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Forum: Beginners Questions 12-29-2005, 06:42 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 160
Posted By Ray Of Light
Going Card Dead Preflop...

What do you do when all you have done for hours is fold preflop?

Going card dead at the table has happened to me a number of times, and during a full ring game, I can handle it.

However,...
Forum: Beginners Questions 12-26-2005, 05:12 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 94
Posted By Ray Of Light
Datamining Poker sites other than Party

How do you assess/datamine the tables at other poker tracker compatible sites?
Do you simply sit and watch the table manually for 30 hands or so, then make an assessment?
Or is there a way to get...
Forum: Mid-High Stakes Shorthanded 12-26-2005, 04:57 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 86
Posted By Ray Of Light
Re: Best advice for the transition between 5/10 and 10/20

Always keep an eye on your opponents turn aggression level; and try to put them on a range of hands before betting.
Forum: Beginners Questions 09-27-2005, 11:40 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 43
Posted By Ray Of Light
How often do you take an extended break from the game?

I love poker. I love the challenge of the game.

But every 5 weeks or so, of playing everyday (I play at least 2 hours a day, usually a lot more), I get sick of the game.

It doesn't matter if...
Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 09-26-2005, 07:41 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 58
Posted By Ray Of Light
Re: 10/20 Give up or fire away?

When I say reads, I am not talking about poker tracker stats. I am talking about personalised reads. How do they play top pair/second pair/bottom pair? Do they cap their draws? Do they fold on the...
Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 09-26-2005, 07:13 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 58
Posted By Ray Of Light
Re: 10/20 Give up or fire away?

In these situations, with 180 hands on your opponent, you MUST have built some kind of read on your opponent. ABC plays simply aren't gonna cut it here. What you do will depend on how your opponent...
Forum: Beginners Questions 09-25-2005, 11:38 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 138
Posted By Ray Of Light
Re: My contribution to all the \"turning pro\" posts. LONG

Normally, whenever someone poses the 'should I turn pro' question, my answer is usually yes.


Someone who has few overheads, no dependants, and a poorly paid job, could make a LOT of money right...
Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 09-25-2005, 11:23 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 157
Posted By Ray Of Light
Preparing for the $10/$20

How much more difficult are the 10/20 games compared to 5/10?

Is the increased difficulty due to harder table selection? Greater postflop aggression? Tighter preflop play?

What makes the...
Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 09-23-2005, 05:46 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 30
Posted By Ray Of Light
Re: sb vs. bb

OOP with bottom pair against a passive habital caller always sucks, because it seems like you are either always slightly ahead or way behind, and you're doing all the betting for him.

Still, I see...
Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 09-23-2005, 05:39 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 38
Posted By Ray Of Light
Re: Dare I cold call?

The UTG is likely to call the raise, the BB is likely to call also (and maybe the SB).

With two to three others likely to be in this pot, I would gladly coldcall here, since a reraise is unlikely...
Forum: Texas Hold'em 09-14-2005, 08:34 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 98
Posted By Ray Of Light
Re: The 6785th \"I\'m going to play poker for a living\" thread [LONG]

For the last year I have often thought, "If I had more time to devote to serious play and study of the game, I could easily play online poker for a living." ... so I am guessing that you haven't...
Forum: Two Plus Two Internet Magazine 09-11-2005, 11:31 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 73
Posted By Ray Of Light
Re: Broke players are because of poker or external factors

I think it is a combination of both.

For example, a player who is going through a bad streak who then decides to jump up a couple of levels to win it back. Or a player who is going through a bad...
Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em 09-05-2005, 04:07 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 88
Posted By Ray Of Light
Re: Weird river decision with 43s

Without a read, I would fold.

Although, I have to say, the MP2 having a river AF of 2.1 can mean that he tends to play marginal hands too aggressively on the river. So if you know that there is a...
Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 08-28-2005, 12:36 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 44
Posted By Ray Of Light
Re: 3/6 v. 5/10 6-m

No difference, just more aggressive at 5/10... and in my experiance, looser too.

Lots of multiway pots with players who love to CC with A3o.
Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 08-26-2005, 07:23 PM
Replies: 21
QJs
Views: 91
Posted By Ray Of Light
Re: QJs

In a smaller pot, I would probably take the free card on the flop.

BUT, because this pot is big, you have a back door flush, back door straight, and two overcards to the seven on the board that...
Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 08-26-2005, 06:26 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 63
Posted By Ray Of Light
Re: Why should you raise with A2s?

It depends.

In a tight shorthanded game, where most pots are heads up, and a raise will likely gain me position in the hand; I will raise low suited aces UTG.

In a loose shorthanded game,...
Forum: Beginners Questions 08-23-2005, 11:53 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 76
Posted By Ray Of Light
Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 08-21-2005, 07:10 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 48
Posted By Ray Of Light
Re: utg+1 w/ KQs vs open raise

With no read, I would reraise.

Why? Because I want to have position; I want to have the pot heads up (but if the hand ended up multiway due to a loose table, my hand still has postflop value);...
Forum: Poker Theory 07-26-2005, 07:15 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 83
Posted By Ray Of Light
Re: to much fish????

I have no idea where the money is coming from. I was playing $5/$10 6 max one night last week, and there was this player who rebought 5 times, buying back in for $250 everytime, and just betting it...
Forum: Poker Theory 07-26-2005, 06:59 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 228
Posted By Ray Of Light
Re: someone has a gambling problem

Poker has NOTHING to do with ethics or moral duty. If you are saying that poker players as human beings will have a sense of morality, then of course I agree with you.

But the game of poker, the...
Forum: Poker Theory 07-26-2005, 07:35 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 228
Posted By Ray Of Light
Re: someone has a gambling problem

If you feel that you are clearly a better player than he is, and he is buying back in everytime, then in my opinion, you should play him.

He is going to gamble his money away anyway, whether you...
Forum: Beginners Questions 07-26-2005, 07:13 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 41
Posted By Ray Of Light
Re: Two-table for sanity, or one-table for reading people?

Stick to one table. Add more tables once you are comfortable with one table.

If your skills are weak right now, and you are having trouble keeping up with the action and players at just one table,...
Forum: Texas Hold'em 07-26-2005, 07:06 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 509
Posted By Ray Of Light
Re: need help playing online poker - i don\' understand why i lose this wee

post your poker tracker stats... that will be able to give us a better idea about how you are playing...
Forum: Beginners Questions 07-19-2005, 06:34 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 180
Posted By Ray Of Light
Re: Why will you never go pro?

I earn over half of my income from poker, and if I went full time, I could easily eclipse my 'regular' jobs income.

However, having a main income, and allowing poker to help supplement it keeps...
Forum: Beginners Questions 07-13-2005, 03:21 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 98
Posted By Ray Of Light
Re: How much practice is needed?

Just put in regular hours, however many or few you feel like doing... the rest will take care of itself...
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