bananamankevin
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Hi everyone,
I've been lurking for a bit and figured I'd introduce myself.
I actually learned poker after moving to a small town in Nebraska for work. There wasn't a whole lot to do outside of work, so I started playing in a free bar poker league. Over time I learned the game, started having some success in tournaments, and eventually became a slightly profitable player—which is just enough to keep my wife supportive of the hobby. I'm definitely not a pro, though.
A few years later I moved to Utah. Finding a regular poker game here turned out to be even harder than in Nebraska. Most of the bar poker scene is more promotional/pay-to-play than what I was looking for. Nothing wrong with that, but it wasn't quite the style of poker I enjoyed.
Eventually I started hosting very low-stakes home games (think $5-$10 tournaments) and slowly built a group of poker friends. Some of them caught the poker bug too, and now we rotate hosting monthly games. It's been a great way to build a little poker community.
As seems to happen with most middle-aged hobbies, we've started getting increasingly interested in the gear side of things. One guy upgrades from Walmart dice chips to an Ace set. Someone else discovers Copags. I bought a nicer poker table. You know how it goes.
My next upgrade will probably be chips, which is what brought me here. I'm hoping to learn more about the different options and avoid making an expensive mistake. At the moment I'm leaning toward ceramics, but I'm still very much in the education phase.
If anyone has recommendations on where a beginner should start—especially for reasonably priced ceramic chips—I'd love to hear them.
Looking forward to learning from all of you.
I've been lurking for a bit and figured I'd introduce myself.
I actually learned poker after moving to a small town in Nebraska for work. There wasn't a whole lot to do outside of work, so I started playing in a free bar poker league. Over time I learned the game, started having some success in tournaments, and eventually became a slightly profitable player—which is just enough to keep my wife supportive of the hobby. I'm definitely not a pro, though.
A few years later I moved to Utah. Finding a regular poker game here turned out to be even harder than in Nebraska. Most of the bar poker scene is more promotional/pay-to-play than what I was looking for. Nothing wrong with that, but it wasn't quite the style of poker I enjoyed.
Eventually I started hosting very low-stakes home games (think $5-$10 tournaments) and slowly built a group of poker friends. Some of them caught the poker bug too, and now we rotate hosting monthly games. It's been a great way to build a little poker community.
As seems to happen with most middle-aged hobbies, we've started getting increasingly interested in the gear side of things. One guy upgrades from Walmart dice chips to an Ace set. Someone else discovers Copags. I bought a nicer poker table. You know how it goes.
My next upgrade will probably be chips, which is what brought me here. I'm hoping to learn more about the different options and avoid making an expensive mistake. At the moment I'm leaning toward ceramics, but I'm still very much in the education phase.
If anyone has recommendations on where a beginner should start—especially for reasonably priced ceramic chips—I'd love to hear them.
Looking forward to learning from all of you.
