what is your latest lesson?

[bobbytheo3 0]

i learned how much a loose, maniacal table image can get you paid off in a live game (i play mostly sit and go's with friends), even if its not justified. show 1 bluff with garbage after you steal blinds while the tournament is early and the blinds are still low, and then keep talking about the bluff, or how you love raising with garbage, etc. the crazy talking will often outweigh the fact that you continue showing down the best hand, and you will get some pretty bads calls against you in the future. i have some people i play with convinced that i am not dealt good cards ever.

[....Ian.... 0]

Sometimes I dress up like luigi and eat pasta while I play to make the feeling more real, it definitely puts me on my A game.

hahahahahahah good shi.t

[Guest]

i learned how much a loose, maniacal table image can get you paid off in a live game (i play mostly sit and go's with friends), even if its not justified. show 1 bluff with garbage after you steal blinds while the tournament is early and the blinds are still low, and then keep talking about the bluff, or how you love raising with garbage, etc. the crazy talking will often outweigh the fact that you continue showing down the best hand, and you will get some pretty bads calls against you in the future. i have some people i play with convinced that i am not dealt good cards ever.

This is berry berry goot.Sank you berry mach.

[bobbytheo3 0]

i learned how much a loose, maniacal table image can get you paid off in a live game (i play mostly sit and go's with friends), even if its not justified. show 1 bluff with garbage after you steal blinds while the tournament is early and the blinds are still low, and then keep talking about the bluff, or how you love raising with garbage, etc. the crazy talking will often outweigh the fact that you continue showing down the best hand, and you will get some pretty bads calls against you in the future. i have some people i play with convinced that i am not dealt good cards ever.

This is berry berry goot.Sank you berry mach.

yeah, its tough though. after you are stuck with this image, you really have to tighten up your game and be very disciplined because your raises will no longer get any respect. this makes raising with marginal hands a no-no. but i prefer getting paid off big with my monster hands due to a crazy image to being able to steal blinds due to an overly tight image. the talking is the key. when you fold a hand, say things like "these cards are too high for me to play, i fold" or root for low cards to come on every flop.

[nealdo17 0]

In a SNG, if you have double the amount of chips of 2nd stack with 4 players left and you dont make top 3 you are careless. I dominated this $50 SNG last night on Party and then called an all in from 2nd stack with KQ suited. He had 8's and they held up and took a little less than half of my stack. I ended up tilting all for a coin flip! It was stupid to put my position in jeopardy for a damn coin flip.

[bourbenz 0]

I've learned that to win multitable tourneys, wiining coinflips is helpfull and winning when your a 90 percent favorite and all inn is neccesarry.( that being said k 10 os is the nuts on party poker. you can call against 4 aces with this hand and somehow win.

[justblaze 0]

I've learned that to win multitable tourneys, wiining coinflips is helpfull and winning when your a 90 percent favorite and all inn is neccesarry.( that being said k 10 os is the nuts on party poker. you can call against 4 aces with this hand and somehow win.

you CANNOT win a MTT without getting lucky at least once.

[Guest]

i learned how much a loose, maniacal table image can get you paid off in a live game (i play mostly sit and go's with friends), even if its not justified. show 1 bluff with garbage after you steal blinds while the tournament is early and the blinds are still low, and then keep talking about the bluff, or how you love raising with garbage, etc. the crazy talking will often outweigh the fact that you continue showing down the best hand, and you will get some pretty bads calls against you in the future. i have some people i play with convinced that i am not dealt good cards ever.

This is berry berry goot.Sank you berry mach.

yeah, its tough though. after you are stuck with this image, you really have to tighten up your game and be very disciplined because your raises will no longer get any respect. this makes raising with marginal hands a no-no. but i prefer getting paid off big with my monster hands due to a crazy image to being able to steal blinds due to an overly tight image. the talking is the key. when you fold a hand, say things like "these cards are too high for me to play, i fold" or root for low cards to come on every flop.

LOLThis is great! I love it. 8) :-)

[JFarrell20 1]

Females treat Ace-rag much stronger than males do.I swear to God. Pay attention. The female players will call to the end simply trying to spike their Ace with a 3 kicker. It's really fun when you're dealt KK, bet it through, and get beaten on the river like that. Just my opinion...never underestimate your female opponent's probability of playing Ace-rag.

[bobbytheo3 0]

I've learned that to win multitable tourneys, wiining coinflips is helpfull and winning when your a 90 percent favorite and all inn is neccesarry.( that being said k 10 os is the nuts on party poker. you can call against 4 aces with this hand and somehow win.

you CANNOT win a MTT without getting lucky at least once.

very true. you need to either get lucky on a coin flip or get lucky by flopping a monster and getting paid by someone who also flops a great hand. i.e., your set vs. their top 2 pair. the key is to build enough of a stack through solid play to put yourself in a position to get lucky and win the thing.

[bobbytheo3 0]

i learned how much a loose, maniacal table image can get you paid off in a live game (i play mostly sit and go's with friends), even if its not justified. show 1 bluff with garbage after you steal blinds while the tournament is early and the blinds are still low, and then keep talking about the bluff, or how you love raising with garbage, etc. the crazy talking will often outweigh the fact that you continue showing down the best hand, and you will get some pretty bads calls against you in the future. i have some people i play with convinced that i am not dealt good cards ever.

This is berry berry goot.Sank you berry mach.

yeah, its tough though. after you are stuck with this image, you really have to tighten up your game and be very disciplined because your raises will no longer get any respect. this makes raising with marginal hands a no-no. but i prefer getting paid off big with my monster hands due to a crazy image to being able to steal blinds due to an overly tight image. the talking is the key. when you fold a hand, say things like "these cards are too high for me to play, i fold" or root for low cards to come on every flop.

LOLThis is great! I love it. 8) :-)

makes the game more fun to play as well. nobody wants to play in a tight, boring game of poker. even though im trying my hardest to win and actually a fairly tight player, my loose talk keeps everyone at the table entertained, along with setting me up for future hands. i remeber one of daniels old cardplayer articles where he said his buddies used to do similar things to this. its the main reason i love playing live games and dont play on the internet.

[swoosh210 0]

Not to play when I am really, really tired or when I am very drunk !

Yeah, I second that. I came home from the bar last night and of course started playing. I ended the night up $145, but I could have easily been stuck $300. BTW, thanks for at least trying to tell me I was an idoit Jayson.

[All_In 0]

played in a tourney sunday, came in 3rd outta 22 people.started the night w/ 2 tables of 11 each. i was cruising along. then got beat by someone who called my PF raise with 10, 7 o (no, not DN) and caught 2 pair on the flop to my TPTK.that cost me a lot of chips, then had a few other hands river me, and i was down to the $40 bb and an extra $10. well, i ended up doubling up a few times and made top 3 (after almost being eliminated 19th).anyways, the lessons i learned that night were:i) never give up. at one point i said, 'i'm all in next hand, evn w/ 7,2 o'. well wouldbn't u know it, that's the hand i was dealt. but i folded my SB. i proceeded to double up a few times almost immediately after.ii) save money/bets whenever u can. I was out of position against a tight player, but led into him on the turn and river (to try and determine his strength). the pot was huge, he re-raised all in on the river, and it woulda only been $50 more for me to call. i didn't even have a pair, and there was a possible flush on the board. well, i folded to the groans of all players, then he turns up a straight flush!i stayed alive by all-inning my last $50, so i consider that to be my reward for correctly playing the river (i wouldn't have had that last $50 if i called the straight flush).

[Sendachi 0]

Females treat Ace-rag much stronger than males do.I swear to God. Pay attention. The female players will call to the end simply trying to spike their Ace with a 3 kicker. It's really fun when you're dealt KK, bet it through, and get beaten on the river like that. Just my opinion...never underestimate your female opponent's probability of playing Ace-rag.

Yep, everyone knows girls are incapable of playing good poker and that guys never play Ace-rag.Good post Farrell.

[Devilkin 0]

Just my opinion...never underestimate your female opponent's probability of playing Ace-rag.

Wow . . way to offend half the population of the planet.Lets see . . I think Ms. Harman may have a thing or two to say about that . . . Daniel, can you forward JFarrel's response to Jennifer for an official comment? ;)Dev

[JFarrell20 1]

Females treat Ace-rag much stronger than males do.I swear to God. Pay attention. The female players will call to the end simply trying to spike their Ace with a 3 kicker. It's really fun when you're dealt KK, bet it through, and get beaten on the river like that. Just my opinion...never underestimate your female opponent's probability of playing Ace-rag.

Yep, everyone knows girls are incapable of playing good poker and that guys never play Ace-rag.Good post Farrell.

Re-read my post. Realize I said nothing offensive. Then spank yourself. Why would you say that girls are incapable of playing poker well? That's not right.

[JFarrell20 1]

Daniel, can you forward JFarrel's response to Jennifer for an official comment? ;)Dev

Go ahead...I'm sure she'd have the courage to agree.If you don't want to listen to that GENERAL advice, then be my guest. Have fun when you've got KK at the river and there's a pair of J's on the board and she's called you all the way down and you check because you're fearful of trips and she checks behind you and shows Ace high. I'm just saying, from now on maybe you'll bet your strong hand at the river if you think she (or HE) is more likely to play Ace-rag for a raise from UTG+1 and pay it off till the end than the average player.

[Devilkin 0]

Go ahead...I'm sure she'd have the courage to agree.

The scary thing is . .I think you actually believe this. :wall:

[justblaze 0]

one thing i HAVE noticed is that (this only relates to live poker) women are much more difficult to bluff at. those bitches know you're lying straight away. oops, did i say that out loud?

[Devilkin 0]

one thing i HAVE noticed is that (this only relates to live poker) women are much more difficult to bluff at. those bitches know you're lying straight away. oops, did i say that out loud?

Now Ill agree with that - well the first part at least. Women in general are more sensitive to the little things that men do when lying.Must be all the practice they have being lied to. ;)Maybe we can get Theresa or Marion to comment on this . . .Dev

[superchuck 0]

i went broke in 2 tourneys and lost a substantial amount of money in a 3-6 limit game due to people limping with aces. 2 of the hands in question were called around to me in the big blind in which i raised 3 or 4 tiems the big blind with kings and ace king. the players in question moved in for 2.5-3 times more than my raise and i made the calls both times. in the 3rd case it was limped aorund to the button who made it 4 times the big blind, i moved in with kings and was called by a mid position payer with aces.i learned to be very weary preflop, adn not to take preflop play for granted, with premium hands.

[JFarrell20 1]

OK... so this guy Blaze calls women B**ches, and you guys are fine with that??WTF?Yet I say that "typically women will play ace-rag stronger than men" and everyone blows up at me??Jeeeeeeeeez. The original poster asked what was the last thing we'd learned.. and I may be wrong but I believe that this is what I've learned. Sorry if you can't handle that.

[Devilkin 0]

OK... so this guy Blaze calls women B**ches, and you guys are fine with that??

Well first, I was able to detect a hint of humour in his posting about this, so I didn't comment.Yours, on the other hand, was a serious statement about women and their playstyle, which I just think is wrong.Biiiiiiiig difference between the two.Dev

[poguemahone68 0]

I've been playing rebuy/add-on NLHE tournies online a lot lately and have learned to only re-buy if I absolutely have to, such as taking a bad beat for all my chips. The last five rebuy tournies I've been in I didn't rebuy at all and made the money in all but the last one. I always do the add-on at the break though.It's hilarious when the tourney starts and all the other players at my table rebuy immediately. I just patiently wait and double up through one of them and now THEY have paid for my rebuy. Before the break, I'm usually up at least four or more rebuys (thanks folks!). I'm pretty sure I'm doing the right thing, but since it seems there are only a few of us doing this, I sometimes wonder...I read this in a cardplayer article a year ago I think, but didn't listen. I always would rebuy at the beginning. Now I think it forces me to pay attention more and play a better game by just trying to get other people's rebuys.I've also learned to take notes on players before the first break and then after the break as well. I've noticed that in these rebuy tournies some of the better players take some serious risks (appearant horrible play) in the first hour when they have the safety net of the rebuy, but then after the break, they tighten up and play very strong poker. I respect their raises much more after the break than I do before the break.Still learning these NLHE tournies though, seems like I have a new revelation in every one.

[JFarrell20 1]

OK... so this guy Blaze calls women B**ches, and you guys are fine with that??

Yours, on the other hand, was a serious statement about women and their playstyle, which I just think is wrong.Dev

I didn't say anything about female's playstyle. Man. I said they tend to play Ace-rag much stronger than males. Why? I dunno. I've just noticed it. Saying how someone plays one type of hand is their "play style" is just absurd, and shows your ignorance about the game.