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Free Poker Stories – A Life Saving Bluff

March 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Nowadays, I tend to stick to playing free poker online, but years ago one night during a poker tournament, I got lucky and won an event and quite a bit of money. When the smoke cleared, it was 2 a.m. or 3 a.m., and I got paid my $1,000 in prize money. I felt great, but I had one small problem. Even though I was staying at the Four Queens, I didn’t have a safe-deposit box there. I did, however, have one at the Horseshoe, which I kept all year long. It saved me the time and trouble of obtaining a safe-deposit box every time I came to play in a tournament at the various casinos in Vegas.

So, not wanting to keep about $1,000 in my pocket, I knew I had to walk across the street to the Horseshoe to put my money in my box. Nowadays, that wouldn’t be a problem, but as I said, at that time there were lots of undesirable characters inhabiting Downtown, and let’s just say that there was little or no security..

I didn’t think much of it until I hit the street. I then realized how dark it was, and with the street all torn up, there were no cars and virtually no people, either. Furthermore, there was a light mist falling. I was tired and thought, “Oh, what the hell. It’s only across the street – less than a block away.” So, I started my short walk.

This was the point that I was wishing I was playing free poker online rather than being out in the streets like a crazy man!

Just as I approached the corner, two big, tough-looking guys came around the corner. Both were carrying beer bottles and appeared to be very drunk and looking for trouble. As soon as they saw me, I knew what was coming. I was sure that they were on the prowl for a handout or, with no one else around, maybe something worse.

As I kept walking, they approached me as if they were going to block what was left of the sidewalk.

As they approached me, one of the men asked if I had got a couple of dollars they could have.

Not about to inform them of my win, I had to come up with something pretty quick before being beaten to a pulp, so, I took a chance and drunkenly squared up to them shouting ‘Don’t **** with me… I have just lost $25 in there!!!’. The two guys didn’t know what to do and actually looked quite bemused as they parted for me to walk through them.

A few steps later, I turned and loudly shouted another expletive at them. It was a great spur-of-the-moment bluff. Oh, I could have said, “I don’t have any money,” or given a dozen other excuses, but I don’t think that any of them would have worked quite as well as what I did. The bottom line was that these fellows wanted no part of a guy who could be that angry about losing 25 bucks.

It had to be the best bluff of my life, because I am here today retelling the story. If that bluff hadn’t worked, well I’d be lucky to be even playing free poker let alone big money!

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Why Free Poker Articles Won’t Make You a Winner

February 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment

I’ve written many articles on poker but one of the best ways to learn is to play. You can read free poker article all day but when you’re out there with the other players implementing what you learned can be a whole different story. Some players may feel scared to lose chips or just plan feel a certain move is dumb or “only for donkeys”.

By keeping a constant eye on the tables and playing poker regularly is the best way of staying ahead of your opponents. Doing moves like blind steals and bluffs are moves that you need to do over a long period of time not only to better understand when to do it but also to remind yourself that it does in fact work. Trying these moves a few times a week just won’t cut it, you’ll lose 2 or 3 times and just give up on that major part of poker all together.

It’s been said that if you’re sitting at a table looking for a donkey and can’t find one it is most likely you. It can also be said that if your looking around a table and everyone looks like a donkey you probably don’t know how to play poker. Some may be offended by that, but by winning is what determines who the best players are not what hand they had pre flop.

Don’t put to much emphasis on what you lost with or how you lost a single hand. It is what happens in the long run that means the most. Keep at it, play the free poker games as much as you can then try to move up to money games, if it doesn’t work out don’t despair. Go back to a free poker site game and do it again… and again.

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Free Online Poker Guide to Building a Bankroll from Nothing

February 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment

If you are interested in making some extra money by playing poker then here are a few tips on where to start. There is no guarantee that you are actually going to win loads of cash, but its worth a go and if you turn out to be a good enough player then your chances are high. Most people when starting out in poker are starting with no money, so the first thing to do is to find a free online poker site where you don’t have to stump up any of your own cash, and play some freerolls.

My first tip would be to avoid the huge sites where the freerolls can take as many twenty thousand players at one time. Chances are that the payout at the end will be pretty big, but the chances of getting there are very unlikely. Place top 1% to win a ticket to this, for a shot at that. After placement in top 1% two or even 3 times in a row is how you make money.

Hitting the big tables is where many players fail. Search for a site which is smaller and doesn’t have more than 200 people in the freerolls. You may not win a trip to Vegas but this will start you on your way. Winning anywhere from 10c to $5 or $10 is not uncommon and a few placements like this is all you need to be on your way. Once you have something you feel you can play with you need to know how to manage your bankroll so you don’t lose all of your hard earned money in a single tournament.

The common way to do this is said to be using 1/20th of your bankroll for NL cash games. You want to have at least 300 big blinds in limit cash games so if the big blind is 5c you should have at least $15 before you sit. If you prefer SnG tournaments with 6-10 people you should use only 1/40th of your bankroll and about 1/100th for large tournaments.

It is wise to play with your bankroll wisely, as every player will have highs and lows when playing. Managing your bankroll accounts for you losing for awhile without needing to worry about going broke. Obviously, if you can fund more games after you have lost your whole bankroll then these tips do not apply to you, but its always wise to keep an eye on it no matter how much money you may have. When I started playing, I found that free online poker were the way forward and I managed to get some cash behind me to occasionally take my play to real cash games.

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Free Poker Games Guide – Let me tell you my worst experiences in the poker world

January 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The first time I experienced a bad beat was when I was playing at free poker games site, NoPayPOKER.com. I was playing in a sponsored tourney and I had two Kings. The other player had a King and a Ten. Then I got a right kick in the teeth as two Ten’s appeared and threw me out of the tourney.

The second was also at NoPayPOKER Real Money, I was 10 10 in my hand and the flop appeared 10 6 2, I did all-in, my opponent call with him as j, the flush was not possible. But a Q and a K followed made me lose my hand.

The time after that was the worst… I had $150 in titan poker, I was playing a real money head up, the flop gave me four of a kind fives, the flop 556 and the turn was an ace my opponent all-in. I call; he showed a 4 and a 2 of spades, 5 and 6 of the table were spades. I had a 0.02% chance of losing, 1 card only saved him from a possible 45, and the worst part was that 3 of spades appeared.

The loss of $150 hit me pretty hard so I called it a day at pay poker and now I only play free poker games where I don’t lose my own money anymore but still stand a chance of winning a little cash.

I nearly gave up playing poker after my huge loss because I thought it was a game for fools. Somehow I still think it is so, but once a poker player, always a poker player. Although you only remember the bad things that happen to you, good things leave you money.

So, after all my years of playing poker, whatever type it has been, I concluded 3 things:
1) This is poker and there is no certainty in any game
2) I prefer short memories and deep pockets
3) When you lose the desire but still need to play, try playing at free poker games at places like NoPayPOKER, at least there you can scratch the itch, maybe win a bit of money while not losing your shirt!

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The Average Poker Players Free Poker Guide to Playing OK!

January 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment

At first poker, even free poker, seemed to me that it seemed to be a first class way of losing money, until that is, my first ten player tourney at a live table where my king ten suited blew my opponents weak ace clean out of the water with tens full of kings.

Well to my surprise I won in style and with a prize pool of £50 to my £5 I was elated. Thousands of hands later and I’m back to my original stance, I’ve lost a fair bit of money but I always seem to make enough to keep playing.

I now see poker as a bit of a habit too which is easily maintained due to the many enjoyable poker sites I have listed on my desktop I do love the game and am constantly learning new approaches and ways to develop my game it’s a constant learning experience.

I do believe that online gaming is much different to live table play which I think is better as you get to feel your enemy and be there literally. I have found that the rule book to playing poker is simply the basics and to play with venom at your own pace with whatever two cards your dealt and are comfortable with.

I think is the best possible way, although a little killer poker from time to time is necessary to enable you to experience the thrill and excitement of true poker.

Now I have to agree with others that online gaming is also a great thrill and always changing with new players and sharks alike trying to make a dollar or two.

I like to play tight mostly and watch the cards unfold on the flop, as you can imagine I do a lot of folding but since I lost a bit I now play a bit loose if I can and it makes a difference to my bankroll but depletes my bankroll management. I never tire of playing poker, wherever I am playing. The more I play and learn, the more enjoyment I get out of it. My best advice to new players is to try out playing free poker online before hitting any casinos and losing a wad of your own money.

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