Very good thread idea. I don't play as much as I'd like, I never really got into poker until about 2-3 yrs. ago. The problem is, I don't have many friends who play poker frequently or enjoy it as much as a group of friends I have. Problem is they are 45 minutes away and it's a long haul down there, especially late at night coming home after we've played for a few hours.
My problem with seriously playing poker is I'm not able to process all of the hands and odds like a lot of people, but again perhaps that just comes with experience. I typically just have a few beers, play some hands and if I do well then that's great, if I lose than it's no big deal. We usually only play $20 buy-ins when just messing around so it's no big deal.
I wish I had a few buddies who enjoyed poker AND cigars!
Those guys all smoke cigarettes
Do you all play online here for CA? Where do you play and what are the games?