Forum: Micro Stakes
12-01-2007, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 349
What to do with a player behind?
In this hand, both opponents are pretty bad, getting allin too easily and calling with rather mediocre hands both pre and post flop. Calling the first allin would be very standard had there only been...
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Forum: Poker Theory
11-28-2007, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 99
Optimum bluffing strategy situations in NLHE
In Theory Of Poker, Sklansky presents the optimum bluffing frequency, which simply implies that the pot odds you give your opponent are the same as the odds against your bluffing.
This makes...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
11-24-2007, 07:06 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 47
Re: AK when flop misses
Youīre getting about 3.3:1 on your call, so if UTG has hit a pair or better, itīs not a profitable call. Itīs pretty close though, and he might be bluffing, and you are about even money against an...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
11-21-2007, 08:25 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 41
What to do with this two pair
NL10, 6 players, $12 effective stack sizes, SB is standard, not very aggressive.
3 fold
Hero (Button): Raise $0.33 with A/images/graemlins/club.gif 4/images/graemlins/club.gif
SB :...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
11-10-2007, 08:17 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 73
Monotone flop, unknown goes allin
NL10
I raise J /images/graemlins/club.gifJ /images/graemlins/diamond.gif to 4BB on button, get 2 callers, both unknown.
Flop 3 /images/graemlins/heart.gif8 /images/graemlins/heart.gif9...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
11-06-2007, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 64
Best rake for microstakes?
Probably been asked before, maybe I could be redirected then.
Which sites have the lowest rake for games $25 and lower, and how much is the rake/cap?
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Forum: Micro Stakes
11-05-2007, 07:14 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 65
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Forum: Micro Stakes
11-05-2007, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 65
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Forum: Poker Theory
08-16-2007, 02:09 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 81
Re: u flop a trips, opponent min bets. what now
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It's a lose/lose situation every time, if you bet you obv have trips, if you call they obv draw out on you. Thus is poker.
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Thatīs the thing, since the board is drawless the...
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Forum: Poker Theory
08-16-2007, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 81
Re: u flop a trips, opponent min bets. what now
A flop of 99x is as free of draws as it gets, and you should not be afraid to give away a cheap turn card with the pot being this small. Your hand becomes rather transparent, though, if you just call...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
08-14-2007, 01:11 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 46
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Forum: Poker Theory
08-14-2007, 06:28 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 97
Re: Deepest \"possible\" stacks
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If AA is out versus AA then all the money will probably go in preflop... Here, the bigger stacks doesn't change the EV but it changes the number of raises (and the variance)
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Forum: Micro Stakes
08-10-2007, 03:01 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 39
Re: Overpair getting minraised
A minraise very often means a set or two pair, like JT in this case, at least thatīs what Iīve discovered at this level. Even if Villain is raising me here with AcKc, heīs actually a 55/45 favoriteon...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
08-10-2007, 02:33 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 39
Overpair getting minraised
NL10, 6 players, full stacks
Dealt to HERO: Q /images/graemlins/club.gif Q /images/graemlins/heart.gif
HERO (UTG): Raises to 0.4
MP : Calls 0.4
CO: Folds
BUTTON: Calls 0.4
SB: Calls for 0.4...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
08-08-2007, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 220
Re: Fold trip K?
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There's no way you should be folding here. Your river check should have been done to induce a bluff (if you're not betting), and when you got your bluff you should have called in a...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
08-08-2007, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 220
Re: Fold trip K?
So, to summarize, Iīm a complete idiot, making one of the worst laydowns of the year?
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Forum: Micro Stakes
08-08-2007, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 220
Re: Fold trip K?
Actually I folded this hand, seems I should have called as induced a bluff. He showed T /images/graemlins/heart.gif 8 /images/graemlins/heart.gif for the missed flushdraw....
Still, am I correct...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
08-08-2007, 05:38 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 220
Fold trip K?
NL10, $10 stacks, no reads
Dealing Hole Cards(K /images/graemlins/spade.gif K /images/graemlins/club.gif )
> jerras folded
> HERO raised for $0.33
> moneytaker09 called for $0.33
> Justincred...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
08-07-2007, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 58
Re: QQ preflop. Is folding +EV?
You have no reads. Often, Villain has a hand lika QQ+ here. If, however, heīs 3betting light, youīre sure to find out after a number of hands, so, pick your spots. And, folding always has 0 EV
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Forum: Poker Theory
08-05-2007, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 97
Re: Deepest \"possible\" stacks
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With any stacks less than infinite according to game theory you can always get all-in. Even with 1,000,000 BB stacks, you should eventually get all-in. For example say you have 83o on a...
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Forum: Poker Theory
08-04-2007, 08:42 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 97
Re: Deepest \"possible\" stacks
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No one would ever lose with infinity stacks.
What is infinity minus infinity?
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Well, thatīs not really the point, let me reformulate the question:
Find (roughly )a...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
08-04-2007, 11:51 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 32
Re: Bluffing with QQ
Sorry, itīs 10NL, full stacks. I c/r because he made such a weak bet, and figured I might get him to fold QQ-KK. Even if I had the best hand, I wouldnīt want to call down any more streets to find...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
08-04-2007, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 32
Bluffing with QQ
No reads on VILLAIN. On flop my internet connection failed for a moment, so i was checked by default. Would you have donked the flop here? Now, when villain made such a weak bet on the flop, I...
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Forum: Poker Theory
08-04-2007, 08:11 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 97
Re: Deepest \"possible\" stacks
Yes, the thing is, that with ridiculously big stacks, say
100,000BB, how can anyone ever be allin without the nuts? There must be some point where that happens?
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Forum: Poker Theory
08-03-2007, 10:03 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 97
Deepest \"possible\" stacks
Just out of curiosity, where do you think the theoretical treshold for stack size in terms of BB is in a NLHE game, so that all the chips are virtually never going into the middle? Of course there...
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