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Forum: Psychology 01-11-2007, 09:33 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 124
Posted By melechchloe
Re: Dealing with making great hands after you\'ve folded

Several things will help:

1. Realize that sooner or later you will get a chance to see free flops with garbage hands from the BB. Let your turn in the unraised BB be your chance to have that kind...
Forum: Books and Publications 11-17-2006, 02:40 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 111
Posted By melechchloe
Re: Is Caro\'s Book of Tells still the best for tells?

Caro's is still the best, especially if you READ it. Just looking at the pictures and captions is OK, but reading his commentary is 40% of gaining an understanding of "tells" and how to USE them.
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Forum: STT Strategy 11-09-2006, 05:53 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 53
Posted By melechchloe
Re: newb: Early levels TA or cheap flops?

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In low buy-in SNG's, tight early, and good push/fold late-game will see you crush these levels, and really is the optimum strategy here.

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Let me play devil's advocate...
Forum: STT Strategy 11-09-2006, 05:41 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 53
Posted By melechchloe
Re: newb: Early levels TA or cheap flops?

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Silly Question...how can you learn ICM?! i read the articles and i know the system behind it, but you can`t do the maths that fast if you are playing...?

And ICM doesnt calculate skill...
Forum: STT Strategy 11-08-2006, 05:33 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 53
Posted By melechchloe
newb: Early levels TA or cheap flops?

SNG Newb (20 at $5). I've read many of the articles out there on correct strategy for $5 through $20 9 handed sng. The consensus is (in a nutshell) early levels only play premium hands, fold the...
Forum: Books and Publications 11-07-2006, 05:03 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 124
Posted By melechchloe
Re: navarro book - out soon?

I ordered today off amazon, they say its in stock.

I will be pleasantly surprised if the return on the investment is a fraction of the Caro book's.
Forum: Student Life 10-16-2006, 03:36 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 720
Posted By melechchloe
Re: Help me choose a law school...

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Play law school like poker and look for +EV. I got scholarships to 2nd tier so no debt (freerolled in, no backers). Weak competition (fish) at 2nd tier helped me...
Forum: MTT Strategy 10-15-2006, 08:50 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 46
Posted By melechchloe
Bubble Play Articles?

1. Looking for articles on how to play MTT bubbles, both math and psychology oriented. I saw the magazine's bubbly article on applying the ICM, good stuff but looking for more practical experience...
Forum: MTT Community 10-14-2006, 05:13 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 55
Posted By melechchloe
Re: Where to from FTP Freeroll Success?

Rob-

I'll take your answer to #1 as a no. Thanks for honesty.
Forum: MTT Community 10-14-2006, 04:55 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 55
Posted By melechchloe
Where to from FTP Freeroll Success?

Over the past 30 or so trials (didn't keep good count) I've made 4 final tables on various FTP freerolls. Came up just short of the Aussie Millions final round(still smarts), but did take down a...
Forum: Student Life 10-07-2006, 06:17 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 720
Posted By melechchloe
Re: Help me choose a law school...

Play law school like poker and look for +EV. I got scholarships to 2nd tier so no debt (freerolled in, no backers). Weak competition (fish) at 2nd tier helped me graduate in top of my class...
Forum: Student Life 10-07-2006, 02:37 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 720
Posted By melechchloe
Re: Help me choose a law school...

Venessa Rousseau went to UM Law. The Hardrock is 30 minutes away. The Grinder lives in South Florida too. Nuff said.
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 10-01-2006, 12:13 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 123
Posted By melechchloe
Re: going to uiuc what degree = $$$ at uiuc

If you're not a math/science guy, then condsider majoring in economics and/or finance through the liberal arts college. Those degrees open many doors in the business world, and law school or MBA...
Forum: Two Plus Two Internet Magazine 09-27-2006, 12:27 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 106
Posted By melechchloe
Re: Bubbly Questions

HesseJam-
You should hunt down an ICM calculator and then you can model all of these situations easily. I found a simple one online at: http://sharnett.bol.ucla.edu/ICM/ICM.html

As to your...
Forum: Two Plus Two Internet Magazine 09-26-2006, 02:53 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 106
Posted By melechchloe
Re: Bubbly Questions

Thanks Tysen. I wanted to ask about the first scenario to make sure I had the math right when hero is a favorite. Although in my example hero's 5:1 is still great for him, its easy to see how many...
Forum: Two Plus Two Internet Magazine 09-26-2006, 02:09 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 106
Posted By melechchloe
Bubbly Questions

Can someone help me make sure I understand Bubble Factor correctly?

10 person Sit & Go, 10,000 in chips, prize pool is .5, .3, .2

At start of tournament, hero's equity is .10 (according to an...
Forum: Software 09-18-2006, 10:32 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 88
Posted By melechchloe
Open Source IRC NLTH Dealer Bot & Windows GUI?

Does anyone know of an open source NLTH IRC dealer bot for Unix or Windows? Windows GUI?

Correct me if I'm wrong but I have the impression IRC poker died, but me and a few buddies wouldn't mind...
Forum: MTT Strategy 09-15-2006, 07:55 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 95
Posted By melechchloe
Re: Rebuy MTT...Did I Bungle?

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I hate the format. The tournament equity is sh*t, if they are only paying a single 10K to the winner.

The way to play the structure is to avoid it.

16 tables x 150 buy-in = over 22k...
Forum: MTT Strategy 09-15-2006, 07:46 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 95
Posted By melechchloe
Re: Rebuy MTT...Did I Bungle?

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What you should concentrate on is a certain chip stack that you want at a certain period of time after the rebuy period is over and go for that stack.

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I'm thinking...
Forum: MTT Strategy 09-15-2006, 05:13 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 95
Posted By melechchloe
Re: Rebuy MTT...Did I Bungle?

Well let me throw a few more of my thoughts into it that might be worth commenting on:

1. The rest of the table. If everyone at the table plays along, its to the entire table's advantage to pump...
Forum: MTT Strategy 09-15-2006, 04:33 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 95
Posted By melechchloe
Rebuy MTT...Did I Bungle?

I played a charity tournament recently, and still debating myself if my strategy was correct or not.

Here's how it went:
NLH, 16 Tables, $150 buy-in for 4000 chips, $10K or WSOP buy-in to winner,...
Forum: Psychology 09-15-2006, 02:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 58
Posted By melechchloe
Re: Tangential poker book recommendations

Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences by John Allen Paulos

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, expecially as it comes to outs, pot-odds, M, etc.. If you have read about...
Forum: Poker Theory 07-09-2006, 12:15 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 92
Posted By melechchloe
Re: Using Hand Calculator Results Properly?

Thanks! I had forgotten pokerstove could take ranges. That answers part of my question.
Forum: Poker Theory 07-08-2006, 08:39 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 92
Posted By melechchloe
Using Hand Calculator Results Properly?

I use the enumerating/simulating hand calculators as a learning tool; I input tough hands to see if I made the right decisions. So:

Hold'em I input that I hold 8-9 suited, flop comes 10-J-Q not...
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