Forum: High Stakes
12-01-2007, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,246
Re: 25/50 HU ~400 bb deep vs durrrr help
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well i was going to ask durr to quit his table and play with 100 bb staks but this hand came up....
too all wondering my hand i have QQ....
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With QQ, I'm a little...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
12-01-2007, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 672
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Forum: EDF
12-01-2007, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 9,995
Re: PDT 1/2 : Best place to panhandle
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Hell no. Religious people in general are much more likely to give to religious institutions / charity than directly to beggars.
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I happen to disagree with your opinion...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
11-27-2007, 09:32 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 593
Re: photography buffs, help me buy a DSLR camera
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www.kenrockwell.com (http://www.kenrockwell.com) has good reviews of DSLRs, he shoots mostly Nikon but has recently been shooting with Canons as well.
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QFT, /thread. Go...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
10-19-2007, 08:25 AM
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Replies: 73
Views: 577
Re: Most shameful thing you\'ve ever done?
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pudge,
yeah, but when i originally posted it, i only made myself look scummy, not evil.
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I have an honest question here, I'm not trying to make a point or imply...
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Forum: EDF
10-01-2007, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 111
Views: 818
Re: An Unprecedented Time: Teenagers and Poker
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My uncle made it rich trading commodities back in the momentum days, he was 19 when he made his first $100 000.
Athletes in sport also do pretty well.
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QFT
In my...
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Forum: EDF
09-26-2007, 09:06 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 156
Re: Recurring dreams
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I frequently have the "I'm in some class and just realize that I did no work the whole year and now it's all due zomg" dream.
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I have that same kind of dream...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
09-07-2007, 08:56 AM
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Replies: 75
Views: 625
Re: Chicago suburbs
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Good info, but OP stated he's 3 years away from even having kids. So 7 years away from needing a school district. I wouldn't use that as a big factor. Depending on where you're working...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
09-06-2007, 03:39 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 625
Re: Chicago suburbs
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I provided no source for my claim, and can't, but I stand by it even so. I'm sure there are many ways it's not, however, and you may diligently track them down, fine... and it could...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
09-06-2007, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 625
Re: Chicago suburbs
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Brookfield. One of the top high schools in the state (RBHS),
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Not to be a nit, but I can think of 10 high school off the top of my head that I would bet are "better"...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
09-06-2007, 02:08 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 625
Re: Chicago suburbs
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The one thing I would say though is that the school districts in Gurnee or Aurora is not going to be competitive with GBN/GBS or Niles West / Niles North. I don't know any stats offhand...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
09-06-2007, 01:59 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 625
Re: Chicago suburbs
I would put both Gurnee and Aurora in the same "very out of the way, but perfectly fine if you plan on staying close to home" category as Naperville, Libertyville, etc. As I said, this may or may...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
09-06-2007, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 625
Re: Chicago suburbs
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FWIW, I'm also looking to possibly move back to Chicago within 6mos to 2 years, and would like to hear suggestions for good places for singles to live (I'm 27).
Prefer good 'bang for...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
09-06-2007, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 625
Re: Chicago suburbs
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Yea, I'll most likely be trainin it. As far as preference, all I know is that north is pricy and south is shootings, so somewhere in the middle???
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That's half true. ...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
09-06-2007, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 625
Re: Chicago suburbs
You're going to have trouble finding a 2-bedroom home in Northbrook in that price range. Northbrook is generally considered to be a "nice" (read: rich) town, like Wilmette, Winnetka, Northfield,...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
09-06-2007, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 625
Re: Chicago suburbs
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I'll be lookin to move to one soon. Don't know much about them, but can't yet afford the rich northern ones. Here's the criteria:
1. awesome school district
2. access to train to commute...
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
08-29-2007, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 170
Views: 1,498
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
07-20-2007, 07:19 AM
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Replies: 154
Views: 1,076
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Forum: Other Other Topics
07-17-2007, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 78
Views: 488
Re: Running Prop Bet
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I was talking to my friend who used to play soccer competitively, and he said that 45 mins would have been very hard even for him back when he was playing soccer and tennis year-round.
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Forum: Other Other Topics
07-10-2007, 07:30 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 136
Re: Fat vs Sugar (Healthy Eating Argument)
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Neither of them are inherently good for you or bad for you.
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Well, except saturated (and specifically trans) fats, which ARE inherently bad for you. Other than that, you...
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Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance
06-26-2007, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 87
Views: 522
Re: What weird Things Tilt You??
1. People saying ty
2. When I'm all-in preflop headsup, pocket pair over pocket pair (I have bigger pair), and he wins WITH A FLUSH. Losing set over set in the same situation doesn't bother me at...
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Forum: EDF
06-22-2007, 09:05 AM
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Replies: 126
Views: 829
Re: WSOP Windfall... What is a boy to do?!?!
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Take 50K, learn to daytrade. Take it slow, learn as much as you can. There are lots of great resources/boards on the web.
I'd buy real estate with the rest, buy a nice car...
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Forum: EDF
06-22-2007, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 126
Views: 829
Re: WSOP Windfall... What is a boy to do?!?!
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Right now I am leading towards buying a house with a very small mortgage. That way while my money may not grow exponentially in the house if poker went downhill I would have a hard asset...
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Forum: EDF
06-21-2007, 02:56 PM
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Replies: 126
Views: 829
Re: WSOP Windfall... What is a boy to do?!?!
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I think bigbootch is right, the buy vs rent debate is much more complicated than people give it credit for, mostly b/c they don't consider that paying interest and property taxes, like...
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Forum: EDF
06-21-2007, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 126
Views: 829
Re: WSOP Windfall... What is a boy to do?!?!
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You must not have read my entire post.
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I did, my point is the following: the 150k (or however much, depending on what he wants to do with his mortgage, as you pointed...
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