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Originally Posted by missdpuck
I was disappointed that Full Tilt Poker Academy requires real money. Pretty naive, huh. I could just picture how much I would lose; perhaps less than I would lose if I just threw myself out there. It does seem that my play changes when playing with virtual cash as opposed to the real thing. Is it like that for you guys?
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Real money vs. play money - there is no comparisn. In my experience on play money tables I would venture to say the percentage of flops seen on the average table is easily well above 50%, and alot of the time there will be several players all-in preflop with pretty much any two cards. basically, players are just there to gamble. If you play that way for real money, no matter what the stakes, you will never be a profitable poker player.
In my opinion, using play money tables to learn how to play poker (if you're just starting out) is not a good idea. It's hard to play the right way when 70% or more of the players at the table are playing fast and loose. Better of starting at the penny tables or $10 NL ($0.05/0.10 NL). Again, just my opinion.