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Gambit
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09-18-2006, 05:32 AM
Post subject: How we all doing
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Hi, first time poster, long time reader. (lmao sounds like a fuking radio phone in or something nm).
Ive been playing poker for about 3 years, mostly in the APL/house games and free online torneys etc. Im 20yrs old and a engineering student at Newcastle Uni NSW Australia. Ive read most of the posts on this site and eat it up. Its helped me a lot and is one of the major reasons (along with the dozen or so books ive read recently by skiansky brunsen etcetc, experience, and watching money ring games and taking notes {i even have some on some of you lol}) i feel that im ready to move into playing for real.
My initial BR will be ~$400, and ive got a fairly good idea where im gunna start, .50-1 limit Hdm 6 max (got hooked by pokerfans video), jackpot SNGs 5.50 (titan), and some small buy in omaha torneys if can find them. ANY advise/tips you got for me would be appreciated, expecially if it involves better ways to increase my BR, tools, sites etc.
<3 your work, <3 the sites pros, hope to see you around and ITM, peace
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Welcome to FTR, Gambit.
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Great name, Gambit > all other xmen
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LOL OPERATIONS
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Xianti
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Greetings, Gambit. Welcome!
Now, you need an avatar...
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WHO YA GONNA CALL?!??
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How she be?
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Gambit
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TY xianti im going to steal that foreal. <3. btw you rock and so does red
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G'day mate, good to see another Aussie on FTR! Good to have you here.
If you're interested in playing SNGs, I suggest making a deposit at PS before Tuesday (19th Sept) as they have a deposit b0nus going there at the moment, which are about as good as they get for SNG players.
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Gambit
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ahh cool ty taipan, quick question. Theres a lot of first deposit bonuses going around, could you just go from site to site depositing, playing the required raked hands needed to get bonus and move on for other sites first deposit bonus'?
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Gambit
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btw xianti the sig was too fat!
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Here, I fixed it in ImageReady. First (top) image is the original cropped to 180px. Second (bottom) image is the original shrunk to 180px. Take your pic (I like the first one myself; in the cropped version the pink effect just doesn't extend as far out to the right). To the right of each I put the original to compare.
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Shrunk:
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Originally Posted by Gambit
ahh cool ty taipan, quick question. Theres a lot of first deposit bonuses going around, could you just go from site to site depositing, playing the required raked hands needed to get bonus and move on for other sites first deposit bonus'?
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You definitely can. Because I suck at anything other than single table SNGs, I've pretty much just stuck with Stars. Do a search for "bonus whoring" and you'll come up with a bunch of threads detailing different posters' escapades in getting free money from various sites.
Here's one to get you started:
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...ic.php?t=29884
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whatup playa
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btw xianti the sig was too phat! 
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Word.
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Originally Posted by sauce123
I don't get why you insist on stacking off with like jack high all the time.
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welcome to FTR!
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Gambit
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Wow so helpful ty all thenon +taip = legends
i used top one ty, aww shit im all like pewpew now
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Originally Posted by Gambit
TY xianti im going to steal that foreal. <3. btw you rock and so does red
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I rock a little more than Xianti though.
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LOL OPERATIONS
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Gambit
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if you say so red :P ...just read the bonus whoring thread, seems like he would have made money faster staying at party NL (10tabling wtf my eyes bleed at anything over 4). must be an awesome player. think im just going to play at games/sites that feel right for me and if i can hit bonuses while im doing my thing than i wont knock em back.
Will be playing 1-2 lmt 6max tommorow at pp woot much fun to be had.
ill keep my tutors informed 
my nickname on all sights is either gambit_44s or gambit44s on lame sites that dont allow _, sif be one of those sites.
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44s, cool, I like sooted pocket 4's as well
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LOL OPERATIONS
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Gambit
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i meant four fours but thats even cooler /stolen lol
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JESUS TAKE THE KEYBOARD
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BUT HOW DOES HE PLAY IF HIS CARDS ALWAYS BOOMS!?
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Smithers, use the amnesia ray.
You mean the revolver, sir?
Precisely.
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Originally Posted by bigred
Great name, Gambit > all other xmen
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Ive been arguing this for years
Wolverine is a fag, Gambit would light him on fire and lol
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Xianti
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Originally Posted by ProZachNation
Wolverine is a fag, Gambit would light him on fire and lol
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I don't know too many gay men that look like Wolverine. Gambit, on the other hand, appears quite metro by comparison.
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Originally Posted by ProZachNation
Wolverine is a fag, Gambit would light him on fire and lol
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I don't know too many gay men that look like Wolverine. Gambit, on the other hand, appears quite metro by comparison.
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Cyclops is a queen. We can call agree on that.
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LOL OPERATIONS
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i liked famke janssen in leather yummy!
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realistically almost all super heroes as drawn in comic books would look like complete fags in real life. This is why comic book movies sucked so much for so long. The costume designers would stick strickly to the comics, or sometimes ad even more outrageously flamboyant stuff. Like in the batman tv series.
Anyways, gambit was def my favorite xmen character. His creole accent is bad ass. Was anyone else really into comics back in the day? I remember there was this one comic called battle chasers, it didnt run for long but that was my favorite comic book.
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Dont play limit. Start off 4 tabling NL 25 half stacked playing super tight. Youll thank me later.
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ad even more outrageously flamboyant stuff. Like in the batman tv series.
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Um, best old tv series...EVER?
I'm gonna punch you boost!!!!!

NOW A KICK TO THE FACE
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Dont play limit. Start off 4 tabling NL 25 half stacked playing super tight. Youll thank me later.
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Listen to da man.
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I was an xmen fanboy....I even bought the trading cards.
If only comic books taught you what vaginas are and how to use your penis with one...I would have been off to a better start in my later years.
Well, probably not. But it feels good to blame it on something.
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If you wanna turn your daddy parts ORANGE eat some cheetos and watch some porn!
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Originally Posted by BobbySalami
I was an xmen fanboy....I even bought the trading cards.
If only comic books taught you what vaginas are and how to use your penis with one...I would have been off to a better start in my later years.
Well, probably not. But it feels good to blame it on something.
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ROFL, I <3 you
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LOL OPERATIONS
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Originally Posted by BobbySalami
If only comic books taught you what vaginas are and how to use your penis with one...
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They do. You were just too young then to understand the subtext.
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Gambit
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after loosing 2 half buyins and realising that im better than this shit, im up $140 after a 3 hour session doing what ilikeaces and warpe suggested thanks guys, its pretty intense but fun..beginners luck? possible. ty for the advise im gunna start max buyin soon and move up once i hit 1k. sets = money <3, id post some hands but you guys read enough of that shit and rly dont give a fuk about the money level im at atm lol.
i also drank 4 red bulls and feel like shit atm
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Originally Posted by Gambit
after loosing 2 half buyins and realising that im better than this shit, im up $140 after a 3 hour session doing what ilikeaces and warpe suggested thanks guys, its pretty intense but fun..beginners luck? possible. ty for the advise im gunna start max buyin soon and move up once i hit 1k. sets = money <3, id post some hands but you guys read enough of that shit and rly dont give a fuk about the money level im at atm lol.
i also drank 4 red bulls and feel like shit atm
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adding vodka is -ev, but you feel much better
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boost
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you drank 4 redbulls for a 3 hours session? lawlz
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