Forum: Poker Theory
12-31-2005, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 137
Re: Tell me if I understand Pot Odds correctly
If there is 5.25 in the pot and you call 50 cents on a 4 outer, and someone behind you raises, now the original better can call or reraise. Even if he just calls, you now face another 50 cent bet...
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Forum: Poker Theory
12-28-2005, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 181
Re: Book Suggestions
Best cash game NLHE material is Ciaffone/Reuben's chapters in NL & PL Poker.
Super System chapter is good too.
Sklansky & Miller are working on a Theory of NLHE that is due out this Spring.
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
12-26-2005, 01:45 AM
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Replies: 67
Views: 1,105
Re: Card Protecters
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over your poker career you will be much money ahead if you keep your hand on your cards for lots of reasons.
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Interested in your reasons. Do you keep your hands on your...
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Forum: Probability
12-20-2005, 02:53 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 106
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Forum: Books and Publications
12-18-2005, 10:30 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 117
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Forum: Poker Theory
12-18-2005, 10:26 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 353
Re: Calculating flush odds MY WAY.
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Is it ever common practice to take a away an out or so if you read another opponent for a flush draw in a 3 way pot?
A hand I played recently illustrated this. Essentially, I had the...
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Forum: Poker Theory
12-18-2005, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 353
Re: Calculating flush odds MY WAY.
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10 handed. 10/20 cent limit. u get a5 of spades. 5 calls = pot total 50 cent.
SB bets > 3 folds. You have 4 flush. the odds of ending up with flush at the showdown are according to D....
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Forum: Poker Theory
12-17-2005, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 142
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Forum: Books and Publications
12-15-2005, 12:13 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 96
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Forum: Books and Publications
12-12-2005, 03:14 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 150
Re: finished erick lindgren book
Bought the book to read on a flight today. I am about 60 pages into it, but I like this book. It is the antithesis of Kill Bill. So far, it describes exactly the way I have successfully played...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
12-06-2005, 08:41 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 83
I get criticized for this play - you decide
PokerStars 5/10 Hold'em (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)
Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 7/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif. ...
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Forum: Books and Publications
12-06-2005, 10:14 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 118
Not enamored with the new forum format
Maybe I am doing something wrong, but when I click on the top post of a thread I haven't read, it automatically takes me to the most recent post in the thread.
I find this annoying. I prefer to...
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Forum: Books and Publications
12-04-2005, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 331
Re: My Amazon review of Kill Phil
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It's a great way to play SNGs, and in trying to incorporate the system into my MTT arsenal, I have used it for the last few days in four Stars $20+2 180 max SNG/MTT and in one...
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Forum: Books and Publications
12-02-2005, 11:59 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 316
Re: After SSHE
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Every time I've tried to play limit, I have no clue what the hell is going on. I can't understand people that call all the way to the river with nothing. The guys play such a wide variety...
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Forum: Books and Publications
12-02-2005, 10:28 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 316
Hey Byron
Enjoyed HGIYLHE.
Since you know Brier who co-authored Middle Limit Holdem with Ciaffone, why don't you suggest a second edition of MLHE and clean it up. It has the potential to be a great text.
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Forum: Books and Publications
12-02-2005, 01:21 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 316
Re: After SSHE
I'd throw Theory of Poker in there as well. It deals with games besides hold'em, but it uses lots of limit hold'em examples.
Have you read Cooke's Play of Hands? If so, why does it not make the...
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Forum: Books and Publications
11-30-2005, 07:57 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 142
Re: Is Ken Warren actually a winning player?
Winners Guide to Texas Holdem was my first poker book too. Took me almost 2 full years to unlearn that crap.
What I wouldn't have given to be started with Ed Miller's 2 books first.
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Forum: Books and Publications
11-29-2005, 11:34 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 88
Re: TPFAP 1st Edition vs 2nd
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I seem to remember Mason posting that the 2nd edition had some changes, most notably an expanded section on the System. With all this talk of Kill Phil being based on the System I was...
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Forum: Books and Publications
11-29-2005, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 331
Re: My Amazon review of Kill Phil
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Kill Phil joins the Harrington books, David Sklansky's Tournament Poker for Advanced Players, Barry Greenstein's Ace on the River, Phil Gordon's Little Green Book and Howard...
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Forum: Books and Publications
11-28-2005, 01:30 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 331
My Amazon review of Kill Phil
"These guys have fleshed out David Sklansky's all-in or fold "system" from Tournament Poker for Advanced Players. And they have done it using concepts similar to those Dan Harrington wrote about in...
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Forum: Televised Poker
11-26-2005, 03:50 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 107
Holdem or foldem commercial with Chris Ferguson
Allen Cunningham raises preflop
Cindy Violette reraises with QQ
Cunningham reraises - the question is what to do with QQ.
Lon and Norm say she is only worried about 3 hands, AA, KK and AK.
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
11-25-2005, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 81
Views: 260
Re: Raising Preflop
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When I raise preflop I am not hoping people will fold. Ever. In fact, when I play poker, I am not hoping anything; this is aside from the point.
When I raise AK UTG I want 9...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
11-25-2005, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 103
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
11-24-2005, 10:50 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 25
Re: Raise this gutshot?
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MP3 is 32/14/2.37
Preflop: Hero is BB with 6 /images/graemlins/spade.gif 5 /images/graemlins/spade.gif
3 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, MP3 raises, 3 folds, Hero calls, MP1 calls, MP2...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
11-24-2005, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 75
Re: 99 -- possible leak
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Definite Leak! 99 is NOT a reraising hand in small stakes holdem. Call the first raise if LAG raiser raises on a wide range of hands--but don't invite a reraise by raising a middle pair...
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