Forum: One-table Tournaments
02-23-2004, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 70
Re: How to play KK pre-flop?
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Seems like I can win huge pots on lucky draws with crap cards, but every time I get a great starting hand I get busted out of the tournament. /images/graemlins/confused.gif Happened to me...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
02-17-2004, 03:56 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 126
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Forum: Beginners Questions
02-17-2004, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 64
Re: What good are suited connectors, really?
Here's some data from my pokertracker database. These are suited connector hands 45s-TJs with > 4 players at a table:
NOTE: All hands are at NL tables
# hands = 3240
% win = 11.72%
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
02-03-2004, 11:23 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 193
Re: Today\'s SnG
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My breakthrough hand:
At 100/200/25, I have KJo in the bb, and 3200 chips. Stoneii limps from the cutoff, and I read it as a weak hand. However, I am not ready to risk a lot on this...
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
02-02-2004, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 492
Re: Positive EV vs. survival in Tourneys
Well, in your case of having AA count my vote as an adamant yes (call). If by some bizarre set of circumstances you are a few spots from the money in a large multi-table tournament, and would bust...
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
02-02-2004, 04:39 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 240
Re: Too Tight?
Thanks! My mistake, I didn't account for those river outs.
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
02-02-2004, 04:30 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 492
Re: Positive EV vs. survival in Tourneys
In a tournament I don't believe you should put all your chips at risk on any draw. In my opinion, draws are only profitable in a tournament (long term) when you see them for better than the correct...
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
02-02-2004, 04:04 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 240
Re: Too Tight?
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OK, if the blinds were 200/400, you'd be getting close to 3-1 on the call and *if* one of them already has a made straight, you're only a 2-1 dog to improve. On the surface, the pot odds...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
02-02-2004, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 50
Re: Bankroll question
I would certainly leave it in your online account and allow the bankroll to build. If you are fortunate enough to start with 50 bucks and build a reasonable bankroll for $1/2 limit HE (in my book...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
09-11-2003, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 72
Re: Cap with AQs
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Betting with nothing is just not my style
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Why do you say he was betting with nothing? He had the best hand from start to finish. What's the difference between a...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
09-11-2003, 10:04 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 72
Re: Cap with AQs
I don't like the flop and turn bets. Betting with nothing is just not my style in a hand which has been raised/re-raised. I think you just got lucky.
Is betting like that (with basically...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
09-10-2003, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 78
Re: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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Am I the only one who wants to punch somebody everytime I see someone go "zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz" while playing online?
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No.
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
09-10-2003, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 74
Re: AA beating flopped Q set
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Thanks for the correction, guys. I have been playing online for about 4 months. Can win $600 one week and lose $200 the next. It was on Party. Also, is it possible to be a consistant...
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
09-10-2003, 04:01 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 75
Re: Did I play pocket Q\'s correctly
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Perhaps I'm a jacka**, but when you flop such a strong hand UTG with a few callers behind, would it be best to play for a check raise to see how strong your opponents are and beef up the...
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
09-10-2003, 10:21 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 109
Re: Playing the Nut Flush Draw, Party NL $25
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The way I see it, you need to draw either an Ace, Queen, or of course the other 2 hearts to win this hand.
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EDIT: I should have typed "one heart" of course.
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
09-10-2003, 09:25 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 109
Re: Playing the Nut Flush Draw, Party NL $25
I'm here to learn too, so if anyone cares to comment on how I would've played this hand, please feel free.
When he checked it to you on the flop, I would have checked as well (free card!). The...
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
09-09-2003, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 72
Re: Online NL KK - I\'m confused, so I call?
Perhaps my perceptions of this situation are on the blunt side, but if it were me, I'd have gone all-in after the turn. If I lose to a set or pocket aces, oh well. It happens.
Many a time I'd...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
09-09-2003, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 102
Re: Why the different Names?
I'm the same name everywhere including non-poker sites, e mail addresses, AOL, etc. Only difference is Party, where I'm Stonemonk, due to a fit of incognito.
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
09-07-2003, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 64
Re: HELP!!!....Im desperate
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if you are not already at the point where you're folding hands like AJo, KQo, or KJo, especially for a raise, get there, because you are not likely to win at no-limit if you keep...
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
09-06-2003, 05:46 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 49
Re: Should I Migrate from Pokerstars to Party?
I just received yet another "comeback20" bonus offer from Party. I'm debating whether to go back there, or not. I play regularly at Stars (NL) utilizing a tight-aggressive game, and do fairly well....
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Forum: Beginners Questions
09-06-2003, 01:39 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 94
Re: Favorite Poker Quotes
From an old time card room player back in the day, in Chico, CA, when his buddy (who lost most of the time) won the biggest pot I've ever seen:
"Old blind sow finally found an acorn"
Had to be...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
09-06-2003, 12:56 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 86
Re: learning Hold \'Em
I highly recommend the purchase of Turbo Texas Hold Em ($89?) which, among other things, will teach you what I consider the 2 most important aspects of the game for beginners:
1. Hand selection
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Forum: Beginners Questions
09-05-2003, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 83
Re: Small pocket pairs in late position
This is my first post here.
My 2 cents on small/medium pairs is I believe limping and hoping to flop a set is the only way to play them profitably in the long run (especially in NLHE, which is...
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