Play Chip vs. Real Money Play

Does anyone feel that there is a problem with playing with play chips vs. real money? I find that for myself I make a lot of mistakes with play chips that I wouldn't really make with real money, and I'm wondering if these mistake could create bad habits long turn. Any Thoughts on this?

Play chips = all in every hand yay!

I dont think that playing with play chips will hinder your game with real $$. When you play w/ play chips, you always have that "what if" and "it costs me nothing" and "I can always reload more play chips for free" mentality. I used to play w/ play a while ago....but moved on because unless you get a million chips or some absurd #, you get cash on some sites, but it just really doesnt do anything for me....everyone plays till the river trying to catch their miracle card....no real skill involved.

-MavsFan

Play chips suck u play people who have no idea what there doin and they always suck out

I tend to push all-in alot just for the fun of it lol.

Stop playing play money and stick to real money - because you probably will learn some bad habits.

Playing with play chips is worse for your game than playing freerolls.

And yes, you will almost always develop bad habits when playing with play chips that will translate to real money losses when you first switch over.

not even close to a real game and not much to learn , but i think you can develop bad habits that will cost you in the real game. i avoid them and freerolls are just as bad but i sometimes play those.


i didnt just repeat everyone ,lol , we were all typing at once or something

I stopped playing play chips when I discovered freerolls.
If you are playing play chips because you don't want to deposit real money, freerolls give you the best of both worlds. Real money play and no financial committment.
Some will argue that freerolls don't qualify as real money play.
However, once you managed to earn some real money with freerolls, you are in pretty good shape to play the earnings in real money games with a chance of success.

Playing with Pogs > playing with play chips.

Playing with play chips= mental masturbation.

If you mean using pogs as poker chips, I'd be even more careful playing! I FREAKIN' LOVE POGS.

2 be honest there r donkies everywhere...no matter if its play chips or real money and i hate em

Play money is great, if you're still learning how to play, like flush beats a straight, that kind of thing.

Or, if you're just playing for the fun of it, and the socializing. People chat a lot more at the play money tables than at the real money tables.


But, you will develop bad betting patterns that will cost you at the real money tables.

Yes, I have gotten in quite a bit of fights in the play money tables. Fun stuff

Well sometimes i think it can mess up your game. Play chips you will call with any draw or any hand just too see a flop. And if you do that in play chips and it works, then it might effect the way you play with real money because you will be thinking "ok it worked in play chips, so why wont it work now" and stuff like that. So i do think there is a possibility that it could mess with your real money play.

hmm...seems like its really bad playing with playmoney?
i'm was trying to building it up to 5million and sell it to get my first $50, so i can play real money.

one more thing..if im winning im happy no matter if its real or fake but i prefer it to be real..lol and also i enjoy playing at real money tourneys a lot more than fake

For reference purposes, at Stars I found the playing level at the 10,000 play money Sit and Goes pretty similar, maybe slightly better than the $1.10 real money Sit and Goes. It seems that by the time players get to that level, they place some value on their play chip bankroll and have developed some skills.

The ring tables don't have that many levels of buyin, so the quality of playing never gets very consistent.


I've been back at the play money tables myself, trying to learn stud, which I've never played before.

there are sites that buy/sell PS playmoney, you can searching for them

That is EXACTLY why you are ****ing your game up.....

apologies,

was careless and posted the link.

It is nice to have real money to play and I agree playing real is far more worthwhile of your time. However, let's look at the reality of life. So many people assume everyone has a telephone, a cell phone, a new car , a house and credit cards that bulge out of the wallet.

Well, in real life there are people who are exceptions like myself. I lost a major business to the tune of $200,000 and a divorce that cost me about twice that. It left me in ruin. I have since started a new business, and I have struggled to get back in the main flow of life. Unfortunately, for now I can not play real money, not even 20 cents. I have an issue with Pokerstars at the present and trying to resolve their problem with accusations that I am another player when I know I am not, and they should know after 5 years of playing that I am not the person they are investigating. So transfers are out for the time being and although there is a way, I don't ask friends for chips or money. That is not to say that I haven't had friends who have won monster tournaments donating a buck or two to me for grins and giggles.

In the long run, don't assume. Not everyone has the opportunity to play real. I can say if I did have real money on Pokerstars right now I would do well. I do read alot of blogs and forums on improving my card play and I am a very good money manager, but for now I am stuck in play chips and I will play the same there as I do on real, and I will win consistently.

I hope this has impacted you a bit and made you think that not all people have access to real and it would be great to play a real money tournament, and even FPPs are gained only by having real money in the bank. So it is business as usual until my circumstances change and I will still try to learn as much as possible as I go along and ask for advice, suggestions, and anything else that will improve my game, maintain a sportsman approach and be polite, and finally, enjoy the people and the game and just have fun.

Thanks, that is all I have to say about that (Forrest Gump Voice)

Lonnie

play money has looser players. There are alot more people in the hands. if you have a good hand you can rake up chips fast.. If you get some bad beats in real money you can go to play money and build your confidence back up..when you run out of money you can build your play money up and trade for cash

I remember the good old days when people took play money seriously and I wanted to dominate the highest limit on Absolute.

I like that..makes sense.....best regards to you

Lon

Heck Yeah I go All in every hand and make people mad lol....realy money is where it is at...the thing i find funny is how i go all in everyhand and win alot but in really money i suck lol

its nice to see people like LRPharm54 around that treat play money with a more serious attitude and plays play money like real money.

good luck on the tables!

i dont think playing on playmoney tables is good practise. Playing in a tournament with a $1 buy in to win real money is a totally different game to people playing to win playmoney. By playing playmoney you wil get better at versing allincowboys and will not be prepared to take on poker players who know how to play

The biggest problem is not with play money. The problem is the fact that the low limit play money games are like crap shoots. People play them just so they can play bigger buy in play chip games so they think there better. If your lucky enough to have a lot of play chips the games are as good as play money, however, the low limit one's are very donkish and can hurt your poker game. I personally like playing play chips, its a challenge and you have to change your game. Some will argue the other way but I think that if you can master play chips you can master poker

I think you get out of it what you put into it. If you go in with a plan and resist the evils, it can work for practice playing. Falling in line with the players who just want to 'play' is one way bad habits develop (imo). Don't see every flop just because 'it's only play chips and I can reload'. Don't chase draws 'just to see'. Don't let the 'any two cards can hit' mentality get you. It's a safe place to work on the math too. You won't get many opportunities to work on more advanced skills since many/most of the lower stakes players aren't taking it seriously but there are some students of the game, even in play money. It's a frustrating place, but it ain't all bad.

If you take it serious and play it serious play money can be an effective learning tool.