Play money

[stephenpowell]

I have been playing a ton of play money lately and I know that people play substantially looser then with real money. However man playing with these big numbers you real get a sense of how easy it would be to lose a lot of money haha. Just a random thought. Have a great day!

S.Powell

 

[Galmedic]

I have been playing a ton of play money lately and I know that people play substantially looser then with real money. However man playing with these big numbers you real get a sense of how easy it would be to lose a lot of money haha. Just a random thought. Have a great day!

S.Powell

It’s true. Ppl play way differently when the money matters. Hard to beat someone with money to burn

 

[naydanazar]

Honestly, this is a very good question, I don't know if many people have thought about it

 

[Roger1960]

The higher you go up with play chips the better the players. I do agree with your post, I was up to 10 million chips on poker stars. Had some bad luck, and then I feel I was "pushing" hands and not playing well. I went down to zero chips..lol
No I started playing better and up to 4 million again, I jumped up in buy ins last time and it was easy to lose that much.
Even real money, there are some people that blow thousands without it meaning anything to them, so in essence they are playing like a beginner at play chips.

 

[capo1014]

Play money is fun and good practice

I have won the Sunday Million and the Platinum Elite Invitational against Chris Money Maker and others. I have had Billions and you are right you can dump a half a billion in two minutes. Everyone does play loose verses real money. Nice commentary Capo1014

 

[Aleksmy]

Well, I play for real money in a completely different way from the game money. I think a lot of people will agree with me.

 

[stephenpowell]

Thanks

Thanks for all the good feed back.

 

[tauri103]

playing with fictitious money does not teach you how to play poker well. all the players do not hesitate to bet and nobody folds because nobody has anything to lose since he has no stakes. except when we play in events like those organized on cards chat.

 

[infonazar]

Conditional money is not for the game, but to get acquainted with the functionality of the platform. If you want to start learning the game and gain experience, play in freerolls.

 

[Pepitcho23]

I thought the same all ready.. as they say , its hard to beat someone who wants to burnt is money. Gl

 

[mar_dragan]

I don't like to play these games,because,it is simple.
If you play for fun go and play for fun,go then and play on play mone.
IF you wanna profit then go and play for real money,really simple.

 

[DS3]

As always, a pity we cannot avoid the generalizations.

I could only learn poker playing online so it was play chips or nothing to begin with. As I loved poker as an observer (never played a real life hand) when I started I believed I must take play money seriously. I realize I am an exception to the rule but that does that make me the only one?

Hardly. You do not build a bankroll of play chips to the tune of tens of millions (I have) without taking it seriously and thousands do. Some just love playing poker but do not want to add the stress of gambling real money to their lives. You have to be a little dull not to grasp that - yeah, millions play just as a hobby.

I do not frequently play with play money chips anymore but will do so at times for practice and entertainment. I still like adding to that chip mountain, even if I am slowly building real bankrolls elsewhere.

And for what it's worth, recently listened to Kahle Burns (the top Australian Pro and a world class player) who noted how he started with play money...

 

[neptun1914]

Play money games are ok to learn the very basics (essentially the rules) of poker game and see how different poker versions and formats work. When you know this it is good idea to switch to freerolls (if you don't have money to deposit) or normal micro games (if you can afford to deposit). People play much differently when they have nothing to loose (in play money games) so trying to develop strategy based in such games will not be helpful in real money games (even the contrary).

 

[Maxmustdie]

what could be more boring than a game of play many?

 

[oscarhuka]

Unfortunately, people don't play for real money like they would when there's nothing at stake

Playing with hobbies is lost!

The higher the purchase of a game with real money, the better players you will find who are not willing to give you their money.

 

[lolshovaments]

Yeah, make sense. But it is also a good opportunity to improve. If you play pokerstars playmoney tournaments for example, you can learn games such as Deuce-to-Seven, Stud, 8-game, etc. Even if you play NLHE only, I remember one time when I was "grinding" 45p sng and checking my stats in an online tracking website (not sure if I can name it here btw) I realized how things like ROI, ITM, av-bi works.

After all, if you take seriously, you can learn from this experience.

 

[Szachajevy]

I play differently with play money but I didn't play lot of tournaments with play money yet. But it was very interesting for me when I noticed that players playing for play money in tournaments plays much better and nicer and more proffesional than in real money low stucks, did you guys noticed that?

 

[valetgll]

Anyone who has a lot of money will look at your game with virtual money and put the opposite. God, is it really interesting for some to play for virtual money? What a boring thing I guess.

 

[Drumsound]

playing with fictitious money does not teach you how to play poker well. all the players do not hesitate to bet and nobody folds because nobody has anything to lose since he has no stakes. except when we play in events like those organized on cards chat.

Play money is very similar to low stakes rec games in my experience. People make a lot of 'questionable' moves, get lucky often and think its quality play, and believe their own press in both situations.

 

[Richardszabo]

Yes, they play much more loosely. Believe me, it's not comparable to playing for real money. Play money is just play money. I suggest you try it for real money once and you will know what I am talking about.

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[AllinTheGameY0]

playing with fictitious money does not teach you how to play poker well. all the players do not hesitate to bet and nobody folds because nobody has anything to lose since he has no stakes. except when we play in events like those organized on cards chat.

exactly. winning with play money means almost nothing. when there is no fear of losing, poker isn't the same game.

 

[elJenio8]

I hope i see play money on casino games, so i found a pattern on how to win it..

I see in a few but i want to see in lots

 

[Ricardo_lhp]

Not only to lose, but to make a lot of money too! In the micro field of the cash poker sites, a large part of the crowd plays almost the same in play money, the players are bad and weak, some even worse than in play money, so it is a field that with little study and volume you can beat it easy.

 

[zinzir]

The vast majority of players, who are losing players, would be much better off by only using play money and studying the game. Thank God that's not happening, 'cause if it did, real money tables would disappear.
Imagine only winning players playing against each other, now the majority of them would become losing players and have to move to play money tables. Repeat the cycle several times and you end up with only one player "playing with himself"