Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance
12-01-2007, 12:12 AM
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Replies: 2
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K-7 rules all. esp. out of position
i've been killing the table. bought in for $200, a couple geometric all in wins gets me to $2,000. now, i have K /images/graemlins/club.gif 7 /images/graemlins/club.gif in the 1-2 SB, cutoff who has...
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Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance
10-23-2007, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 21
What say you?
local BM. 1-2 NL. i have about $700, above average stack.
guy in 1 seat just lost with flush vs flush for about $300.
1 seat has $45 left, gives $200 to dealer and announces '$200 behind'. ...
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Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance
10-22-2007, 05:40 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 157
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
10-22-2007, 05:19 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 80
Borgata: Weekend Warriors vs Weekday Players
any difference to the games on the weekdays, as opposed to the weekends at Borgata?
i'm thinking about going to play 2-5/5-10 NL on monday and/or tuesday. i've played mostly on weekends only and...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
10-22-2007, 05:13 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 153
Re: Would this be angle shooting or cheating?
There's a name for angle #2, and it's kneecapping, and yes, it's unethical. Ethics aside however, that move won't work against anyone but real bad and novice players.
#1 is only slightly less...
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Forum: Psychology
10-06-2007, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 206
Re: Mental preparation?
i relax myself and expect to lose at the session. if i win, i'm pleasantly surprised and sleep well.
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Forum: Psychology
10-06-2007, 03:01 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 87
Re: Help me quit
a little something i learned...
Success begets Success.
Playing and winning at poker is success in itself; but if the losses are great, it's extremely stressful and psychologically...
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Forum: Psychology
10-06-2007, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 54
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Forum: Psychology
10-06-2007, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 286
Re: I just blew my bankroll on blackjack....
maybe you should work on your card counting skills.
seriously though, it really sounds like you've got the poker bug BAD and don't want to stop playing. it's tough but you gotta....just leave the...
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Forum: Small Stakes
10-06-2007, 04:03 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 70
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Forum: Small Stakes
10-06-2007, 03:48 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 24
Re: Reraise this river with trips?
you guys obviously wanted to play a small pot. here's where aggression pays off; there's an outside chance he has KT but more likely he's got you on a J and trying to min bet the river. there's also...
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Forum: Small Stakes
10-06-2007, 03:43 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 28
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Forum: Small Stakes
10-06-2007, 03:36 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 57
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Forum: Small Stakes
10-05-2007, 07:36 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 55
Re: 100nl pocket 66
easy call just to look him up to see what the hell he's getting tricky with. andthere's an outside chance you have him beat.
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Forum: Small Stakes
10-05-2007, 07:33 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 60
Re: 2/4nl, QQ vs. Weird Line and Scary Board
bad flat call on turn. shoulda shoved. the 2 /images/graemlins/spade.gif is a great card for J9s, JTs, etc, so chances are he would have called there anyway, but at least you take the river bet away...
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Forum: Small Stakes
10-05-2007, 06:13 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 110
Re: QQ Bizarre PF action
again, i call. obvious squeeze action. chances are you have about 5 dangerous cards against you. The way the hand played, if anyone has you beat, it would more likely be the UTG. Now if UTG DOES...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
10-05-2007, 06:08 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 65
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Forum: Small Stakes
10-05-2007, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 110
Re: QQ Bizarre PF action
looks to me like he's wanting to isolate the UTG with a pair, no larger than JJ, easily less....he probably thinks you may have tried to isolate the UTG too, which makes the play look much stronger...
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Forum: Small Stakes
10-05-2007, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 15
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
10-05-2007, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 65
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Forum: MTT Strategy
10-03-2007, 08:12 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 48
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Forum: MTT Strategy
10-03-2007, 06:36 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 48
Guy with quads raises hell about my play...wtf??
so i'm playing the borgata $250+30 last week. 400 players.
about 70 left and i'm in big blind with 8 /images/graemlins/heart.gif5 /images/graemlins/heart.gif. blinds about 800-1600, not sure. i...
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Forum: Small Stakes
06-22-2007, 12:03 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 70
Re: Question about a $1-2 NL black hole player
last game was 6 handed, $5,000+ on the table. deep stack poker. one donkey stuck for +$2K. only two winners. I took about 2K profit. Unreal.
$1100 of it was personal checks at the end of the...
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Forum: Small Stakes
06-21-2007, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 70
Re: Question about a $1-2 NL black hole player
here are the rules being imposed on the black hole, written by someone else:
A) If there is no pre-flop raise, He must call or raise with the
following hands:
- Any pair
- Any suited...
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Forum: Small Stakes
06-21-2007, 10:16 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 70
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