Forum: Two Plus Two Internet Magazine
12-10-2005, 02:09 PM
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Replies: 24
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Re: Ed Miller\'s 6-max Article
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A rare instance in which I didnt think a Miller article was very good. The isolate 96o with A4s example just wont work in a 10/20 short game.
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sort of agree...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
10-30-2005, 05:03 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 80
Re: 1-Rebuy Strategy
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But if the rebuy is not at a discount (I.e., same price as the starting chips, and same number of chips), then doesn't it make sense that if your tournament chips are worth less the more...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
10-26-2005, 03:07 PM
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Replies: 138
Views: 418
Re: giving your gf money...
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Am I the only one trying to figure out how the size of her gas tank matters?
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Maybe it is because he wants to pay for her gasoline for the week but cannot simply fill up...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
10-26-2005, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 138
Views: 418
Re: RESULTS
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when someone needs something they will state it like that "i need to get gas on the way home" - it seems like a basic thought statement, BUT it is out of nowhere and not something that...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
09-30-2005, 10:49 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 172
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
09-29-2005, 11:24 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 172
Bellagio or somewhere else to keep wife happy
I'll be headed out to LV in November with my brother and our wives, and I'm planning to play at the Bellagio.
I have found a room at the Venetian for about $215 a night and will be checking the...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
08-29-2005, 01:06 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 135
Re: result
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i was obviously ahead when i folded; (though i would have lost to the river).
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The 2 was counterfeited by the board pair.
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
08-14-2005, 03:24 AM
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Replies: 95
Views: 332
Re: 300BB downswings are not normal. PERIOD!
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Here is another example that illustrates how likely a 300BB downswing is. Lets say I have a 5% risk of ruin with a 300BB bankroll.
Let also assume that every time I win 100BB, I cash...
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Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded
12-08-2004, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 52
Re: Table Selection: Need a 2+2\'er list?
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is sitting at a table with 2 other TAGs and 3 fish likley to be as profitable as a table with 5 LAGS?
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Most of the time the TAGs end up taking turns beating on the loose...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
11-18-2004, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 47
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Forum: Beginners Questions
10-08-2004, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 79
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Forum: Probability
10-06-2004, 01:17 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 87
Re: what are the odds losing with quad 8s?
You have to use both hole cards, so straight flush over straight flush will be rarer than you think. Straight flush over quads is a better possibility.
If playing at the BBJ tables is more...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
09-30-2004, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 105
Re: Once Upon a Time : A Sad Story
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He uses the instacash thingy with Neteller, and gets charged close to 10% by Neteller, so in effect he uses $550 of his own money to put $500 into Empire. He figures "oh well I'm losing...
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Forum: Poker Theory
09-09-2004, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 82
Views: 385
Re: Theorem of poker
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If you have TTH you can run the same tests I did by simply stacking the deck. I made 4 profiles that would check or call any bets or raises to the showdown and 4 that would bet or raise to...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
08-19-2004, 10:02 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 124
Re: Trip Report Harrah\'s New Orleans (too long)
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We pull up to the Hilton, which is across the street form Harrah's, and there is no valet parking. No big deal, it's a waste of money anyway, so I park the car. We check in and find out...
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Forum: Poker Theory
08-05-2004, 04:04 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 134
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Forum: Poker Theory
08-05-2004, 03:55 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 134
Re: Spread Limit Hold \'Em Theory
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you are right that they have to be punished very early on in the betting, when their calls are going to be the most incorrect proportionately.
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For example, if you are holding AQ, is...
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Forum: Poker Theory
08-05-2004, 01:18 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 134
Re: Spread Limit Hold \'Em Theory
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He is holding J10, and hand called on the flop with only a gutshot. He thus has only 4 outs going into the river, but those 4 outs give him 10 to 1 odds to call on the turn. In other...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
08-04-2004, 09:37 AM
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Replies: 2
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Re: Why is the Cutoff called the cutoff?
I always thought it was because it was the latest position you could post a big blind to enter a game (i.e., you can't enter a game posting on the button). I could easily be wrong.
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Forum: Probability
07-16-2004, 09:18 AM
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Replies: 72
Views: 341
Re: my GF\'s middle name
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Those helped a ton. Down to 74,880.
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If you just assume that A is the repeated vowel and that the 7th letter is the repeated consonant, you have 147,420...
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Forum: Probability
07-14-2004, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 72
Views: 341
Re: my GF\'s middle name
Sure. Enumerate the cases:
Case 1: 2nd letter is an A, L is the repeated consonant (11,162,880 possibilities)
Case 2: 2nd letter is an A, L is not the repeated consonant (2,643,840...
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Forum: Probability
07-14-2004, 02:11 PM
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Replies: 72
Views: 341
Re: my GF\'s middle name
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Don't have the precise figure, but an upper bound is 1,390,260 ways
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I misread your note and thought that the repeated consonant could not be an L. Assuming that it can,...
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Forum: Probability
07-14-2004, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 72
Views: 341
Re: my GF\'s middle name
You can compute the probability exactly. It is about 74.6% likely if you assume that all permutations that fit the criteria listed (even the ones with 5 consonants between the 2nd and 8th letters)...
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Forum: Probability
07-14-2004, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 72
Views: 341
Re: my GF\'s middle name
No, I was joking. It's actually better than 1 in 5.
Let's take a simple case to see this. Assume you have three letters. The first is a vowel, the second could be any letter, and the third is...
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Forum: Probability
07-13-2004, 11:16 AM
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Replies: 72
Views: 341
Re: my GF\'s middle name
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anyone care to take a shot at determining the precise figure?
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Don't have the precise figure, but an upper bound is 1,390,260 ways
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