31-08-2004 23:42									#151
	Got spare money?

Hey, I'm up more than that in 32 hours in the last week.

It's called a real job.

	31-08-2004 23:44									#152
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Are you a starving grad student? No, I didn't think so.

	31-08-2004 23:45									#153
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Plus my poker "job" is a lot more fun than your work.

	31-08-2004 23:46									#154
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I could handle the starving. Been there, done that. It would be the lack of AC that would strike me dead quick.

	31-08-2004 23:48									#155
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Poker $20/hour versus real job $20/hour aren't comparable, given that: (a) you have to carry inventory when you're playing poker; and (b) the volatility of gains is much higher with poker.

	01-09-2004 07:50									#156
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quote: OMG POKER IS WELAFARE YOU DIDNT WORK FOR IT!

Of course I worked for it. It was just fun. I'm not making people give me money, they are agreeing to play a game that involves buying chips. The person who wins the most chips wins the money. Totally voluntary.

	01-09-2004 10:03									#157
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Woohoo! I've been playing $1-$2 no limit for about 2 hours, and I'm up $200

	01-09-2004 10:23									#158
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How do I learn this?

	01-09-2004 10:34									#159
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Woohoo, I'm up $275 now!

	01-09-2004 10:37									#160
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Okay, I really want to learn how to play this.

	01-09-2004 10:55									#161
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goto poker room.com and read the instructions, I play for fun money on the omaha hi lo no limit tables, preferably the 100-200 tables.

	01-09-2004 10:58									#162
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Pick up Doyle Brunson's "Super System" - best poker book money can buy.

	01-09-2004 11:33									#163
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Final tally for the night: +$200 (I lost a few hands at the end, and decided I should stop).

Running tally for the week: +$380 (yesterday and today).

I'm pretty happy

	01-09-2004 12:52									#164
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How has poker become so popular recently? Every channel has some kind of "World Series of Poker" on it these days.

	01-09-2004 12:53									#165
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The movie "Rounders", to a large degree.

	02-09-2004 13:05									#166
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Woohoo, started playing 20 minutes ago and I'm up $190 already!

	02-09-2004 13:10									#167
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quote: no, its just the same as you left it.

That's odd. You figure the girls would want to clean up...

	02-09-2004 13:10									#168
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Make that up $330 now

	02-09-2004 13:25									#169
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****, just lost some serious money! Called an all in bet pre flop with pockets queens. Opponent had AK, hit an ace on the river. I'm down to $200 now

	02-09-2004 14:00									#170
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quote: Originally posted by DanS Poker $20/hour versus real job $20/hour aren't comparable, given that: (a) you have to carry inventory when you're playing poker; and (b) the volatility of gains is much higher with poker.

They're comparable given that my bank account is large enough (generally over 2-3k) that the fluctuations don't matter. Also, you get your money faster with this. Real jobs pay approximately 4 days after a 2 week cycle ends. The turnover time for me on this is averaging less than a week (from when I win it to when it's in my bank account).

	02-09-2004 14:00									#171
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Plus it's tax free

	02-09-2004 14:05									#172
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I was up 65$ in the first hour today, then hovered there for another two hours. Sort of pissed at a few bad beats I took, like some ****ing moron's runner-runner 8 high (in his hand; the board had higher than that) flush over my set of ****ing aces.

Who the **** calls a 1$ raise with a 1 in 28(?) draw when there's only 5$ in the ****ing pot?

I wanted to hunt him down and smack some sense into him. It's not even like he got me to bet out on the end (saw the 3rd flush card, thought to myself "no ****ing way", and then realised that this was the internet)

Oh well. God bless the idiots.

	02-09-2004 14:07									#173
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Ya, I was up to a chip count of $423 on a $100 buy in, but I broke all the way down to $88, now I'm back up to $210. When/if I get back over $300 I'm stopping this time

	02-09-2004 14:07									#174
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He thought he was a badass when he hit his miracle draw too. Two people told him "nice hand".

I marked them as suckers on their player notes (the ones you keep on other players).

	02-09-2004 14:08									#175
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Geez I'm just not getting cards anymore tonight, I think I used them all up already...

	02-09-2004 14:12									#176
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I went through that for about an hour today. Only managed to stay in about 15 hands to the flop (out of ~240 an hour). Did not pair a single one higher than the low pair on the board.

Was starting to get frustrated. Still managed to steal a few pots when nobody was looking though...

	02-09-2004 14:14									#177
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Just lost a $40 pot with A9 vs. A10. Grrr.

	02-09-2004 14:17									#178
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Internet poker has taught me the value of Qs and Ks as kickers to your aces.

I only get pissed now when I go down AAQ to AAK

If I raise with AAJ I deserve whatever I get. I still do it if the table's short though.

	02-09-2004 14:17									#179
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A9 again, this time suited. Let's see what happens.

	02-09-2004 14:19									#180
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Flop A77, I bet $5...

1 caller, turn is a K, river is another 7. $40 bet on the end by me. I get called.

Split a damn $100 pot. That ****ing sucks.