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Assuming the first two players have what their suppossed to have (split queens and three to a low) the real question is what we and player 1 think player 3 has. If player 3 started with split nines (usually a very bad play in multi-way stud/8 pots) then a raise would force players 1 and 2 out leaving us heads-up with someone who has at least an overpair. But if player 3 started with something like A 2 9 or 7 6 9 then we should raise since player 1 will stick around figuring he still has the best high hand while player 2 would have to fold. Then if we catch something really scary on 5t

The one thing I wonder about that game was if anyone ever took Sammy Farah up on his offers to split the pot or take the profit or whatever. He seemed to do it a lot but they never showed anyone agreeing to it. Of course they probably wouldn't show that on TV, it'd be real anti-climatic.

"The first key pot I played was in Pot Limit Omaha. I was dealt Ah Ad 5h 5d and raised from early position to $6000. David Benyamine, who just re-raised on the previous hand declared that he was "steaming" and re-raised me to $21,000. That's music to my ears with such a monster hand.I went ahead and re-raised the pot, and we each threw in $100,000 a piece. "I've got two pair and double suited aces," I said to David."No, you really have that," he asked? Then promptly turned over virtually the same hand with As Ac 7s 7c. Obviously I was hoping for a better situation that that, but I got my money

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BS, totally faked. No chance a bug like that exists in software that's run through the bajillion hands PS has.BTW if you ever want to mess with someone you can rename all the image files they use to display cards. Turn every ace into a deuce or (harmlessly) turn all the hearts into spades and vice versa.Also 5 aces was the top hand in old draw poker where the (single) joker could only be used to complete a straight or flush or as an ace. There was only one combination that could make that hand as opposed to the 24 ways to make a royal (with the joker)

And that's not factoring in the 'implied odds' of being able to go on from there and win the full mil. Definitely -EV to take the 64k but understandable if you really need the 64k.

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Well, as the cards lie it was a mistake but I wonder what kind of hand range you put Eli on that made moving in there a good decision. And by moving in there would Eli call with a hand that you're way ahead of like KT, 99 or 87?I'm really curious about you thought process there because in my experience moving in with top pair/top kicker when stacks are that deep is usually not profitable against good opponents.

It did look like you played fantastic. The only hand where it looked like you made a mistake was the big hand against Eli Elezra. I really don't know quite what you were thinking there.To recap the hand Eli limped from the cutoff, Sammy raisy-daisy'ed it to 2,600, and Daniel called from the big blind with A:diamond: T:heart: as did Eli.Flop: 6 T 8 $8,800 potDaniel bets out 5kEli raises to 15kSammy foldsDaniel sticks the rest of it in, about 88k totalWhat's interesting is that Daniel commented that he knew that if he moved in Eli was going to call. If you knew that why would you move i

That occurred to me later as a possibility. It's mathematically very unlikely but I put it in the pokerstove range of hands.How is this math, I saw it happen twice within about a 2hr period. AA vs AA. No BSMathematically there are only two aces left in the deck (I hope). Therefore there's only 1 way for her to have aces here while there are 3 ways for her to have queens (Q:heart:Q:diamond:, Q:heart:Q:spade:, Q:diamond:Q:spade: ), 3 ways to have kings, 3 ways for 66, 9 ways for KQ, 6 ways for AK. So it's just unlikely.

That occurred to me later as a possibility. It's mathematically very unlikely but I put it in the pokerstove range of hands.

$1/$2 NLH live @ MGM.Hero is in BB w/ $160.Villain is in C/O w/ $180.Villain is fairly tight/passive. She's been playing for over an hour and I haven't seen her reraise anyone yet.I'd been playing pretty tight as well and had shown down 2 hands, AA and AK.Preflop:Dealt to Hero: AAFolded to Villain who raises to $10. Folded to Hero who calls.2 players. $21 pot.Flop: K:heart: Q:club: 6 Hero checks. Villain bets $15. Hero raises to $50. Villain raises all-in ($100 more for hero to call).I'm getting 2.2:1 on the call but there aren't a lot of real hands I can beat. Against KK or QQ I'm de

Preflop should either be called or make a much bigger reraise. I prefer the call slightly. Playing a big pot with two players behind you and AK is not good. When you call the pot is $115 so I'd reraise by about $150. Personally I know that if I'm in position with deep stacks and I've already put money in you have to work real hard to get me away from the flop.Phil's call was pretty bad I think. He was getting 2.3:1 but the only hand you could have in that spot was AsKs or QQ and against those hands he's still not getting the right price.

$1/$2 no limit live at the MGM grand. Table is incredibly loose/passive. Average 5 players limping in to every pot with fairly donk behavior post flop (call a $40 bet in $10 pot with second pair in a five way flop, OK) Session had not gone well and first buy-in left the right way when someone spiked an ace against my queens after I moved in on a Jack-high flop.Anyway it's been two hours and I haven't stacked a pot yet. I've got $91 and 5 people limp in ahead of me when I'm in the cutoff. I try to change my luck by rolling my cards. I have 3-across hearts and 3-across clubs so I limp with

Don't go in thinking you'll make money by running people over. Almost never going to happen. The value (over) bet is king at low stakes.The only time it's worth trying to bluff is a conservative continuation bet. You raise with AK and get one donk caller. If you miss the flop it's frequently worthwhile to take one shot at the flop and see if he'll fold. Nothing crazy just bet 40-60% of the pot. It's usually effective often enough to show a profit. But don't get caught up in trying to bluff bad players.

I'm not saying I should fold on the end, my mistake was putting in the oversized 3rd raise ($80 more into a $65 pot). It was really dumb, it lets him fold jacks, queens or AK when I want a call and then against aces I'm committed and have to put in the rest of my chips. When he moved in I actually said, "Well, I think I just walked right into the cooler." and then put in the rest of my chips. I knew he had to have aces or kings but I was getting big odds and hoping I was wrong.Folding Kings is a hard thing to do, no doubt. If you have less than 50BB it's impossible. Less than 100BB it's a

I know it's a very rare play but if the stacks are deep enough can you fold kings before the flop? I know DN said he'd never done it and Harrington thought it was stupid and certainly it's fairly impossible in a tournament with the blinds as high as they are. But if you've got enough chips... TJ Cloutier says that on the first level at the WSOP two kings isn't a big enough hand to go broke with before the flop. Here's the hand from tonight that got me:$1/$2 No-Limit at the MGM-Grand, playing 8-handed.Hero is UTG+1 with $240Villain is CO with $260 (and the only player with more than $140)I'

$1-$2 game at the MGM Grand. Table is loose. Relevant player information:Seat 1 (me): $180 Probably seen as fairly tight. Seat 2: $200 A reasonably solid player.Seat 4: $97 Decent player, has taken some beats lately and has been moaning about it.My hand: K:heart: J:diamond:, in the cuttoffPRE-FLOP:3 Limpers. I limp. Button and small blind limp. Big Blind checks.FLOP: K:club: Q:spade: J:club:$14 pot, 7 players. 5 checks. I bet $10. Button calls, Big Blind calls everyone else folds.TURN: [K:club: Q:spade: J:club:] 2:diamond: $44 pot, 3 players. Big Blind goes all-in for $85, ...Preflo

First off try to change seats and get the tighter players on your left. How deep are the stacks, this makes a big difference. It's really not that hard to beat maniacs you just need to adjust to whatever their weakness is. If they're going to call big bets with straight draws go ahead and make big bets at them. If they bet every flop go ahead and check-raise them. If people play badly after the flop try to take as many flops as possible with them in position.Try not to think about your strategy as a constant. Adjust to fit whatever your particular opponent's weakness is and let them give

I sat down at the MGM Grand 1/2 with $125 and wait two hands to post the big blind. Nothing goes to showdown so I don't really get a read on anyone. I pick up two 8s in the big blind. Everyone involved had me covered.Preflop:UTG limps. UTG +1 raises to $12, button calls, SB folds. I call, UTG calls.Flop: 5 4 2 (rainbow)I bet $25. 2 folds. Button asks how much I have left (about $90) and raises $50 more. I...Preflop call is fairly standard. My stack's not too deep but enough that calling $10 more to try to flop a set against 2, probably 3 opponents is alright. Flop bet is trying to ev

It's an interesting point in the game for my table image. While I'd just picked up a bunch of pots I'd probably only won 6 in the two hours before we got shorthanded. The player I was up against had been sitting with me the whole time and seemed observant enough to notice what had been tight play. I'm not real sure what he was thinking at the time.After I made my move he took a real long time to make his decision. He counted out the call, rechecked his cards a few times, picked them up like he was going to fold. I guess he was looking for a tell and eventually made the call with KJ - top

I'm not defending my flop call as +EV for that hand. I didn't want to be seen folding to a $12 raise with a $43 pot. At that point I felt like he probably had a king and was testing his kicker. A flush draw or a set didn't seem likely.When the J:club: hits I can represent several hands by moving in - JJ, KJ, or the Flush. When I move in there's $105 in the pot and I'm raising $84 more. I figure to have enough outs that if I get called I'm only losing $30-38 in equity. If he folds more than 1/3 of the time it's worth moving in. Particularly since most of my outs put a 4th club on the boa

This was an interesting hand from my session tonight at the 1/2 NL game at the MGM Grand. It's 1am and the table went from 10 to 6 handed in about 4 hands. In the two rounds since then I've gone from what appeared to be a rather tight style to loose/aggressive winning something like 5 out of the last 12 pots without showing a hand. This was partially due to my actually picking up a few hands and also that's the way I play shorthanded, particularly once the loose players left.I am Under the Gun (six-handed) with $136. Villian is Big Blind with about a hundred more than me and seems like a s

Off the top of my head the Orleans typically has a few tables going of 4-8 Omaha/8 with a half kill. The Mirage has a 5-10 game with a full kill. And it's been a while but I think the Wynn spreads 6-12 with a full kill.

I signed up today and played a little bit on some of the play money and low limit tables. I got zeroed but I didn't notice it until after I deposited. I don't mind really it almost goes with my new alias. I am the_rake0 on FCP. I'm not that impressed with the interface. Coming from Full Tilt Poker I miss a lot of their nicer features particularly the last hand history you can pull up right from the table. Very useful in stud or omaha when reading hands takes more time.