**Official uNL Microbrew thread: July(LC/NC)**

[corsakh]

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Moving upto 100NL after losing 4Buyins in 30minutes= recipe for disaster amirite?

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Not if you know you have to go to bed in 20 minutes [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[HBomb]

Nice trip report Mr. Wooster, for what it's worth, I tend to think that live cash games usually run just about as good as 4 times the limit that you're used to. Some places I've been to the 1/2 NL games with 300 max buyins run just about as good as a decent $25 NL game, which is actually 8x the limit.

[Fiksdal]

So I've been playing on Party Poker for a little while now, and it seems like the games there aren't actually so soft anyway. Here is an example hand to illustrate how non-soft the games are:






Party Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.25/$0.50 Blinds - 6 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter)

SB: $50.84
BB: $50.00
UTG: $45.94
Hero (MP): $75.24
CO: $52.00
BTN: $10.32

Reads: <font color="blue">villain is expert.</font>

Preflop: Hero is dealt A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (6 Players)
<font color="red">UTG raises to $2.50</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises to $7.00</font>, 4 folds, UTG calls $4.50

Flop: ($14.75) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">UTG bets $15.00</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises all-in to $68.24</font>, UTG calls all-in for $23.94
Uncalled bet of $29.30 returned to Hero

Turn: ($92.63) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 Players - 2 All-In)

River: ($92.63) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players - 2 All-In)

Pot Size: $92.63 ($3 Rake)

UTG had J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (high card Ace) and LOST (-$45.94)
Hero had A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (a pair of Aces) and WON (+$43.69)

Never going back to ftp or stars lol

[corsakh]

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So I've been playing on Party Poker for a little while now, and it seems like the games there aren't actually so soft anyway. Here is an example hand to illustrate how non-soft the games are:






Party Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.25/$0.50 Blinds - 6 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter)

SB: $50.84
BB: $50.00
UTG: $45.94
Hero (MP): $75.24
CO: $52.00
BTN: $10.32

Reads: <font color="blue">villain is expert.</font>

Preflop: Hero is dealt A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (6 Players)
<font color="red">UTG raises to $2.50</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises to $7.00</font>, 4 folds, UTG calls $4.50

Flop: ($14.75) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">UTG bets $15.00</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises all-in to $68.24</font>, UTG calls all-in for $23.94
Uncalled bet of $29.30 returned to Hero

Turn: ($92.63) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 Players - 2 All-In)

River: ($92.63) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players - 2 All-In)

Pot Size: $92.63 ($3 Rake)

UTG had J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (high card Ace) and LOST (-$45.94)
Hero had A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (a pair of Aces) and WON (+$43.69)

Never going back to ftp or stars lol

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Shush.. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] Party is tough. Repeat after me..

[Gelford]

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So I've been playing on Party Poker for a little while now, and it seems like the games there aren't actually so soft anyway. Here is an example hand to illustrate how non-soft the games are:






Party Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.25/$0.50 Blinds - 6 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter)

SB: $50.84
BB: $50.00
UTG: $45.94
Hero (MP): $75.24
CO: $52.00
BTN: $10.32

Reads: <font color="blue">villain is expert.</font>

Preflop: Hero is dealt A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (6 Players)
<font color="red">UTG raises to $2.50</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises to $7.00</font>, 4 folds, UTG calls $4.50

Flop: ($14.75) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">UTG bets $15.00</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises all-in to $68.24</font>, UTG calls all-in for $23.94
Uncalled bet of $29.30 returned to Hero

Turn: ($92.63) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 Players - 2 All-In)

River: ($92.63) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players - 2 All-In)

Pot Size: $92.63 ($3 Rake)

UTG had J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (high card Ace) and LOST (-$45.94)
Hero had A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (a pair of Aces) and WON (+$43.69)

Never going back to ftp or stars lol

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Shush.. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] Party is tough. Repeat after me..

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LOLz .... legends of days gone by .... truth of the matter is that party is soft, but so is every other site (and if you find every other site to be tough, then Party will also seem tough)

[MrWooster]

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Nice trip report Mr. Wooster, for what it's worth, I tend to think that live cash games usually run just about as good as 4 times the limit that you're used to. Some places I've been to the 1/2 NL games with 300 max buyins run just about as good as a decent $25 NL game, which is actually 8x the limit.

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I know what you mean, but I am still very much a beginner (big swings, high variance), so playing cash live, though the games are generally very soft, is a bit too risky for me at the moment. However, when I am rolled for 50NL I will definately be back at the gutshot for some sweet cash game action.


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Wooster, nice trip report. I did not realise that the empire has poker tournies, I will definitely check it out.

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2p2 trip tonight?

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It might actually be quite fun to do that at some point, maybe next time I am in london I will try to rally some 2p2ers to take over the w/e beginners game at the empire, would be such fun [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[netstorm]

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LOLz .... legends of days gone by .... truth of the matter is that party is soft, but so is every other site (and if you find every other site to be tough, then Party will also seem tough)

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QFGelfordness. (and this happens way too often nowadays)

Gelford, Im thinking about switching my play to Full Tilt for the RB, pro's, cons? Help me:P

[Fiksdal]

Full Tilts $600 first deposit bonus along with 33% rakeback is VERY nice. I wish that bonus could have lasted forever.

[Fiksdal]

Party Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.25/$0.50 Blinds - 6 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter)

SB: $57.92
BB: $22.25
UTG: $58.48
MP: $106.93
Hero (CO): $50.00
BTN: $50.50

Preflop: Hero is dealt A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (6 Players)
UTG folds, <font color="red">MP raises to $1.00</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises to $5.00</font>, 3 folds, MP calls $4.00

Flop: ($10.75) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">MP bets all-in for $101.93</font>, Hero calls all-in for $45.00
Uncalled bet of $56.93 returned to MP

Turn: ($100.75) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 Players - 2 All-In)

River: ($100.75) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 Players - 2 All-In)

Pot Size: $100.75 ($3 Rake)

MP had J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (two pairs, Jacks and Threes) and LOST (-$50.00)
Hero had A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (a full house, Aces full of Threes) and WON (+$47.75)

He put me on AK.

[netstorm]

@ Fiksdal: how the hell do you come up with 33% Rakeback? :P

FWIW, Im also an Aces member on party, and am European. Good / bad move to switch ?