Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
10-25-2005, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 465
Re: Another hand against flawless...
(Assuming you have some history with each other)
I think your play on this hand can be looked at by answering these four questions:
1) How often do you take the "obvious low limit" line of...
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
10-18-2005, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 83
tough river spot OOP
I was playing in a live game with $2/5 blinds, rather deep. Effective stacks are about 1100. I open UTG for 25 with TT. Folded around to the CO, who has done nothing whatsoever remarkable in the...
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
10-12-2005, 10:25 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 87
56s on the button
I was playing in a live 25/50 limit game that switched to no limit after a few hours. Blinds are $2/5, but average stack is around 1500, so we're playing pretty deep here. Three people limp to me...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
10-11-2005, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 33
big draw on paired board
After taking a break for a bit from poker to start a new job, I got invited to a home game. It's 25/50 limit, playing 7 handed with people from the financial world.
UTG (very rich,...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
06-26-2005, 08:37 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 43
My poker odyssey (VERY long)
After reading Gabe's story, I thought I'd continue in the autobiographical mode, since I'm about to cash out and pretty much leave the poker world. This is quite long, so you might want to just skim...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
06-23-2005, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 107
Re: $500 Bellagio AKo
He has 3 extra outs on hands 22-44 due to counterfeiting with the three sixes left in the deck. He's 75:25 dog to a pair above sixes, which is obviously -EV calling, but he's neutral on a pair below...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
06-15-2005, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 49
Re: poorly played blind battle
I know the first comment isn't directed at me, but some reasoning:
1) Capping ATo out of position seems a bit to aggro, especially against an unknown.
2) I feel like checkraising the turn will...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
06-15-2005, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 40
Re: Are these standard?
Hand 1:
I feel like there's no worse hand that's going to call your bet, and you won't get a better hand to fold when you bet the river. The turn check makes me think he has a ten and just wants to...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
06-15-2005, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 49
poorly played blind battle
This is the second hand I've played on the table. I have no reads on the big blind, but I feel like I played this awfully...suggestions for improvement?
Party Poker 15/30 Hold'em (9 handed)...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
06-15-2005, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 33
Defending SB
I'm playing 15/30 and want to get back to some basic blind defense questions after a long layoff:
Unknown CO openraises. Button folds, BB is unknown as well.
What is your default play in the SB...
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
03-29-2005, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 49
trips on the flop - deep stack
I have some pretty good reads here, but I'm not sure what line to take. SB is tricky but a bit loose. BB is TAG, and likes leading me along- we played a hand earlier where I had A8 and he had qq...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
03-20-2005, 09:10 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 74
missed AK- standard or passive?
I can't find the history, but...
pp 15/30 I open raise AK (ace of spades) from MP or so. 3bet by the button, who's 30/10/1.5 or so. Blinds fold, I call.
Flop comes down:
47T, two spades. I...
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
03-18-2005, 11:53 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 78
QQ preflop question
UTG (a bit loose) raises to 25 with about 1200 behind him on 5/10 party poker.
Button (hasn't gotten out of line yet) raises to 100 with 1500.
I have QQ in the big blind with about 1300. ...
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
03-10-2005, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 78
5/10 nut flush draw out of position
I was messing around with the PFR...after he calls the flop, what's my play on the turn? I'm not really sure of any kind of right line out of position. I have no read on him beyond him not getting...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
02-15-2005, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 77
Shania in limit online?
In looking at Nate's post about suited connectors, (btw, nice transcript at BP, Nate) I was thinking about the usefulness of Shania playing 15/30 on party. Playing full games, I feel like the table...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
02-13-2005, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 77
Re: JTo party 15..
I think you missed a thin value bet on the river. SB is apparently decent enough to realize that you're going to bet almost any hand on the button and thus checkraises you. I wouldn't be surprised...
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
02-10-2005, 11:05 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 81
Making top pair on the river
I'm playing 5/5 and have about 600 in front of me. One limper in MP, I limp behind with J /images/graemlins/spade.gif T /images/graemlins/spade.gif, CO limps, Button limps.
Flop comes down 4...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
02-06-2005, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 72
In response to Clark\'s KJ post...
I feel like this is a pretty common occurance. Someone raises your big blind, and you call with a decent hand like KJ, and hit your top pair ok-kicker. What do people think the best way to play is...
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
02-05-2005, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 155
Similar play against same opponent (2 hands)
I'm playing live 5/5. I have 500 and 78s in the CO. UTG and someone else limps, I limp with 78s, villain (I have no read at the moment) raises to 30, UTG calls, second person folds, I call.
Flop...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
02-01-2005, 07:51 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 34
Turn check with top trips
opponent is 29/9 according to pokertracker...the turn check was to induce a bluff on the river. Am I getting FPS, or this worth it once in a while?
Party Poker 15/30 Hold'em (10 handed) converter...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
02-01-2005, 08:14 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 73
15/30 big draw...
Party Poker 15/30 Hold'em (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)
Relevant reads:
the table has been pretty passive preflop, so I thought my limp might...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
01-20-2005, 11:58 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 43
Re: Large Pot With The Big Slick
With that many people in preflop, capping AK has to have positive equity. Punish all the other limpers.
With regards to the turn: There was a post a few days ago by Peter_rus, I believe, with a...
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
01-18-2005, 05:13 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 130
folding a big draw
I'm playing 5/5 at the woods and have about 1000 behind. Unknown limps, solid, non-tricky raises to 25 with about 800 behind, Excellent player cold calls, a LAG calls, I call in CO with 9...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
01-18-2005, 12:17 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 157
Re: Raising the turn representing...?
ok, a question I don't know the answer to, then...is it more +EV to:
A) Bet the flop with a set, given that "most players in this game will call a flop bet with anything. so they arent going...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
01-17-2005, 11:09 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 157
Raising the turn representing...?
I'm trying to think about hands more deeply when good people post, and my initial response to this post was to have bet the flop, and failing that, raise the turn.
Upon thinking more, if I were...
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