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Forum: Home Poker 08-03-2004, 01:44 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 217
Posted By gte910h
Re: Home Poker League

You could also reward the top X with a free buy in to the tournament at the end plus a little extra cash. Something like:

Budget X amount for extra rewards.
Sum up all points players 1-7 have in...
Forum: Poker Theory 07-22-2004, 07:48 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 90
Posted By gte910h
Re: Too Aggressive for some?

When I was in Tunica, a loose old dude kept playing bullcrap. So I continually raise/reraised to isolate him. When reaching out to put in such a reraise, he said "Young whippersnapper, do you want to...
Forum: Home Poker 09-23-2003, 09:17 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 82
Posted By gte910h
Re: Poker Meetup

Don't go to the meetup, email the players who post email addresses looking for games....I met the ATL scene that way.
Forum: Internet Gambling 09-23-2003, 09:16 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 51
Posted By gte910h
Re: Is the folding at the end unethical?

You keep folding and let someone else or the blind level raise knock the shorties out. No risk, same reward.
Forum: Home Poker 08-26-2003, 02:03 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 88
Posted By gte910h
Re: Home game Hold\'em rules?

From a friends rules:

House Rules:

Every rule here is to make play better, and to keep people coming back. Almost all of these have a historical basis, in gambling, perhaps even at this game. ...
Forum: Home Poker 08-22-2003, 04:30 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 225
Posted By gte910h
Re: Running A Home Game ?\'s

You should invest in chips. 11.5g ones and get a design hotstamped on one side if you play for anything more than $1/$2 (Prevents counterfits).

I will post a set later of firm but fair rules that...
Forum: Home Poker 08-22-2003, 04:24 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 119
Posted By gte910h
Re: Can a Casino force you to cash in chips?

Why do they care? And that's a silly thing to do. The last thing you want is RFID scanners at the door of a casino. (RFID scanners are the things that you see at border's and other stores like that...
Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em 08-22-2003, 01:58 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 80
Posted By gte910h
Sitting in a PL game with people who\'ve only played limit....

What sort of suggestions would you have in this situation?

I know many of them won't understand being "Pot Committed", and they will try drawing out still at first, but are there any other things...
Forum: Beginners Questions 08-06-2003, 06:54 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 90
Posted By gte910h
Re: Question/Opinions on Poker Books

You said you've been playing by feel mostly. TOP is really really cool for a person like you. I'm glad to hear that you've bought it already.

HPFAP is a bit more questionable. It is hard to not...
Forum: Other Poker Games 08-06-2003, 03:03 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 124
Posted By gte910h
Re: When to draw in Omaha?

If you don't bet here you are giving your opponents infinite odds to draw out on you.

I always hated that quote of Skalansky's. It not always right, especially for Omaha. Or rather, you ARE...
Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em 08-06-2003, 02:40 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 26
Posted By gte910h
Re: How much cash should I bring to a 3/6 home game

Take $300. Buy in twice for $150 (A rack and a stack). That's a rack of white and a stack of red.
Forum: Other Gambling Games 07-29-2003, 12:50 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 85
Posted By gte910h
DARPA\'s New Gambling Vehicle

What do you guys think of this?
I can just see "terror handicapping" coming up now....

http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aFteJq2TUQoM&refer=us

--Michael
Forum: Poker Theory 07-21-2003, 07:21 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 129
Posted By gte910h
Re: Recommended Table Image for Different Games

I feel there is something different there too...but I decided to stop with the online ring games for awhile, and work on my RL playskills.
Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em 07-21-2003, 07:17 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 31
Posted By gte910h
Re: How do you guys like to play AA/KK in this situation

I did some math.

If my numbers that I've been quoting about these guys are correct: 25% they will improve to a straight or a flush.
75% they will have a weaker hand.

Of those 75%,...
Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em 07-21-2003, 06:11 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 31
Posted By gte910h
Re: How do you guys like to play AA/KK in this situation

I will get 9 callers with AA/KK/QQ/JJ on average. If I raise, I get 6. Either way, I am going to win those 6 SB, but someone will draw out to a straight or flush about 25% of the time one is on the...
Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em 07-21-2003, 12:21 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 31
Posted By gte910h
How do you guys like to play AA/KK in this situation

Low limit home game with a group of 3 guys who have played for awhile, and 6 guys who recently "discovered" holdem watchin the WSOP on ESPN. Great game when you remember to not semi-bluff calling...
Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em 07-21-2003, 11:53 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 19
Posted By gte910h
Re: playing poker away from the table

When nobody was looking at me except the drunk I winked and blew him a kiss.

Beautiful.
Forum: Psychology 07-21-2003, 11:38 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 129
Posted By gte910h
Re: Reverse Tilt

<i>when I read reverse tilt I thought you meant somethng the opposite of playing on tilt, playing 'in the zone.'

Sometimes I've felt like I was in the zone, playing shorthanded, being able to...
Forum: Psychology 07-18-2003, 12:13 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 83
Posted By gte910h
Adjusting to Players who are pissed at a LAP

I've been in a homegame that's been running for a few months. Its been shorthanded the last month, going between 5-8 people. On monday night, a guy who has started recently, playing poker and playing...
Forum: Other Poker Games 07-16-2003, 10:50 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 81
Posted By gte910h
Re: Omaha 8 and Omaha High

What others? Stud8? What more than that?
Forum: Poker Theory 07-16-2003, 03:13 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 82
Posted By gte910h
Adjusting to players pissed off by a LAP in shorthanded game

I've been in a homegame that's been running for a few months. Its been shorthanded the last month, going between 5-8 people. On monday night, a guy who has started recently, playing poker and playing...
Forum: Other Poker Games 07-16-2003, 02:39 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 80
Posted By gte910h
Triple Draw A-5 Lowball with no mandatory \"Bet a 7\"

Any suggestions/resources on what's a good hand to drop/keep? I'm not much of a draw player, but I have a good read on the guy who calls this game in dealer's choice all the time.

I can do all...
Forum: Other Poker Games 07-16-2003, 02:33 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 81
Posted By gte910h
Omaha 8 and Omaha High

I've been trying to learn O8 and Omaha High at low limits. O8 is minorly profitable when I am playing in the extremely tight manner suggested in Cloutier's "Championship Omaha" which was recommended...
Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 07-15-2003, 02:33 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 69
Posted By gte910h
Re: Is ace-rag offsuit playable in a shorthanded game?

I have found that several books reccomend second pair(WLLH recommends pretendeding the top card is a 2), so unless I'm damn certain that they are outkicking me, i'm betting or calling them all the...
Forum: Poker Theory 07-15-2003, 02:04 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 91
Posted By gte910h
Re: What\'s the best way to \"put someone on a hand?\"

You're not going about it the right way. Or most of the time.

Occasionally, you worry someone is playing a hand that dominates your's, like Ace-Better Kicker, or KQ against your KJ. But other than...
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