Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance
12-22-2005, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 59
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
12-21-2005, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 89
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Forum: Texas Hold'em
12-20-2005, 02:35 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 219
Re: Income for the big name pro\'s?
http://www.cardplayer.com/poker_magazine/archives/showarticle.php?a_id=15020&m_id=65574
If Ted Forrest made 12.1 million in a year of poker it would seem cash games are 95% of their income, not...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
11-18-2005, 05:29 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 46
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
11-18-2005, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 46
$1000+50, First major tourney, ITM, was this ok?
This hand is killing me today, yesterday I played my first "big" (at least for me) live event. It was the BC Poker championships. The only event I could afford was the pot limit $1000+50. 400...
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
11-16-2005, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 90
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
11-16-2005, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 90
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
11-16-2005, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 90
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
11-15-2005, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 90
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
11-15-2005, 05:28 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 90
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
11-08-2005, 05:02 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 70
Re: 200 player NL tournament - Advise
Congrats,
I got taken out by quad Jacks half way through.
With a flat payout structure I don't think anyone is going to help you out too much with the other two short stacks, but you have...
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
11-07-2005, 08:21 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 91
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
11-07-2005, 08:09 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 91
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
11-07-2005, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 91
No limit vs. pot limit
Crossposted in MTT and PL/NL forum.
Thinking of playing a live pot limit hold'em tournament because it's the cheapest of all events being held, and I'd like to play something. I've only played a...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
11-07-2005, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 36
Pot limit vs. No limit tourney
Crossposted in MTT and PL/NL forum.
Thinking of playing a live pot limit hold'em tournament because it's the cheapest of all events being held, and I'd like to play something. I've only played a...
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Forum: Small Stakes Pot-, No-Limit Hold'em
11-05-2005, 11:06 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 46
Too Much
Live 1-2 NL
Button: Hero $400
MP3 : Villian 1 $450 Tight, slightly aggresive
MP1 : Villian 2 $150 Slightly Tight, aggresive
Hero KK
MP1 limps, MP3 raises to $15, Hero calls, MP1 calls
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
10-27-2005, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 32
Adjustments?
They're running satellites for a live major tournament at a nearby casino.
Structure Step 1, 10 players, top two get ticket to step 2,
1000 Starting chips, 15 min levels
Sturcture Step 2, 10...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
10-27-2005, 05:07 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 44
Re: Boring Live MTT Hand
I think the variance statment is bang-on, I figured it was 50/50 him having a J, with 1:1.5 pot odds I should have called. I folded, so did MP2 and 3 as they were itching to do. Villian showed A9o,...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
10-27-2005, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 44
Boring Live MTT Hand
$100 live MTT, 165 people, blinds 50-100 ave. stack ~3000
Hero 4500
Villian came to table short stacked, raised pre-flop, check-raised all in with 8 high against the tables big stack, took down...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
10-12-2005, 02:54 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 73
Re: Bay 101 Final Table - I need to be flamed (LC)
My first big live cash, it was down to four of us, blinds 10000/5000 antes 1000, soon to be 15000/5000 antes 1500. One guy had half the chips 125000 the rest of us had ~40000 exactly 4 big blinds, I...
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Forum: Small Stakes Pot-, No-Limit Hold'em
10-04-2005, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 76
Re: Easy fold right?
Glad I posted this hand, I had a hunch before I did I would be told to bet the turn. I just needed strong confirmation to stop that leak. Thanks.
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Forum: Small Stakes Pot-, No-Limit Hold'em
10-04-2005, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 76
Re: Easy fold right?
I'd usually bet the pot with a flop like that in position but 4 limpers plus the big blind is too many people.
Raising the turn seems like I'd be leaving money on the table considering I'm so far...
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Forum: Small Stakes Pot-, No-Limit Hold'em
10-04-2005, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 76
Easy fold right?
Live 1-2 NL,
Hero on button (5,5), 4 limpers. Villian in BB, I haven't been at table very long so I only know he's tight.
Flop 8,8,A r
Checked round
Turn 5
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Forum: Psychology
09-30-2005, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 245
Re: Delighting in Misery
Your post didn't quite bother me so much as the replies. It happens to everyone, guess I had to be there.
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Forum: Psychology
09-30-2005, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 245
Re: Delighting in Misery
It's simple, openly embarrising someone who clearly doesn't know what they're doing is simply being a jackass, enough said.
The ability to empathize doesn't need to be derived from experience it...
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