My Poker Story

[NIGWAFC]

Okay guys, having trawled through a few of the threads on here its pretty obvious theres a lot of folk with quite a bit of knowledge on the game. Seeing as Betfair is down at the moment (the only site Ive played on to be honest) thought Id just throw my two pence worth on the game. Got 'hooked' on the game over a year ago, and - much to my dismay - lost a small fortune on the min/max tables. Started playing on the low tables - 25p 50p etc, and it soon became apparent that all and sundry were simply going for everything, so it simply wasnt worth playing them - as your 2 pair on the flop would get beat by someone with pocket 2s, catching a 2 on the river. Tried to reap my money back by upping to the £2 and £3 tables without success, so ended up calling it quits and jacking it in. Then just over a month ago, one of those boredom sessions set in, and I decided to have another crack. Decided to go or the £5 table and before I knew it Id amassed a nice £1300 having started with £400. Needless to say I got a little carried away again and - hey ho - found myself down £600 in just a day! So the question was, did I try and recoup it (yep the old gamblers Ill win it back honest attitude) or call it quits again? So yep - youve guessed it - I went to win it back (doh!). However this time it worked out right - thankfully. Okay, I didnt reached the £1300 that I originally made, but Im back on £800 - and am safe in the knowledge that theres enough to cover the missus's shopping trip to the Trafford Centre I let her go on the other week - pheww! Anyway, have noticed that most folk tend to go for the straight forward tables, ie with no min/max. Having played the min/max tables, theyre something Im accustomed to now, and am a bit reluctant to jump off em. Is it general consensus that the 'straight' (sorry cant remember the proper term for em!) tables are better, or do some folk actually prefer the min/max? Obviously I aint no pro, but am just curious as to peoples stories on getting in to the game, and their current state of play Are most folk making on it - or do others lose on a constant basis? Have folk found themselves taking out a 2nd mortgage, or have folk found themselves paying off their mortgage? Theres obviously a lot of money being made out there - but by the same token there must also be a lot being lost. To be honest, as for myself - am going to try and get to the £1000 mark then call it quits. Well at least for a while anyway. As much as I enjoy the game, Ive found that Ive spent far too many hours in front of the pc trying to make a quick buck - and I dont think the missus is getting too happy with it ;) If anyone else has any stories/suggestions/quips please feel free to pass them on - be interesting to hear.

[Penelopeys]

Re: My Poker Story

- and I dont think the missus is getting too happy with it ;)

Only one way around that... get her a laptop and set up an account for her too :ok I wonder what would happen if I lived with a guy who didn't like poker :unsure