Forum: Home Poker
11-30-2007, 07:26 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,491
Re: Found them !!!
Rad, I just got mine today, too. I tried shuffling them and totally failed.
The case is really nice. It feels like a solid tool case with some kind of rubberized coating.
The yellow...
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
11-29-2007, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 72
Views: 4,416
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
11-28-2007, 10:46 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 4,003
Re: jerry yang hit n run america...
He still plays. According to cardplayer.com, he played the:
2007 Binion's Poker Open,
No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event
($1000 buy in, 124 entries)
10/30/2007
14th place
$1,324.00
...
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Forum: Home Poker
11-26-2007, 08:57 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,491
Re: Found them !!!
Maybe they're both called flags. They're both for high denominations.
Plus, the plaques look like flags, so that would make sense. Usage of the word flag might stick even though casinos move...
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
11-26-2007, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 3,981
Tennis \"Tells\"
It's funny, Agassi was on TV talking about how he had picked up on a Becker tell during one of their matches.
When Becker would wind up to serve, he would sometimes stick his tongue out of the...
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Forum: Home Poker
11-24-2007, 01:25 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,491
Found them !!!
Check this out:
http://www.unclesgames.com/product_info.php/products_id/7570
Supposedly, these are clay-composite, nickle-sized chips with edge spots.
Thanks to JTQuest on...
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Forum: Home Poker
11-22-2007, 11:00 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,491
Re: Mini poker chips?
I found cheap, nickle-size (7/8") plastic chips at
http://www.greathallgames.com/aacc/atokbags/achipsDrops.html
I was hoping to find chips with a little more size and weight to them (and...
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Forum: Home Poker
11-22-2007, 08:09 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,491
Re: Mini poker chips?
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I like the two quarters in the pic -- "Heads" = $5, "Tails" =$1.
I'll do some research and...
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Forum: Televised Poker
11-22-2007, 07:40 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 732
Re: HSP Suggestions
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more shots of the PAD waitress..
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HSP waitresses are fugly.
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Forum: Home Poker
11-21-2007, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,491
Mini poker chips?
When I am going to visit people, I often wish I could bring enough chips for an impromptu game. But chips are so damn big. It's especially a problem if I'm flying out somewhere, or being driven by...
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Forum: Televised Poker
11-21-2007, 09:25 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 732
Re: HSP Suggestions
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The only impediment is this: Will the audience be overwhelmed by the number of cards?
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Make them play PLO but show in TV only the two cards that...
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
11-21-2007, 12:19 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,687
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Forum: Home Poker
11-20-2007, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 310
Re: Quiet poker night?
I don't think I can bribe her. She's a waitress at a sports bar and makes really good tip money.
She'll hang out with us for a bit when she comes home, and sometimes plays waitress, but she...
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
11-20-2007, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,687
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Forum: Televised Poker
11-20-2007, 06:03 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 732
Re: HSP Suggestions
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PLO wouldn't work. It would be AI every hand with alot of hands being chopped
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That wouldn't be an issue as long as the players are deep-stacked. In fact, the blinds...
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Forum: Home Poker
11-20-2007, 12:01 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 310
Re: Quiet poker night?
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why is your roomate asleep/not with you? are you playing until like 6 in the am or something?
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Yeah, the game goes pretty late. Last time we did in fact see the sun...
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Forum: Home Poker
11-19-2007, 04:20 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 310
Re: Quiet poker night?
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Get the players in a relaxed state of consciousness.
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This would probably work, but it sounds less fun... and less profitable /images/graemlins/smile.gif
Sound...
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Forum: Home Poker
11-19-2007, 03:56 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 310
Quiet poker night?
Does anyone have any experience trying to insulate poker-night noise from the family/roommates/neighbors?
(I mean, aside from moving to the garage, saying "shh!" more, cutting off the beer, or...
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
11-10-2007, 08:07 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 855
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
10-22-2007, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 58
poker = porn = terror ?
I was at Panera, a chain sandwich shop which offers free wireless internet. Of course, I can't eat without checking up on the poker happenings.
Here's what popped up on my browser when I...
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Forum: Omaha High
10-22-2007, 05:35 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 108
When to (not) continuation bet?
Any general principles to the in-position, PLO continuation bet? (assume 6-max microstakes)
I've watched a few Cardrunners PLO videos by Stinger and SBrugby, and they seem to CB more than 50%...
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
10-05-2007, 10:02 PM
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Replies: 128
Views: 728
Bot maker (of sorts) sued
In today's WSJ there's an interesting article ("Hannah Montana Battles the Bots," 10/05/07) about how Ticketmaster is suing RMG Technology, which makes ticket-buying bots.
I think there are...
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
10-04-2007, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 128
Views: 728
Re: Worst-case scenario for bots
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It is VERY VERY easy to use a pure strategy and still be a great player. Especially at non-HU.
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I see your point (I think). It would take a long time for...
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
10-04-2007, 06:14 AM
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Replies: 128
Views: 728
Re: Worst-case scenario for bots
RITT,
1. No one's talking about pure strategies. If you know someone who relies on a pure strategy, please give me his screen name!
There exists a mixed strategy NE, though we may...
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
10-03-2007, 07:48 AM
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Replies: 128
Views: 728
Re: Worst-case scenario for bots
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It is backward thinking to want to play poker in an environment (where computers outnumber humans 2 to 1) and yet expect there to be only non-computer assisted players.
Computer...
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