Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance
10-08-2007, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 10
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Re: quads AND a straight flush?
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What are the mathematical odds of that happening to one player?
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I'm actually going to try to answer the question odds-wise on this one. First recognize that it is a...
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Forum: BBV4Life
10-08-2007, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 342
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Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance
09-24-2007, 05:31 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 34
Re: Brag: freerollin\' 10 grand
I am not allowed to sell the seat, or believe me I would. If I were to win a second seat, in a satellite or other promotion, I could sell that one, but I must play at least one.
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also,...
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Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance
09-24-2007, 02:55 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 34
Brag: freerollin\' 10 grand
Caesars Palace had a freeroll tourney today for anyone with 60+ hours of live play in August. 300 or so qualified with about 280 showing up. It was advertised that the last 15 players would win a...
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Forum: Small Stakes Limit
08-27-2007, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 107
Re: SSL if you had a pick a hand...
4-8 live. UTG+2 raises. He is very weak tight, meaning he has AK or QQ+. Two cold callers and I call on the button with 77. Big blind (LAG) comes along as well.
Flop is TT6 rainbow. BB bets...
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Forum: Small Stakes Limit
08-22-2007, 11:50 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 119
Re: Flopped Boat at Commerce
You should definitely bet here. In fact, you are really hoping someone has a garbage queen and will play back.
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I'm not only betting but three-betting if raised. Does anyone disagree...
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Forum: Small Stakes Limit
08-17-2007, 04:43 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 131
Failure on fifth street
Turn:(4BB) T /images/graemlins/spade.gif 4 /images/graemlins/heart.gif 3 /images/graemlins/club.gif Q /images/graemlins/diamond.gif
<font color="red">Hero bets. </font> Villian calls.
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Forum: Small Stakes Limit
08-16-2007, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 131
Some fuzzy math
Alright, I thought a lot about this over lunch and scribbled down some numbers. Assuming that Villian has either
1. AK, AJ or KJ, or
2. We're beat already.
The question is, what percentage of...
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Forum: Small Stakes Limit
08-16-2007, 12:23 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 131
Re: On to the turn
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If you trust your read and you think he will have a hard time calling the river with an unimproved AK or AJ, betting is the best.
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My problem here, and one of the reasons...
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Forum: Small Stakes Limit
08-16-2007, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 131
On to the turn
Well, "call" seems to be unanimous, and that is exactly what I did. So, here we go.
Flop: (6 SB) T /images/graemlins/spade.gif 4 /images/graemlins/heart.gif 3 /images/graemlins/club.gif
Hero...
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Forum: Small Stakes Limit
08-16-2007, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 131
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Forum: Small Stakes Limit
08-16-2007, 10:31 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 131
Play along: all fold to A8 in the small blind
Game is $3-6 live limit hold 'em.
Table just dropped from eight to five players, and we have agreed that no more chopping will be allowed (and we had a rake reduction).
Read on BB: Seems...
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Forum: Small Stakes Limit
08-14-2007, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 106
Re: live 6/12, JTs MP
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2 pair with 73? cmon.
he either has a set, something like A /images/graemlins/club.gif7 /images/graemlins/club.gif or K /images/graemlins/club.gif7 /images/graemlins/club.gif, or...
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Forum: Small Stakes Limit
08-14-2007, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 48
Re: multiway hand ranges vs maniac raiser
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ATo or better, all pairs, suited connectors and one gappers down to 46.
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Wow. I actually said "I have a pretty wide range." Apparantly not. I'll rephrase. I...
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Forum: Small Stakes Limit
08-14-2007, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 106
Re: live 6/12, JTs MP
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i wouldnt cap the flop as even w/t the overlay from UTG+1 you only have 9 outs, maybe less as I think button flopped a set.
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That seems like monsters-under-the-bed...
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Forum: Small Stakes Limit
08-14-2007, 01:25 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 48
Re: multiway hand ranges vs maniac raiser
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what about the small blind or big blind?
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The players in the pot relative to you and the maniac dictate your range in the blinds. If he's first in, you like a lot of...
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Forum: Small Stakes Limit
08-14-2007, 01:18 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 48
Re: multiway hand ranges vs maniac raiser
Personally I feel comfortable in this spot (or against a straddle) because I have a lot of experience in this kind of game. I have a pretty wide range:
All pocket pairs, first of all, reraising...
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Forum: Small Stakes Limit
08-14-2007, 10:31 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 78
Re: 3/6 LIMIT HOLDEM
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That is a crystal clear, "all the players will eventually bust out" scenario.
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I disagree. So long as these games are populated by the absolute worst players (and they...
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Forum: Medium Stakes Limit
08-14-2007, 07:09 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 92
Re: 20 commerce - 34s - Strange hand
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Thoguhts on flop/turn/river?
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The flop is standard. Raised, multiway pot, with bottom pair. There is no reason to fold for one bet, especially when the PFR has...
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Forum: Small Stakes Limit
08-14-2007, 06:34 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 57
Re: AJ turn decision Crypto 2-4
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lol, check/3bet by this SB means "I have at least a gutshot"
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I shamefully withdraw my remarks, Mr. Chairman, and yield back the balance of my time.
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Forum: Small Stakes Limit
08-14-2007, 06:12 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 57
Re: AJ turn decision Crypto 2-4
The more I think about raising the flop, the more I like it. We have a marginal hand--the top end of a gut shot and two overs. In position, we want to get it heads up with UTG and take a free card...
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Forum: Small Stakes Limit
08-14-2007, 05:21 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 59
Re: AKs in a live 6/12 Game
Is it just me, or does this seem like we've wandered into a nasty spot? The cap/check essentially defines our hand as AK or QQ if MP1 is conscious. And he most likely puts the button on nuttin'...
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