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Forum: Omaha High 12-09-2005, 10:12 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 125
Posted By Rolf Slotboom
Re: Betting the pot

Hi Chimichonga,

The "Ace of Base" series on my site consists of Omaha articles that are currently unavailable. (Old articles, written for the now defunct Poker Digest magazine.) I release one of...
Forum: Omaha High 12-09-2005, 10:05 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 259
Posted By Rolf Slotboom
Re: Would You Play On This Table?

Hi guys,

Sorry I'm a little late jumping in. The fact is that there are simply a high number of good or very good PLO players in Amsterdam - the exact reason why our regular B&M game has died out...
Forum: Omaha High 10-08-2005, 07:01 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 125
Posted By Rolf Slotboom
Re: Fold AAxxss preflop fold vs. other \"big\" hands??

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I heard from your Dutch friends that you always thought you were right, but I didn't believe them until now.

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But then you also heard that over the past four or five...
Forum: Omaha High 10-08-2005, 05:54 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 125
Posted By Rolf Slotboom
Re: Fold AAxxss preflop fold vs. other \"big\" hands??

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Of course, feel free to keep on talking about a scenario the rest of us aren't. Or still believing that the other guy doesn't have AA which I have already talked about in a post in this...
Forum: Omaha High 10-07-2005, 01:05 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 125
Posted By Rolf Slotboom
Re: Fold AAxxss preflop fold vs. other \"big\" hands??

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A fairer comparison would be the -200 to the 600 potential profit. Or that you might expect your expectation to be in the region of -20 to +20.

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With all due respect Dave,...
Forum: Omaha High 10-05-2005, 05:24 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 125
Posted By Rolf Slotboom
Re: Fold AAxxss preflop fold vs. other \"big\" hands??

Hmm.. I just checked out the thread you linked to, and even though I did not have the chance to read all of it, I think LA Price's comments basically summed it all up.

As to the actual situation,...
Forum: Omaha High 10-04-2005, 11:41 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 125
Posted By Rolf Slotboom
Re: Fold AAxxss preflop fold vs. other \"big\" hands??

Hi Joewatch,

Of course you should not fold! You are in a game where no player has more than 130x the big blind, so it's not like a cash game that you see occasionally (especially in Britain) with...
Forum: Omaha High 08-06-2005, 05:02 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 50
Posted By Rolf Slotboom
Re: Rolf Slotboom Book

Thanks guys - I appreciate it.

Rolf Slotboom
www.rolfslotboom.com (http://www.rolfslotboom.com)
Forum: Televised Poker 08-06-2005, 01:54 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 81
Posted By Rolf Slotboom
Re: Master Classics of Poker 2005 - The Lido, Amsterdam

Hi Boston,

Lunch & dinner is uncluded in the tournament participation, and both are very good. Hotels are available through www.masterclassicsofpoker.nl. (http://www.masterclassicsofpoker.nl.)...
Forum: Books and Publications 06-07-2005, 04:56 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 345
Posted By Rolf Slotboom
Re: Another Slotboom Misconception

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It is obviously true that 2+2 books are more consistent in quality than others

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I agree - so let's just close this thread in this nice & friendly manner. ...
Forum: Books and Publications 06-07-2005, 07:42 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 345
Posted By Rolf Slotboom
Re: Another Slotboom Misconception

Mason, you can start turning this into something huge like "attacks on personal integrity", as I have seen you do so many times before with other writers - if you say things like "books you claim to...
Forum: Books and Publications 06-07-2005, 04:29 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 345
Posted By Rolf Slotboom
Re: Another Slotboom Misconception

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If Slotboom had stated that we have an explanation why tells are not very important in the games for which the book is targeted for and that he disagrees for the following reasons and so...
Forum: Books and Publications 06-06-2005, 06:44 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 345
Posted By Rolf Slotboom
Re: Another Slotboom Misconception

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He has this completely wrong

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I agree. This is a horrendous, unforgivable, not to forget incredibly weak-tight comment on the part of Slotboom.

Rolf Slotboom...
Forum: Books and Publications 06-06-2005, 04:56 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 322
Posted By Rolf Slotboom
Re: Slotboom on SSHE

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But the lowest rating I see is a 4.5 (and there's only one of those), and the highest rating is an 8.5

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Actually, the lowest rating is a 3 (the book by Mort...
Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em 05-13-2005, 07:44 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 58
Posted By Rolf Slotboom
Re: Is It possible to consistently beat 6 max???

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I read in a rolf slotboom article that it was impossible to beat shorthanded games in the long run

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Hi Sinnester,

I have never said that - in fact, I am fairly...
Forum: Beginners Questions 02-08-2005, 06:41 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 105
Posted By Rolf Slotboom
Re: I have a quick question about a cardplayer writer, Ralph Slotboom

Thanks for your kind words, Bobby - I appreciate it.
Rolf.
Forum: Beginners Questions 02-08-2005, 05:35 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 105
Posted By Rolf Slotboom
Re: I have a quick question about a cardplayer writer, Ralph Slotboom

Hi Hulk,

On this site, there has been quite a bit of discussion about the AK situation you mention. I have mentioned some of these discussions in two articles about them (articles that are still...
Forum: Books and Publications 01-11-2005, 04:15 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 86
Posted By Rolf Slotboom
Re: PL Omaha High - recommend some books?

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Slotboom also has a website that might have more PLO info. I don't have the address handy but I bet Google can find it.


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It's www.rolfslotboom.com...
Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em 01-02-2005, 09:17 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 69
Posted By Rolf Slotboom
Re: rolf slotboom quiz question:

Thanks Pete - I appreciate it.
Rolf.
Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em 01-01-2005, 07:11 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 69
Posted By Rolf Slotboom
Re: rolf slotboom quiz question:

Hi Stealthcow,

Just a couple of months ago, there was some furious discussion on the advice in this quiz, and also when the quiz was published in the now demised Poker Digest magazine (more than...
Forum: Omaha High 12-30-2004, 09:56 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 115
Posted By Rolf Slotboom
Re: PL Omaha, am I playing it wrong?

Bob Ciaffone has an excellent chapter on PLO starting hands in his book "Omaha Hold'em Poker", and you can also find two articles about PLO hand selection on my own site. Big Dave is correct though...
Forum: News, Views, and Gossip 12-23-2004, 11:22 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 88
Posted By Rolf Slotboom
Re: More Barry Greenstein player analysis:

Hi Clayton,

Very smart of Barry to include also, say, the "non-pros", and to give them / their play / their willingness to learn so much respect, while leaving out any specific ratings. I assume...
Forum: Psychology 12-23-2004, 10:59 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 144
Posted By Rolf Slotboom
Re: How to “act weak”?

Hi Speak Easy,

I agree with Lash that often, acting very weak (or very strong, for that matter) can be counterproductive, and can easily do more harm than good. Especially at the middle and higher...
Forum: Televised Poker 12-10-2004, 10:08 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 135
Posted By Rolf Slotboom
Re: Hellmuth anyone?

Hi Rowdy, hi Army,

The article doesn't say whether in fact this was a final, a semi-final or even a quarter final match.

Rolf Slotboom
www.acespeaks.cjb.net (http://www.acespeaks.cjb.net)
Forum: Televised Poker 12-10-2004, 09:17 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 135
Posted By Rolf Slotboom
Re: Hellmuth anyone?

Hi Jackal,

No, it wasn't Phil Hellmuth. He may have this same tendency as the player I was referring to (quite a few good or excellent players seem to have this tendency to a certain degree, and...
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