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Forum: Omaha/8 03-23-2005, 05:37 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 291
Posted By arcticfire
Re: Pls check my stats - (somewhat long and almost emotional)

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Please, A short rant before I move to the actual business /images/graemlins/smile.gif I can't believe I keep on losing hour after hour, day after day, in this Omaha Hi Low Limit game. I...
Forum: Omaha/8 03-19-2005, 02:55 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 155
Posted By arcticfire
Re: 2500 Limit .5/1 O8 Hands, bad luck?

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Just by your stats it seems to me at least your see'ing to many flops with hands you can't take to the SD

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Do you think that a VP$IP of 20 it too high or are you...
Forum: Omaha/8 03-18-2005, 04:22 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 155
Posted By arcticfire
Re: Starting Hand Analysis

I don't think you can really be faulted for passing it up. It's a grey area starting hand. The other poster whom responded gave some great reasons why it can be played. I would lean more the way you...
Forum: Omaha/8 03-18-2005, 04:13 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,093
Posted By arcticfire
Re: Flamed for raising. Was I out of line?

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Why cap the flop when you can cold-call and encourage an A3 hand to call? All for jamming the turn though obviously.

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Because if UTG (whom raised pre-flop) will call 3...
Forum: Omaha/8 03-18-2005, 04:08 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 155
Posted By arcticfire
Re: 2500 Limit .5/1 O8 Hands, bad luck?

2,600 hands isn't really enough to make a judgement call. Just by your stats it seems to me at least your see'ing to many flops with hands you can't take to the SD. If thats just bad luck in missing...
Forum: Omaha/8 03-16-2005, 04:58 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 274
Posted By arcticfire
Re: Starting hands - 3 too the wheel

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345x feels kinda cold, or is it "ok"?

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It's never ok to intentionally put money in a pot on x345 imho.
Forum: Omaha/8 03-16-2005, 04:55 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 145
Posted By arcticfire
Re: Too aggressive with this draw on the turn?

I think you may have been just a tad agressive yes. I would have check-called the turn myself. However I would have capped the river for sure.

I don't discount outs because I "might" get...
Forum: Omaha/8 03-16-2005, 04:43 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 273
Posted By arcticfire
Re: Loose flop call?

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Pacific Poker 0.25/0.50, 9 handed.

Preflop: Hero is in the BB with J/images/graemlins/spade.gif, T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif,...
Forum: Omaha/8 03-14-2005, 09:37 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 344
Posted By arcticfire
Re: Lim O8 10k PTO review @ Micro Limits

Comparing your stats to mine and going off what you have said I think it's mostly lack of agression thats killing you. For instance acording to your stats you like never raise pre-flop. 0.03.

If...
Forum: Omaha/8 03-14-2005, 07:28 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 344
Posted By arcticfire
Re: Lim O8 10k PTO review @ Micro Limits

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too tight, not aggressive enough

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Fair enough, I've already suspected I've been playing too tightly. At least lately. What would you see as the ideal VP$P for...
Forum: Omaha/8 03-14-2005, 07:01 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 299
Posted By arcticfire
Re: Omaha 8 Theory Questions

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I just looked through Mark and Lou's Omaha 8 book and had some questions because their playing style looked loose.

For low limit which of the following is/are correct?

A. Play any...
Forum: Poker Theory 03-12-2005, 08:16 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 205
Posted By arcticfire
Re: Do you think there is too much luck in hold\'em?

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AA is worthless if 9 people see the flop with you.

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No holdem hand is worth anything odds wise if 9 people see the flop , that...
Forum: Poker Theory 03-12-2005, 05:06 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 205
Posted By arcticfire
Re: Do you think there is too much luck in hold\'em?

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I was actually leaving out hands a rational being wouldn't play.

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I know , I went back and edited that part but aparently it didn't take for some reason. Obviouly a...
Forum: Poker Theory 03-12-2005, 05:00 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 205
Posted By arcticfire
Re: Do you think there is too much luck in hold\'em?

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An example: AA is only has a "big advatange" if few people see the flop. AA is worthless if 9 people see the flop with you.

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Tell me then,...
Forum: Poker Theory 03-12-2005, 04:10 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 205
Posted By arcticfire
Re: Do you think there is too much luck in hold\'em?

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No holdem hand is worth anything odds wise if 9 people see the flop , that was my point , try reading.

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Wow.
I had read it, and it was funny. It still is.
Forum: Poker Theory 03-12-2005, 04:03 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 205
Posted By arcticfire
Re: Do you think there is too much luck in hold\'em?

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An example: AA is only has a "big advatange" if few people see the flop. AA is worthless if 9 people see the flop with you.

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Hahahahahahahahaha!

Stop, you're...
Forum: Poker Theory 03-12-2005, 04:01 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 205
Posted By arcticfire
Re: Do you think there is too much luck in hold\'em?

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luck is vertually non-exsistant like limit omaha8

This is total hogwash. In HE, a big pair is a 4:1 favorite over a lower pair preflop, which means the bigger pair holds up...
Forum: Poker Theory 03-12-2005, 03:48 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 205
Posted By arcticfire
Re: Do you think there is too much luck in hold\'em?

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luck is vertually non-exsistant like limit omaha8

This is total hogwash. In HE, a big pair is a 4:1 favorite over a lower pair preflop, which means the bigger pair holds up 80% of the...
Forum: Omaha/8 03-12-2005, 03:31 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,093
Posted By arcticfire
Re: Flamed for raising. Was I out of line?

I would have capped the flop and then put in my notes the table captain was a -ev player , and to make sure and laugh at him everytime I was seated with him.

In short you played it perfectly...
Forum: Omaha/8 03-11-2005, 09:24 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 169
Posted By arcticfire
Re: How do I find the leaks in my game?

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I am not sure why you have decided to build big pots early.

Early on many of your hands will be drawing hands that you would want to play cheaply. So you might be paying too much for...
Forum: Omaha/8 03-11-2005, 07:57 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 143
Posted By arcticfire
Re: Limit O/8 VP$IP

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I ran a search for this, but didn't find anything. If this is a reposted question, I apologize.

Anyways, I've been haunting the $0.5/$1 O/8 tables at Party for a few days, and I've got...
Forum: Omaha/8 03-10-2005, 08:55 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 169
Posted By arcticfire
Re: How do I find the leaks in my game?

It is possible that you don't really have any major leaks. Your stats while a small sampling overall seem right in line with 1-2bb/100 or so play.

I think you might want to look at your went to...
Forum: Poker Theory 03-10-2005, 01:44 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 94
Posted By arcticfire
Re: Number of hands and the \"long run\"

If it takes you 500K-2M hands to figure out how your doing or will do in "the long run" I'd say something is wrong.
Forum: Poker Theory 03-10-2005, 01:31 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 192
Posted By arcticfire
Re: Maby why the \"average\" player will never be better.

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If the desire to make more money is what drives a good poker player, why do the best poker players in the world never seem to retire? Most of them are made for life, but its the desire...
Forum: Poker Theory 03-10-2005, 01:21 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 192
Posted By arcticfire
Re: Good student vs. Bad student

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I think if they have the maturity to back up the mindset then yes it would be enough. It is obviusly thow not the only adjustment needed for a losing player.

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