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Azwethinkweiz

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  1. You do realize that you were playing with a PINOCHLE deck right? Short-handed it is plausible to play a few hands before you pick up on this.you do realize this though right?
  2. I have a hometown acquaintence who is a friend of Dutch Boyd and claims was paid by Boyd to look for tells on Daniel Negreanu, Joe Hachem, etc. And that these tells were utilized in Boyd's event 5 bracelet win. My question is if this is a commonly normal practice? While you're focused on your table, having someone watch potential final tablists at other tables like a hawk? Is this known and understood by long-standing pro's to be part of one's tactics?
  3. My biggest problem is that the business side of this kind of show is overriding the entertainment/learning value of the show.They'd air one phucking hand and go back to 8 commercials. What, we seen 13 hands of poker in an hour timeframe, ... We need a 2 hour block, or the network to lay off just a bit.It's beyond ridiculous.
  4. Greetings all. This hand is from a live tournament (189 people). I dont want to disclose where/how it took place. I would like any/all input regarding this hand. thanks for your time.9-handed From Mid-position 4 way(1 early, me, button, bigblind) unraised pot you flop a King High flush Kd Jd flop 9d 8d 4dBlinds are 30-60 You and the early position limper both have exactly 2000 chips prior to the hand.early limper leads at the 270 pot for 120. You call. button bigblind both fold.turn 4cearly limper checks. I bet 500. He pauses then calls.river comes disaster 2d.he bets 120. (yes you re
  5. You have the single greatest tell available online, hand selection. With PT, or note taking features, you can keep track of JoeBob always taking an Ace to showdown on the button. Just pay attention to the information given to you. Over the course of time, all that information turns into a pretty nice glimpse into the players mind.The wife always finding a shirt with lipstick on the collar, over time, is going to realize a shade isnt hers...
  6. I like this train of thought. The "mini" events today have larger fields then the Main Event 10 years ago. You're going to get the same caliber of play, and maybe even a more rewarding outcome???? Then if you place very high, it could be the building block to your poker career.
  7. It's my opinion, the ammunition fires both ways. Take the time to add yours. If you think Ivey or Brunson is better at any single attribute, let's hear it. Be productive.
  8. Clutch is an undescribable entity. You think Michael Jordan practiced anymore then the next kid? It's something buried within, that when the situation is there, success is the only out.Please show me someone that has a better tournament stat sheet over the last 10 years. That's what clutch is. so yes a poker player can be clutch, and Daniel is CLUTCH! This is just an assumption, correct me if I'm wrong. But Daniel doesnt finish 10th, 8th, 4th, etc., very often. If he's in a position to win, I believe he's won more then anyone else(over the same timespan) How many times do you see Daniel blow
  9. Any sports fan has heard numerous things like this before. For example, the ultimate basketball player, Magic Johnsons awareness, Michael Jordans cutthroat clutch mentality, Larry Birds touch, etc. etc.But relating that to poker, what would the cyborg card runner shape up like?Preflop Awareness - John Juanda (maybe even hands down)X-ray reading ability - Antonio EsfandiariTable Image - Johnny ChanOverall Instincts - Stu UngarPostflop Awareness - Phil Hellmuth Jr.Adaptation to any situation - Daniel NegreanuClutch performance - Daniel Negreanu
  10. you mean true poker has to be black and white? You cant play the player and represent something other then what you really hold? Wow...(big ass SW)Everyone goes through that phase. You'll snap out of it eventually and realize how incredibly thick-headed this thread is one day. When and if you ever get "it".(no SW)
  11. Alot of novice online tourney players have trouble determining where they stand in a hand pre-flop. It's a part of the game. Each and every poker player goes through it. You're on the button 10-handed with 99 and you have two re-raises and a call in front of you.The purpose of this topic isnt to discuss specific situations but to share a simple tactic into improving your online "feel". Place your hand over your holecards on the screen. It might seem silly, but it will improve you focusing on what is going on rather then shaking in your chair waiting for your turn. Then as time moves on yo
  12. I think some are missing the foundation of this. Of course every poker player from serious to mild would love this opportunity. Any poker player with an ounce of skill has confidence. So naturally, everyone thinks they have what it takes to do it. But this is meant to change someone's life. This is meant to give someone the biggest kickstart anyone has argubly had in poker history. If you say you cant possibly have a chance because of work/school/ [insert your reason here], are you really the person this is designed for anyway? You have one of your biggest admirations in the game of pok
  13. A couple games I've played in over the years, I picked up something I really really like. The dealer places the deck in front of him with the button on top of the deck after the intial deal. First game I noticed it, second game I noticed it and picked it up and use it myself. it's classy. If he is not part of the hand then he can hold the the deck through completion of the hand. If he is part of the hand, after each round place the deck back on the table with the button on top of it. The motto is what? Make sure you learn something from every session of cards you ever play? Well you need t
  14. It's just greed that captivates and takes ahold of anybody around a lifechanging experience. You are a dealer, that is your job. you know what comes with it when you apply for the position. A tip is a tip, not an obligation. Quit your damn crying. If I ever see a dealer rub his fingers together like a hotel, shit will hit the fan!!! (no sw)Joe was one of the most humble people in relation to what he acheived. But people are so thick-headed they think the world is as only big as the US border.They must think we are a bunch of pussies. They see are football with big pads, helmets, players
  15. Someone mentioned it up there, but I find myself playing people I know really well harder then anybody. I had a 3 year stretch where I played with the same 6 people 3 nights a week. When you are friends with someone, you know them away from the cards. You know how they tick, therefore you have an advantage.Never try laying down against a friend. Now to be honest I've found myself less likely to make stone cold bluffs when I have them pegged for a particular hand, but you just cant do it. In theory it might feel as if friends should take it easy on each other, but when you really get rollin
  16. ...dont show your holecards!!!!I just got back from a $200 buy in NL Live game Tourney. Pays only two places 12 people entered. I went out in 3rd. Played the best poker of my life, not just saying that. I was in a groove, reading people like Ms. Cleo, playing sound poker, and I went out in 3 consectutive hands.Once it got down to 4 people I started showing every bluff I made. And then it got down to 3. Blinds were 8-16,000. I had over 300k in chips(you start off with 50,000). We had been playing for 6 hours strong. II had just taken down a huge pot with 5,2 with 4 to a flush and straigh
  17. I dont care how vastly amazing Phil Ivey is, he made the move on a semi-tilt. There were tears in his eyes after the hand. it was emotional. He got a dry run of cards and pushed it in with the first hand he caught, plain and simple. there was no calculated risk, no math, he saw JJ and pushed it to the center. He wont admit it, people will defend it with upteen and a half zillion pretentious arguements, but it is what it is.
  18. Think about it for a minute. If someone gets "called", they have to show.Under the heat of a big pot or situation a smart person can try and entice the caller to show his/her hand first. Amatuers do it alot. They call the big bet and announce, I have two pair. If you are ever in a casino, you really need to pay attention to this if you are new to the game. if the person you called tries to slip their cards to the dealer, you can request to see his hand, because he has to. but if you snooze you lose, they arent going to remind you. But this situation will never arise if you dont get your p
  19. That's great. He's been coming up short alot lately in the big ones, so I'm sure this is a booster as well as a fire that officially just got lit under his ass.I'm scared to see the run this could potentially start.
  20. Thanks for your input. What is the old motto, "never slow play AA KK because you never get away from them". I know better then how I played , but under this circumstance I did it anyway. Well I got away from them but I indeed made a weak preflop bet, a weaker flop stance, thus I was asking to be beat. I should have weighed my image, let him see a flop and hammer it home.
  21. The more I recall the situation the more I see that a call was the best option. Flipping the script, what do you usually do when a guy has been hotrodding a table for a few hands? You make a stand, and he did. he could have had a lowsy Q with a low kicker. The flush possibility on the turn could have made him go into defense mode.Under the heat of the moment the gut felt it was beat, but I see now that in the future I need to put more emphasis on putting the pieces together. You do play to win, having AA after a surge of raising is exactly what you want and if you're beat, you're beat.But I
  22. Thanks for that, I will commit that to memory.I will also lurk around and get a feel for the proper or preferred method of describing a situation or hand.Thanks Again.
  23. That's exactly what I thought. I said to myself over and over. If I had a jack or even 9,10 in his shoes, wouldnt I let mr scooby bite at the pot again? that was enough responses. I folded the hand. I tried chatting it up for any kind of info and nothing resulted. I was still in good shape with or without the pot so I let it go. to be honest it ate me alive for the next few hands wondering if I let a small pair or K,Q take me down.But then the relief came. About 6 hands later a similar situation occured with him in the pot. Something to the effect of 5 X J. Him calling a big bet and a
  24. He had 14,000 in chips and I couldnt recall a single time he made such a move. The entire time I was bullying the table he never called a single hand, so he was in tight gear.I dont recall the exact amount, he had approx. 14,000 before then hand, I recall the all in at that time being 8,000 or so5400 pot pre flop13,400 pot at the time of the all in.
  25. With about 100 people left in a tourney, I'm chip leader of my table. I have about 23,000 the next closest has about 14,000. The table was 10 handed.I wasn't necessarily nutbaring, but I had raised about 10 hands in a row. And it all seemed perfect. UTG I receive AsAh. Blinds are 400-800. I bet 2500.everybody folds up to the BB(BB was second in chips). He ponders for a second and calls. The flop comes Jd Qc 8h. I bet 4000 and he calls without hesitation.The turn comes JcJd Qc 8h JcI check and he goes all-in. What would you have done? I will save what I done until after a few respons
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