Do you still practice with play money???

[TheniT]

I've never played with play money but I think it's a good way to start earning experience.

 

[ganbat]

Play moneys nowadays much more useless than before.

 

[MadDeVille]

Excelent

As we know, that we all start off with some play money to practice and see what poker is about.
But after topping up your account with real money, do you leave out the play money? Or do you still use the play money as a way of practicing poker?
Let me hear.... [emoji12] [emoji12] [emoji12]

I haven't play poker with play money since 2008 and 2009 when I was under 18 and hadn't a credit card Now I think it's a waste of time. The players are reckless in taking decizions with play money.

 

[kriss22m]

Poker is a game for money. Play money is not poker.

I agree with you on 100%.
I play sometimes play money but passion is not the same. But while i play with play money.. Its like.. Im doing better than real money. Don't know why. Think coz the pressure is less probably.

 

[UncleConRon]

My opinion

You really go for some kind of luck bet to see if you can still play poker. This many poker players all players good well can be. Who gets to play. The play money is nice when you lost your quota that month and you have to wait till the paycheck to lose again. At least I think its a hobby. I don't know what I would be like if I could get a hold of the millions. Because micros would be like play money then.

 

[Steve Deeble]

I just stick to real money. I find by using play money I have a whole different mindset than with real money taking more unnecessary risks real money or nothing for me.

 

[Inequitas]

I still have million + party poker play chips lol [emoji16] yeah it's a different game to real money for sure...

I do jump in there every now and then when I'm bankrupt and need a quick poker fix but like most members have said it does play differently in the sense of value... It costs nothing to lose so the game play becomes more daring and easier to through chips at your opponents...

Moving between cash and play chip games is useful when you're plugging leaks I suppose...

There is no substitute when learning the game from scratch but moving from "kindergarten" to the cash games is as difficult for some like my self...

 

[Tvorets]

After Make your first deposit on virtual chips do not play

 

[ayahuasca]

No. It's useless if you want to improve your skills, gain some new useful experience and win some money.

 

[valanddon]

Play money just dose not do anything for me anymore,
got over 15 million chips and do not use them.

 

[Ivan Zaruba]

That's right, I started playing poker for play money. However, later I learned about freerolls and now I play only for real money. For me, now the game for play money is simply not interesting and there is not that poker at for real money, and not those feelings that in the game for real money. Somehow so.... Sorry for my english.

 

[Jack Reacher]

As we know, that we all start off with some play money to practice and see what poker is about.
But after topping up your account with real money, do you leave out the play money? Or do you still use the play money as a way of practicing poker?
Let me hear.... [emoji12] [emoji12] [emoji12]

I never played with play money.It just don't have sense.You can spend your whole life to master poker and when you succeed then you can start to play with real money it's ridiculous.

 

[KristaK]

Play money poker is purely for entertainment - you can't learn how to play poker playing with a bunch of people who have nothing invested in the game and no real reward for playing well.

hi hi
i completely agree. i relatively new to poker (May 2018), i spent many $ learning and trying to get better quickly (books, videos, courses, training programs, software) i now believe it mostly takes experience to get better at this game, you can't buy a quick fix
so to get that experience need play many hands
i tried play money games - yikes.... wasted time...
people play way differently when it's pretend - to get serious poker being played, people need "skin in the game" that's usually $USD

 

[Gambit123]

Some irony on this thread. Why mention play money tournaments when there are free roles now? Should free roles be called play money too ? I think so. Play money to me means nothing to lose

And should a person who can't beat the really low mirco ring games ever drop to play money ?

 

[Gambit123]

Freerolls is better option than play money, freerolls will can win a real money your opponent is looking for the same thing with you... win the money otherwise on play money is only for entertainment just for play not seriously

In freeroles you can't lose real money either, that might have an effect and not be "real poker "

 

[James24543]

As we know, that we all start off with some play money to practice and see what poker is about.
But after topping up your account with real money, do you leave out the play money? Or do you still use the play money as a way of practicing poker?
Let me hear.... [emoji12] [emoji12] [emoji12]

If you want to practice poker why not practice with freerolls? With freerolls there is a bit of serious element with it as opposed to play money.

 

[jadestem]

I never practiced with play money. It doesn't play like real poker, so never felt like I was gaining any relevant experience. I might recommend it to an absolute novice to learn how the cards are dealt, hand rankings, etc, but after that it ceases to be useful in my opinion.

That said, to those that enjoy it I say good luck and have fun!

 

[Poker Orifice]

I never practiced with play money. It doesn't play like real poker, so never felt like I was gaining any relevant experience. I might recommend it to an absolute novice to learn how the cards are dealt, hand rankings, etc, but after that it ceases to be useful in my opinion.

That said, to those that enjoy it I say good luck and have fun!

100% agree with this ^

And for those who think otherwise... what is it you're actually hoping to learn while spending time on the playchip tables?

 

[dzemer]

Sometimes i spend 15-20 minutes in some fast tournament with play money when im waiting for some big tournament, its good practice when someone had a break with poker.

 

[Gambit123]

100% agree with this ^

And for those who think otherwise... what is it you're actually hoping to learn while spending time on the playchip tables?

Correct play without the fear of losing money. Raises , reraises , floats, stealing pots with not much at turn or river, I think a lot of people are nits at mirco. Play like their life depends on a few pounds/dollars, effects their game. I think you will learn faster than a nit who will learn really slowly

 

[spottedflyer]

I don't play with play money because I don't think that it's the same game, I certainly wouldn't play like I play with real money. It's good for learning the rules and stuff but I think that's it to it. It's not fun to me, not challenging enough and there is no gain.

 

[Poker Orifice]

In freeroles you can't lose real money either, that might have an effect and not be "real poker "

BUT... you can 'win' money... so there is a difference. ALso, if it's a depositor bonus freeroll, or some private freeroll, or VIP freeroll, the play is significantly better (there's higher levels of thinking going on).

Also, Gambit are you suggesting that a person can get better playing playchip vs. micro limits because at the micros they're all Nits?

 

[Crispoker540]

It is very difficult to play seriously there, fold equity is zero

 

[luispino88]

I really hate play money but, i play sometimes money poker

 

[Gambit123]

BUT... you can 'win' money... so there is a difference. ALso, if it's a depositor bonus freeroll, or some private freeroll, or VIP freeroll, the play is significantly better (there's higher levels of thinking going on).

Also, Gambit are you suggesting that a person can get better playing playchip vs. micro limits because at the micros they're all Nits?

I am saying it can help, but don't spend to long there. I have heard only a small percentage are winning players. The rest are break even or losing players. They are some good players in the mirco too. And I have seen a crushing player on four tables with 3 -4 times buy in on each one.

But some statements on here are. " never played it never will ,it's rubbish" and then give there opinion why.

I think there thoughts processes is wrong.Thinking too much about the money rather than it being tools to help you win