Forum: Home Poker
11-08-2007, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 112
Re: Philadelphia Home Game
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Trip report!?!
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Short version: Fold Fold Fold. Being card dead at a loose-aggressive game suuucks.
Long Version:
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Forum: Home Poker
11-05-2007, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 112
Re: Philadelphia Home Game
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Taso is really bad everyone should go and take his monies.
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I think Taso is our overall winningest player - I'm working on that though...
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Forum: Home Poker
11-02-2007, 03:41 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 450
Re: Home Poker Game in NJ
Good luck with that attitude buddy. I run a home game and no one gets beat up or cheated. We do smoke however, so maybe you can find a friendly game in a nursing home or something.
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Forum: Home Poker
11-02-2007, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 112
Philadelphia Home Game
Home Poker Forum Readers -
For the past three months I've been hosting a microstakes (10c/20c and 25c/50c) NL cash game every week at my Center City apartment. I'm looking to expand my player...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
10-23-2007, 04:44 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 143
Re: Rake vs. Hourly Drop in AC
Thanks, that's helpful. Maybe I'll see you there in a few weeks. I'll be the one looking overwhelmed and playing nitty.
What's the drop at 5/10?
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
10-23-2007, 04:20 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 143
Re: Rake vs. Hourly Drop in AC
Yeah, that's what I figured. Logic dictates that you have to play/win more hands with the drop to "keep up" with it.
How do you adjust for that? Expand your range somehow vs. the raked tables?
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
10-23-2007, 03:59 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 143
Rake vs. Hourly Drop in AC
I'm considering moving up from 1/2N to 2/5 NL. I usually play at Ceasars and I'm told that while the pot is raked 10% (Max $4) at 1/2, all players must pay $5/half-hour to sit at the 2/5 table. It...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
10-23-2007, 10:20 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 85
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Forum: Beginners Questions
10-23-2007, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 85
How to Best Invest First big(ish) Tourney Win
So I'm excited to say I won my first somewhat big poker tournament last night. It was an online $30+$3 Rebuy/AddOn, with first place paying ~$5200. My bankroll before this was never bigger than...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
10-18-2007, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 28
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Forum: Micro Stakes
09-20-2007, 08:04 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 87
Re: ak hits A high flop and gets minraised
I either just complete or raise to $2 preflop and then check/raise the flop either way, folding to a reraise, and check/folding to a sizable bet on the turn/river.
As played, I think I fold....
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Forum: Micro Stakes
09-20-2007, 07:52 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 33
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Forum: Micro Stakes
09-20-2007, 05:02 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 33
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Forum: Micro Stakes
09-20-2007, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 33
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
09-07-2007, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 331
Re: Which poker city is the best?
Live in Philly... great town, low cost of living ($1000 a month for a baller 1 bedroom but you can find very decent accommodations for less), close to NYC. Atlantic City is a 45 min drive away or an...
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Forum: Home Poker
08-28-2007, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 39
Poker Supplies
Anyone know a place in the Philadelphia area to get poker supplies (specifically a nice deck or two of plastic cards)? A place to get a cheese steak on every block, but no gaming stores.......
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Forum: Internet Gambling
08-27-2007, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 75
US Star Casino
Is anyone familiar with US Star Casino? I just got an unsolicited email from them promoting their poker room. They are having a 100% deposit bonus plus they're just giving me $20 and I wanted to...
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Forum: Home Poker
08-22-2007, 11:46 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 83
Paying for Food/Drink
I host a bi-weekly 10c/20c NL game and I am looking to expand to also hosting a 25c/50c game. Since I always host, my issue is with providing food and drink.
At first, I was providing pizza and...
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Forum: Small Stakes
08-10-2007, 03:14 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 56
Re: Hand that\'s been haunting me...
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[censored] gimmick or orig used. you suck yes you should have folded.
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Are you telling me I suck? Eat a dick dude, I am here to learn, not to get insulted.
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Forum: Home Poker
08-10-2007, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 297
Re: Philadelphia Home Game
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in a game like this with 9-10 people it is wise to have/hire someone to deal and keep the game running smoothly and have the dealer do the reminding
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Hire a dealer? That...
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Forum: Home Poker
08-09-2007, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 297
Re: Philadelphia Home Game
Sorry, bunch of regulars showed up so only had room for one 2+2'r, despite interest from 3.
I discovered that having 10 people at a home game is difficult... with that many, people tend to get...
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Forum: Home Poker
08-03-2007, 02:11 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 46
Re: River Makes me Trip Kings and Villian a Flush
Sigh, actually two mistakes, not betting the turn and calling the river. What would have been the appropriate bet on the turn? Pot-sized? Shove? I'm generally loathe to shove with TPTK. I think I...
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Forum: Full Ring
08-03-2007, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 90
River Makes me Trip Kings and Villian a Flush
Game: 10c/20c NLHE home game, 10 players.
Game is very loose, with some ridiculous overbets going on everywhere. Unfortunately, I had been extremely card-dead for the most part. I had recently won...
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Forum: Home Poker
08-03-2007, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 46
River Makes me Trip Kings and Villian a Flush
Game: 10c/20c NLHE home game, 10 players.
Game is very loose, with some ridiculous overbets going on everywhere. Unfortunately, I had been extremely card-dead for the most part. I had recently...
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Forum: Small Stakes
07-27-2007, 05:28 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 56
Re: Hand that\'s been haunting me...
Isn't 4-betting flop same thing as what I did? You mean bet 4x pot after he checks or 4 bet his min raise? The later would have been $120, not much less than my stack.
villian's check on the...
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