Forum: Brick and Mortar
10-31-2005, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 97
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Forum: Televised Poker
10-31-2005, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 219
Re: WSOP \'migrating\' to different time of year?
I agree 100%. Nobody goes to Vegas in late July except people who never intend to spend more than 60 seconds a day outside. Poker players fit the bill. There ARE the usual bunch of conventions, in...
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Forum: Televised Poker
10-26-2005, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 244
Re: ESPN\'s coverage hurts the game
<<It's a TV show with one goal in mind: to entertain a mass audience.>>
well excuse me for not being part of that "mass audience". Maybe I'm just sick of the overall "dumbing down" of television,...
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Forum: Televised Poker
10-26-2005, 02:29 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 244
ESPN\'s coverage hurts the game
Just like last year they seem intent on featuring the biggest assholes, therefore assuring the following year will have even MORE people acting like assholes to get on TV. Last year it was the...
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Forum: Televised Poker
07-18-2005, 05:19 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 181
LOL Stickmn24 !
you can certainly tell he has a certain habit that leads to the munchies /images/graemlins/wink.gif
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Forum: Sports Betting
06-09-2005, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 123
Re: Detroit vs. San Antonio
Not an NBA expert but I think San Antonio will win the series, though that has no bearing on the one wager I actually made. I took Detroit at +700 to win in 7 games. I think this is a far better...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
06-06-2005, 12:28 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 29
Re: KK in final table
like the initial bet, hate the call on the flop, hate the tiny raise on the turn. And my opinion would be the same in any tournament, but the fact that this is a freeroll and down to 3 people makes...
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Forum: Televised Poker
10-12-2004, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 173
Re: Lederer getting to heavy to play?
lol, you may be right ! Notice that Moneymaker won the main event when he had double chins, he comes back in 2004 looking much fitter and get's knocked out the first day.
But I admit I did a...
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Forum: Televised Poker
10-12-2004, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 90
upcoming World Poker Finals at Foxwoods
The stakes keep getting raised so I'm gonna try the satellite route. I'm not sure how smart it is to be withdrawing profits from my online accounts to fund this effort but I miss the feel of real...
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Forum: Televised Poker
09-16-2004, 06:57 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 168
Re: WSOP 2004: The Movie
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Matt Damon as Ben Affleck? No way man, you gotta cast Edward Burns, that guy from Saving Private Ryan.
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you missed the whole point, Damon as Affleck is the funniest...
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Forum: Televised Poker
07-24-2004, 05:02 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 246
true, and one more thing
I guarantee that the presence of the TV cameras is changing people's behavior (usually for the worse). Do something outrageous, you get more face time. Show class and you don't make the...
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Forum: Televised Poker
05-25-2004, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 724
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Forum: Televised Poker
05-25-2004, 01:05 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 355
man, Fossilman is kicking butt - $245k
per pokerpages:
10:05 PM
Robert Varkonyi eliminated by Mike Laing.
Eddie Scharf $280,000
Greg Raymer $245,000
Chuck Agnew $235,000
Rose Richie $220,000
Marcel Luske $180,000
David...
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Forum: Televised Poker
05-24-2004, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 258
you have to be kidding me
First of all, what is your definition of a "legitimate player" ? Lemme guess, it's someone you've seen on TV. Well guess how most of the field got there ? By winning their way in, often defeating...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
05-24-2004, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 65
Re: Poll: Do you rebuy immediately?
I understand the logic of taking the initial rebuy though I personally don't. With the maniacs it is easy to double your initial stack and in fact most of the time it is NOT vs someone who has...
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Forum: Televised Poker
05-23-2004, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 468
Re: are you kidding ?
LOL, yeah, of course - anyone who doesn't like him MUST be jealous ! Get real. There is a reason so many people dislike him. Do you read his columns ? I've read every one for the last 2 years....
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Forum: Televised Poker
05-23-2004, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 468
are you kidding ?
pointless dislike ? I tried to remain open-minded on Hellmuth for YEARS and he finally pushed me firmly into the dislike camp. And I'm not referring to his table whining. His columns for Card...
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
05-18-2004, 01:52 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 39
how would you play this
Early in Pokerstars 1 table turbo. I pick up AsKs from the BB, with 5 limpers there is $150 in the pot when it gets to me, I raise to $500 and UTG is the only caller.
So $1090 pot, flop comes ...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
05-04-2004, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 30
Too early for this move or had to ?
12 players left, 10-18 all get $145, final 9 starts at $205 and moves up to $3630 for 1st.
I'm in 11th with 26,000, leader has 200,000 but most are in the 50,000-80,000 range. Blinds are...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
04-20-2004, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 47
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
04-14-2004, 06:05 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 32
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
04-08-2004, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 61
Re: Quick Bubble Question
from that position no way I go all-in. IMO AJs is a hand to see a flop with. Plus as a short stack lots of people will call your all-in with any AK,AQ, any decent pair. See the flop, push it all if...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
11-24-2003, 12:01 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 37
Re: Stealing Those Blinds
as always, just one non-pro's opinion:
1. protecting small blind. Since you are in the worst position for all subsequent betting you don't want to start playing junk from the SB. On the other...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
10-09-2003, 12:17 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 33
LOL
so we won't be seeing that as a stop on the WPT tour ? /images/graemlins/tongue.gif
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
09-17-2003, 10:53 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 59
answers
I don't know why you don't just go to foxwoods.com and get all this yourself, but anyway if you don't want to rent a car the bus is $20 and you'll get some coupons ...
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