Starting to play for real money?

[lucyaw]

When do you think is the best time to start playing for real money? (rather than play money) How much experience would you recommend?

Also, do you think it would be best to start off playing for money with friends, or online?

I've been playing online for about a month now and I'm starting to get bored with play money lol.

Lucy :clubs:

[DomainCo.US]

I started playing with real money, so i really learned from my mistakes. I considered it as my "tuition fee" :)

[Thaales]

well I never started but I plan to someday get I dont know 50 bucks Just for fun and see what I can make of it and if i Loose no problemo.
but first Ive got to learn the easiest and most enjoyable game. I like poker but its more money.

I maybe plan to try roullete.

bye

also its good to try for free before you go for real. most or all the online casinos offers these free games. so after you get confident than its the best time to try it out for real !
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[lucyaw]

I'm sure if I wasn't a student then I would've done what you did Domain, and start playing with money straight away. Probably a good idea I didn't as I used to lose all the time!

[MJPerry]

I lost a hell of a lot playing for real money at first when I first got into poker.

This was because I'd no concept of bankroll management, which any good player needs. I'd buy in for the minimum and put it all on one table or tournament and then wonder why I was going broke. Also, despite thinking I was a good player I remember getting the trial version of PT and I was 43/24/8 over 1k hands!

Nowadays I run better.

[Nima]

I lost a lot in the beginning too

[MJPerry]

You make far more money online than in a poker room. Rakeback on an already smaller rake, for one thing. And also it takes about 20 hours to play only 1,000 hands.

[Nima]

I still enjoy playing live more :)

[LouW]

I started playing poker with real money - then resorted to playing with play money as I realised I had a lot to learn and have only recently gone back to playing with real money and a lot more experience.

[Nima]

what game do you play in real money ?

[bigmike667]

The best advice I would give you, is to start off playing in the free chip section. Play a lot of different games and tournaments with free chips. Don't just jump into gambling with real money. Get used to playing, and when you get more and more comfortable with it, then start off with something small, and work your way up. I started off with free chips and played for months to get used to it and see how people play online. Practice before jumping right in.

[Nima]

its funny, but i would not suggest players who want to move to real money start in free chip section...

Play for $5 games or $2 games, but not the free rolls to learn

[bigmike667]

I guess thats a good way too, since they are getting into real money, if they want to start with the $2 and $5 games, since it is real money and they will take it more seriously then just loosing free chips. So you are right too, I just learned to play in the free selection and waited until I got comfortable and moved up.

[davidab157]

I wouldn't start with play money, it teaches you nothing about the game. Start with a small deposit playing the lowest stakes available and go from there.

Play money is pointless as it is worlds apart from when people are playing with their own money.

[tsrumler]

I would honestly suggest starting off playing with friends with a $2 buy-in or something small like that. That way you get live experience, its not all serious because its with friends, and you don't lose a whole lot if you don't win. Playing online is nothing like live poker in my opinion so trying to do one to learn the other is a waste of time.

[davidab157]

Agree with tsrumler that homegames are a great way to get into poker in a more relaxed environment when you can make mistakes and nobody cares.

[nessuno]

I started at home games, too. The buy-in was 5€, around $6. After that I started to play online. First with $0.10/$0.20 blinds and slowly I was moving up.