Best bang for the buck place to live to play Internet poker?

[WhoIam]

Australia/New Zealand/Thailand--the added advantage is that US poker primetime is in the afternoon and late morning. Man I miss that.

[AaronL]

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here in oklahoma city, houses are insanely cheap compared most other areas of the country and we have live poker anywhere from a 20 minute to 2 hour drive depending on where you want to go

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I moved back from Vegas to Oklahoma because I remembered how good the games were here when poker first became legal here... in my opinion the games here are dry as hell right now (unless you don't plan on playing higher then 1/2NL or 3/6 Limit)... I've been back for a year and half and I went from playing live 90% of the time in vegas to 90% online because of lack of game selection here...

Not to highjack the orginal post, because it is cheap as hell to live here (and I'm extreme tight wad so I know [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] .... I went from renting a room in someone's house in vegas for $500 a month to living in a one bed room furished apartment here for $325 a month)...

Anyhow, IMHO, if your decision is based on poker I would go with Vegas... if you want to live somewhere dirt cheap look into Oklahoma...

[okietalker]

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living on the Caribean coast wouldn't be so bad, would it?

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You mean apart from the 20 hurricanes a year? [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

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Only been "hit" by 1 hurricane in the last 10+ years. Although thet have received a ton of rain from numerous hurricanes/storms.

Besides the houses are built to handle them. They use cinder block with a stucco exterior finish.

believe me I have really looked into this and it is a very viable option.

[keikiwai]

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Because the country is incredibly awesome?

- Incredibly low cost of living.
- Tons of cool European architecture.
- Beautiful Argentine women.
- Good internet access and big city amenities you are used to.
- Lots of good theatre & tango shows.
- Very safe for how large the city is, especially considering it is in South America. I feel entirely comfortable walking 10 blocks at 3 am coming back from a bar or taking a cab from across town.
- Great Argentine food. Must like beef though.
- Low cost of living is worth repeating. 60 cent empanadas, $2-3 taxi rides, $1-2.50 for drinks at bars.
- The people are really friendly as well.

Downsides:

- You are coming during winter.
- Not a whole lot of people speak English. Any extended stay requires spanish classes if you aren't already fluent.

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che... que flor de boludes... que trucha!!!... no it's actually pretty much right on

spanish is relatively easy to learn if you speak english already

i used to have argentinian room-mates, have not been to the country yet, but from what i've heard from them, their friends, and tourists, moving down there could be very fun

if i had the chance i'd def. consider argentina (though prob. move to buenos aires just to get comfy then move out of the city to someplace nicer)

[TobDog]

Also, where do yo live now might help.
I live in Southern California, and while my neighborhood does have a special tax for the schools, it will end, but Cali has a property tax cap, so if real estate spikes, they can only hit you I think its 2% increase each year, if you move into an established community that has no tax assessments for schools, police, parks, etc, you are probably fine. You may want to check the math before you sell your house and go somewhere cheaper, hidden costs, my wifes friends moved from their 1 bedroom condo in Irvine to Philly and found that they have a great house but it costs them much more in the winter(heat/gas) and summer(electric/AC) then they spent here, also their tax base is different, they love it, but if they knew what they now know they wouldnt have done it.) Dont forget property value gain is taxable and can eat up a decent chunk if you want to "cash out" too.

[pokerstarswhat]

ottawa,IL casinos within driving distance plus you can get a 4 bedroom 2 story house for around $550 to $650 per month. Very low crime! Mostly white people that live here thus the low crime!

[TobDog]

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Mostly white people that live here thus the low crime!

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classic

[TheMetetron]

The best bang for your buck is definitely not anywhere in the USA. It's debatable which country/location it is, but the USA, Europe, Canada, and Australia are immediately out. It's obviously somewhere in Central or South America or Asia.

[aujoz]

I guess it depends how literally you take the request for "best bang for your buck."

[TheMetetron]

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I guess it depends how literally you take the request for "best bang for your buck."

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Stretch your money the farthest while still maintaining as close to your usual lifestyle as possible was my interpretation. Hence the recommendation for BsAs. You can probably stretch your money even farther in Thailand but that's a bit too 3rd world for me. Still, a 300% raise isn't bad for moving to Argentina.