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srblan

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  1. Some of the places I've played will make the bet binding. In the main place I play, if you act out of turn, you are not allowed to initiate action. IOW, if you try to bet out of turn, you cannot bet if it is checked to you. I think you might be able to raise if it is bet to you, though.

  2. Without knowing the nature of the method your company is using to block this connection (I wouldn't post this information if I were you anyway, that definitely COULD result in termination), it's hard to say how to fix it. If you really need it, something like gotomypc would let you get to your home pc, and I think they have a free single-computer thing. It tunnels over http, so it should work.

  3. is there a rake (how much) or do they pay time per seat?no, i'm not using the search function
    It's something like $7 or $10 a player per half hour, but it gets taken from the winner of the first pot (called a "time pot").One of the reasons that they spread mixed games at those limits is that not everyone excels at every game. Also, emotional control is one of the things that contributes to the wins/losses of the players in that game. If you start chasing after pots when you are stuck, you can quickly get down further.
  4. Wrong forum, it will probably get moved.You made the right play and got unlucky. Nothing you could do. With your stack as short as it is, you don't want to be able to get away from the hand (mathematically, it is wrong to do so, that's what pot committed actually means).

  5. Here it is folks. Let me go through this step by step...Someone posted that he thought over 75% of people that post here had less than $100 to play online. Then Grinder posted this thread, and as you can see, quite the timing. When I brought it up to him, he responded as above, "you do have me there"That meant to me that he had less than $100 to play with. Sooooooooooooooo sorry.
    I sweated grinder in a 200+16 tournament yesterday on FTP, which he cashed in, so if he has less than 100, he withdrew it in a hurry.
  6. It's not terribly advanced, but if you notice aggression increase between a couple of players and then slow down when everyone else has dropped out, it should be a red flag.If you notice the raising wars happening between the same two or three players most of the time, same thing. I think your best bet would be e-mailing support with your concerns. I'm sure the last thing they want is for you to take your business elsewhere.

  7. No chance of the king scaring him into folding a small pair? I feel like I get a lot of folds from opponents in this spot.
    Do you think he'd raise you with a small pair on the flop if he thought you might have ak? If so, I dunno if you are going to scare him out. If not, well, you might check-raise the turn to see if he'll give you free cards next time the situation arises. It costs you the same amount, and if you get 3-bet, then you know it's probably time to pack it in.
  8. I'd like to give a swift kick in the nuts to whoever taught Van Patten the hand nicknames. "And he looks down at MOTOWN. But he's not going to play it. ****, I know 3 or 4 more nicknames for that hand. How could he fold it." And drooling over that guys wife at the Borgata ... kinda nasty.
    I swear, if I hear the line about the twigs and branches and the sucker again, I'm going to lose it.
  9. It's practically impossible for a solo player to beat the BJ multideck shoe games dealt these days - often with poor rules to boot. Even with good penetration, a good counter would need to accomplish huge bet spreads to get a decent edge. About the only way it's possible to beat such games is with a Team of low betting counters and a Big Player who gets signaled in to place the real Action. That's what the MIT team did. The casino loves to see a guy like Daniel playing $1000 a hand who gradually increases his action through the evening. What they say when this happens is ...YUM YUM :club:
    Just realized that at the higher limits they have double deck games at the Bellagio with decent rules. That game could probably beat without team play.
  10. I have noticed in online poker that a cash table will play a lot closer to the percentages (or so it seems) than a small SNG or MTT. When I have posted hands and other wonderings about SNG's people often remark on here "variance is a *****, switch to cash games". I am beggining to see why. So I was wondering if anyone has a reasonable explanation as to why I am seeing such a difference in the way hands play out.For example. Cash table hand: I raised 3xBB on the button with fish hooks and got two callers. The flop was 8-K-K and as it went to the river none of us had a K and my JJ held up. Tourney hand: Loose player min raises (hes shown down three hands though and all have been and gets three callers including myself with A-K in the BB. Flop came 2-K-5 rainbow. I checked planning a check raise knowing the loose player would bet and he did to which i check raised and he called. The turn was a two and I led out to which he raised. I re-raised and he went all in and I called. I was devistated when he flipped up A-2. I know these are just two hands but they are a good measure of what seems to happen in SNG's. The amount of rediculous bad beats in tourney's are just mind blowing and while they do happen in a cash game they seem to be a lot less frequent. These are just my observations and I was hoping to get other thoughts and observations on the large difference between cash games and SNG's.Chad
    People tend to gamble a lot more in tournaments (especially lower level) because the blinds keep escalating. In a cash game, if you get broke, it's your money. In a tourney, it's just chips.
  11. Well, either he is tilting and is doing this with 7s8s, or he has drawn aces and has bet like this to make it look like he's tilting.If it went raise, reraise, or early position, I think it's an autofold.But an open raise, from late position, allin, from a guy who just lost a race, whom you have covered, I'm probably calling.If he has AA/KK, so be it...if he has AK, at least you're leading...I think it's too likely he has a lot of hands you dominate.
    That was my thought as well. I don't think he would have done it with aces, though, I feel like that would have been too much of a risk.
  12. I feel like you are talking yourself into calling here. If you think your hand is best, lead out on the turn and take a weak lead on the river. Check-calling gives you no information, and doesn't put your opponent to any type of decision. Put more pressure on your opponent. Rather than trying to convince yourself that you have the best hand, you should save your energy and try to convince your opponent.

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