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Could it have been someone he knows? An ex-wife, cheating girlfriend or loser friend, perhaps? $40K is a lot of coin. Relationships/friendships have been compromised for far less. All it takes is one person knowing the login and passing that on to a third party. Just a thought.

DOG.Short Term Reason: Cat could've raised but elected to call.Long Term Reason: Cat far more likely to go on tilt with a bad beat, because dog's forget sh*t, like, three seconds after it happens. A great trait for poker.

Amen. He is what Greg Maddux is to baseball. What Wayne Gretzky is to Phoenix hockey. What those orange-and-black-wrappered-peanut-chew-things are to a sack of full-sized Halloween candy bars.

You're on the money here, Spre. "E-Dawg" just sucked the life out of that show with his childish 'tude. He removed the CL from CLASS, big time. The only reason to watch that series was to see if he and PG would fight. Check it vs. the fun banter of Tony G/Matusow/Hellmuth vs. Ivey, and it doesn't even compare. Take your lumps like a man, Erick. Act like you've been there. It's poker, and if you're gonna set the mood with harsh talk (i.e., "idiot," "you always know the hole cards," etc.), you have to expect some needling from the man you've been beating on when you get the hammer dropped on you

PERHAPS...for HU vs. another ESP-er only. But again, think about it. How many 94o develop into quads? You know he's probably not gonna straight or flush you with 94o, and even if he does in these cases, you might best him anyway (i.e., higher flush).So as a board-knower, you wait around for ages with nut hands? Your opponent could pick off lots of small ones. Put yourself in the board shoes. You got QJo and see a board of AJXXX. Do you go all-in immediately? Eventually you'll get called with any A or KJ or whatever, since he knows what you got anyway.The general lack of "total nut" hands would

Thanks, and figured as much...missed it somehow. Although I guess by your response, there was no definitive answer?

I should've tried it in advance. BTW, do you have a pref yourself? I read your post, perhaps incorrectly, that you'd prefer the board, so you had me thinking just now that perhaps it's a different answer for each situation (I prefer the hole cards if it's just me knowing). Because knowing the board gives you the "power of first bluff"--but you'd have to use it, as it's the only bluff in your arsenal vs. a knower of hole cards. It'd be pretty scary if my opponent who could see the board goes all-in pre-flop with Q3o, knowing that I know he's only got Q3o.Obviously, the advantage shifts to the h

I agree that knowing the board would help you select hands with very high probabilities of winning. That said, there's no guarantee--barring the very best, stone cold nuts--that there wouldn't be a better hand out there. With knowing the opponent's hole cards, you could ALWAYS know exactly what the other player was doing as the hand progresses, and pick off EVERY bluff. I know this option appears more risky than knowing the board at first, but I think it only does so if you limit your perspective (and thus your activity) to pre-flop moves. Any hand you can see to the end, you'll make the corre

Apologies if this has been asked before, but I've been reading the forums for a long time and have not seen FCP discussion. I came across this topic a couple years back while reading some grizzled ESPN writer who tried pro poker for a year (he wasn't good, but the commentary was colorful). To me, the answer is a no-brainer, but I'm curious what others think in terms of choice, why and whether it truly is a no-brainer or not.I think the choice gets a little bit more fun if you consider that you're playing HU and whatever you choose, your opponent gets the other option. What say you?Oh, and flam

For more insight into biases, particularly those that exist in our subconscious, check out Steven Levitt's book, Freakonomics. Interesting stuff.