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Rakeback in the top % of that offered. Doesn't necessarily have to be the best, but close.Coverage for numerous sites.A web GUI that shows my rakeback status, by site.Fantastic customer service (answer my emails within a couple hours if it's not 3:00am). Answer the questions *right* the first time. English as the native language cannot be stressed sufficiently.Enough members to engender a sense of stability.Preferably deals made directly with Poker sites so they deposit my rake-back into my account rather than having the rakeback site manage my money for me and deposit monthly or whatever.B

Blind him out as quickly as the software will let me.If lightning struck my Internet connection at the end of a tourney, I'd expect my opponent to do the same to me.If you want to play a "friendly" game of Poker, gather your friends and play for plastic chips.If you want to play some real Poker, take off the damn skirt and get down to business!

I'm pretty sure I'm folding that AQo preflop.But wow. :shock:

That's already been proven, at least to the IRS's and U.S. government's satisfaction. The IRS treats Poker winnings as earned income, implying skill is involved.

this is a load of BSI'l tell you what i do at home. I beat the shit out of my dirty laundry. Just feels so good to get it out.at the B&M i suck it up. and regroup. nothing much u can do there except laughWhat's BS about it?I've never been steamed by a bad beat. I get plenty steamed when I make a hugely incorrect move, but never about a bad beat.Bad beats get a "wow" or "nice hand" or "great call". If the player seems intelligent enough to know he bad-beat me, it's usually "ouch". Then I move on.I've taken plenty of bad beats so far. Know what? My BR is still up, even with all of them

Bad beats are supposed to happen to good players. When they do, just accept it and move on to the next hand.Sure, it would be nice to never have to take one, but if that was the case people who'll call your big raise with J8 offsuit would never pay off your Aces, because they would know they could never win.

Uh, yeah. So Joe and John collude in this way and, because of it, you make 3rd place instead of 1st.How much money did that cost you?Lenient? Shoot the bastids!

I don't understand why bad beats would tilt any good player (including Hellmuth).If it's a bad beat, you make money on the bet in the long run. Your results (if you're a winning rather than lucky player) show that month to month.If I *want* someone to call, and he does, and then he sucks out, well, I'm not exactly thrilled, but I don't care either. I got what I wanted (my $ in with the best of it). Those bad beats are what keeps bad players coming back.And maybe I won't get my stack back from that particular player on that night, but there are thousands just like him that will give it back t

I never tell them to keep playing at this table. If they're a good player on tilt, they get it quickly enough.Usually it's "nice hand". Sometimes, if the suckout was to a particularly good hand, they get a "wow".Any time that a fish bets hard before the river and then shows after chasing everyone out, I always compliment them. I want them to keep betting hard early when they've got a hand.Never EVER berate a fish. Do that shit on my table and it's YOU I'll be berating. I promise. :evil:

That would require skill. Smash's scheme requires no skill, just the ability to read your cards and the community cards.

not hot.

Two thoughts...1) If Annie switched sides, it'd make her hotter. Hotter in an Ellen Degeneres sort of way... which really isn't all that hot. But still better than straight. Gah. Straight to the vomitorium. 2) Unless Shannon Elizabeth is a completely frigid bitch, I'd take her over Annie any day. (As if I had a chance anyway ) But man that dude looks way too goofy to get either the young rich hottie or the old rich dog, so maybe I do have a shot...

Aha, but I wasn't referring to his BR-based courage. I was referring to his experience.He hasn't had the time in playing Poker that DN has. That's a big hurt on him right there.And he's not playing entirely with his money. From the looks of things, most of it is other peoples' money. Does he care about their money enough to play somewhat scared? I don't know the answer to that one, but I'm going to guess that's going to affect his play as well...If I were the type to bet on things I can't control (like sports and roulette), I'd put plenty of coin on DN.

Neverwin risking his BR? Not.I'd have to do some digging to find it, but I believe I read that NW is putting up 200-250k for the match and his "backers" (read: nwp forum lackeys) are putting up the rest.This might have changed somewhat since his strong showing at the WSOP main event, haven't heard.But here's the analysis on that thought...NW is some punk kid shooting his mouth off who doesn't have the roll to meet DN's challenge.DN is a very experienced pro who might "feel" $500k out of his own pocket, but doesn't seem to be worried about it.Just the BR situation tells me that, barring some e

OK, and now the more logical side of things...Poker is gambling, plain and simple. The nature of the game is that random events occur over a period of time, and those who enjoy gambling bet on those events before they occur. Whomever guesses which random event will occur, wins.Notice the frequent use of the word "random" in that paragraph.Let's look at some odds based on that word, "random".Let's say you're dealt pocket Aces in Hold 'Em. Against any one random hand, your pre-flop odds of winning that hand are about 1-4. That means that, against a single opponent with a random hand, you will

why would it not be profitable for a site to rig things so that bad players were better and good players worse?(one simple way is to rig longshot river draws)1) Because these sites, especially their randomizers, are frequently audited by professional, third party auditing firms (think PWC). It is highly unlikely that such a firm would put their reputation on the line by lying about the audit results.2) Because if these sites did that and got caught at it (via auditors or however else), their rep would forever be ruined in the Poker community and they'd have made their last dollar. You can ch

Play it to win, and adjust the limits according to your conscience.In my home games, I insist on very low limits. Why? Because I know my friends can only afford to lose a certain amount of money... and I know they're going to lose. If I don't take their chips, my daughter will.Without friends at the table, I want everyone's chips in my stack at the highest limit my BR and skill supports. Period. That's what Poker is about. Collecting chips. It's just a happy coincidence that those little pieces of clay or plastic can turn into money at the cage or via the cashout button. ;)I haven't yet

I'm just gonna toss out a guess here... well, maybe two.You're either an ugly chick or an ugly gay guy, right?

Jennifer Tilly, with a bag over her head and duct tape over her mouth...Shannon Elizabeth has played some high stakes, but doesn't seem to be pro calibre...Hmm.If I say pro skills first, hot second, it's Jennifer Harmon. Heck, she's super cute regardless and is right up there in my book.Clonie... something just not right about her face... and too tall...But you asked who the best looking female player is... not necessarily pro?Shana Hiatt plays...I think Shannon Elizabeth is hotter though. Especially since she's a witch / wiccan. Freaky chicks make me drool. 8)

Depends on how you define "winner". How about:"having more money now than what you deposited"In that case, the only player I know for whom I can answer that question is myself, and the answer is yes, winner, so far...If it's:"having a positive BB/100"my PT database tells me that 18% is too high. Of course, I only see a fraction of each player's played hands so that value is highly suspect.

You just answered your own question. You have to call unless you're completely convinced you'll lose even if your draw hits.

It's mini-limt. Never believe someone has a flush unless you know he's rock solid or there are four to the flush on the board.A bet or raise usually means any pair, or an ace in their hand, or a draw to a flush or (rarely, because they can't see 'em) a straight.Button is probably looking to see if someone beats his QQ (he might have a flush, but I don't believe him with only 3 hearts on he board). SB holds a 9, a 10, or 2 pair and fears the Q or the flush.The double-gut is only 6 outs (the hearts will make a flush for someone) but you still have odds to call that last bet.Obviously our 20/20

I thought it was funny... I was waiting for a punch-line comparing the spending to buy-ins...

There is no doubt that it's sage advice to tell people "don't tilt".My point is that it's akin to telling people to "play solid" (as opposed to "liquid", yes, longtime lurker ).So if we want to be useful here... HOW do you not tilt? What techniques can be used to understand when you start to tilt? What can you do when you detect tilt coming on to avoid or lessen it?How about something better than just "play solid poker" and "don't tilt"? One might think that such a respected poster could answer those types of questions in a "sage advice" topic...

Obviously I didn't know Steve was one of the more respected posters on the forum. Incidentally, based upon the OP being an incredibly vague, everyting about poker tells us this, sort of post, I didn't catch that. Sorry.I would suggest I'm not the only one to indicate the advice was so vague as to be virtually useless...