Poker

[liverpaul]

yeah sometimes we usually put a £5 in the middle share a load of chips out the one who wins all the chips takes the pot in the middle.

Its a bit harder for you to play online with your mates its poss but harder if you are both lookin to clean everyone out it is called poker collusion and it is monitered closely if they think you and someone else are in it together they will close your account immediately

[gonzales]

Thats good mate it protects other folks

This is interesting, there is poker channel on SKY and they have commentators watching the play is that like playing online?

[liverpaul]

yes it is just like it is on sky............i hope im not encouraging everyone to gamble here it is a mugs game and i cant stress enough i use it for pleasure only and not serious although i do not just throw my money away obviously.

if you do win believe me there is a temptation to go for a bigger win and play a bigger table just resist that urge and keep playing low.

[gerrard]

ah dont worry mate its just the big thing at the moment, when you think about it its the same as all gambling be it poker, bingo, the horses or whatever, its just enjoyment as long as a person doesnt spend more that they can afford to lose, it should be fun and thats all you are treating it as, as do i

[liverpaul]

i have actually been playin a lot of poker recently too much in fact but get this i havent spent a penny lol.

I started with absolute 0 zero nothing and entered a free tournament came a rather respectable 11th out of 600 and won $2.30 well that $2 is now $120 so you can see why i have been playin a lot i have also withdrawn $40 so i can buy a 1 gig memory card for my phone from e bay poker can be fun sometimes lol im actually playin while typing this thread another hour or so then bed i think hehe

[gerrard]

*applauds loudly*

well done mate 11th out of 600 thats awesome stuff, you must be good

i like the idea that peeps cant see you, cos i always give myself away when i get a good hand, i cant help but smile or go very red in the face - so i always get sussed lol

[liverpaul]

i would say i'm an average player when you get the cards you get the cards

[gerrard]

nope mate i think you are selling yourself short there, i do believe its not all in the cards, theres more to it than that, id say you are a lot better than average

[liverpaul]

thanks very much

[liverpaul]

i really like this poker just played a tournament and finished 5th out of 144 i won $70 about £33 £34 happy days

[gerrard]

yeah *applauds Liverpaul*

good on ya mate, just be careful out there now

hill street blues was a crackin show wasnt it? lol

[liverpaul]

lol but not as good as cagney and lacey hahaha

[gerrard]

oh yes mary beth and christine - classic stuff

i'll give you a blast from the past - does anyone remember petroceli (he never did get that house built)

but i never missed hill street blues cos renko was so cute!!

plus my mum and dad never let me watch the sweeney cos it was too violent and the language was awful, when i watch it now it seems so tame lol

[craig johnson]

Dont think he ever did gerrard lol (Petrocheli that is)

But he had a hard life, his wife left him and went to Dallas and married someone else (Ray Krebs i think ya called him lol)

But you are all wrong the best was Hawaii 5'O' - 'book him danno' classic stuff

[liverpaul]

just to give you an update as to how am doing last nite i entered a free tournament for a cruise 1366 people entered and the top 10 got a seat worth $66 into the weekly final i finished 8th so i got into the next round.

I am currently playing the next round 27 people entered and at the moment there are 6 players left and iam 2nd the payotu is as follows

1st seat in 2m big final
2nd seat in 2m big final
3rd seat in 2m big final
4th $147
5th $88
6th $59

so am already getting paid out fingers x i get in big final for a cruise ..................i finished 3rd so i get a seat worth $550 in 2m big final

5th $990
4th $1,200
3rd $2,700
2nd and 1st win a $5,500 cruise with $1,700 expenses in all honesty am going for 3rd place