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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments 12-02-2005, 09:25 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 43
Posted By Marc Desjardins
The best approach for this local tournament structure?

I just found out that a local bar is holding a weekly NL hold'em tournament. I went there for the first time last week. The structure is not great.

You start with 3500 in chips for 20$. For the...
Forum: Televised Poker 09-23-2005, 11:34 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 117
Posted By Marc Desjardins
Re: What was up with the table at the Aruba event

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Matusow pled guilty in August 2004, the Aruba final table was Oct. 1, he was sentenced on Oct. 7.

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Maybe a very stupid question, but if he was in the middle of this legal...
Forum: Internet Gambling 09-19-2005, 10:17 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 25
Posted By Marc Desjardins
To those who play 8 tables, which is easier? limit or NL?

I've been playing 4 tables for a while now, playing limit 1/2 and NL 25. My winrate is about 3-4 times bigger at NL, which means I pretty much have the same hourly rate at both.

I have about 10k...
Forum: Brick and Mortar 09-05-2005, 01:57 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 99
Posted By Marc Desjardins
Re: Taj 1/2 NL first time, short buy-in?

Well, i just got back, we got there friday morning, played in the 50+15 multi, I was doing good for the first 3 level, but then I got eliminated in two hands, first one with JT on a board of ATT,...
Forum: Internet Gambling 08-31-2005, 10:04 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 144
Posted By Marc Desjardins
Re: eurobet website down?

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I get an error that says "Your Session has expired. Please close this window and re-login" on the cashier tab. The deposit and withdrawal tabs seem to work but I need to move money from...
Forum: Brick and Mortar 08-31-2005, 01:19 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 99
Posted By Marc Desjardins
Re: Taj 1/2 NL first time, short buy-in?

thanks for the reply.

you mention playing "top pair poker", how do people typically play TPTK at those games, since most pots have huge raise before the flop, do you often find yourself going...
Forum: Internet Gambling 08-30-2005, 09:55 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 144
Posted By Marc Desjardins
Re: eurobet website down?

most of the time I can't access the cashier window by clicking on the cashier button on the poker software, but what I do is go in my browser and start typing the url, it starts with cepoker, then...
Forum: Brick and Mortar 08-30-2005, 06:54 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 99
Posted By Marc Desjardins
Taj 1/2 NL first time, short buy-in?

I'm going to AC this weekend and I'm tempted to try my hand at NL. Last time I went I only played 3/6, but from what I saw and what I read, the NL games seemed pretty juicy, but with the big preflop...
Forum: Brick and Mortar 08-09-2005, 01:43 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 303
Posted By Marc Desjardins
Re: Atlantic City Regulars

In my week there, there was one guy who I saw almost every day at the Taj. He seemed to be russian, he had a strong accent, thin with short grayish hair and beard. I saw him 4 times in 4 days and he...
Forum: Brick and Mortar 08-08-2005, 03:17 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 83
Posted By Marc Desjardins
Re: Does Casino de Montreal have Poker?

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I am visiting some cousins, wondering if any locals could tell me if there is a poker room at the casino.

Thanks!

Gabe

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Not yet, but they are just waiting for a law...
Forum: Brick and Mortar 08-08-2005, 03:16 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 245
Posted By Marc Desjardins
Re: Yet another \"first time live\" report: The Taj in AC

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The guy gave me two racks of 1$ chips, so 200 chips, I sat down and everybody looked at me, I then noticed that nobody had much more than a hundred in front of them and nobody...
Forum: Multi-table Tournaments 08-08-2005, 02:34 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 45
Posted By Marc Desjardins
Re: Two hands I think I misplayed in AC Taj Mahal 50+15 multi

Thanks for the feedback, you pretty much all confirmed my thoughts on my A5s hand, but the opinions seems conflicted about the AK hand. I viewed calling with this hand as gambling and I figured I was...
Forum: Brick and Mortar 08-08-2005, 02:28 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 245
Posted By Marc Desjardins
Re: Yet another \"first time live\" report: The Taj in AC

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If you want to win back your losses and know how to play Omaha 8/B, next time you're at the Taj, take a seat at either of the Omaha games going (2/4 or 5/10) and hope there's a...
Forum: Brick and Mortar 08-08-2005, 01:09 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 245
Posted By Marc Desjardins
Re: Yet another \"first time live\" report: The Taj in AC

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What is the blind and timing structure of the tournament you played at the taj. 5k seems like a lot of chips to start with if the blinds are not too out of hand.

Falker

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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments 08-05-2005, 03:56 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 45
Posted By Marc Desjardins
Two hands I think I misplayed in AC Taj Mahal 50+15 multi

A little before the first break, we started with 5k in chips, I have about 12k, blinds are 200-400 with ante of 75. I'm maybe in first or second position in chips at my table. A player who just sat...
Forum: Brick and Mortar 08-05-2005, 01:42 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 245
Posted By Marc Desjardins
Re: Yet another \"first time live\" report: The Taj in AC

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I play live only, never online. For some weird reason, most decent online players get rolled B&M. Not sure why, I personally attribute it too their terrible lack of reading skills. And...
Forum: Brick and Mortar 08-05-2005, 12:31 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 245
Posted By Marc Desjardins
Yet another \"first time live\" report: The Taj in AC

Hello all,

I've been playing online for about a year and I was really looking forward to playing live for the first time. We stayed at the Fairfield resort and it turned out that was just two...
Forum: Internet Gambling 08-01-2005, 01:37 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 329
Posted By Marc Desjardins
Re: Eurobet AUG25 bonus

same here, I just did it and it was released right away. When I check my bonus account, the bonus is there with the mention released and there is 25$ more in my account.
Forum: Brick and Mortar 07-30-2005, 08:32 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 316
Posted By Marc Desjardins
Re: Concept of Chopping Blinds

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There is nothing wrong with stealing the blinds when on the button--even though some players won't raise from the button if it's a game where the two players to his/her left are chopping...
Forum: Brick and Mortar 07-30-2005, 08:17 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 316
Posted By Marc Desjardins
Re: Concept of Chopping Blinds

From what I understand, it's not table specific, it's player specific. If you are the type of player that chops, you should always chop, if you're not, you should never chop. That's my understanding...
Forum: Televised Poker 07-27-2005, 03:45 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 82
Posted By Marc Desjardins
Re: WSOP Episode 1 Working Link

http://thepiratebay.org/search.php?q=poker

you should find everything you need there...
Forum: Televised Poker 07-27-2005, 02:45 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 368
Posted By Marc Desjardins
Re: Cardplayer\'s Final Word On WSOP Audio

I'm getting a couple mp3s right now which are the whole broadcast except the last hour. I can make a torrent, but it would be better to have the whole show, so if anybody can send me the last hour,...
Forum: Televised Poker 07-27-2005, 04:21 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 368
Posted By Marc Desjardins
Re: Cardplayer\'s Final Word On WSOP Audio

bump

I'm really interested in this, please make it available on mp3. If somebody has the raw audio, in rm or wav or anything else and needs help editing, converting or distributing, please let me...
Forum: Micro-Limits 07-21-2005, 07:27 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 92
Posted By Marc Desjardins
Re: New to 2$/4$ on party, give me some tips please...

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Two words: game selection.

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Ya, I forgot to include a /images/graemlins/grin.gif in my original post.

I am pretty fucking meticulous in my game selection....
Forum: Micro-Limits 07-21-2005, 05:28 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 92
Posted By Marc Desjardins
Re: New to 2$/4$ on party, give me some tips please...

thanks all for the feedback. Do you play on specific time of days? I played my last 200 hands in the afternoon, around 2pm, it might explain why it was so tight.

At 1/2, I prefered the afternoon...
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