The Well: ikestoys

[ikestoys]

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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 tuesday, 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 tuesday? and the voice from in the well shouts back: Because on tuesday, its your day in the well .


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I'm studying for the MCAT all day/night today, so distract me plz.

[Unknown Soldier]

ok standard starter:

poker story + graphs?

[jk3a]

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...=4#Post10148796

thanks.

[ikestoys]

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http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...=4#Post10148796

thanks.

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1.) I bet the flop and go from there, a lot of people can't fold AK ever preflop. if one calls, i check/maybe call. if both call i shutdown. As played I think you have to call b/c you've induced a bluff
2.)I prob pitch w/o a very good read. You got to give a guy credit in a multiway pot like that.
3.)
a. I fold pre and I play much looser than you
b. I call flop and lead turn b/c it is a much weaker line than a turn c/r
c. You've induced a bluff on the river, call again.

[Sweir]

1.Any aha moments?

2.How often do you donkbet the flop when HU, and in what situations (board textures, villains etc.)?

3.What factors do you consider when deciding how much to cbet?

4. How often to you check behind on the flop after being the pfr?

5. How often do you 2nd barrell and when?

Thankyou.

[ikestoys]

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1.Any aha moments?

2.How often do you donkbet the flop when HU, and in what situations (board textures, villains etc.)?

3.What factors do you consider when deciding how much to cbet?

4. How often to you check behind on the flop after being the pfr?

5. How often do you 2nd barrell and when?

Thankyou.

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1.) Nothing conscious really, I just started changing how I play.
2.) Almost never HU. If i hit a set or something multiway I might lead out. Here's the thing tho, as loose as I can play, you won't find me calling raises OOP very often. So I don't have to do donk betting
3.) If I'm cbetting, I bet 3/4 the pot almost everytime so I don't give away the strength of my hand
4.) Not very often but I do. I play a lot tighter if flop is multiway. If villain is c/r happy and I am semistrong I'll check. If I have the deck crushed I'll check behind sometimes. I bet draws all the time.
5.) I double barrel in three situations. First, when a player c/c when I know he plays his big hands with a c/r. Second, when a scare card like a K or A comes on the turn. Third, when I know the villain is a floater. I use my HUD a lot for determining if the situation is good to double barrel.

[MortenTA]

if my memory serves me right you had a great run a month or two ago at higher stakes and stayed there.

Could you share your thoughts on shot taking?

[ikestoys]

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if my memory serves me right you had a great run a month or two ago at higher stakes and stayed there.

Could you share your thoughts on shot taking?

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So the funny thing is that whenever I moved up I played looser and more aggressive. I played a nitty 19/15 at 100NL. I've played 30/25 so far this month at 5/10. My stats just kept getting looser as I moved up. I think I got looser because I managed to not play with money, but I played with chips.

Also, the villains I was playing against didn't know what the [censored] i was doing while i was running them over. Eventually they adjusted, and that led to a temporary downswing.

As for actual shot taking... just man up when you are playing well (not BBV style chasing losses), play one or two tables and put a tenth of your bankroll on the line. If it goes well, keep playing a couple of tables at most until you are comfortable. Don't play with money, play with BBs.

[Abramovic]

How old are you? Where do you live? What do you do?

Just some general background really.

Thanks.

[ikestoys]

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How old are you? Where do you live? What do you do?

Just some general background really.

Thanks.

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I just turned 21. I go to the University of Michigan and was raised just east of Ann Arbor. I am a biomedical engineering major hoping to get into med school to become a surgeon. I don't really hope to be a pro player for life, I just want to use it as a bridge to live more comfortably as a student.

For extracurricular stuff, I just got done shooting one of the worst rounds of golf I've ever played. I play soccer, in fact I worked out with the varsity squad this winter. I've got an inside track to walk on this fall. I've won a national championship on the collegiate club level.

Meh, I was always really athletic, I lettered in three sports (track,football,soccer) in high school, was first team all-state. I love playing pretty much any sport.

I have a gf and we've been together entirely too long, but I haven't been able to get rid of her yet [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]. She goes to Princeton but I can visit a lot more b/c of poker. Other than that, I dunno, I'm pretty normal suburban kid.

Oh, and I streaked across the field across from my apt yesterday, that was pretty cool