Forum: Stud
08-01-2005, 02:10 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 139
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
07-06-2005, 06:52 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 70
Re: Very Interesting Promo
Thinking about it a little more, I'm surprised other sites haven't offered this before, at least for smaller prizes. I'd guess it would draw a lot of fish, which would eventually draw the better...
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
07-06-2005, 06:10 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 70
Re: Very Interesting Promo
Assume you're exactly average in every tournament you enter, so exactly 10% chance of first each and every time. You'd win seven in a row 1 time in 10,000,000.
A million-dollar prize for...
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Forum: Books and Publications
07-05-2005, 08:51 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 128
Re: Review: The Science of Poker
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It's not the first book you should read <snip>
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Or the second, or third, or 47th...
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Basically, it seems like someone who has never played poker...
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Forum: Books and Publications
07-03-2005, 04:35 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 128
Re: proably done before but suggestion for HOH 3
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You are being dealt your first hand of the WSOP main event and you look at red aces. UTG+1 pushes all in, and gets called twice. What do you do?
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Uhh... I don't...
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Forum: Books and Publications
07-03-2005, 04:21 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 128
Re: proably done before but suggestion for HOH 3
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You are being dealt your first hand of the WSOP main event and you look at red aces. UTG+1 pushes all in, and gets called twice. What do you do?
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Uhh... I don't get it. ...
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Forum: Books and Publications
07-03-2005, 04:12 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 86
Re: Book recomendation
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I dont play anything but NL hold em' and NL omaha an 7card stud
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That's a lot of different games. I would suggest picking one to focus on, at first at least. Obviously,...
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Forum: Books and Publications
07-03-2005, 04:02 AM
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Replies: 96
Views: 415
Re: I\'ve Read Barry\'s Book
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And Mason, do you give all 2+2 books a rating of 10? Or most?
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Barry's book is not published by 2+2. For some reason, Barry went with a company called Last Knight...
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Forum: Books and Publications
07-02-2005, 03:39 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 128
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Forum: Books and Publications
06-30-2005, 08:13 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 142
Re: Barry Greenstein\'s book preorder Amazon.com
Amazon's estimates are often way off, especially in situations like this, where a book hasn't been released yet. I think the idea is to promise worst case delivery, assuming publisher delays, etc. ...
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Forum: Stud
06-20-2005, 08:13 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 99
Re: Are stud games juicier than holdem?
I can't say much specifically about low and mid limit online games (as the question asked) - it's been a few years since I've played stud at those limits, and longer for hold'em.
At mid- (30-60...
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Forum: Stud
06-08-2005, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 117
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Forum: Books and Publications
05-21-2005, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 316
Re: HOH: Volume II Preorders
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Anyone know why Amazon estimates shipping date of July 21st if book is due out around June 15th? Is Amazon routinely inaccurate in estimating shipping date for unreleased book or is there...
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Forum: Stud
04-05-2005, 04:58 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 85
Re: Pumping draws in stud?
It depends.
How many other players are in, how they play, and what your board shows, and your position are the most important factors.
I don't agree with the answer above that...
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Forum: Books and Publications
03-02-2005, 10:18 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 128
Re: Review: The Science of Poker
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The book is by no means perfect, but as I said it does contain some valuable information you can add to your game if you don't rely on it entirely.
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Okay, I will agree...
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Forum: Books and Publications
02-28-2005, 08:28 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 128
Re: Review: The Science of Poker
You make a couple good points, but I stand by my review. The book is garbage, IMO, and following its advice will cost a lot of money.
I did not say that pot-limit is not played - I said that in...
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Forum: Books and Publications
02-27-2005, 01:40 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 128
Review: The Science of Poker
This book is terrible - total nonsense. Amazon auto-recommended it to me, and I was curious, so I bought it.
Basically, it seems like someone who has never played poker bought Turbo Texas...
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Forum: Stud
02-23-2005, 12:22 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 123
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Forum: Stud
02-22-2005, 10:16 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 136
Re: Stud Software - Features suggestions?
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stats that PokerTracker does (VP$IP, W$WSF, FBR%, etc)... but what other things would people like to specifically see for Stud? I dont play stud, so I dont really have a clue.
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Forum: Stud
02-22-2005, 05:13 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 84
Re: Help please
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Could I do anything differently?
I guess I should have bet 5th also?
He isn't correct to call on 6th, right?
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I would have bet fifth street also. Lots of players...
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Forum: Books and Publications
02-22-2005, 04:47 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 84
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Forum: Stud
02-22-2005, 03:22 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 129
Re: Othmer 7 card stud
I'm a few weeks behind on this thread, but this is the first I've seen of it. I think it's a great book, and have reread it several times. There's very few sources for good stud info anyway, so I'd...
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Forum: Books and Publications
02-22-2005, 12:47 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 92
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Forum: Books and Publications
01-07-2005, 12:47 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 203
Re: super system 2 review
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My plan now is to dive into SS2 fully, and have no intentions of ever bothering to read SS1. Do others share my outlook, and/or does it sound reasonable?
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I have yet to...
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Forum: Books and Publications
01-06-2005, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 127
Re: Ciaffone\'s PL and NL poker
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Everyone says this is a good book... but it recommends something horrid IMHO. It keeps saying you want to go all-in with big draws off the flop. That's HORRIBLE advice. It doesn't even...
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