Forum: Beginners Questions
11-29-2007, 01:45 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 198
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Forum: Beginners Questions
11-26-2007, 01:28 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 135
Re: Have I just run lucky at $1 $2 cash games?
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... Because the money is higher I play much tighter and am prepared to lay down more top pairs/two pair hands. At lower levels I was finding myself calling a raise just to see if I got...
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Forum: Poker Theory
11-21-2007, 03:16 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 88
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Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance
11-21-2007, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 55
Re: Bored
Maybe you had to be there. /images/graemlins/smile.gif
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Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance
11-21-2007, 01:34 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 55
Re: Bored
Glad you have a good idea for it. I actually meant to say "But they were suited". Only reason I thought of it was because we had a guy the other day was hitting like crazy with suited cards.
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Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance
11-21-2007, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 55
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Forum: Beginners Questions
11-21-2007, 01:18 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 176
Re: Small Blind, You\'re In Anyways...
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I just read Harrington II and according to his section on heads up, you should always complete in the small blind with any two cards. He says to do so in heads up, but his argument is that...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
11-18-2007, 04:53 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 94
Re: jj short handed
I'd probably shove here, no one is showing any strength, so you probably have the best hand here. You have to raise anyway, you don't want a weak ace hitting the flop, and there's enough in the pot...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
11-16-2007, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 75
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Forum: Beginners Questions
11-16-2007, 04:39 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 129
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Forum: Beginners Questions
11-16-2007, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 129
Re: Home tourny all-in decision
3 handed, you should have raised to $3k preflop with that hand.
Anyway, preflop, there's 12K in the pot. You have $12K left, SB has $5K, BB has $21K.
Flop gives you two overs, plus the flush....
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Forum: Home Poker
11-14-2007, 01:56 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 424
Re: Player really can\'t afford to play
It's your home game, you can play it any way you want.
If you really want to help him, how about you and the other good player talk about strategy during the game. This way:
1. You'll let him...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
11-14-2007, 01:32 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 337
Re: donkey players
Well, here's a tip then: A big stack donkey isn't going to fold any big Ace or pocket pair preflop.
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Forum: Beginners Questions
11-14-2007, 01:16 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 337
Re: donkey players
You failed to mention a few things, like what position you were in, what position he was in, what his stack was, cash game vs. tournament, how many players, etc.
Small pocket pair vs two overcards...
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Forum: Home Poker
11-14-2007, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 424
Re: Player really can\'t afford to play
He's a grown man, you don't have to protect him from himself. It's not your problem that he's a donk and losing his money.
Don't tap the glass, and rake in the dough.
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Forum: Poker Theory
11-13-2007, 02:13 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 158
Re: Middle Set
Raising medium PP UTG isn't a good play normally that early in the tournament, with an M of 20. You're out of position, and opening yourself to a re-raise. Anyone that smooth calls you probably has...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
11-03-2007, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 90
Re: Tell The Truth About Your Hand
Yes, but if everything must be lie, then by simple logic, the opposite of what is said must be the truth, which renders such a rule meaningless.
I understand that they don't want people colluding,...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
10-31-2007, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 257
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Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance
10-29-2007, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 143
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Forum: Home Poker
10-23-2007, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 96
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Forum: Beginners Questions
10-22-2007, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 64
Re: How could I of played this hand better?
Other than pushing all in when you got re-raised, I think you played it fine. You had the best hand preflop, and were out of position, so you had to bet out to see where you stood. Just bad luck he...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
10-22-2007, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 61
Re: IS THIS A BAD CALL?
Assuming that there's 8 people at the table, there's 1500 in the pot at the start of the betting, which gives you an M of about 2.6 So you should be pushing your pocket 7's, esp. considering the two...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
10-03-2007, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 95
Re: Does anyone else feel like this?
From my own experience, when I first started out, I was doing fairly well playing the micro limit SnG's. As I learned more from playing and reading, I found myself doing worse for some reason.
It...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
09-09-2007, 04:10 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 144
Re: What do you do when you are running bad
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Finally played last night and within an hr im down close to 4 buyins where my flushes are just being outkicked and my set was cracked by a guy i thought was on tilt flopping a flush.
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Forum: Beginners Questions
09-09-2007, 04:05 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 184
Re: Beginner looking to improve. Can you help?
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It feels like my main problem is being card-dead early in tournaments. If I can "get lucky" and pick up some chips early, I can be patient and play my game. If I'm card dead with a...
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