Forum: Televised Poker
12-23-2005, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 322
Re: Beta Blockers
i experimented with taking aderall and ridalin to help me concentrate during long live sessions and had mixed results. it made me very talkative (annoyuing im sure) and made me jittery and slightly...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
12-20-2005, 09:24 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 270
Re: Blind Defense against a poster.
as interesting as what to defend with is wether or not always raising in the c/o with any two is still a viable strategy or if it is now so widely understood that you must show some restraint. i...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
12-16-2005, 08:39 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 808
Re: Losing EV not changing your nickname?
as far as game selection goes i dont try to avoid good players i try to find bad players. thats where the money is. if peter is playing with a few people i know i have a good advantage over its a...
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Forum: Omaha High
12-16-2005, 08:06 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 188
Re: Handling reraises preflop (noob question)
the big mistake is raising that hand (or pretty much anything else) utg. i dont like the spot after the raise but anything you do from here on out is prob resonable. i prob call but could easily...
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
12-16-2005, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 112
Re: QQ party 10-20
the worst mistake imo is checking the river, although a strong argument can be made for betting the flop. it would be a resonable place to "block" and hope he trys to play off your hand or just go...
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
12-12-2005, 08:38 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 251
Re: insta fold with overpair 25/50
what are you trying to accomplish by showing this hand? just send a message, or are you trying to loosen him up. if im gonna show a hand i like to do it with a specific end in mind and im curious...
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Forum: Stud
12-09-2005, 07:59 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 129
Re: Beginners luck
the games are always going to be good at those limits but you obviously went on a monster rush. my winrate at stud/8 is not significantly higher than my win rate at holdem (although ive never played...
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Forum: Stud
12-09-2005, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 144
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Forum: Internet Gambling
12-08-2005, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 55
Re: Party - 40% played blackjack
theres no doubt in my mind that the worst players are losing part of what they allotted for poker losses to sidebets and blackjack. think how easy it is to bet 10 bucks a hand while on tilt playing...
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Forum: Stud
12-08-2005, 10:01 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 129
Re: Bankroll requiremts for different limits
im pretty sure he was talking about no qualifier (which seems to have made a comeback in the big game), at least if he said you could win 90%. you do probablly need less but i would still want 200...
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Forum: Rake Back
12-07-2005, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 79
fcp ?
does anyone know the deal with this site? is it a skin,and if so of what? seems to have a pretty good signup bonus but i am curious as to what the traffic is like and if there is rake back etc....
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Forum: Internet Gambling
12-07-2005, 08:12 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 50
Re: party chat problems
yeah the stars thing is terrible. im constantly saying jumbled messes of things im trying to type at party and other tables and its showing up as nonsensical things on some stars table. really...
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
12-04-2005, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 95
Re: another good draw turn push
i dont know if i like it given how passive he is and that he just bet the turn. that said it can only be so wrong. i would prob like a reraise on the flop better when hes less likely to have an...
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
12-04-2005, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 95
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Forum: Televised Poker
12-02-2005, 01:52 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 131
Re: Matusow and 8 or Better
it was almost certainly david benyamine playing ivey hu and i would guess hes a big favorite in that game. if your looking for a world class o8 player to watch watch benyamine. he regularly crushed...
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Forum: Omaha High
11-29-2005, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 240
Re: Results, and thoughts
if you had considerably more money you could consider calling and getting away from the hand if the board pairs. with as little as you have left i think you just need to put it in and get it over...
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Forum: Omaha High
11-29-2005, 08:56 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 87
Re: A middle set hand
imo you can rarely be that comforatable with middle sets in PLO. in your hand i probably would have raised the whole pot at every opportunity esp the turn. i wouldnt read too much into the too...
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
11-28-2005, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 73
Re: How to get the confidence back?
there is a lot to be said for a short break. often when my confidence takes a hit i find that i dont really want to play and that im forcing myself to so that i can make money and get back on track....
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
11-24-2005, 07:20 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 52
Re: $40/$80 hand, pocket nines.
i think on this board that i call the flop and then lead at a safe turn. when the 5 comes of and i lead the turn i call a raise but fold if its 2 more back to me. if im just called on the turn i...
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Forum: Omaha High
11-24-2005, 06:47 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 41
Re: playing full table shortstacked VPIP 12%
i have been using this strategy with fairly good results too but like you i have a very small sample size. i feel like i play fairly tight but im not playing nearly that tight. i posted some short...
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Forum: Omaha High
11-24-2005, 06:14 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 101
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Forum: Televised Poker
11-22-2005, 07:15 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 123
Re: Very impressive field in \"Young Guns\"
most of the players prolly played for the exposure, which is important these days. i know thats why jdags played, as he mentioned it in the 500k gurantee at stars shortly after the taping.
matty
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Forum: Omaha High
11-22-2005, 06:39 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 40
Re: short stacked PLO
when i find myself in this situation where ive called a raise and then had to muck and my stack has gotten too small i just add on a little more. esp at party its easy to always add even a...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
11-22-2005, 06:23 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 233
Re: AA hand id never think to play like this...
i think i would like it better if he was in position. then the pot is smaller on the turn, people are still unlikely to reraise without him being beat and he can make it tough on every one when he...
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Forum: Omaha High
11-21-2005, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 40
short stacked PLO
i have been playing a lot of short stack PLO lately and was wondering what adjustments others make when playing like this.
i have not played as much PLO as i have other games and my strategy is...
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