Forum: Internet Gambling
05-26-2005, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 45
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Forum: Internet Gambling
05-26-2005, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 45
Re: Has anyone tried multi-tabling Sporting Bet?
I signed up there after hearing about how soft the games were. More than one post stated 80% seeing the flop. I signed up right around the time of (right after I think) the multi-table upgrade.
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Forum: Internet Gambling
03-20-2005, 07:42 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 20
Re: Big Dawg Poker??
Bump
A 100% bonus up to $500. Seems good but I've never heard of them either.
Can anyone explain how their BonusBucks "theoretical rake" policy is better/worse than playing x-number of raked...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
03-05-2005, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 59
Results
Hand 1:
River was a 4/images/graemlins/club.gif. I check, UTG bets, MP calls, Button calls, I raise, UTG calls, MP folds, Button folds.
I take down the 16 bb pot.
Hand 2:
EP is holding K6o....
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
03-05-2005, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 59
Re: K3o from BB in large pots
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Both of these are horrible preflop calls. Do you not see why? Hand two is a closer decision (like like the moon is closer driving distance than the sun). Do you see why this is?
- Jim ...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
03-05-2005, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 59
Re: K3o from BB in large pots
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MP plays hands like A8o from anywhere.
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And Hero plays hands like K3o from anywhere. wtf?
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
03-05-2005, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 59
Re: K3o from BB in large pots
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You really like K3o, eh?
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Heh...It seems like it, doesn't it? It was just a fluke that these two hands came up within a few days of each other. The only reason I played...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
03-05-2005, 01:32 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 59
K3o from BB in large pots
Both of these hands were at a Pacific $2/4 table.
Hand 1
UTG is aggressive; plays good cards; comes in for a raise if first in.
MP plays hands like A8o from anywhere.
Preflop: Hero is BB with...
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Forum: Probability
08-19-2004, 07:14 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 174
Re: what is standard deviaton?
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"You know how to compute it. What else do you know about it that makes you say that you "know exactly what it is telling you."
I don't understand why you are doing what you do to...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
08-19-2004, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 17
Re: Two middle pair hands.
This only got a few views before being pushed to page 3, so I'm posting my thoughts as a way of bumping this and hopefully getting some help.
In hand 1 with only one limper before me I thought a...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
08-18-2004, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 82
Re: The % of the expected down swings?(variance)
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16 BB SD is more likely as a SD per 100 hands than per hour.
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What is a good SD per hour? Mine is about 12 to 14 bb/hr at pacific 2/4 and 3/6. Pacific averages about 50...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
08-18-2004, 08:09 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 17
Two middle pair hands.
I don't know what to think about these hands. With 66-99, I feel like I'm just randomly choosing actions on every street. What hands do you put my opponents on and how I should have played my own...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
07-28-2004, 02:43 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 47
Re: Pacific Poker Tournament Software Sucks...
even see a flop for free
I've seen this happen several times. A few people limp, the next player times out, but the hand isn't folded. When the flop comes he gets to play like normal.
I...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
07-28-2004, 01:42 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 81
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Forum: Beginners Questions
07-28-2004, 12:10 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 232
Re: Protecting your hand question
Hmmm...so I guess the answer is...."it depends." /images/graemlins/grin.gif
Who'dve thunk it. /images/graemlins/wink.gif
What the turn card is and the nature of the raiser, in addition to...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
07-28-2004, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 232
Re: Protecting your hand question
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2. If nearly everyone calls your raise (or even only one or two extra people), you are unimproved on the turn, and the preflop guy bets out again, are we raising again?
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Forum: Beginners Questions
07-28-2004, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 81
Relative position when protecting your hand
I hate to ask another question about protecting your hand, but this concept represents a radical change from my current playing style and I know it is a critical one that must be understood. I thank...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
07-28-2004, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 232
Re: Protecting your hand question
I'm the person least qualified to answer your questions, but I'm going to try because it will help me think this through.
I've been thinking about this whole scenario a lot the past couple of...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
07-27-2004, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 232
Re: Protecting your hand question
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I'm just curious. What if the Jack on the Flop was a Spade?
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What if BB bets and UTG+1 raises?
What if Hero is holding 99 instead of Q7?
What if Hero is holding Q7o...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
07-27-2004, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 232
Re: Protecting your hand question
I think I know enough about human nature to believe that there will be X% of the readers out there who will start cold-calling raises with Qxs because they now "know" a way to get the most out of the...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
07-27-2004, 12:46 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 232
Re: Protecting your hand question
Thanks Ed,
It is going to take some time for me to overcome some of the "scared" play strategies that have become habit for me.
In the case of this hand, what I see is that most of the time I'm...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
07-27-2004, 12:21 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 232
Re: Protecting your hand question
The example is from the text, and it is made clear that the cold-call is a mistake. However, it also says that folding on the flop is a mistake.
I see how calling the flop bet is wrong, but I...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
07-26-2004, 11:42 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 232
Protecting your hand question
In SSH page 96 the following hand is described....
Hero is MP1 with Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif
UTG limps, UTG+1 raises, Hero cold-calls, SB cold-calls, BB...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
07-20-2004, 12:59 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 33
Re: A \"wait till the turn\" example?
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I am now certain that I'm beat. I am also certain that EP will call a bet.
I check (would you bet here?) and it's checked around.
You are certain you are beaten and certain to be...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
07-20-2004, 12:54 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 33
Re: A \"wait till the turn\" example?
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cant quite believe it was checked around - but you get to see what Ax cheese they were playing!
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EP had A2o and Button had A8s. I figured the Button wasn't playing...
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