Forum: Omaha High
11-04-2005, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 79
Re: Good Draw?
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What I am not sure I agree with is betting the pot on the flop before his all-in re-raise. With a decent pot and this type of board, I like to try to control the pots size depending on...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
10-07-2005, 05:07 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 38
Re: End of a live tournament
Thanks for your answers. I actually pushed, and was beaten by 99. The problem with the all-in move is that I will drive every hand I beat (for now) out of the pot, but will be called by every hand...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
10-06-2005, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 38
End of a live tournament
Hello, I would like to know your comments on this hand :
30 euros+rebuy tournament, I am head's up against a young player. First place pays 2100 euros, second 1250. The blinds are 3000/6000,...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
10-03-2005, 12:10 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 56
Re: live tournament hand 2
Thanks for your answers.
I know I made a mistake by raising only 250 in the first place. I should have pushed or folded, the latter being the best choice : I don't have a tight table image, A3s is...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
10-03-2005, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 56
Re: live tournament hand 2
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The raise is here is very bad. Limping would also be very bad. Your moves are push/fold, and I would have to know how many people at table, relative stack sizes, and my image before I...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
10-03-2005, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 56
live tournament hand 2
Another hand from the same tournament (150 entrants, 60 euros buy-in). There is now 25 players left, the average stack is 900, the blinds are 50/100, and I have 650. I am UTG and catch A3s.
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
10-03-2005, 10:25 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 33
live tournament hand 1
Hello,
I would like to know what you think about that hand. I played it in a tournament in Paris yesterday. There were 150 players and the buy-in was 60 euros.
When this hand...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
01-20-2005, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 77
Views: 256
Re: Foxwoods $2000 NLHE Final Table Hand
Instant fold, and I dont think it close. AK is a "drawing hand", as a poster said, why gamble with a drawing hand ?
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Seriously, I dont...
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Forum: Books and Publications
01-19-2005, 07:56 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 185
Re: Best NL hold\'em book?
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http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=812875&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=14&fpart=1#812875
Read it.
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This thread should be deleted and...
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Forum: Books and Publications
01-16-2005, 05:58 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 120
Re: TOP or Improve Your Poker?
Depends on what you are looking for. IYP is a compilation of the most excellent articles you can find. It is one of my favorite books. And it is not close. A lot of really useful tips.
But, I...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
01-10-2005, 07:08 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 36
Re: Hands from EPT qualifier
Thanks for your comments.
In hand 3, wouldnt it be superior to check behind ? The board was full of draws, and some of them could be favorites if there were 2 cards to come. My opponent, with...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
01-09-2005, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 36
Hands from EPT qualifier
Hi,
I just played a qualifier on Stars for an EPT event, and I would like to know what you think about my play. Here are the only 3 important hands, not very interesting, but I think I could...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
01-08-2005, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 39
Satellite final table
Hi,
I am not used to playing satellites, and I would like to know what you think about that hand. Satellite for a EPT qualifier on Stars. We are down to 6, and there are 4 tickets to the...
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Forum: Books and Publications
12-16-2004, 07:46 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 119
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Forum: Books and Publications
12-15-2004, 05:31 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 119
Re: A few Omaha books
You forget "Science of poker" by Mahmood N. Mahmood. The best material on omaha after the texts by ciaffone/reuben (read them all, they are all good).
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Forum: Books and Publications
12-11-2004, 12:34 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 127
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
12-10-2004, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 109
Re: Most of you are WeakTight results merchants.
It's not because you won the hand that it means you played it right. Even a very bad player understands that your preflop reraise, out of position, means you have a strong hand. You have shown great...
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
12-02-2004, 04:50 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 85
Re: Does this call make sense?
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An overpair is possible and would give a fold result. I don't think the big stack raising here means an overpair most of the time though, as the big stack here I'd raise with damn near...
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Forum: Books and Publications
12-01-2004, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 86
Re: Any good PLO books out there?
Hi,
Books, and order I advise you to read them :
- Omaha poker, by Ciaffone.
- PL&NL poker, by Ciaffone and Reuben, PLO section by Reuben.
- Science of poker, by Mahmood N.Mahmood.
-...
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
11-23-2004, 04:04 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 61
Re: Taking the luck out of poker!
If you want to minimize the luck factor, play draw poker. Especially when played NL, skill is the only thing that matters. Oh, you can also try 5 card stud.
But these games are dead, and there's a...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
11-21-2004, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 35
Re: Weak tourney play
Thanks for your answer.
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When I make steal attempts, it is against stacks that are smaller than me... with the largest stack in the BB and one of the bigger stacks in the SB, even though...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
11-21-2004, 12:54 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 35
Weak tourney play
Hi,
I wonder what do you think about this play. I dont know if I did the right thing, or if I was totally weak.
It is a NLHE 15+R tournament, and we are maybe 40 players left. I have a...
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
11-17-2004, 05:34 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 61
Re: What does too many 4ths mean?
hi,
Funny you ask that, dogsballs, cause I just started playing SNGs, and I have exaclty the same problem. I make decent money, but I finsih 4th maybe 1/3 of the time. When I am not ITM, more...
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
11-17-2004, 05:26 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 92
Re: Check, Call. Check, Call, Check, Call.
Hi,
I really like min raising on river here. Only 22, 33 and a T beats you, since you have top two pairs, and there is no way he has a better kicker than you, since he didnt raise preflop (and...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
11-15-2004, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 43
Re: Tournament hand
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I think I would push on the flop and really put him to the test; you have 19k and are pushing into a pot of 16k. I don't want overs catching up with me, and I can't really bet any amount...
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