re: Are there any good sites to play poker online?

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now I think I know who you are

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it's not tough to remember who i am

older lady with black hair?

she's the manager at the Isle now if it's the Miranda I'm thinking of

naw i don't think i know a miranda

I would get in the money, top 3, on online tournaments all the time. Just have to play conservative. You always have the one guy that goes ALL IN on the first hand no matter what. He then suckers another one or two in with him as well.

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This is true, but 90% of them in those play money tournaments are "donks." When playing in a cash game I can pin point these players and take them out at a pretty good percentage.

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I guess it just comes down to understanding the variances will be crazy in those situations, but at some point, you should be hitting some nice paydays and cashing at a good enough rate.

And if you're paying free or low limits, that usually comes with fast blinds, which again, adds variance. You have no choice but to take chances and go big in that environment. Just gotta get your money in with the best hand, and eventually, good things will happen.

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I have made it into the money enough times to where I'm about breaking even.

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Gotcha. That's pretty much where I lived when I played poker, no matter if I was doing $1 buy ins or up to $50 buy in MTTs or $.25 up to $5 cash games, just always enough to break even.

That being said, if you are breaking even, it sounds like the stuff you're talking about may not be your actual issue. It may be playing the advanced stages of the tourney, and learning how to play after you get in the money to make that deep run. FWIW, that's probably the worst part of my game, so uhh, good luck.

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I'll play 10% of the hands

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So you're playing against "weaker" players and only playing 10% of hands? +_+

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So you're playing against "weaker" players and only playing 10% of hands?

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I'm talking specifically when playing in a tournament, play money, style on poker stars. I've explained a bunch of times why you are forced into playing that way against that type of play. Only other option is to call nearly every hand and then hope to catch some cards to win a few, but that's just doing what most of the players on there are doing.

Just finished the second tournament on ignition and finished 2nd. Came in the money both times. I'm playing way more than 10% of the hands there, but it's because the majority of players seem to have a general idea of how to play, and aren't just calling every single hand down to the river, or going all-in every hand, no matter what.

In general....

I usually start off playing pretty tight. Let players at the table see me fold a decent number of hands, unless of course I get a dominant hand that I can't fold early. Then when I'm playing in a late position I come out with a strong raise, and it usually backs people away just because I've been playing tight.

If I'm not catching cards, I'll continue on this path for a while. It usually leads to me winning the majority of my hands that I actually play in, regardless of if it isn't many.

Depending on the cards I'm catching, will decide how I play certain situations out. Also, depends on the people sitting at the table.

I tend to bet more on my position, the players in the hand, rather than the cards. I usually get out of the way of players who call a higher % of hands, until I know I have something that can take them out. Usually when I get into a pot, I'm coming in raising. There is only a handfull of hands that I play that I want to limp in and see the flop and turn.