Yeah, the fact that its play money does play a part in winning. If you add to the mix umpteen hundreds of people who are either incompetent, ignorant, or who just dont give a rats ass (because it is play money)then it becomes easy for a semi skilled player such as myself to take their chips.

As your "bankroll" increases and you start playing in higher stakes games, the quality of players tend to increase as well. There are some very good players that enjoy playing freegames online. Most of them are quite eager to beat a "smart assed kid" into submission and send him packing back down to the minor leagues (the cheap seats).

Obviously, I don't win that kinda money in real games, but since our local home game has incorporated a No Limit Texas Holdem table into our regular routine I've done alright having brought home much more than I took in.

Keep your eyes on this spot. When I win my way into one of the big tourneys I'll post it right here. Should everything come together and I make the final table you'll be able to hear me shout from Aruba. LOL...

"On a warm summer's evenin' on a train bound for nowhere,
I met up with the gambler; we were both too tired to sleep...."

Chip2447