The prodigal son has returned - Advice needed!

[Nincompoop]

I'm a returning poker player. I used to play in my 20's then stopped because I have a family to feed. I'm 35 now and I want to play again. I have a problem though, I'm scared to start playing real money again. Any advise?

 

[MTCashman]

Hey, welcome back! I would suggest playing freerolls or micro stakes to ease yourself back into the game, then when you are feeling more confident play the stakes you are most comfortable playing. Don't play for money you aren't willing to lose. Know your limits and go from there. Also there is a ton of valuable information you can find on Cardschat and other sources to refresh your knowledge of the game. Good luck!

 

[YLAN]

Playing scared is a leak. Build a bankroll with freerolls. Checkout the Cardschat freerolls.

https://www.cardschat.com/forum/cardschat-freerolls-31/sign-up-here-cardschat-community-freerolls-537305/

If you enjoy the game, play with money you can afford to loose in microstakes. Be active in the forum & have fun.

 

[john_entony]

I'm a returning poker player. I used to play in my 20's then stopped because I have a family to feed. I'm 35 now and I want to play again. I have a problem though, I'm scared to start playing real money again. Any advise?

The easiest advice is to play freerolls. Yes, and there's nothing bad about it if you don't want to risk your money. Choose a poker room where you want to play and start right now. I'm sure you'll gradually remember all your skills and then you can decide whether to continue playing freerolls or invest money to play in more solid tournaments. Good luck!

 

[perrywh]

Freerolls for a year!

 

[CDNMAN 42]

Welcome back, I am not sure if your country restricts sites you can play on, however, if you can play on GG Poker there is a daily Freebie which gives you a cost free opportunity to earn some $$, Also on Replay if you are qualified you can play the Daily Community games from CardsChat. If playing free rolls check to see if there are add ons if so they won't be free...Good Luck and enjoy

 

[millya5]

I have nothing to add because it was said above .I'll just leave a couple of links to VIP games for chips.
Cardschat VIP Program Guide
the Cardschat usage guide
All About CardsChat Freerolls
Good luck

 

[Ogma]

If you've a family to feed (been there), you're better off putting the overtime in in your day job (also been there).

The last thing you should be doing is pissing money up the wall playing poker.

 

[Kenzie 96]

Treat it like any other hobby.

 

[puzzlefish]

If you play the freerolls on this site and participate in the community events, you can build up a bank roll with no risk to you.

 

[ninocabral]

Don't deposit yet, play the cardchat freerolls tournaments, each level you are at you can play freerolls

 

[Leandro6803]

my advice is - play freeroll and micro tournaments or sit and go micro.

 

[AzdajaD]

Hey, welcome back!
Start with freerolls, and enjoy the game... good luck

 

[Delenia]

Play freerolls until you have won enough to use the winnings as your buy in. Then you are risking nothing and getting in the practice you need.
GL!

 

[eetenor]

I'm a returning poker player. I used to play in my 20's then stopped because I have a family to feed. I'm 35 now and I want to play again. I have a problem though, I'm scared to start playing real money again. Any advise?

There are two sites where you pay a monthly fee clubgg and clubwpt and then compete for money and prizes perhaps they might help you become comfortable again knowing your downside is limited but upside is not capped

 

[Igor G]

I'm a returning poker player. I used to play in my 20's then stopped because I have a family to feed. I'm 35 now and I want to play again. I have a problem though, I'm scared to start playing real money again. Any advise?

All you need to get started is some free time. If you have free time, money will not be a problem, especially since you are a member of our community
All you need to do now is to be an active participant in CardsChat, publish quality posts and gradually fulfil all the conditions for joining our platinum freeroll club. Once you become our platinum member, you will be able to build up your bankroll quickly enough by playing our great daily and weekly freerolls.

 

[thedarkman]

I'm a returning poker player. I used to play in my 20's then stopped because I have a family to feed. I'm 35 now and I want to play again. I have a problem though, I'm scared to start playing real money again. Any advise?

My best advice is don't start. Failing that, start with a hundred dollar bankroll and play micro-tournaments only. Or better still, start with freerolls.

 

[19aleks57]

Hello tramp, play freerolls and don't be afraid of anyone.

 

[BudBerma]

Welcome back. I recently returned myself. I have been playing freerolls and micro stakes. There's not much to lose (sometimes nothing) in those games. I also invested a little time and money in training to help me build a bankroll and prepare me to playing higher stakes.

 

[Matt_Burns88]

I know I'm a little late to the party, but I agree that freerolls are a great way to get back into poker and potentially build a bankroll.

I would also suggest speaking to your wife/husband and agreeing an amount that you would both be OK with you losing. Of Course everyone's situation is different, so this amount will vary from person to person and maybe that amount is zero. The important thing here is speak to your spouse! Spending money on poker (or anything really) without a full and honest discussion with your partner is a bad place to be in and can increase the fear/anxiety of losing.

 

[martDdart]

Build a bankroll and get comfortable playing with freerolls,you will play with all type of players, observe them and increase your observing skill.

 

[dannystanks]

Start studying because poker has changed a lot in the last 10-15 years.

 

[Cooking]

The best way is to just play freerolls and then play with the freeroll money, so, even if you lose, you will not feel that bad.

 

[s0ftdumps]

pokerstars hours free rolls are decent to start if you don't have access to all the cardschat freerolls. https://freerollpass.com/ is great but not exhaustive.

 

[hardongear]

Welcome back man.

No reason to be scared, nervous or worried. I see many have suggested getting back into it with CC Freerolls which isn't a terrible idea and actually a pretty good one. You can simply start there if you want. At the same time you can also...

What I would do is deposit $50 on your favorite site and start at 2nl full-ring tables. 2nl full-ring cash will be the easiest, softest and offer less variance then anything else you can find right now online. 2nl is nothing to be scared of and still pretty easily beatable even today in 2024.

There's also no reason to spend money on poker info, knowledge, courses, books or anything like that. There's enough free stuff on the internet too be found that can have your game beating 2nl, 5nl and even 10nl. Be forewarned thou it might not be as easy nowadays as what you were use back when you use to play.

Best of luck man.

Cheers!!!