Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
12-20-2005, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 100
Re: Check Raising Top Pair Against a Maniac
Thanks for your input. PF, I limped along from the SB. If the wild man had been raised by someone else, I would probably have tested their committment to their hand by three betting to find out where...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
12-20-2005, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 100
Re: Check Raising Top Pair Against a Maniac
Actually, when I call him a maniac, what I should say is that he's playing really, really fast. He was no brainless, clueless player, and I considered the likliehood that he would be the flop to be...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
12-19-2005, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 100
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
12-19-2005, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 100
Check Raising Top Pair Against a Maniac
3/6 game in a Southern California cardroom. I limp with Q10 offsuit, a Queen hits the broken, rainbow flop and I know the crazy to my left will bet. I check, he bets, and there are a couple of...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
12-14-2005, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 377
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Forum: Poker Theory
12-13-2005, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 111
Re: Starting hands. Too tight?
In loose games I like to wait for several callers before limping with suited connectors--at least 3--and only then if I can limp in. Otherwise, the implied value begins to go down as more chips get...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
12-13-2005, 11:16 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 377
Re: The Drive from Downtown to O11
I definitely overstated when saying "too far to be bothered with." They spread much bigger games than anywhere else until you get to L.A., making them the only place to play for many. Additionally,...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
12-13-2005, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 377
Re: San Diego Cardrooms Rated Part I
They're tiny when compared to O11--strictly mom 'n pop operations. But, like a guy I met once told me in reference to the level of competition: "thank God for Lucky Lady Casino." Lots of chasers,...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
12-13-2005, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 377
Re: San Diego Cardrooms Rated Part I
I agree with the assessment of O11's toughness. Even at the lower limits that I play at, I find an unnecessary amount of effort required if I am to make the same money found in the other cardrooms I...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
12-13-2005, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 377
Re: San Diego Cardrooms Rated Part I
I don't disagree, though if you're coming from near the downtown S.D. area as I am, the drive can get you down unless you can go at the right times. Otherwise, yes--Ocean's IS outstanding. Cheap...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
12-13-2005, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 377
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
12-13-2005, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 377
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
12-12-2005, 06:57 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 377
San Diego Cardrooms Rated Part I
Okay.
The Palomar Club has expanded and offers $30 FREE if you buy $50 in chips for the morning 9:00 o'clock 3/6 game(s). You have to play at least until 12noon, but, hey--$50 buys you $80. Need I...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
09-03-2005, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 105
I have a question...
If you bet the flop, do you think he raises, calls, or folds? And if he raises, will you raise, call, or fold? If you bet and he raises, you've tested his faith in his hand. If you think he'll raise...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
08-14-2005, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 30
Re: When to Show
My experience, even at the notoriously loose Southern California B&M's, is that showing big hands the overwhelming majority of the time keeps the weak/tight in line, while showing the occassional...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
08-14-2005, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 30
When to Show
I figured this was as good a place as any to post some thoughts on the subject of showing hands that have not been called.
While many, if not most, players will tell you never to show a hand...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
08-09-2005, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 85
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Forum: Internet Gambling
08-06-2005, 09:54 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 24
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Forum: Internet Gambling
08-06-2005, 12:32 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 24
Quick Primer Needed...
Sorry...
...but I was hoping someone would provide a 1-2-3 guide to playing multiple tables on-line from home. I've played strictly B&M and wanted idiot's guide to how it works. I get that you log...
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Forum: Small Stakes Pot-, No-Limit Hold'em
05-20-2005, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 73
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
04-19-2005, 09:37 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 49
Re: trouble with maniacs in 4/8
You're right--when you can get them heads up. After a while, though, some of the other players at even a 4/8 table will figure out what you're doing, and not let you have the guy heads up after a...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
04-18-2005, 10:55 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 49
Re: trouble with maniacs in 4/8
First of all, what I find is that it's rarely the same guy doing the winning. The illusion is that LAG's win big all the time by playing that way, but the reality seems to be that its always a...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
03-21-2005, 11:10 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 138
Re: Very tough set decision
You sure look beat, don't ya? 'Looks like one of 'em had 55, the other A2. Perhaps only one of them has one of these two hands and the other's semi-bluffing his spade draw. It's hard to deny BOTH...
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Forum: Psychology
08-20-2004, 12:56 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 137
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
08-20-2004, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 120
Re: Did I overplay AA?
I'm not sure WHAT you're supposed to do against people playing 22s against an early call and subsequent raise PF. It's going to happen that you lose your money at times to people playing THAT loose....
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