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Siro said:
Mostly traditional. I will occasionally put down the $12.50 for zone poker (and I will play the occasional tournament). But I don't really like it for several reasons.

1. Since you can fold and pick a new hand instantly, almost everyone only plays very strong hands.

2. Given the insane fold rate, I will very often get a monster hand, but end up only winning the blinds because the entire table left.

3. I can't track the players. In traditional games, I can quickly learn who's vulnerable to steels, who's a calling station, who overplays, and so on.

4. Given the three reasons above, I feel zone becomes pretty much a crapshoot. And I am spending too much time and effort to learn the subtleties of the game to throw it away on zone poker.

Why do you prefer it?
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It solves my single biggest issue with online poker... attention span. When playing a traditional game I find myself surfing the web, making dumb calls with **** hands because I want to do something, crap like that. I agree with all of your points though. Plus, zone poker is a bad beat machine. You can wait for premium hands all you want, but it always seems like when you play AK some other jackass played 10-3 suited and hits the flush. You hit the King with two spades, bet it strong...he calls. Third spade hits, he checks, you bet strong, he calls. Then he flips over the flush and you're like WTF? You didn't want to bet your flush? But he didn't need to, I bet it for him. Yeah, it gets frustrating. I just can't sit and play on a single table and pay attention.
 
Gameface said:
It solves my single biggest issue with online poker... attention span. When playing a traditional game I find myself surfing the web, making dumb calls with **** hands because I want to do something, crap like that. I agree with all of your points though. Plus, zone poker is a bad beat machine. You can wait for premium hands all you want, but it always seems like when you play AK some other jackass played 10-3 suited and hits the flush. You hit the King with two spades, bet it strong...he calls. Third spade hits, he checks, you bet strong, he calls. Then he flips over the flush and you're like WTF? You didn't want to bet your flush? But he didn't need to, I bet it for him. Yeah, it gets frustrating. I just can't sit and play on a single table and pay attention.
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What amazes me about low stakes cash games is the number of limpers and timid players. They will hit AA, and just call the BB. Why? They will hit a two pair on the flop, and check or make a small bet. WTF? I have actually got to the point where I'll make a 2/3rd of a pot bet on the flop if I at least have a pair. It doesn't even have to be the top pair. 90% will just fold then and there, even if they have something. It is crazy.

I have built my bankroll close to the point where I'm comfortable moving to .25/.50 games. I wonder if level of competition improves at that point.
 
Siro said:
What amazes me about low stakes cash games is the number of limpers and timid players. They will hit AA, and just call the BB. Why? They will hit a two pair on the flop, and check or make a small bet. WTF? I have actually got to the point where I'll make a 2/3rd of a pot bet on the flop if I at least have a pair. It doesn't even have to be the top pair. 90% will just fold then and there, even if they have something. It is crazy.

I have built my bankroll close to the point where I'm comfortable moving to .25/.50 games. I wonder if level of competition improves at that point.
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It should improve a little, but there will still be tons of weak players. More weak than strong players. Plus, I've heard that bovada attracts weak players, many are just killing time waiting to see if their sports bets hit.
 
My dad is ****ting his pants right now with this TCU game.....520 if TCU wins 210 if Oregon wins
 
Crazy.....if this ASU WVU game is under 54 points my step mom takes 2nd in the same pool lol
 
Jazz are +15. I'm not taking it, but it's tempting.
 
Also they have Fish's favorite, O/U on Hood's made 3s is 1.5
 
I finished 3rd in a multi-table poker tournament with over 120 participants. This my best placement ever (but I don't play that many tournaments). I was actually chip leader for a while on the final table, but my stack was demolished after 2 disastrous bad beats. Nonetheless, I ended up winning something like $90 on a $3 investment. It was really exciting.
 
Siro said:
I finished 3rd in a multi-table poker tournament with over 120 participants. This my best placement ever (but I don't play that many tournaments). I was actually chip leader for a while on the final table, but my stack was demolished after 2 disastrous bad beats. Nonetheless, I ended up winning something like $90 on a $3 investment. It was really exciting.
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Bovada?
 
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