Fanatikk

Yes, you have to lay down KK here, but you never lay down 8 high.

Nice run-on sentence, Einstein.

This sanctity of poker stuff is getting out of hand. Umm, it's a game, not a religion. Okay fine, Daniel, you didn't know the rules when you got there, but you did before you played. What's so grand about you deciding not to collude? You knew the rules beforehand and by not colluding...ie..playing AS A TEAM, you lost. There were no rules against it. Again, it's like playing in a euchre tournament and losing because you took tricks from your partner every time.It's just another way of playing the game. I think the pros all attacking Helmuth at the High Stakes poker game would be considerred a w

Yeah, I think it was a suggestion for early on in a big tournament. Most people play pretty tight and do not want to risk all their chips. He figured that even with a call you're a coinflip..unless you run into the big two. Still don't like the play.

record your next 500 hands with AK, then see how you're doing.Sklansky thinks it's not a bad play to just always move all in preflop. I don't see how it's +ev. He might have suggested that for new players though. Can't remember, I've read too many books.The second hand, I might have reraised there to see where you were. Tens might have reraised all in(who knows) and you could get away from the hand. I dunno. I don't think you played horribly...just three instances where AK didn't make it.

Poker morality at it's best. My goal is to win everyone's money, regardless of whether it hurts their families or lives. Heck, I'll even take my own mothers money. But what I won't do is work with a friend to win the money, because that is absulutely wrong!!!I actually agree with you, but it's just funny how the thought process works sometimes.Poker should not be in the olympics!

I hardly do this but I'm going to actually disagree with Daniel on this one. I guess I'm not actually disagreeing but maybe don't understand why Daniel is so offended by this format. This team concept to me is just another form or way of playing poker. If you are playing for your country and for a team win, why would you not collude? I mean collusion in this aspect is the same as teamwork, like passing the ball to an open player for a lay up instead of shooting the contested three. If I played euchre, I'm not going to trump a trick my partner is already going to take, because our goal is

What you just wrote is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever read. At no point, in your rambling, incoherent response, were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone here is now dumber for having read it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

Yeah but these kind of calls are made all the time(people love protecting their big blinds). On the other hand the same guy folds if the button goes all in, in this situation. In which yes the button picks up the blinds. At this point of the tourney though the guy is all in or fold..even if he picks up the blinds on this hand, he's all in or fold. When I'm shortstacked, yeah, I just want to pick up blinds/limps with hands like weak Aces, two face cards or little pairs, but a strong hand(the strongest) I want to induce action by 1 or 2 players. I guess that's not as +ev as stealing the blinds..

play me anytime, I play at the lowly $0.50/$1 $1/2 nl tables on pokerhost. screen name Fanatikk.Thx for the constructive critisism. Honestly, instead of smart comments, why not just tell me why this is such a bad play? I mean, yes of course with say a big stack and 5 limpers, doubling the blind is horrible...but in this situation where he's short stacked, the blinds are high, and there's only 2 other people in the hand...what makes this such a moronic play?

Give that lady an M&M or something. She's a walking skeleton.I remember her saying something along the lines"If we are actually in this war for oil, what's so bad about that?"classic

I hate the small blind. I would hardly ever raise with a small pocket pair in that position. There's a couple situations where I would. Say there's a buncha limping going on. If I think I can take the pot down there, I'll make the "Barry" play and raise enough to hopefully get everyone to fold(probably 3*BB+number of limpers*BB)... or I'll pull out the Gus Hansen Strategy. Raise and if I get a couple of callers that's fine. Gus says he likes to act first after the flop because he has the first opportunity to bluff. So I bluff bet postflop and hopefully take it down there. Even so, most of the

How about the 16 million Ivey took off Andy Beal a couple weeks ago.

Wow, just think what that guy must be going through. He's probably killing himself for not getting up when he was up $500. Was there much trashtalking going on during the match?PS damn I am bored... but what the hell else am I going to do at work?

fmlycar? How did the guy with AA play this hand horribly?? He played it perfectly, in my opinion. He's looking down at AA on the button with 1400 in chips 300/150 blinds. Everyone has folded to him. All he has is the small and big blinds in the hand. His objective here is to keep these guys in the hand. He wants to triple up or at least double up. By doubling the big blind he'll probably enduce a call or even a raise since he has so few chips. Why would he just want to steal the blinds at this point? He's shortstacked and needs chips. If he gets unlucky, so be it.

Name of Daniel's last blog: "From Sweet Sixteen to Elite Eight!". I guess he's pretty thoughtless about giving info away also. Cardplayer's website has Ted splashed right on the front page. I just think it's a weak argument to call the OP thoughtless and to give him such a hard time. I could understand if there was already this etiquette around, but there isn't when it comes to poker tournies. People talk about tournies on the forums as they are going on and right after they finish. Movies are different. You'll find many movie forum posts that warn you of spoilers. It's just a different etique

Garbage Pail Kids!! Hadn't thought about those in years. Wish I still had my old ones. I wonder how much those cards are worth these days

I know who it is!In the twist of all twists the mystery man is finally solved.It's... Daniel Negreanu!or maybe, the One-armed Man.

Speaking of Matt Damon. He was excellent in Team America!Seriously, if they were to make a rounders 2, I think the climactic scene would be Matt building up enough bankroll to sit in the big game with the likes of Doyle, Greenstein, Negreanu, Ivey, etc. If he were to have a heads up battle for the finale, it would have to be against someone who can look the bad guy. I mean Negreanu would be intimidating, but he's too likable. Maybe, Ivey since he's quiet and stone cold.Ohhh even better(just got so many ideas flying here). How about Andy Beal or an Andy beal type to play heads up. They would ha

The chicks dig his guns.

They should change that last hand against KGB.Wouldn't it be better if, after KGB says'the ace could not have helped you', Mike said,'Hey Teddy, do you like apples??''Flopped the nut straight. How ya like them apples?'Then Mike walks over to the chalk board and works out some complicated math equation. That would have been sweet.

I remember a tourney I played in last year where not only the deck slapped me in the face, but I was also getting paid off. It was a 50 man tourney $50 buy in. The first good hand I received was the nut flush on the turn with a guy betting into me. I would go on to get at least 2 or 3 straights and a couple of full houses. I had a monster chip lead when it got down to the final table. Of course, I had to make my one big mistake that I seem to do in most tourneys. I had reraised all in on an aggressive guy to my right that had about a fourth of my stack. Of course, I didn't pay attention to the

Where's Daniel? It looks like Beal needs someone to play that has money. This would be a nice challenge(plus the fact that we'll get constant updates on here. How awesome would that be?)C'mon Danny do it!!!

I believe Barry was asked by Farha if he wanted to run it twice after the flop came out. Even though Farha didn't show his hand he told Barry he had pocket Ks. When they run it twice, they just run the turn and the river so it would have been idiotic for Barry to do that with his pair up against a set. Farha was just needling Barry...whoa, and what a needle it was. Sammy is brutal-flops a set against aces with a monster pot and asks the guy he just cracked if he wants to run it twice. Hilarious...well, to everyone except Barry.

I think she overplayed it but who am I to question one of the best players in the world.Anyway, I would have smooth called it. Even if by doing this it gives signs of having a set, Sammy would have definitely bet the turn, if anything, to get more information. Then she has some options, like smooth calling again, a min raise, or big raise. At the least she would have gotten his extra bet.Anyway, Jen says that No Limit really isn't one of her strong games. Limit Holdem has always been her specialty(which in my opinion, she is the best in the world).