Forum: Poker Theory
12-06-2005, 02:55 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 117
Re: The absurdity of using image
Everytime you try to adjust your play against a certain player you are playing an exploitable strategy that could potentially turn you i loser if your opponent is smarter than you realize.
That is...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
11-21-2005, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 49
Views: 193
Re: a DERB hand
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i can't imagine that he would call a river raise... but who knows. Part of the reason why he makes those crazy calls on the end has got to be to prevent people from bluffing at him in a...
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Forum: Poker Theory
11-20-2005, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 79
Disadvantage of using a pure strategy
A post (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=0&Number=3980494) by elindaur reminded me of a question I asked myself a while ago:
Let's say two equal experts A and B are playing...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
11-20-2005, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 196
Re: The evolution of the mid-high stakes forum
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You're right and this is a very insightful post. I might disagree with your contention that folding KQ and calling KJ must be wrong. These hands are virtually identical in quality facing...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
11-19-2005, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 196
Re: The evolution of the mid-high stakes forum
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Here's an example. You raise KQ and are called by the big blind, who is a good player. You flop top pair and bet all the way, and only to sadly get check-raised on the river. What should...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
10-15-2005, 01:13 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 49
Re: Aggressive with 88 from EP
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Sorry, but there is almost 0% chance.
KK-99 Don't check this flop - >> KK-99 BETS the flop.
KK-99 Doesn't bet the turn. (ok sometimes they do)
AK/AQ/Ax checks this flop ->>...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
10-15-2005, 12:43 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 49
Re: Aggressive with 88 from EP
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I seriously think what you basically did was insure you got more money in with the worst of it.
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That is roughly what I thought too.
I probably should have raised the...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
10-14-2005, 11:53 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 49
Re: Aggressive with 88 from EP
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Is there a question or something?
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Implicit question: Does anyone have any opinions about the way I played this hand?
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I think this is fine, but since you,...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
10-14-2005, 11:26 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 49
Aggressive with 88 from EP
This hand is from a tight online 5/10 game. I raise 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif8/images/graemlins/heart.gif UTG. A tight aggressive player in late position makes it tree bets. I call. Flop comes
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Forum: Poker Theory
09-26-2005, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 176
Simulation Result
I didn't see that anyone did this so: Here's the result of my simulation:
The 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif-Joker has 76% equity against A/images/graemlins/heart.gifA/images/graemlins/diamond.gif....
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
09-21-2005, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 34
Value of doubling up
Let's say I'm a winning $10+1 player at +$2 per tournament, i.e. my stack is worth $13. If I double up in the first hand, what is my stack worth?
--- Callahan
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
09-21-2005, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 121
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Forum: Stud
09-21-2005, 01:54 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 85
Re: Fold 7th?
Hand 1: Check-call 5th. You are a clear underdag on average and almost never a big favorite. On 7th your aces need to take the high side 1/6 of the time. If he hade a made 7-low or a pair with a...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
09-21-2005, 12:00 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 121
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
09-14-2005, 12:53 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 51
Re: Would you like to buy a stack?
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Buying anything at fair price is a waste of time. Buy low, sell high! The price that people are willing to pay for the stack is a much better way of determining its true value, over ICM....
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
09-14-2005, 12:48 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 51
Re: Would you like to buy a stack?
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i buy none of them, and start a sng instead.
you didn't say i was forced to pick one, just that i had the chance.
i know that i start with more than 1/10 the field's equity, whereas...
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
09-13-2005, 11:36 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 51
Would you like to buy a stack?
Let's say at the end of a typical online SNG there are four players left with stacks of 1000, 2000, 3000, and 4000. Blinds are 100/200, button position is unknown. You are given the chance to buy one...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
07-16-2005, 10:50 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 63
Re: Bellagio 15/30 Hand
I was the pair of jacks who sucked out. I talked to some successful highlimit players about the hand, and they thought I should have folded my hand on the flop at 12 to 1, since I am clearly beat and...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
07-15-2005, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 63
Bellagio 15/30 Hand
Here's hand from a Bellagio $15/$30 game that happened a few weeks ago.
UTG raised, UTG+1 reraised, a player called the three bets, and the button made it $60 to go. The four took the flop of
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
06-06-2005, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 36
Limp-folding Heads-up in the Small Blind
$10/$20 game. Everyone folds to me in the small blind. I call with K5o and the player in the big blind raises. I fold.
Comments on all streets welcome.
--- Callahan
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Forum: Beginners Questions
06-02-2005, 03:52 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 80
Re: Pacific poker no more bonus email!
I received the same email. This is just one of many instances of appalling behavior by Pacific Poker. Maybe they think that winning players are bad for business and they have decided on a policy to...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
01-14-2005, 04:06 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 34
AJo in Early Position
This hand was played in an online 15/30 game.
A rather unknown player with a very large stack limped UTG. I think he is fairly solid but I don't know for sure. I called with...
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Forum: Stud
10-26-2004, 01:41 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 129
Re: Folding AA on 3rd street
This fold is not too bad, but I'd gamble some. Sometimes he's full of it and when he's not he often doesn't have that good a kicker, and even when he does you are never worse than about 60-40.
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Forum: Stud
10-24-2004, 09:50 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 93
Re: Stud Hand #2
Although the chance of catching a flush has been greatly diminished (to a little more than 30%), I think you still have a call. Note that about 10% of the time or so you will catch trips or a...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
04-11-2004, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 39
Re: Semi-bluff Into Empty Side-pot
The AT guy didn't go ballistic, and he wouldn't have won the pot (A3 caught miracle 3's on the turn and river). However, after the tournament he said to me he thought AQ made a bad play. The main...
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