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- TstoneMBD apparently running hotter than the sun
- Gavin Smith + Joe Sebok donked off thousands at 1-2 NL
- Bobby Bellande Busto, Robusto, then Busto again in a 36 hour span, maybe because his best game (chinese poker) isn't in the foxwoods mix
-BelowAbove took 2nd in the 2k NL event

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random aside question: I thought in Chinese poker, you don't really have an edge if you are playing good players b/c there was a pretty set strategy. Am I wrong?

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There's strategy in chinese poker?!

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Is there any coverage of this online somewhere?

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random aside question: I thought in Chinese poker, you don't really have an edge if you are playing good players b/c there was a pretty set strategy. Am I wrong?

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Theres supposedly a slight edge if you play low in the middle.

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Oh here is more foxwoods nvg:
-ive had set over set twice this week
-went on a +50k to now just +5k swing(thanks pokerstars!)
-i plan on getting trashed and yelling at pros tonight

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i'll be there saturday night

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random aside question: I thought in Chinese poker, you don't really have an edge if you are playing good players b/c there was a pretty set strategy. Am I wrong?

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It's a fairly simple games, but every now and then a somewhat complicated hand can come up. Generally though, whoever makes the fewest mistakes has a very small edge. There are some meta game considerations, but generally they aren't that tough, and have a very miniscule effect on your EV.

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ZJ,

"It's a fairly simple games, but every now and then a somewhat complicated hand can come up. Generally though, whoever makes the fewest mistakes has a very small edge. There are some meta game considerations, but generally they aren't that tough, and have a very miniscule effect on your EV."

That sounds, uh, very expert and stuff.

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Don Smolen wrote the program/book that plays each hand mathematically correct in straight Chinese Poker.

Memorize this and you've got an edge over most that play...including the pros I've heard.