Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance
12-22-2005, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 684
I am very good at live NL poker.
So I went to Wal-Mart late last night to go get some potato chips and check out the DVD section when I had the sudden urge to go play live NL Texas Hold Them, so I did.
I called the room in...
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-21-2005, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 203
Views: 14,771
Re: Johnny Damon signs with Yankees
i just read through this whole thread
i'd just like to start out by saying i never really liked johnny damon to begin with because he didn't do anything for the A's in his year there and then used...
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
12-20-2005, 09:26 PM
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Replies: 70
Views: 3,008
Re: 25-50 NL AA hand
building huge pots OOP with deep stacks with a transparent hand (if hero will do this with hands other than AA/KK AND your opponents know this nvm then) in this spot is a crapshoot imo. he either has...
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Forum: Mid-High Stakes Shorthanded
12-20-2005, 09:07 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 281
Re: K8o Blind Battle
3bet and lead the turn... generally my philosophy in this spot is that an 8 is too small of a pair to go for this checkraise because there are too many overcards that can come that will scare him...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
12-20-2005, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,985
Re: 150/300 hand
i used to always be in the 3-bet or fold camp. but that was when i was a young overaggro kid. raising is fine. but so is calling here. i don't understand why people get so worked up about these kind...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
12-20-2005, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 936
Re: 77 MP
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well, he has JJ-99, so check, and i like checkraising here sometimes.
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depending on what level you're playing, some people don't bet JJ-99 here and others never ever fold...
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Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance
12-20-2005, 12:37 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 352
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Forum: Mid-High Stakes Shorthanded
12-20-2005, 12:20 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 1,195
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Forum: Mid-High Stakes Shorthanded
12-19-2005, 11:58 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 1,195
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Forum: Medium Stakes Hold'em
12-19-2005, 11:56 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,422
Re: 10/20 37s
i don't have a preference either way on the flop though i have to admit i am a flop pumper. lots of hands are calling you and i do not mind at all paying 2 bets on this flop with multiple enemies. i...
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Forum: Medium Stakes Hold'em
12-19-2005, 11:43 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,026
Re: 15/30 QTs flop
trying to push this guy off his hand would be spewing. just use your pot odds to see the river. he ain't folding.
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Forum: Medium Stakes Hold'em
12-19-2005, 11:40 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 486
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Forum: Mid-High Stakes Shorthanded
12-19-2005, 11:28 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 1,195
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Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance
12-19-2005, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 670
Re: Back to back to back
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Have you thought about getting netflix? You wouldn't have to depend on doing well in live 3/6 limit poker for your DVD collection.
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well the thing is if i netflix it i...
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Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance
12-19-2005, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 670
Re: Back to back to back
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Man, that sucks. What DVD were you planning on buying?
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The 40 Year Old Virgin or if I did really well, the new Simpsons set.
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Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance
12-19-2005, 11:01 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 670
Re: Back to back to back
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if at some point during your furious raising it occurred to you that you might be behind, but if so, you would have a great story for BBV - making it a huge win-win, then you sir, rule.
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Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance
12-19-2005, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 670
Re: Back to back to back
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Again the last hand, puttiing in 9 bets on the river after he showed no intention of stopping on the turn is just major spewing
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um... how about the fact that he stopped...
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Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance
12-19-2005, 10:02 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 670
Back to back to back
so i go over to the Palace to play some NL hold'em but find out that the game broke like an hour before. the only other games that the Palace offers is 3/6 and 4/8 limit holdem so I decide to play...
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Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance
12-19-2005, 09:32 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 554
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Forum: Medium Stakes Hold'em
12-18-2005, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 232
Re: River spot...
co is obviously an idiot, but it looks like the button has a real hand here. so the river fold is fine.
fwiw, i wouldn't cap the flop.
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Forum: Stud
12-18-2005, 12:48 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 617
Re: Rolled 8s, RIVER??
this is like the reverse trifecta in hold'em. when you checkraise 5th and pop 6th you pretty much announced your hand and he doesn't seem to care (or understand) on 7th. for the most part i give the...
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Forum: Other Poker Games
12-18-2005, 12:45 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 294
Re: The big games on UB
it really shouldn't shock you that triple draw is spread big online since it is always spread big live. in fact i have never seen a regular triple draw game run lower than 40/80 (the bellagio mix you...
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Forum: Stud
12-17-2005, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 201
Re: Did I take this one too far?
3rd street makes me cry.
you are in bad shape on 4th and you didn't even realize it. one if not both your opponents have trips and your flush draw equity is down the tubes.
that said given that...
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Forum: Stud
12-17-2005, 06:50 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,245
Re: Beginner Stud Hi Lo hand
do yourself a favor and just fold 3rd street. if you're just starting this game i think a good general guideline to follow is to just not call a big pair on 3rd street if there is an ace doorcard out...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
12-17-2005, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,059
Re: 50/100 hand
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if hes really an "uber moron," then cap turn and river happily... duh.
if you lied to us, then call down UI.
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you sir are a funny man.
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