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Forum: One-table Tournaments 12-15-2005, 05:29 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 103
Posted By spentrent
Re: Party $33 : I play AQ so weak, help?

What's wrong with calling here and playing some post-flop poker? You guys are saying you'd never do it but you've got no explanation.
Forum: One-table Tournaments 12-10-2005, 10:53 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 198
Posted By spentrent
Re: $55: limping AA UTG

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These limp fests with AA are very common at the 55, I hate limping aa utg.

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So in your experience the 55s are loose pre-flop, aggressive post-flop?

This is Empire if it...
Forum: One-table Tournaments 12-10-2005, 10:19 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 198
Posted By spentrent
Re: $55: limping AA UTG

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The only time I would justify limping with AA is if you're pretty certain that there will be a raise behind you. Then you can pop the re=-raise.

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Let's say I was certain...
Forum: One-table Tournaments 12-10-2005, 10:14 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 198
Posted By spentrent
$55: limping AA UTG

Okay so my goal here is to extract max $EV playing AA early. Play to build the stack and cruise to the middle game? Or play it safe, raise, and take the pot on the flop?

Party Poker No-Limit...
Forum: One-table Tournaments 10-17-2005, 05:02 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 91
Posted By spentrent
Forum: One-table Tournaments 10-17-2005, 05:00 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 91
Posted By spentrent
Re: $50+5 on the bubble, should have called?

I can't believe you are making fun of a poor soul who quit playing for a living 3 months ago.
Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em 08-17-2005, 07:34 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 250
Posted By spentrent
Re: Either I can\'t adjust my play or i\'m cursed, you tell me (long)

It's VARIANCE, moron /images/graemlins/cool.gif. Maybe you understand what that means but it sucks when you have to learn how it FEELS.

I KNOW you couldn't have played more than 30 hours with...
Forum: One-table Tournaments 08-16-2005, 01:11 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 164
Posted By spentrent
Re: First time 8-tabling (NC)

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dont you guys feel like your ROI and ITM go down significantly when you're playing that many? not to mention the fact that it's hard to improve your game when you're running on autopilot ...
Forum: One-table Tournaments 08-15-2005, 05:14 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 154
Posted By spentrent
Re: $22: Too weak with QQ in position?

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Looks good. Classical WA/WB.

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What does "WA/WB" mean? Thanks.
Forum: One-table Tournaments 08-15-2005, 05:14 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 154
Posted By spentrent
Re: $22: Too weak with QQ in position?

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I would have raise more pre flop, to about 100. Obviously after that I would have played post flop differently, but given the way you played preflop I think you played the hand the way...
Forum: One-table Tournaments 08-15-2005, 03:06 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 154
Posted By spentrent
Re: $22: Too weak with QQ in position?

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I probably raise the flop to 110 then check it down if met with resistance.

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On the flop, I figured there were no reasonable draws for either of us to worry about. Thus,...
Forum: One-table Tournaments 08-15-2005, 02:29 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 154
Posted By spentrent
$22: Too weak with QQ in position?

10 players

Seat 8: VILLAIN ( $800 )
Seat 4: HERO ( $800 )

Blinds(10/15)

** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ Qs Qd ]
VILLAIN calls [15].
Forum: One-table Tournaments 08-12-2005, 03:16 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 196
Posted By spentrent
$22: Bubble: one of those \"pass up +CEV\" spots?

Seat 1: PlayerA ( $2930 )
Seat 4: PlayerB ( $3290 )
Seat 5: Hero ( $1180 )
Seat 10: PlayerC ( $600 )

Blinds(100/200)

** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ 2s As ]
PlayerA folds.
Forum: One-table Tournaments 08-12-2005, 01:58 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 241
Posted By spentrent
Re: Another \"moving up\" question

Are you multitabling? Start 4-tabling the 55s and see where you stand in a few weeks. Put that bankroll to use.

No one here is gonna say anything except "insignficant sample, likely a winning...
Forum: One-table Tournaments 08-12-2005, 12:52 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 474
Posted By spentrent
Re: Passing up some +EV plays is correct

Nah, yours will be when you defiantly make a case for raising 56o in EP then proceed to defend your case for min-betting into 3 villains, then min-reraising after a raise behind... having paired your...
Forum: One-table Tournaments 08-12-2005, 12:42 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 76
Posted By spentrent
Re: Has playing SNGs negatively affected your MTT game?

My worst problem is playing too tight in MTTs. In MTTs I prefer to play hyper-aggressively to create an image that will get my monsters paid off.

This is a huge departure from my ABC-weak SNG...
Forum: One-table Tournaments 08-12-2005, 12:35 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 474
Posted By spentrent
Re: Passing up some +EV plays is correct

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It's no wonder some newbies are afraid to post.

B.

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Some of my best learning experiences early on came from making brash and stupid posts and getting bitchslapped...
Forum: One-table Tournaments 08-11-2005, 06:32 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 58
Posted By spentrent
Re: Hand rankings

I may be off base here, but I believe those hand rankings reflect expectation in a limit game with reasonable players.

I'm not sure there's anything to be gained from debating A8o vs A5 in a...
Forum: One-table Tournaments 08-11-2005, 06:22 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 331
Posted By spentrent
$22: Bubble; do I have FE here?

Level:8 Blinds(200/400)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 4

Seat 1: PlayerA ( $2955 )
Seat 2: HERO ( $900 )
Seat 4: PlayerB ( $2925 )
Seat 5: PlayerC ( $1220 )
...
Forum: One-table Tournaments 08-09-2005, 02:57 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 224
Posted By spentrent
Re: Stop and Go

The most frequent spot where I find myself using a stop-and-go is 6-handed or less and I am in the BB, when a villain in LP min-raises preflop. I'll make this play if my stack size is such that I...
Forum: One-table Tournaments 08-09-2005, 02:06 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 215
Posted By spentrent
Re: No longer playing to win

Hang in there. This happens in a game with such a strong chance component. I was there last month. Find something about your game to work on -- I'm sure there's gotta be at least one area where...
Forum: One-table Tournaments 08-05-2005, 11:22 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 238
Posted By spentrent
Re: OT Post - STT Fantasy Football League!

BUMP. There's gotta be more than 6 people here who want to play!
Forum: One-table Tournaments 08-05-2005, 03:24 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 114
Posted By spentrent
Re: $22 Level 1 TT hand.

I would have made it 120 after BB's minbet to discourage draws behind me from getting frisky. Your hand is pretty damn strong here. You're probably ahead preflop.

After that action behind you...
Forum: Internet Gambling 08-05-2005, 11:38 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 239
Posted By spentrent
Re: trends at party poker

I too have noticed a trend. Why is it always a player at the lowest possible stakes who realizes that a poker room is fixed?
Forum: Internet Gambling 08-01-2005, 11:25 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 140
Posted By spentrent
Re: A player who acts instantly every time - suspicious?

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He's down 2BB/100 over a couple of hundred hands so if it is a bot it might need a bit of work

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A bot that loses money is a GOOD thing.
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