Archive It's all in the cards...

Belly35

Posts: 9,716

Mar 1, 2015 7:20am

Any poker player in the OC?
Do you play on line or at local type events?

I play poker but not an expert, last night I play with a group of guys. Walked away with almost $500.00 bucks. No skill involved ... The cards just keep coming (in the zone) some of the guys got pissed but I was feeling great. Love the idea of taking money from lawyers...

Uz2Bon36

Posts: 1,135

Mar 1, 2015 8:44am

Belly35;1709125 wrote:No skill involved ...

You gotta know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em....

gerb131

Posts: 9,932

Mar 1, 2015 12:24pm

Euchre is my game never really got into poker much.

Fab4Runner

Posts: 6,196

Mar 1, 2015 1:41pm

gerb131;1709164 wrote:Euchre is my game never really got into poker much.

Samesies.

Ytowngirlinfla

Posts: 2,295

Mar 1, 2015 1:53pm

Must be the eye patch.

GoChiefs

Posts: 16,754

Mar 1, 2015 2:12pm

Uz2Bon36;1709129 wrote:You gotta know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em....

DeyDurkie5

Posts: 11,324

Mar 1, 2015 2:17pm

Used to play a lot but haven't in a while. The drive to the casino is what keeps me from playing

BRF

Posts: 8,748

Mar 1, 2015 2:22pm

Belly, are you armed when you play?

mcburg93

Posts: 3,167

Mar 1, 2015 2:50pm

I love poker but not into hold em. Love playing 5, 6, and 7 card stud. Dont find to many games like that since the poker boom. I like dealer choice as well.

Belly35

Posts: 9,716

Mar 1, 2015 4:36pm

BRF;1709179 wrote:Belly, are you armed when you play?

no I was not packing they're lawyer and insurance guys harmless, big ego, little courage.

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gport_tennis

Posts: 1,796

Mar 1, 2015 6:48pm

I play a lot of Omaha poker (PL and limit hi/lo) much preferred to holdem. Most of the Holdem I play is in tournaments

like_that

Posts: 26,625

Mar 1, 2015 6:51pm

I played a lot during the poker craze when ESPN started to broadcast it. Our HS cafeteria was practically an illegal casino. A couple of my friends were suspended for gambling. It wasn't rare to have a 50 person poker tournament every other weekend.

Belly35

Posts: 9,716

Mar 1, 2015 7:45pm

gerb131;1709164 wrote:Euchre is my game never really got into poker much.

I enjoy a good game of Euchre but Pinochle I like more, if I can find anyone to play Cribbage that a great game also.

gerb131

Posts: 9,932

Mar 2, 2015 12:06am

Belly35;1709279 wrote:I enjoy a good game of Euchre but Pinochle I like more, if I can find anyone to play Cribbage that a great game also.

My dudes sisters and their friends play pinochle every Friday night for like last 15rs.

Uz2Bon36

Posts: 1,135

Mar 2, 2015 9:41am

gerb131;1709164 wrote:Euchre is my game never really got into poker much.

^ this

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WebFire

Posts: 14,779

Mar 2, 2015 10:05am

like_that;1709272 wrote:I played a lot during the poker craze when ESPN started to broadcast it.

Same here. Early to mid 2000s played a lot with friends every single weekend. Played in a couple local tournaments with no success. Played online a little bit before it became illegal. haven't really played since then.

TBone14

Posts: 6,383

Mar 2, 2015 12:51pm

I used to play a lot of Euchre. It has become boring to me these days. If playing a game of trump, I turn to Wizard. If you like Euchre, you have to try Wizard. Blows it out of the water and you can play with 3-6 people.

http://www.amazon.com/Wizard-Card-Game-Ken-Fisher/dp/1572812478

As for poker, Texas Hold Em is what I will play for decent money. In a friendly low stakes home game, I may call Omaha Hi Lo but I haven't found a place that spreads that game and I don't play poker online. Omaha Hi Lo is a fun game.

sleeper

Posts: 27,879

Mar 2, 2015 1:11pm

Poker is the easiest game ever. The strategy that will work well for your home games is to play very aggressive and only play strong starting hands. If I play a hand, I never limp in unless its a free hands(big blind for example) and am always raising. Your friends will hate you for it but the reality is the only way to consistently win is to make people pay for playing hands with poor odds of winning.

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gport_tennis

Posts: 1,796

Mar 2, 2015 1:28pm

TBone14;1709429 wrote:I used to play a lot of Euchre. It has become boring to me these days. If playing a game of trump, I turn to Wizard. If you like Euchre, you have to try Wizard. Blows it out of the water and you can play with 3-6 people.

http://www.amazon.com/Wizard-Card-Game-Ken-Fisher/dp/1572812478

As for poker, Texas Hold Em is what I will play for decent money. In a friendly low stakes home game, I may call Omaha Hi Lo but I haven't found a place that spreads that game and I don't play poker online. Omaha Hi Lo is a fun game.

If you live in columbus, shark tank poker club spreads Omaha Hi/Lo usually once or twice a week.

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gport_tennis

Posts: 1,796

Mar 2, 2015 1:30pm

sleeper;1709443 wrote:Poker is the easiest game ever. The strategy that will work well for your home games is to play very aggressive and only play strong starting hands. If I play a hand, I never limp in unless its a free hands(big blind for example) and am always raising. Your friends will hate you for it but the reality is the only way to consistently win is to make people pay for playing hands with poor odds of winning.

You should play professionally if its that easy.

sleeper

Posts: 27,879

Mar 2, 2015 2:55pm

gport_tennis;1709451 wrote:You should play professionally if its that easy.

Professionals would destroy me. The reality is my tactics work against 90% of players are complete trash and just want to "play" poker. That's why my strategy works; it exploits people who have no fundamental concept of how the game actually works. The only downside to winning every time you play is people stop inviting you.

Rotinaj

Posts: 7,699

Mar 2, 2015 5:25pm

Had Holdem tourneys over at Tbones house quite a bit in high school. Fun times. Not a big fan of cash games anymore but the local Casino has multiple tournaments a day and I usually play a couple per month.