I play basically every other day live when I can.

So far here in NY, havn't really had much time to play live. Don't really know a lot of people here, especially don't really know any poker players yet. Also, havn't really had the time to play so far here.

That's always the easiest answer:

As much as you can afford to lose.

Well, if you don't know yet that blinds don't go up in cash games, then definitely only bring as much money as you can afford to lose.

Gotta wonder about a poll, resurrected from the dead, about live play.

I think a poll should be always open, for new member to vote. This way you get more accurate results (and right now there's really only 45 votes). It was not my intention to resurrect an old thread. I simply put my vote and made a quick intro comment.

When I am at school which is 3/4 of the year I am playing about 3 times a week at Casino Arizona. Other than that a once in awhile home game tournament, but that is really soft and usually a buy in for $10.

I play live local tournaments weekly, mostly low buy ins and freerolls.

Sometimes me and some friends gather for poker play..buy in is usually $20. Add that up with about 8 -10 people and u get a healthy amount. Only top 2 gets paid...

i play live about once/wk

once a month for the last 2 years, would play live more if i could get it but her indoors may have something to say about that as im normally the host.
Rest of the time its online

have to really play online to get a game. All my friends either play every once in a while (a long while) because their interested isn't that strong, or when we want to get a game going every week, it's only about 3 of us who are dedicated, and the rest are whimsical about it after week 1 or 2. When we do get a game together, it's usually buy in's with a set max (usually 5 bucks) and you can cash out at any time. Generally people either bust out or we all cash out at around the same time. The problem is these people are pure novice to new levels, i've been called or have seen calls and bets with the worst hands, it makes novice players online look smart. Normally I clean up (take about 27 bucks?) but after that they dont want to play again for a long time =P, and there's always a chance i'll get busted by pure luck

I play about 2 or 3 times a week with friends and i play higher stakes with them than i do online. But i have only ever played in a casino twice.

(oops! I accidentally voted for once or twice a year.)

i wish i could play casinos. I dont know if it's just me, but I find ring games online much harder than ring games in real life between friends or even people i've never really played with at all before (Friends of friends). Maybe it's because i play a lot of quality people online (although people might say contrary for FT ring games at the cent level ) or it's just the feel. Anyone know what Im talking about? I feel that i can comfortably play 20 dollar buy in's with 1/2 blinds or higher in real life, but I'm too afraid right now to venture to the .50-1$ tables online! Im still a novice in many ways, but I feel better playing in person with much higher stakes than online.

the only exception being online tournaments, I do really well in those compared to my online ring game play =P