NYIsles

But given that he's starting with a narrower (and higher average quality) range, it stands to reason that he'll take those hands to showdown more often... What do you guys consider a reasonable rate, in that regard? (NM; I see from the relevant thread that the standard is closer to 30%. Still seems that the number will be higher for a tighter player preflop...)

That's a great point...

Guys, just a thought... not meaning to overstep my bounds (it's been a hell of a long time since I've posted on here, and am just getting back into the swing of things) - but when it comes to disagreements on strategy, I think it would be helpful to post your rationale for why you'd approach a situation differently, as opposed to simply stating what you'd do.Regarding 88 in early position vs. an UTG raiser, Kowboy said he'd three bet at these limits, whereas Actuary and Zach said they'd be more inclined to do so at higher limits - but nobody discussed their rationale.Personally, I'd be more in

Thanks for your responses, guys. And yeah, Frez... we still trot out that "Drive For Five" slogan every so often, even though we've been doing so for a quarter century now, lol... Sorry about the Smyth thing, btw...Here were the results. I got both of them wrong, unfortunately... PokerStars 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) Preflop: NYIsles_fcp is MP3 with Js, Jc. 2 folds, UTG+2 raises, MP1 calls, MP2 3-bets, NYIsles_fcp caps, 4 folds, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls, MP2 calls. Flop: (17.50 SB) 9h, 2c, 7d (4 players) UTG+2 checks, MP1

lol, thanks, Zach. It's OK, I'm old enough to remember the four straight cups, so I figure I've already experienced all the success one hockey fan should reasonably be allowed in a lifetime, lol...And thanks for your thorough analysis. I'll leave it open for awhile in case anyone else wants to chime in...

I've realized that a serious flaw in my game is determining when to bet the river for value. I'm almost certain that I'm too passive here.Generally speaking, if I've had the lead in a hand the entire way, I'm up against a limited number of players and the board isn't too scary, a bet for value is usually automatic. But I often find myself unsure of what to do when the third flush card hits, or there's four to a baby straight in a pot that was raised PF, or there are several players who have called through the turn while I'm holding nothing more than top (or an over) pair.Forum posters would, I

Thanks, guys... I uninstalled and reinstalled, and voila... see you at the tables...

Thanks. For some reason, I can't see any of these tables. All the right tabs are checked, but even when I sort by table, there's no "Confirmed Tally".Weird. I've sent them an e-mail. I hope they can help me figure this out, because I'd really like to play this...-NYI

wow... i have "all games" selected, but still don't see a triple draw game. What's the name of one of the tables?

Where the f can you find it on gamesgrid? I thought it was in the dealer's choice games, but it never comes up as a selection...

There's also a lot of $1, $2 and $3 buy-in MTT tourneys on Stars, which is great for practicing/refining MTT play (without potentially sacrificing a great deal of bankroll)...

Ray Zee's "High-Low-Split Poker For Advanced Players" adequately covers Seven Stud and Omaha Eight or Better. Granted, it's not written specifically for small stakes, but it will give you a solid foundation on both games.

They managed to get 27 tables in a pretty small space without sacrificing the room between players and tables. Faketree, I had heard it was an 80 table room. Not true? Or is that with a projected future expansion?

Actually, this isn't really that surprising ... reasoning that if you call and lose, you finish 4th no matter what, whereas if you call and win, you still might only finish 4th, while if you fold, you might do better than 4th. (Basically, in a spread payout structure, survival matters.)Very true. I imagine the lines become a bit greyer when your opponent is the one who is all-in...

In an earlier post, I posed a general question as to whether or not it would make sense to call an all-in turn bet while assuming 14 outs with one card to come during the late stages of a tournament. The particular scenario was as follows:3 table sit 'n' go; 4 players left, all in the money.Subject is sitting with Ad 7d; board is Jc 6d Td 7h. He is faced with an all-in turn bet against one opponent. The chip counts following the all-in bet are as follows:Subject: 5,745Opponent: 1,867 (remaining if Subject calls)P3: 14,090P4: 8,753Pot: 10,045The payouts are as follows:1st: $502nd: $363rd: $2

Look, guys...The original post had nothing to do with the hand converter. I'm sorry this got so out of hand... KDawg, I've never liked the damn thing, but if it's important to most of the strategy posters, I'll use it in the future. I just think it's worthy to note that on the most basic level, it makes mistakes when calculating pot sizes. Anyway, this was the relevant idea behind the OP:Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the above points were really not the crux of the post. I was more interested in hearing some thoughts as to the process of deciding whether or not to call a tournamen

:roll:Well, I'm curious. I mean, it's your baby. If you're going to rely on its calculations when making your assessments, shouldn't those calculations at least be accurate?

For whatever it's worth, the numbers aren't even accurate. If the blinds are 200/400 with a 25 ante, how does the omniscient converter come up with 1675 in the pot on the flop?

I didn't run this through the converter; I'm guessing JW did. But, for starters, what happened on the turn? The converter somehow missed my turn check and then my opponent's ensuing all-in bet for $6K. Anyway... the general concensus has been that the pre-flop raise was too small (agreed, although that was the standard pfr at the table), and that I should have bet out on the turn. The latter point I don't agree with. As I stated earlier, this opponent was playing a particularly passive game, checking a lot of heads-up hands down through the river. Since he flat called the flop bet, I fel

never said that I represent the entire forum. I just don't get why you need to be special and do it your way when about 95% of the regular posters in this forum don't seem to have a problem with using a simple hand converterHonestly, KDawg, I really don't want to get into (or continue) a flame war about something so stupid. I personally just don't like the results of the hand converter. It's harder for me to read, and I'm quite certain I'm not the only one who feels that way.I don't think 95% of forum posters have stated they prefer the results of the hand converter, but whatever. I'm not s

This is what you call ridicule? lol...

and take it like a man when we do Well, that's an intelligent post.Personally, I didn't ask for responses from the two or three "flamers" who claim to represent the entire forum. Ergo, in the future, I think it would make sense if you were to just ignore posts you find too difficult to read.Plenty of intelligent members were able to read the hand history and provide meaningful comment. That's all I asked for.End of argument.

I know it's just got a useless sticky on it and all, but you really should read this post: http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-foru....php?t=7203Ummm.... I've read it, I've used the converter, and I've decided that it's a poor option...

It's easy to use, but it's also much more difficult to read. Taking the standard hand history and then cleaning it up a bit (separating the flop, turn and river sections, for example) is a much better solution than the hand converter.Data is easier read/digested vertically as opposed to horizontally...

2) Your pot odds are something like 1.5:1, so you need a lot of outs to call this bet. You have 9 outs to the flush, and 5 outs to 2 pair or trips. Those 5 outs might not always win, so I'd discount them to 3 or 4 outs. You need AT LEASt 2.5: 1 to call. Can you get another 7k in the pot on the river if you call here? If so the implied odds are okay, but strictly by pot odds a call is not okay.Agreed, which is why I folded... but I think there's more to it than pot odds (hence the comment re: tournament EV, which was really the original gist of the post...)