Forum: Psychology
11-11-2005, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 192
Stress and anxiety
Over the last 6 months I have played a lot of online poker. During the same time I have developed anxiety and fear of having some dangerous disease. I have also spent a lot of time in solitude. I...
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Forum: Psychology
11-06-2005, 09:04 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 19,281
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Forum: Omaha High
10-22-2005, 11:36 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 140
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
10-20-2005, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 534
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
10-20-2005, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 534
Re: Deep 3/6NL: CAll all in preflop with AQs?
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it may be correct to pass up an immediately +EV situation to get a more +EV spot later
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What?!
Why would you ever pass up a +EV situation in a...
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
10-20-2005, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 534
Re: Deep 3/6NL: CAll all in preflop with AQs?
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it may be correct to pass up an immediately +EV situation to get a more +EV spot later
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What?!
Why would you ever pass up a +EV situation in a cash game?
If you...
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
09-08-2005, 05:16 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 221
Re: AK hand
You are hoping for a split pot here at best. Remember he called you twice. I fold.
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Forum: Psychology
08-24-2005, 01:06 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 381
Re: What characterizes a top poker player
Thanks all for the good replies.
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You say that like $150K a year is some sort of astronomical sum. It's a good living - but I have several friends whose annual bonus is more than that....
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Forum: Omaha High
08-24-2005, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 193
Re: Naked A to flush on the river
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PLO50 on Bodog, HU
I have $97, Villain has $48. Villain is passive with overpairs, minraises with the nuts, rarely slowplays anything, hasn't been chasing non-nut draws, can fold...
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Forum: Omaha High
08-24-2005, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 176
Re: Good Pot Limit Omaha Online
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Now im trying to find some good .50/1 and 1/2 Pot Limit Omaha games online, I tried party and while the Pot Limit Omaha high low games are great and I enjoy them, the Pot Limit omaha games...
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Forum: Omaha High
08-24-2005, 11:14 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 184
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Forum: Psychology
08-24-2005, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 381
Re: What characterizes a top poker player
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#5 should be number #1.
Hardwork is by far what all the pro's are doing right now on the circuit. They are circuits.
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You mean #4 should be #1.
I listed them in...
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Forum: Psychology
08-24-2005, 10:59 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 235
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Forum: Psychology
08-24-2005, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 381
What characterizes a top poker player
What characterizes a top poker player? I am mainly thinking of online players.
1) highly intelligent
2) rarely tilt
3) disciplined mentality (connected with point 2)
4) hard work, putting in...
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Forum: Psychology
06-11-2005, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 410
Re: So.... would you sit at this table.
The answer is yes.
Everyday there are degenerate gamblers losing their rent money at the Party NL 1K tables.
Every winning online player has played against this kind of player but he only...
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Forum: Psychology
06-10-2005, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 507
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Forum: Psychology
06-10-2005, 03:19 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 507
Re: Pro Poker Players as Job Applicants
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You forget one extremely important difference between you and most hiring managers: You play poker, and they don't.
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This has simply to do with the fact that most...
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Forum: Omaha High
05-26-2005, 06:03 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 263
migh-high PL omaha - where?
Where do you suggest I try plo 400 and higher. The sites I know of are
Party and friends
Stars
Paradise frequently have plo 400 tables running
Interpoker and friends, plo 500 from time to time...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
05-19-2005, 09:16 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 198
Re: Most Played Song on the Radio Ever?
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Don't know how authoritative this is, but according to
http://www.classicbands.com/mostplayed.html
it's the Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling." The Beatles have...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
05-17-2005, 10:49 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 268
Re: Project Classic Rock
If I may add a few records.
This is a list of cd's you should own and it is by no means complete. Year of release in ()
I know, I know, I'm a child of the MTV generation...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
05-15-2005, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 109
Views: 548
Re: I met a 15 year old tonight...
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...at the mall. I thought she was pretty darn hot. Does this make me a dirty old man? I am 19. Nothing happened, we just talked.
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Why would that make you a "dirty old...
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Forum: Psychology
05-05-2005, 02:46 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 289
What is people skills?
I read from time to time in this forum that iq and people skills are inversely correlated above a certain point on the intelligence curve.
What does "people skills" mean?
1) Empathy? The...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
04-30-2005, 09:25 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 272
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Forum: Other Other Topics
04-27-2005, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 303
Re: How do you say thanks?
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I'm going with the $50 restaurant gift certificate. If I was certain that he drinks, I'd go with wine. I'll put a thank you card together as well.
Pretty classy move. Good suggestions...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
04-27-2005, 03:56 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 303
Re: How do you say thanks?
Give the guy $500. (Yes, 500).
He could easily have run away with all your dough so be grateful and show him.
I would say anything less than $200 is absurd.
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