DaveG39
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- Jul 19, 2009
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- Glendale,CA,USA
Since my previous thread has taken an unanticipated, although interesting, turn, I'll start a new one. I played a few hands for free at games.com and msn.com, or at least I tried to. A couple observations:
Timers: Whose idea was this? At play.com, if you didin't make your bet within a few seconds your hand was killed. Terrible for beginers IMHO. Do all the "for money" sites (Pokerstars, Full Tilt, etc.) have this "feature"?
Shortstacks: Another thing I'll have to get my head around is what to do with a short stack. On MSN, they didn't have a timer (thank goodness) but the buy-in was small relative to the Big Blind and the blinds went up every 5 minutes of playtime. So, I found myself short-stacked very quickly, forcing me "all-in" on hands I would normally fold. I know I'll have to figure this on my own eventually, but any guidance from the more experienced players re: shortstacks and/or when to go "all-in" on "any two cards" would be appreciated.
Timers: Whose idea was this? At play.com, if you didin't make your bet within a few seconds your hand was killed. Terrible for beginers IMHO. Do all the "for money" sites (Pokerstars, Full Tilt, etc.) have this "feature"?
Shortstacks: Another thing I'll have to get my head around is what to do with a short stack. On MSN, they didn't have a timer (thank goodness) but the buy-in was small relative to the Big Blind and the blinds went up every 5 minutes of playtime. So, I found myself short-stacked very quickly, forcing me "all-in" on hands I would normally fold. I know I'll have to figure this on my own eventually, but any guidance from the more experienced players re: shortstacks and/or when to go "all-in" on "any two cards" would be appreciated.