# SDMB Poker game **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 29, 2010, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-game/541220 "2010-05-29T20:17:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Happy\_Poster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-game/541220/1 "2010-05-29T20:17:44Z")
Anyone interested in this? We can work out details in a bit 🙂 (Probably end up as hold em in a private room on stars, but who knows…) ---
**Author:** ![kjckjc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@kjckjc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kjckjc)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-game/541220/2 "2010-05-29T20:38:15Z")
I believe it is open enrollment, but I am sure the people that actually play can tell you more: > **[SDMB Poker Q2 2010 - It's like taking Tabasco from a baby](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=558168)** > > We are inviting all to join us on Thursday nights at 10:00 Eastern Time to play poker (Texas Hold’em). It is free. Here is the link to the poker room. We play on the private server that is currently titled SDMB Poker(chez fubbleskag). The... ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-game/541220/3 "2010-05-29T20:40:18Z")
[Current thread for the weekly SDMB poker game.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=558168) We’ve bounced around different hosts over the years, mostly because of the difficulty of getting access for U.S. players. Currently we’re using software from Poker Mavens that actually lets us host our own game, and the client runs in a web browser (which makes us accessible to just about any platform). We also run a chat room on AIM, for game comments and just generally shooting the breeze. We’ve added several new players in the past few months. It’s a pretty social game, although we try to take the play somewhat seriously. It’s not the devil-may-care, all-in push-fest that some online games can be, as one newbie recently pointed out. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Poster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-game/541220/4 "2010-05-29T22:10:47Z")
I can’t possibly make those times, unfortunately, except on the odd occasion (annoyingly I’d have been able to do it in the most recent game!) Any interest in another game, ideally on the weekend? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Poster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-game/541220/5 "2010-05-29T22:11:47Z")
Or I’ll play someone HU4ROLLZ (:D)now on Poker Mavens, whatever that is… ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2010, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-game/541220/6 "2010-05-30T00:15:12Z")
I am willing at other times. I can be available most evenings. ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2010, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-game/541220/7 "2010-05-30T02:55:15Z")
I’d possibly be up for a 2nd poker game. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2010, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-game/541220/8 "2010-05-30T03:45:50Z")
i’m in pretty much whenever. i kind of like thursdays because it is just funsies. but it’s serious funsies if you get my drift. and i don’t mind kicking in a buck or two just to keep it interesting. but i have no interest in playing a pay for play on line poker site. shit if i am going to lose real cash i want to look at the souls in the eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Turble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-game/541220/9 "2010-05-30T17:15:12Z")
I’d play if it’s for money. BTW, it’s not hard to make a small deposit on a site like PokerStars; just a phone call. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-game/541220/10 "2010-05-30T20:06:44Z")
> [@Turble](#): > > I’d play if it’s for money. > > BTW, it’s not hard to make a small deposit on a site like PokerStars; just a phone call. Nah, we play for funsies, and it is highly competitive. C’mon join, what have you got to lose except an hour or so from your life? and it is NOT an all-in fest right at the beginning and the pace is pretty quick. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-game/541220/11 "2010-06-01T04:08:15Z")
> [@Turble](#): > > I’d play if it’s for money. > > BTW, it’s not hard to make a small deposit on a site like PokerStars; just a phone call. Details? I was able to fund it with a prepaid Visa from a gas station, but the markup on those transactions is huge - like $5 to fund the card $30. ---
**Author:** ![Turble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-game/541220/12 "2010-06-01T17:15:29Z")
I’m not up on all the latest details; suggest checking with support for the site you are interested in … they have lots of options, easiest is probably just doing an eCheck kind of transfer from your bank account. Don’t freak out – hundreds of thousands of people do it regularly and I have never heard of a single problem with any of the major poker sites. You do have to provide your real identity information when opening an account; poker sites take security very seriously. Yes, there will be some sort of fee involved but I suspect you could have put more than $30 on the card for that $5 … and even so, that fee is a one time cost; you can turn your $30 into who knows how much money without paying any additional transfer fees. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-game/541220/13 "2010-06-02T01:45:48Z")
> [@Turble](#): > > I’m not up on all the latest details; suggest checking with support for the site you are interested in … they have lots of options, easiest is probably just doing an eCheck kind of transfer from your bank account. Don’t freak out – hundreds of thousands of people do it regularly and I have never heard of a single problem with any of the major poker sites. You do have to provide your real identity information when opening an account; poker sites take security very seriously. > > Yes, there will be some sort of fee involved but I suspect you could have put more than $30 on the card for that $5 … and even so, that fee is a one time cost; you can turn your $30 into who knows how much money without paying any additional transfer fees. You obviously don’t know me - I turned that $30 into $1 and change pretty quickly. 😃