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Forum: Other Poker Games 11-21-2005, 05:30 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 301
Posted By CurryLover
Re: 20/40 Padooki Hand : I\'m Lost

Although I've played a lot of padooki, I find it hard to comment on your line. These type of questions are impossible to answer just from a hand history. It's like asking what do you do at Hold'em...
Forum: Other Poker Games 11-18-2005, 03:10 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 87
Posted By CurryLover
Fast playing big padookis

I'm going to preface all posts that I make on padooki by pointing out that we play the game a little differently in the UK. We play pot limit, and the hand ranking rules are slightly different. This...
Forum: Other Poker Games 11-18-2005, 06:44 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 89
Posted By CurryLover
Re: 10/20 Padooki Hand : Breaking Point

I have no experience playing limit padooki. We only play PL padooki in the UK, and have a slightly different set of rules for hand rankings. So please take that into consideration when reading my...
Forum: Other Poker Games 11-13-2005, 02:44 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 95
Posted By CurryLover
Re: Dealer\'s choice question

Since position at the stud games is dependent on the upcards that are showing, you surrender the advantage of the button when you choose stud/stud8. PLO is very
positional and gives a big advantage...
Forum: Other Poker Games 11-12-2005, 01:46 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 153
Posted By CurryLover
Re: Badugi now on Doyles Room!

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(Note that if have a badugi, you are by definition holding one of your opponents' outs.)

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Oops. Not quite true. Your opponent could be drawing for a...
Forum: Other Poker Games 11-12-2005, 01:35 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 188
Posted By CurryLover
Re: Padooki/Badugi forum - Can we set one up?

Ok.

Well I might start making some posts on it to generate discussion then.
Forum: Books and Publications 11-12-2005, 01:33 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 247
Posted By CurryLover
Re: Miller/Sklansky - almost done with NL book yet?

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They should do a Pot-Limit Hold'em book next since many pros are saying that Pot-Limit Hold'em requires more skill than No-Limt Hold'em.

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Who plays pot limit...
Forum: Other Poker Games 11-12-2005, 01:23 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 188
Posted By CurryLover
Padooki/Badugi forum - Can we set one up?

I gather this is an emerging game in the US right now. We've been playing it in England for ages now.

I'd love to see a forum here dedicated to this game. I have done quite a bit of work on it at...
Forum: Other Poker Games 11-12-2005, 01:17 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 153
Posted By CurryLover
Re: Badugi now on Doyles Room!

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(Note that if have a badugi, you are by definition holding one of your opponents' outs.)

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Oops. Not quite true. Your opponent could be drawing for a diamond. You might...
Forum: Poker Theory 11-03-2005, 02:40 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 143
Posted By CurryLover
Re: table talk ethics

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We're funny about things in the UK. Speech play of any kind is not allowed during a hand.

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Where do you play, Currylover? I haven't found this to be the case in...
Forum: Poker Theory 11-02-2005, 04:54 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 143
Posted By CurryLover
Re: table talk ethics

We're funny about things in the UK. Speech play of any kind is not allowed during a hand. Some players try it, and sometimes get away with it, but not as often as in the US. At the very least such...
Forum: Other Poker Games 10-29-2005, 11:43 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 89
Posted By CurryLover
Re: First time playing Badugi... UGH!

This game is played a lot in England. It is always played Pot Limit, and we spell it padooki or paduki. The hand rankings are different in England and it is consistent throughout the country because...
Forum: Multi-table Tournaments 10-11-2005, 02:51 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 141
Posted By CurryLover
Re: KK w/ uncomfortable stack size - What\'s your plan on this flop?

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I would (almost) never call from the BB with an ace here. However, someone who did will never, ever fold it.

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Absolutely spot on. Nice one, adanthar.
Forum: Omaha High 10-08-2005, 11:15 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 84
Posted By CurryLover
Rarely raising pre-flop in PLO/PLO8B - how EV- is this?

It's clearly 'correct' to raise pre-flop in PL/NL Hold'em, and you very obviously lose out by not doing so in many situations.

However, in PLO and PLO8B do you lose out on much EV if you rarely...
Forum: Poker Theory 10-03-2005, 12:51 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 119
Posted By CurryLover
Re: Bizzare hand simulator results

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Play around with the A5 anomaly too, it seems that always gets asked on here.

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What is 'the A5 anomaly'? Never heard of that one.
Forum: Books and Publications 09-30-2005, 12:53 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 156
Posted By CurryLover
Mythical/Kalooki resources?

Many of the poker players I play with in the UK gamble at other games as well. I want to learn 2 of them in particular, both variations of rummy: Kalooki and Mythical.

Can anyone recommend any...
Forum: Poker Theory 09-29-2005, 10:20 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 126
Posted By CurryLover
Re: AJ suited and off-suited

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The thing with AJ suited or not, it is very versatile hand, it can withstand heat, cold and in-between. You should raise with it from any position and under any circumstances to try and...
Forum: Poker Theory 09-21-2005, 01:23 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 136
Posted By CurryLover
Re: excellent thread: position is everything in no-limit

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very much enjoyed this thread... seems against good players in no-limit (tournament even more so), that position becomes even more important.

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Position is always important...
Forum: Poker Theory 09-20-2005, 09:08 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 136
Posted By CurryLover
Re: Starting hands in No Limit compared to Limit

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I don't play NL and don't even think about playing it before I learn to play limit but I have wondered, how much is a deep stack? /images/graemlins/smile.gif

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What...
Forum: Poker Theory 09-19-2005, 03:33 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 136
Posted By CurryLover
Re: Starting hands in No Limit compared to Limit

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Since you can protect your hands in NL, top pair hands go up in value and speculative hands go down in value.

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This is totally incorrect, as has already been pointed out...
Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 09-04-2005, 11:39 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 27
Posted By CurryLover
Heads up NL Hold\'em - guidance?

I've been playing quite a bit of heads up NL Hold'em recently. Mostly this has been on the PS Heads up SNGs ($20+$1 usually), but I've also been playing against friends quite a bit.

I want to...
Forum: Omaha/8 06-19-2005, 12:23 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 79
Posted By CurryLover
Omaha/8 variant - what would you do here?

I watched the player next to me agonise over this decision in a pot limit Dealer's Choice game the other night. What would you do?

The game is 'Scottish'. It is a variant of Omaha High/Low. You...
Forum: Psychology 06-17-2005, 03:07 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 334
Posted By CurryLover
Re: What to do when a bad player at the table asks you about his play

I was playing in a big pot limit game two nights ago. One of the players was ok at Texas, Omaha and other high only games but did not really know how to play the high/low games. One of the better...
Forum: Books and Publications 06-04-2005, 12:31 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 172
Posted By CurryLover
Re: Mike Caro has lost his mind!

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Dear chopchoi,

Thank you for not raising before the flop. The opportunity to outdraw your pocket aces for free is very much appreciated.

Sincerely,

The Big Blind

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Forum: Televised Poker 05-29-2005, 05:55 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 81
Posted By CurryLover
Bill Fillmath on +EV

I haven't seen anyone posting this yet so I thought I'd let you all know that his 4th video is out now.

Fillmath takes us through the intricacies of +EV in an illuminating, some might say...
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