FLORIDA ALLOWING POKER GAME STAKES TO BE RAISED IN JULY!

[jasonfish11]

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why not do a $100 buyin $200 max buyin 1/2 no limit then? also what happens when 2 stacks who bought in for the 100, get the stacks up to several hundred then go at it heads up? one of them is gonna lose more then 100 right? once again florida lawmakers leave humongous loopholes in laws they pass without really thinking about what they are passing

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I have read most of this thread. If someone has already made the comment Im about to make I appologize.

This question has been posed many times and I keep thinking how much does someone that bought in for $100 have to lose if he pushes $700 chips in the pot? Once you buy into a poker table that is no longer your money until you cash out. If you buy in for $100 and sit at the table you have a loss of $100 even if you have $100 in chips in front of you. The guy that has $700 chips in front of him is only risking $100 dollars with an all-in.

That is the way I see poker. You are always starting off with a loss. You only count winnings when you leave.

Also no one has brought up a structured betting game like 1-2-4-5. I have played this type of game in a home game (umm I mean a legally ran casino) it is a very fun game and the money is good. *For those who dont understand it is a limit game but the first round is $1 then $2 on second round then $4 and $5 on the next 2 rounds. That is a good game.

Oh I will be one of the losers at the $1-2 NL game (since everyone else here seems to be a pro Im probably F*&!ed). Cant wait to see yall there.

p.s.s I work with numbers I suck at spelling. I didnt notice a spell check so I appolgoize for all mistakes. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[MicroBob]

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The guy that has $700 chips in front of him is only risking $100 dollars with an all-in.

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This is an absolutely horrible philosophy. If you have $700 in chips in front of you then you have $700.
If you bet it all you are risking $700.

I'm sure many players would be happy to have you at the table employing that kind of chip-spewy philosophy though.

It also has nothing to do with the legalization of poker in Florida.

[jasonfish11]

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I'm sure many players would be happy to have you at the table employing that kind of chip-spewy philosophy though.

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I told you I was going to be a loser didnt I?

[Fishhead24]

Attacking the small stakes and bad players will be the key.

-FH-
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[jasonfish11]

Here is the way I figure he is only risking $100. (Bare with me Im an accountant this is a tax example).

If you invest in any stock lets say for $100 it goes up to $700 and then down to $0 that year. What can you claim for capital losses durring the year? Only $100. You didnt lose $700. Same goes with poker you buy in for $100 you always have a negative $100 until you cash out. And no I dont want to get into the tax questions about poker winnings/losses.

[Fishhead24]

You buy-in for 100 and your negative 100 until you cash out???

HUH?

Sorry, I don't see it this way whatsoever.

-FH-

[jasonfish11]

No need to be sorry. Just a difference of oppinion.
I guess I may have a difference philosophy to poker when I play. I play for fun. I take what I plan to lose (not that I always lose). So when I buy in for chips I assume I have already lost that money. Dont want to make it sound like Im a bad player I have played a lot of NL cash games and I think that for about a month or two people will have no idea what they are doing (specially the converted tournament players). When I sit at a table I would say Im on average the 6 or 7th best player (3 or 4 better than me).

But I dont play with the intent of winning I have fun if I lose so be it. I was planning on it when I walked in. If I wanted to win I would invest in oil.

[Fishhead24]

This is like the players that are winning and stating they are "playing with the houses money".

This is just not the case...........when one has the money, it "is their money", not the casinos.

-FH-

[jasonfish11]

I guess I just thinking of it like investing (kind of sounds contradictory to my previous comment but..) I think of it as a fun way to invest in a pretty risky investment. Just like in stock you risk what you purchased it for and you only get the benefits when you sell it. I understand from an accounting standpoint this isnt always the case, but the majority of the time it is.

[Truthiness24]

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yes raising to 25 with aa just to win that incredible 3 dollars in blinds. yes thats great poker playing there.


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I guarantee that this will be a play that's got an EV of at least $40.

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nh

I think it WILL be this soft at first. But get it while you can.