Forum: Puzzles and Other Games
10-14-2007, 12:31 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 51
Re: Chess Game of the Month
I love this line. The fact that it boils down to a sterile endgame sort of kills part of it for some people, but taking on Estrin in a Two Knights, the guy that WROTE THE BOOK, does take cojones,...
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Forum: Computer Technical Help
10-14-2007, 12:28 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 89
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Forum: Small Stakes
10-02-2007, 12:21 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 53
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Forum: Small Stakes
10-02-2007, 12:18 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 53
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Forum: Small Stakes
07-23-2007, 02:40 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 26
200 NL first hand blind v blind
I literally just sat down. He has a decent stack of chips--my only "read". I feel like the calls are dominos. If you call preflop you call the flop and the turn, and so on...looking for opinions on...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
07-19-2007, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 113
Views: 479
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Forum: Tournament Circuit/WSOP
07-18-2007, 12:57 AM
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Replies: 5,686
Views: 18,337
Re: ** WSOP ME, FT Sweat, Tuesday, July 17 **
I stayed up late for the final tables for Hachem & Gold. Hachem finished around 6:30 am (vegas time) and Gold around 3:30 am vegas time. How late did Raymer's win & Moneymaker's win run? What was the...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
06-28-2007, 04:05 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 201
Re: 6 max or full ring?
6-max is essentially more fun, with optimal VPIP percentages in the 20's versus the teens for full ring. It is more aggresssive, will teach you about full ring if/when you return to it, and is indeed...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
06-26-2007, 03:31 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 51
Re: Is a river bet standard?
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I dont think that makes any sense. You can't assume that he will just fire off a random bluff into two opponents after limping preflop.
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At 5/10 it is incredibly rare for...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
06-25-2007, 11:47 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 51
Re: Is a river bet standard?
I think donking the flop is fine on occasion but it will only get you action when someone else has some sort of equity in the pot: ie a decent pair or a decent draw. Most donks will bet last to act...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
06-25-2007, 11:07 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 51
Is a river bet standard?
New to table, few reads. Is a river bet standard?
PokerStars 5/10 Hold'em (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool (http://poker-tools.flopturnriver.com/Hand-Converter.php) from FlopTurnRiver.com...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
06-18-2007, 12:48 AM
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Replies: 129
Views: 440
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
06-18-2007, 12:34 AM
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Replies: 117
Views: 367
Re: What are the truest lyrics you ever read?
Cause now and then She'll get to worrying
Just because you haven't spoken For so long
Though you may not have done anything
Will that be a consolation when she's gone
-Billy Joel, Tell Her About...
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Forum: Puzzles and Other Games
06-13-2007, 06:31 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 62
Re: Teaching a 7 year old chess end games
I've done some teaching on this and can recommend some things...
1)Start with 2 queens and the "rook roller" mate. ex: white Qa1, Qb2, Black king h3. Check down the board.
Don't worry about...
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Forum: Probability
05-04-2007, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 85
odds of bad beat
At our local casino we have a bad beat that says you need Aces full of kings losing to trigger the bad beat. Oh yes, and if you get quads, they must come from pocket pairs.
What are the odds of...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
04-27-2007, 05:31 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 60
Re: A2 vs idiot
Muck preflop.
1)Your reverse implied odds stink.
2)The two is virtually worthless.
3) Three people are left to act behind you. If they join the hand you are likely waaaay behind, if you're...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
04-27-2007, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 59
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
04-25-2007, 08:34 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 52
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Forum: Sporting Events
04-25-2007, 05:29 AM
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Replies: 117
Views: 537
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
04-25-2007, 03:10 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 52
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
04-16-2007, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 192
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
04-10-2007, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 190
Re: Basic JJ Preflop question
I'm not so confident of the call. One problem is what to do if UNDERcards fall & there is significant action. Do you muck?
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
04-05-2007, 12:52 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 84
Re: Rental Car in Vegas?
Get a car, then have it valet parked. Call the valet stand before you come down from your hotel room if you can.
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
04-03-2007, 01:50 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 134
Re: M*A*S*H- the series
I enjoyed the show a lot. I think it peaked with the brief tenure as Frank Burns as c/o and then the arrival of Potter and early Charles. Writers Ken Levine & David Isaacs were the key creative...
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Forum: Poker Theory
04-03-2007, 12:21 AM
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Replies: 119
Views: 555
Re: Why NL is killing limit.
What numbers back up the assertion that limit is getting killed? I know the small stakes NL forum here is the busiest but I would be curious to see some data.
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