Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
12-23-2004, 02:09 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 47
Re: River action ?
There's a lot less chance he's sitting there with a queen than some other hand that he's been calling with. Often the naswer will be dependent, at least in part, on how well you know your opponent,...
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Forum: Other Poker Games
12-05-2004, 12:57 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 150
Re: O8 - When to fold to a raise
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Understand when I should raise pre-flop
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You should raise to limit the field, to get more money in the pot and to assume the role of the aggressor. Now when you hold A...
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Forum: Poker Theory
12-05-2004, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 86
Re: Betsizes
Although we all fall into habits, such as making a "standard" three to four BB raise in N/L tournaments, it helps to think of the objective to be achieved by raising. If you have a terrific hand and...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
11-10-2004, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 105
Re: Results
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Honestly when I bet the river, I wasn't quite sure what to expect, which is what makes this a bad bet probably, but I did know three things when making it.
1) I might have the best hand...
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Forum: Psychology
11-10-2004, 02:42 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 217
Re: Al proves there is no God?
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How would one know that the cards come at random?
Perhaps there is a pattern and we just don't have a large enough sample size to see the pattern.
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If we can't discern a...
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Forum: Other Poker Games
11-10-2004, 02:36 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 132
Re: 08 all same suit hand
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What about something more marginal like A Q J 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif ?
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I think A3JQ is a better hand than ATJQ. I think this is true whether the hands...
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Forum: Poker Theory
09-05-2004, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 130
Re: Steps to Playing More Serious Poker
First, let's get to that four day losing streak.l Ignore it. You will suffer protracted losing streaks regardless of what you do that are four days and longer if you continue to play poker. It...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
07-06-2004, 03:31 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 65
poker forum challenge (last chance to register)
The 1st Annual Poker Forum Challenge is an online Texas Hold'em No Limit poker tournament series, open to users of any poker forum worldwide. The winner will claim the title of Best Texas Hold'em No...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
07-05-2004, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 103
Re: no fold \'em at higher limits (15-30, 20-40)
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here is my "motivation" breakdown:
Make money -- 10%
Socialise, meet people -- 10%
Relax -- 5%
Get excitement of risk -- 5%
Test self against competitive challenge -- 30%
Sense of...
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Forum: Other Poker Games
06-17-2004, 01:52 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 133
Re: Playing high in high/low
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I know I did want to see a flop with this hand, but do I want to raise pre-flop to scare out low draws?
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If I had a hand like A-2-3 or any other ace-deuce combo with...
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Forum: Other Poker Games
06-17-2004, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 80
Re: preflop O8 question
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On the button with A245 /images/graemlins/spade.gif in low-limit O8. 4 or 5 limpers in front.
I know the fact of having 4 of a suit in your hand weakens your flush possibilities, so is...
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Forum: Poker Theory
06-17-2004, 01:38 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 313
Re: The Life of a Professional Poker Player
You've got a few problems that are likely to surface regardless of how you're planning on earning a living. Maybe coke and losing at blackjack come up more easily in a poker lifestyle than they...
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Forum: Poker Theory
06-17-2004, 01:25 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 119
Re: Pot odds vs your read percentage
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So, do you call here because the pot is big at 11BB's? Or do you fold because your confident you're not getting the 15-1 odds on your read?
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These kinds of questions make...
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Forum: Poker Theory
05-06-2004, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 180
Re: How random is a shuffled deck?
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I do not know every part of a professional dealer's shuffling methods but how do you really confirm that when he/she shuffles that the cards are randomly distributed?
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Forum: Psychology
03-26-2004, 01:57 PM
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Replies: 100
Views: 444
Re: Brutal Honesty
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In the past my approach to improving my game was to read a book, absorb some of it, put the book on the shelf and go play. I never really studied the material. While you can improve by...
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Forum: Poker Theory
03-26-2004, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 107
Views: 416
Re: No Limit Situation
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50-100 blinds. Maybe a tournament but it doesn't really matter. Your stack is 3000 and you have the button. The small blind has more than you and the big blind has 700 left. You have AJ...
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Forum: Psychology
03-10-2004, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 133
Re: At what point do you stop
Setting up a construct money management system won't do you any good at all, since deciding to quit ought to be based on your future expectation in the game, and not on whether you happen to be...
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Forum: Poker Theory
03-10-2004, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 196
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Forum: Micro-Limits
02-23-2004, 12:45 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 35
Re: KXo in BB
The real trouble with playing hands such as K-3 is that when you flop to your king, you have such a weak kicker that you have to play the hand fairly passively, even to the point where you must...
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Forum: Psychology
02-09-2004, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 134
Re: A question for Lou Krieger
Bad players are my best friends too. I've always said that we make more money from the mistakes of our opponents than our own genius at the poker table. I can't figure out why many players like to...
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Forum: Psychology
01-22-2004, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 373
Re: Value of the \"profession,\" bereft?
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My wife, who is supportive of my poker habit, as no previous hobby has ever been profitable, asked me this morning about the essential value of poker as a profession. She suggested that...
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
01-22-2004, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 198
Re: EP - KK First Hand - How would you play?
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First hand in a NL $5 Party tournament. No reads at all, first hand I get dealt KK in EP. What would you do in my situation?
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I'd raise about three or four times the big...
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
01-22-2004, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 372
Re: Are the sets worth it?
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3 situations, that happened recently, made me think.
1. I lost with 33 to 99, on a 2-3-9 flop. (and went out of SNG.)
2. I lost with 44 to 77, on a 4-7-7-x-x board. (Went out)
3....
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Forum: Psychology
01-05-2004, 08:00 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 249
Re: My friends and family see poker as a taboo.
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I have accepted the fact I want to play and I really want others who are close to me respect and hopefully accept that fact.
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I think the next step in your decision...
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Forum: Poker Theory
01-05-2004, 07:43 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 88
Re: reverse hold em
This has all the signs of a real sucker game, designed to appeal to those who base their poker strategies on hope. You should play big pairs and big cards, make your oppoennts pay fully for the...
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