Tall Steve

Thanks kenny,I am probably going to play it safe.Do check cashing places even fork over an amount like 5k or so.

Whats up with offshore poker accounts and taxes?What is the best way to cash out?I have been using IGM Pay directly deposit into my account and have probally cashed out a total of 2k over a couple of months.Is that a bad Idea, If I wanted to cash out a large amount, say 5k plus should I have them send me a check. Then have it cashed at a check cashing place.In any case has anyone had any issues with the feds and online poker cashing out?

Gotta be 21

Heres a twist,you call, player to your left pushes in for his last 300, the kid on the button folds.the player on your lift in unpredictable and solid player.What do you do?

I have an easy solution,Select Chat off.I rarely chat in my games anymore. Generaly it is a bunch of moaning about a suck out.I am just fed up with it.

Well I have had several nice cashes over the last few months that I have been playin online poker. A few Top five finishes in large tourneys that paid over 1000. But I had yet to crack the top three.Well last night on PP 30 NL holdem tourney there were 580 interents.I was never in a dominating position and never in any real danger going into the final table.At the start of the final table I was in 6th chip position and my goal was to get 4th or better since 4th paid 1k.Well when there was 4 left I was in 3rd position and I decided I needed to stop settleing for good payouts and try my hardest

well I am trying to learn so this is whay I am posting,But let say I did bet the pot post flop (200) and he called that, then he checked the turn to me. Had I bet then I would have probably been pot committed.I admit I probably played a little scared, which I agree is a bad way to play NL.This was my first 1000 buy in tourney, I will be more prepared next time.I honestly do not think he was making a move on me with rags though.I dont think he could have had a hand worse than AJ.

Thinkin about it some more,I dont think he could have had JJ or QQ because he would have raised pre-flop, He must have has 99 66 or44..............or AJ

It was ten minutes into the tourney so 20 players were still in. It left me with 600 in chips I thought I could rebuild but never cought any cards.The steps are alright It takes a while though if your bankroll allows it start at step 3 cost 250 and top 6 advance I think there is pretty good value there.

Ok, I made it to the 5th step in pp step tourney. After an 11 dollar buy in I went 4 for 4 on tourneys and am playing in the 1000 buy in two table final. Top four Places pay 9k 5k 3.5k and2.5k.This will be my biggest buy in tourney so far and I invite my bro to watch.I had been playin great poker for about a week and thought I had a great chance to place or even win.Well when I logged in I was alot more nervous than I anticipated and it definatly effected my play. I suppect my brother watching also effected my play and I will no longer tell him in the future when I am in a big one.So the table