phill hellmuth and checking in the dark

[john voight]

im prolly checking 99 there as well. @ least i do when i play online.

sammy's image has to be really out of line for me to bet.

I think i check b/c i usually play 200bb+ deep, sometime 300 or 400bb deep.

IDK if it is right or wrong, but I cant fault phil for cheking if they are super deep, b/c a RR is a very tough call IMO .

[Anamul]

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By checking in the dark you are sacrificing an opportunity to deploy the most deadly weapon in a poker player's arsenal, The Donk Bet!

By checking in the dark you are sending a message to an opponent that says 'I am willfully foregoing my option of donking into you. Yes, that's right. I am so confident in my postflop abilities because I'm so much better than you, that I can do without this potent and deadly weapon!'

It is the epitome of psychological warfare. It is like tying one hand behind your back and challenging someone to a boxing match. If you know you're still going to win, than why the hell not?

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THAT's whats missing from my Arsenal - The Donk Bet!!!!

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Daniel did it a lot on HSP as well. Almost always after he raises pre-flop, and is then re-raised and calls. He'll dark check almost every time.

[JDesab]

more interesting....

What do you think of the dark bet?

[jmill2511]

I do love dark betting when someone checks dark just because it seems to irritate them so much like " Oh no my tricky move was countered by another tricky move, whatever will I do"

So if you ever have AA against me just dark check and you'll get paid.

[KSOT]

Hellmuth is awful at poker.

[JokersAttack]

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Hellmuth is awful at poker.

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nope

[SDone]

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more interesting....

What do you think of the dark bet?

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Hellmuth hates it.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jQ_3Yx5ZQe4

[Jeremy517]

Maybe this is only the hands shown on TV (or the hands I've seen), but it seems like he almost always has a small pair when he checks in the dark.

[BigSoonerFan]

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It is the epitome of psychological warfare. It is like tying one hand behind your back and challenging someone to a boxing match. If you know you're still going to win, than why the hell not?

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And let's face it, Phil always knows he's going to win - because he's the best NL Hold'em player in the world. Just ask him, he'll tell you.

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... if there wasn’t luck involved. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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I bet you guys didn't know he got to pick the other players for his video game......look how much power he has in the game!