Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
12-29-2005, 07:43 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 689
Re: 5/10 3handed: spewing?
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Some alternatives:
- raise flop, call 3bet, fold turn UI (3sb)
- raise flop, bet turn and fold to a c/r (4sb)
- raise flop, take a free card and call river UI (4sb)
- call...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
12-29-2005, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 285
Re: you ever get that feeling...
I like checking behind on the flop (although I don't always do it when I should).
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The only question i have is when would this have been a bet? If we loose one player? If we would...
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Forum: Psychology
12-29-2005, 03:47 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 270
Re: I forgot how to play poker.
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It's not that I'm frustrated about bad beats or losing money. It's that I don't know if I'm playing well.
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I usually question my game when a specific situation...
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Forum: Politics
12-24-2005, 12:29 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,118
Re: Is libertarianism at odds with Christianity?
“So, am I acting against my creed in standing up for reduced aid to the poor, privatization of healthcare, and the abolition of welfare and Social Security?”
You are not. Healthcare / Welfare /...
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Forum: Poker Theory
12-13-2005, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 189
Re: How to really study the game.
First off, thanks to all the posters on 2+2. The posts found here are in my belief, a great way to really study the game. Another place often overlooked is your friends. It's easy to forget how...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
11-25-2005, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 73
Re: I cap because I get to say \"Cappuccino!\"
Thanks, this was my whole point... if I want to make it to SD... do it cheap, rather than try and bully a semi-sane opponent on cheap streets w/ overcards out of position. I guess I just like...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
11-25-2005, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 92
Re: I fold QQ like a tighty
Thanks...helpful to know what others do in this spot. Like you said... until this guy shows that he only bets when he's got the goods, raising is probably not bad.
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
11-25-2005, 04:43 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 158
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
11-25-2005, 04:41 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 73
I cap because I get to say \"Cappuccino!\"
Read: Button is selective aggressive, I put him on Ax or med. suited connectors after he open limped on the button.
I don’t like my pf cap or anything else in this hand… I guess this is a great...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
11-25-2005, 04:38 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 92
I fold QQ like a tighty
Reads: BB is loose passive, UTG has not been playing long but I did see him play a middle pair passively when he was pf raiser, so I have him temporarily labeled as a sag who may underplay a bit?
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
11-22-2005, 10:35 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 65
Re: Fighting the SuperLAG: A Checkup
My experience has been that the heart of any successful lag / semi-lags game is being able to put you on a more defined range of hands than you are capable of putting him on. This allows him to...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
11-22-2005, 10:21 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 142
Re: Bad Rope-a-dope?
River is 3 of clubs bringing in the flush...
He checks, I bet... he raises...
I'm thinking "man a call is weak here getting only 7:1 but then again, my line makes my river bet look like a...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
11-22-2005, 10:10 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 149
Re: To be or not to be.....
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Anyways I'd like a few words from other posters on how they select their hands..?
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I write the hand # down and look through my old hand histories. Copy from that histroy -...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
11-22-2005, 10:04 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 119
Re: River cop out... or a sound check
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Just call the flop
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I've been mixing a call in on the flop here more often than I used to, but vs. a semi-passive when I raise I am (generally) planning on checking the...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
11-22-2005, 09:49 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 119
River cop out... or a sound check
Read: BB is loose and semi-passive / I’ve witnessed him play a little aggressive on flops with overcards and 2nd best hands, but generally felt any sort of aggression from him should be respected…...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
11-22-2005, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 201
Re: Bad Flop peel?
I agree that on the surface it seems pretty bad, especially if my oppenent is a complete donkey. But I do think that the more thinking your opponent actually is, and the more history you have...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
11-22-2005, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 142
Bad Rope-a-dope?
Read: BB seems selective aggressive, could be 3 betting light, but has been picking his spots…
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
11-22-2005, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 201
Bad Flop peel?
Read: SB seems selective aggressive, could be 3 betting light, but has been picking his spots…
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Forum: Poker Theory
11-20-2005, 07:44 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 93
Re: Theoretical Question- Tight or Loose image?
I really don’t know strategically which image (tight or loose) would yield more profit in your hypothetical. It’s hard to say for certain vs. robotic opponents who do not change perception. ...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
11-20-2005, 07:24 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 182
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
11-15-2005, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 159
Thin Value Bet?
Villian is 31.99/23.6/1.6 (72hands) <--- old stats, and has been at table a few orbits… not getting out of line
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Forum: Poker Theory
11-15-2005, 05:23 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 237
Re: Tight-Agressive Outdated?
”Is this the way to play optimum tournament and middle limit poker for 2005?”
Who cares! But I will say this…
It sounds like Daniel is coming across as some sort of banner for a new generation...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
11-15-2005, 01:09 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 182
Re: Is this turn a tough decision?
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If he hasn't been getting out of line and doesn't bluff a lot, I bet the turn and check the river.
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I've played with him before and seen him get out of line(capable of...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
11-15-2005, 01:00 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 182
Is this turn a tough decision?
Villain is 29/17/1. (137 hands) and is not getting out of line from what I can see.
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
11-14-2005, 09:07 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 45
Re: questionable play with Q9o
Hand #1
I don’t think there is much wrong with the way you played it. There is something to be said for checking the turn here because it may look like the ten was a scare card to you…In other...
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