Forum: Poker Theory
10-22-2003, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 80
Increasing Hand selection
A lot of 2+2 books deal with the topic of hand selection in hold 'em. They mention increasing your hand selection as your skill gets better.
I always stuck to the %15-18 that so many people...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
10-22-2003, 08:39 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 94
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
10-22-2003, 08:37 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 23
Re: AQo hand from 2+2 table
Just bought that book last night, great article on the AQ test. Re-raising is a better option then cold calling for sure. I would fold at most all tables with an UTG raise however.
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
10-21-2003, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 82
Re: Unusually High Rake?
The 1-3 table at Turning Stone is hold em' where you canbet $1 or up to $3 on every round. It's a messy game which is taking a lot of the fish away from $3-6. It blows
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
10-21-2003, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 33
Re: 77 heads up
A raise on the flop might give you more information. Otherwise, fine.
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
10-21-2003, 11:35 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 18
Re: Overcards with backdoor flush draw.
Lots of players bet into a preflop raiser to test the waters, let them know that the water is still dangerous, raise the flop to knock out the callers, the rest of the hand was fine.
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
10-21-2003, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 29
Re: Hand for Review
Play this flop strong. We're you attempting a checkraise on the flop? I would bet this flop and try to thin the feild. With this many people in, if you get raised, it's still more then okay to...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
10-21-2003, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 27
Re: Pathetic River play?
I would have done the same in your position. If he was bad enough to play 24 or 46 and pump his draw, he would have made his straight by now. Hopefully he had a pair of Tens and you rivered him.
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Forum: Beginners Questions
10-20-2003, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 78
Making your hobby your profession
I see a lot of posts about turning profesional and then read a lot of great advice from both sides of the fence. It seems like the grass is always greener on the other side of course.
I can relate...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
10-20-2003, 06:57 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 53
Who played the hand worse?
5-10 hold em, table is typical.
An aggressive player in EP raises pre-flop with A /images/graemlins/heart.gif Q /images/graemlins/club.gif, MP cold calls and BB complete with
8...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
10-16-2003, 10:49 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 22
Could I have one this pot?
8-16 game, all different players. Some very solid, some terrible.
IM in the SB with A /images/graemlins/diamond.gif8 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif
EP limps, MP limps, cut-off limps, I complete...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
10-16-2003, 08:46 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 85
Did I suck at this one?
8-16 online, few passive and few tight players.
I was delt A /images/graemlins/diamond.gif8 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif in the small blind.
4 players limped in including the player in the...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
10-15-2003, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 62
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
10-15-2003, 09:18 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 20
A little luck, but too aggressive?
$10-$20. Just started playing this limit online and am suprised by how loose the table can get for this limit.
I'm on the button with JTs. Everyone folds to late MP who raised, folded to me..
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
05-09-2003, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 58
Re: who says you cant bluff on low limit?
Hey guys. I play 1/4 cent and 1/2 cent right now and I want to move up.
How much bankroll should I have?
What should my starting hand requirments be?
Lil
Can you really average one BB an...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
05-09-2003, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 28
Re: Hand to talk about
What is it with online 2-4 games? I do fine in 1-2, 3-6, 4-8 and 5-10 but for some reason the wacky 2-4 games are filled with hands and players like the ones you described? Can anyone else relate?
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
05-08-2003, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 27
Two Questions
Hi! Thanks to all who have commented on my hands!
There are just two questions I have been wondering about since becoming a poster.
1. I hear the term "value bet" placed around. What is one and...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
05-07-2003, 08:44 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 45
Re: Common Occurence
I can relate to your ideas about not raising TT and 99 in games like this. If the situation came up again though, I would raise the 99.
I also found out that my raise with TT even UTG has been...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
05-07-2003, 08:32 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 26
88 in LMP
Online 1-2. Table is strange. Loose and passive, especially after the flop. Often times, a hand will have 5-6 limpers, but whenever I've raised, they all fold.
This particular hand I was 3 off the...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
05-06-2003, 09:41 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 33
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Forum: Probability
05-05-2003, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 87
Re: Best 2 card Hold\'em starting hands
Dont forget also that when playing 99 down, overcards in a multiway pot will slow you're betting down significantly. Sure they might be the best if you call them down all the way, all the time, but...
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Forum: Probability
05-05-2003, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 84
Suited connectors and jackpots
Here's a question I've always wondered about.
Several cardrooms have high hand jackpot events and many online sites do as well.
How high would a jackpot have to be to make playing any two...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
05-04-2003, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 55
Re: checkraise this?
Yes thank you for the post. I agree the weakest part of my game is my pre-flop play. Besides the post flop play thats another reason this site is so usefull
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
05-04-2003, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 55
checkraise this?
ONline 1-2 typical passive
EP limps
Im in the cut off with 65 of spades and I call
Button raised and the BB, limper and I call
Flop comes 7 /forums/images/icons/diamond.gif 3...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
04-30-2003, 10:14 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 20
Straight check?
Online 1-2 game, typical loose with a few good players.
EP 2nd to act after a fold with AT off.
Loose EP caller
LP caller I dont know and SB and BB
5 handed
Flop is KQJ rainbow.
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