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I don't think phil ever plays in the biggest game, and I'm not sure he has ever played at 2k-4k or above. In fact, I'm not even sure that he's played at 1k-2k. To answer the original question, one of the things that makes the mixed games profitable for some is that they are mixed. If someone is a specialist in a given game, why would you want to play only that game (unless you are in a heads-up challenge, of course
I.e Phil Hellmuth...but some of them will inevitably drop down after losing enough.
)? Instead, playing mixed games, there are some players that are strong in one game but fishy in others. By seeing to it that you lose less in your weak games than you win in your strong games, you will show a profit. You won't be destroying the game most of the time, but even a small percentage of a big bet per hour will be a nice profit.Several of the big game players tend to gamble when they are stuck to try to get it back. This causes them to make mistakes that they normally wouldn't make. Profiting on a few of those mistakes makes a big difference in the long run between winning and losing.There are also those players that stop in from time to time who are "game builders," i.e. the fish who everyone at the table will be trying to feed on. When Daniel mentioned that Eskimo sat in the big game, he was referring to one of the most well known high-limit game builders. He had a lot of success in tournaments which he use to give to the big games. When he moves up to take a shot higher, the game will usually become profitable for all of those involved (in the long run, not necessarily on a given day).
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When the blinds go up, start stealing antes. The whole point of accumulating chips early on is to put fear into your opponents when you start hammering away at the blinds. Also, pay attention to the small and large stacks. These are the ones you want to avoid confrontations with. If they are yet to act, reconsider raising with a marginal hand, knowing that a large stack is apt to gamble with you, while a small stack is likely to make a stand.Don't limp into pots once the antes kick in (or if you do, only do so a very small percentage of the time). What will happen more often than not is that you will limp in, and someone will raise you out. Don't give anything away easily. If you limp with a medium strength hand, you are giving cards away easily. If you can't stand a raise, you are giving chips away easily.
That summarizies my MTT tournament strategies (I only play online and in $5-$10 tourney's, which probably isn't comparable), but I find this strategy really only gets me into good position for the first 1/2 of the tourney (I'll often find myself top 5% of the field with 3/5 of the players gone), and once the blinds start escalating and people get desperate this strategy just falls apart. I seem to be able to finish in the low end of the money with this strategy, and not much else.When I'm playing my best, I play "small ball," meaning, I don't take silly risks and chop away at small pots. It's an aggressive style, but it's controlled... -
What you're saying is that someone who is very good at poker has nothing to learn from people who are not as good at poker. If even the best players state that they never stop learning, how is it possible that they could never learn anything from weaker players? It's not. It is weak thinking to never question anyone, especially in a game that rewards original thinking.Can we teach daniel how to play better poker? i don't think so. Therefore we shouldn't critized. I've learned alot from Daniel. This is why i have the upmost respect. Until i play him that is. :colors: -
heh, those were my thoughts as I read through his list. I hate the constant deck changes in time games the most.
You must play at Lucky Chances. Lots of "live 6" in the 3/6. Happens less in the 6/12, but still happens. People are asking to change the deck nearly every frickin hand.And the most common thing said there is "all-in never loses".I love that place!Calling a bet on the river with the words: "I know you've got me beat, but I have to see it""One time" when calling a bet pre-flop with 3-4 off suit"I'm playing my rush - Live 6" (in 3-6 game)"Can I get a seat change? This seat has no luck""I always play 10-7 off suit. It's DN's favorite hand""I have the nuts", and then showing a losing hand"all-in never loses" (in limit games)"deuces never loses""That's my lucky dealer""change the deck please" -
lol, reading through this list I could tell where you play, then your location confirmed it.Calling a bet on the river with the words: "I know you've got me beat, but I have to see it""One time" when calling a bet pre-flop with 3-4 off suit"I'm playing my rush - Live 6" (in 3-6 game)"Can I get a seat change? This seat has no luck""I always play 10-7 off suit. It's DN's favorite hand""I have the nuts", and then showing a losing hand"all-in never loses" (in limit games)"deuces never loses""That's my lucky dealer""change the deck please" -
Yes, you should have checked. You want someone to catch up and give you action. If it's checked around, try throwing out a bet on the turn, but don't be disappointed if you still don't get action.
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If I were playing the hand, preflop I would have raised slightly more than pot size. Opening for 3x BB or so is fine, but when you have limpers, your bet has to get bigger or you are going get exactly what you ended up with: 87 callers. Here, with 70 in the pot, my raise would be at least 150. You could even go for an overbet, hoping that someone will think you are on a steal and play back.On the flop, you are in a situation where any of three approaches would be correct: push, fold, or fold and go into a Hellmuthian rant (I think I just made up a word), berating all of those who called your raise. If I felt that my opponents were capable of laying down a draw, a strong argument could be made for pushing. You probably won't lose much folding, but I would probably push. I'm not worried about the guys to act behind me because unless there are several in the pot, they aren't going to be getting the right price to call your push. This is such a marginal situation...
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My assumption is that most people lose money from the blinds. The goal is to lose as little as possible. You are being forced to play the pot, out of position, with any two cards. This can't be +EV. Limiting your losses by folding trash in the small blind and only occasionally defending against steal attempts seem to be the most effective ways to limit the damage.
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I might do it once in a session just to prevent people from taking shots at me, but in a low limit game, it is too easy for someone to have a random pair that beats me.
I would make him show down.Is there a different way?Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (10 handed) converterPreflop: Hero is BB with Ac, Kd. 8 folds, SB calls.Flop: (6 SB) 7h, 6d, 2h (2 players)SB bets, SB calls.Turn: (5 BB) 4c (2 players)SB bets, Hero folds.Final Pot: 6 BB -
Nice post. A little to add. One of the most common mistakes that people make overcalling is calling when they know that they can beat the original raiser, but they are not sure they can beat everyone else. If you have a weak hand that you know can beat the aggressor, but probably can't beat another player in the hand, get out. Sometimes you will fold the winner, but you will much more frequently just be a donor.
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Short handed, it's not a terrible play since if you flop a 4-flush, it will often create a pot that's big enough for you to draw to your flush. Additionally, it could often be the best hand. In a game with blinds this low, I'm probably limping a lot, taking a lot of flops. If there is a guy constantly raising, my hand selection gets a bit tighter, but not much if the money is deep enough. A question about the SB: is he capable of slowplaying a set? It sets off a red flag for me when someone who is constantly betting and raising decides to check. People that have a constant pattern are often trapping when they deviate from that pattern. If SB is capable of slowplaying a set (this flop would be one of the worst possible to do that, but you never said he was smart), then you might proceed cautiously if you had more money in front of you. With only 30 behind, you are not deep enough to get really hurt in this pot. If he has a set of 5s, you've still got 4 whole outs to beat him. With 8s, you're drawing to 2, a lousy situation, but at least you're not totally dead.That said, if he's trapping you, rap the table, say "Ni han, sir," and pull out your wallet. With 50 in the pot and 30 in your stack, you're not getting away from that hand. You have a strong, but vulnerable hand and not enough chips to protect it (realistically, having to call 30 to win 80 prices a LOT of hands and draws in). If you try to get cute with the hand, you will end up regretting it. Just shove in your stack and hope someone with one pair calls.Believe it or not, someone with a flush draw would be correct to call (this is the problem with your preflop raise) they are a 2:1 dog getting 2.7:1 to call. You don't have a big enough stack to protect your hand from a flush, and in many games it wouldn't matter anyway - those are the games where you'd want to push the hand hoping a flush draw calls. Yes, 35% of the time, you'll lose, but if they call getting worse than 2:1, you are making money.If you knew that you were going to make a hand with your suited ace, but that you were going to be up against a draw, you'd want to keep the pot as small as possible to prevent laying odds against that draw. As Sklansky illustrates, the way that you make money is by forcing your opponent to make improper calls. By building a pot that you are unable to protect with your stack, you will often force a loose, gambling opponent to make a correct play, despite his best efforts (and yours).
A8s UTG is not a raising hand, in my opinion. Call with it, perhaps call a small raise (except in the case of your loose agressive - call a fair raise with him).The flop is very good to you (Ace, reasonable kicker) but the flush possibility is out there. You have to bet not only to protect your hand, but to push out smaller pairs (perhaps a TT or 99 is sitting out there hoping to trip up), and make flush draws pay for their card.If this was a rainbow flop, I might try the C/R, but since there is a chance of flush, I have to bet it out.DevI'm UTG and raise to 6 with A8 spades. -
It wouldn't particularly surprise me to see 76 or something like A10 of diamonds (as previously mentioned) here on the river. A set of 3s, 4s, or 10s a very good possibility too. I can't discount 34 sooted either. I'm not sure that I would have bet the river (or called). The board is scary enough that any draws that are out there have gotten there, so I'm looking for a cheap showdown, not a value betting situation.First time posting hand histories. Be brutal everybody.Yep, its been one of those mornings. Or prehaps I suck. Its time for the "How bad did I tard this up?" game. 2 hands worth. Have at it ya'll. PokerStars 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed) converterPreflop: Zerospace is MP2 with [Qs], [Qh]. UTG calls, 1 fold, UTG calls, UTG+2 folds, Zerospace calls.Flop: (14.50 SB) [4d], [Ts], [3h] (4 players)UTG checks, Zerospace bets, MP3 calls, UTG calls.Turn: (11.75 BB) [8d] (3 players)UTG checks, Zerospace bets, MP3 calls, UTG calls.River: (14.75 BB) [5d] (3 players)UTG checks, Zerospace bets, Zerospace calls, MP3 calls.Final Pot: 23.75 BB***********************************************************************PokerStars 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed) converterPreflop: Zerospace is CO with [Ad], [Qd]. 1 fold, BB calls, UTG+1 calls, MP3 calls.Flop: (8.50 SB) [4h], [4s], [Qh] (4 players)BB checks, UTG+1 checks, MP3 checks, Zerospace bets, BB folds, UTG+1 folds, MP3 calls.Turn: (5.25 BB) [As] (2 players)MP3 checks, Zerospace bets, MP3 calls.River: (7.25 BB) [5h] (2 players)MP3 checks, Zerospace bets, MP3 calls.Final Pot: 13.25 BBWay too aggressive on the river. On the flop, there are two hearts and a paired board. Anybody that calls you (generally) will have a flush draw, a queen, a 4, a pocket pair, or a mental condition that prevents them from folding. Given that he's stayed with you through the flop and turn, and realizing that you can't beat anything but a queen or a pocket pair (other than 5s). You are in another situation where you just want to see a showdown. Checking behind is the correct play because you have a very marginal hand given the board and are unlikely to get paid off by a weaker one.
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As long as the game is good. If it's fishy and you aren't getting cards, stick around a bit longer.
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What a pantload. Typical infomercial tactics. Scam.
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The button probably had something like two hearts.
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Strong players will often check in the dark in this spot. I'm not saying it's the best play, it is just fairly common. You probably aren't going to fold your two pair to a bet, but would rather not get raised and have to make a decision. An added benefit is that by checking in the dark, if they make their hand and you fill up, you can raise them when they bet.
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Yes, no gaps. Roy West has what he calls a two point rule, where you assign a point to each of your dead key cards (for example, if your hand is 9TJ, your key cards are 8 and Q) and a half of a point to your secondary cards (K and 7). If you have two points or less, your draw is live. Otherwise, let the hand go. I don't go very far with an unimproved three-flush unless I have big cards (bigger than the board), a pair, or I picked up some sort of straight draw.Two pair is a very overrated hand in stud, IMO. I rarely bet it on the river against a good player. I will often look for a showdown, but I don't value bet it very aggressively because I get burned by it a lot.The "rule" about when to fold is, don't continue past 5th street with any hand that is not strong enough to see to the end. I don't always play in this manner, but more often than not I do.Thanks. Good starter advice. When you say 3 to a straight to start, is that no-gaps, or would you play 78T?Also, I think the thing I have the most trouble with is knowing when to stop chasing. Let's say I'm 3 to a flush, and I call one bet to see 4th. Do I need to improve to call another bet to 5th, assuming my flush is still live? Or am I committing to 2 more streets when I start playing my flush. I generally feel I need a strong draw to 2pair or better on 5th to call any bets or raises, so my strategy has been to see 5th anytime I see 4th and the action isn't insane. -
True, some of them break legs.He booked bets, I know a few bookies.. they're not all greasy coke heads who break arms, you know.
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Maybe often was an overstatement on my part. If I notice someone raising my blind just because action is folded around to them, I will defend with ace-high sometimes.
If you're defending a blind with Ax you're gonna be dominated a LOT when an A hits.Even if i get to play A7o from the BB for free and the flop comes AJ8 it's a hand you're gonna be behind on a LOT of the time.In your case you're gonna play A8o out of position for 6SB, two of them yours? I don't see it as a moneymaker.Suitedness only adds about 3% to the odds of a hand winning, suited or unsuited, I will often defend my blind with an ace. -
Running a LICENSED sports book in Vegas is not illegal. You need to get the Nevada Gaming Control Board's permission if you want to run a legal one.I don't think Kaplan or Regan got their facts straight. Last time I checked, running a sports book in Vegas wasn't illegal in Vegas, although it was well know that these places were shook down by Spiltro's Crew. They even showed the "Ant" making a "bookie" pay off a losing bet in Casino if I remember. Historically (per FBI-see the book Tony Accardo by an ex FBI ajent) Spilatro represented the Stardust, which was the first major Vegas book in a Casino and it WAS his job to threaten and/or see trumped up stuff leveled at the competion.Actually one of the bigger sports bookies on the East Coast was in the final tables of the 2004 Taj ESPN tournament just on TV-- kind of funny how he went out of his way to not be on the camera but couldn't hide the higher and higher he finished. For that reason I doubt Kaplan, as a NY/NJ player has his facts straight, as regards the old Mayfair and East Coast sports betting.Regardless I thought Mr. Lederer was now happily married to Susie of the old Bellagio Poker Room Management, had stopped (per Danial) playing in most high cash games, and now just counts his money while making appearances in free rolls and the bigger tournaments. Not exactly the retirement style of a criminal -
Low limit players are not very inclined to bluff. Generally, when they have a hand they bet. When they have a draw, sometimes they have a hand, sometimes not. Folding when you don't have a pair to save two bets is bigger than a small edge.
Why does everyone say this!?Limit hold'em is about pushing man very small edges...not waiting for better spots.
Eh, it's low limit, there are better spots.Noone's looking this guy up?We have the nut-no-pair hand... -
The math is not incorrect. However, it does not take into account the fact that the pot size will be much higher with 4 people in the hand, than 1 or 2. Therefore, your chance of winning is lower, but your expected value is much higher.
Are you saying that math is incorrect?Let me make this clear. I would love 1 or 2 of these people to play in a pot with me if I had aces, but if all 4 other hands are in the pot to the river then aces are going to lose more often than win. This is a valid argument, its simply math. If you think it is wrong then please at least say why it is wrong, don't just brush it off.
WOW, I cannot believe someone is still making this incredibly weak (not to mention non-existent) argument for not wanting people with junk hands to chase you when you have a monster hand.It may be true that these are the types of players you want at your table, but only if you can isolate against them. If you are at a table with five players who will see the flop at any cost with any two cards, your pocket aces will no longer be the favorite against the other hands combined. One of the other players will almost always out-flop you. Here is an example of preflop odds:Seat 1 - A A 45.2% Seat 2 - Q J 11.5% Seat 3 - 10 5 14.3% Seat 4 - 6 7 15.4%Seat 5 - 9 9 13.7%Probability seat 1 will win at river = 45%Probability someone else will win at river = 55%Aces would be a huge favorite against any one hand, but against 4 random hands it is a slight underdog. This is why it is tough to beat a table full of fish. -
Eh, it's low limit, there are better spots.Noone's looking this guy up?We have the nut-no-pair hand... -
Doesn't that refer to multiway pots though?
This is right, but you're thinking about it the wrong way. Suitedness adds alot to your hand.Exerpt from SSHE:"30Put another way, if your suitedness increases your chance of winning from, say, 16 percent to 20 percent, this is not a 4 percent increase, but rather a 25 percent increase."Protect when it's suited. Fold when it's not.Suitedness only adds about 3% to the odds of a hand winning, suited or unsuited, I will often defend my blind with an ace.
hey daniel: what was ur first big win?
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