Forum: Home Poker
08-20-2007, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 337
Re: Poker Cards
I got a setup of those Fournier cards from Pstars and thought they were ok, until we played with them. Both decks were off the table in less than two hours with marked cards in them...fingernail...
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Forum: Home Poker
08-16-2007, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 218
Re: Caught Cheating--What to do?
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I like the idea of sitting in the 3 seat and folding on the flop with the nuts (nuts at the time, because obviously if the dealer is cheating he'll turn or river a better hand) and see...
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Forum: Home Poker
08-15-2007, 01:06 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 38
Re: my HU tourney structure opions wanted
I have thought about this a bit since somebody brought up the idea to me and here is my thoughts on running one:
-$10 buy-in to the tourney, bracket style
-Each player puts up $10 per match up...
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Forum: Home Poker
07-27-2007, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 64
Re: Quick ruling help
the reasoning for making a ruling I would look at in this situation:
1) everybody's mashed
2) player A was told it was his move, then had to go do "host" duties. He should be granted some leeway...
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Forum: Home Poker
07-19-2007, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 79
Re: NLHE cash game buyin - what\'s the minimum?
my advice would be never put a minimum buy-in unless you have people buying in for like a dollar. People who are going to buy in for $5 usually suck anyways and their money will not last very long...
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Forum: Home Poker
07-19-2007, 05:13 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 130
Re: Having minors at your home game
I would have less of a problem with playing with a minor that plays for "fun" money (i.e. money not for rent, food, or bills) than with an adult that plays with the rent. I have played with both and...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
07-17-2007, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 112
Re: Ethics/Morality
WARNING: This post is about "Karma" and low poker content.
My limited understanding about karma is that it is not something that will come back and haunt you if you do something bad, or vice...
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Forum: Home Poker
07-17-2007, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 43
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Forum: Home Poker
07-17-2007, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 54
Re: Heads Up Home Game Tournament
how about 1/2 NL, each player gets $100 in chips and the blinds dont go up? pretty simplistic, good stacks for the blinds, and it shouldnt last too long.
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Forum: Home Poker
07-12-2007, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 240
Re: Home Game Introduces Rake- I have Concerns
sounds like these guys are just trying to make a buck (as stated above), have no idea what they are doing, are not providing anything for the rake (other than the game), and my bet is on the game...
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Forum: Home Poker
07-06-2007, 06:35 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 73
Re: ruling for an exposed card
thanks all for the replies...I appreciate the thoughts on this.
Like i said, at this game I was better off not tapping the glass for sure. Whatever they wanted to do was pretty much fine by me....
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Forum: Home Poker
07-04-2007, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 371
Re: Getting tossed from a homegame for winning.
Been following this post, but I didnt have much to say about it, as it sounds like you are a much better player than I am...or at least have better nerves to play higher than me (my threshold is $1/2...
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Forum: Home Poker
07-04-2007, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 73
Re: ruling for an exposed card
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I don't know what you mean by "cards [...] left by big blind in front of me", and you were in the small blind? I'm confused...
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well, remember this is a loose home game,...
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Forum: Home Poker
07-04-2007, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 73
ruling for an exposed card
Played last night with a new group...pretty loose game with a whole bunch of gamblers and no card players...the following happened:
I was SB, and BB cards were left by BB in front of me. I am...
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Forum: Home Poker
07-03-2007, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 75
Re: How do I adjust to this home game?
1. find a better game if you want to play seriously. Starting out with 25 BB is ridiculous, and the raising every time someone gets knocked out makes it an absolute crap shoot. This is an awful...
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Forum: Home Poker
07-02-2007, 05:31 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 51
Re: Home Cash Game (chip set-up)
-I like the idea of the .25/.25 game...makes everything real simple. the multiples of the BB thing would be a non-issue because it is actually multiples of the SB too, and that is what every game...
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Forum: Home Poker
06-29-2007, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 161
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Forum: Home Poker
06-29-2007, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 104
Re: Home Game Ethics Question
1. There isnt even a close second
It is not your fault he got confused...it is his fault and he paid dearly for it. Plus, you pulled off a great bluff. Would you have wanted your money back if...
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Forum: Home Poker
06-29-2007, 12:01 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 73
Re: Home Game EV Question
I have some problems with the "one continuous session" thinking for home games, because the fact is the dynamics of every game can be so different in the game as the night wears on...but the end...
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Forum: Home Poker
06-20-2007, 01:07 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 635
Re: 86ing a player
"Not a soul here gets it. The implied threat is as good as the act. It's a poker game w/o cards and y'all are too stupid to see it."
heavily armed: all-in
illegal game: call
heavily armed: ...
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Forum: Home Poker
06-19-2007, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 635
Re: 86ing a player
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snitch out a game w/ possible mob ties.
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definitely -ev.
I have a game in my neighborhood that I dont like, but it is soooo convenient. i dont play in it, I...
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Forum: Home Poker
06-18-2007, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 79
Re: Another Strategy, AQo in MP
Well, I said that I would post up some hands, but I didnt write any down. i will give a couple, but this should actually probably go into BBV under "brags" since I destroyed the game! A couple...
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Forum: Home Poker
06-13-2007, 02:13 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 79
Re: Another Strategy, AQo in MP
"$3.50 raise is plenty normal for this game. It plays much bigger than the blinds and too big for the stacks."
10-4 on that, sounds pretty typical for home games. The only reason i brought it up...
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Forum: Home Poker
06-13-2007, 06:43 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 79
Re: Another Strategy, AQo in MP
your preflop bet of 3.50 into a .75 pot....is this normal? Maybe there were limpers, I dont think you mentioned that. Seems like a large raise...do you need that big of a raise in this game to...
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Forum: Home Poker
06-08-2007, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 83
Re: Same old Home game woes
playing "good" poker doesnt mean playing "correct" poker, does it? Try to adjust your play to the situation....not just play the way the book tells you. I play in a couple different games like...
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