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Next month I am running a hold 'em home tourney with about 20 friends. I am going to have a 20 dollar buy-in with 1 rebuy within the first hour, and no add-ons. Blind structure as follows:Blinds will increase every half hour. Level 1 25-25Level 2 25-50Level 3 50-100Level 4 75-150Level 5 100-200Level 6 150-300 Level 7 200-400Level 8 300-600and so on.This is just to have fun and win a little money. With a 20 dollar buy-in and 20 players there is a 400 dollar prize pool. Does anyone have any suggestions on payout? I was thinking of this:1. 1502. 1003. 604. 505. 40Does anyone know of any web sites that could be a big help?ThanksOrville
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I recently started reading some old Card Player articles by Mike Caro. What is everyone's opinion of what he has to say. Do his theories on poker hold water or is he full of it.ThanksOrville
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http://www.royalflushclub.com/index.html
give me a link
a real time program that tells you the strength of your hand pre-flop and post flop. It gives you advice on what to do on each street. I am not trying to plug it, just wondering if it is worth buying.Orvillewhat is it -
a real time program that tells you the strength of your hand pre-flop and post flop. It gives you advice on what to do on each street. I am not trying to plug it, just wondering if it is worth buying.Orvillewhat is it -
ThanksGotta love Metallica. Kind of gets you in the mood to takes someone's bankroll.Still wondering if anyone has used Poker SidekickThanks OrvilleNice avatar. -
Has anyone tried the Poker Sidekick program?Is it any goodThoughtsThanksOrville
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Are their any unofficial guidelines for betting in NL games. I know your opening bet should be about 3 or 3.5 times the BB, but what about the flop, turn and river. I am afraid that I am not betting enough. Is it a judgement call. I know each situation is different, I am just wondering if there is a uniform place to start.Thanks Orville
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This past weekend my wife and I, along with a few friends play a small Texas Hold Em tourny. On one hand I was dealt pocket kings. I had the button and my wife had the BB. I decided I was going to slowplay my kings. I just called her BB. The flop comes K-10-2 rainbow. Now I'm feeling pretty good about flopping a set so I just call her bet. The turn is a 10 and again I just call her bet. The river is a harmless 4. She bets 200 in chips, I raise to 600, she goes all-in and I call and win with kings over 10's. Man was she pissed. She called me a slow playin' SOB. She always thinks I'm bluffing. Four days later she's still pissed that I slowplayed her. I guess I better not do that againOrville(the slowplayin' SOB)
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Hopefully this is what you were looking for.Alex (NY): Hey Phil, What was the deal with the Full Tilt poker tournament? When did this take place? Phil Gordon: Yesterday. We started at 8 AM and played down until the last 6. The TV final table started at 3. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ringo (Austin,TX): I enjoyed the live tournament on TV yesterday. It's great getting to see the small "stack building" hands that are played. What did you think of the format, and how did they keep the amatuers out? Phil Gordon: It was by inivitation only, so there were no amateurs at the table. I thought the format was very good. We played shorthanded (6 handed) all day until we played down to the final 6. There were reasonable levels of the blinds. $20,000 buy in. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Steve Cleveland: IF Phil Ivey wins the Main Event, is he officially the best poker player in the world? Phil Gordon: He already is the best poker player in the world, even if he doesnt win. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------joe fashion: what was with that shirt yesterday? You looked like a washed up prom king Phil Gordon: When was the last time you were on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Adam (Toronto): Phil, is full Tilt better then other sites? why? Phil Gordon: Everyone has their own opinion. I think we have the best software in the industry and its the only place where you can play against the best players in the world. Or watch thebest players in the world and learn from the best players in the world. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Joe (Philly): Phil, where would you have seated everyone if you were allowed to assign the seating positions last night on Full Tilt? I assume Daniel was right where you wanted him? Phil Gordon: Daniel was right where I wanted him. I would have put Ted on his right. Kristy in my big blind, and Clonie in the small blind. John would follow her. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ryan (Rochester Ny): Hey Phil just wondering what happened on the hand that you got knocked out on? A bad beat? Phil Gordon: One of the things that happens in short handed play is this. I had A Q. Daniel raised, I re-raised. Once I re-raised I was pot committed when Kristy put me all in. She had AK, I had AQ. Its just one of the things that happen in short handed play. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------max (st louis, mo): who do you believe is the best player on the full tilt team? Phil Gordon: Ivey. Second best - Chris Ferguson/Eric Seidel. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Kip Mathers (Los Angeles, CA): Phil, somebody told me about your new DVD and said it was great. Where can I get it? And who else is in the DVD? Phil Gordon: Its available only online at expertinsight.com. Phil Gordon: And Chris Ferguson and Matt Savage are also in the video, besides me. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Brad, Philly: Hey Phil, I was wondering whether you hang out with fellow poker players when you are not playing in the tournaments. If so which pros are you good friends with? Phil Gordon: Antonio Esfandiari, David Williams, Chris Ferguson, Rafe Furst and a hundred more. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jim (Detroit): Phil, at the beginning of day 6 Raymer, Ivey and Matusow are in the top five cheap leaders. If two of these three were to be the final two, what matchup would you want to see most and why? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Patrick (Houston, Texas): Phil, you are one of my favorite color commentators, I don't just mean in poker, that's all sports. What do you do to prepare for that duty? Thanks. Phil Gordon: Nothing. I show up on set and (laughs) after 42 shows I have it pretty well down pat. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------brian (fla): If you could have a starting five fantasy team of poker players who would it be??? Phil Gordon: Ivey, Ferguson, Seidel, Juanda, and Heather Graham. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Brian (Pasadena, CA): Is it possible to watch the Full Tilt tournament? Was it taped? Is it online? Will it be (was it) on t.v.? Phil Gordon: I think it'll repeat a few times, I'm not sure. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Joe (Philly): Your game must suffer from the time you spend with your other commitments (which you obviously enjoy and we benefit). Any plans to scale back and concentrate more on playing? Phil Gordon: No, I dont like to play full time. I like to play a few more events. I dont think I'll play the WPT, I'll play the Harrahs events instead. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------scarff (nyc): Hey Phil, please tell me you and Dave Foley are getting boozed at the desk during tapings of Celebrity Poker... Phil Gordon: Of course we are! It's in Vegas! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nick (Pittsburgh): Do you like Matasow's chances of winning? And is he part of full tilt, or does he order his clothes online. Phil Gordon: He's definately a member of the team. I love Mike, despite his personality flaws. I just hope he can retain his emotional stability for two more days. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Garbs (NY,NY): If Raymer makes the final table, where does he stand in poker history? Phil Gordon: Obviously that would be a tremendous accomplishment. Two years in a row, he's deep. Theres still a long way to go until he wins again, or even make the final table. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ben (KC): Everyone says Ivey is the best. What makes him the best? His reads, his lack of tells, his guts? Phil Gordon: His focus, determination, stamina, and the fact that his opponents lay down for him more than any other player in the world. He can raise every hand and they'll just keep folding. Ask youself this question: Do you want to be in a pot with Phil Ivey? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------joe (deale, md.): Any of the full tilt honeys available?? Also, will there be a "Honey's of Full Tilt" calendar?? Phil Gordon: (laughs). Front cover, Howard Lederer, Miss January Chris Ferguson dressed in drag. Phil Gordon: (laughs). Front cover, Howard Lederer, Miss January Chris Ferguson dressed in drag. Phil Gordon: I've got to run out for now, but we'll chat again on Monday and talk about the winner of the WSOP! Thanks for hte questions and sorry for cutting it short! Andrew Feldman: I can take a couple questions if interested --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jen Smythe: Phil, what was that pin you were wearing last night on your shirt? Somebody told me it has to do with cancer. Is that true? Andrew Feldman: I'll answer that one. It's Phil's Charity thats trying to "Put a Bad Beat On Cancer". Phil has been going around and these pins signify that 1% of the tournament winnings are going to cancer research. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tim: Have Raymer and Mike been getting along this year at the tables. I remember last year Raymer saying after Mike was knocked out.. " Mike was going out, it was just a matter of time ", and other comments, have they put that behind them or are they still going at it? Andrew Feldman: I honeslty havent heard any comments like this so far. Things have been pretty mellow among the tables and Raymer and Matusow have not been at the same table yet. I am sure at some point today that will change. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Brian Abq: Andrew, how hard has it been to cover the WSOP with all the media that has been around, plus the ESPN Cameras get first rights to the tables? Andrew Feldman: Tallk about a media frenzy. There are like 20 cardplayer people, 4 pokerwire people, 5 pokerpages people, all trying to get chip counts! Besides them, the cameramen roam the floor non-stop. They changed the rules for the media the other day as far as where we can stand during play to allow the cameramen to have all the space they need. It really is amazing how that many media outlets have decided to cover the event this year. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Brian (fla): what are the WSOP standings as of right now? Andrew Feldman: Mike Matusow $5,104,000 Phil Ivey $4,600,000 Steve Dannenmann $4,150,000 Tex Barch $3,900,000 Greg Raymer $3,500,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Israel (Atlanta, GA): When do youe expect the WSOP to become a $25,000 buy-in for the main event? Andrew Feldman: The tournament directors do not want to go this route. They said, "As long as we can handle it, we're not going to increase the buy in." I'm not sure what handle it means, but I'm guessing that once it hits 10K in players, they may need to re-think their strategy. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Israel (Atlanta, GA): Why do you think Daniel did so much poorer this year compared to last year? Did people simply play him more aggressively since they see him play into draws on TV so often? Andrew Feldman: Daniel just had a tough world series, no way around it. He couldnt get much going and only he can tell you why. He's also been playing nightly at the win for a lot of money, so perhaps this was distracting him. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Phil: (Ottawa, Canada): How many pros do you think will work their way through to the final table? Andrew Feldman: I said 3 yesterday and said: Matusow, Ivey, and Watkinson. Whoops. Watkinson is out, so I'll still say 3, but replace Watkinson with Raymer. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mike (Cleveland): Why does ESPN wait 3 months to air the main event? With the way the Internet is today, we will know the winner as soon as it happens. Andrew Feldman: Its hard to cut down 9 days of play into a couple hours. Plus, they are airing all the circuit events. As far as finding out the winner, poker is mainstream enough that everyone will be reporting on it anyway. Good luck trying to hide from finding out the result. In all honest, people watch poker on TV to see the hands. Yes you may know who won the whole thing, but its the hands that really are the exciting ones that you pay attention to. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------RD (Boulder City, NV: Do you think ESPN will ever air a live tournament? Andrew Feldman: No idea. Andrew Feldman: Ok, its time to see who will survive the day! Join me tomorrow when I will have Evelyn Ng chatting with us! Orville
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I tried the search function but did not find what I was looking for. If anyone can supply a link that would be great.My question is, What is the appropriate opening bet?In his Full Tilt article Chris Fergusun says:"One of the most common mistakes in No-Limit Hold 'em is coming in for a raise that's too big. In early position, you want to keep your raises at about two times the big blind. With four to six players to act behind you when you're in middle position, raise to about two and a half big blinds, and raise to about three times the big blind from late position."In other articles I've read it says to raise about 3.5 times the big blind in early position.Who's right, or is your opening bet more subjective depending on the table you are at?Any help is greatly appreciated.Orville
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sounds like you put him on tilt. what happened after that hand?orvillepoker is deceptive? :cry: sounds like it worked, and you pissed him off... -
You have a great program in Poker Tracker and GT+. It should pay for itself in no time. On UB all I have to do is open a table, click the hand history button, open PT and the Ultimate History add-on, and all the hands are imported to PT. I usually open four tables and hand histories and let the program run while I have lunch or do some work around the house. When I'm ready to play I close everything out, import the HH, autorate the players, and then start playing. I'm not sure if it's ethical to let the program run and "get stats for free" without actually playing but it works for meOrvilleJust got PT & gametime+ today; I'm in love. How do you "scout" out tables? The only way I know is to sit, play a hand, and then view a player at the table as you normally and wait for a valid table VPIP, etc. %. -
I just had to do that very thing this week. I was getting a new computer and didn't want to start over from zero with hand historys. I went into the Program Files folder and found the Poker Tracker subfolder and opened it. I then copied all files that ended in .mdb. The only file that ended in .mdb that I did not copy was ptregv2.mdb. The help forum said not to copy that file. I copied everything to a CD-R. After I downloaded a new copy of Poker Tracker and get my new code, I simply copied the files on the CD-R to the Poker Tracker folder on the new computer. There might be an easier way but this worked for meOrville
ok, can you read? I KNOW THEY HAVE A DAMN FORUM. I know i need a new serial key. all i want to know is what is the freaking file i have to move for the database. Why do you bother making a post saying 'i dont know the answer to your question.'????Seriously dood, you need to go to the PT site. They have a ton of posts on how to do this. First you will need to request a new key from PT so you don't have to pay again. Second, depending on how many databases you have you will need to copy some files off of cpu 1 and put them onto cpu 2. The posts on PT will tell you exactly which files and where to find them. If you know computers 101 this will be easy as pie. Good luck. -
I prefer UB. I went from Pokerroom to PP to Poker Stars and finally ended up at UB. I like the way the bonus is given for each raked hand played, not after a set amount of hands. I think the sight itself run fairly smooth and play is easy to follow.Orvilletime it'd take to work off depends on your limits and skill of course. the thing i like about ub bonuses is they're released as you earn it so every cent you earn will be in your account ready to withdraw when you leave the table and it never expires. full tilt does it in increments after x amount of points. -
Being that I am still a rookie at hold em, I would take the money. I could then pay off some debts and then deposit more money in my UB account and not have to worry about losing all my bankroll.If I was a seasoned poker player I would seriously consider taking the seat.OrvilleYou are in Las Vegas...(to cut out all of those reasoning that if you would get a trip out of it...that it would be different...)Again...You are in Las Vegas...A guy comes up to you with $10,000 in one hand...and WSOP ME seat in the other.....You can take one....which one would you take? -
Who's more annoying, Norman Chad or Vince Van Patten?Norman Chad has the annoying jokes about his ex wives but at least knows something about poker.I can't believe Norman Chad has many ex wives. He looks like a troll. Maybe he's hung like a donkey. He does however know a lot about poker and is not afraid to give Phil Helmuth some crap.Orville
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I really like to play a certain time limit. But if I'm up as the time limit closes in I just stop or play very tight so I don't lose to much profit.Orville
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I usually play for a set period of time and quit when that time is up. With that said, sometimes I will take a quick profit. I have to work early in the morning(4am-Noon) so if I am having trouble concentrating that day I simply take my profit and quit. The same goes if I am losing. If I can't keep myself focused because I'm tired then I quit.Orville
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I have been playing on UB exclusively for about 4 months. I did not have any problem clearing my bonus. I love the fact that their are many games to choose from. I have not had any problem on UB yet(knock on wood).Orville
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I had a guy tell me nice suck out after I beat him. Was he right?.25/.50 Limit on UBI had K-K in SBPre-flop, everyone folds to button. Button bets. I raise. BB folds. Button calls.Flop 5h 2s 9sI bet, button raises, I reraise with pair of kings, button capsTurnQhI bet, button raises, I call.RiverKsI bet, button raises, I re-raise, button capsButton had 5-5 for three of a kindI win with K-K-KHe says nice suck out.I just figured that my dominating pre flop hand held up, or did I suck out.I thought in order to suck out you had to have the worst hand pre-flop and then hit the community cards.Could someone explain.Thanks Orville
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My dad’s got this most awesome set of tools, I can fix it.--Sean Penn...Fast Times At Ridgemont High"Whatta you mean I'm funny?... Funny how, am I a clown, do I amuse you?"--Joe Pesci...Goodfellas"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."--Adam Sandler...Billy Madison
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I agree but I tried using the search function and could not come up with what I was looking for. As a result I had to post the exact question I had.OrvilleThere is way too many of these threads... -
Had my first Royal Flush last week. Flopped the nut heart flush and caught the K
on the river. Unfortunately I play at the .25/.50 limit tables and only one person stayed til the river. I didn't win much but I can still brag to my buddies. I've now had a straight flush and royal flush within the last three months. Maybe I should quit while I'm ahead 
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Are the default autorate rules for Pokertracker any good. I am using them now but was wondering if anyone had a set of different rules that I could use.Thanks Orville
when do you play your best poker?
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I usually play pretty good when I am home alone, using Poker Tracker and just concentrating on playing good. If I really want to play great I turn Poker Tracker off, strip naked, slam my penis in a drawer two or three times, and then start playing(this does not work well at the local casino though).Orville