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Forum: Small Stakes Pot-, No-Limit Hold'em 08-18-2005, 05:02 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 114
Posted By highland
Re: Better for earning money...

The real number of interest here is the ratio of Variance/EV. The absolute variances of the two are incomparable, because the stakes are incomparable. This ratio can be much better in NL, because...
Forum: Internet Gambling 08-09-2005, 03:01 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 15
Posted By highland
citi checking + neteller?

I just saw an ad for a citi money market account, which yields 3.25%, a little more than the fan favorite, ING. Does anyone know if this works with neteller? Is it more or less likely to have a...
Forum: Internet Gambling 08-09-2005, 11:43 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 33
Posted By highland
Re: Neteller vs. IGM Pay

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Basically...what advantages are there to using Neteller over IGM Pay or vice versa?

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If you're playing strictly at party, there's no reason to get neteller. People use...
Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em 08-04-2005, 02:50 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 69
Posted By highland
what Other PT stats do people use?

Of course everyone uses their opponents VP$IP, PFR and some measure of their aggression (average postflop or street specific). And, if it's folded to the cutoff, the steal % and folded foo to steal...
Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em 08-03-2005, 12:24 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 150
Posted By highland
Re: 2nd 300+ BB downswing, is there something that I\'m not getting?

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Honestly I'm starting to play a little passive and scared since I've been getting bad beat for 15k hands.


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You need to really watch out for this. I had a -500 BB run a...
Forum: Internet Gambling 07-31-2005, 12:47 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 32
Posted By highland
Re: poker blog help?

So, is there a way to post hand histories on a blogger.com? I tried using the converter to post this hand:

Ultimate Bet 30/60 Hold'em (9 handed) converter...
Forum: Internet Gambling 07-29-2005, 06:58 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 32
Posted By highland
Re: poker blog help?

Well, blogger.com seems to be the overwhelming choice for the site. Thanks all.

Anyone with blogs have comments on poker-specific ideas? Is there anything that'll help me post hand histories...
Forum: Internet Gambling 07-29-2005, 02:29 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 32
Posted By highland
poker blog help?

So, I just quit my job and am mooching of my wife's insurance and giving full time poker play a try. 'lo and behold many of my friends and relatives want to know how I'm doing.

Any suggestions...
Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em 07-26-2005, 09:22 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 512
Posted By highland
Re: Berating the fish?

Whenever I see someone acting rudely to anyone (me especially), I simply spend more of my mental energy trying to play correctly against them. Look up more of their stats, take notes on how they...
Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em 07-20-2005, 04:57 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 91
Posted By highland
Re: way too much action?

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i wouldnt be surprised to see a lot of red there.
not to be harsh, but from the few opsts from you ive seen lately id tighten up, both in steals and flop play given te action...
Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em 07-16-2005, 10:50 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 45
Posted By highland
Re: vegas players vs LA players

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the LA games are pretty freaking loose... last night i had jj... j62 flop was capped with two other players... one held k2, the other held 55...

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In Vegas, you might have...
Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em 06-24-2005, 01:53 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 1,004
Posted By highland
Re: Anybody really beating the new Party 30/60?

Did a lot of the higher stakes players "drop down" to the 30/60 when it opened up? There used to be a good number of okay 50/100, 80/160 and 100/200 games online, but now I can't find any in ET...
Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em 06-24-2005, 01:30 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 100
Posted By highland
Re: Giving Too Much Action

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Hmmm, I'm raising this in the CO every time. I'm pretty sure it's profitable, no?

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likewise. I default to folding this in the hijack. A2o, i raise from the button only.
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em 06-19-2005, 07:13 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 62
Posted By highland
Re: Bankroll, level, game selection question

with $1000 you should be bonus whoring exclusively. http://bonuswhores.com. Small stakes forum and internet forum are more appropriate.

cheers,
highland
Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em 06-17-2005, 04:33 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 67
Posted By highland
Re: BB c/r in multiway pot...where do I go from here?

I think there are enough holdings that you are ahead of that might make this play that you should call down. Yes, he can have AT, trip 5s, 7s or Ts, but he could also have AcXc AK, AQ or even 7c8c...
Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em 06-14-2005, 07:06 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 45
Posted By highland
Re: Chopping...

I ended up in a live game at the Bellagio over the weekend, where I was chopping my BB, but playing my SB due to the preferences of neighbors. Assuming 2 players of equal skill, which blind is +EV...
Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em 06-10-2005, 05:59 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 65
Posted By highland
Re: For those who are in the Party 30/60 games...

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You should play whatever is good. The party game has no downside and good upside right now. This probably will change. Sometimes the big games at other places or at casinos are the...
Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em 06-06-2005, 03:00 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 162
Posted By highland
Re: I don\'t have the bankroll for 20/40 but it\'s a better game than 10

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I'm talking about Brantford. I used to play 10/20 there but the last few days I've played 20/40 and been up +$2000 and then +$1200 the next day. I used those winnings on something else and...
Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em 04-08-2005, 05:12 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 70
Posted By highland
Re: High Stakes, No cap on turn, how many bets?

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The fish in the game who is loose aggressive and capable of making moves raises UTG. He has a lot of heads up experience also. He must perceive me as a tight player, I don't fire at...
Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em 04-06-2005, 07:54 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 62
Posted By highland
Re: How many must be in to view a cold raise with small pairs?

the percentage of time you get flopped set over set against isn't misleading, since you're folding your 22 post-flop almost all the time. What matters is the percentage you _do_ flop your set _and_...
Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em 03-30-2005, 02:53 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 98
Posted By highland
Re: RESULTS

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The older ABC player is in the BB and checks


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The book says that he should raise AQ or AK here, so he can't have those. If he picked up a back door flush draw here...
Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em 03-29-2005, 06:03 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 160
Posted By highland
Re: A flop decision that I found interesting

I'm trying to be contrarian here, but I can't. Fold it.

you might have the implied odds to chase your set for 1 SB, but the club redraw is too likely. Raising this seems suicidal. The number of...
Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em 03-29-2005, 04:01 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 98
Posted By highland
Re: Raising the turn with the worse hand.

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Let me preface this by saying that I am a 3/6 player (6/12 live), so maybe my instincts about my opponents is of no use here.

IMO this play only makes sense if villain is capable of...
Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em 03-29-2005, 12:11 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 50
Posted By highland
Re: can i raise this river?

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SH 20-40, we're 5 handed.

UTG limps. He's really good at that part of the game, he does it a lot.


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limping UTG 5-handed? You mean the game is really good because he...
Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em 03-28-2005, 04:10 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 150
Posted By highland
Re: If 150-250 BB downswings are normal

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Some should be in a money market account, and some should be in extremely liquid higher yield asset like stocks or bonds.


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Is there any good way to get some interest on...
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