RayPowers
-
Content Count
1,314 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Calendar
Posts posted by RayPowers
-
-
Asia CarreraAlyssa MilanoSalma HayakI probably mispelled all of those. I need some ceffeine.Ray
-
That happens to me too. I blame Daniel. I mean, its his site...RayI have added a signature and checked the box that reads always show signature and I clicked the submit button each time.I go back into my profile and while the signature is there, the box is not checked to show signature?What gives any ideas?Thanks -
Hey fryer,You better be careful here. You might hit 5000 posts before Sep 8-9, and how are you going to do the beer challenge when you have lit yourself on fire?Ray
-
I don't beleive that you hit the post button three times. Does that count?
Ray -
Since it slowed down, I figured I'd go with the results.I called, although I still have people trying to talk me out of the call, including a pro tournament player. I'm trying to understand his perspective, which seems, at its base, that he beleive you should play Defense in tournaments and worry a lot more about not losing chips than in gaining chips. *shrug*Guy one had AQo, Guy two had Ac6c. I guess he called hoping to isolate and assuming the first guy had trash. Small blind had pocket tens.The board basically bricked, but I caught a 9 along the way, so I won the two side pots to get back 1300 or my total 2600 investment, and the pocket tens took the rest. I felt ok with that result. Two people were out, and I still had 6,000 to work with for the rest of the event. Unfortunately I ran super cold after that, and with the blinds up to 1,000/2,000 I still was at 6,000 and just went all in under the gun, ending in 12th.Ray
-
35 years old here.RayLike this place is so different for the age group, aren't the bulk of the posters here in the 17-23 age group? -
True, but I think its like a story without an ending if i don't eventually say what happened. :)Raythe results dont matter, its how you played it. -
I did call.I thought my pot odds were pretty good, and the oppotunity to more than double up, plus knock three people out, was excellent. A big thought for me also was that all my outs are live. I expected everyone to have over cards or a pocket pair, giving me a good chance to hit my draw. I think I would be more likely to fold AQ in this situation because my outs were surely taken...Still looking for more advice. I had some friends telling me they thought it was bad so I want to get more opinions. I'll post the results later on today...Ray
-
This goes without saying, but:Don't let him put you on tilt before the match even begins, which is pretty much what he is obviously trying to do..RayNow that's just disrespectful. Easy? Is he serious? He might just win, but one thing I can assure you is that it won't be easy for either player. -
Last night I was at a MTT and the following came up and I am questioning my play. It seems really basic, but there is the harsh reality that I may just be a donkey.I am in the big blind with 6500 or so chips. The blinds are 400/800. The 6500 is what's left AFTER I post the big blind. There are seven people at my table, and we are down to two tables. Payout is only to top three players.First player goes all in for 2600. I read him as a tight player getting frustrated.Fold, Fold. Next Player goes all in for 2100. He is a bad player and overvalues his hands, but I don't expect him to go all in with junk.Fold. Small blind goes all in for 2000. I have no read on this guy. I look down at 9h8h. For me to call is 1800 chips, leaving me with 4700.Do I fold or call and why?Ray
-
Actually I don't think there was any flames. Some stupid comments about shooting him... but no flames.....Raywell just about what i thought. 3/4 post good 1/4 flame -
I can't load up poker software at work. Good luck tho!Rayjust took a huge pot down w QQ.chip leader at my table raised to 4k UTG, i smooth called next. flop came 10 high, he lead for 6k, i pushed in for about 6k more, he called with 6s, blanks came. 36k- Jordan -
Mental Note: Talk to Zimmer first thing week of next year's WSOP Main Event signups......RaySorry guys, I will do usually one random act of charity per day. If I win an MTT, I might up it to 2 for that week. Try again next week, where I might give away some more free money. -
Dude, the AQ was a clear favorite according to the poker calculator. :roll: RayThat reminds me of tourney where guys were reraising each other preflop until everyone was all in. All the cards flip and it's AQ vs KK vs KK vs QQ vs JJ, flop all rags, turn blank, river...A. Now that was entertainment. -
Grats! I just passed five myself, hoping it stays as good as it has been.RayAnniversary.So glad she didnt throw me out the door.Love my baby! -
o. well damn maybe if I could read I'd be better at this....RayVillain only asked how much, he didn't put the $45 raise in. I agree that calling $40 is absurd, but the hero only called the raise to 7. -
Well, I'm glad it wasn't just me on this one. There was a raise and a reraise preflop, and it means chunking off 25% of your chipstack preflop with a 35suited. I would have folded.If some insane urge to 'defend my miniscule blind with $40 more' does strike, unless a deck full of clubs hit the board, I think you need to bail out on the pot, even with top pair. Perhaps I am too weak tight for your limit game. *shrug*RayUmm.....fold preflop? -
No offense, but I think this is a horrible idea. First, you are the runner of this event. Not handling this yourself is a cop out and will undermine your authority.Second, a vote will do nothing but divide your peers on their feelings towards this event, and will create a rift between the players far greater than you just making a decision. The people who voted for banning will stop coming if they didn't get it because they will no longer trust the game. If they do get it, they will be resented by the friends of the cheater for a long time to come. Whereas if you just make the decision, people will only be mad at you, and that sucks, but hey, its a tough job being the event manager. If you choose to ban him, you are unlikely to lose players, but friends will be pissed at you. If you choose not to ban him at least temporarily, you will lose the trust of your players. I would never do a vote, and I would never do a PUBLIC vote. If you truly insist on doing this idea, at least make all voting private to negate the ill will the players will feel against each other.Sorry if I'm on a soapbox here, but its not me preaching so much as talking from experience, having run into this sort of thing multiple times before.RayThen leave it up the guys what they want to do. ill have them vote. Ill abstaine and let them determine what the deal is and there vote will stand. But if there going to vote then its only fair to let him talk to them beforethey do. This way if anyone needs any info or has a question about why he did it. Trial by a jury of his peers. Im really not this nice of a person but like i said before this decison will inpact much more then poker. -
Yeah I know exactly what you mean. But for the past seven years I have run card tournaments (not poker) as a profession, and I've seen people make some stupid mistakes. I've also seen some people do full 180's. I've had people banned from my events for a year or two come back and make good, having had a couple of years to grow up and buy a clue. And I've seen the opposite where they just get banned again a few weeks/months later. The events I run aren't the same as poker in all respects, but the parallels are close enough that I can understand this guys situation.(By the way, for those of you that are curious, I still support the ban for life idea for these guys. The time fram bannings that come from my event are a) not handed down by me, a governing body determines bannings, and B) most often directed at players in their teens who, to be honest, are teens, and just need some growing up time to straighten out.)RayRay - You make some good points. I guess if it really was a friend I could forgive them. I just can't picture my friends doing that. -
In life, I'm willing to believe people make mistakes and I'm willing to be more forgiving of that sort of thing if they seem genuinely apologetic. From a business standpoint however, no second chances (the business in this case being poker). I can see your point of view, but I also can easily see that the cheater was unlikely to look at it from a perspective of "cheating his best friends" but much more from a perspective of "beating the game." If he is genuiinely apologetic, and can realize what he did was a major screw up, as his friend I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt.As the runner of the game, there is no way in hell I am letting him back in. And if he's not man enough to handle that, then he's probably not genuinely apologetic and screw him, and the issue of a non-loyal friend has fixed itself...RayYour personal relationship SHOULD be unrelated to this. I have assholes that are good friends. I have saints that are good friends. Him not being able to play in your poker game should not adversely affect the rest of your relationship because he brought it upon himself.I disagree. I would not want to be friends with someone who was willing to cheat me out of a few bucks. What good is a friend if you can't even trust them? I have asshole friends too, but even they are loyal. -
I don't know how you can ever figure out how much he owes who, so paying back money is rather difficult. I would have to go with a perm ban, though. I cant see any way anyone else can trust him at this point, and letting him back in is just going to drive out other players. Your personal relationship SHOULD be unrelated to this. I have assholes that are good friends. I have saints that are good friends. Him not being able to play in your poker game should not adversely affect the rest of your relationship because he brought it upon himself. If he can't take responsibility for that fact, he's not going to be a good friend.Just my 2 cents.Ray
-
Mmmmmm Alyssa Milano.... *dreamly look*RayI can't stop thinking of Who's The Boss? I knew that that little girl(Alyssa Milano) would be hot...but damn... -
Mail order bride url and rakeback rates?RayI purchased this guide this morning and by 3 pm I had purchased a house and by 4 pm had paid off the mortgage. At this rate by dinner I will have installed a new pool, purchased 7 mail order brides and will have 3 Ferrari's on order from Italy. I will use my 86% win rate to purchase air fare to Italy (something I could never afford without texas hold'em ONLINE POKER) and pick them up directly from the factory. -
Refund PolicyIn order to redeem the money back guarantee a minimum of thirty days must have elpased since the purchase date and time of request for refund.'Elpased?" Do I have to live in Texas for 30 days to get a refund?RayGeez.. u think the guy would at least proof read to make sure his grammar was correct.didnt he know we would be on top of him for it
hottest female outside of poker
in General Poker Forum
Posted