Forum: Home Poker
09-02-2005, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 94
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Forum: Televised Poker
09-02-2005, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 117
Re: $5100 for a tournament in Niagara Falls?
Yeah, I have to express my doubts. Although the 225 dollar tourneys have been pretty good...so good that both times I've tried to enter I arrived too late to enter. Full tables, and I arrived an...
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Forum: Home Poker
09-02-2005, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 94
Western New York poker meet
On the World Poker Tour and other Televised Tournaments forum there was some discussion about poker players int he wqestern new york region. I'm just wondering if there would be any interest in some...
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Forum: Televised Poker
09-02-2005, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 176
Re: Mike Matasow is a raving lunatic
There are some drugs that would be usefull in poker. Beta blockers, such as Acebutolol, would help to limit tells by blocking the "fight or flight" response. Studies of poker players have shown the...
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
08-26-2005, 10:23 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 67
Re: $55 - getting away from AA postflop
Looking at the range of hands he could be playing, I can't see a good way to get away from this one....nor any reason why you should. I agree that a read is important in this case. If he had QQ or...
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Forum: Poker Theory
08-17-2005, 09:07 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 92
Re: 89s -vs- AKs
It should also be noted that suited connectors do better in a cash game than in a tournament. A hand like 89s is a hand where you want as many people in the pot as possible. Let's look at a sample...
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Forum: Poker Theory
08-15-2005, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 332
Dumbest move you\'ve ever made
Last night I was Hamlet at the poker table. I was only crazy when the wind blew North North West, but damn was it blowing hard. The inability to make a decision was killing me, and I was treading...
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Forum: Televised Poker
07-15-2005, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 150
Views: 722
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Forum: Televised Poker
07-14-2005, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 217
Re: Best ME in years??
If I was to make a dream player to put at the final table, I would choose a local celebrity who started playing on the internet.
Tom Sartori, you better build that stack back up today. I'm...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
05-10-2005, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 76
Re: Help with Prelfop Strategy
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If I'm hit with a small pocket, 2-9's, (Hands I hate) I generally just limp.
If I'm raised from a middle-late position, and its not too much, I’ll just make the call, and look to hit my...
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Forum: Poker Theory
04-29-2005, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 138
Re: tournament ethics/strategy question
I wouldn't call it an ethical question, but I do question the intelligence of the idiot who tries to bluff the side pot when an elimination is at stake. Personally, even if I flop the nuts it's in...
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Forum: Home Poker
04-28-2005, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 162
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Forum: Poker Theory
04-26-2005, 11:16 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 87
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Forum: Poker Theory
03-30-2005, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 165
Re: What\'s the Game of the Future?
Easy question. It's that game they played on the old Battlestar Galactica series with the funny shaped cards. Duh.
Then again, it'll be a moot point since our simian overlords won't allow us...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
03-28-2005, 10:54 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 52
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Forum: Psychology
03-27-2005, 10:02 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 92
Re: I don\'t like to play well
You should play at my table.
Seriously, there isn't anything wrong with this. People get different things out of poker. Some people love the action, others love the strategy, some just like to...
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Forum: Small Stakes Pot-, No-Limit Hold'em
03-27-2005, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 85
Re: AK hits big but......
This is painfull because not just 30 minutes ago I lost money to the same situation (except the flop was AA6). The other player, of course, had A6.
That being said, it's a no brainer push. Two...
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Forum: Televised Poker
03-27-2005, 12:41 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 297
Re: 2004 USPC final table
Yeah. Going from the top to the bottom has to hurt...especially when you played right the whole way. Didn't like some of the table behavior, but given the lack of sleep and the stress that's...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
03-26-2005, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 88
Re: Colorado
Thanks for all the info folks! I imagine this summer I'll be seing you there (not like I can ski during that time of year)
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
03-26-2005, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 88
Colorado
Does anyone have any first hand experience with the poker rooms in Colorado? Since my wifes family is from there, I figure I might as well make family time into a working holiday. When I last lived...
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Forum: Poker Theory
03-26-2005, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 183
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Forum: Poker Theory
03-23-2005, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 88
Re: Hello! What is the IDEAL # of OPPONS....
735,243 people who go all-in. Your pot odds would be fabulous. Hit it once and retire.
Assuming your casino has smaller tables than that, however, the more the merrier with a drawing hand like...
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Forum: Poker Theory
03-21-2005, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 152
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Forum: Poker Theory
03-21-2005, 04:15 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 152
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Forum: Poker Theory
03-19-2005, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 274
Re: what are weak tight players thinking about?
I agree. Confidence is a big factor in playing a good game. What gives more confidence than winning? In low level games you don't need to be fancy to make a profit at the table. Playing tight...
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