Forum: One-table Tournaments
12-27-2005, 02:09 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 143
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
12-13-2005, 02:43 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 621
Re: Pwned by Freddie Deeb, WPT Bellagio ME
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I really hate not betting the flop on hand 1.
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Is it at all ironic that you played a very strong hand as weak, and a very weak hand as strong, against a world class player,...
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Forum: Televised Poker
12-09-2005, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 327
Re: Beta Blockers
I've found that hot soup is also very relaxing. You're laughing, but I'm serious.
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Forum: Poker Theory
11-11-2005, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 227
Re: folded $6000 pot for $400 on river.
Wow. That's a bad fold. You opponent made this play either (a) out of ignorance, or (b) because there are certain players who will actually fold even though the pot is laying 15+ to 1 odds. Either...
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Forum: Psychology
11-06-2005, 03:16 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 141
Re: Tips for playing without ego
Check your emotions at the door. Play aggressively to win, and focus exclusively on making the correct decision every time its you turn to act in every hand. But detach your emotions from the...
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Forum: Psychology
11-06-2005, 02:45 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 136
Re: Fearless state of mind when playing poker?
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How do I get into that fearless state of mind when grinding it out at the tables?
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Play at a money level and competition level where you aggressively want to win, but you...
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Forum: Psychology
11-06-2005, 02:19 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 79
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Forum: Psychology
11-06-2005, 02:12 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 165
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Forum: Televised Poker
10-20-2005, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 170
Re: Poker Etiquette by Phil Hellmuth
When you have AK and someone goes all in against you with KJ, don't berate the KJ-player. You WANT them to do this, time and again.
This is like a cash game player yelling at the newbies for...
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Forum: Poker Theory
10-19-2005, 01:07 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 84
Re: Paying for a tell..
Let someone else pay for you to learn about his tell. Watch the player carefull when he's in a pot with someone else. Pay attention to his actions before the showdown. Use this information when...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
09-18-2005, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 38
AK goot? Small Blind Decision
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (8 handed)
Weekly private tournament, $10 buy-in, 53 players started, only a few eliminated, 9 places pay. Button is Villain. Villain has...
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
09-14-2005, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 289
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
09-14-2005, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 92
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
09-14-2005, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 133
Re: I think that I don\'t raise often enough...
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While this is very true about raising on the flop when you would call a bet on the turn, I think there are many (obvious) times to where calling on the flop is correct. Like the previous...
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
09-14-2005, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 111
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
09-14-2005, 01:18 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 133
Re: I think that I don\'t raise often enough...
I've been in this situation many times before. Here's how I've worked things out, after much trial and ERROR:
On the flop, when the opponent bets the flop (say 2/3 or pot sized bet, like your...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
09-07-2005, 05:08 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 45
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Forum: Televised Poker
08-27-2005, 12:43 AM
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Replies: 210
Views: 990
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Forum: Televised Poker
08-10-2005, 01:30 PM
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Replies: 83
Views: 379
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
08-09-2005, 06:21 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 67
Re: Whats a blocking bet?
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sure, if it is a blocking bet, the purpose is to prevent a big bet from opponent that will cause you to fold a winning hand (whether he is stone cold bluffing with nothing or is barely...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
08-09-2005, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 149
Re: PP $30 MTT - Final Table Push?
Fold. He is virtually guaranteed to call, since he is getting 3 to 1 on a call. I would want to take A4s all-in against very few hands, and its very unlikely that he has one of those hands.
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
08-09-2005, 05:30 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 52
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Forum: Psychology
08-03-2005, 01:02 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 150
Re: help me
No one will lend money to a player that can't manage a $10,000 bankroll.
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Forum: Psychology
08-03-2005, 12:44 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 86
Re: Failure
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I've also noticed that with each failed hand, I learn another way not to play. I'm convinced that my successes at poker (although very modest) are a direct correlation to acknowledge all...
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Forum: Psychology
08-02-2005, 02:37 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 175
Re: I got laughed at today....
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I didn't reply because there was no reason too, but it left me feeling self conscious. It didn't affect my play, but was still strange.
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If you feel self conscious after...
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