Forum: Micro-Limits
11-14-2005, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 242
Re: No Content Contest Finals!
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What I like most about it is thinking about how the SB must have thought he was so clever on every street. It must have gone something like this...
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Actually, I think his...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
10-27-2005, 01:51 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 168
Re: My first hand in a while...
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The reason is that you may take it down right there.
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I think you have a 0% chance of all three opponents folding to a single turn bet.
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If you miss on the...
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Forum: Micro-Limits
10-16-2005, 02:47 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 49
Re: How bad did I play this?
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And you're right about that...How could BB be ahead of us here. Oops
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The only hand I could imagine BB having that beats us on the turn would be pocket eights or nines. ...
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Forum: Micro-Limits
10-10-2005, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 61
Re: Pocket AA
You know your opponents are pretty loose-passive preflop... how are they postflop? Could MP1 be making this play with 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif?
The river is a...
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Forum: Micro-Limits
10-10-2005, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 66
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Forum: Internet Gambling
10-08-2005, 12:34 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 87
Re: Why are poker rooms so greedy?
Because poker sites are in it to make money.
And it's easier to up the rake cap than to subtly rig your site in a way that's undetectable to everyone except a selected group of gifted...
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Forum: Micro-Limits
10-08-2005, 03:04 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 53
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Forum: Internet Gambling
09-30-2005, 03:02 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 365
Re: Great Fish Quote
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Posting in Micros about blind defense is kind of like going to OOT for deep thinking.
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Are you actually trying to argue that UTG's preflop raise is a blind steal? This...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
09-30-2005, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 365
Re: Great Fish Quote
No, trust me. This is an incredibly easy fold.
I gave you the benefit of the doubt though, and posted this situation to the Micro-limit forum...
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Forum: Micro-Limits
09-30-2005, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 38
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Forum: Micro-Limits
09-30-2005, 08:08 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 38
Rethinking my game: 42s in the BB
This situation came up in another forum. I thought my replies were standard, but a bunch of people are saying I'm wrong. Thought I'd take it to a strategy forum to double-check my thinking.
A...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
09-29-2005, 09:50 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 365
Re: Great Fish Quote
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I agree with eder. Calling in this situation is fine.
From the op it seems the ep will have a hard time getting away from the hand and if you flop two pair vs. a big pair he will pay you...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
09-28-2005, 03:18 PM
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Replies: 138
Views: 557
Re: poker sites \"juicing\" the game
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My point was missed by you completely. I'll make it simple.
Statistical conclusions can be drawn from small data sets when the are sufficiently different from expectation.
It's clear...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
09-27-2005, 10:56 PM
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Replies: 138
Views: 557
Re: poker sites \"juicing\" the game
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"As long as you realize that your projected sample size is still painfully inadequate to make any sort of conclusions on the reliability of a random number generator, then knock yourself...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
09-27-2005, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 138
Views: 557
Re: poker sites \"juicing\" the game
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Right now, after 2 months I have 270 "dominated" hand samples recorded so that works out to 1620 for a year. I know that sample size is too small, but that's what I'm going to go with.
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Forum: Internet Gambling
09-27-2005, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 138
Views: 557
Re: poker sites \"juicing\" the game
How about giving me a number of hands? One year of poker means a lot of different things to different people.
While you're figuring that out, I have two other questions for you: First, how many...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
09-27-2005, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 138
Views: 557
Re: poker sites \"juicing\" the game
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For the record, I don't believe it's rigged, it would be foolish for them to do that. But I don't have total confidence in the rng yet.
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What sample size would you need...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
09-27-2005, 08:08 AM
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Replies: 138
Views: 557
Re: poker sites \"juicing\" the game
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Just out of curiousity - are you including times when your opponents are on draws and they come in (or don't) in your analysis? Because if you are, there's a problem with your...
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Forum: Micro-Limits
09-26-2005, 02:09 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 89
Re: big pot, double belly, cold call
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How do we not have equity to raise with 9 outs on the turn? I guess you base that on the fact that SB may fold if you raise?
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If I was holding...
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Forum: Micro-Limits
09-26-2005, 12:23 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 89
Re: big pot, double belly, cold call
Disregarding your overcards completely, you have ~9 outs (four 7s, four Js, and a BDFD). Even when you consider that a seven will only give you a one-card straight, your BDFD is not to the nut...
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Forum: Micro-Limits
09-25-2005, 11:51 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 54
Re: Call 2 on river?
Unless the board was a lot scarier (i.e. four-flush or double paired), I wouldn't fold the nut straight.
Anyway, a full house would have bet the turn and the flush was a backdoor. I think you'll...
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Forum: Micro-Limits
09-20-2005, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 77
Re: I got lucky and I feel bad
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Perhaps a raise on the turn for info. purposes? If he raises you know you're beat(?).
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What more information do you want that you're beat? A semi-bluff raise on the turn...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
09-19-2005, 06:35 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 67
Re: PartyPoker Did you know...?
Oh, yeah, the government wanted me to tell you that in the sewer there's this animal that's killing everything and nothing can stop it, and the only thing that can even slow it down... is REALLY...
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Forum: Micro-Limits
09-19-2005, 12:20 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 58
Re: been away for a while.......
That hand made me laugh out loud. I can practically hear Button thinking, "What a sucker... he doesn't realize I have two pair!"
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Forum: Beginners Questions
09-18-2005, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 96
Re: A-rag
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At nanolimits, whoever gets an Ace and whatever, they call any raise. I can cap it and someone with A3 cold calls 3 bets.
Now, more often than not, these people hit their Ace AND the...
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