The New Brian

[junYUN]

my guess was he was looking to pick one hand to move in and try to double up.

[SirFWALGMan]

No. I actually play on the site. Obviously I am short rolled so if I hit a bad run or even have KK run into and Ace on the river I am done for. So in that sense I am gambling on being able to take down 2-3 small pots at least. The last few times I tried 30/60 (on tilt, not as part of an experiment) I played 20-30 hands, hit some good cards, and left. It does not take very long to make $1000 at 30/60. It is basically 2-3 small pots.

One other thing that I like about 30/60. You guys are thinking "Shark Bait". I have been there. Albeit for a short period of time. On Titan. the games are SOFT. No Sharks. Alot of the people who play 30/60 there are (I admit) dummies like me who take 300 and try and score. I regularly see people buyin for the minimum.

Anyhow, it is a one time experiment.. I will keep you posted. I am starting tonight with the 3K Guarenteed ($10 entry, pays $900) and possibly another tourney.

[junYUN]

im interested to see how things go. good luck.

[Talking Poker]

Here's my question: Why is it that people who win money think it's somehow not their money? What's the difference between winning $300 from a $3 buy in, finding $300 on the street, getting a paycheck for $300, or opening your wallet and seeing $300 siting there?

NOTHING.

In all those cases, you have $300. If you chose to take it to a 30/60 table, so be it... but when you lose it, I don't see how you can say you lose nothing (or $3 or whatever the case may be) - you lose $300. Not $299, not $301. $300.

I just don't get how people think $300 earned one way is worth more or less than $300 earned another.

If you want to gamble, gamble... but justifying it and pretending you're not blowing it when you do, thats just stupid.

P.S. When you do decide to take your shot at $30/$60 with your 5 BBs, please give me a little bit of advanced notice. I'm not say I'll be gunning for you or anything, but knowing you don't care about losing it anyway, I might as well be the one to take it. And if you wouldn't feel badly losing that money to a stranger, you'd probably feel GOOD losing it to me! I'll even immediately kick some of what I take from you back to this forum, via a contest, or a Freeroll held in your honor... that sort of thing.

You know... The more I think about it, the more I am loving your idea.

[SirFWALGMan]

It is a total Deal TP! But remember, A) You always lose to people in the forum, and B) I am only there until I take 2-3 hands and make 800-900, and C) You should fucking play 30/60 on Titan all the time, I bet you would kill the game!!!! Ok, so you could not 19 table. Oh well.

In regards to money being money. I kind of buy into the casino mentality. When it is sitting in my bank account I consider it money, until then I consider it chips. I dissasociate my bankroll from real world money. I am not sure that is a bad thing at all. I know some people who are afraid to play at all because all they can see is the money. They stay at the .10/.20 tables for there entire game. That is fine for them but it does not work for me.

[Talking Poker]

So.... let's say you win some huge tourney that you won a satellite into and pocket 6 or 7 figures. Or better yet, let's say you hit the Bad Beat Jackpot on Party for $400,000 or so. Rather than going and buying yourself a house and a nice car, etc, you think it would be perfectly reasonable for you to go blow $399,975 of it playing Heads Up with Negreanu, because - HEY! You're still 25 bucks ahead???? I mean, after all, it's not money, right? Just "chips."

Yeah, good luck with that. And seriously, don't forget to let me know about that $30/60 game.

[SirFWALGMan]

I will sign you up first. Now your talking scales of value. If I won 400K, I would for sure take it out and spend it on something nice. However, $300 is like a few hours pay.. so it does not mean THAT MUCH to me. Not that I am going to take $300 from my bank account and put it on a site. It is all a matter of perspective I guess.

[Quint]

This is fine if you've got Bill Gates money or Stuey Unger skill. Otherwise, you better learn the value of a dollar and proper BR management. Good luck.

[ChipFish]

This would be alot funnier if it were true.

Here is the first nomination to bring back Brian.