Forum: Omaha High
05-09-2007, 01:35 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 57
Re: Transitioning from NLHE to PLO
i am making the transition as well and found this book helpful:
Secrets of Professional Pot-Limit Omaha (Paperback)
by Rolf Slotboom (Author)
poker is poker, so your experience will help more...
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Forum: Omaha High
05-09-2007, 01:11 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 57
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Forum: Omaha High
05-09-2007, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 50
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Forum: Omaha High
05-09-2007, 12:48 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 83
Re: fairly big draw on straight board
a. flop: reraise pot (and call his push if he does so)
b. turn: fold, you lost your opportunity to get your money in when you had the odds on the draw, now you're only drawing to the nut flush...
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Forum: Omaha High
05-09-2007, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 86
Re: PLO - MTT hand selection
Secrets of Professional Pot-Limit Omaha (Paperback)
by Rolf Slotboom (Author)
(well known professional plo b&m and live)
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Forum: Omaha High
05-09-2007, 10:05 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 86
Re: PLO - MTT hand selection
I don't think you're alone at all. I will sometimes play the ub $10 rebuy plo at 845pm est and find that very good cash game plo players dont get good tournament strategy. Mandatory calls are...
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Forum: Omaha High
05-09-2007, 08:32 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 53
Re: Weird Spot w/ Top Set
there is no question you should have called all-in. you had at least 3 to 1 pot odds and had better equity to that on your full house / quads / backdoor flush draw
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Forum: Omaha High
05-09-2007, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 53
Re: Weird Spot w/ Top Set
i think the both had jt and with only 30 behind you should have put it all in. But I'm confused because it says they raised to $65 when they only had $30 to start. What are your real stack sizes?
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Forum: Omaha High
05-09-2007, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 53
Re: why is he betting?
maybe he has a str8 flush (3 possible). In addition, the 4th flush card may convince him that a nut str8 is good here. Finally, maybe he's just not that good.
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Forum: Poker Theory
06-30-2006, 09:38 AM
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Replies: 57
Views: 207
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Forum: Poker Theory
06-30-2006, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 57
Views: 207
Re: Is poker gambling?
Both stock trading and skilled poker playing are exercises of value judgement. A successful investor finds a greater value in a stock than the current sale price. A successful poker player finds...
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Forum: Poker Theory
05-17-2006, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 157
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Forum: Poker Theory
05-17-2006, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 89
Re: 3xBB + 1xBB per limper
The reason that you have a tighter range is that early position standards should be higher than late position standards. They are claiming that they have a card in that narrower range. So, if...
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Forum: Poker Theory
05-17-2006, 04:13 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 71
Re: River donk bets in nl
I'm confused. What are his 2 outs?
a set for hero gives villain a full house.
And it was stated in the problem that he would check-raise the set.
And it was stated in the problem that he...
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Forum: Poker Theory
05-17-2006, 03:58 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 89
Re: 3xBB + 1xBB per limper
It seems to make no sense to me, but recently more good players are making the minimum raise preflop in both unopened and hands with a limper or even 2. It doesn't seem to make sense to me, but I'm...
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Forum: Poker Theory
05-17-2006, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 107
Re: Huge Error
I did essentially the same thing last night but with the opposite chip stacks, and I think it was the right move based on the information at the time. UTG was short stacked with M=7 and raised...
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Forum: Poker Theory
05-17-2006, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 71
Re: River donk bets in nl
The question is: if you check the turn, will you call the pot-sized bet on the river when a flush card hits?
By your rules he is going to put one pot sized bet in no matter what. It is either to...
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Forum: Poker Theory
05-17-2006, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 72
Re: AKo versus
The case for the re-raise is that against those potential hands you are, overall, about even money IF it goes to the river. Your hand must improve against most of those hands. The improvement may...
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Forum: Poker Theory
05-16-2006, 09:16 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 158
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
05-16-2006, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 99
Views: 404
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Forum: Poker Theory
05-15-2006, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 158
Re: Is The FTOP Correct?
well...as you recognize you are talking about two different things. The FTOP says that you gain EV by making your opponent play differently than he would if he saw all of the cards. It is so...
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Forum: Poker Theory
05-15-2006, 04:06 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 154
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
05-15-2006, 03:39 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 294
Re: slightly left wing libertarian.
right on brother. I would add that that food example was not contrived AT ALL.
Since this is a poker site, consider online poker. It is about as laissez-faire as you can get. They are...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
05-15-2006, 03:26 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 134
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
05-15-2006, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 296
Re: Rawls (?) view of a just society
sorry, I don't understand what you are saying.
BTW I do not think progressive or regressive taxes are just per se. I think that the only just taxation is user fees based on protection of property...
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