Originally Posted by BankItDrew

Greetings,

I'll be a regular poster here, so here are a few tidbits about myself:

I'm a 23/m residing in Oakville Ontario Canada. I started playing Texas Hold'em during September 2004 with my roommates @ our place. We now play every Sunday and Thursday night and the table ranges from between 6 and 12 people. The only professional I've played with is my roommates brother. Something Armstrong, last year he ranked 2nd in Canadian winnings behind Daniel Negraneau. We've played with him a few times, he took me out on a bad beat.

Anyways, enough of people other than myself. I can't tell you what style of player I am, because I'm fairly erratic. I suppose you could consider me an erratic player Lastnight I decided to start playing online for real money, then I discovered I had lost my credit card... so I'll get back to you on how that goes.

I've been browsing your forum for about a week now and I'd just like to say that it's the best site I've come across concerning this game. Ergo, my membership. Everyone on here seems very curtious, and I look forward to extending my own help.

Word to your mother,
Andrew (not black) Payette

Originally Posted by Triptanes

I play @ Empire Poker and was wondering in your opinion which is more profitable: the 10 max or the 6 max tables playing 25NL.

-Thanks

Originally Posted by wufwugy

raise the turn instead of the flop.

Originally Posted by Phantaroth

Background info: I've been playing poker for about one and a half years, only low stakes or free. I do have experience, but not with more advanced games, and not that much experience winning tournaments.

Ok so I was in a MTT 1$ tournament on pokerstars, i was in aboutttt 150th position out of 450 people left, i get dealt KK in the small blind. I have 6,500 chips. This guy in bad position goes all in for his 800 or so chips. There There are a few guys to act after me, so hoping to see a re-raise i simply call the original all in bet. There is one other call and we go to the flop.

The flop is 6 3 9 Hearts. I'm first to act, and I go all in hoping to get a call with QQ or JJ or 10 10 or Ace of hearts. He calls but unfortuantly, he has A9 hearts and obviously wins the hand.

If anyone can critique this or offer up some advice, that'd be helpfull!

Thankyou.

Originally Posted by kmind

Pretty new to 25nl. I don't have any reads on villain but I believed her to have trips:

PokerStars GAME #6770274359: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.10/$0.25) - 2006/10/25 - 21:45:08 (ET)
Table 'Halley II' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: The Amoeba ($95.20 in chips)
Seat 2: urn0daisy ($22.55 in chips)
Seat 3: kmind ($9.80 in chips)
Seat 4: Seanob22 ($13.95 in chips)
Seat 5: MsPokerpuppy ($18.60 in chips)
Seat 6: Feiticeira00 ($27.85 in chips)
MsPokerpuppy: posts small blind $0.10
Feiticeira00: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to kmind [Ah Qs]
The Amoeba: folds
urn0daisy: raises $0.50 to $0.75
kmind: calls $0.75
Seanob22: folds
Seanob22 is sitting out
MsPokerpuppy: calls $0.65
Feiticeira00: calls $0.50
*** FLOP *** [8h 2s Ac]
MsPokerpuppy: checks
Feiticeira00: checks
urn0daisy: checks
kmind: bets $2
MsPokerpuppy: calls $2
Feiticeira00: folds
urn0daisy: folds
*** TURN *** [8h 2s Ac] [Tc]
MsPokerpuppy: bets $3
kmind: calls $3
*** RIVER *** [8h 2s Ac Tc] [4s]
MsPokerpuppy: bets $4.05
kmind said, "trips?"
kmind: folds
MsPokerpuppy collected $12.40 from pot
MsPokerpuppy: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $13 | Rake $0.60
Board [8h 2s Ac Tc 4s]
Seat 1: The Amoeba folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: urn0daisy folded on the Flop
Seat 3: kmind folded on the River
Seat 4: Seanob22 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: MsPokerpuppy (small blind) collected ($12.40)
Seat 6: Feiticeira00 (big blind) folded on the Flop


What did I do wrong? Reraise preflop?

Originally Posted by PapalRage

Hi, i have a pretty noobish question. I played a lot last summer, and had no problems getting cashouts by check. Living in PA with the new law, can i still get my cashout by check? Im currently playing at FullTilt. Thanks in advance for the help cause i dont want to have a check sent that i cant use...

Originally Posted by jyms

I've been all over the sight and i find lots of references to Aokronglys 19 hands, but am i missing something. i can't find the actual post or sticky. I have found tons of things to read and lots of other great articles in the strategy section and other posts. But where is the actual article or post.
Also, thanks for all the great info, you guys help alot with passing time at work.

Originally Posted by drmcboy

This was at 5/1 SnG at PP, was chip leader at one point, still second and strong... then I folded here and the momentum went against me. Shouold I have called? Didn't have much of a read on the raiser, he was maybe a little loose, but had enough hands to be chip leader.

***** Hand History for Game 858063606 *****
50/100 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5321290) - Wed Aug 18 23:20:02 EDT 2004
Table Table 12206 (Real Money) -- Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 8
Seat 1: El_Sueno (1325)
Seat 4: vette01 (975)
Seat 5: ChixC (690)
Seat 6: xxxCaponexxx (665)
Seat 7: badoodles (945)
Seat 8: drmcboy (1375)
Seat 9: jsock (575)
Seat 10: keny888 (1450)
jsock posts small blind (25)
keny888 posts big blind (50)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to drmcboy [ Qs, Ah ]
El_Sueno folds.
vette01 folds.
ChixC calls (50)
xxxCaponexxx folds.
badoodles calls (50)
drmcboy calls (50)
jsock calls (25)
keny888 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 5s, 2s, As ]
jsock checks.
keny888 bets (50)
ChixC calls (50)
badoodles folds.
drmcboy raises (200) to 200
jsock folds.
keny888 raises (300) to 350
ChixC folds.
drmcboy calls (150)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Tc ]
keny888 bets (1050)
keny888 is all-In.
drmcboy folds.
Creating Main Pot with $2050 with keny888
** Summary **
Main Pot: 2050
Board: [ 5s 2s As Tc ]
El_Sueno balance 1325, didn't bet (folded)
vette01 balance 975, didn't bet (folded)
ChixC balance 590, lost 100 (folded)
xxxCaponexxx balance 665, didn't bet (folded)
badoodles balance 895, lost 50 (folded)
drmcboy balance 975, lost 400 (folded)
jsock balance 525, lost 50 (folded)
keny888 balance 2050, bet 1450, collected 2050, net +600

Originally Posted by Aces

"Bluff it or dump it"

Couldn't agree more. I've done well as I've gained more experience learning when you can bluff a 0-2 hand(like AK) that doesn't hit if I bet enough pre-flop and the board comes up rainbow and/or rags. If you're table image is strong, they'll often figure you for a high pair and fold. Also better if you're in late position and everybody limped in before your raise and then some of the limpers call. I'm seeing lots of players call my 2.50-4.00 raise with absolute cr@p(56o, etc)

Originally Posted by Jack Sawyer

Its about patience.

AA is a good starting hand, but remember that it takes 5 cards to form a hand.

I'd limp in, then if my position improves, come out firing on the flop. Pay to play. Pay to play.

Originally Posted by bode

This is my first post/reply, so i hope i do this right.
I am a fairly new player, mostly playing $3.40 NL turbos, and $5.50 NL regular, and in my case, i find this situation to be the exact opposite. While i dont have the exact numbers, i run about 40% ITM in turbos, and only 30% in regular games. I feel like i am strong at making the strong hands pay off, but since i am fairly tight, am able to steal blinds/weak bets when i need them. I use basically the same strategy in reg. games, but always seem to bubble out.

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Originally Posted by givememyleg

No one cares about bad beats.. really unless you're the one that got it dished to them. But when youre AA loses to AK it is pretty bad.. IMHO he played this hand very bad and put all his money into the pot when he was a 4% favorite to win:

PokerStars Game #2511265342: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2005/11/06 - 08:57:54 (ET)
Table 'Elektra III' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Paul81 ($191.95 in chips)
Seat 2: Fabus ($20.20 in chips)
Seat 3: SuperSac ($328.85 in chips)
Seat 4: blkjck ($103.55 in chips)
Seat 5: Braojer ($74 in chips)
Seat 6: givememyleg ($88.45 in chips)
Seat 7: bigslick2004 ($90.75 in chips)
Seat 8: Chip Tycoon ($29.50 in chips)
Seat 9: Fluptin ($16.40 in chips)
Chip Tycoon: posts small blind $0.50
Fluptin: posts big blind $1

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to givememyleg [Ad Ah]
Paul81: calls $1
Fabus: folds
SuperSac: calls $1
blkjck: raises $3 to $4
Braojer: folds
givememyleg: raises $8 to $12
bigslick2004: folds
Chip Tycoon: folds
Fluptin: folds
Paul81: folds
SuperSac: folds
blkjck: calls $8

*** FLOP *** [5s 9h Ks]
blkjck: checks
givememyleg: bets $10
blkjck: calls $10

*** TURN *** [5s 9h Ks] [Qd]
blkjck: checks
givememyleg: bets $20
Paul81 leaves the table
blkjck: raises $51 to $71
givememyleg: calls $46.45 and is all-in

*** RIVER *** [5s 9h Ks Qd] [Kc]

*** SHOW DOWN ***
blkjck: shows [Kh Ac] (three of a kind, Kings)
givememyleg: shows [Ad Ah] (two pair, Aces and Kings)
blkjck collected $177.40 from pot
SuperSac said, "oh no"
givememyleg said, "oh mnyg odddddd"
givememyleg said, "how could you think your AK was good? i almost folded AA"

*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $180.40 | Rake $3

This guy was pretty loose too after playing for 45 mins and I was waiting for this... I almost did fold my AA after that re-raise but after seeing him put all his money into many pots with just 2 pair and top pair I thought I had this.. which I did. I hate putting my money into pots without the nuts and since this hand I have become very gunshy after the flop....

Originally Posted by Galapogos

Ok, before I'm scolded for going in with a bad bad hand understand I was on the button with quite a few players in the hand and felt like mixing things up a little. Going with no reads on this IBUYSTLOUIS guy:

Texas Hold'em $1-$1 NL (real money), hand #1,062,350,643

Seat 1: Mat2787 ($231.75 in chips)
Seat 2: poker426 ($91.50 in chips)
Seat 3: fastback x ($13 in chips)
Seat 4: sternburgs ($98.75 in chips)
Seat 5: Titan_22 ($134 in chips)
Seat 6: Galapogos [7C,4C] ($71.25 in chips)
Seat 7: Ryebread30 ($51.25 in chips)
Seat 8: Drew384 ($147.50 in chips)
Seat 9: IBUYSTLOUIS. ($57.50 in chips)
Seat 10: Urmeli ($38.25 in chips)

ANTES/BLINDS
Ryebread30 posts blind ($0.50), Drew384 posts blind ($1).

PRE-FLOP
IBUYSTLOUIS. calls $1, Urmeli calls $1, Mat2787 folds, poker426 folds, fastback x folds, sternburgs calls $1, Titan_22 calls $1, Galapogos calls $1, Ryebread30 calls $0.50, Drew384 checks.

FLOP [board cards 10H,7D,KH ]
Ryebread30 checks, Drew384 checks, IBUYSTLOUIS. checks, Urmeli checks, sternburgs checks, Titan_22 checks, Galapogos bets $4, Ryebread30 folds, Drew384 folds, IBUYSTLOUIS. calls $4, Urmeli folds, sternburgs folds, Titan_22 folds.

TURN [board cards 10H,7D,KH,9S ]
IBUYSTLOUIS. bets $1, Galapogos bets $5, IBUYSTLOUIS. calls $4.

RIVER [board cards 10H,7D,KH,9S,2C ]
IBUYSTLOUIS. bets $47.50 and is all-in, Galapogos folds.

SHOWDOWN
IBUYSTLOUIS. wins $71.25.



SUMMARY
Dealer: Galapogos
Pot: $72.50, (including rake: $1.25)
Mat2787, loses $0
poker426, loses $0
fastback x, loses $0
sternburgs, loses $1
Titan_22, loses $1
Galapogos, loses $10
Ryebread30, loses $1
Drew384, loses $1
IBUYSTLOUIS., bets $57.50, collects $71.25, net $13.75
Urmeli, loses $1


So anyway, the thought process: Figured I'd bet since I had hit a card and see what was really going on with everyone. Got the one caller who made that insanely weak turn bet, that's what made me nervous. Was he trying to make me think he was a really bad player here?

At first I put him on a flush draw but then with the last bet he was playing a set. Figured he saw how confident I was in my hand (or appeared to be) and figured I would call that bet.

Any insight?

I'm not totally new at this, I've been playing online for 2 months, busted out in the first and after a $15 buy-in the next month am now up to $600. What I am trying to do is loosen up my game a little and learn to play the player over the cards.[/b]

Originally Posted by GatorJH

I am hosting a 3 table tournament this weekend and am pretty sure I have most topics covered with one exception. What happens when one or both of the blinds goes all-in on a hand and then loses?

Originally Posted by ProZachNation

Ok heres a lil back info, I am a poor college kid and I love playing poker but dont got a lot of experience(play some house games with my friends and stuff every once in awhile)

Anyways I have been playing poker on ultimatbet and paradisepokers play money tables and would like to start playing for real money since I am sick of all the dumbasses pushing up all the preflops.

Heres my questions.
If I were to start with a bank roll or only like $5 and play 2/4cent limit would I not see the jackasses like I see on the play money tables?
What would be the best place to start out on for me?
Is it ok to just call to see the flo even if you have a shit hand at the 4cent level?
Is it ok to call the minimum to see the flop if you got a lot suited like 56 or 57 that range?
Would I actually be able to gain money on such a lowbank roll?

And is there a good program out there(that you are allowed to use) that could tell you like your hand % by looking at the cards in the pot and in your hand?

Thanks guys sorry I am such a noob(I probably wont be for long I got an adictive personality so I plan to learn everything I possibly can, yet I am to poor to actually get a bad gambling addicition)

Originally Posted by blackatom

Is it bad that this thread convinced me to stop lurking and start posting?

Hi.

Originally Posted by XTR1000

Hey guys,
can anyone help me with this issue? I'm playing 5+1 SNGs at EverestPoker and i got in that situation a couple of times. i'm playing tight and careful, some pots come, maniacs go and i'm left with another player HU. slow increasing blinds at 2-4 or 3-6, both player even stacked with 300 +- 50.

other player plays ultra tight and i can't get a single chip out of him. leads to the point, where i'm scared of his extremly few raises and impatience makes me doing mistakes.

good advices or tips?


P.S.: Feel free to correct my broken-english

Originally Posted by badgers

yeah but dwarfy you were like 10 when you posted that?

Originally Posted by Pythonic

Hello Everyone,

Long time reader of FTR but 1st time poster. I have a question about poker tracker. What is the best way to import your hand histories to PT? I would think it would be by email but can someone please let me know how to set this up so it is all automated. Also, I downloaded the free trial last night and imported some poker star’s hands from my hard drive last night but it only pulled up 200 hands out of the 900 total I had on there. Is this something to do with the free trial because I thought it was free for your 1st 1000 hands? Please let me know. Thanks!