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In my experience, you need 18-22 buy-ins for a comfortable NL bankroll. 6 is a joke.$900, at the level you are playing, means you are not all that successful. Playing $25 NL tables, two at a time (there is no real excuse for one-tabling at these low limits), for as little as 10 hours a week, you should be well over $900 in profit (including bonuses, of course!). My guess would be that you should be pulling in (for 10 hours, lets say) about $80 a week ($40 per table) from play, and another $10 or so a week from bonuses. 9 months means approximately 36 weeks, so you should be near a profit o

A friend of mine has a good one. He has a rather loose style, so we all call him the following:"Three Balls"For the slower folks in the group, this came about because of how often the phrase "You gotta have three balls to make that call" was used to describe his play. For my tight-aggressive play, I was quickly dubbed "One-Nut" in that game. I still prefer Cuban B!

Cuban B!

Following along here.Agree with just about every play you have made. Only questionable moves I see were the early position raise with A10s and the large bet with QQ when the A hit the flop (you bet 500, I think 330 or so would have been enough to find out where you were).

Same flush is one possibility.Another is Barry flopped two pair and slow played, and Phil caught him on the turn.Who knows. Maybe the board had four to a straight and the Ace gave Phil broadway.

I'm thinking they focus in on the growth of online poker and the number of online qualifiers that are in the tourney. Thus, I am thinking guys like Prahlad, Savage, Arnold, etc. will get extensive coverage.Realistically, though, this is very hard to predict. The editing of the story is very dependent on what happens. For example, if Jose Rosenkratz and a couple of the Brenes bros win some events, I would expect a "Poker in Costa Rica" angle, as well as a "Poker in the Family" angle (thing Mizrachis, Sterns, etc.). We will all see, I guess.

My true sleeper (that I was willing to put in top 10) was Allen Cunningham. Too bad DN posted his team and it included Allen way up top. Now everyone is aware of this guys potential.My other sleeper was J'Dags. Everyone knows him, but not many were willing to put him in their top 20. So I did. Oh, and not too many lists include David Chiu. He is my #20 guy.

Very good advice. If you are not in position, you should mix up your play preflop. A small raise is acceptable, if you are capable of folding to a reraise. At other times, limping is fine. Once the flop comes out, these hands generally play themselves. If you hit, depending on your opponent(s) you should either make a small raise (hoping for that reraise), or check (if the board is completely non-threatening, i.e., no 4 to a flush, etc.) if you are trying to trap. If you miss the set, but there are no overcards, you should make a healthy bet (60-80% of the pot). A reraise means you fold

I disagree wholeheartedly.I have been lurking on this site for a very long time (read the forums daily). Just because I never felt the urge to register or post before should not exclude me from the WSOP Pool. I believe Daniel is an understanding person and will not give in to the few of you who are pushing for these retroactive changes simply to increase your odds of winning (I can't fault you for trying, but really, I think an open door policy is best. What was announced originally should be how it remains, at least for this years WSOP Pool.)Not everyone that joins now and begins to post no

I think there are several valid reasons to hit and run, under the proper circumstances.First of all, if your table is full of capable players, except for one or two live fish, and you target the fish and wipe them out, I think leaving is a wise move. Another instance where I like to leave a profitable table, is when my tight-aggresive play is beginning to effect the play of others. If I sat down at a juicy table with a 44% seeing the flop, and that percent drops to 33%, I am likely to run with my winning and look for a better table. It isnt that this table cant be beat, its just that there