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One of the worst things about poker IMO is that everyone unnecessarily links it with gambling. It's one of my favorite games to play with friends and money is

One of the worst things about poker IMO is that everyone unnecessarily links it with gambling. It's one of my favorite games to play with friends and money is never, ever involved. You just play to win as many games as possible. I feel like a lot of people miss out on a very fun game simply because they don't want to gamble and can't imagine playing without doing so.

pessimizer 4y ago
It loses a lot of strategy without the gambling. The way to fix it isn't to nerf it, but just to give everyone the same amount of "funny money" to start. Raid that old copy of Monopoly.
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creakingstairs 4y ago
> It's one of my favorite games to play with friends and money is never, ever involved. I personally hate playing poker without real money. I feel like taking out money gets rid of one of the most interesting thing about poker. I don’t really like fake money either as many people don’t play as seriously as when there is real money involved. I noticed that even when the amount is very small (so it might as well be fake money), people just play different when real money is involved.
- Asraelite 4y ago
  > I don’t really like fake money either as many people don’t play as seriously as when there is real money involved. I've noticed this with some people too and it's really baffling to me. Do you not play any other games seriously? When you're playing a video game or a board game do you also just not bother trying to win because there's no money involved? Why do people take exception to this for poker but not for any other games?
  - creakingstairs 4y ago
    > Do you not play any other games seriously? When you're playing a video game or a board game do you also just not bother trying to win because there's no money involved? I am competitive and will try to play seriously without money. I don’t know but the quality of game seems to be significantly higher (eg people play more seriously) when real money is involved online or offline. So I just don’t play poker without real money. I acknowledge that this can be a false heuristic. > Why do people take exception to this for poker but not for any other games? Maybe because risk management is such a core part of the game and having real money involved makes the risks seem more “real”.
- 988747 4y ago
  Playing with money affects your strategy, because once you are out of money you are out of the game. Even if you play for pennies, you still need to think about how much can you put at stake in every single game in order to maximize profits. If you have 20c and your opponent has 70c then it will take you at least few games to come up ahead. Just counting number of times you won a hand removes a lot of complexity.
mod 4y ago
It's not unnecessary; poker is inextricably linked with gambling. You can't play poker if you aren't gambling, not truly. You can only play a shell of the game.
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pessimizer 4y ago

It loses a lot of strategy without the gambling. The way to fix it isn't to nerf it, but just to give everyone the same amount of "funny money" to start. Raid that old copy of Monopoly.

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creakingstairs 4y ago

> It's one of my favorite games to play with friends and money is never, ever involved. I personally hate playing poker without real money. I feel like taking out money gets rid of one of the most interesting thing about poker. I don’t really like fake money either as many people don’t play as seriously as when there is real money involved. I noticed that even when the amount is very small (so it might as well be fake money), people just play different when real money is involved.

Asraelite 4y ago
> I don’t really like fake money either as many people don’t play as seriously as when there is real money involved. I've noticed this with some people too and it's really baffling to me. Do you not play any other games seriously? When you're playing a video game or a board game do you also just not bother trying to win because there's no money involved? Why do people take exception to this for poker but not for any other games?
- creakingstairs 4y ago
  > Do you not play any other games seriously? When you're playing a video game or a board game do you also just not bother trying to win because there's no money involved? I am competitive and will try to play seriously without money. I don’t know but the quality of game seems to be significantly higher (eg people play more seriously) when real money is involved online or offline. So I just don’t play poker without real money. I acknowledge that this can be a false heuristic. > Why do people take exception to this for poker but not for any other games? Maybe because risk management is such a core part of the game and having real money involved makes the risks seem more “real”.
988747 4y ago
Playing with money affects your strategy, because once you are out of money you are out of the game. Even if you play for pennies, you still need to think about how much can you put at stake in every single game in order to maximize profits. If you have 20c and your opponent has 70c then it will take you at least few games to come up ahead. Just counting number of times you won a hand removes a lot of complexity.

mod 4y ago

It's not unnecessary; poker is inextricably linked with gambling. You can't play poker if you aren't gambling, not truly. You can only play a shell of the game.

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