Playing Poker For Play Money - Is it Real Poker?

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I don't know, I've played against folks at the $1/2 NL live game that play worse then a lot of the play chip folks and I've played against a lot of the playchippers that play much better than folks I've played live, especially in stud at higher levels so it all depends on how serious folks take their game development and whether they just enjoy playing for fun or they're actively trying to improve it.


Totally agree. Played in vegas plenty and see plenty of all in weenies at all levels. One time was a rebuy tourney (don't get me started on how it's a "valid" strategy. please...) and dude went all in every hand from the get go. 1st three hands, total garbage, but won all 3. two of them with 2 callers. Instead of sitting pretty with his now overwhelming table advantage, he just kept it up. within 10 hands, busted out. Proceeded to rebuy five (yes! 5 more times!) and got real annoyed with me as i was just laughing at him from hand 4 on. Right in his face, no mistaking, I was calling him a donkey and anything else the dealer and pit boss would allow. He left after 5 rebuys and you could feel the steam coming off him he was fuming. Oh, yes i did quadruple my stack off him and that didn't help his mood.

That story aside, poker is poker. Is poker. Doesn't matter if you're playing high stakes on tv, 1/2 at a casino table, micro stakes online, freerolls online, playing with change with your buddies or playing for clothes... There will always be someone who will play contrary to what you think is proper/correct or will just shove it in and pray. Eventually you will be sitting with someone for to whom the stakes are meaningless and they'll "play their gut with my lucky 9,3o" or whatever. Can't stress it enough, wait them out. Play YOUR game and don't get sucked in. Get your chips in good and you will walk away with their cash more often than now. Play or cash.
 
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Tudo é pôquer, mas se não houver oferta, o jogo é como um jogo sem jogabilidade para desenvolver o jogo.
 
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Usually not in any meaningful sense. You can easily find a no limit table with someone going all in all the time, and only call with an ace or king.
 
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Most people says poker for play money is not a real game, it's fake.
But if you go outside and play football, or tennis, is it fake? Cause there are no money involved?
You know, one might argue, that money is the most fake thing in the world.
The most important thing in life is to have fun. It's a true meaning of life. You know, one would say 'You wrong, your family is the meaning of life', or 'Religion' or other stuff, but really, its just the different ways to have fun in this life. To be happy.
If you having fun then its good for you and for people around you.
And playing for fun does not mean not caring about the outcome. It means enjoying the process. Look for example at some players like isildur1, going up and down milions of dollars like he dont care. Its just that they care so much that its too much. It's like constantly being in the middle of the game.
And that means staying young in your soul, but growing up in your mind.
I didn't understand half of what you said, but if you get enjoyment by playing poker for play money then go for it.
 
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