Forum: High Stakes MTT
11-27-2007, 01:00 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 228
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Forum: Poker Theory
11-15-2007, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 213
Re: Average Hands
Ummm, pushing at all stack sizes is not +EV with Q7.
The math why :
Lets say this hypothetical exists. I am BB and you push on me every single hand always. My strategy is now to call you with...
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Forum: Poker Theory
11-15-2007, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,069
Re: Ranking of AK among best starting hands
I think theres quite a few areas here unexplored.
First, the nature of the question. How do we rank AK among the best starting hands. It depends. It depends on game format (limit, deepstackNL,...
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Forum: Tournament Circuit/WSOP
10-05-2007, 09:29 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 519
Re: Canterbury Fall Poker Classic ?
No, they are indeed talking NL. The events have longer levels and bigger starting stacks based on the buyin size.
The 200$ events are 30min levels, 2k chips
The 300/400$ events are 40min levels,...
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Forum: MTT Community
09-30-2007, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 153
Re: The Poker Tournament Formula: The Conclusion
I bought it, read it.
Its marginal at best. It has several things in it that are completely wrong. Some of it has some value, like for instance that we should be more aggressive with position,...
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Forum: MTT Community
09-24-2007, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 572
Views: 4,402
Re: *** Official Stars WCOOP #14 ***
that AQ must have been just an exhaustion poor play. Theres nothing Mig will make 8mil over two min raisers that AQo is ahead of, and he cant fold anything due to pot odds.
Just a melt down. GG...
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Forum: Limit-->NL
09-22-2007, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 61
Re: Cold call % from button?
This is a situation that really depends on the players that are opening.
What we are looking for is anyone that will stack off with TPTK or something. We are looking for players that overvalue...
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Forum: MTT Community
09-22-2007, 05:42 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 280
Re: MTT\'ers... what is your edge?
Where does our edge come from in MTT?
1: Generally Folding dominated hands to raises.
2: Generally Folding dominated Aces from early position.
3: Speculating well early with hands that can...
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Forum: MTT Strategy
09-21-2007, 09:26 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 236
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Forum: MTT Strategy
09-20-2007, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 88
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Forum: MTT Strategy
09-20-2007, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 124
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Forum: MTT Strategy
09-20-2007, 05:19 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 113
Re: Give me a range to push here.
even donks only limp 40% or so, usually, if he calls 70% of that I would want a hand in the top 30% or so myself. Sure we may have thin edge with broader than that, but we dont have much fold...
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Forum: MTT Strategy
09-20-2007, 05:11 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 72
Re: 3 hands live tourney,feel free to critique...
Hand1 Most live tournaments 3 bets are extremely tight ranges. 4 bets? ungodly tight. Against complete unknowns at a live table third hand I think this can be a muck. Against some players this...
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Forum: MTT Strategy
09-20-2007, 04:57 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 90
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Forum: MTT Strategy
09-20-2007, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 81
Re: Am I in the wrong here?
It sucks, but I dont think you have a legit gripe. You certainly can't compel anyone to play for any reason. Just because its blatantly obvious that you shouldnt fold AA for instance at a cash...
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Forum: MTT Strategy
09-17-2007, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 69
Re: Correct to fold here?
I think its a pretty close call either way. In a 4$, I would be inclined to just push here, and expect to see AKo or even AQs or TT/99 often enough that this is just fine.
If we know this guy is...
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Forum: MTT Strategy
09-17-2007, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 55
Re: big stack play general strategy question
Keep pushing on them until you meet resistance. You know when you have to make the pot odds call and when your crushed enough to let it go if they push back.
There seriously are tables that will...
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Forum: MTT Strategy
09-17-2007, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 121
Re: 20 6Max: Readless JJ from BB early
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I have no reads and have an issue with putting myself in a "well, there is 300 in the pot and I'm OOP, JJ is too strong to fold here 6-max, just push."
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Whats wrong...
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Forum: MTT Strategy
09-17-2007, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 75
Re: Live FT, big stack (relatively), bubble
Nice play then.
Villain is not a very good player then. If he raises 12000 from (giving him the benefit of the doubt) 30000 stack, he has 18000 behind. With 9000 blinds, and your push, He needs...
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Forum: MTT Strategy
09-17-2007, 11:51 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 88
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Forum: MTT Strategy
09-17-2007, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 75
Re: Live FT, big stack (relatively), bubble
A8o at a final table is a hand i like to push preflop first in, and fold to a raise.
Unless I have a read that a minraise is weak. Villain here is totally pot committed to call with anything he...
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Forum: MTT Strategy
09-17-2007, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 121
Re: 20 6Max: Readless JJ from BB early
I'd push preflop, Hate playing jacks oop with under a PSB in the stack.
With this much in, I think were committed. I like the following, in this order.
1: Push the flop
2: CRAI the flop
3:...
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Forum: MTT Strategy
09-16-2007, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 60
Re: tournament fees...too high or what?
10% is great
under 10% is fantastic
Over 15% is really bad
Theres a casino in northern minnesota that runs a 23$ + 7 on saturdays. what a bargain.
In general, yeah, tournament fees are...
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Forum: MTT Strategy
09-14-2007, 11:35 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 113
Re: Button with CO limper and JTs $4.40
I think they are exteremly close.
Against top 10%, 15% and 20% ranges, A2 and JTs are almost the same equity across the board. A2 getting slightly better as we go 20->25->35->50% and beyond, due...
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Forum: MTT Strategy
09-14-2007, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 85
Re: Payout Structure
we are highly likely to just steal the blinds here and they are huge. Our plan shouldnt really ever be to fold into the money, all we do is limit our ability to make the big bucks. Tournament ROI...
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