Comatose_Soul

Thanks for all the responses. Think a buddy is gonna hook up a deal at the Flamingo. Be out there on June 2nd! :twisted:

Suggestions?Anyone familiar with or have anything to say about:Summer Bay Resort

I could have sworn that there were a few pros that had said they play specifically for competition:Phil H - maybe more for ego than even competitionDaniel - didn't he say Poker was his shot to be the best at something?Paul Phillips - he doesn't need moneyThere might even be more.As for me specifically, I play for a variety of reasons. I love poker. I still have fond memories of playing for pennies in middle school. I enjoy most card games, including spades, hearts, canasta, etc... Money is one aspect of my poker playing, but far from my focus. I'm super anal about my bankroll and limits,

Did he mention not hitting it until the end? I only ask, because I know on Tilt, the cards are not necissarily shown in the order they came out during a showdown. Not sure if you mentioned what site you were playing or if they handle it differently - just something strange I noticed on Full Tilt.

Sometimes it just helps to post about it. I don't post too often in the bad beats section (think I started 3-4 posts.) I normally just do it when I'm frustrated - helps me calm down sometimes.My latest blog entry has a semi-bad beat story in it as well :shock: Therapy I guess...

Oops ;)Editing first post!

Just curious if anyone has any thoughts on buy-in guidelines for stud/razz cash games?Normally for Hold'em I buy-in @20xBB for limit games100xBB for NL (sometimes 50xBB)What should I be sitting down with for stud/razz?20-40x big bet?

Any bodog affiliates without a full tilt account want to give tilt a try using my affiliate code, in exchange for me using theirs on Bodog? PM me if interested.If no one is interested in that, I could wind up just using a forum regular's affiliate code when I do finally sign up at Bodog -- hopefully this weekend sometime.

Are you saying three people folded? If so, which cards were exposed? It looks like the bring in folded as well, so that is one 3 gone. Making it less likely that the guy with 4s has a hidden 3 for two pair.On 7th, the 6 takes away one of the potential outs of the guy with 4s. You already have two of the aces. More than likely he was on a straight draw, with a hidden 5 (just a guess.) A big hand like a flush is unlikely, as is a boat, since you would expect some agression. He could have the last 2 or one of the last two 3s (this is where knowing the other exposed cards can be a huge help

I should have some good karma coming:Out of 3,214 hands (mix of limit and no-limit:)AA : 16 timesWin%: 56.25%WtSD: 78.75%W$SD: 36.36%Tournaments are a bit better:AA : 14 timesWin%: 92.86%WtSD: 46.15%W$SD: 83.33%

Why is this???The guy with K10d is a 51% favorite post flop.

First, thanks for all the comments, there are some well thought out responses and I totally dig that! After the flop, I was relatively confident my hand was good. I thought if donnie had caught trips, or had an over pair he would raise up Rifle. At this point I did not want anyone to out draw me. I really did want to push them out, which is what resulted in my all-in move. I could have bumped it up to a pot sized raise, but even then I'm practically commited to the hand with ~T375 left. I could have done a weak raise, but then a strong player could steal the pot from me.I could cold call

I wouldn't go that crazy -- thats less than 3 full buy-ins if you buy-in for the max. I would recommend .25/.50 NLH game. 1/2 Limit Hold'em would be fine too if you prefer it for cash games.If you prefer tournaments, I would stay in the 10-30$ range for now.

About seven minutes into a NL tournament, most players sitting with around T1500 in chips. Top 2 spots are 2k WSOP packages (1500 entry, 500 cash.) 3rd-5th get a little cash.(Sorry about not using the converter - hand is from Full Tilt.)hawkeyelax13 - SBkev19 - BBRifle33 - UTGklugman - UTG+1LzyLightning - MP1donnievegas - MP2me - MP3PrecoiusRoy - COTheDel - ButtonI am dealt [Q:heart: Q:spade: ]- Rifle33 calls 30- klugman folds- LzyLightning folds- donnievegas calls 30- I raise - PreciousRoy folds- TheDel folds- hawkeyelax13 folds- kev19 folds- Rifle33 calls 170- donnievegas calls 170(T645)

I think it would be cool to see Daniel on Full Tilt.

There is a sticky in the strategy section about PT:http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-foru...pic.php?t=12767It has links to some very useful information, and is a central location for PT infos.

That is one problem with overbetting. Depending on the caliber of player you are playing, they will read an overbet as you wanting them out of the hand (depending on their opinion of your play.) Against the guy in this hand history, I'm pretty sure he would have mucked if I bet out 8$ on the flop. There are other players though that would respond by pushing in over the top -- then its back on me.You can get into the same tricky type of situations with the whole min-raise thing. Everyone keeps talking about how bad a play it is (and I won't argue about this specific scenario - I screwed up,

Never disputed you bro. You only provided specifics after I had made this post (about being all-in on the turn - think your suggestions were check-raise all-in or lead out betting 3/4ths of the pot.) + I enjoy reading multiple perspectives. Yes most are saying to push all-in on the turn (one way or another,) but some are providing other minor bits of information like: :-)

He had:97o

Prior to any of the betting on the turn:I had $20.70He had $20.50Pushing in seems to be the consensus.

agreedthat was a weak ass raise to, never raise the minimum in NLSo your fine with the check-raise if the raise is up to $20 opposed to $12?

A - I probably make it 50 to go, although that depends on the feel of the table.B - Fold. UTG raised, and lead out. Even if a Q comes you have to worry about AK. Best card for you would be a 7. Not sure I want to put another T200 in hoping for 1 of four 7s.

This hand was getting some commentary on how I played, so I figured I would open it up here to see what others thought as well -- if you already saw this hand, don't give anything away ;)PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) converterBB ($10.70)UTG ($10.05)Hero ($25.70)MP1 ($25.50)MP2 ($12)MP3 ($26.55)CO ($11.65)Button ($10.40)SB ($36)Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Qs, Qh. 1 fold.==> This is a pretty standard raise by me, I don't deviate much from 4xBB.Flop: ($4.25) Ts, 3s, 6c (4 players)SB checks, Hero bets $4, MP1 calls $4, Button folds, SB folds.==> I bet the pot, hoping to

How do you play it on the turn?I did not put him on Aces or Kings. This table was coming over the top of any raise with a hand like that. Cold calling the flop bet, made me think he caught a piece, but not much:A10K10Maybe JJLess likely:A3A6Least likely:8910636What hands do you put him on at the turn, and what is your play? All-in? Check-call? Check-all-in? Check-fold?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) converterBB ($10.70)UTG ($10.05)Hero ($25.70)MP1 ($25.50)MP2 ($12)MP3 ($26.55)CO ($11.65)Button ($10.40)SB ($36)Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Qs, Qh. 1 fold.Flop: ($4.25) Ts, 3s, 6c (4 players)SB checks, Hero bets $4, MP1 calls $4, Button folds, SB folds.Turn: ($12.25) 7h (2 players)Hero checks, MP1 bets $6, MP1 calls $6.River: ($36.25) 9s (2 players)Hero checks, MP1 bets $8.5 (All-In), Hero calls $8.50.Final Pot: $53.25Results in white below: Hero has Qs Qh (one pair, queens). MP1 has 9d 7c (two pair, nines and sevens). Outcome: MP1 wins $5