Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
11-24-2007, 09:54 PM
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Replies: 296
Views: 4,237
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-24-2007, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 228
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-23-2007, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 228
Question about Beating the Rake
This is just a quick question because the game I usually play in has recently changed its rake rates and I was curious about whether it was more (or less) profitable for me now. The game is a live...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
11-17-2007, 11:07 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 59
Online Straddle?
Are there any online sites that offer a straddle option? If not, does anyone know why that isn't an option?
Just curious.
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Forum: Beginners Questions
11-08-2007, 02:17 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 98
Re: Help with Loose Passive Players?
OK, so basically I sacrifice getting any sort of a read on what the loose-passive player might have in favor of continuous value betting. Do you think position makes any difference - I've realized...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
11-07-2007, 10:51 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 98
Help with Loose Passive Players?
I know, I know, most of you are already salivating at the mere mention of loose passive players, yet I find that I am having some difficulty trying to figure out where I am in the hands because these...
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Forum: Full Ring
10-20-2007, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 60
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Forum: Full Ring
10-20-2007, 09:33 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 60
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
10-18-2007, 11:51 PM
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Replies: 288
Views: 2,962
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
10-18-2007, 10:22 PM
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Replies: 288
Views: 2,962
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Forum: Beginners Questions
10-02-2007, 09:32 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 58
Wrong play?
Live full ring $5-5 game. I'm BB with AKs. Straddle of $15 with 5 callers. SB raises to $100 (total). I reraise to $300 (total). Straddler and all callers fold. SB actually folds too...though...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
10-02-2007, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 510
Re: Ways to Defeat the Live Straddle
I'm not saying I didn't profit from the situation because I did...but not because of waiting for a premium hand. I called the straddle a couple of times with less than stellar hands (J-10s and a low...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
10-01-2007, 10:31 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 510
Re: Ways to Defeat the Live Straddle
It's a problem because I don't want to keep losing my blinds????
I know what you're implying but it's actually more frustrating to me to be the only one who ever has to deal with a stradler at...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
10-01-2007, 08:22 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 510
Ways to Defeat the Live Straddle
The question is simple: is there a way to counter the straddle if you're a fairly tight player?
Ex. In a $2-5 live full ring game, you are the big blind and the UTG always straddles for $15-20. ...
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
09-28-2007, 12:49 AM
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Replies: 809
Views: 6,978
Re: New CardRunners website to launch tomorrow
Some general questions (I'm sure that they've been asked before so just direct me there):
1) How much are the CR videos to buy individually (i.e., if you were a Silver member instead of Gold)? Are...
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Forum: Poker Theory
09-01-2007, 10:14 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 58
Calling Minimal All-In River Bets
Here's the situation (and it's a hypothetical generalization based on many separate experiences):
Say the game is NL and you're to the river with one other player. The pot is $250. The other...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
07-08-2007, 01:23 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 30
Should I have spotted the bluff?
Obviously, I should have spotted the bluff, but I'm trying to figure out how. I didn't really have any reads on the villian since he hadn't been playing many hands...
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em,...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
07-02-2007, 04:05 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 205
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
07-01-2007, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 205
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
06-22-2007, 12:59 PM
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Replies: 170
Views: 896
Re: Raid on NYC clubs underway right now.
I don't understand - what is the point of this? Merely a power play? Do they not have anything better to do?
This is definitely a drawback to life in NYC - at least in MN I could go and gamble...
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Forum: Poker Theory
06-09-2007, 10:09 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 122
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Forum: Small Stakes Limit
06-09-2007, 09:48 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 99
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Forum: Small Stakes Limit
06-08-2007, 03:18 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 99
Re: Is chasing higher ranked hands ever justified?
In the interests of full disclosure, I should admit that I am a bit of a chaser myself - and like your story - it seems that (more often than not) when I'm chasing and hit it, it's always a huge pot...
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Forum: Small Stakes Limit
06-07-2007, 10:40 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 99
Is chasing higher ranked hands ever justified?
Here was the situation that prompted the thought:
$3/6 Limit Hold'em at B&M casino (Canterbury)
Me - button (A /images/graemlins/spade.gifA /images/graemlins/club.gif)
I of course raise and...
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