Tight Poker

[happycamper374]

I'm thinking of getting an account there with unmentionable. Thoughts?

[darinvg]

I've heard good things. Most people either play Stars or Full tilt. You just have to make sure you have RB and adjust to the blinds. Antes make a big difference in your push range.

[randy72560]

Fulltilt is ok. I prefer to play Stars though. Everything seems to go so slow at tilt. Not just the tournament structure, but everone seems to act slow as well.. On the plus side, the cash game players are super nits, but there is always one or tow super lagtards..

Funny story: My 10 year old Preston loves poker as most of my kids do.. His grandparents (my in-laws) let him play 1 and 2 dollar sng's every now and again.. After some talking with my wife we decided to allow him to start playing some $1 SNG's and small buy-in tournaments. Long story short, he's been kicking ass!! Granted, it's not like he has no clue qas to what he's doing, he listens to me and the wife talk about poker for years. His Grandparents play online daily, both his aunts and uncles, and of course his parents all play online and live often.. So, he kinda has a head start... He's fearless!!

Do you guys see this as wrong?? Of course we don't let him play everyday and he is semi-supervised when he does play.. At first I didn't like the idea, but I figure he's going to play one day anyway.. I might as well help him along.. Of course, I would not encourage him to try and play as a pro, but he is a very smart kid and he just enjoys challenges..

[happycamper374]

I think it's totally fine. As long has you are teaching him to be responsible as he goes along. I don't really think that there is any moral or ethical reason not to have him play for money.

When he moves up to the tens, let me know. I'll stake him.

[mewsiclovr]

Yeah I see no harm in it - make sure he knows stuff like BR management and the value of money though. Don't want him turning into a true degen gambler.

[bram]

re your son playing,

Say even if he moves up to the 100's or whatever and blows through his bankroll tilting, he will be what 12 years old and have learnt an invaluable life lesson. Obviously ensure he is still involved in sports and social stuff, but hey poker is more constructive than computer games.

[thehawk06]

i'd say the dangerous thing is probably understanding the value of money. especially if he's on there and sometimes sitting in on some big cash games, watching guys throw around salaries like its nothing.