Forum: Beginners Questions
07-14-2005, 11:31 PM
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Replies: 6
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Re: Experimenting with styles: suggestions?
Thanks, especially to pzhon. That's the jumpstart I needed. I often find a blank page intimidating, but if someone starts it off with a few lines I can pick it up from there. Thanks again.
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Forum: Beginners Questions
07-14-2005, 01:49 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 52
Experimenting with styles: suggestions?
Read a Cardplayer column by Scott Fischman a while back about using cheap SnG's to experiment with different styles at a level where the money doesn't become an inhibition. Seems like an obviously...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
01-16-2005, 01:59 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 65
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
01-14-2005, 03:35 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 65
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Forum: Psychology
01-14-2005, 01:01 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 132
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Forum: Psychology
01-13-2005, 01:47 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 132
What do you think about in traffic?
Hey, c'mon now, you know I meant poker. Keep it clean /images/graemlins/wink.gif.
I've seen a couple of recommendations here on 2+2 to make boring stretches of time (traffic, DMV waits,...
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Forum: Psychology
01-13-2005, 01:25 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 300
Re: I can\'t stand the bad runs
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I do think I am kind of addicted to poker though, I love the game and play almost everyday, if I don't then I'm usually reading about it. I'm not sure how that fits in with me being...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
01-10-2005, 12:10 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 131
Re: barf
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the 1/2 NL game was pretty easy, and fun, until my stack was about 250 and some ridiculously drunk idiot pushed on me, i got kings and called, he showed 26o and needless to say, the...
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
01-07-2005, 01:59 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 88
Re: Overall a Winner, But the swings are too much
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about how to pay attention to plays while 4+-tabling. of course it is very demanding, but you should watch for everything. if a player min-reraises PF, watch to see what he has. you can...
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
12-24-2004, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 37
Re: Too weak tight with JJ?
Don't you just hate these situations? A hand that has the potential to either kill you or double you up (with the right nutty opponent), 2nd round of a tourney, early position.... who has nails left...
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
12-21-2004, 10:10 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 76
Re: Requisite flop bet after PF raise?
Thanks for the good contrary views - that's just the sort of thinking I was looking for. With the physical isolation of online play it's just too easy to start thinking I'm always right. That's why...
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
12-19-2004, 09:11 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 76
Re: Requisite flop bet after PF raise?
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If you want to bet, you have to bet the amount you'd bet with a real hand.
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This is the crux of the issue. Regardless of whether you've got position on the opponents, it...
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
12-19-2004, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 76
Re: Requisite flop bet after PF raise?
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It seems like your KQh looked so pretty that you essentially ignored the fact that UTG was limping in with a short stack, and you had two players behind you.
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HA! Guilty as...
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
12-18-2004, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 76
Requisite flop bet after PF raise?
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Make other people react, not act. Normal aggressive philosophy, yes? Well, the sort of situation illustrated by the hand below comes up fairly often. So often that...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
12-11-2004, 03:37 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 328
Re: Hey Oblivious
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We have all been corrected at one point in time but did we ever whine about it? Never and the fact is if someone tried to single me out I chalked it up to an experience and would tread...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
12-05-2004, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 44
Re: A few 20+2 hands (#2)
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Easy? Obvious?
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For me, neither, but I have much to learn. It seems to me there are two competing forces at work. This is your 1st hand at this table so you know nothing...
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
12-01-2004, 10:54 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 156
Re: Gap Concept and winning SNGs
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... but w/ 5 or 6 players left it seems you can win a lot of chips catching people trying to steal.
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So how do you plan on catching him? Your read better be spot on or...
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
11-28-2004, 01:48 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 45
Re: Play two tables or move up a buy-in?
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Playing two tables is not difficult assuming you have a reasonable screen resolution.
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Just curious here - what's your screen res? I'm at 1024x768 (one monitor) and two...
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
11-28-2004, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 77
Re: too agressive? checked twice to me..
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I guarantee this will be a standard response, but.. push preflop!
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There probably won't be a tremendous amount of disagreement with this, but I think it misses the...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
11-25-2004, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 25
Re: Many tables vs. knowing your opponents
That is one impressive piece of software. I had no idea anything like this existed, or was even possible. Thanks also for confirming my hypothesis that a straightforward, uncomplicated style can be...
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
11-25-2004, 02:33 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 113
Re: How long have you been playing seriously?
Hi - Just wondering what you regarded as "playing seriously" for the purpose of the discussion. One definition might be "sole source of income" - which would be rather serious indeed. But it could...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
11-24-2004, 03:10 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 25
Many tables vs. knowing your opponents
I assume lots of online players here play more than one table at a time (or is this assumption wrong?). There are certainly good reasons to do that, but I wonder how much that negates your ability to...
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Forum: Small Stakes Pot-, No-Limit Hold'em
10-04-2004, 01:15 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 42
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Forum: Small Stakes Pot-, No-Limit Hold'em
10-03-2004, 01:06 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 42
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Forum: Small Stakes Pot-, No-Limit Hold'em
10-03-2004, 02:39 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 42
When to change from surviving to playing to win?
I'm still feeling my way around NL and am using S&G's to do it. Whether that's a good idea or not is a subject for another day! The hand below is the interesting one, and I'm wondering if I was being...
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