Forum: Beginners Questions
12-26-2005, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 196
Re: Beginner Question about tournaments
I prefer playing SNGs also because that is what I play at home games and it has really helped my live game.
But the previous poster makes an excellent point. If I was in your position I would...
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Forum: Home Poker
12-26-2005, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 189
Re: Tournament Management Software for Macs?
I went to the Tournament Director web site, the only download option is .exe file and there was no mention of Mac compatibility, which I think they would be advertising if it was a cross platform...
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Forum: Home Poker
12-25-2005, 10:21 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 189
Tournament Management Software for Macs?
Anybody know of a good home tournament management program for Macs?
I have been checking out the Poker Tournament Hero demo. Seems decent enough but before I pay ($30) to register it, I want to...
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Forum: Small Stakes Pot-, No-Limit Hold'em
11-25-2005, 10:39 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 45
Re: AQo on an ace high flop (50$ NL on Party).
I raise pre-flop to get the low aces and low pocket pairs out. Also to force the button to pay to keep position, although that didn't end up mattering here. I play any un-raised pot very carefully....
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Forum: Home Poker
11-24-2005, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 94
The Color of Money - Chip Decision
I've pretty much decided on getting a set of 500 Desert Sands chips. Now the decision is which denominations. If figured out an optimum breakdown with an excel spreadsheet. But the decision is...
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Forum: Software
10-17-2005, 10:55 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 126
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Forum: Beginners Questions
10-17-2005, 10:49 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 77
Re: single table sng
I read this somewhere on these forums and this simple advice backed up by my normal play has worked pretty well for me.
"Play very tight until there are 5 players left then be aggressive."
I...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
10-03-2005, 10:50 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 50
Re: Searching 2+2 Question
I have another problem that definetly fits in this thread.
When I search, it pulls up ALL recent posts from the selected forum, no matter if my search term appears in the post or not.
Anybody...
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Forum: Home Poker
09-05-2005, 01:32 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 127
Re: What do you think of this strategy?
I think making the move in level 2, works for two reasons:
People don't like going out early
Stacks are still pretty even
Do you think a large raise of $1000 to $1500 would accomplish the same...
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Forum: Home Poker
09-04-2005, 10:05 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 127
What do you think of this strategy?
I play a home game with 8-12 friends, $20 NLHE. When we started I was dead money, after months of study and online play I'm in the money consistently. I'm now recognized as probably the most...
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Forum: Home Poker
08-24-2005, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 85
Any brick and mortar stores sell good cards?
Are there any stores that sell good decks of cards like KEM or Copags?
I am hosting a home game on short notice this weekend and would like to just run out and pick up a couple of good decks.
I...
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Forum: Software
08-23-2005, 03:08 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 93
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Forum: Beginners Questions
08-22-2005, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 91
Re: Lessons from my first $100 deposit
I was also killing play games at PokerRoom and decided to make the jump with a $100 deposit. It lasted about a month and a half. Without going into a lot of details, here are some things I did:
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Forum: Home Poker
08-22-2005, 07:58 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 163
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Forum: Software
08-21-2005, 03:35 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 77
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
08-21-2005, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 37
Re: JJ-hand. First hand!
The initial raise was weak. I think that hand deserved a strong reraise.
Then you would probably be up against only one other player and you would have a better idea of what kind of hand they...
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
08-19-2005, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 49
Re: FLOPPED THE FLUSH NOW WHAT!!??
Reading a nut flush draw (with 2 callers, one probably has it) and knowing one will probably call the all-in, what about calling the bet after the flop and automatically going all-in after a...
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Forum: One-table Tournaments
08-13-2005, 12:21 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 31
Re: An early level AQ hand
Villian playing JTs, KQ or JQ? Probably playing the JT and overbetting to scare everyone out, but plenty of outs if someone calls.
If they have a set I think he would slow play or make a standard...
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Forum: Home Poker
08-11-2005, 11:32 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 82
Payouts - How do they affect play?
I play in a semi-regular home game, $20 NLHE Tournament, 8-12 guys. Players range in ability, and we are not strict with the details (ie blind schedule, payouts, etc. are not set in stone and we...
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Forum: Home Poker
08-04-2005, 11:58 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 254
Re: Playing against friends
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I disagree. If I want to play serious cards, I go to a casino or fire up an internet room.
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I'm curious... for those who say they dial it back in a home game with friends,...
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Forum: Home Poker
08-04-2005, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 254
Re: Playing against friends
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I hope to god you don't sit there and calculate pot odds and implied odds and [censored] during this game, because it's supposed to be fun.
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I'll defend the guy on this...
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Forum: Home Poker
07-15-2005, 01:09 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 145
Re: Newbie Games - I cant seem to win!
My game sounds similar to yours and I have started realizing some success.
I noticed many winning hands showed down as a low or mid pair or even high card, even though there was betting at every...
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Forum: Home Poker
07-06-2005, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 168
Re: Check local laws to be sure
Noticed you are in IL. You may want to check local laws, especially if this event is going to be advertised.
Illinois is very strict about poker. A couple of "charity" games were busted earlier...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
07-02-2005, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 69
Re: am I ready for this???
I don't think you can make that call. Unless you've seen this player go all-in a few times with A-x, and consistently play real hands much slower.
Reading Harrington - one way to think about...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
07-01-2005, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 101
Re: A real beginner\'s perspective
As someone who did really well with play money for about 6 months and just started with real money at PokerRoom (Mac user) about a month ago, I thought I'd jump in with my first post.
Playing NL...
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