Newbie Question - The Punters Lounge

Marcus0000 · 29-05-2006, 09:14

God it sucks calling yourself a newbie doesn't it? lol If this has been asked before I apoligize, but I'm big into poker as I'm sure most can tell from where I live. I go to the casinos about 5 or so days a week and play poker. Where do you guys primarily play? It seems like a nice brotherhood/sisterhood here in poker in the threads I've been reading where everyone is cheering each other on and I like it. Was just wondering where you guys mostly play at so I can join up and have a little fun as well. I'm mostly registered at a lot of American poker sites, (just for practice and relaxing, nothing major) but I've played at some European sites before and must say you European poker players are quite the challenge.

Cloud · 29-05-2006, 09:28

Welcome aboard Marcus. One great way of getting involved is to take part in the many competitions that the PL run - very competitive and a very good standard of play - but real friendly too. You'll find them all in the top half of the Poker Forum homepage. Good Luck and hope you get some great cards - though not against me!!!!

Cloud · 29-05-2006, 09:32

And by the way - I'm not jealous about where you live.
Honest.
No, really I'm not !!!

Tax_Monkey · 29-05-2006, 09:38

Marcus. Nice to have you here, there's a few people from PL going to Vegas who might be able to benefit from local knowledge

.

As Cloud says there are the PL sponsored tourneys (the Virgin one is especially good value) but there's also the daily diary and people tend to post when they find something that looks good.

Best advice is to have a good look through the forum.

Have fun
Tax

Marcus0000 · 29-05-2006, 09:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by thecloud

And by the way - I'm not jealous about where you live.
Honest.
No, really I'm not !!!

lol if you moved here and lived here awhile, trust me the prestige of "Las Vegas" wears off. To me its just another city as I've lived here going on 6 years. Only difference is I can legally do things I couldn't do when I grew up in Chicago and make a living off of it. I joined a sit and go one night at 24hpoker (dunno if anyone has played there before) and this one guy was saying i'm a liar, that I don't really live here, and prove that i live here. I just told the guy to e-mail their support staff for my IP address for the proof lol Once you live here awhile the fascination wears off, but yeah when I didn't live here Vegas was like paradise to me.

Marcus0000 · 29-05-2006, 09:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tax_Monkey

Marcus. Nice to have you here, there's a few people from PL going to Vegas who might be able to benefit from local knowledge

.

As Cloud says there are the PL sponsored tourneys (the Virgin one is especially good value) but there's also the daily diary and people tend to post when they find something that looks good.

Best advice is to have a good look through the forum.

Have fun
Tax

Ok I'll do that then. If you guys need a great heads up on Vegas stuff going on, better casinos/hotels to stay at etc. My mom actually runs a site dedicated to that (can't believe I'm promoting my mom lol) . If you need anything else then don't hesitate to ask. I don't know the policy the board regarding links so I don't want to get in trouble putting the link of her site up.

Hodgey · 29-05-2006, 09:59

Hi Marcus and

to the Lounge.

I have a question if you don't mind. I'm off to Vegas this weekend and will be staying at Caesars Palace - can you tell me what the dress code is like (if any)?

Thanks in advance.

Marcus0000 · 29-05-2006, 10:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hodgey

Hi Marcus and

to the Lounge.

I have a question if you don't mind. I'm off to Vegas this weekend and will be staying at Caesars Palace - can you tell me what the dress code is like (if any)?

Thanks in advance.

Depends, for the casino itself? It's as casual as you want. There are no dress codes for casinos here. Sometimes in the strip casinos tho if you go to a fancy restaurant they require dress clothes. If you plan to go to a fancy restaurant then pack just a set of dress clothes for that. But on the casino you can wear a t-shirt and jeans all you want, there is no fancy dress code on the casino floors other then wearing a shirt and pants lol

Hodgey · 29-05-2006, 10:07

Thanks mate.

Marcus0000 · 29-05-2006, 10:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hodgey

Thanks mate.

No problem mate, I hope you enjoy your visit here. You gonna be playing table games or you a slot person?

Hodgey · 29-05-2006, 10:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcus0000

No problem mate, I hope you enjoy your visit here. You gonna be playing table games or you a slot person?

I'm sure I will!

I qualified for the Pokerdome (details here), so will be playing that. Apart from that, I'm not sure what I'll be doing!

Marcus0000 · 29-05-2006, 10:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hodgey

I'm sure I will!

I qualified for the Pokerdome (details here), so will be playing that. Apart from that, I'm not sure what I'll be doing!

Nice one, do us proud then! And when you win give a shout out to Punters Lounge lol If you play any table games (blackjack, let it ride, carribean stud poker, etc..) my advice for that is to watch the table before you join. The whole purpose of coming to Vegas is to have fun of course, you wanna win money but if you have fun doing it then it makes it all better. Just watch the tables, see how the people are. Sometimes you can get stuck at a bad table where everyone is quiet, or there is some idiot there cussing out everyone and the dealer. No one wants to put up with that. The biggest mistake tho for joining a table game is watching to see how the table is doing and just joining because everyone is winning. When dealing with blackjack you will have great deals and you will have horrible deals. Just because its great one deal doesn't mean it will be great the next. Your from Essex so I'm sure you can throw many a drink down.

Hodgey · 29-05-2006, 10:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcus0000

Nice one, do us proud then! And when you win give a shout out to Punters Lounge lol If you play any table games (blackjack, let it ride, carribean stud poker, etc..) my advice for that is to watch the table before you join. The whole purpose of coming to Vegas is to have fun of course, you wanna win money but if you have fun doing it then it makes it all better. Just watch the tables, see how the people are. Sometimes you can get stuck at a bad table where everyone is quiet, or there is some idiot there cussing out everyone and the dealer. No one wants to put up with that. The biggest mistake tho for joining a table game is watching to see how the table is doing and just joining because everyone is winning. When dealing with blackjack you will have great deals and you will have horrible deals. Just because its great one deal doesn't mean it will be great the next.

I've hardly ever played blackjack. More than likely I will spunk the free $500 on the roulette table!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcus0000

Your from Essex so I'm sure you can throw many a drink down.

I try my best!

ColU_FC · 29-05-2006, 11:03

to the poker section Marcus.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcus0000

Your from Essex so I'm sure you can throw many a drink down.

Us Essex boys don't drink, never touch a drop. I'm sure the PL crowd from Thursday night will confirm this.

Marcus0000 · 29-05-2006, 11:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by ColU_FC

to the poker section Marcus.

Us Essex boys don't drink, never touch a drop. I'm sure the PL crowd from Thursday night will confirm this.

haha, thats like saying I don't drink

And considering I'm 3/4th's of hte way through a 1.75 liter of Bourbon I'm just a dirty liar. And yes I know, damn us for not using the metric system lol

I had to edit this thing because I put ML instead of liter, man i suck lol

ColU_FC · 29-05-2006, 11:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcus0000

And yes I know, damn us for not using the metric system lol

That's OK, nor do we really. We still buys pints of beer, not litres. Which reminds me, our pints are bigger than yours.

Marcus0000 · 29-05-2006, 11:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by ColU_FC

That's OK, nor do we really. We still buys pints of beer, not litres. Which reminds me, our pints are bigger than yours.

Very true, I envy you guys on that. I get a glass of lager here and its a horrible small amount. I really have to visit there soon, I'm sure I'll fit in nice drinking wise

Marcus0000 · 29-05-2006, 11:26

BTW if anyone is reading this that follows me in my baseball posts. I started drinking after I went through the early games and posted my play for the early games. So your safe. Don't want people think I'm just some drunken idiot picking games lol Trust me, your safe. I never bet when I'm drinking. I learned my lesson years ago.

Masterplan · 29-05-2006, 11:41

metric ... whats that. a 9oz steak, quarter pound burger and a pint of bitter please

6ooner · 29-05-2006, 11:46

To the Poker Lounge Marcus. How does it work out for you time wise? You must have made the initial post around 1pm, most of the leagues games we end up playing should be around lunchtime for you I should imagine.

You seriously want to be out of bed by lunchtime??

29-05-2006, 09:14	#1 (permalink)
Marcus0000 American Sports Punter Join Date: 17 Jun 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Age: 29 Posts: 134	Newbie Question God it sucks calling yourself a newbie doesn't it? lol If this has been asked before I apoligize, but I'm big into poker as I'm sure most can tell from where I live. I go to the casinos about 5 or so days a week and play poker. Where do you guys primarily play? It seems like a nice brotherhood/sisterhood here in poker in the threads I've been reading where everyone is cheering each other on and I like it. Was just wondering where you guys mostly play at so I can join up and have a little fun as well. I'm mostly registered at a lot of American poker sites, (just for practice and relaxing, nothing major) but I've played at some European sites before and must say you European poker players are quite the challenge.

29-05-2006, 09:28	#2 (permalink)
Cloud Getting the job done Join Date: 29 Jul 2005 Age: 37 Posts: 735 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: Newbie Question Welcome aboard Marcus. One great way of getting involved is to take part in the many competitions that the PL run - very competitive and a very good standard of play - but real friendly too. You'll find them all in the top half of the Poker Forum homepage. Good Luck and hope you get some great cards - though not against me!!!! __________________ http://plpoker.blogspot.com/ - newly updated http://thecloud71.blogspot.com/

29-05-2006, 09:32	#3 (permalink)
Cloud Getting the job done Join Date: 29 Jul 2005 Age: 37 Posts: 735 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: Newbie Question And by the way - I'm not jealous about where you live. Honest. No, really I'm not !!! __________________ http://plpoker.blogspot.com/ - newly updated http://thecloud71.blogspot.com/

29-05-2006, 09:38	#4 (permalink)
Tax_Monkey Returning Punter Join Date: 18 Mar 2006 Location: Sunderland Posts: 1,266	Re: Newbie Question Marcus. Nice to have you here, there's a few people from PL going to Vegas who might be able to benefit from local knowledge. As Cloud says there are the PL sponsored tourneys (the Virgin one is especially good value) but there's also the daily diary and people tend to post when they find something that looks good. Best advice is to have a good look through the forum. Have fun Tax __________________ If I had all the money I've spent on drink.... I'd spend it on drink! Last edited by Tax_Monkey; 29-05-2006 at 09:38.

29-05-2006, 09:59	#7 (permalink)
Hodgey Fearless Punter Join Date: 29 Aug 2002 Location: Essex Age: 33 Posts: 6,943 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Re: Newbie Question Hi Marcus and to the Lounge. I have a question if you don't mind. I'm off to Vegas this weekend and will be staying at Caesars Palace - can you tell me what the dress code is like (if any)? Thanks in advance. __________________ Tipster Challenge Champion! http://sleekshot.blogspot.com/

29-05-2006, 10:07	#9 (permalink)
Hodgey Fearless Punter Join Date: 29 Aug 2002 Location: Essex Age: 33 Posts: 6,943 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Re: Newbie Question Thanks mate. __________________ Tipster Challenge Champion! http://sleekshot.blogspot.com/

29-05-2006, 11:26	#18 (permalink)
Marcus0000 American Sports Punter Join Date: 17 Jun 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Age: 29 Posts: 134	Re: Newbie Question BTW if anyone is reading this that follows me in my baseball posts. I started drinking after I went through the early games and posted my play for the early games. So your safe. Don't want people think I'm just some drunken idiot picking games lol Trust me, your safe. I never bet when I'm drinking. I learned my lesson years ago.

29-05-2006, 11:41	#19 (permalink)
Masterplan Legendary Punter Join Date: 08 Feb 2006 Posts: 1,315	Re: Newbie Question metric ... whats that. a 9oz steak, quarter pound burger and a pint of bitter please __________________ www.allinpokerblog.co.uk

29-05-2006, 11:46	#20 (permalink)
6ooner Schizophrenic punters Join Date: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 1,881	Re: Newbie Question To the Poker Lounge Marcus. How does it work out for you time wise? You must have made the initial post around 1pm, most of the leagues games we end up playing should be around lunchtime for you I should imagine. You seriously want to be out of bed by lunchtime?? __________________ WOODY: How's it going, Mr. Peterson? NORM: Poor. WOODY: I'm sorry to hear that. NORM: No, I mean pour. ___________________________________ http://6ooner.blogspot.com/

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