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Forum: MTT Strategy 01-30-2006, 09:35 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 169
Posted By TexasJWP
Re: Beginners Question: 99 with 14 BB

OK, busted -- I made it all up. Enjoyed the debate, though. All-in!
Forum: MTT Strategy 01-30-2006, 04:33 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 169
Posted By TexasJWP
Re: Beginners Question: 99 with 14 BB

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Also, your whole "don't gamble until you're in the money" is awful. You're playing to limp into the money, which nobody in this forum will support... You want a lot of chips late so you...
Forum: MTT Strategy 01-30-2006, 03:46 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 169
Posted By TexasJWP
Re: Beginners Question: 99 with 14 BB

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What do you do when you minraise preflop, opponent calls, and then he leads out when the flop comes KQ6 or something like that?

...If you're going to call an all-in reraise, then go...
Forum: MTT Strategy 01-30-2006, 03:19 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 169
Posted By TexasJWP
Re: Beginners Question: 99 with 14 BB

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People that are recommending minraises are the kind of weak tight people I like at my table

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Don't know what limits you play, but I'll be at PokerRoom 5+0.50 NL 30-handed...
Forum: MTT Strategy 01-30-2006, 03:06 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 169
Posted By TexasJWP
Re: Beginners Question: 99 with 14 BB

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Re-raise with the intent of folding if you miss your set. Brilliant.

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If you want to make it a habit to risk your entire stack with pockt 9s in middle position, knock...
Forum: MTT Strategy 01-26-2006, 11:45 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 169
Posted By TexasJWP
Re: Beginners Question: 99 with 14 BB

Raise to 400, hope nobody reraises all-in, and pray for the set on the flop. Get out of the way of any all-ins before or after the flop if you don't hit your trips and there are overcards on the...
Forum: Poker Legislation 01-26-2006, 11:21 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 656
Posted By TexasJWP
Re: Prosecution for Internet Gambling

I had this same conversation with a buddy of mine a few weeks ago. There is some interesting debate that has been going on for several years on this issue, starting with sports betting...
Forum: Poker Theory 01-23-2006, 03:24 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 601
Posted By TexasJWP
Re: Is being in position an overstated concept?

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I find myself doing that more in tournaments and less in ring games, only because there is more conservative play in tournaments.

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Ditto that. You'll never get half the...
Forum: Affiliates/RakeBack 01-18-2006, 01:20 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 267
Posted By TexasJWP
Re: Eurobet + Rakeback Vs. Poker Stars

Why don't we lay off the shameless site promotion? There are a ton of affiliate sites out there... BW may not always be the best option. As Martin Sheen likes to say, (click here for audio...
Forum: Micro Stakes Limit 01-18-2006, 01:06 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 84
Posted By TexasJWP
Re: Collusion?

Many thanks to all for the thoughtful responses.
Forum: Micro Stakes Limit 01-17-2006, 11:46 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 84
Posted By TexasJWP
Re: Collusion?

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I've played ~130k hands. I've seen something I suspected to be collusion exactly once.

I don't see this as a major problem.

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I hope you're right. Maybe it's just an...
Forum: Micro Stakes Limit 01-17-2006, 11:39 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 84
Posted By TexasJWP
Collusion?

I've recently switched from NL to $0.50/$1 & $1/$2 Limit and have had some decent success. Lateley, though, I've been noticing a LOT of ten-handed tables where three or more players are...
Forum: Affiliates/RakeBack 01-17-2006, 04:48 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 267
Posted By TexasJWP
Re: Eurobet + Rakeback Vs. Poker Stars

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I just saw today that I could get 30% but have already signed up through an affiliate and am unsure as to how easy it is to make a new account and what kind of hassle I would be facing.
...
Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance 01-17-2006, 04:42 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 196
Posted By TexasJWP
Forum: News, Views, and Gossip 01-11-2006, 05:19 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 402
Posted By TexasJWP
Poker Catch Phrases

Is Joe Hachem's "Pass tha sugah!" the greatest poker catch phrase of all time?

If not, what is?
Forum: Internet Bonuses 01-11-2006, 04:45 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 349
Posted By TexasJWP
Re: clearing a UB BONUS?

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You can request an increase in # of tables.

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yes, its true. I did it just this week. took a couple of days for them to get back to me but they gave me 5...
Forum: Poker Legislation 01-11-2006, 04:40 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 261
Posted By TexasJWP
Re: Please Explain this forum

Thanks for the clarification.
Forum: Computer Technical Help 01-11-2006, 04:38 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 221
Posted By TexasJWP
Re: Buying a new laptop

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Uber-YAWN. I'm typing this from a mac. They promise the world and deliver the sewer.

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Lies and blasphemy! Steve Jobs will send someone to visit you soon...
Forum: Internet Bonuses 01-11-2006, 02:25 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 349
Posted By TexasJWP
Re: clearing a UB BONUS?

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VERY hard to clear at low limits now that UB has halved the points per hand-dollar-of-rake.

Paradise is a great bonus as is Party.

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I wouldn't say that. I play lower...
Forum: Internet Bonuses 01-11-2006, 02:13 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 248
Posted By TexasJWP
Re: Neteller

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I regularly see EFTs from Neteller to my bank hit in 1 or 2 days.

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That's been my experience as well - Neteller has been good & solid for me. Most of the delays I've...
Forum: Internet Bonuses 01-11-2006, 01:54 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 227
Posted By TexasJWP
Re: How Difficult to Clear Party Bonus

Yeah, ditto. Of all the sites I've tried, I think Party is the quickest and easiest to clear bonus at, and that was at much lower limits than you're playing at. Good luck!
Forum: Internet Bonuses 01-11-2006, 01:50 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 145
Posted By TexasJWP
Re: UB bonus question

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Be one of the first two at the tables to earn 25% more points...helps out bunches. I'm working on clearing loads of bonuses there.

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Isn't it 50% if you're the first to...
Forum: Computer Technical Help 01-11-2006, 01:21 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 221
Posted By TexasJWP
Re: Buying a new laptop

You might want to check out the new dual-core Intel-based Mac laptops (http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/) that were just announced today. Don't know if you've ever used a Mac before, but they are...
Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance 01-11-2006, 01:11 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 76
Posted By TexasJWP
Re: World\'s smallest pot for the best hand I\'ve ever had

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What site was this?

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It was at Titan Poker. I sent you some info on them, hope it's helpful.
Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance 01-10-2006, 09:37 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 76
Posted By TexasJWP
Re: World\'s smallest pot for the best hand I\'ve ever had

Thank you! At higher limits, I wouldn't have been playing this hand. I just wanted to see that particular flop for some reason -- and it had nothing to do with the habits of the players I was seated...
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