Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
12-30-2005, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,528
Re: Results
I see a lot of people saying cap pre-flop. Does anyone else see this as an excellent "disquise your hand" scenario? Villian 3 bet us and by just calling we let him think we don't have a really good...
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Forum: Texas Hold'em
12-30-2005, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 411
Re: Closest card room to Atlanta?
Well for some people road trips are fun... take a half day on Friday and hit the road at lunch, get to Tunica around dinner, grab a quick comp and eat. Play till 4 AM. Do I wish there was something...
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Forum: Texas Hold'em
12-29-2005, 03:15 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 411
Re: Closest card room to Atlanta?
Tunica, Biloxi, Gulfport take your pick... I recommend Tunica ($25/$35 roommate weekday/weekend is sweet)
About a 7 hour drive tho... so not exactly "close". I heard a rumour Harrahs Cherokee in...
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Forum: Texas Hold'em
12-29-2005, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,916
Re: Grinding or fish?
Don't get frustrated early. Contrary to what some people will have you believe, the vast majority of people (even here) lost money at first. I personally lost money for about a year, and got...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
12-23-2005, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 346
Re: Anyone else having Party tables freeze?
Not just one or two tables... I 4 table Party 3/6 and after running for awhile (about 300-350 hands) it starts freezing constantly. I am going to try tonight without PokerAce and see if I avoid it.
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
12-23-2005, 09:59 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 560
Re: Poker Rate at Harrah\'s New Orleans?
Sounds like I am staying at the relatives... I was hoping to avoid that cheaply. 2 Small kids and a single Mom, not exactly "come in at 5 AM and sleep until 2 PM" situation. I was hoping to get a...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
12-22-2005, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 560
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
12-21-2005, 01:25 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 791
Re: Pocket JJ, Is A on the turn a check behind
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In my opinion, there's another category of opponents, besides ones that will frequently checkraise with a worse hand, that we'd be better checking the turn against. Those opponents are...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
12-21-2005, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 791
Re: Pocket JJ, Is A on the turn a check behind
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It's a possibility, of course, but I'm almost never c/r by a draw in these spots....
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
12-21-2005, 10:34 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 791
Re: Pocket JJ, Is A on the turn a check behind
This is a spot I have a lot of trouble in and end up being to aggressive I think. I am interested to hear what other people have to say...
I check behind on the turn. I am willing to put in 1...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
12-13-2005, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 403
Recommendations for Blog site?
I am looking to start a blog, and was looking for those with experience on this to recommend a good site to start with. My requirements:
1) Ability to use my own domain (ie not xxx.blogger.com,...
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Forum: Internet Bonuses
12-13-2005, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 422
Re: Party Touchdown bonus???
I only went 4 of 5... Who expected Michael Vick to go crazy for 270 yds... The game went exactly as I expected. Atlanta got ahead, established the running game to control the clock, New Orleans threw...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
12-13-2005, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 177
Re: Tunica: Sheraton to Horseshoe
Yeah a very easy walk and/or drive. Parking is free, and all the parking lots are basically attached to each other. So you are looking at a 4-5 minute walk tops.
Back door to back door might be...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
12-12-2005, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 159
Looking for room to rent in Vegas for 2-3 months
I am going to be moving to Las Vegas in March, and will have absolutely no furniture or anything. So until I get my budget underneath me (and a job in place, etc). I am looking for a room to rent...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
12-12-2005, 01:09 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,069
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Forum: Beginners Questions
12-09-2005, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 206
Re: Okay, WTF is going on?????
It is interesting... before the split I was winning at a respectable rate and a friend was learning the game and telling me how $0.50/1.00 was impossible to beat because of all the idiots. So I...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
12-09-2005, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 294
Re: I found this amusing
It comes and goes... some weeks I can get into 2+2, other weeks I can't... But I have always been able to get into Party software at Panera.
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I take my laptop into a Panera bread...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
12-02-2005, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,165
Re: Travelling Cross Country via Poker Rooms
I think this is the one I have settled on... never been to Kansas City or St. Louis and the country girls in Texas are always a worthwhile site. I have friends in Phoenix. Looks like 2-3 days in each...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-30-2005, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,165
Re: Travelling Cross Country via Poker Rooms
The reason for stopping along the way instead of going directly to the Meca of Poker by the quickest possible route is simply for entertainment value. I enjoy new places, new people, new casinos, new...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-30-2005, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,165
Re: Travelling Cross Country via Poker Rooms
I want to do this because I am moving to vegas for an extended period of time (a few years or until I go broke and have to get a real job), so I will need to take my car with me... hence driving...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-29-2005, 05:15 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,165
Travelling Cross Country via Poker Rooms
I am going to be driving from Atlanta to Las Vegas in the near future. Instead of driving 10-14 hours a day and staying in flea bag hotels, etc. I was thinking I could hop from poker room to poker...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
11-04-2005, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 123
Re: cost of netflix Q. . . .
Back a few months ago when you went in to cancel they would give you a "Last Chance" offer at a lower price for like 3 months... I did this and then when it expired I emailed them and complained...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
10-26-2005, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 714
Re: Do you like \"just calling\" w/ AA from EP?
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in NL a limp/reraise is about the only way to play AA from early position. Any reasonable raise will just get called (probably by to many people) and a big raise will get you...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
10-26-2005, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 714
Re: Do you like \"just calling\" w/ AA from EP?
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Sometimes it can work out. Other times it will bite you in the ass. Yesterday I was playing a sng online and got pocket aces utg so I checked it. Blinds were 25/50, Someone late in...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
10-21-2005, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 365
Re: Is B&M low limit waste of time?
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10-handed, I'm a 18/9 or so. I win around 9% of the pots. While I enter fewer pots, I enter the ones I'm most likely to win. I'm also aggressive, so I win pots without a showdown.
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