CardWarfare
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Johnny Chan is the reason I started playing poker. Since that time I've grown more and more aware of his great play and some of the more subtle aspects of his game. I enjoyed watching him on Poker Superstars, even though I wasn't a big fan of the tournament on the whole..and of course enjoyed watching him be the first to 10 WSOP bracelets."He's going all-in and Chan has him! Johnny Chan the master!"
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Props on that clip Killer. I haven't seen that in a while...Never gets old..
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I got a good one for you guys...I heard a few months back of a town in rural Alabama that wanted to change the way people answered their phones.Because the word "Hello" contained "hell", they demanded that the greeting be changed to "Heaveno". Go ahead and laugh. I wish I was kidding.Realistically though, I don't think I could make this stuff up if I tried.
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Amen to that! :clap:
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I admit it.. I got a good laugh out of this DN. Touche my friend.The sad part is that I'm an English major.Anyway, thanks for the pointer Daniel. Although I'd much rather have you sit and critique my poker game rather than my grammar and syntax, I'll take whatever I can get!...After all I'd like to keep my head separated from any walls, at least for the time being :wink:FYP... which means Fixed Your Post :-) Just a note that it is really much easier to read posts that are separated into paragraphs with spaces in between. Next time you post like that I'm gonna smash your head against the wall and beat you down son! Yeah, that's right I'm tough, I'm reeeeal tough! (when I'm hiding behind a computer screen that is :oops: (SW) -
I just finished reading DN's "old school vs new school" blog and I have to say I am really glad a distiguished pro made a point to talk about this issue. I believe it's one of the blemishes on the poker community nowadays. While I would consider myself still a "rookie" (playing about 2 years), I've noticed an overall attitude from most of the players I've played online, and even in the local cardroom that I frequent. However, the attitude online is far more condesending and often outright rude. There are the players who, like DN mentioned, refuse to cut a break to anyone, regardless of the situation. The other frequent annoyance is the fact that everyone is a poker whiz-kid, and will often berate and lecture you for making creative plays. At the lower limits, where play is often very straight forward, I would occasionally make a creative play based on my opponent and my take of the situation at the time. Most of the time, this ended in a frequently vulgar explanation of how I am a terrible player and I don't know what I'm doing. While DN and most of the top pros would compliment a player on his play, it seems as if online players simply take it as stupid and lucky, and will not hesitate to tell you so, because everybody's much tougher behind a computer screen. Even on many poker forums, the amount of abuse people take for either being new to the forum, or posting a simple question is absurd. Everybody has had similar questions when they were getting started, and I'm sure most of us have had similar criticism and taken similar abuse. I'm not suggesting that criticism is bad, because it is not by any means, and often is extremely helpful, I'm just saying the unnecessary and sometimes personal abuse crosses the line more times that not.
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anyone have a link to the thread discussing some differing play and strategies in cash games vs. tournaments? I'm sure there's one on here.. and I'd like to do some research to help me expand my knowledge of both, as I am predominately a stud/limit holdem player
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From what I hear, I wouldn't put a lot of money on Ivey for the golf part. But If you added video games of any sort I think he'd take it by a landslideHow is this for an idea.... have the top 10 pros particpate in a million dollar winner take all athletic comp.. ex.. golf, basketball, darts, pool, nl holds. Daniel would rock them all -
I'd like the option to show your cards before folding in a heads-up, non-showdown pot.
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I fully agree.. the WPT broadcasts aren't the same anymore.. I think a moment of silence is in order.. :shhh: :silenced:
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Dude.. you totally lost me somewhere around the first 10 posts..but for some reason I kept reading and couldn't pull myself away..Way to be creative
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I'd probably have to go with the grain on this one and say -Ivey for intensity, and focus-Reese for overall poker knoweldge and experience-Freddy Deeb or Johnny Chan for fashion tips :wink:
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I have to say, of all the positive things said about Jennifer, the best I've heard is when Phil Ivey said, "I don't like it when I hear people say that she's one of the best women players in the world, because she's one of the best players in the world. Period."
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Ivey has to be my greatest overall inspiration in the poker circuit today. Besides his great play, intense focus, and unrelenting aggression, his overall enthusiasm for the game is something for all players to aspire to. This guy really is the face of modern poker. People make an arguement for internet players being the "New Generation" of poker players, but I think that Ivey's drive to improve his game is what makes him worthy of such high praise and success. He doesn't get up and scream when he wins, or sit and bitch and moan when he loses. He's a human sponge that absorbes everything the game has to offer and takes it as a learning experience. I saw a show on FSN recently in which he said something to the effect of, "I've never played a perfect poker session. I make a mistake of some sort everytime I sit down and play poker." This view to me is what makes him such a poker role model. He is constantly forcing himself to get better at all facets of all games, and that is what will ensure him eventually going down as the best overall poker player of all time
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Gotta love the pointless criticism and mockery on poker forums. Thanks pal.Then post in strategy Doyle Brunson. -
I'd like to think I understand the fundamentals of games such as 7 stud and PL omaha, as the only experience I have in those games is in cash games. 7 stud was the game I began on and am most familiar with. The "grinder perspective" you mention is what I use in most cash games, and I wouldn't pigeon hole my play as volatile and luck-reliant. The reason I started this post was to gain opinions by several specialists in various games and checking out their opinions. I know and am quite familiar with the games and the strategies of the games I play, but am looking to pick up some specifics to help out my cash game playI can't say that I play a drastically different game in either case, but I'm sure there are subtle differences in play.. What are you talking about? You're talking like a no limit tourney player.You're playing better in tournaments because you don't understand the fundamentals of any of the games from a cash game grinder perspective... you're getting lucky in other words. If you are winning in tournaments, then you are a playing a more volatile style and getting lucky...that won't necessarily work in cash games.There's a difference in play when you play any specific game in a compacted poker career (rising blinds scenario) and everyone is playing to fit this reality, versus long drawn out bankroll building where luck is not a factor in the long-run.Pick up some books. Learn how to post in strategy. Post hands in whatever game you need help in the strategy section, and ask them for advice. Don't be general though, be specific about where you want help, they're really analytical there and have little patience for ambiguity.
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hey guys, i appreciate all the responses, but does anyone have any more specfic types of differences? I mean within the games themselves as far as hand selection, aggressiveness, and pre- and post flop play? I can't say that I play a drastically different game in either case, but I'm sure there are subtle differences in play.. just wondering if there are any cash game specialists out there that could throw their two cents in
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First of all, you're a scumbag if that's how you feel. Learn how to play the game. Be a fish for a while and pay your dues, then make money the legitimate way.Second of all, it sounds like you've actually tried the ol' peanut-butter trick, in which case i strongly advise to stop trying to cheat at online poker and get out to some bars and meet people.It's not cheating if your dog licks peanut butter off your nuts cause it's your dog... Ya get it? It's smart to do this and wish I had friends to do it with. Why not get any advantage you can? You are dumb not to do this. -
anybody got a link to Negreanu's article on cash games?
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well look at that! you did a hell of a good deed, made your momma proud and yourself feel good, and got a case of brew to go with it all...way to be buddy.. we could use a few more good people in this world..
She did bring me home a 12 pack of bud on her way home. I love my mother.gotta help the family.. I am sure your mom has spent way more than that on you in the past.. I bet it feels good to return the favor -
Hey guys, I'm a newbie to the FCP boards, and there probably is a thread for this somewhere in the piles and piles of over 800 topics, but I'd like to get some opinions on what different "muscles" are required in cash game play versus that of tournament strategy. I have had experience and success in both, but find that my overall performance in tournaments is much better than that of cash games. This goes for basically all forms of poker that I play regularly (7 Stud, Stud 8 or better, PL Omaha, Omaha 8, and NL Holdem). I'm fairly young and have a few years of experience under my belt, but would love to get the opinions of players who have more some more experience in each type of game. Thanks a lot for any input
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I have to say the biggest pet peeve is the online poker professors. The people that rant for 10 minutes about how you made a bad play putting a short stack in while holding a 20-outer. The guy who will call you reckless if you bust him with anything but the stone nuts. This is usually the same guy who sticks around the room in a tournament and keeps whining for 20 minutes.. Either Phil Hellmuth has about 1000 online poker accounts, or maybe people just feel a lot tougher behind computer screens...
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where has spiritrock been lately? ive still never seen him on.. maybe i'm just picking bad times..Phil Ivey and Spirit Rock on Full Tilt. -
I don't know anything about your style of play but I feel the previous suggestions are both good plays. In most situations, I feel as if most would err on the side of aggression with this hand, due to the monster draw you had to go with your top pair. however, I must agree with the previous posts in saying.. if you put her on an overpair, why move in? even a tight player would be apt to call your bet with an overpair, so why not play the hand slowly and try to make your hand cheaper?
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I do think Matusow is a great NL tournament player, however, I watched him play a few heads up limit games on Full Tilt and wasn't very impressed.While Matusow's antics make for great TV, and I do believe that he is a good guy overall, I will admit that IMO his personality is bad for the game. Matusow and Hellmuth stand as shining examples of terrible manners and edicate, and as much as some would say otherwise, their antics on TV rub off on viewers. Trash talking and bad manners at the poker table have always been around, but now they are at an all time high. The rise of internet poker has made it easier to talk tough while sitting safely behind a computer screen. I'd just like to see poker pros get more in line with the way people like Negreanu, Ivey, Mortensen, and even Raymer play and how they carry themselves. They all carry themselves like champions, while the rest only make themselves look like spoiled little kids.