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Full House
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Idk who dis kickass guy is!
Im jkds, i got to 25nl twice...had an awesome coach once....and blame all my problems with poker on laziness and me being an idiot.
Anywho...i skimmed through this page...and honestly if u want a book that will help u out...id recommend Harrington on Online Cash Games.
The book goes through things like the ABCD theorem(by another name), ranges, cbetting, implied odds, distributions, how to use pt3, isolating limpers...basically many many things ftr and 2p2 talk about but arent found in a lot of books. I personally found books like "The theory of poker" and others as being extremely trivial just because of the information you've likely already read on ftr. But this Harrington book i actually found pretty worth it. Its certainly something you could use to beat the micros (fr or 6m)
Best of luck
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Full House
Join Date: Nov 2010
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well I dont know who dis JKDS guy is although hes making his self pretty known pretty fast. I will def look into getting harrington book, seems to be a favourite of alot o folkses. so thanks for the tip.
poker been slow recently taking my time on this shot at 10nl trying hard to think abouts stuff Im doing and just not playing if Im not feeling up for it. just read dynamic full ring poker. alot of what he said was just ABC but it made so much sense and I watched all his videos on pokerbank and I feel like ive improved my poker brain a little more for the experience.
something RPM sid bout ev of shoving even if your behind and always get called got me thinking I dont know enough about EV calculations and there missing out on +ev shoves semibluffs w/e so Im gonna look through FTR threads for some shit to read, no doubt spoon has something to say on the subject Ive prolly read before but its gone from my recolections. peace out motherfuckers
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Join Date: Jul 2009
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hey dude. these threads cover the very basics. no idea how competent you are with maths, i knew close to none of this stuff before i learnt a little about it via poker. however they may be irrelevant to you depending on what you know.
spoonitnow's Mathematics of EV Thread
What is Expected Value (EV)?
once you've got a grip on those kind of things, i'd recommend attempting some of the exercises in spoon's game theory and poker thread. i've always been somewhat averse to the mathsy and game theoretical stuff that comes with poker study, but i've actually found it pretty interesting to do and easy to see how it's applicable to real poker situations (ie it's not just theory). if nothing else, it will give you a sharper understanding of EV and how to determine the EV of a given play. hit me up if you struggle with any of it, i'm happy to try to help as best i can.
edit: actually that second thread isn't hugely relevant to cash. read it if you want, but this one is better imo COTW: Exploitative vs Balanced Strategies - Micro Stakes Full Ring Games - Micro Stakes Poker Strategy Forum
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Full House
Join Date: Nov 2010
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thanks RPM fuck do i suck at maths, Ive read spoons math of ev thread a bunch now but its refusing to stick, brain pain! when I get it I will own it.
I read this 2p2 article after you posted it in your blog its great. blew my tiny mind im gonna reread it again, I hope I can learn to use this stuff.
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Full House
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: St. Shawshanks Infant School
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good news/bad news. had 2 hours of bikes coaching..fucking great I feel so much better about poker today than I have in ages. surprisingly bikes is a nice guy. I was super nervous starting out but he made me feel pretty good. fuck I did alot of 3 betting. good times defo gonna gets some moar.
the bad news is the math I cant get my head round it.
good luck everyone Im gonna gets drunked it be friday
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Straight Flush
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: soaking up ethanol, moving on up
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what math are you stuck on?
i.e. what part of ev calcs etc is causing the biggest problem?
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Full House
Join Date: Nov 2010
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what math are you stuck on?
i.e. what part of ev calcs etc is causing the biggest problem?
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I keep reading, I feel like I understand what Im reading then all of a sudden Im lost and I realise my brain hasnt taken in any of it. I cant beleive I suck this much. Im reading through it again, with pen and paper hopefully doing some of it rather than just reading it will help it stick. prepare for some more moaning later when I cant get it. 
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Join Date: Feb 2010
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Don't trip too hard about the math imo. I'm not saying it isn't important but if you're not understanding something it's usually best to walk away and come back later. It's usually really hard to learn something when most of your mental energy goes into wondering why you aren't learning. Poker concepts (esp when math is involved) are generally hard for me to grasp. If I'm not understanding something it usually means I'm not supposed to understand it yet. As if I'm skipping ahead in the book and not picking up other fundamentals that help pave the way to understanding more advanced concepts.
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Put hero on a goddamn range part II- The 6max years
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Full House
Join Date: Jul 2010
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Me thinks the maths will come when you're game improves to the point where it will become hell-a-easy to comprehend. Basically have one ah-ha moment after the other. And I don't believe it will come from reading shit over and over either, more so from grinding your ass off and reviewing the shit out of questionable spots.
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thanks fellaz, and thanks to daven who gave me some pointers/a full on math lesson in IRC yesterday, think ive got the important bits now. gl all.
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Full House
Join Date: Nov 2010
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things is going gud. after my second session with bikes im feeling pretty damn good about pokers, I am so less afraid of everybody, Im calling down less, im chk/calling a fuck ton less, bet/folding a fuck ton more finding spots to lead flops more 3 betting more, enjoying poker more and making more dollaz. brag over! just need to get in some volume and grind through this bitch... onwards and upwards.
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Straight Flush
Join Date: Aug 2007
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Quote:
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Im calling down less, im chk/calling a fuck ton less, bet/folding a fuck ton more finding spots to lead flops more 3 betting more, enjoying poker more and making more dollaz. brag over!
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nice. Calling too much = probably number one leak. The coaching sessions with bikes seem like money well spent.
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Full House
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Some fucking cunt has pulled my phone line and Internet cable out of my fucking wall.WANK! Fuck the world. No pokers for me 
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Full House
Join Date: Nov 2010
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took a shot at 25nl today. decided not to be such a bankroll nit and take a shot with 22 buyins only 4 table full ring played for about an hour and made half a buyin. think I was a little scared money but I didnt let it affect me. I might wait till I can get another session in with bikes before I play there again.
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Straight Flush
Join Date: Aug 2007
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took a shot at 25nl today. decided not to be such a bankroll nit and take a shot with 22 buyins only 4 table full ring played for about an hour and made half a buyin.
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High Card
Join Date: Jan 2012
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good luck bro, won't be around much more i guess - i've been banned. Why? who knows. guess those who say 'toughen up, it's the internet', can't take their own advice.
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Full House
Join Date: Nov 2010
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well I havent had more coaching and im moving back down to 10nl. 25s not going well
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Full House
Join Date: Nov 2010
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I seem to be making it profitable for 20bb stacks to set mine cos I always have aces and they always hit and I always keep betting till its in. meh what you gonna do! crack open the beers! still slightly up for the day but puke in the sink run bad.
got some coaching booked. hope Im back at 25nl for next friday, unless I run hella bad this week Ill prolly play there slightly under rolled for the session. learning>bankroll building.
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Full House
Join Date: Nov 2010
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not updated in a while so here it is; im playing 25nl running bad (sets not holding up and the likes) but ive still got 600 so im not moving back down just yet. money is going in good...mostly. still plenty of fish out there to be taken advantage of. peace bitches.
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Straight Flush
Join Date: Aug 2007
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you;re posting good hands in the bc, post more
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still plenty of regs and uber-fish out there to be taken advantage of. peace bitches.
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not sure what good stats look like. these are my 25nls
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for someone with such a low 3b, you seem to be continuing vs steals a lot. this is fine if you're good enough postflop. if, however, you suck as much as me then it's not fine. also i think you could probably be 3betting more. i haven't played FR (or poker) for a while though
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Full House
Join Date: Jul 2010
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What's the sample size with those stats?
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Full House
Join Date: Nov 2010
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10000 roughly. All my play at 25
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i can't tell anything from these stats alone and to anyone saying they can i would say they are misguided.
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Full House
Join Date: Nov 2010
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I have not been playing well this last week. now I must move back to 10nl. oh dear. this is a small set back, I dont feel that the regs at 25 are so much better that ill never beat em just that I havent played well and havent run well either. new start tomorrow.
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Straight Flush
Join Date: Aug 2007
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those stats are not your leaks. talk to you in irc sometime soon - in the meantime get on weaktight and load up the first 20 hands displayed when you filter on vpip = true, pfr = false, saw flop = true, and the first 20 when pfr = true, saw flop = true. Looking at a few hands will probably prove valuable, and if you select them in this fashion you remove a bunch of bias from reviewing your play.
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Full House
Join Date: Nov 2010
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I didnt need to run bad today. I played alot better than ive played in ages. that is all.
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Full House
Join Date: Nov 2010
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Im taking tomorrow off. I have bout broke even for the month and that sucks but I have learnt so much. I must apear like a different person to anyone who had good reads on me. hopefully Ill be back at 25nl sometime next month. rock n roll bitches
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Two Pair
Join Date: Jan 2012
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god damn, everyone is running bad...
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Full House
Join Date: Nov 2010
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I love poker again. my thoughts are becoming clearer. break even morning. happy.
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Full House
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I tried running again for the first time in over a year; fuck me its hard! I managed about 2.5 miles and wanted to puke up my lungs.
Episode 1 | St. Shawshank's Infant School
my friend published his first ep of his web comic today. its a retelling of the shawshank redemption set in an infants school. its child friendly good fun. he asked my to post the link incase anybody fancies checking it out.
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Full House
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ZOOOOOOOOOM!
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Two Pair
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Nice! Well done.
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Full House
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brag time.
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Straight Flush
Join Date: Aug 2007
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boom-fucking-yeah bro!! cash in for another hour or two of coaching from bikes imo. When you moving to da fiddy?
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Full House
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: UTG (aka USA)
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First 1k is the hardest. All down hill from here bro 
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First 10k is the hardest.
Grats mate.
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kick ass!
second thousand is the easiest
err, easier.
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"Once we reach a certain level of mastery, we see there are higher levels and challenges. If we are disciplined and patient, we proceed. At each higher level, new pleasures and insights await us--ones not even suspected when we started out. We can take this as far as we want--in any human activity there is always a higher level to which we can aspire."
Check out my blog here!
"You are a degenerate Gaam-balur"
http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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Full House
Join Date: Feb 2010
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First 1k is the hardest. All down hill from here bro |
Oh, you had no problem doom switch jynxing my ass but nothing but love for kickass :P
Nice work kick.
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“Right thoughts produce right actions and right actions produce work which will be a material reflection for others to see of the serenity at the center of it all”
Put hero on a goddamn range part II- The 6max years
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Originally Posted by d0zer
start using your brain more and vagina less
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Full House
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: St. Shawshanks Infant School
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thanks chaps, moar coaching before the fiddies fo sho. i think I owe much of this to the coaching ive already had, so its money well spent
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Full House
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: UTG (aka USA)
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Oh, you had no problem doom switch jynxing my ass but nothing but love for kickass :P
Nice work kick.
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Haha, had to think for a second but I remember now. Runbadmuch? lol
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Full House
Join Date: Nov 2010
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I really need to get back into learning. my game is deteriorating rapidly. gotta book some moarr coachings when I get paid. I dont beleive how terrible I am somedays.
meh!!!
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3-of-a-Kind
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Keep up the good work kickass, great to see your improvement over time.
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Full House
Join Date: Nov 2010
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too kind sir.
back to playing few tables of standard poker (not zoom) trying to ready myself for the next step up. I really wanted to get some more coaching and purchase the full version of PT but real life money is tight this month, no bonus from work=no fucking around monies. still if I can sort stuff for next month and have my roll at 1500+ ill be happy to move up, on 1350 now. I hope bikes doesnt retire from coaching before I get a chance to purchase his services.
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Full House
Join Date: Nov 2010
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struggling making myself play these last 2 weeks, lots of bad play when I do, surprising im not losing money other peeps must be worse than me. got harrington online book to read gonna start with that today hopefuly it will inspire me to hit the tables. sad face. I may choose to dabble in some 6 max to help with my 3 betting reacting to 3 bets and blind play, cant afford to be lazy in these areas at 6 max, just a thought.
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Full House
Join Date: Nov 2010
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wont be at 50nl any time soon. sadface. over the month ive barely made 100$ at 25 only bout 10000 hands. Im gonna get my own PC next month and try and set up a bit of routine around my playing instead of monging infront of the TV with the laptop with all the distractions of my family all round me. Ive booked 10hrs with bikes so ill prolly get a session in with him soon see if he can put me back on track. considering getting HEM2 over PT when I get the new machine, dunno i'll have to look into it. Im fucking restless.
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Full House
Join Date: Nov 2010
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new pc is badass, PT4 seems good seems like a huge step forward. havent played much of late cos i had trouble building this machine and I didnt feel like going back to my shitty macbook, so the grind is on when I get 10/15k hands ima use up some of my hrs with brett and start thinking bout taking a shot at 50. same olde same olde.
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Full House
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Full House
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okay now im tilting, no idea what im doing wrong but ima be broke before i get to 10000 hands
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