Forum: Medium Stakes Hold'em
12-27-2005, 02:03 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 95
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
12-26-2005, 11:50 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 345
Re: multiple forks in the road
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well i felt he didn't have a king, i put him on either an 8 or a semibluff just trying to represent a king and pick up the pot, and i didn't want anyone else calling one bet so i...
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Forum: Medium Stakes Hold'em
12-24-2005, 10:22 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 96
Re: AA hand against a VTAG.
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This flop felt like a way ahead way/behind when he led into me. And I definitely don't want to give him an excuse to fold if he's behind.
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Uh, there's a third player in...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
12-23-2005, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 715
Re: 100-200 Lifeline
It seems like you put him on an overpair. If that's the case, why call the flop. Best case scenario, you get to see the turn for one bet, spike your T, get to check raise, and maybe get enough...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
11-12-2005, 02:36 AM
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Replies: 118
Views: 380
Re: Quick thoughts, more later
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If all of these matters make it close one way or the other, it's close. Pot size has already been factored in. Don't say it's close, then say potsize dictates a call. No, if you want to...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
11-11-2005, 10:02 PM
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Replies: 118
Views: 380
Re: Quick thoughts, more later
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I think it's a fold, but not a huge error by calling
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This is the heart of the matter. If you call, it's not much of an error. EV wise, folding probably isn't either. ...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
11-11-2005, 06:47 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 93
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
11-11-2005, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 118
Views: 380
Re: Quick thoughts, more later
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True, when the river came, I would have called utg. But before I had the chance, I had new information presented to me. Namely, the other two both had aces.
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Putting the...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
11-11-2005, 02:12 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 93
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
11-10-2005, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 57
Re: 15/30 55 in EP
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may sound like a nitty like play but to me 55 is a fold UTG+2.
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There are two limpers aleady, and a post from the CO. With 55, you really want a multi-way pot. Flop a...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
11-09-2005, 06:57 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 431
Re: How Does Derb Play?
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the problem with this is no perfect game theory version of poker has been developed...I'm working on it though :-P
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OK, maybe not perfect /images/graemlins/smile.gif. ...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
11-08-2005, 02:32 AM
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Replies: 118
Views: 875
Re: 150/300 bellagio hand
I like it
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Flop A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif3/images/graemlins/heart.gif5club
seat 1 checks, I bet, seat 5 calls, seat 1 folds.
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He cold called a 3 bet against a...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
11-08-2005, 01:27 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 431
Re: How Does Derb Play?
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He will makes lots of crazy plays for pots, like 3 betting the turn with Ace high. The thing that makes him seem so awful at times is that he will frequently not give up after his crazy...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
10-20-2005, 03:40 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 64
Re: 1600x1200 wallpapers
National Geographic (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/). Sometimes nature is cool.
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
10-10-2005, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 41
Re: 50/100 - QQ in EP, capped pre-flop
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Turn bet isn't too hot either.
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The more I think about it, the more I agree the turn bet sucks. Check/fold.
The only hands I can picutre OP being ahead of here are...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
10-07-2005, 10:34 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 95
Re: So, I flopped the nut low
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Particularly in a live game, this is an excellent bluff.
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This being a live game was key to the play. I don't try this online, and I agree that if I'm on Party Poker...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
10-07-2005, 10:26 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 95
Re: So, I flopped the nut low
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I think you're lying to yourself here. Replace 'felt' with 'hoped'.
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I was bluffing. Of coure I 'hoped' he would fold. That's what bluffing is. However, I also 'felt'...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
10-07-2005, 01:32 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 95
Re: So, I flopped the nut low
When I raised the river, I felt his most likely holding was a medium pocket pair. I felt there was enough chance that he would fold it to my raise, that I made the play at the pot. I did also have...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
10-06-2005, 10:34 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 95
So, I flopped the nut low
30/60 game at the Bellagio. I've been at the table for about 20 minutes, and haven't noticed anything too interesting.
UTG+1 in this hand seems pretty standard. I haven't seen him in too many...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
10-04-2005, 09:00 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 75
Re: Standard?
The only problem I see with this is that I can't figure out what hand you're representing. I can't think of any hand you have where the way you played the hand makes sense.
You didn't raise pre...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
09-15-2005, 02:17 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 78
Small blind tiny buy in
I was playing $20/$40 at the Commerce on Tueday night. The big blind goes all in on a hand, and loses. His small blind comes up, and he buys in for $10, just to cover the small blind. After his...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
08-30-2005, 12:03 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 48
Re: Where to give up?
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but the turn is spewing IMO.
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unless the UTG raiser is a maniac, 3 betting pre flop is spewing.
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Forum: Other Other Topics
08-28-2005, 09:53 PM
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Replies: 70
Views: 212
Re: chess
Attack his centre
bxd6 qxd6
nb5 qe6
ng5 qe7
c4
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Forum: Texas Hold'em
08-24-2005, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 247
Re: No more fish?
How many players do you really think read poker books? How many of those read them carefully enough to understand them?
Most people play poker for fun, rather than to make consistent money. They...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
08-15-2005, 04:03 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 131
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