Re: Found a rare rock
 

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trip to turning stone i sat down at 1/2 nl for about 6 hours.

i was doing very well and was scanning the table for people who had been along for the entire session

i noticed a guy across from me who had been there since before i sat down,

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Am I understanding you correctly, here? It took you 6 hours to notice this rock that had been sitting across from you the entire time? Just checking...

Maybe he was just there for the free booze? [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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No liqour at TS

Re: Found a rare rock
 

I think you're right here. If you only show premium cards, you get a bad table image in most games. It's important to play some hands that aren't good, but have the capability to flop huge. I like 79s, 8Ts, 9Js, TJs. If I play a few of these in limped pots, I find it helps my action.

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A friend of mine told me that a number of years ago he had a prop bet with a very loose friend. The prop was that he would have to fold every single hand for 12 hours and tell no one of the bet.

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i thought you found an actual rock..i almost got excited, i was gonna say throw it at the indians for not having alcohol and now i cant...

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ur playin 1/2nl at TS...my guess is ur playin at a 100 tables (not a 200 table), which means starting stack is 50bb. does it take much to realize why hes playin rocky?

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I don't know if this applies to this kid but in one of Mike Cairo's books (mabey Skalansky) He talks about conducting expereiments where you go and don't play any hands to appreciate the small amount of money this costs you. Or perhaps he is experimenting with "what If I only play premium hands". In the end I don't think it matters so have fun stealing his blinds

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Not sure about Caro, but this sounds like Sklansky's system he devised for the daughter of a casino owner. It's in "Tournament Poker for Advanced Players" on page 122. The basic system for her would be AA, KK, AKs move-in. If no raise in front, move in with any pair, Axs, AKs, AKo, XXs except 54 and 32.

I've had a really bad run of cards over the last month in live play, and if I were using this system, I would have played very few hands. Last night, I "played" three hands in about an hour. I limped with hands as weak as two-gap off-suiters, but raises usually drove me out. During a two hour session, I saw three pairs, all under eights and only one broadway. After I raised with AK, one guy said "if you're raising, I'm folding." That's when I left for the night.