Official April Thread: General Discussion/etc

[HP]

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HP,

I quit FTP because the lag is so bad I can't play even 5 tables.

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sorry I wasn't clear, I was referring to the fact you used to play 2kNL

[HP]

First time I've put down the perfect-perfect one some one [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

btw check river?

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MP ($1273.70)
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HP ($447.50)
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Preflop: Hero is SB with 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises to $14</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, HP calls $12, BB calls $10.

Flop: ($42) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
HP checks, BB checks, MP checks.

Turn: ($42) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">HP bets $42</font>, BB calls $42, MP calls $42.

River: ($168) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">HP bets $168</font>, BB folds, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises to $336</font>, <font color="#CC3333">HP raises to $391.5 (All-In)</font>, MP calls $55.50.

Final Pot: $951

HP has 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (four of a kind, twos)
MP has J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (full house, jacks full of twos)

Outcome: HP wins $951

[G_Dollaz]

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40 buy in downswings are not normal, i'd say at least 85% of the time someone on a 40 buy in downswing is a losing player

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I don't know that I'd agree w/ this.... I've gone on 2 downswings 30 buy in's or more in the past 5 months and I've had at least a 30k hand breakeven stretch in each month this year as well, and I'm still running at 2.5 with all that taken into account, so I'd say a player that's a marginal winner (say .5-1 ptbb/100) at a given level could easily go on a 40 buy in downswing.... In fact in this day and age of poker I wouldn't think it'd be all that uncommon.

Are my 30+ buy in downswings THAT uncommon? I thought they'd be relatively commonplace for people who put in tons of hands like HEK, Catcher and myself


edit: yeah, most players who go on these downswings are losing players... I was talking about 2+2ers, after this post I realized that you probably weren't

[catcher193]

basically im just going to go for 2 sequential -30 BI swings.

[catcher193]

they are only rare for 4 tabling nit-jobs who table select and play under amazing conditions, or people who lie, or gods.

[G_Dollaz]

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they are only rare for 4 tabling nit-jobs who table select and play under amazing conditions, or people who lie, or gods.

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yeah, this is more along the lines of the what I was expecting

[xorbie]

honestly i dont think ive ever been on a 40 buyin downswing. wtf you people are crazy.

[Bukem_]

You guys are nuts if you think 30+buyins are normal parts of mid stakes games, even under todays conditions.

[aejones]

so then do i fall under gods? be honest

[catcher193]

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You guys are nuts if you think 30+buyins are normal parts of mid stakes games, even under todays conditions.

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its not normal, its rare, probably a quartery to yearly thing, if it was normal it wouldn't be frustrating.