Tiltinagain 973 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 And what scram said. Link to post Share on other sites
Ron_Mexico 4,219 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 A decent player could play any given 1/2 game and be +ev without even looking at his cards. Granted, in the year 2015 they've all at least read Supersystem but its not like its hard to get a level ahead of a typical 1/2 game. All 1/2 games can be beaten by understanding these three basic principles. * They're always bluffing * They're never bluffing * They never fold . I totally disagree with the "....without looking at your cards" part. Most any 1/2 game I've played always goes to showdown. People don't fold. That's the rub. It's tough to outplay them when they're that sticky. Or, maybe I suck. But whenever I try to make moves, they don't fold. And not because they're holding heavy. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Scroom 436 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Play tighter but be sure to allow yourself to get caught lying just enough that you can bet the hell out of your better situations without them worrying that you're credible. After you've punished them with superior hands a few times, start stealing. Once they sense that you're taking too many pots and feel confident enough to start calling again, tighten back up. Just be willing to fold lots of flops. The table should always revolve around you and what you decide to do. Your objective is to **** with their gravity. Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 My problem at 1/2 is i get bored and just start gambling. I do things i know i shouldnt because i have no patience. o get so bored sitting there its probably not a good idea for me to keep playing. Without tv and full internet i cant fade boredom. Link to post Share on other sites
iZuma 764 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 jesus 1/2 is basically the Big Game to me 1 Link to post Share on other sites
InternetExplorer 2,609 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I ****ing love my Nokians this time of year. Link to post Share on other sites
Theraflu 1,035 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 So I ordered this knife on Tuesday, with some other things. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000638D32/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Package came today. It had...6 of them in it. Link to post Share on other sites
Napa Lite 3,278 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I'll take one. I need a new chefs knife in the worst way. Link to post Share on other sites
Scroom 436 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 My problem at 1/2 is i get bored and just start gambling. I do things i know i shouldnt because i have no patience. o get so bored sitting there its probably not a good idea for me to keep playing. Without tv and full internet i cant fade boredom. You have to play at a level you respect otherwise you'll float off all your money. That's where games like 1/2 are dangerous because its very easy to lose a meaningful amount of money there (especially if they allow deep stacks) but incrementally, since the bets and pots are rarely large enough to make you sweat. The 1/2 games in Vegas are filled with nitty homeless regs with 30 years of accumulated wisdom of playing cheeseburger stakes poker- on the basis of winning or losing being the arbitive factor in their actually being able to buy a cheeseburger or not- who make the game much harder to beat than any given 3/6 which tend to be full of businessmen on the draw, bros with shitty BR management and Orientals playing by the book. Link to post Share on other sites
Ron_Mexico 4,219 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Ship one here Thera, I'll send you some beer back Link to post Share on other sites
Ron_Mexico 4,219 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I thought Asians were reckless players? Cheeseburger stakes. Funny. Link to post Share on other sites
The Ocho 970 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 So I ordered this knife on Tuesday, with some other things. http://www.amazon.co...0?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Package came today. It had...6 of them in it. Why would you spend $40 on a piece of crap (or apparently 6 pieces of crap) when you could spend $55 and get this: http://www.amazon.com/HENCKELS-INTERNATIONAL-Classic-8-inch-Chefs/dp/B00004RFMT/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1423173522&sr=8-1&keywords=henkels+chefs+knife Link to post Share on other sites
Napa Lite 3,278 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 That knife comes highly recommended on a bunch of sites. Also, it's $40 on my iPhone and $30 when I look on my computer. Both through Amazon. Crazy. Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Thera will teach you to speak english with that fvckin knife. Gonna have to work late tonight. Closed one of those referrals but now i got paperwork to push through to get the account open. Nobody pushes paper like essay21. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Theraflu 1,035 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Ship one here Thera, I'll send you some beer back If I was Suited, and had no real life friends or family, then I'd probably send you and Napa both one. As it is, I'll probably keep two, give one to the in-laws, one to a cook friend, one to my Dad for his birthday (Sunday!) and the last to a friend who got me this picture in a T-shirt, blown-up, from the brewery. One of my all-time favorite bottles: Why would you spend $40 on a piece of crap (or apparently 6 pieces of crap) when you could spend $55 and get this: http://www.amazon.co...els chefs knife As Napa said, it comes highly rated, and is less than $55. I probably could have waited a few weeks or months until it came back closer to $30, but I was in a buying mood on Tubesday. Link to post Share on other sites
JubilantLankyLad 1,957 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Commercial kitchens love the Fibrox knives because they aren't slippery and clean up easily, and last forever. They're great working knives that line cooks will use day in-day out and never complain. I have the Henkels that Guapo linked though, because I'm not a fucking line cook. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Napa_Don 688 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I wasn't serious. I mean, I was, but I assumed you would contact amazon about the error and they would tell you to ship them back. Shame on you! Unless you did and they told you to keep them. Then please send me a knife. I'll give you $10 for shipping even. Link to post Share on other sites
Theraflu 1,035 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I mean, I thought about doing it, but then I'll have to pay for shipping, and I'm not spending $20 to ship something to a company. Also, fuck amazon, in general, because they make plenty of money. But, this is some sort of third party seller, who probably has to eat to the whole cost, but also doesn't have a great customer experience reputation. So...shipping them back is mostly way too much of a hassle. Plus they don't include invoices, so I can't be held accountable. Also, I'm not attempting to make money off the deal, which makes me feel like less shitty of a person. A nice troll move would be to re-sell these on the amazon store for like $5 less, but that's not me. Not quite. Link to post Share on other sites
Napa_Don 688 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I wouldt' send them back on my own dime either but I just assumed they'd send you a shipping label. But whatever. Your son is to young remember this example your setting for him...probably. I'm kidding, of course. I think it's even law that you're not required to do anything if they ship you stuff you didn't order. I'd contact amazon though because I have a guilty conscience from being a little shit in my younger days. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Theraflu 1,035 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Freshman year @ BU, lots of rich kids around. My 6 person suite included a Saudi diplomat's son, and the recently removed BU presidents son. Among their friends was a son of the Arizona Iced Tea founder, and the son of the guy responsible for 50 Cents clothing line (amongst others) (It was 2003!). Those latter two were friends, and smoked a lot of weed and played a lot of Tony Hawk in my suite, but they had a genius internet friend/fellow blight on humanity who had found a way to hack past amazon's selling-transaction page, so he could just order stuff straight to shipping, and it showed up at the dorm. Needless to say, this stoned party man ordered a lot of shit, and the one time I visited his room, it was full of everything you'd expect a 19 year old to order in that era. Eventually, the feds came and busted him and hauled his ass right out of college. Never heard anything about him after that (I was mere acquaintance to these folk; a decade later I still can't fathom full-bottle service at clubs all night, and they were doing it at 19. My favorite story is the Arizona kid found a grand randomly stashed inside a sofa or moving van or something. He pocketed it, and went and bought a $1000 bong with it, and whenever the person whose money it was came looking, he could legitimately say he didn't have any of it. Him and his brother also rented a 2-story, like 4k a month apartment on Commonwealth Avenue the next year. I....did not fit in). Anyways, I'd feel some guilt about doing this intentionally, but I'm looking at is giving a gift I'd normally never bother giving, which makes it more okay for me! Link to post Share on other sites
Ron_Mexico 4,219 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I didn't want the damn knife, I was just trying to make you feel welcome with the beer stuff Ya drunk thief. Link to post Share on other sites
Tiltinagain 973 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 My problem at 1/2 is i get bored and just start gambling. I do things i know i shouldnt because i have no patience. o get so bored sitting there its probably not a good idea for me to keep playing. Without tv and full internet i cant fade boredom. Truth. When I get bored I start browsing Facebook and Twitter on my phone. It keeps me busy and helps prevent playing (even more) recklessly. The casino that's closest to me is apparently run by Nazis though and they don't let you use your cell phone at the table whether you're in a hand or not. So I ordered this knife on Tuesday, with some other things. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000638D32/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Package came today. It had...6 of them in it. My sister in law, the good one, ordered a kindle for my mother in law a few years ago and they sent two. Obviously she kept the second for herself. Link to post Share on other sites
Theraflu 1,035 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I didn't want the damn knife, I was just trying to make you feel welcome with the beer stuff Ya drunk thief. I would have enjoyed a knife-for-beer swap, if only for the name of the future story alone. Plus, there's a good amount of Florida stuff I can't get up here. I need Jai Alai in my life, at least once. Link to post Share on other sites
Ron_Mexico 4,219 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I had a sixer of it not too long ago. Pm me a mailing address, if I'm feeling froggy, maybe I'll do something nice for someone once in my life. Link to post Share on other sites
Ron_Mexico 4,219 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Hank, when these girls get tokens, what's the exchange rate in real dollars? Link to post Share on other sites
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