Forum: Beginners Questions
12-30-2005, 04:04 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,004
Re: bb/hr??
Perhaps the reason you couldn't find it in the FAQ (http://poker.wikicities.com/wiki/Beginners_FAQ#BB.2F100_and_BB.2Fhr) was a small formatting glitch. That's been fixed, so future people with this...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
12-30-2005, 01:54 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,632
Re: lowest limit game at bellagio?
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4/8, and they use red chips, so i guess what i am tryng to say is that it sucks.
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In AC, where people bring a ton of them to 3/6 and 2/4, it's even worse.
That said, I...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
12-30-2005, 01:49 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 69,308
Re: Good Taj stories?
Well, a royal flush in clubs was dealt on the board a few tables over from me last time I was there, but that's not funny in the same vein as your stories.
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Forum: Beginners Questions
12-29-2005, 05:46 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,000
Re: which odds to use?
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You only use the odds with 2 cards to come if you know there will be no more betting (one person is all-in)
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Presumably this refers only to the 4-out draw posited in the...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
12-29-2005, 03:40 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,422
Re: Uber aggressive player/ what to do?
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I am confused on how you trap an All-In player?
I took drek's post to say he went all in pre-flop there fore there is no trap to be made.
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Fair point -- I was inferring...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
12-29-2005, 03:34 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 684
Re: 2 party accounts in one household?
AFAIK standard operating procedure for poker sites in this situation is to require you to fax proof of identity for both parties. In any event, don't try to do this without getting their answer...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
12-29-2005, 03:00 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,422
Re: Uber aggressive player/ what to do?
Well, perhaps I'm being unfair and you're using "the nuts" in the rhetorical way people do when they talk about "grinding the nuts". Preflop, the literal nut hand is two aces. If you're paying...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
12-29-2005, 02:20 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,422
Re: Uber aggressive player/ what to do?
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It can be a crap shot but you'll get a better crap if you hold the nuts.
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Well, if you're waiting for the nuts then this particular type of player will make a fortune...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
12-29-2005, 02:17 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,159
Re: Tells and Patterns
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1. Staring at you - a person who stare at u after the flop is usually just trying to look tough and get u not to bet.
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Note that this is a special case of...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
12-29-2005, 02:14 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,422
Re: Uber aggressive player/ what to do?
Well, you certainly should be calling his all-ins with better than aces or kings, because he's plainly not waiting for jacks or better to push. From the description, it sounds like he has a pushing...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
12-28-2005, 11:58 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,831
Re: very basic stud/omaha question
Well, presumably when Sklansky mentions stud high/low declare in the original Super/System, he's referring to a game found at casinos of the time, right?
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
12-28-2005, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 7,945
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
12-28-2005, 10:02 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 7,945
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Forum: Beginners Questions
12-28-2005, 09:18 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 473
Re: Empire vs Party Poker
Prima sounds a lot like Absolute.
Speaking of bonuses /images/graemlins/smile.gif, does the Party/Empire divorce mean that I can now get rakeback and deposit bonuses at Empire despite having a...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
12-28-2005, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,401
Re: being too predictable
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The rake IS a killer but as a newbie...what am I to do?
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I ask myself the same thing (although it's $2/4, so rake's not nearly as bad). I've pretty much decided that...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
12-28-2005, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,567
Re: money management
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Although I'd say Small Stakes Hold'em, Poker Academy Pro and Poker Tracker (those last two are software).
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Count me among the skeptics about PT's usefulness for someone who...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
12-28-2005, 07:20 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 925
Re: odds vs odds vs... equity?
I'm glad it sounded like SheridanCat's reply helped you; I'm just going to pick a nit here.
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I think I understand drawing odds. If I have pocket aces, and one is a spade, and the flop...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
12-28-2005, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,286
Re: Any high stakes guys lurk in here?
Thanks, mattw. I see what you're saying -- that your personal experience helped you see the importance of bankroll management.
By the way, this might be a good point to ask for everyone to keep...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
12-28-2005, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,401
Re: being too predictable
FWIW I saw $1/2 limit at the Bike near LA and at the Casino del Sol in Tucson, AZ. Miller's GSiH refers to a fictional $1/2 limit B&M game.
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Forum: Beginners Questions
12-28-2005, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 455
Re: NLHE continuation bets
Excellent question -- it shows that you're thinking about how to disguise your play.
I would guess you probably want to continuation bet at least 75% of the time with one opponent or possibly two...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
12-28-2005, 06:03 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 448
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Forum: Beginners Questions
12-28-2005, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 455
NLHE continuation bets
Although you didn't use the term "continuation bet", that's pretty standard for the kind of bet you're referring to here. An example might be if you raise PF with AK and the flop comes J 7 3...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
12-28-2005, 02:59 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,903
Re: To tip or not to tip
It's amazing that the same tired thread can still get 20-odd posts. I guess some of us, me included (since I'm posting on this one), have too much free time.
I've contributed my only idea to cut...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
12-28-2005, 01:03 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 416
A dangerous trap (Psych)
Perhaps this is better suited to the Psychology forum, I'm not sure. But I hope it comes off as a generic tough-luck story.
From early morning Monday to early morning Tuesday, I played about a...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
12-27-2005, 10:45 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,286
Re: Any high stakes guys lurk in here?
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paraphrasing a quote from Fortune's Formula by Poundstone, (the book is on order but i read this in B/P forum) there is nothing more clear to bankroll management than watching your bank...
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