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Forum: MTT Strategy 02-06-2006, 11:55 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 121
Posted By elmitchbo
Re: Wheel\'s falling off!

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Good advice. Thanks!
Hand 1 raise was a straight steal attempt without any strength being shown on the initial betting, and a somewhat rag flop.
Hand 2, I don't know why I min raised....
Forum: MTT Strategy 02-02-2006, 11:14 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 102
Posted By elmitchbo
Re: studying players\' betting patterns / ranges

you have to do it quickly, because you spend so little time at a table with the same players.

one solid hand showndown isn't enough to label a player tight. but one really weak hand showndown is...
Forum: MTT Strategy 02-01-2006, 11:03 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 140
Posted By elmitchbo
Re: Simple AK flop question

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I usually check behind on flops like this. you have no idea how many outs you have if you are behind which makes getting cr-ed quite tough to deal with. I may still call a turn bet...
Forum: MTT Strategy 01-31-2006, 12:24 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 229
Posted By elmitchbo
Re: Is there a \"reverse Gigabet Dilemma\"? Big stack play late in a MTT

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My point was instead of making -cEV plays to gain big stack (the Gigabet Dilemma) ,you pass +cEV plays to keep big stack (the "Reverse" Gigabet Dilemma).

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Your...
Forum: MTT Strategy 01-19-2006, 03:49 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 176
Posted By elmitchbo
Re: how right do things have to go to win? a final table story.

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I do win flips/suck out most of the time when I go deep (pulled a 5/95 on somebody to get to one of my FT's last night...that's a first, though*), but sometimes you manufacture your own...
Forum: MTT Strategy 01-19-2006, 02:10 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 176
Posted By elmitchbo
Re: how right do things have to go to win? a final table story.

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There is a big difference between winning flips and coming from way behind, most of the really good players here can get deep without laying big suck outs on others and simply winning a...
Forum: MTT Strategy 01-19-2006, 01:49 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 176
Posted By elmitchbo
Re: how right do things have to go to win? a final table story.

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the luck factor in MTT's might be more significant than i thought.


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I won't comment on the hand, as I don't think there's enough info there (HH/reads please). ...
Forum: Poker Theory 01-19-2006, 01:45 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 691
Posted By elmitchbo
Re: WHAT HAPPENED!

i will play devil's advocate. don't take offense...

maybe if he's knocking people out everywhere and finishing first now and then he's not the donk that you think he is.

he might actually be a...
Forum: MTT Strategy 01-19-2006, 01:30 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 176
Posted By elmitchbo
how right do things have to go to win? a final table story.

i just came in 5th out of a 1600 player field. that's my best finish to date for a field that large. i think my game has improved as of late.... thanks guys!! my ITM, and ROI are steadily...
Forum: MTT Strategy 01-12-2006, 02:58 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 674
Posted By elmitchbo
Re: Hoping for Coin Flips

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I pulled the 5% out of the Phil Gordon book..Little Green Book. I could have made it 5.8% but just cut it down.

Here's the example that jumpstarted this thread. M of 10.8....
Forum: MTT Strategy 01-12-2006, 02:33 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 153
Posted By elmitchbo
Re: the phil ivey tourney style/ strategy...

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First comment is that he ALWAYS seemed to know where he was. He raised often enough that I know his standards were at least 3 times looser than mine. Some guys played back at him and he'd...
Forum: MTT Strategy 01-12-2006, 11:35 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 153
Posted By elmitchbo
the phil ivey tourney style/ strategy...

i considered trying to hijack davidross' atlantis thread with this post, but i decided i would get more discussion in a new thread.

if you haven't read the atlantis trip thread go check it out,...
Forum: MTT Strategy 01-11-2006, 12:15 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 308
Posted By elmitchbo
Re: AtlantisTrip report

fantastic post.


i will probably never be able to say i CR'd phil ivey.

congrats on the cash.
Forum: MTT Strategy 01-10-2006, 12:55 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 87
Posted By elmitchbo
a bust out hand... sometimes pot odds won\'t cooperate

this hand is bugging me a bit. i prefer to bust out on a hand where i know i played it right, or i know i played it wrong. thsi hand is somewhere inbetween. i think villain and i both made valid,...
Forum: MTT Strategy 01-08-2006, 11:43 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 124
Posted By elmitchbo
Re: Stealing. Many questions of how, when ...

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On that note, NEVER OPEN RAISE MORE THAN THREE TIMES THE BIG BLIND. I see so many people open raise so much more than they have to. At the 1k/2k level, if someone is folding for an...
Forum: STT Strategy 01-05-2006, 03:18 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 105
Posted By elmitchbo
Re: Constantly shortstacked

keep an eye on the average chip stack. around the bubble average is almost always less than M=10.

if you're ahead of that you're doing well, probably not too far from the chip leader. if you're...
Forum: STT Strategy 01-05-2006, 03:02 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 225
Posted By elmitchbo
Re: ($55) EP -- Are large bets a sign of weakness or strength?

if you think his bet means he doesn't want action why do you fold?

i thought it was smart to play into someone that didn't want action. /images/graemlins/smirk.gif
Forum: STT Strategy 01-05-2006, 02:57 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 225
Posted By elmitchbo
Re: ($55) EP -- Are large bets a sign of weakness or strength?

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I think by cold calling this, you really butchered it. If he is truly a 30/15 I shove here as you his range definatly includes KJ, AJ and AQ.

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I don't...
Forum: STT Strategy 01-05-2006, 02:45 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 190
Posted By elmitchbo
Re: Wa/Wb - TT - Correct Betting?

i'll be the Wa/Wb police here. i feel like i've typed this alot lately, but here i go again....

if you're ahead betting/raising is the correct play. if your behind folding is the correct play. ...
Forum: MTT Strategy 01-04-2006, 12:33 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 89
Posted By elmitchbo
Re: Orange Zone open-pushing

it's not stupid. i think your exactly right. M=7.5 is where i go into psuedo push bot mode. any hand like the A6 i would push. with a better hand that i felt was most likely to be ahead, i would...
Forum: Poker Theory 01-03-2006, 11:36 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 348
Posted By elmitchbo
Re: heads up NL holdem - what to raise with

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But I don't usually auto-raise a limper, because I'm out of position the rest of the hand.

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the fact that your out of postion is precisely why you auto raise.

i agree...
Forum: Poker Theory 01-03-2006, 11:24 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,000
Posted By elmitchbo
Re: The Value of Suited Aces in NL Hold \'Em

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i actually did blow the first one. that was supposed to be A9s vs. 77. as for the rest, go to the chart and look....
Forum: MTT Strategy 01-02-2006, 12:18 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 529
Posted By elmitchbo
Re: Am I Too Short For Way Ahead/Way Behind?

anytime you're in a way ahead/way behind situation calling is no good.

if you're ahead then raising is the right move. if you're way behind then folding is the rigth move. don't make the mistake...
Forum: MTT Strategy 01-02-2006, 11:50 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,005
Posted By elmitchbo
Re: Whats in a Range

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So where else can you get information about what range Villain will assign to you? For one thing, you can watch how he plays his hands. If he never raises a draw, he probably...
Forum: Poker Theory 01-02-2006, 10:59 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,000
Posted By elmitchbo
Re: The Value of Suited Aces in NL Hold \'Em

EDIT: this was for 12AX7. he asked about source info.

poker room ev charts. they're frequently referenced around here.

http://www.pokerroom.com/games/evstats/totalStats.php?order=card
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