I remember my first poker game very clearly. I believe it was at either 888Poker or Pacific Poker. It's quite ironic that these two sites have merged into one. It was a freeroll as I didn't feel confident enough to put money into the cashier, let alone play with real cash!
I remember thinking "this is easy" and yet I was knocked out within about 10 minutes (if that). I then moved onto the play money tables and decided this was going to be my online poker learning ground. I must have restocked my 1,000 play chips about 6 times (just buying into small play money tournaments), so you can imagine how many tournaments I played to spend 6,000 in chips.
After spending all those chips, I actually starting winning and things started to "click". I managed to get my stack up to 39,000 and decided it was time to deposit. I was really scared to spend money on the internet but I finally plucked up the courage and put $30 on.
I managed to get my balance up to $500 and withdrew $300 after many many hours of playing sitngo's and tournaments. After my withdrawal, things went a bit sour and I managed to lose most of it. I think my $30 deposit must have lasted me at least a year and with $270 profit, it was money definitely well spent.
I also spent a lot of time watching the higher buyin games on Pacific Poker. I loved the USA players on there; they were brilliant players and friendly too. I'm talking a good few years ago now, as you can tell.
What is your first online poker experience?
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