On-Line Poker for Cash Prizes

As many regular readers here know, I love playing poker, and particularly No Limit Hold'Em. I've played at most of the big name on-line poker sites and don't like any of them.. usually because there are too many "all-in all the time" players.

I don't play at the cash sites for two reasons: the first being that I'm not that good a player and the second being that the U.S. has made on-line gambling illegal, and although poker is really much more a game of skill than it is gambling, the guardians of our morals don't see it that way.

I started playing at http://www.fleetstreetgames.com last night. This is a membership site ($9.95 a week, cheaper if you sign up for longer periods), so you don't get the ridiculous play you see at the free sites. Also, they are paying cash prizes for winning tournaments - not much, but if you are playing for fun, it certainly doesn't hurt to win a little cash with it.

For example, I played in a tournament last night and won $7.50 for taking 12th place in a field of 86. First place paid $100, but as it took almost five hours to get there, that's a pretty poor hourly wage.

But that's not the point. If you love to play poker, you'll play for nickels or pennies as long as it's fun. But usually playing for pennies or nickels isn't fun, because nobody ever folds and it just becomes a pretty stupid game of luck, right? That doesn't happen here: the competition is serious and people are playing very hard to win.

If you like NLHE poker, give this a try.

My winnings stand at $213.25 as of 7/13/2008.

Comments /Misc/fleet-street-games.html


Thu Jun 26 14:55:02 2008: Subject:   rbailin


According to the FAQ on their site, you can also get a free week of paid membership by sending a postcard with your username and email address to their Las Vegas PO Box. You can accumulate up to 4 weeks at a time this way for the cost of 4 postcards.

--Bob

Mon Jun 30 17:00:22 2008: Subject:   TonyLawrence


Yes, that's true.

I've won $13.50 so far - I think a better player could probably make far more..

Tue Jul 8 14:32:06 2008: Subject:   anonymous


I'm up to $363 on Fleet Street, but I've had to put in MANY long hours
to get there. I didn't know about that postcard deal, so thanks for
that info. If you're at a table and you see user "ndruga", you're
sitting with a pro. :-)

Tue Jul 8 14:33:30 2008: Subject:   TonyLawrence


I think I have played with you. I'm "pcunix" and am now up to $120.75

Wed Jul 9 16:25:41 2008: Subject:   TonyLawrence


Well, as of this morning, $155.75, averaging a little over $11.00 a day.. heck, that's a car payment :-)

Sun Jul 13 14:44:42 2008: Subject:   ladyfinger22


I have banked $245.00 on this site. Don't forget that membership to Pokerschool on line also comes with you weekly fee. This is on of the best learnign sites on the met with chances to win entry into major tounaments
Gail

Mon Jul 14 12:23:48 2008: Subject:   TonyLawrence


This morning I logged in to find the prizes cut in half.

Obviously things aren't going well. I'm unlikely to join at this point - too little to earn.

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Mon Jul 14 21:08:52 2008: Subject:   TonyLawrence


And then..

They announced a 50K tourney for August 10th.. that changes things..

Mon Jul 14 21:19:57 2008: Subject: fsg   Nick
http://www.nickdruga.net/

where did you see that announcement? on the web site? i haven't checked. i was chatting with "fuddymugwud" this morning and he said that they're introducing some new things over the next couple of days. so we'll see what those are. apparently some sit-and-gos. don't know if they'll pay actual $$$ yet, but i guess we'll see.

Mon Jul 14 21:21:05 2008: Subject:   TonyLawrence


No, it's in the PSO forums. Says it will be on our board tomorrow.

Wed Jul 16 13:26:35 2008: Subject:   TonyLawrence


First place there will pay $10K - even 250th place pays $20.00 !

Fri Aug 15 16:03:07 2008: Subject:   TonyLawrence


Tournament was moved to Aug 31st - still time to sign up:

http://www.fleetstreetgames.com/?btag=pcunix

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