Forum: Home Poker
12-13-2005, 07:03 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,520
Re: Mucked the best hand, WWYD?
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Ultimately I believe it was my rules that caused the problem here more than anything else. I tied my own hands by trying to create a plan for every possible scenario.
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You...
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Forum: Home Poker
12-08-2005, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 356
Re: ethics - do you point this out?
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Anyone here who is saying its SO obvious what they would do is only saying it because they don't have $400 in chips shoved in front of them right now.
Most ppl would at least THINK of...
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Forum: Home Poker
12-08-2005, 02:54 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 356
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Forum: Home Poker
12-08-2005, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 356
Re: ethics - do you point this out?
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This is very unlikely to happen in a real cardroom, as the dealer knows the hand rankings.
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I've seen it happen on several ocassions.
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At the same time, it is...
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Forum: Home Poker
12-07-2005, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 356
Re: ethics - do you point this out?
I can't believe what I'm hearing!
You should point it out at a friendly home game because he's your friend or because he might figure it out later and be upset with you. But otherwise, it is OK to...
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Forum: Micro-Limits
12-07-2005, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 138
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Forum: Omaha/8
12-07-2005, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 59
Re: Loose omaha/8
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Does anyone know where to find loose Omaha/8 live games like the online ones at Pacific Poker?
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Yes. Any place that spreads a low limit (say 10/20 and lower) Omaha/8 table.
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Forum: Micro-Limits
12-06-2005, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 995
Re: Hypothetical Gambling Situation
Yes Marilyn vos Savant wrote about the Monte Hall Question and proved that switching doors will win you the prize twice as often as the goat. Apparantly, all sorts of academics and statisticians...
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Forum: Micro-Limits
12-05-2005, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 167
Re: KJo in LAGgy hand
Maybe I'm playing at the wrong site! LOL
At least once a day I see a large pot that has 5+ players go to the river only to fold when they missed whatever it was they were chasin'
Anyway, like I...
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Forum: Micro-Limits
12-05-2005, 05:42 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 167
Re: KJo in LAGgy hand
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The only chance I have of winning the pot is to show down the best hand.
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Exactly! That's why I think betting is better then checking. What do you think the odds are that a...
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Forum: Micro-Limits
12-05-2005, 05:13 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 167
Re: KJo in LAGgy hand
How does the size of the pot justify betting the river? Do you think there's a non-zero chance of everyone folding (rounded to the nearest .1%, that is)? Do you think I'm ahead often enough when I...
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Forum: Micro-Limits
12-05-2005, 05:00 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 167
Re: KJo in LAGgy hand
First off, let me say that I don't think that checking the river is a bad play. I just think that betting is a better play when you consider how the hand was played up to that point. If hero bets the...
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Forum: Micro-Limits
12-05-2005, 02:57 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 167
Re: KJo in LAGgy hand
I think you have to bet the river here and fold if reraised.
The pot size alone is enough to justify it and the way you played it, you're representing the made nut flush on the turn (or at least a...
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Forum: Home Poker
01-17-2005, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 191
Re: What I Learned From Tonights \"Tilt\" Episode
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The next time I play in the backroom of a black strip club, I am not going to check my piece at the door, that way when a "brother" strings bets I can whip out the gun and make everything...
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Forum: Home Poker
01-17-2005, 01:45 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 191
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Forum: Micro-Limits
01-16-2005, 01:53 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 280
Re: Did I pick a good time to slowplay?
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Turn: A raise here is in order. What beats you here? If he is betting because he has an 8, he's behind. If anyone has a T, you may have a better kicker.
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If someone has...
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Forum: Micro-Limits
01-16-2005, 01:10 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 280
Re: Did I pick a good time to slowplay?
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Don't slowplay if the board is both two suited and somewhat connected.
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I would take it a step further and say that slowplaying any hand at a micro-limit table is usually a...
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Forum: Micro-Limits
01-15-2005, 07:01 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 97
Re: BB trash turns into something
Anyone who posts a late position blind when they are UTG is a moron.
My guess is Villan has J5
You should fold to the raise but I would probably be tempted to call one more bet since he's new and...
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Forum: Books and Publications
01-14-2005, 03:16 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 90
Don\'t like PokerStat - alternative programs?
I split my time pretty evenly between Hold 'em and Omaha-8 and I've been using PokerStat to track them both for the past 10 months. The only reason I even bought PokerStat was because it was the only...
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Forum: Books and Publications
01-14-2005, 02:08 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 95
Re: Larry Phillips\' \"Zen and the Art of Poker\"
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Who has read it? I just finished it, and personally, I wasn't terribly impressed. He puts WAY too much stock into how the cards are treating you. Personally, I feel the cards are totally...
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Forum: Other Poker Games
01-14-2005, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 124
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Forum: Other Poker Games
01-13-2005, 06:39 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 124
Re: Help me Obi Wan Ka River bet.
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I guess Buzz you fall into the school of Omaha 8 players that don't raise pre flop. That's fine. I personally don't see O8 as a river game, I see it almost purely as a starting hand game...
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Forum: Micro-Limits
01-12-2005, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 81
Re: Did I get too scared?
I just got back to this thread from yesterday and I have to respond to this one.
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This is a perfect spot to wait and raise the turn. These people are wrong. You...
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Forum: Micro-Limits
01-11-2005, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 58
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Forum: Micro-Limits
01-11-2005, 02:36 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 81
Re: Did I get too scared?
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I'd raise the flop, am I wrong?
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I'm with you.
Barring any reliable reads of SB as a super tight player that won't bet the flop with anything less than TPTK, I think you...
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