The Well: kitaristi0
 

Looks like no one else wanted to do it so I'll get in just because I have nothing better to do.

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A stranger is being shown around a village that he has just become part of. He is shown a well and his guide says "On any day except tuesday, you can shout any question down that well and you'll be told the answer" . The man seems pretty impressed, and so he shouts down: Why not on tuesday? and the voice from in the well shouts back: Because on tuesday, its your day in teh well .


So my idea is that every weekend, one poster starts up this thread and is "in the well" for the weekend. I'll start this weekend. You may ask me any question about whatever you like. Whether it be about life/SSNL/poker/sport....whatever, as crazy or as sensible as you like, and I will answer to the best of my abilities.

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You know the drill. Ask me anything about life/SSNL/poker/Finland/Music/moving to the UK/my plans of travelling around the world/my super secret plan for world domination/living in Australia/playing guitar/winning the SSNL HU donkament/TV etc. And if all else fails I'll just create a plethora of gimmick accounts and ask myself questions.

Edit: I'm gonna watch a few Grey's Anatomy reruns, back in an hour or so.

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

What are the major differences in *opponents'* play from 25 to 50NL, and 50 to 100NL?

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

do you like Juha Helppi?

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

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What are the major differences in *opponents'* play from 25 to 50NL, and 50 to 100NL?

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I jumped straight from 25NL to 100NL so I can't say, but I assume they're equally bad.

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

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do you like Juha Helppi?

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From what I've seen of him on WPT he seems like a solid kind of LAG player but I can't really say that I like or dislike him.

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

How about nl 25 to nl 100?

Do you play sites other than party?

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

Bigest swing?
Whats the highest stakes do you think you can beat online now?

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

Would you rather be illiterate, or

Would you rather be blind on Saturdays and Sundays for the rest of your life?

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

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Would you rather be illiterate, or

Would you rather be blind on Saturdays and Sundays for the rest of your life?

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Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

i know you've already told me, but I figure i'll ask again anyway as I've forgot, where in UK you living? You ever been before? When is your 1st trip to gutshot going to be?

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

How much long-term EV would you be giving up if you never checkraised at NL100 and below?

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Tell us your background, how you started ? Where you started playing ? How you progressed etc.

How many hands can profitably be played by a good player ? I have recently decided to switch to playing a lot more hands. I don't have PT, but Stars stats show that I am playing approx. 40% of hands. I know that's bad, but I want to understand what does it take to play so many hands profitably ? I feel that one can keep increasing the number of hands as the skill increases of course depending on the table conditions.

Raising from EP: I play button very well, but I let go a lot of hands like 22, 67s from EP. How can I improve my play ? What hands should I include and what are the pitfalls of opening up ?

Thanks very much for doing this

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

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Would you rather be illiterate, or

Would you rather be blind on Saturdays and Sundays for the rest of your life?

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Please check out my new addition to the WYR thread in OOT.

Kit:

Age, post a picture of yourself, location.

Last three songs you've listened to.

*sigh* Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, or none of the aforementioned?

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

What kind of playing style do you feel is optimal for playing at SSNL, LAG or TAG, or do you play a more fluid style depending on table.

And most important of all do you like warm beer? [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

What hands give you the most trouble OOP? In position?

And why?

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

What's the first "aha!" moment you can recall in poker?

The most recent?

Any others?

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

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Looks like no one else wanted to do it so I'll get in(the well) just because I have nothing better to do.

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Followed by....

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Edit: I'm gonna watch a few Grey's Anatomy reruns, back in an hour or so.

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Kit, which of the following statements is more likely:
1) Your priorities suck!
2) You are attempting to kill yourself of boredom

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

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How about nl 25 to nl 100?

Do you play sites other than party?

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I don't think there really is that great a difference between NL25 and NL100. Or maybe there is, but I think anyone who is a winning player at NL25 can become a winning player at NL100 quite easily.

I play on Full Tilt due to the Monster.

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

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Bigest swing?
Whats the highest stakes do you think you can beat online now?

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Biggest swing? Well my biggest downswing has been 7 buy-ins at NL100. Biggest swing in one day was winning 5.5 buy-ins (also at NL100).

I'm pretty confident I could beat 2/4, probably 3/6.

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

Do Europeans really hate Americans? And who really killed JFK?

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

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Would you rather be illiterate, or

Would you rather be blind on Saturdays and Sundays for the rest of your life?

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Wow. I really don't know. Probably option B, blind on weekends. I do know that I would take either one of those before being deaf. A life without music is not one worth living.

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

What piece of knowledge is the most important in SSNL?
What factors of your game do you think you are best at?
Out of these which would you prefer to have in the game: pocket rockets; position; stack of 100BB or more.
Your best tip for reading hands?

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

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i know you've already told me, but I figure i'll ask again anyway as I've forgot, where in UK you living? You ever been before? When is your 1st trip to gutshot going to be?

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I'll be living in York for the first year. Possibly transferring to London after one year, I'll have to see whether I like York. I've been to Oxford for a week and stopped by in Heathrow a few times but other than that no. 1st trip to Gutshot will be the first time I have some time off or have nothing important to do.

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

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How much long-term EV would you be giving up if you never checkraised at NL100 and below?

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Not much. I hardly ever checkraise and it's something I've been trying to implement into my game a bit more. Overall checkraising is overrated.

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

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Tell us your background, how you started ? Where you started playing ? How you progressed etc.

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It all started on a fateful Wednesday afternoon. I went to the library (which is something I hardly ever do) and read a computer game magazine (which is something I never do) that had an article about online poker. I went home, downloaded PartyPoker and the rest as they say is history.

Started off donking around with play money. Then deposited $100 and lost it. Deposited another $75 and have never redeposited since. I played whatever I felt like, donk-n-goes, 25NL, 0.5/1 limit etc. Then I moved over to Stars. Started playing 10NL and HU SNGs, won a HU SNG MTT for $800sth and then discovered casinowhoring. Made like $2.5k casinowhoring in about a month and then jumped right into NL100. Now i'm playing NL200 on Full Tilt as my main game, also playing NL100 if one of my buddies is donating.

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How many hands can profitably be played by a good player ? I have recently decided to switch to playing a lot more hands. I don't have PT, but Stars stats show that I am playing approx. 40% of hands. I know that's bad, but I want to understand what does it take to play so many hands profitably ? I feel that one can keep increasing the number of hands as the skill increases of course depending on the table conditions.

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Samoleus can play 50% of his hands at NL2000 and be one of the biggest winners in the game. I think for mere mortals something like 32-33VPIP is about the maximum you can play profitably. The key to playing so many hands is superior hand reading skills. My hand reading sucks so I stick to about 20 VPIP.

And get PT already, it's the best investment you'll ever make.

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Raising from EP: I play button very well, but I let go a lot of hands like 22, 67s from EP. How can I improve my play ? What hands should I include and what are the pitfalls of opening up ?

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These are my ranges UTG

6-max: All PPs, ATs+,AJo+,KQs-JTs, and a few SCs when I feel like it.

FR: All PPs, AQs+, AKo

And raise everything obviously. I don't openlimp.

However, there's nothing wrong with folding 67s in EP, in fact you probably should. If you don't feel comfortable playing a hand in a given situation then you can't hurt yourself by folding. That said, I think all PPs from all positions are playable just for set value alone (almost). Avoid trap hands like KJo, QTo and A7o from EP.

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

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Age, post a picture of yourself, location.

Last three songs you've listened to.

*sigh* Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, or none of the aforementioned?

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Just turned 19 three days ago. Don't have any pictures on my laptop. Think Brad Pitt but hotter. Location = Finland for another month, then York, UK.

Last three songs:

- Fear You Won't Fall by Joshua Radin
- Wake Up (live at Fashion Rocks) by Arcade Fire featuring David Bowie (ZOMG this is the best evah. Youtube link )
- For the Widows in Paradise, for the Fatherless in Ypsilanti by Sufjan Stevens

Oh man I SOOO want to say Monica just out of principle but alas, you are right, Rachel is the only correct answer to this question. My personal preference is around season 7-8.

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

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What kind of playing style do you feel is optimal for playing at SSNL, LAG or TAG, or do you play a more fluid style depending on table.

And most important of all do you like warm beer? [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]

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For SSNL I think TAG is optimal. Obviously change that according to how the table is playing, but in general I think TAG > LAG.

I don't drink any alcohol and I'm sure that even if I did I wouldn't drink warm beer if my life depended on it.

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

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What hands give you the most trouble OOP? In position?

And why?

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I try my best to avoid hands that get me in trouble. Axo probably gives me the most trouble overall.

It's just a hard hand to play because if you're playing a big pot you're almost certainly behind and if you're OOP it's very hard to control the size of the pot.

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

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What's the first "aha!" moment you can recall in poker?

The most recent?

Any others?

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First aha moment was probably when I realised that this:

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"if you experience a period where it seems like nothing but the low cards are winning the pots, then it is a perfectly legitimate strategy change to start playing low cards."

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wasn't true.

Most recent was probably something that Jamougha taught me.

Other aha moments include (these are all from a text file I keep stored on my hard drive with random tidbits of 2p2 knowledge):

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One "AHA" moment was shoving with hands which have good equity against your villians calling range.
Example which would you rather go AI with assuming you have a pot sized raise left on a 249 board.
You can go AI with 55 or KQ. Well shoving with KQ is much better than shoving 55 because KQ has a lot
more equity against villian calling range (66+ and any 9).

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Thank you aba for that one.


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I reraise preflop with JJ and get called. The flop is T94 2-flush. Be more apt to check behind with AA
then JJ, because AA doesn't have to worry about overcards hitting.

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I believe this one was from Lucky.


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Good players don't care nearly as much about protecting their hand as they do their stack.

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Thank you riverboatking (I haven't quite figured this one out yet, but I'm sure that when I do it will be a huge aha moment.

Also realising that checking is better than betting on a A72r board when you have KK was another aha moment.

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

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Looks like no one else wanted to do it so I'll get in(the well) just because I have nothing better to do.

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Followed by....

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Edit: I'm gonna watch a few Grey's Anatomy reruns, back in an hour or so.

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Kit, which of the following statements is more likely:
1) Your priorities suck!
2) You are attempting to kill yourself of boredom

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Did you just insult Grey's Anatomy, the 3rd best TV show of all time?

Let's get this straight,

Music > TV > 2p2 > School > Other activities > Friends

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

Do you ever watch porn?

And if so what would you do if your girlfriend found it on your computer?

-Tickner

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

kitaristi0-

this would be a great time to post the rest of that text file!

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

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Do Europeans really hate Americans? And who really killed JFK?

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I wouldn't go so far as to say hate. Bush isn't awfully popular around here.

I have no idea. Did they ever catch someone and convict him for it or is it still a mystery? I know nothing about American history. Probably the same guy who killed Elvis.

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

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What piece of knowledge is the most important in SSNL?
What factors of your game do you think you are best at?
Out of these which would you prefer to have in the game: pocket rockets; position; stack of 100BB or more.
Your best tip for reading hands?

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How to get max value from your good hands.
Multitabling.
Rawkets.
Lol, I suck at hand reading. Do your best to assign people to ranges based on their betting actions earlier in the hand is all I can say. Hand reading at SSNL is overrated. Just assume everyone is an idiot and you'll be fine.

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

What is the biggest shot that you have taken, and do you follow any kind of bankroll system. Also do you multi-table?

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

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Do you ever watch porn?

And if so what would you do if your girlfriend found it on your computer?

-Tickner

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I'm 19 and I'm a guy. You do the math.

Don't have a girlfriend but if I did well meh, I wouldn't really care. If she was the type of person to throw a hissyfit about something like that then she's not the kind of person I want as a girlfriend.

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

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kitaristi0-

this would be a great time to post the rest of that text file!

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Muahahahahhah NEVER!!!! Get your own text files [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

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What is the biggest shot that you have taken, and do you follow any kind of bankroll system. Also do you multi-table?

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Biggest shot taken was probably NL400 on a $3k bankroll. Only played about 20 hands though.

I wrote this on my blog (i know no one cares) yesterday:

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As a poker player you've almost certainly heard of and realise the importance of bankroll management. For poker players money is an asset; you put it to work for you and use it to generate more money. If you don't have any money you can't play, so obviously managing your bankroll well to avoid going broke is extremely important.

A figure I hear a lot is 30 buy-ins. 30 buy-ins is an adequate bankroll for someone playing 100BB buy-in stack NL poker. I agree. With a 30 buy-in bankroll assuming you're a winning player your chance of going broke is quite minimal. But to me 30 buy-ins seems excessive, and frankly a bit pansy.

Now if you're a pro player and are supporting yourself through poker than 30 buy-ins is absolutely necessary. 50 buy-ins would probably be even better. Maybe even 100. But for the recreational player I think 30 buy-ins is just overkill. By rigorously sticking to a 30 buy-in bankroll you are not only missing out on great money making opportunities, but also stunting your growth as a player.

A great example of the above was posted on the 2p2 forums some time ago. A player boasted about having a $1100 bankroll and about just now having moved up to NL25. 2p2 SSNL poster Jamougha put it well when he said (and I'm paraphrasing): "That's a shame. With a more aggressive bankroll management strategy you could be playing NL100 and be twice the player you are now." I agree with Jam. Moving up more quickly and taking shots at higher levels on a smaller bankroll not only provides you the potential to increase your wins, but playing against the tougher opponents will make you a better player.

I took my first shots at 100NL when my bankroll hit $1200. I took my first shots at 200NL when my bankroll hit $2500. Sure I've had to move back down a few times, but each time I've come away a better player. And so what if you lose a few buy-ins at the new higher level? Just drop back down to the previous level. Stay there to rebuild and strengthen your roll for a week or so and then take another shot. One time you're going to run well when you move up and then you can move up for good and never look back.

Now this all assumes that you are capable of moving back down in limits when the time calls for it. If you can't, don't even bother with it. Stick to 30 buy-ins. But if you can move down and don't mind the fluctuation in your bankroll, then I urge you to try it. Take a shot at that next level. You see a big fish sitting well sit down right next to him. I can guarantee you that none of the top players in the world have gotten to where they are by never taking shots at higher limits. At one point in their lives they saw an opportunity and they took it. And it paid off. And like I said, so what if it doesn't? You're never going to be taking a shot at a level so high that you're risking your whole bankroll, so even if you run bad and don't make the first time you can always drop back down to reload.

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Right now I play 6 tables of 6-max, though I have been known to 12 table full ring and 8 table 6-max before. One monitor FTW.

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

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kitaristi0-

this would be a great time to post the rest of that text file!

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Muahahahahhah NEVER!!!! Get your own text files [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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kitaristi0-

if you PM it to me, i promise to save it. then, i'll have my own text file [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img].

actually, my problem is that i have too much crap stored as "useful" information. i'm busy sorting/organizing my favorites list right now. it has close to 600 entries [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img].

Re: The Well: kitaristi0
 

You made the jump from 25NL to 100NL. Can You ellaborate on this a little? I have the roll for 100NL built at 25NL but felt it was important to first play 50NL to better my game. However, many people suggest that 50Nl is more difficult than 100NL. I have found 50NL to be more aggressive but just as fishy. Any thoughts on this?