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Forum: Internet Gambling 09-09-2005, 04:13 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 50
Posted By magic_man
How Empire jipped me of $41 - my emails with support. [LONG]

The emails will basically explain what happened, but here's a short summary: about a week ago I started a hand with $313.50 in play. We got to the showdown, and I showed the winning hand, making my...
Forum: News, Views, and Gossip 07-28-2005, 01:45 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 370
Posted By magic_man
Re: Miss Vanessa...Wow

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thats a crazy deck with two 10 /images/graemlins/club.gif

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My mistake. He flopped a flush draw and top pair so it must have been:
2 /images/graemlins/club.gif 8...
Forum: News, Views, and Gossip 07-26-2005, 08:03 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 370
Posted By magic_man
Re: Miss Vanessa...Wow

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I played a $500 NL tourney at Harrah's in AC about three weeks ago and this Vanessa chick played also. We weren't at the same table but my friend played w/ her and said she is god awful....
Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 06-19-2005, 12:08 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 86
Posted By magic_man
Re: People with \"Brown Trout\" screen name variants...

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are uncreative and easy to play against.

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I'd considered using a brown trout name when I opened my empire account, but rejected it mostly for reasons of creativity. I'm...
Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 05-31-2005, 01:43 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 45
Posted By magic_man
How do you play this river?

My opponent is a total donk 50.88 VPIP 0.47 agg. I hate missing a river bet here, but I also hate folding to a checkraise, and if he checkraises the chances are really, really high that I'm beat. ...
Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 05-25-2005, 02:47 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 37
Posted By magic_man
Trying this equity draw raise thing...

Is the possibility of a higher flush draw big enough to make this flop cap horrible? Anyone bet out on the turn?

Party Poker 5/10 Hold'em (6 max, 6 handed) converter...
Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 05-24-2005, 01:37 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 66
Posted By magic_man
Re: \"Solid\" 5-10 player getting killed at 10-20, please help

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40k hands of 5-10 6max alone should net you at least $2500 in rakeback MINIMUM. I am not sure if you made a mistake in your post, but if thats your going rate, I'd highly reccomend...
Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 05-24-2005, 01:36 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 66
Posted By magic_man
Re: \"Solid\" 5-10 player getting killed at 10-20, please help

I guess one of my main points is that I'm playing the 10-20 fairly similarly to my play in the 5-10 for now. I'm just a teensy bit looser and more aggressive. I'm wondering whether a winning 5-10...
Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 05-24-2005, 01:33 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 66
Posted By magic_man
Re: \"Solid\" 5-10 player getting killed at 10-20, please help

I play 40k hands/month, so the extra rakeback alone is worth over $500/month. I didn't expect to actually be losing, so I thought even if I could win at the 5-10 rate (which I hoped to do better...
Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 05-24-2005, 01:18 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 66
Posted By magic_man
\"Solid\" 5-10 player getting killed at 10-20, please help

While I wait to enter grad school, I've been playing the party 5-10 6max almost exclusively this year. A few times in the past I have tried the 10-20, with poor results. I had a good month in...
Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 04-22-2005, 02:54 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 125
Posted By magic_man
Re: My favorite 6-max hand - playing against posters

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getting a 4th chance at hitting your set when everyone checks to you on the flop

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I completely forgot about this in the post, but it's obviously important. I chose to...
Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 04-22-2005, 02:49 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 125
Posted By magic_man
Re: My favorite 6-max hand - playing against posters

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It's standard to raise and pp on the button with 4-6 limpers.

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Why? If it is standard, it shouldn't be.

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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 04-22-2005, 02:30 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 125
Posted By magic_man
Re: My favorite 6-max hand - playing against posters

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You're misapplying concepts from HEPFAP

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IMO, this is only misapplying the "Make a big pot w/ hands that can flop well" concept if you think that your opponents will all...
Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 04-22-2005, 10:18 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 125
Posted By magic_man
Re: My favorite 6-max hand - playing against posters

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What about making the pot larger to tie players on with bottom pair and worse hands when you hit a set?

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~MagicMan
Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 04-22-2005, 06:41 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 125
Posted By magic_man
Re: My favorite 6-max hand - playing against posters

I knew there would be contention about this, which is half the reason I posted it. I raised partly because I thought it would be funny if all the posters folded, and partly because I thought it was...
Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 04-21-2005, 02:51 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 125
Posted By magic_man
My favorite 6-max hand - playing against posters

UTG is one of my favorite chase-to-the-river buddies.

Party Poker 5/10 Hold'em (6 max, 6 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Preflop: Hero is...
Forum: Internet Gambling 04-13-2005, 03:59 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 20
Posted By magic_man
Quick tax question on documenting money transfers?

I know a lot of people that exchange cash and electronic funds between each other to get funds onto and off of poker sites. Say a friend sends me $1000 online and I cash that out with neteller and...
Forum: Internet Gambling 04-06-2005, 02:46 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 28
Posted By magic_man
Re: The perfect keyboard for your 2001FPs?

I didn't read the Amazon reviews before I posted, but I did read a lot of other official site reviews. I'm shocked by the actual user reviews because all the other sites went on and on about the...
Forum: Internet Gambling 04-06-2005, 02:39 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 28
Posted By magic_man
Re: The perfect keyboard for your 2001FPs?

How's the MX1000? I was thinking of just getting that instead. Care to give your thoughts?

~MagicMan
Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 04-06-2005, 01:36 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 75
Posted By magic_man
Don\'t tell me he just made quads...

I'm not really the hero in this hand, but I was amazed when he showed 88 at the showdown. I probably would bet and call a raise on the river. Do you agree? Would you 3-bet?

Party Poker 5/10...
Forum: Internet Gambling 04-06-2005, 01:03 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 28
Posted By magic_man
Re: The perfect keyboard for your 2001FPs?

Amazon has it for ~$155.

~MagicMan
Forum: Internet Gambling 04-06-2005, 12:19 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 28
Posted By magic_man
The perfect keyboard for your 2001FPs?

Has anyone used the Logitech diNovo (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=2158,CONTENTID=7321) keyboard/mouse combo? It looks like it would be awesome next to your 2...
Forum: Software 04-06-2005, 12:14 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 82
Posted By magic_man
Re: diNovo Keyboard Combo reviews

This would look awesome with 2 2001FPs.

~MagicMan
Forum: Software 04-06-2005, 09:32 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 82
Posted By magic_man
diNovo Keyboard Combo reviews

Anyone use the Logitech diNovo Keyboard (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=2158,CONTENTID=7321) setup? Is it worth the money? What are you thoughts?


~MagicMan
Forum: Internet Gambling 04-04-2005, 01:00 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 49
Posted By magic_man
Re: Varience and multi-tabling

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I believe playing 7-8 tables increasies your variance significantly. If we give about 15 BB being the standard deviation for each table, than with 8 tables your standard deviation will be...
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