Ray Flavin

I only play 20 SNGs on Full Tilt. I am trying to break 35 % cashes. for a month I am at about 42 %. I think as you go higher the games split. The action players are wilder and the tights are in LOCKDOWN mode. If you go lower, its just people who aren't all that serious.JMORay

If you are losing, alway plug big leaks FIRST, then move to the smaller ones1. GAME SELECTION, are you playing too high to make the right play, are you playing tough games. If you are playing tough games, don't expect a good earn. Are you playing too high for your bankroll.2. GAME ADJUSTMENT are you adjusting to the players, or are you making the same "plays" no matter who is there. You must know that certain plays work better at certain tables than others ... make sure your not on autopilot.3. BASICS are you playing too many hands, starting with the wrong hands in the wrong position, ove

They get 1200/hr. while playing.

Want lots of room with class. Its Caesars or the Venetian. Period

are you talking about all of the people who wore FCP at the series?

Chips stacks are starting 2500

You are early in a tournament. Please do not comment on the play that takes us to the decision point.10 person tableQQ in middle position. 10- 20 blinds.UTG Raises to 100you calltwo seats behind you a DONK calls.Two hands earlier you watched this ...DONK Middle position 87 offButton QK offFlop A92 rainbow, DONK check, Button raise 150, DONK CallTurn, 3, DONK check, Button raise 300, DONK CallRiver 7, DONK bet 100 Button call.Followed by "I just knew the 7s were good from DONK.Back to our hand.Flop 3 5 3UTG bets out 350you look to your left and see DONK look down at his chips, touch the top

Is there anyone who doesn't push here.Ray

You are the BB and you have QQ. You have 9800 in chips, the table average is about twice that with 3 stacks that are 30,000 to 50,000. You are not the shortest stack.Blinds are 600/1200 with an ante.Full Table: Fold, Fold, Fold, 1200 call, Fold, 5500 bet, Fold, All in (30,000)The all in bet was from a large stack who had been pushy and had just lost a big pot, to the 1200 caller.Generally speaking, I dont mind pushing here because I am below par and have to pick a hand here soon and ride it. However I have been finishing deep in a lot of tournaments but not making any final tables.Earlier

Im in. I would prefer a 500 or 1000 buy in to limit the amount of donkness.Ray

I'm votin this best quote EVER. lolRay

I've had a few things happen at the table that were funky ... but this story is just a story ... how do I know?She is racking her chips at the end. How could she if she mucked her hand?You simply don't get the pot, bad beat or not, if you muck ... so in this story, she doubles him up.... Boo YaaaRay

I laugh my ass off every time I read Ron Mexico's stuff.Ray

Just having Ron Mexico in this string gives me little goose bumps, at least I think that's what they areRay

Look in the bottom of the blog, where it says Protege News

Many of you will go an entire lifetime without being mentioned in DNs blog ... I'm reading DNs Blog and all of a sudden THERE I AM ... this may be the closest I come to poker fame ... I guess.Last year, I entered the logo contest, and didn't even get selected as a finalist. Of course I made a logo with 10 6 offsuit.Which brings me to my other DN story ... DN was playing heads up against Barry Greenstein at the Wynn. I dropped by to watch them play 7 stud Hi/Lo. After sweating DN for awhile he looks over at the rail where I'm at and says hi. I say hi, and tell him that I entered the logo c

I have played my way into the semi final for SEAT ONE in the DN Protege contest. I play down to three players.Chip Leader 23 K or soSecond 19 K or soMe 18K or thereaboutsBlinds 2000/4000THE LIGHTS GO OUT (actually my son cranks up his game which routinely stuffs the wireless net at our house)A little bit of a mad scramble to the router to reset. I couldn't have been off three or maybe four hands.Reestablishing connection and VOILA 8500 chips.... a little bit of a handicap (the table needed it). I rally knock out #2, and reduce #1 to a 8,000 chip stack. H

I have alway wanted to say that.Ray

I hope I'm not the only one who thinks this thread is a lame setup.Ray

Once again, I am not a limit expert, but it seems to me that this play works if other players are tight and you are not perceived as more than semi=loose (25%).Generally, and once again this is just me, I think plays best chance is when it is set up by your inaction in the last 6 to 8 hands, or a slow play that goes to showdown. What do you do when you get called (not raised), and hit on the river?Ray

... I think you call there. The small Blind has played like they have AK or another pocket pair, I believe at this point you have won the hand. His or Her last bet was an AK bet, or a represent AK (QQ) bet.The K certainly is NOT a scare card to you.If you raise and are reraised you are clearly beat, unless you are playing an absolute wingnut.Your call on the end is correct whether you win or lose...Just my opinionRay

I don't know if there is anyway to detect poker tracker. I do know that it really doesn't make a difference. The other poker player could be sitting there with a pencil and paper tracking your play ... and would that be cheating????Its not like any site is going to ban this, it is just a statistical helper. It doesn't tell me what you are going to do -- or what the next card will be ...Its usefulness for me is when playing multiple tables, ... after a player raises and it is folded to me, for exeample, I can see if the raiser has put money in the last 5 consecutive hands, I can see whether

I have used Poker Tracker for about a year. You can set up Poker Tracker to tell you how stuck a person is for that session, how many hands they enter a pot for, and many others.When playing multiple tables, poker tracker can help give you some idea whether to make that tough call, or bluff. I usually play 10/20 limit and poker tracker can pay for itself in one hand.As an addition to poker tracker, make sure and get heads up ace. This program yanks the poker tracker numbers and overlays them on the table (that way you don't have to bring poker tracker up to see what the stats are.... Also

I am getting it all little by little. I misunderstood it when I joined, but that's ok.I have been playing a lot of 10/20 lately. It is funny that the good players are better than the good players at 3/6 and 5/10 BUT THE BAD PLAYERS ARE JUST THE SAME....Very weird...Ray

I received an email that talked about up coming FCP freerolls for charter members, I guess that means I'm on that list. They haven't updated the my account section, where I should have a ticket to the charter members with over 2500 FCP ticket, oh wellI am continuing to play 5/10 and 10/20 to build my bankroll as well as my FCP points so that there will be a couple of seats that I can qualify for.Today is the Party Poker Million so I will be on line over there too.Ray