Forum: Brick and Mortar
12-22-2005, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 89
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
12-13-2005, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 538
Re: What do you \"deserve\" as far as comps?
Well, a table game like BJ comps you on 40% of your expected loss. The expected loss at a typical poker table is (30 hands per hour) x ($4 max rake) * (70% as an estimate of average rake over max...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
12-12-2005, 12:28 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 91
Re: No expansion? Still in that tiny, DRAB, room?
According to their web site, the expansion of the casino will take place as they build over what is currently the handicapped lot. I wouldn't expect them to move the poker room until the expansion...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
12-12-2005, 12:23 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 159
Re: Odd rule at Resorts East Chicago
This sounds like the standard kill rule as it is played in the midwest. That is:
* - You can't "chop-chop" a kill pot.
* - This hand wasn't chopped by agreement. It was a split pot and the...
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Forum: Books and Publications
12-08-2005, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 187
Re: ha
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bump because i just found this gem:
from pg 247: "(15) A 20-40 game. You open raise A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif A/images/graemlins/club.gif from early position, two MP players and...
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Forum: Books and Publications
12-06-2005, 05:45 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 338
Re: My Amazon review of Kill Phil
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The question all of us are asking is: What does this book contribute that makes it worth it after you have read Harrington ... what is the extra material, what sets it apart ??
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
12-06-2005, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 187
Re: Chicagoland Poker on 1/6-7
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Resorts rates are typically $89 weeknight, $99-109 Fri night, $129 Sat. YMMV.
I only actually paid for a room once. The first time I ever went there. Every other time has been comped...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
11-30-2005, 06:35 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 125
Re: Textbook wait for turn in huge pot?
I agree that you should NOT wait until the turn to raise. For you to be willing to forego your flop equity, 2 factors need to be in effect:
1) You need to know that villian is going to bet the...
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Forum: Poker Theory
11-23-2005, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 133
Re: mathmatics of strategy: contradiction?
Another way to put it is from best to worst EV with KK:
7 opponents for 2 bets
2 opponents for 2 bets (plus possible blind dead money)
7 opponents for 1 bet
2 opponents for 1 bet
In both...
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Forum: Psychology
11-23-2005, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 262
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Forum: Poker Theory
11-21-2005, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 139
Re: Quantifying the value of position in limit HE
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I like your method a LOT.
Unfortunately the fact that the BB was losing more than 1SB per hand suggests there is something wrong with the TTH programming. Because they could hold their...
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Forum: Books and Publications
11-21-2005, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 313
Re: \"Kill Phil\" book
The concept of "The System" and "Kill Phil" strategy are the same, but Kill Phil expands upon it over 200 pages and doesn't entirely depend on the all-in move. Kill Phil also contains a section...
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
11-16-2005, 03:29 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 53
Re: Am I overplaying KK?
Results and thoughts for me hidden below:
<font color="white"> He stared for awhile, then asked if I could beat queens. I said nothing, but may have had a hard time suppressing relief, (I don't...
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
11-16-2005, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 53
Am I overplaying KK?
3/5 NL at Potawatomi. Hero is UTG+1. Button is one of the better players at the table, but I've only been at the table for 45 minutes. MP1 is mostly loose-passive asian guy. Hero and button both...
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Forum: Books and Publications
11-11-2005, 02:38 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 91
Re: Has anyone read \"Kill Phil\"?
The point of "Kill Phil" is that it is a strategy to compete against fields where you would otherwise be an underdog, like the WSoP. The theory is that a strategy in which most of your moves are...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
11-02-2005, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 128
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
10-26-2005, 06:21 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 117
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
10-25-2005, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 117
Re: Card Rooms close to Madison, WI?
Potowatomi used to have the juciest $20-$40 game for 1000 miles around. Sadly, the room could probably still support a 10-20 game most days except that they would rather fill the room with 2/4 and...
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Forum: Other Gambling Games
10-24-2005, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 91
Re: Why do 100%+ payback VP machines exist?
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Are there a lot of suboptimal players though who are playing ONLY because the paytable is +100%? I find it hard to believe that the casinos overall take would decrease if they replaced...
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Forum: The Stock Market
10-18-2005, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 69
Re: Index funds
Beyond the fact that indices (and for the current discussion, I will assume we are referring to the Vanguard Total Stock Market) are not guaranteed to rise at 10%/year, investing most all of your...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
10-10-2005, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 76
Re: Chicago $3-6 Pineappe Donk Fest?
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I can think of nothing more depressing than playing at a 3-6 table in Resorts with a $6 rake and 9 other 2+2ers.
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If it were a serious game, I'd agree. You...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
10-10-2005, 04:48 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 448
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
10-10-2005, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 76
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
10-06-2005, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 170
Another floor issue
Al, I'm curious as to your opinion on a discussion I have had recently with the floor at Potowatomi (Milwaukee). They have 10 tables, and a typical configuration these days are 1 $1-$5 stud game, 4...
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
09-23-2005, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 69
Top pair and nut flush draw
$3/$5 B&M No-Limit game
BB is a middle-aged woman that's new to B&M poker and bets way too little, but is only semi-loose passive ($500 stack). UTG is an asian woman who loves to bet and...
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