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Psychology
03-31-2005, 12:26 AM
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How to keep poker seprate from life?
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redsamurai
How to keep poker seprate from life?
Like many winning players I've worked hard not to let the cards during any session, good or bad, affect my play. I however have another common psycological affliction that occasionally rears its...
Forum:
Stud
07-07-2004, 08:55 PM
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Completely hidden quads
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Posted By
redsamurai
Re: Completely hidden quads
This is a better question for the probability forum but here is your answer:
Pocket Pair: 3/51 = 5.8823529%
A Board Card Matches the given pair: 4 * (2/50 x 48/49 x 47/48 * 46/47) = 15.020408%...
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One-table Tournaments
06-28-2004, 07:26 PM
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AKs Early in Tournament
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redsamurai
Re: AKs Early in Tournament
Looking at the hand, even though you are drawing, there are only 5 holdings to which you are a dog that he could be playing. If he has JJ, TT, 55 you are 34% to win. If MP3 is holding AA you are...
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Other Poker Games
06-22-2004, 02:00 PM
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Pineapple in Paradise
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redsamurai
Re: Pineapple in Paradise
I feel like I'm missing something here, so I'll ask. In your hand example you are 2-1 against making the flush yet you would rather draw to nut flush plus 2nd pair than keep the made hand of top two...
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Other Poker Games
06-16-2004, 05:27 PM
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PLO Free Flop w/ 3s double suited
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redsamurai
Re: PLO Free Flop w/ 3s double suited
He's on mine now. I wish I could say I had a clean read on him before making this play but no (he wasn't at the table long enough). I though the raise would put him off anything but the strait or...
Forum:
Other Poker Games
06-16-2004, 04:23 PM
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PLO Free Flop w/ 3s double suited
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redsamurai
PLO Free Flop w/ 3s double suited
I'm new to PLO and would like some advice on this hand. The table was very passive before the flop and so I saw many free flops from the big blind. The flop bet was to try to protect the hand. The...
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Small Stakes Shorthanded
06-11-2004, 02:12 PM
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Short handed adjustment:
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Posted By
redsamurai
Re: Short handed adjustment:
I've started to play more and more 6 handed tables lately and have been putting a lot of thought into this question and experimenting with playing style. My conclusions are fairly counter-intuitive...
Forum:
One-table Tournaments
06-05-2004, 11:54 AM
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Suited Connectors in Hold'em NL SnGs
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redsamurai
Suited Connectors in Hold\'em NL SnGs
I am making the transition from a mid-stakes limit hold'em player to more rounded player by plying more no limit SnGs. Things are going well but it is clear that I'm playing too tight. I'm almost...
Forum:
Small Stakes Hold'em
09-22-2003, 08:22 PM
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JJ in the Blinds
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redsamurai
Re: JJ in the Blinds
My thinking was that this is an excellent flop for someone to bluff at, paired overcards with a rag. If he is bluffing the best I can do is to call him down. A higher pair would have likely raised...
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Small Stakes Hold'em
09-22-2003, 04:24 PM
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JJ in the Blinds
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redsamurai
JJ in the Blinds
Scenario:
This was the second hand at a brand new $4-$8 table at the local card room. I didn't know any of the other players involved in the hand. I'm in the Big Blind and am dealt J...
Forum:
Probability
09-15-2003, 07:41 PM
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6
Calcluting odds
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Posted By
redsamurai
Re: Calcluting odds
The "42" rule gives you the percentage of hitting a needed out. What one really need Anyone know an easy rule for getting the needed out odds compated to the pot odds? (1-p)/p:1.
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Books and Publications
09-10-2003, 01:11 PM
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Omaha 8 or better books
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redsamurai
Omaha 8 or better books
Cross posting a few questions from the Other Poker Section:
1) If you have read Ray Zee's book on Omaha8b what is your take?
2) What other Omaha8b books would you recommend?
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Other Poker Games
09-10-2003, 01:10 PM
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650 Miles from Texas to Omaha
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redsamurai
650 Miles from Texas to Omaha
Open questions for Omaha 8 or better players...
Background:
Last Friday I strolled into my local cardroom late and the Texas games were full up and there was a considerable board. Bob, our...
Forum:
Beginners Questions
09-04-2003, 01:00 PM
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tourney blind progression
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Posted By
redsamurai
Re: tourney blind progression
Repost in the Tournaments section. You'll likely get responses there.
Forum:
Beginners Questions
08-05-2003, 05:44 PM
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Card Room Etiquette
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redsamurai
Card Room Etiquette
I'm taking a friend to the local cardroom this weekend. As it will be his first time playing outside Thursday night poker I was hoping to find a cheat sheet of common cardroom etiquette for him to...
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Other Gambling Games
08-01-2003, 01:49 PM
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7
Euchre
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90
Posted By
redsamurai
Re: Euchre
Ah yes the family game. We play nickle a point, dime a Eucher, and a quarter for a made lone hand. High stakes I know.
Forum:
Probability
07-28-2003, 03:14 PM
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19
Just another std dev question
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141
Posted By
redsamurai
Re: Just another std dev question
This weekend a college kid came into the cardroom I play $4-$8 at with a stats book in hand. The table gave him a $160 lesson in 2 hours with Pedro joking about taking the white boy's tuition money...
Forum:
Psychology
07-26-2003, 02:40 PM
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2
How to avoid gambling "won" money
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83
Posted By
redsamurai
Re: How to avoid gambling \"won\" money
I see this phenomenon all the time in a slightly different form. Often when players start to win a few good pots and gets up, they have a tendency to loosen up and play more hands than they...
Forum:
Small Stakes Hold'em
07-25-2003, 04:25 PM
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5
Perfect played set?
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27
Posted By
redsamurai
Re: Perfect played set?
Who bets for value?
Since you said he often folds the river I think he will likely drop anything short of trips (which would shock me if had). He is thus only likely to call with a better hand and...
Forum:
Probability
07-24-2003, 06:36 PM
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4
Stuff that's tough to believe
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87
Posted By
redsamurai
Re: Stuff that\'s tough to believe
No longer having access to a top Mathematics software package I can't do the calculation, but here is the formula. Like in the "birthday" problem we take 1 minus the odds all of the shuffles of a...
Forum:
Brick and Mortar
07-23-2003, 01:54 PM
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6
Poker in Seattle Area
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90
Posted By
redsamurai
Re: Poker in Seattle Area
Diamond Lil's in Renton is my recommendation. They always spread 4-8. Higher limits are by demand (evenings and weekends they usually have them going) 6-12, 8-16, and 12-24.
Forum:
Psychology
07-22-2003, 07:21 PM
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12
Turning the Screw
Views:
129
Posted By
redsamurai
Re: Turning the Screw
That is the question... why respond? The only reason to respond would be if it offers a higher future EV than not responding at all. Given this guy's state of mind I believe that there must be some...
Forum:
Psychology
07-22-2003, 06:01 PM
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12
Turning the Screw
Views:
129
Posted By
redsamurai
Re: Turning the Screw
If I didn't know our villain I would have been too. I would have raised the flop and folded the turn but I just could resist the chance to really put him to the test. Fish in a barrel; Emmmm fish.
Forum:
Internet Gambling
07-22-2003, 03:30 PM
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2
UB Hand Histories
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21
Posted By
redsamurai
UB Hand Histories
On Ultimate Bet you can generate a log of hands but only do so one hand at a time. It is a pain to try to generate all the hands played while at a table and near impossible to do so when playing...
Forum:
Psychology
07-22-2003, 12:37 PM
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12
Turning the Screw
Views:
129
Posted By
redsamurai
Turning the Screw
Interesting Situation on UB $.50/$1 tables
Two nights ago our hero (me, its good to be the author /forums/images/icons/wink.gif) was playing online. In a brief moment of distraction I misplaced...
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