Official November Thread: General Discussion

[AJFenix]

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Daftpunk - Alive is such glorious poker grinding music. Instant focus and luckbox enabler.

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cheers

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several daftpunk songs hit my brain like that, its awesome

[TheMetetron]

After reading about Jay.'s mentoring program and specifically the private forum aspect of it, I'm beginning to think this is really the way of the future. I mean it exists partially in IRC and AIM conversations (and may even exist in private forum form for all I know), but not quite fully fledged I don't think.

I have no idea how the logistics of such a thing would work though. I mean I know how to create a private, protected forum and all that jazz but both selection criteria, who does the selection, and how to ensure people are actually posting and being beneficial to the community as a whole are huge problems.

I've long been a believer in a community where everyone shares equally being a great way to improve your poker game - I think the old Mid-High Short-Handed Limit forum a few years back had some of the best poker discussion and taught me more than anything I've done since - but that just isn't becoming feasible in a large public forum where people can read and not contribute; it is causing all of the really good players to not want to share their true thoughts with othersr.

Now I know everyone is thinking F U Metetron you don't give anything back to MSNL and I agree with you. I used to contribute a ton to MH-HUSH back in the day, but I just can't see the incentive to post my biggest secrets and thoughts about poker on 2+2 anymore. And I'm most definitely not the only one. I've talked to some other very good MSNL/HSNL players about this and they agree that they don't see a point in telling the world everything in such a highly competitive game as poker.

But they do see the benefits of a small, tight-knit community sharing everything with each other and bouncing new ideas off of other highly skilled poker players.


There really isn't a point to this post, just a general observation and something I've been thinking about for the last few days. I'm not saying I'm going to create a private forum soon or that I should even be the man to do it, but I definitely can see this happening in the the not too distant future by someone. I guess I'm curious on other's thoughts on this.

[adamw005]

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After reading about Jay.'s mentoring program and specifically the private forum aspect of it, I'm beginning to think this is really the way of the future.

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link?

[AJackson]

Not a bad day for a mid stakes grinder. . .

[IHaveStrong9]

contrary to everyone else, i am going to start posting hands that i not only lost but made an awful play, simply because i think thats hysterical in my current state of highness.

FullTiltPoker Game #4277055465: Table Jackie (6 max) - $5/$10 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:05:06 ET - 2007/11/24
Seat 1: Kivik ($960.50)
Seat 2: Im2Fast ($1,066.75)
Seat 3: gamblegambel ($195)
Seat 4: jimmyhat1000 ($1,592.65)
Seat 5: IHaveAStrong9 ($1,134)
jimmyhat1000 posts the small blind of $5
IHaveAStrong9 posts the big blind of $10
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IHaveAStrong9 [Td 9c]
Kivik folds
Im2Fast raises to $35
gamblegambel folds
jimmyhat1000 raises to $125
IHaveAStrong9 has 15 seconds left to act
IHaveAStrong9 raises to $350
Im2Fast raises to $1,066.75, and is all in
jimmyhat1000 folds
IHaveAStrong9 has 15 seconds left to act
IHaveAStrong9 has requested TIME
IHaveAStrong9: sick timing!
IHaveAStrong9 adds $216
IHaveAStrong9 folds
Uncalled bet of $716.75 returned to Im2Fast
Im2Fast mucks
Im2Fast wins the pot ($825)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $825 | Rake $0
Seat 1: Kivik didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: Im2Fast collected ($825), mucked
Seat 3: gamblegambel (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: jimmyhat1000 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: IHaveAStrong9 (big blind) folded before the Flop

[PoppaTMan]

adamw,

Jay BBV Post

TheMeteron,

I imagine there are already groups of people that are profit-sharing and dedicated to improving their games within tight-knit communities in today's games.

[Triumph36]

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Now I know everyone is thinking F U Metetron you don't give anything back to MSNL and I agree with you. I used to contribute a ton to MH-HUSH back in the day, but I just can't see the incentive to post my biggest secrets and thoughts about poker on 2+2 anymore. And I'm most definitely not the only one. I've talked to some other very good MSNL/HSNL players about this and they agree that they don't see a point in telling the world everything in such a highly competitive game as poker.

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ldo

there've been people who haven't posted real thoughts on 2p2 in years, or limit their responses to one line answers

and i suspect such private communities already exist, and posting about the possibility of such a thing on 2p2 is foolish

[Pasterbator]

OMFG I JUST WON A $22 HU DONKAMENT ON STARS. HOLY [censored] $700+ WHAT WILL I DO WITH THESE MONIESSSSS?!?!

[PerDoom]

flip it and have 1500 in profits?

[Eagles]

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flip it and have 1500 in profits?

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Bad idea $700 is a lot of money for a college student. I'd cash it out and than you can pay for beer money for a few months.