Forum: Other Other Topics
09-03-2007, 01:24 AM
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Replies: 88
Views: 593
Re: list of funny stand up comedians
Todd Barry. Can't find too much YouTube stuff - but he has 2 CDs - both are highly recommended...if you watch a lot of comedy on TV, you've probably seen him.
Sarah Silverman is also excellent.
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Forum: Beginners Questions
08-26-2007, 09:25 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 92
posting hands from live play?
I have a situation I'd like to post...but it came from live play. Can someone point me in the direction of the appropriate hand converter to use? I have to assume one exists.
Thanks in advance.
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Forum: Other Other Topics
08-01-2007, 12:04 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 45
anyone know anything about air conditioners?
I'm sure somebody in 2p2 is handy & might know a thing or 2 about A/C's.
Nothing like having A/C problems in the dead of summer.
I have a Samsung AW1480A air conditioner. It's 5 years old...
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Forum: BBV4Life
07-29-2007, 11:51 AM
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Replies: 659
Views: 4,809
Re: Ask a music scene micro celebrity
i can't believe how many new 2+2'ers there are because of this one thread.
As an admitted fan (see a few posts back) & a poker player (I'll see ya at the stud tables every here & again - although...
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Forum: BBV4Life
07-28-2007, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 96
Re: The Hold Steady
Good band.....my drummer's other band opened for them at Irving Plaza last fall. Good guys....great band...getting huge & deservedly so.
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Forum: BBV4Life
07-28-2007, 02:23 AM
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Replies: 659
Views: 4,809
Re: Ask a music scene micro celebrity
In my world - you are no "micro celebrity". I'm a huge Big Black & Shellac fan. Not as familiar with Rapeman. The Jesus Lizard were one of the top 5 greatest bands of all time...they are a band I...
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Forum: Stud
07-25-2007, 01:27 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 74
Re: Making a start in stud
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First, decide what game or games you want to learn. If you want to eventually learn all three popular Stud games, I strongly recommend not starting with Stud Hi, as Hi players often have...
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Forum: Books and Publications
07-24-2007, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 64
Re: stud book for beginners
even though this is a book question - you may want to post this in the Stud forum, too - since those guys seem to pretty much stick in that part of the forest.
I think the Kammen book I found on...
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Forum: Books and Publications
07-24-2007, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 64
Re: stud book for beginners
If you do an Amazon.com search for 7-card stud - you'll come up with a few hits....from my experience on this forum - many favor Seven-Card Stud for Advanced Players by Sklansky, Malmuth & Zee (2+2...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
07-24-2007, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 47
Re: Is 30k a month possible?
We should probably hold off on too much sarcasm in the "Beginner" forum.
How many hours per month are you willing to play? If you're going to put in a 40-hour work week - say 175 hours/month to...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
07-17-2007, 08:53 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 51
Re: Call or fold when confused
I think if you are genuinely confused by a situation - and you are among players who you feel are better than you - folding is not a bad idea. An experienced player who senses you are confused will...
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Forum: Home Poker
07-08-2007, 01:25 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 74
Re: ruling needed...
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Agreed with psandman here. I know that no one likes giving up a good card because it was exposed, but the player here is being really slimy. "You're all wrong." Uhhh, a player called it...
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Forum: Books and Publications
07-07-2007, 09:57 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 79
Re: Limit Hold\'em Books
From absolute beginner onward:
Beginner's Guide to Limit Hold 'em (Byron Jacobs)
Getting Started in Hold 'em (Ed Miller)
Small Stakes Hold 'em (Miller/Sklansky/Malmuth)
Theory of Poker...
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Forum: Home Poker
07-07-2007, 09:49 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 74
ruling needed...
This happened in my regular home game after I left...but this is how the situation was described to me but a trustworthy friend who wasn't involved in the described hand.
Card pitched to a player...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
07-04-2007, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 45
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Forum: Books and Publications
06-30-2007, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 114
Views: 417
Re: 2+2 and Editing: Oh, the Irony
I always thought I'd be a decent proofreader...I just wanted to give it a shot....I don't think it took more than a couple of very slight changes to make the example paragraph more coherent:
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Forum: Beginners Questions
06-29-2007, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 61
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Forum: Beginners Questions
06-29-2007, 09:20 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 63
Re: Reading the board.
Yes - and this is a good skill to have - and if you're not comfortable - practice by dealing out random hands & figuring out the nuts at each street.
Start with the strongest hands & work towards...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
06-09-2007, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 55
Re: Two rules questions...
1. Not 100% sure - but once you much your hand - it's dead - it's a fold. Your opponent wins with a Q-high straight - which you would have split had you not mucked.
2. No....BB hasn't made a...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
06-08-2007, 01:07 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 135
Re: 2 royal flushes in same hand, who wins?
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In bridge, on the other hand, suits are of the utmost importance - it's a huge, huge part of the game.
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You can't make a royal flush in bridge.
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Forum: Beginners Questions
06-07-2007, 03:51 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 135
Re: 2 royal flushes in same hand, who wins?
As far as the ranking of suits go - it's alphabetical order - from lowest to highest: clubs, diamonds, hearts, spades.
Kurn gave the info about when suits matter in poker.
In bridge, on the...
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Forum: Books and Publications
06-02-2007, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 92
Re: Super/System 2 vs. the original
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Thanks everybody. I guess I have no need for buying the original then, and can invest my money in something else.
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what if 5-card draw high with the joker...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
05-18-2007, 12:51 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 74
why is Omaha played PL?
Not really an Omaha player....in my home game tonight, the bust-outs started up an Omaha tourney....having no experience whatsoever with it - they played it as they play hold 'em - as a no-limit...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
05-16-2007, 09:15 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 86
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Forum: Laughs or Links!
02-17-2007, 03:26 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 83
Heavy Metal Curling
At the outset, I just want to say that the band in the video is a heavy metal band from Sweden called Hammerfall - and I don't mind telling you that - as a metalhead - I'm a huge fan.
But...this...
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