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but have zero talent and no idea where to start. Anyone want to do one for me.We can work out some kind of compensation - perhaps through a $ transfer on stars or another site. PM me with a proposal.Sil

I mean is there any higher calling in life than this . . .

you should consider writing a book on short handed tournament play Sil

FYI I did lose the showdown - the villain had AA (doh!)I suspect I'm not a complete donkey though as I placed 31 out of 600 in the tournament I mentioned above ($5 +R). I was actually doing quite well but lost consectutive hands AQ to 55 and then 10 10 to A 7 and out. Oh well. Not my day today.Sil

Passing time at a .10/.25 table waiting for a tournament to start - one of the first hands I had seen at the table . . .PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) converterUTG+1 ($33.55)MP1 ($8.20)MP2 ($16.80)MP3 ($26.90)CO ($37.15)Button ($7)SB ($10.55)BB ($26.20)Hero ($24.65)Preflop: Hero is UTG with Kc, Ks. Hero raises to $0.75, UTG+1 calls $0.75, 1 fold, MP2 calls $0.75, MP3 calls $0.75, CO calls $0.75, 1 fold, SB calls $0.65, BB calls $0.50.Flop: ($5.25) 3h, Th, 3c (7 players)SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $4.25, UTG+1 folds, MP2 calls $4.25, MP3 folds, CO folds, SB folds, BB fo

Thanks very much!

That is some helpful advice. I'm pretty good at caculating the odds for my own hand but I break down in figuring how much to bet when my opponents are on drawing hands.I have it down cold for a single opponent but when multiple people are in the pot it gets more complex. Am I making any sense?Sil

I have trouble calculating the pot odds fast enough for online play - are the any charts or quick reference guides anyone can recommend?Sil

In hand 6-13 of HOH Vol 1 Dan raises a similar situation to this hand. Raise preflop with 10's, flop a set with a flush draw on the board. In my case I had two callers instead of 1 but I don't feel that changes the texture of the play completely.Dan recommends betting half the flop giving the opponent 3-1 odds to call. With two opponents I upped the bet to 3/4 of the pot - making the call for both my opponents the wrong play as they are at least 4-1 to improve enough to beat me on the turn and I am giving them 7-3 on their call. Even with implied odds when they hit their hand I still think I a

I am doing some research on the industry and haven't been able to find out anything but marketing info about PokerStars. Anybody that has a link to a corporate profile or (even better) a contact name for IR or Marcom there would become my favourite person of the morning.Sil

Thanks for the advice guys.BTW this was a $6 SnG on Stars - I've never played the $1 ones but find at this level people will call with anything - especially in the early rounds. I'm constantly amazed at some of the hands people show down.FYI the other two hands ended up being a straight and a pair of A's - so I was ahead on the flop and behind the straight on the turn.Cheers

It wasn't pot sized on the flop - 3/4 if I do the math right.However even with the 330 bet into a 450 pot isn't it still an incorrect call anyone on a flush draw?

5 table SnG on Stars. We're early in the tourney and I am third or fourth in chips. UTG and SB have been playing lots of pots.PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (8 handed) converterSB (t1300)BB (t1390)UTG (t1440)UTG+1 (t1785)Hero (t2390)MP2 (t1365)CO (t1385)Button (t1475)Preflop: Hero is MP1 with Tc, Ts. 1 fold, UTG+1 calls t30, Hero raises to t120, 3 folds, SB calls t105, 1 fold, UTG+1 calls t90.Flop: (t390) 7s, Th, Ah (3 players)SB bets t30, UTG+1 calls t30, Hero raises to t330, SB calls t300, UTG+1 calls t300.Turn: (t1380) Qh (3 players)SB bets t360, UTG+1 calls t360,

...but it wasn't that big a deal financially to win. It was a $1+0 MTT on PokerStars so first only paid $270.Still it's enough for two chicks if you aren't that fussy about the lighting.

I won!!My first MTT victory - 1069 entrants and I took it down!I have to say it is a fairly cool feeling . . . Sil

Hey All,I'm taking some money out of my Poker Stars account with the idea of moving it to another site. Since I used a credit card to fund my initial deposit PS wants to send me a cheque as they cannot credit back to a credit card. I am a Canadian - do I need to worry about paying taxes at this point (I'm only cashing a few K dollars). My biggest concern is recieiving a tax form from them months from now after I have spent the money!Sil

Hi All,I've read the Pokertracker guide in the strategy section and also the help section at Pokertracker.com but am still unsure as to it's usefulness for Pokerstars. I only play in the tournaments on Stars and can't seem to get it to load my tournament hands. Anyone else have this problem?Cheers,Sil

And sir, feel free to call me an idiot again, it won't have the same impact the second time around... or the third.MontyTouche

Hello FCP Patrons,Played a 40 person live tournament last night and wound up second. As my goal was simply to make the final table it was a very gratifying evening. I went in with the attitude to patiently wait for playable hands in good position; pick my battles with the weakest players first and to mentally prepare myself to follow through on all the hands I did decide to play before making any bets. As I am new to live poker - this being my fourth try - my strategy question is less about the cards and more about the game around the cards. The player sitting two to my left was clearly better

people rebuy all the time.Maybe I'm missing something but as the previous poster pointed out if I wait for a premium pocket pair then I can be reasonably confident of being a big favorite against the table. Then, once I've collected my $80-$120 pot I've got enough $$'s to start to play a little bit more like a real game. Sure there will still be the short stacks going all in and side pots being created but I will be able to play against the other guys who have built up stacks through luck and/or patience.Regardless of the house rules don't people who know how to play and who play tight/aggress

Hey Guys,Kind of the replies I expected. I just can't shake the feeling that there must be some way to take advantage of a game where people are willing to throw a couple of hundred bucks around (when drunk no less) on nothing hands. I honestly saw a guy call a $120 bet and all he had was 9 high (and the bettor didn't have much better). I mean how can you call a bet with 9 high! What are you going to beat with that?Anyway is it my favourite place to unwind and write - I get a lot of my characters from the people in the bar and being the degenerate gambler that I am I'm not going to be able to

Hey you poker purists,I know all you FCP'ers out there would be totally disgusted by my local bar game. Let me set the scene. I live in an affluent suburb - but I like to unwind in the pub on the wrong side of the tracks. It caters to the drywallers, plumbers, day laborers and farmers who stop in for a beer or twelve after work. Geoff the bartender has gotten his hands on a set of poker chips and now every night there is a full table of $1/$2 NLHE going strong from 10 or 11 pm until closing.The max buy in is $20 but you can rebuy as many times as you want. Usually the guys walk in with about

To the More Sober Minded of the FCP Crew;(Not that the drinker's among you aren't welcome to reply as well...)I get involved in a number of projects in my life - one of the benefits of being in the right place at the right time in the high tech bubble of the late 90's. Currently I'm writing novels which is enjoyable although humbling although my main line of work is incubating technology businesses - putting together teams of technical visionaries and helping them formulate solid business plans, raise capital, attract seasoned management, and then sending them on their way toward success (or

Mr. Negreanu,Kudos to the education system in Ontario. You are one of the most lucid and interesting writers I have encountered. I can only hope you weren't an Upper Canada College graduate! Best of luck in this and other tournaments and my thanks for providing this forum for your fans to get a taste of the high stakes world of professional poker.Silicon

I'll look forward to your reply Smash - I've already changed the 'cool' character talk from Bellagio to 'O'Have fun in Sin City and don't lose that carefully built up $80 BR (or whatever you've managed to work it up to today!)SiliconPS Miles. Follow those dreams buddy. You never know what can happen.