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I've posted before about not being able to make big laydowns despite all of my efforts...I was outrageously frustrated at the endless cycle of slowly building up my BR (all online, NLHE, low/medium limits) with solid play only to see a week's worth of good decisions go down the drain with 1 or 2 bad decisions, usually related to my inability to lay down big pp's to a made set (even when I figured I was beat, based on betting patterns,...).Well I don't know how it changed, but it has. Suddenly I find myself able to make the big laydowns without much difficulty. Even when I've got a significant

Thanks for the feedback.I pushed all-in. He flipped over KT (not suited) for the straight. I've thought about this hand for awhile wondering what I might have done differently. I don't want to be one of those players who go broke with AK simply because I've got TPTK. Limited options in this scenario though. I reloaded and made some of the cash back.

Sorry...meant this for the NLHE strategy forum...brain cramp.

$1/2 NLHE $100 max. buy-in (Florida)I had roughly $90 (relatively new to the table) and was UTG with AhKh. Fairly loose table...I raise to $15 (standard for this table) and get 4 callers including the BB. Flop comes AsQcQs. BB checks and I figure that checking is not an option (would leave me with no idea where I stand if anyone bets, especially with flush draw on the table). I decide to bet $25 leaving me with $50 behind (I know this is a smallish bet, but short of pushing all-in or pot commiting myself I figure this bet will get me some useful information). Everyone else folds to the BB (he

UB used to crash my computer all the time. Switched to PokerStars 6 months ago...hasn't happened once.

Narcissistic personality disorder:http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/narcissis...isorder/DS00652

Daniel,I have read your most recent blog and want to raise the following points:I am a Pediatrician in Toronto and want you to know that doctors like myself share the same concerns and frustrations as the families of autistic children. It is a very complex disorder that is both difficult to diagnose and treat. There is no doubt that the incidence of autism is on the rise but no one yet knows why. A few years ago there was a small study done in Britain that raised the possibility that autism may be linked to the MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine. Since that time many large studies have looked

.25/.50, .50/1, or less commonly 1/2 NL. At these limits I will often get 1 or 2 callers with a standard preflop raise from early position. If I miss the flop I am reluctant to make a pot size bet because it gets quite costly. A smaller continuation bet gets called frequently.

When i feel tilted I uninstall the software from my computer...this forces me to take a break until I feel ready to play again.

Thanks for the advice.

I play small stakes NL hold-em online and track my results with pokertracker. For my last 10k hands I have won about 4.5 BB/hr and most of my profits have come from AA, KK, QQ,and AK suited...but AK ofsuit is only a break even hand for me. I think that I tend to play it too passively (often limping early) because when I am early and miss the flop I can get away from it pretty easily. I do raise with it in position, but overall I feel that this should be a profitable hand for me. Any ideas?

Ya...sometimes I don't have enough info, often I will re-raise all-in if my opponent has a relatively short stack and I can't put him on a hand. I play full ring, .50/1. I've thought of a more specific example...I (standard) raise 1 limper from middle position with QQ (we both have $100), and only that limper calls. The flop comes 7-9-2 rainbow. He checks and I make a pot sized bet, he makes a big re-raise...if I call or raise I will be pot-committed. Based on what I know I feel that I am beat, but grudgingly raise all-in (after all he may have JJ ot TT). He flips over 7-9. I am toast, and I f

Thanks for the feedback. One example might be where I've got AA or KK, i raise preflop, see a favourable flop, make a pot (or near pot-sized) bet, my opponent makes a big re-raise or limp re-raise. I've already shown strength twice and am still getting re-raised. Usually I am beat here (e.g. by a set)...KK or QQ may be re-raising but I'm usually paying off a better hand. My instincts are usually right, but I feel rushed (online) and often call when I know I shouldn't. Then comes the shame, lol.

I really believe that one of the big factors in my inability to lay down hands might have to do with the time limit (online). My instinct tells me that I am beat, and with a minute or two to think it out (instead of 20-30 seconds) I would probably lay down more of these problematic hands.

I'm playing at tables where the quality of the opponents in fairly solid, but betting patterns are fairly easy to read, and usually reliable. The biggest problems come when I have a big pp or 2 pairs and my opponent hits a set...his big reraise when I have already shown strength tells me I am beat (usually correct), but I have trouble letting go because I'm invested. 99% of the time I don't play like a donkey, but at the critical times I do.

Sorry for the confusion...I meant lower limit NL hold 'em.

I have been playing online for a couple of years in lower limit cash games, and consider myself a decent player. I have eliminated a lot of leaks in my game and feel that my game has slowly improved. HOWEVER...I still often find myself unable to laydown a good hand when I have some cash in the pot even when I recognize that I am likely beat (based on the betting pattern,...). I end up giving back all of my hard earned BR on a few stupid plays. Why can't I click 'fold' when I know I'm beat????????

FYI...Apparently it can't be done according to Pokertracker support.

How do I create a new database in order to reset my own statistics while at the same time keeping everyone else's accumulated stats available?

Thanks for replies...by 'collusion' I guess I meant that it just seemed as though these 2 guys could be playing in the same room. Lack of action on the turn seemed odd. That's all.

This hand and lack of action sure looked odd to me.Hand #30824093-1861 at Lenoir (No Limit Hold'em)Powered by UltimateBetStarted at 05/Apr/06 16:16:06 d a v e is at seat 0 with $26. Tilting Bot is at seat 1 with $39.50. blander631 is at seat 2 with $97.50. ShadyMcShade is at seat 3 with $35. manray is at seat 4 with $164. sorewinner is at seat 5 with $73.45. ratbastard2 is at seat 6 with $91. Keeno95 is at seat 7 with $48.50. marketflea is at seat 8 with $96.50. Peeds is at seat 9 with $186.10. The button is at seat 0. Tilting Bot posts the

I finally got my $105 back today after I pestered them with a couple of e-mails. What a pain...almost 3 weeks.

As it turns out they reversed two over-credits (from frozen tables) to my account and are now in the process (I hope) of replacing the appropriate credit in my account. Still no word on the money from 3 weeks ago.

When i signed off from UB last night I had $810 in my account...this morning there is $424 in the account. Still waiting on Customer service to reply.I am still missing $105 from my account from 3 weeks ago. UB said they were looking into it, but nothing since...and now this.My advice is to stay away from UB until glitches are done.

I hate AK because I find it rarely pays off. I typically make a standard raise with it from UTG to the button (I will often limp with it in SB/BB, and typically won't reraise with it), however when A or K comes on the flop everyone runs away if I bet, and if the flop misses me then I'm often behind. Limping preflop or postflop is often a disaster.Any good strategies fro profiting more often with AK?