Poker related

[xceddd]

I wanna learn poker i have been watching videos but i need some solid suggestions to learn it without losing money

[lyraeon]

Honestly bro just grind play money tables first, no risk and you’ll pick up the basics way faster than watching vids alone.

[Voxver8]

Yeah play money is decent but tbh you'll learn faster once actual chips are on the line even if it's micro stakes. Just set a tiny budget and treat it like tuition.

[ladyen51]

Just use the free rolls on ACR or ignition to get a feel for real play without depositing, that's how I started without torching my bankroll.

[myxlia38]

Yeah freerolls are the move for sure, plus you can rail the stakes forum here and post some hands for feedback when you get stuck.

[luis18]

nvm the vids and hit up those freerolls bro, real play is where you learn the most ? LFG!

[meriirra5]

Have you tried finding a casual home game with pennies instead of a formal online table, or is that not an option where you live?

[Steinarique4]

yo just grind the free tables till you got the flow down, then hop into a micro SNG with like a 0.25 buy in or something so the sweat feels real but you wont bust your roll lol

[mikkys]

I got my feet wet playing deuces wild video poker first tbh, it let me learn hand rankings without the table pressure. Once I stopped misreading flushes as straights I moved to micro stakes sit n gos and lost like 6 dollars over two weeks before it clicked.

[tyxkadra]

Freerolls are way better than just watching videos because you finally feel the pace of a real hand without sweating your deposit, but mixing that with a penny home game is where the fun actually sticks. I would grind a few free tourneys to nail down the mechanics and then find some friends for a micro cash night, the chat alone teaches you more than any YouTube clip.

[havenique]

playing for points not cash at first lets you focus on betting patterns without your wallet screaming at ya

[Runemia]

I started by grinding play money tournaments on a few sites for two weeks straight, and the first time someone slow rolled me there actually sutng which made the move to 0.50 cash games way less emotional.

[nyxlor]

any favorite hand rankings app or drill that helped you learn to read a board quick, before you ever hit a real table?

[striketos]

Honestly I learned more losing 50 cents in a sit n go than from 10 videos, the tight fold against a maniac with a low pair finally clicked there

[sylelvi9]

i basically setup a fake money home game with two friends and we called out our thought process each street, that helped me see how often i was lying to myself about having a strong hand, stuff videos never clicked on. actual stakes came later with 0.01/0.02 tables and suddenly folding bottom pair felt like a superpower

[sophienne]

have you tried those free poker apps that let you play against real people without any cash at stake, or do you think that still misses the stress of actual losses?

[legacyerra]

I lost more fake chips to a friend who always raised with junk than I ever did in low stakes real money.

[woonixarium]

any app you been testing the videos sayin to grab first?

[Luxlor]

are you mostly thinking about tournaments or cash games, cos the way you approach learning those two is pretty different and it might change what you should focus on first

[ryxioick805]

do you know if youer more into the slow grind of cash games or the survival vibe of tourneys yet

[shredelori]

so what prat of the game trips you up the most watching videos, the math side or reading what other players might be holding

[StarMaster]

freerolls are clutch for learning, just don't go all in with pocket 2s like i did lol ?

[kyrxen561]

I spent a whole weekend losing play money to my cat who kept paing the raise button somehow

[pabloloris]

just downloaded an app with play money tables firrst

[yeHEMO6]

play money tables are way better than jupming into freerolls cos you can actually focus on decisions without the random all in chaos