TJ_Eckleburg

Man.Robin Williams musta done some SERIOUS uppers in his heyday.hahahaha

I dunno.All I know is this Richard Pryor is some seriously funny sh!t, haha.

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Ugh.I'm leaning towards the push.I'll pay to see the set.It does suck though, that's for sure.

I'd prefer you bet more on the flop, at least the pot or even something like $125.We need to adjust to the villains' stack sizes, and we want them to decide to commit their chips on the flop.Judging by your read... I'm with Drew. If you're checking to induce the bluff, you got your wish.Remind yourself how crazy the table is and how tilting he is at you.And KJ would really, really suck.

Textbook case of where not to shove all-in, for three reasons. 1) Math isn't right. A shove would be $198 at $72, including villain's bet. You do that, you're only going to get called whenever you're destroyed.2) Flop is somewhat coordinated. JT isn't in terrible shape against us. And that's assuming we weren't out-flopped, which is entirely possible.3) We have position. Let's use it.The pot flop bet smells like a go-away bet. I'd prefer to just call the flop and wait to see what the turn brings. We can get away from the hand with a bad (8, J, K, A) turn card. If a complete brick come

What about betting the turn instead?Your check screams to the world that you're scared of the ace.We don't really have any draws to protect against, so I think a $15 lead turn bet would let you know fairly quickly where you're at. Keeping the lead is important here, I think.As played, I'd say you have to make a position fold. Can't screw around out of position.

With no reads, you've got to give him credit for having one pair beat. Like bullet said... min-raise followed by a shove? Doesn't sound like AT to me.

Hypothetical question:Suppose he calls the raise and checks to you, and the turn is T or less.Do YOU push the turn?

The problem is relative position. We're directly behind the bettor, and raising faces the rest of the field with a double bet (usually making us heads up with the bettor, who has a pair and is ahead most of the time). We don't have the equity to play heads up, so by calling we induce other people to call, putting our equity edge to work. With 3 other people in... we're putting in 25% of the money and we've got somewhere between 30-35% pot equity. With 2 others, we're putting in 33% and we're not far from the "neutral" ballpark, but hopefully we make up for it profiting from implied odds wh

I've been known to dark-raise for a round just to throw people off.Seriously though... it happens... maybe try to find some more marginal situations to raise. Anything you normally limp from the button or cutoff or MP3... throw in a raise and see what happens. Even if calling is clearly better, raising in late position instead can't be that much worse.For your second question, I say something like "well guys, I'd love to play, but I need my cards to add up to more than 9 first."

Actuary... you owe me a new laptop....Because I just threw up all over my old one.Cap preflop, bet/3-bet flop every single time. I didn't have time to run poker stove...But I'm pretty sure AA has a somewhat favorable equity standing against that range.Must. Cap. Preflop.

I hate to be That Lame Guy in the strat forum...But why are we calling raises with T9o?I like the flop though. Some people PLAY position... you're WIELDING position there.Love the relative-position-awareness and the check-raise on the cheap street to knock MP2 out of the hand and put the pressure on the raiser.

That does sound sexy...But as the pot size increases, our inclination to raise/fold should decrease. Pot's too big to be pulling that, especially readless.

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Mako's is going away?NOooooooooooooooooo!I know someone who works there. That place would be a lot cooler if it wasn't a $15 cover for dudes, and a ton of sketchy old guys running around trying to buy up all the shooter girls.

Which bars in Buckhead?I'm a big fan of the Hole in the Wall/Moondog's/Peachtree Tavern triumvirate. You can definitely find SOME pretty young thing with daddy issues who would like nothing better than to get hoo-wasted! Good times.

I remember you saying that when you were in town.It's true that there are some pretty good lookin' ladies down here, but Hotlanta was definitely hotter with you here!

Oh yeah... we've definitely got some nice butts down here in Atlanta.If you ever make it down here I'll take you to Buckhead where we hit up the binge-drinking college bars. Lotsa young girls down here with looking for a father figure in their lives, hahahaha

And now... for the high point of my day...Time for an office dump.Brb.

If there's one thing I've learned about poker...It's never be surprised about the general stupidity of people.If I think I'm losing, I think it'll be A2s. I'll still pay it off though.I'd be shocked if it was a concealed boat.

I found this uproariously funny.

No straights out there.I call.Seems like it's an "I'm a fuck-tard" shove to me.

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I like this hand a lot.On the flop, your only choices are 3-betting or folding. Calling invites too many people to come in, and we're frequently ahead here.I think the turn raise is fine too. If he was drawing on the flop, he's still drawing, and we've improved. It's ESPECIALLY good if he's laggy. We need to keep the lead here.When the spade misses the river, I think we've got the best hand and a value bet is in order.