DeathDonkey is in "The Well"

[DeathDonkey]

A stranger is being shown around a village that he has just become part of. He is shown a well and his guide says "On any day except Wednesday, you can shout any question down that well and you'll be told the answer" .

The man seems pretty impressed, and so he shouts down: Why not on Wednesday? and the voice from in the well shouts back: Because on Wednesday, it’s your day in the well.

James asked me to make a well post and I'm happy to do so. I grew up in poker and in life from micro stakes, through SS, and on forward, I'm happy to answer any questions you guys might have.

Going to put this up and go to sleep and will get to all questions in the morning and keep up with this thread until the well dries up [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

-DeathDonkey

[ProfessorBen]

What do you do to compensate for your image when playing against 2p2ers?

[Joe Tall]

As they ask the NFL/MLB rookies, "What was your 'welcome to the big leagues' moment?" as in, when was the moment that you said, "Ah, I get it, I can do this?" Such that, and influential post, a hand you played or something you read, etc.

[Xhad]

Based on our HU session, what limit should I be playing?

[James.]

are you perfect at LHE? if not, what is the aspect(or aspects) of your game that could use improvement? anything specific you do(or are doing) to achieve this goal?

what other poker games do you play? which ones are you best at? how's the NL development coming?

what's the biggest leak you notice when reading posts in the small stakes(or any other) forum?

what's the biggest theoretical misconception that you notice in the small stakes(or any other) forum?

what is something most average 2p2ers fail to do that, if they did, would have the greatest positive impact on their game?

[James.]

where the hell is everyone this morning?

what 2p2 poster influenced you the most in your hold em development?

who is the best LHE player you've played against?

what are the highest stakes you've played?

what are the normal stakes you play?

what is your UTG raising range at a full table? UTG limp range(do people actually limp UTG anymore)?

[Fnord]

Terrible player limps from MP. Oddly enough no one follows. One or more of the blinds are fairly loose and because this is a live game even fairly sane players are more inclined to call and play it out.

You're on the CO, what range are you raising?
You're on the BN, what range are you raising?

I used to get away with highway robbery here online, struggling with this spot in live games.

[PokerJans]

not LHE related but whatever...

Do you plan on writing more on 2-7 or badugi?

How do the players from the bigger mixed games compare to those from say the low limit UB 2-7 games. If you could comment on how most people seem to fair playing the standard games in the mix that would be awesome...ie EOTB...

Did you play a fair amount of these 'other' poker games online before you jumped into the bigger mix games? or did you just 'dive in' with some of them.

Thanks

[KitCloudkicker]

Hi DD,

just one question for now - could you tell us about your journey thru the levels of limit hold em? Like, where/when did you start, how long did it take you to progress through each level, did you have moments of difficulty along the way, etc.

Do you feel you've completely mastered limit as well as one could hope to master it?

[downrange]

Thanks for doing this.

For any format of LHE:

Are you aware of which of your skills are due to talent; what do you think your talents are (directly or indirectly related to poker skill)?

What poker things that you do well are from hard work and/or experience?

What are a couple that you struggled most with acquiring and why?

Having worked from the very bottom, what are the most important things you either did or should've done along the way?

Besides the hand value and before betting starts, what are you thinking when you're dealt a hand?