Forum: Small Stakes Pot-, No-Limit Hold'em
12-18-2005, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 76
Multi tablers - cash games
When I play on line I frequently encounter players that are "multi-tabling". I know I miss things when I try it because I'm somewhat of a novice.
Is there a good NL strategy to use against...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
12-16-2005, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 49
Re: Chip hiding
Thanks, I'll check with the Tournament Director.
BTW, hiding the big chips seems to be a common practice at the cash tables at this casino. Is that typical?
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
12-16-2005, 12:32 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 49
Chip hiding
Often, when I play in tournaments, /images/graemlins/cool.gif players will "hide" their large denomination chips behind their small ones, forcing me to ask them how much they have. Is this a breach...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
10-20-2005, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 58
Re: What\'s a \"Donk bet?\"
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A donk bet is action that goes check-call-bet.
[/ QUOTE ] Why would a player do this? If they were slowplaying the flop (like if they made a set), wouldn't they check-raise the...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
10-20-2005, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 58
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Forum: Small Stakes Pot-, No-Limit Hold'em
10-20-2005, 10:49 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 42
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Forum: Beginners Questions
10-06-2005, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 344
Re: I\'m sorry but I just have to ask . . .
I find it interesting that so many posters side with calling when, according to Miller and Sklansky's SSHE, pocket pairs smaller than TT should be folded to a raise and a re-raise. Check the...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
10-06-2005, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 344
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Forum: Beginners Questions
10-06-2005, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 344
Re: I\'m sorry but I just have to ask . . .
I think it is very rare to have all these callers to a raise and a re-raise. You would "routinely" see one or no callers facing 2 bets and likely three. With all those callers, you have to assume...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
10-06-2005, 11:14 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 80
Dreaded 4th St re-raise
I think a leak in my game is that I don't fold enough when raised on 4th St. Seems like I'd be money ahead if everytime I was raised on 4th St. I folded, suspecting that my Top Pair was beat by a...
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Forum: Micro-Limits
10-04-2005, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 271
Re: middle pair on the button, look good?
Isn't this one of those cases where if you bet the river - the only call you get is from someone who has you beat? There aren't many hands he can beat that are strong enough to call with. There's...
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Forum: Home Poker
10-04-2005, 04:14 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 246
Re: Royal plastic playing cards
I play every Wednesday at a private club (home game). We bought the Copags about six months ago and am still getting compliments on them as recent as last week. I bought them at www.copagcards.com....
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Forum: Home Poker
10-04-2005, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 124
Re: Triple Draw Lowball
Thanks for the reply.
I get the feeling that Quarter/Half might not be worth your drive to Ann Arbor???
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Forum: Probability
10-04-2005, 03:25 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 88
Re: Probability question?
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What's the risk of ruin?
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If your risk of losing one spin is 7/37, then your risk of losing two in a row is 7/37 of 7/37. In other words, you will lose two in a row...
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Forum: Poker Theory
10-04-2005, 02:37 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 90
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Forum: Poker Theory
10-04-2005, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 90
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Forum: Home Poker
10-03-2005, 04:10 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 124
Triple Draw Lowball
TD sounds like it might be fun to try for my Wednesday Night group. Does anyone play it at home? It seems like you would run out of cards all the time. How do you deal with it? Maybe I just don't...
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Forum: Texas Hold'em
10-03-2005, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 85
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
10-01-2005, 01:06 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 76
Re: The Aggressive / Wuss play
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This is an easy flop bet for value, fold equity and turn options.
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I suppose if you are going to fire at the blinds with a marginal hand, you may as well empty your gun.
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
10-01-2005, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 76
Re: The Aggressive / Wuss play
Why not check behind on the Flop and bet the Turn? /images/graemlins/blush.gif
There's 5 SB when U bet the Flop and 3.5 BB when U bet the turn giving him pot odds to draw to a Flush. If U check the...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
10-01-2005, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 46
Re: Bad river card - value bet?
What hand could they possibly hold that they would pay off with? I agree that they would normally value bet a flush if they hit it, but if they had a J for the str8, they probably check/call and you...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
10-01-2005, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 41
Re: Difficult decisions with ATo
OK I read the post and the replies, now I'm curious to find out what he raised with UTG. I'd have to put him on JJ or KQ the way the betting played out. UTG didn't mind the check-raise, so I assume...
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Forum: Poker Theory
09-30-2005, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 213
Re: bet/fold vs check/call on the river
I'm no expert, but I'll share my opinion with you.
The situation to avoid is betting when your opponent will only call or raise if they have you beat and fold when they have the worst hand. ...
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Forum: Home Poker
09-26-2005, 03:05 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 128
Re: fear of police?
Many state laws, such as in Michigan, state that that gambling is illegal "Except" in private residences when no one is making a profit from operating the game i.e. no admission charge, time charge,...
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Forum: Small Stakes Pot-, No-Limit Hold'em
09-19-2005, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 68
Re: How good is TT?
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act accordingly in a heads-up situation.
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I find the middle pairs (99, TT, JJ) the most difficult to "Act accordingly" heads up. Anybody can play the sets but more often...
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