Great place for practice where people don't play like idiots?

I was wondering if there's a poker room where people can practice and they play as if they were playing with real money? Zynga Poker is surely not it, I see people wander in and drop crazy amounts of money on horrible hands. I'd prefer somewhere where people go to really practice on a serious level.

I don´t know, but often in freerolls people play seriously in the middle and late stages....

It happens occasionally at 2nl.

Daniel72 said:

I don´t know, but often in freerolls people play seriously in the middle and late stages....

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Where?

doomasiggy said:

It happens occasionally at 2nl.

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What's 2nl? It's too short for Google to give me anything useful.

You want to practice against people who play like they are using real money, hmmm, I would suggest trying REAL MONEY tables, just a thought.
If you are looking for games where no one plays like an idiot, you are wasting your time & are engaging in the sort of thinking you are trying to avoid.

Kenzie 96 said:

You want to practice against people who play like they are using real money, hmmm, I would suggest trying REAL MONEY tables, just a thought.
If you are looking for games where no one plays like an idiot, you are wasting your time & are engaging in the sort of thinking you are trying to avoid.

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Playing like an idiot = going all in repeatedly with crappy pocket cards. How am I engaging in the sort of thinking I'm trying to avoid?

Real money tables are great, but since Full Tilt, bodog, and pokerstars are gone, I don't know where I can play (I'm US-based).

I would open a real money account at Hero Poker, Merge network. They have a $100 freeroll paying nine places everyday at 7:00 PM. They also have three tournaments with $30 guaranteed. The three cost .33 each to enter. The games are holdem, horse, and omaha. They paid ten places. You can get some real money experience cheap.

CaptSaltyJack said:

What's 2nl? It's too short for Google to give me anything useful.

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Penny games.. 1 cent/2 cent blinds where the max to start with at the table is usually $2.

jolubman said:

I would open a real money account at Hero Poker, Merge network. They have a $100 freeroll paying nine places everyday at 7:00 PM. They also have three tournaments with $30 guaranteed. The three cost .33 each to enter. The games are holdem, horse, and omaha. They paid ten places. You can get some real money experience cheap.

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Very nice, thanks for the tip! Been looking at real money rooms. Something trustworthy where my $ shows up when I deposit it, and I can withdraw easily enough, no delays or shadiness.

Wasn't accusing you of playing like an idiot, I have never seen you play & wouldn't call you that anyway. I am talking about your thinking, you make money at poker playing against inferior players, when you are on the losing end of a suckout it means you got your money in good & in the long run you will profit.
Have a look around the forum, there are several sites that accept U.S. players, not the quality or quantity of Stars or FT, but playable.
The other point I want to make to you is that you are not going to improve your game on play tables.
Good luck & welcome to the forum.

Kenzie 96 said:

The other point I want to make to you is that you are not going to improve your game on play tables.
Good luck & welcome to the forum.

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Thanks! By "play tables" you mean fake money?

If you are not ready to commit actual money yet, you should give HogWildPoker a go. I play in a league on that site every Tuesday night and the competition is very good. Read up on HWP because they have free rolls frequently and also have a cool "staking" series.