Things you love about live poker - Page 4

SellingtheDrama · #31 11-13-2007, 09:47 AM

What do I love....

Making money first and foremost
Raking in a huge pot
The look on someone's face after I just outplayed them for their entire stack
And I just flat enjoy playing this game live. It's nice having a hobby that pays more than my job does.

BTMegaCash · #32 11-13-2007, 09:50 AM

showing one card when all in
running it twice
better ability to read players
physical chips/cards
hot bartenders
food comps
people who think they are good but are kinda terrible
raking in a huge pot
having the floor people know your name
the "casino atmosphere"

jeffnc · #33 11-13-2007, 10:07 AM

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6. Something about walking around with a stack of hundreds feels pretty good

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Until you lose said stack of (eight) hundreds somewhere between the cage at Mirage and exiting the Love show a couple hours later. Sorry, I digressed.

jeffnc · #34 11-13-2007, 10:10 AM

In general the thing I like best is that I'm self sustaining on poker trips. (Like someone else said, most people have hobbies that COST money.) Win enough to cover airfare and hotel, free buffet comps which I completely dig, and still have some profit cash when I get back home.

jeffnc · #35 11-13-2007, 10:15 AM

Old stud players at the Holdem tables who think the game is all luck and aren't afraid to teach you. "Now STUD, that's a thinking man's game!" As they proceed to play some of the worst Holdem you can imagine. But hey, it's all luck old dude! Bad break on that hand my friend. And that one too. And yeah, that other hand was unlucky too, that sux.

mrkilla · #36 11-13-2007, 10:20 AM

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-knowing that everyone at the table is smart enough not to play online

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couldn't agree more

WMB · #37 11-13-2007, 11:08 AM

Meeting different people, and yes, I get a kick out of even the most obnoxious, the degens, the characters,etc.

free drinks

much easier games limit for limit than online.

SDone · #38 11-13-2007, 11:38 AM

All players are eagerly trying to get to value town.

fishyak · #39 11-13-2007, 01:32 PM

1) Listening to what other people believe to be true.
2) Spreading lies, and hoping other people believe me.
3) Chips, tidal waves of blue chips (4/8 @ Commerce)
4) Football, roast duck wonton soup and poker all at the same time. (Hawaiian Gardens)
5) The 2am Parade of the Drunken Hotties (as Studio 54 closes @ MGM)
6) taking $ from a guy reading HEFAP at my table.
7) Busting maniacs.
8) Chewing out the "setup" people.
9) Table shares.
10) Just being able to win @ LLHE.

DrewOnTilt · #40 11-13-2007, 01:35 PM

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Old stud players at the Holdem tables who think the game is all luck and aren't afraid to teach you. "Now STUD, that's a thinking man's game!" As they proceed to play some of the worst Holdem you can imagine. But hey, it's all luck old dude! Bad break on that hand my friend. And that one too. And yeah, that other hand was unlucky too, that sux.

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Going to play any form of Stud with these same people, and discovering that they suck just as badly as they do at holdem.

I mean, come on, how often will you see someone in Stud/8 call 4 bets cold on 3rd street with AK7 rainbow (at least the Ace was his door card) and proceed to catch perfect-perfect-perfect-perfect for a wheel? I don't even think that has ever happened online.