Forum: Other Other Topics
11-20-2007, 03:31 PM
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Replies: 72
Views: 1,803
Re: Who\'s right? (Dispute with my dad)
I am close with my parents, who are now in thier 80s and also have kids of my own. I think your parents should pay here. You were doing them a favor, you did something reasonable, not nuts, and an...
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Forum: Stud
11-20-2007, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 290
Re: The Psychology of Poker (Stud Hi) example
This is a moronic example on many levels. First of all, how did 9 BBs get into the pot by fifth and you're head up? Second, if you call to the river and she bets you'd be getting 13-1 on a call....
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Forum: Stud
11-16-2007, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 148
Re: Rolled up
With a queen out, why can't raiser have a pocket pair instead of split queens? I'd be really unlikely to fold trips here.
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Forum: Two Plus Two Internet Magazine
11-16-2007, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 906
Re: Angelo: Fastrolling
Tommy's writing is mostly smoke. It's not a good enough read to be entertainment (ala Biggest Game in Town or Positively Fifth Street), yet doesn't have enough strategy to help most people win more....
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Forum: Stud
11-15-2007, 11:54 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 313
Re: Razz with Queen\'s wild (lc)
It wasn't done in a mean spirited way and he didn't take it that way -- he stayed at the table for almost an hour more. Remember, this is 1-2 limit HORSE. While everyone is trying to win, it's mainly...
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Forum: Stud
11-14-2007, 03:35 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 313
Re: Razz with Queen\'s wild (lc)
Yeah, it was obvious he thought it was a high game and (probably) that his queen really was wild. I didn't say anything else during the hand, but immediately after I did tell him razz is a lowball...
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Forum: Stud
11-14-2007, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 313
Re: Razz with Queen\'s wild (lc)
Umm guys, I wasn't being serious with the Queens wild thing -- he asked the question as a queen hit his board. While I wasn't going to explain the rules to him in the middle of the hand, and advise...
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Forum: Stud
11-14-2007, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 125
Re: (stud8) misplayed hi-only hand?
The raise on fifth is the only thing I might do differently. I'm not too worried about trip 5s with one dead, he may well have just a four card low here (maybe with a straight draw). These are the...
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Forum: Small Stakes
11-14-2007, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 52
Re: NL50 - Full House on Board - Facing Shove
small pot, scary board, solid player what did he call you with preflop? what did he call you with on the flop? what did he raise you with on the turn? Sure looks like a pocket pair better than 3s,...
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Forum: Stud
11-14-2007, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 313
Re: Razz with Queen\'s wild (lc)
Well, it was a bit dickish. But I did tell him after the hand the real deal, and he took it well -- even said something about it being the price of learning. This was extreme, but the way you really...
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Forum: Stud
11-14-2007, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 313
Razz with Queen\'s wild (lc)
So I'm playing a little 1-2 HORSE last night and we get to Razz. I have a 7 in 5 cards against a player on my immediate left who has 28Q. He chats "what is this game" and I say it's "Queens wild". He...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-12-2007, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 289
Re: Start spreading the news... (NYC Poker)
As a former reporter, I can say with certainty that when you agree to speak with a reporter you can't expect to know the slant of the finished story. You can ask, but once you give an interview it's...
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Forum: Stud
11-07-2007, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 77
Re: your view on low 3 card flushes in stud
loose game, 1 or less of my suit dead, last to act in an unraised pot, I always play.
Tight game, 3 or more of my suit dead, first to act I never play.
In between the two, it's always a...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-05-2007, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 165
Views: 3,447
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Forum: Small Stakes
10-26-2007, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 666
Re: Villain open shove flops in 3bet pot
Andy, there are no standard lines. When an unknown opponent pushes this big, and the pot is relatively small compared to the bet size, you must think. It's important to play situations like this...
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Forum: Small Stakes
10-24-2007, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 666
Re: Villain open shove flops in 3bet pot
I don't always fold in situations "like this". Just saying the action, the cards and the bet size in the specific hand make this one a fold for me. Your stats-based approach is very powerful, but...
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Forum: Small Stakes
10-24-2007, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 666
Re: Villain open shove flops in 3bet pot
Well one thing we can all agree on that this thread really brings home -- the small n/l games are very good right now, aren't they?
I remember sitting in Party 2-4 he games 5 or so years back, 5+...
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Forum: Small Stakes
10-24-2007, 03:25 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 666
Re: Villain open shove flops in 3bet pot
Fair enough, and I totally agree that you have to factor in the donk factor. But this hand is pretty different. If he has a set of 4s or 5s, or 45, I tip my cap. A set of kings? I think he reraises...
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Forum: Small Stakes
10-24-2007, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 666
Re: Villain open shove flops in 3bet pot
Sigh. But who is "they"? Would you play the hand this way? Do 90% of the players you play against play this way? 60%? You really think most players that will call a $16 raise with 77 or A5 preflop...
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Forum: Small Stakes
10-24-2007, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 666
Re: Villain open shove flops in 3bet pot
You are correct that I've played many fewer no limit hands than others here. However, I've played casino/Internet poker for almost a decade now and co-authored two poker books (The Pocket Idiot's...
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Forum: Small Stakes
10-24-2007, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 666
Re: Villain open shove flops in 3bet pot
Here's the thing, though. The real question is how does his large push affect his likely range? Barry Greenstein has written very well about this in his book. He recounts a hand where he was a huge...
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Forum: Small Stakes
10-24-2007, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 666
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Forum: Small Stakes
10-24-2007, 12:49 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 666
Re: Villain open shove flops in 3bet pot
"No real reads on villain here, but he seems pretty bad. "
With a read that villain is in fact very reckless/bluffing maniac, of course this would be a snap call. But op says he really doesn't...
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Forum: Small Stakes
10-24-2007, 12:35 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 666
Re: Villain open shove flops in 3bet pot
It seems like the consensus is "omg, I have Kings, I call". Or maybe "rofl, other players are all maniacs, I call".
Or is there a level of actual thought I'm missing here?
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Forum: Stud
10-24-2007, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 452
Re: Foxwoods Stud Question
Think you said just starting in stud -- play the $1-5 with .50 ante if so, great game lots of action due to ridiculous over ante. If ur at a dull table, switch. 5-10 generally bad, tight dull. 10-20...
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