Forum: Brick and Mortar
09-24-2007, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 51
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
09-24-2007, 05:58 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 51
San Diego Poker/Tourism
I am going to be in San Diego on business in early November. I would like to tack a few days on to the end of the trip to see the city and play poker. I’m looking for a card room in San Diego itself,...
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Forum: Full Ring
09-17-2007, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 135
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Forum: Home Poker
09-11-2007, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 36
Fair Terms for a Stake
I have been propositioned to stake a poker player who plays lower stakes than I do. He seems to do well, and I am interested helping him get going and making a few hundred on the side.
What's a...
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Forum: Full Ring
08-22-2007, 04:20 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 66
Re: 200NL Live - KK OOP, value vs. pot control
It seems like you played the hand fine until the river. You want to bet your hand to extract chips out of a potentially drawing LAG player on a low connected board.
You say two things that make...
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Forum: Full Ring
08-22-2007, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 76
Re: Live 1/2nl QQ in BB
Without any reads I think that you are forced to play the hand as a shove because of your stack size, the strength of your hand, and the fact that most players at live 1-2NL overvalue their hands....
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Forum: Full Ring
08-22-2007, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 48
Re: Shove? 1/2 100 max NL live
With an overpair to a board where the only made hands can be sets, you have to push your last 100 into the $100 pot. It will be disappointing if you have been outflopped, but you have already assured...
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Forum: Full Ring
08-21-2007, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 52
Re: Live - top set on a monotone flop
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My thinking is that I either want to get it all in on the flop or keep the pot as small as possible. The worst situation I think is to bet the flop, he calls, bet the turn and then he...
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Forum: Full Ring
08-13-2007, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 45
Re: Badly Played \"combo\" Draw - 2-5NL
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Just remember one think when playing FD, fastplaying FD is a good thing when you are heads up, when it's a 3 way or more you don't need to fast play FD because you have the odds.
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Forum: Full Ring
08-13-2007, 03:14 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 45
Re: Badly Played \"combo\" Draw - 2-5NL
I see. I thought I was semi-bluffing, in which case I would raise for a chance to take down the $60 pot, but if I get called I still have an out to win the hand. I thought I had plenty of FE against...
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Forum: Full Ring
08-13-2007, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 45
Badly Played \"combo\" Draw - 2-5NL
2-5 NL 300cap 8-handed
BB (hero - 450) = 9d4d
MP1 (weak passive - 700)
MP3 (lagtard - covers)
MP3 is a very laggy, very aggressive player who will get more than 100BB in with one pair or a...
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Forum: Full Ring
07-20-2007, 01:42 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 53
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Forum: Home Poker
07-12-2007, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 64
Re: An Alternates List
It might be time for a second table, but I don't want to turn this into an underground casino. Do people find that even with 2 tables going that it still feels like a fun home game? Or does it turn...
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Forum: Home Poker
07-12-2007, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 64
Re: An Alternates List
Excellent, these are the kind of rules I was looking for, thanks for the help. I think I will give players who show up on the alternates list priority for the next game in the way that you have...
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Forum: Home Poker
07-11-2007, 12:49 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 64
An Alternates List
Background: My unraked homegame is finally off the ground. People just meet at my place for an uncapped $1/1 NL game and I provide the beer, cards, chips. I organize it every 2-weeks through email.
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Forum: Full Ring
05-09-2007, 12:26 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 55
Re: NL100 - AA Standard?
Even if the float was possible, villan has to think OP is quite strong after betting 2/3 pot on the turn after the scare card hits, and betting every street before that. Knowing how strong OP must be...
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Forum: Full Ring
05-09-2007, 12:19 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 63
Re: JJ in BB gets reraised PF by CO limper
I think its VERY unlikely for him to have a monster hand here. If the CO is open limping with AA-QQ, hoping to get some blind action on the flop, then gets lucky enough to see a BB steal-raise I...
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Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance
05-03-2007, 03:43 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 47
Re: anti-tilt in this thread
To get to "hidden mode" you have to be in the main menu. Then, throw your cube between the right most and second right most wooden beams, just under the "documentation" sign. If your cube hits the...
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Forum: Full Ring
05-01-2007, 11:33 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 128
Re: 100NL 86sooted...
Are you sure a call is right after you lead for 12? This is how I see the numbers:
EV = equity*( Potsize + hero's reraise + villan's call ) - cost of hero's reraise
Pot = 5*3+12+40 = 67 (right...
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Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance
05-01-2007, 02:21 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 162
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Forum: Home Poker
04-12-2007, 01:27 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 239
Re: Smallest bet denomination?
Change your blinds to 0.5/0.5 instead of 0.25/0.5 to encourage action and eliminate awkward bet sizes, FTW. (Worked well for me in the past)
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Forum: Psychology
03-23-2007, 01:36 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 42
Re: Insecure about many areas,but not poker
Getting a controlling girlfriend who will see "fixing you" as a project is normally a terrible thing, but in some cases it might actually help, like yours. Things like that often get low-confidence...
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Forum: Psychology
03-23-2007, 01:30 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 66
Re: Handling Bad Beats
I think you need to just get away from the table. I play B&M almost exlusively and I see the grinders all the time get up for a smoke, or walk around the card room or the casino after getting drawn...
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Forum: Psychology
03-23-2007, 01:19 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 486
Re: How should a Poker Player Think of Money
This guy named LowBall Pete went over to his friend Shorty’s house and Pete said to Shorty, “I’ve got to have some money, the baby don’t have any food, the rent’s due and they’re going to throw me...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
03-18-2007, 03:12 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 43
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