A thread to talk about poker

[rjs246]

I haven't played cards in like 5 months. This makes me cry tears of disappointed rage.

[ice grillin you]

isnt playing it for money what makes it illegal not whether it takes skill or not?

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I hosted a neighborhood game on Saturday night.  Based on my experience with these sorts of "friendly" games, skill is very important to success.  A lot of people will complain about playing against idiots, but the fact of the matter is that skilled people win against non-skilled people more often than not.

[phattymatty]

and i'm pretty sure there are different laws in different states, but at least in SC, they only considered games that are more reliant on chance than on skill to be illegal. 

[ice grillin you]

i thought running a book or a casino out of your house was a federal no no

so maryland for example if it wanted could make poker houses legal?

[rjs246]

isnt playing it for money what makes it illegal not whether it takes skill or not?

No, the origin behind the law is that the bible denounces 'games of chance' as immoral. Money plays a part only in that it allowed law-makers to point to people who lost everything as additional evidence that it should be outlawed.

I hosted a neighborhood game on Saturday night.  Based on my experience with these sorts of "friendly" games, skill is very important to success.  A lot of people will complain about playing against idiots, but the fact of the matter is that skilled people win against non-skilled people more often than not.

A skilled player will almost always win against A unskilled player. A skilled player against a room full of idiots can win, lose or anything in between.

[phattymatty]

over time. 

[ice grillin you]

isnt playing it for money what makes it illegal not whether it takes skill or not?

No, the origin behind the law is that the bible denounces 'games of chance' as immoral.

so having a poker game at your house is technically illegal whether money is involved or not?

[rjs246]

isnt playing it for money what makes it illegal not whether it takes skill or not?

No, the origin behind the law is that the bible denounces 'games of chance' as immoral.

so having a poker game at your house is technically illegal whether money is involved or not?

That's actually a very good question. I have no idea. I would imagine that the law would only ever pass if money were involved, but I don't actually know.

[phattymatty]

i think it's a state by state thing.  like in SC for example, they haven't rewritten the laws since the early 1800s, so technically playing monopoly or any game involving dice is illegal.  i think most states have updated .

normally, it's only illegal if it includes chance and cash money.  

[ice grillin you]

if its state by state i cant believe more states dont have casinos...if nothing else it would be a quick way to lower their deficits

actually its gotta be federal otherwise the only casinos wouldnt be on indian land (and some boats)

[Tomahawk]

I don't know how it works for all states, but in IL, the casinos gotta be on water.

Last weekend we had some newcomers playing and they kept calling games with wild cards. I hate poker with anything wild.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

A skilled player will almost always win against A unskilled player. A skilled player against a room full of idiots can win, lose or anything in between.

True, but the skilled player is still more likely to win than any single one of the idiots.

[Munson]

I'd kill for a local poker house.

The tourny I used to go to up off Macdade blvd got busted over the summer.


Finally went to AC in January too....I went up 165 dollars in the first 45 minutes I sat down. Nice.
Second day didn't go so well.

[rjs246]

It looks like the shady ass poker room that I used to go to might be re-opening. I'm getting the twitch...