[Help Me Invest $$ In My Poker Education]

sklansky's no-limit is solid. If you're looking for a all around good book, defintely Positively Fifth Street.

[Jennicide Is Bangin' Brandon Cantu Now.]

For me to bang Jennicide, it would require 3 depth charges of 151, 8 beers, and a glass of merlot.That sound about right.

[Where's The Party After Party?]

Full Tilt is a rock garden. I think the Party fish are done with poker

Your right on the full tilt being rockier, but Stars definetely has many fish that party use to have.

[Your Favorite Personal Poker Story]

http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-foru...c=72319&hl=

[Best Quotes I Have Read]

WPT final table, after Antonius pushes with A2 and Doyle calls him w/ 33.Antonius: How could make that call?Doyle: How could you make that bet? We're playing poker, not solitare.

[Poker, A Zionist Plot?]

This is starting to get ridiculous...

[Tilt Bitches]

Was your poker face as good as Ivey's?

Nowhere near. More like matusow's.

[Tilt Bitches]

This whole weekend has been a bag of ***.-I find out my ex gf, who i just started seeing w/ again, has been screwing my best friend for 2 years now. How did I find out? I walked in on them, IN MY F-ING BED! Just like that damn phil ivey commerical.-Online poker is going to be banned.-In my anger, I hooked up w/ my ex's younger sister, who is 17 (aka illegal).-I got mugged for 1,000.00 in philly.-My brand new car (volvo s60) got rear-ended, and the person who did it doesn't even have f-ing insurance. I am considering checking myself into the local hospital tonight just to be safe.

[Wcoop #18]

PokerStars Game #6492634240: Tournament #40000018, $2500+$100 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (750/1500) - 2006/10/01 - 21:43:23 (ET)Table '40000018 177' 9-max Seat #8 is the buttonSeat 1: PokaStars (34604 in chips) Seat 2: chadmat (45911 in chips) Seat 3: jdags21 (170080 in chips) Seat 4: Fooge (35170 in chips) Seat 5: Nutzbuster0 (27865 in chips) Seat 6: Arthur Wang (12323 in chips) Seat 7: yuvee04 (96785 in chips) Seat 8: JohnnyBax (20440 in chips) Seat 9: sheets (41310 in chips) PokaStars: posts the ante 150chadmat: posts the ante 150jdags21: posts the ante 150Fooge: posts the ante 150Nutzbuster0: posts the ante 150Arthur Wang: posts the ante 150yuvee04: posts the ante 150JohnnyBax: posts the ante 150sheets: posts the ante 150sheets: posts small blind 750PokaStars: posts big blind 1500*** HOLE CARDS ***chadmat: folds jdags21: folds Fooge: folds Nutzbuster0: raises 1500 to 3000Arthur Wang: folds yuvee04: folds JohnnyBax: folds sheets: calls 2250PokaStars: folds *** FLOP *** [Td Jc Th]sheets: checks JohnnyBax said, "yes - borgata 2500"Nutzbuster0: bets 4500JohnnyBax said, "ty TC"sheets: raises 33660 to 38160 and is all-inNutzbuster0: calls 20215 and is all-inJohnnyBax said, "JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ"*** TURN *** [Td Jc Th] [2d]*** RIVER *** [Td Jc Th 2d] [Ac]*** SHOW DOWN ***sheets: shows [Qc Tc] (three of a kind, Tens)Nutzbuster0: shows [Ks Ts] (three of a kind, Tens - Ace+King kicker)Nutzbuster0 collected 58280 from pot*** SUMMARY ***Total pot 58280 | Rake 0 Board [Td Jc Th 2d Ac]Seat 1: PokaStars (big blind) folded before FlopSeat 2: chadmat folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 3: jdags21 folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 4: Fooge folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 5: Nutzbuster0 showed [Ks Ts] and won (58280) with three of a kind, TensSeat 6: Arthur Wang folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 7: yuvee04 folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 8: JohnnyBax (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 9: sheets (small blind) showed [Qc Tc] and lost with three of a kind, TensGo nutz

[Wcoop #18]

Money800 is at 30k...

[Exposed Card And Tough M.]

well looks to me like you are at best a coinflip, you want to flip now or not? a very very tight player likely wouldnt do this with less than KQ am i right?

Basicially I figure I'm either racing or killed. His UTG raising range is AA-JJ, AK AQ, and maybe KQ suited. Out of these possible, I'm up against AK, KK, or KQ. I folded.

[first hand of rounders: did he have to go broke?]

What a thread.

[Exposed Card And Tough M.]

What do you do in this hand?Situation: Live 9 man sng. Starting stack of 1,000. 6 remain, 3 payed. Blinds are at 50-100. My stack is 700 (M of a little more than 4). I am UTG+1. UTG, a very very tight player with a stack of 900 accidently exposes a King of spades (I told him earlier that night not to pick up his cards, but he didn't listen). He then raises to 350. I look down at JJ. Rest of table is a mix of loose and tight players. What is your move?

[Hand Discussion]

Played if fine overall, I would lead more on turn though (more like 6-8 range)

[Getting Max Value Of This Hand]

I'm raising here.Based on action, looks like you're facing possibly a low set, two pair, or a small flush. Villian 1 has already called a bet and a raise on the flop, and then bet the turn. Villian 2 has raised on two streets. They both have hands, it makes no sense waiting around.Raise it up (not necessarily all in), and hope you don't get sucked out on.

[Bad Run Need Advice]

When the cards slap you in the face there's not a whole lot you can do about it. The best advice I can give you is to try your best to not let it phase you. As hard as that may be, and believe me it IS hard, it's just something you must do in order to save yourself from going crazy. Poker is all about making correct decisions, and as long as you make those correct decisions then you will be a winner. Sometimes you may make correct decisions and the results will not be what you desire (ex, getting drawn out on by a 2 outer on the river), but keep in mind that, because you did make the right decisions, you gained from it and your long-term results will show that. Don't let a bad run of cards kill your confidence, just keep playing smart poker and eventually your variance will turn around. Good luck.

Such a cookie-cutter, text-book, just fresh off of reading Sklansky, broken-record response. Nice first post.

[*official Thread* Wcoop Event #8 Horse]

Stay tough sir poker.

[Single Most Important Improvable Skill]

Keeping emotions out of decision making and slowing down.I can't tell you how many times I've seen a player take 20 seconds plus to make a preflop call/fold decision, and then make huge bets or calls deep into a hand w/o the nuts in less than 2 seconds. Use all information and take your time. Easiest skill to learn IMO.

[Wcoop Event #7]

For all of us at work, any updates?

[Hat Trick]

My first +1 !!!

[Wcoop #2: $530 Nlhe]

Jordan,That swissguido guy is running over your table. What'd u have that one hand where u kept rerraising each other on the 325 flop?btw i would be playin if the Eagles hadnt depressed me so damn much. and if the beer hadnt been warm.

[Wcoop #2: $530 Nlhe]

If i am not too drunk after eagles game i am playing.on second thought, when i get drunk i think am invincible, so i will end up playing either way.even if i pass out drunk, my friends will take my laptop and play with my money.So count me in.

[Quiz Question #21]

This question was in one of DN's articles or blogs ( I cannot remember which).Definetely a call.

[smash is a freaking genius.]

It's not a strat to wow people or to impress anyone. It's a strat, that long term, at the smallest levels, will show you a profit.Dude, you need to grow a brain and do the math.. you have no clue.

Someone has something against smash, that's two threads in a row you've trashed him.

[Quiz Question #20]

The odds are there. If you are hesitant about calling here and you understand that the odds are in your favor, then you are playing too far above your bankroll. In a tourney, you can argue for this fold because although you are getting odds, you are risking your tournament life with not that huge of an edge.In a cash game, when you can rebuy at will, there is no reason to fold this hand given the math expressed above by our forum math whizzes.