Originally Posted by
cogitate
I surely disagree with the above. I have played both limit and no-limit for many years, and it seems to me that limit is far more intuitive and mathematical and LESS difficult for a novice poker player than no-limit. But disagreements are what forums like this are all about.
But if you're playing pure #s, won't you end up under water? Part of this is trying to actually win, not be social. Maybe not become the world series of poker world champion, but maybe as a way to get spending money for vacations, fancy dinners, things my frugal ... won't let me buy.
(But throwing down 50 bucks as entertainment for a couple hours working towards a skill seems like a decent hobby. Cheaper than something like golf that would require equipment and learning to deal with wanna be Bill Murray executives.)
Plus, I worry about attention spans in my generation - it'd be a great way to learn to sit, focus, and not constantly be texting or answering work emails or looking at cat gifs.