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Forum: Psychology 07-14-2007, 06:04 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 73
Posted By Dov
Re: How do they do it?

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I really, really, want people to respect my play and to respect my own play. I want people to say "he is a good player," not "what a donkey."

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This is the heart of your...
Forum: Medium Stakes Limit 07-12-2007, 06:32 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 109
Posted By Dov
Re: 20 Mirage

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Awful. OP loses to any Ace.

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Oops.

Your right, of course.

That's why I read the boards instead of playing when I first wake up.
Forum: Medium Stakes Limit 07-12-2007, 06:25 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 109
Posted By Dov
Re: 20 Mirage

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CC methinks.

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I think C/R is a better line here, especially if he's drunk. The only hands you lose to are AA, 55, AJ, and A5.

Many hands will still call the raise,...
Forum: Poker Theory 07-12-2007, 06:07 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 236
Posted By Dov
Re: Limit Holdem, what to do?

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If you want to play poker well you'll need to either assimilate an unfeasible amout of tables of data, or assimilate/generate some formulae to make the right decision.

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Forum: Poker Theory 07-12-2007, 05:55 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 121
Posted By Dov
Re: bet sizes to maximize profits, and minimize losses (intresting)

Your question is the main reason that the books say you need lots of playing experience.

The amount you bet should depend on what you are trying to achieve.

In this case, you say that you are...
Forum: Poker Theory 07-12-2007, 05:31 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 236
Posted By Dov
Re: Limit Holdem, what to do?

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well, i'm not all that sure that there's no magic formula, i guess there is, and that it's just heavily complicated and complex.

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You have to figure out how to program...
Forum: Poker Theory 03-30-2007, 06:15 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 50
Posted By Dov
Re: Changing Style dependant on the game

What you missed is that the loose player will steal a lot of small pots on a tight table and not give action unless he has a big hand.

In addition, his hands will be well disguised when he makes...
Forum: Beginners Questions 03-30-2007, 01:26 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 50
Posted By Dov
Re: Playing small pairs UTG or otherwise EP

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If I missed either I c/f flop.

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In a very loose game, you can play any pair.

If you don't have any other post flop lines, I think you should fold these hands from...
Forum: Beginners Questions 03-30-2007, 01:23 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 53
Posted By Dov
Re: What to do here....

I do it this way too. Especially 3 handed.
Forum: Psychology 03-29-2007, 10:50 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 217
Posted By Dov
Re: Why do we hate donkeys?

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do you find it less frustrating when a good player sucks out on you?

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I usually do.

I think it's an interesting point, but I think that there are 2 reasons why it...
Forum: Beginners Questions 03-28-2007, 07:28 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 62
Posted By Dov
Re: Bankroll and Patience - Need Help !!!!

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everytime i go broke because i dont have a good bankroll to play on these tables.

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Based on the rest of your post, this is NOT a bankroll issue. It's a skill issue.
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Forum: Beginners Questions 03-28-2007, 07:25 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 82
Posted By Dov
Re: Bankroll, am I being realistic?

Try this instead: (assuming cash games)

Start with $20 and play $0.02 NL. When you win enough for a buy in at the next limit up (50 - 100 BB of the next limit), take a shot.

If you lose your...
Forum: Poker Theory 03-28-2007, 07:10 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 125
Posted By Dov
Re: playing 7 6o against AA or KK

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I have 7 6o in a full ring game blinds are 50/100.

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A regular TAG in this game is not stacking off with AA or KK with a 200 BB stack often enough for this to be...
Forum: Beginners Questions 03-27-2007, 07:51 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 54
Posted By Dov
Re: \"Squeeze\"

It means to put a player in a position where he is likely to get reraised.

For example:

Assume very deep stacks for this.

You are in MP with TT. EP raises 3.5x, you call, and the button...
Forum: Beginners Questions 03-27-2007, 07:46 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 73
Posted By Dov
Re: This may never happen again. Flopped Royal.

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Due to the very nature of a royal flush, you likely won't get action. The board is ultra scary. The highest flush card available is a 9 so what could somebody have?

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If...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 03-27-2007, 07:26 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 204
Posted By Dov
Re: Arguments supporting existence of an afterlife?

I just heard another point of view today, (because I asked), which still predicates a belief in God, but somehow tries to quantify the afterlife as God's memory of you.

God is eternal, therefore...
Forum: Poker Theory 03-27-2007, 07:14 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 96
Posted By Dov
Re: After a few winning sessions..

Stop thinking about sessions at all.

Only think about hands and individual decisions in a hand.

If you can't do this, then move down until you can.
Forum: Beginners Questions 03-27-2007, 04:35 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 46
Posted By Dov
Re: A real upfront question...

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Can someone stack me 10 or 20 dollars????

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Sounds like this has already happened to you repeatedly.

I guess you meant stake?

If you can't find a way to get $10...
Forum: Poker Theory 03-27-2007, 04:24 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 107
Posted By Dov
Re: Are (suited) connectors always an implied odds hand?

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Actually, in NL you can have position and still be in a reverse implied odds situation, worse than FL. There, if someone may be bluffing, and you have position, you can simply call, and...
Forum: Psychology 03-26-2007, 06:43 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 236
Posted By Dov
Re: Poker = A legitimate profession - please help PROVE this!!!!

You forgot about all the people who make the cards we play with, the tables we play on, and the materials those things are made of.

And what about the food you eat, the farmers who grow it, the...
Forum: Poker Theory 03-26-2007, 06:34 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 125
Posted By Dov
Re: playing 7 6o against AA or KK

Why do you believe he will go all in with you when he's crushed?

I think the outcomes where you have him in a position where he wants to get all in will be very few, and when they do, he will have...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 03-26-2007, 06:29 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 88
Posted By Dov
Re: Why religion will never go away

I think you're right.

How many otherwise intelligent aethiests have referenced the 'Poker Gods'?
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 03-26-2007, 06:25 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 204
Posted By Dov
Re: Arguments supporting existence of an afterlife?

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but even if you believe in God, that still in no way necesitates the existence of an afterlife.

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I do not want to get into a discussion of belief in God here, but I can...
Forum: Beginners Questions 03-26-2007, 12:59 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 142
Posted By Dov
Re: One last try

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Luck is fallacy, just people taking probaility personally.

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I understand.

That's what I was getting at when I said that it's very hard for people to understand random...
Forum: Poker Theory 03-26-2007, 12:46 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 57
Posted By Dov
Re: Quick Question

Yep, you pretty much got it.

As an aside, when you hear about game theory applied to poker, the idea is that no matter what the opponent does, it will always be -EV or neutral EV and therefore...
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