Straight Flush
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Toronto'ish
Posts: 4,611
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Originally Posted by zook
Compare the competition at the various sites you play (or have played recently).
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This question is kind of tough to answer. For the most part I've played on interpoker (crypto) and now stars. However, crypto was mostly from 2007-2008 and stars has mostly been this year. I just feel like the games were so different two years ago, that it would be unfair to say interpoker was easier. Though I did find interpoker much more passive than pokerstars, that's for sure.
The 5/10 games on interpoker from 2007 were for sure easier than the stars 5/10 games of right now.
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Originally Posted by zook
Discuss your current thoughts about playing professionally vs. playing part-time.
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This is for sure my ongoing life dilemma. I've been working the last four months or so (since may) 'full time', doing research in the same lab I did my masters in. The last stretch of my masters (last 6 months or so, Jan-May) I was writing my thesis and primarily working from home, so having to go into work full time was a definite change.
My 'full time' work mostly involves me being at a computer in the days, and writing a paper and surfing FTR and 2+2 and other poker stuff. My experiments are more invididual, and involve me working late on my own etc etc. So it's pretty clear to me that if I was going to pick a full time job working on my own doing boring experiments, and surfing poker stuff or being at home on my own, grinding full time and surfing poker stuff, that I'd obviously choose the latter.
That being said, if I had a job I really liked and it was at a social company with cool people, the decision would probably be much closer.
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Originally Posted by zook
Discuss ip 4betting ranges.
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I've tried toning down my outright 4bet bluffing lately, just cause it has to work too often and ppl seem to be jamming on me everytime I 4bet anyhow. Though, I'd say one of my bigger weakness' is playing in 3bet pots, IP, without initiative. That being said, it makes sense that my fold to 3bet is very high, and my button 4bet is probably also pretty high. Adding in more pairs to your 4betting range, instead of 4bet bluffing more, is also a good way to up your 4betting vs ppl fighting back and jamming too much.
If I do choose to 4bet bluff I try to do it with blockers at least. There are definitely lots of players that 3bet like madness in the blinds, and fold waay too much to 4bets, so finding these ppl is pretty helpful.
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