Nanook
Full House
Correction....You are wrong. The poker table is the only place to talk about these things........Everybody in the world knows those three topics are taboo ANYWHERE social........
Everyone SHOULD know these topics are taboo. I have been at countless live games where this stuff comes up. It almost never goes well ...
100% agree..For what it’s worth,
Go to have fun and use this first trip as an experience to build on for possible future trips. Don’t have any expectations except to learn. I’ve spent countless hours playing in casinos and there’s almost nothing I haven’t seen happen at a poker table in a casino.
I agree with the rest of what you say too, but I disagree on this point. I'm not saying your advice is wrong all the time or bad advice. I'm just saying my read in this situation is that it calls for something different.First and foremost, don’t buy into a $1/$2 NLHE game for $100, always buy in for at least $300. You will project a more serious image to the players already siting there and not come off as someone trying to hit and run or just trying to pick a spot to shove........
Consider these things: OP has given a bunch of tells before even sitting down at the table. He is brand new here. He says he has never been to a Casino. He tells us his plan is to buy in for $100. He is asking us for advice about a 1st visit to a Casino. He doesn't mention that he has played online or even that he has played a lot or studied the game.
Based on the tells that he has given, I am making some assumptions about his skill level. Guys that have never played in a Casino are giving off all sorts of tells and OP is no different. Sure buying in short is a bit of a tell and is sub optimal for a winning player. For a new player that is most likely not all that strong of a player and is likely both a bit nervous and likely doesn't have deep pockets I don't believe buying in short is a mistake.
There are a bunch of advantages that buying in short accomplish for a new/weaker player that wouldn't apply to an expert. After playing more than 1 million hands live, my observation has been that it is extremely rare for a brand new player to not get felted in his/her 1st ever bullet in a Casino. One of those advantages is if you are going to get felted, you might as well do it for a short buy than a max buy. Maybe, just maybe OP will be able to play a little longer and have more fun if he has more than one bullet.
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