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    Default high stakes pwnage thread

    ship it?

    PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $10 BB (2 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

    Hero ($1000)
    Button ($4779)

    Preflop: Hero is BB with 6, 7.
    Button raises to $30, Hero calls $20.

    Flop: ($60) 8, 2, 4 (2 players)
    Hero checks, Button bets $60, Hero calls $60.

    Turn: ($180) 9 (2 players)
    Hero checks, Button bets $180, Hero calls $180.

    River: ($540) A (2 players)
    Hero checks, Button bets $340, Hero raises to $730, Button folds.

    Final Pot: $1610

    Results in white below:
    Hero has 6c 7c (high card, ace).
    Outcome: Hero wins $1610.
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    river was a push that was just about a minraise
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    hey im actually playing poker right now. Crazy, huh?
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    Default Re: high stakes pwnage thread

    Quote Originally Posted by gabe
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    shipped?
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    Lol, extremely bold

    I often play a flopped set (that's what you are trying to represent?) with this line precisely if the board has draws(usually 3-bet pots), and it's almost always called down if the "draws" miss. In a 2-bet pot and without obvious draws, this can work better as a bluff, but I think you need to have good reads on opp.


    What do you put villain on? Would villain really value bet river with AK/AQ? Your two calls are very scary on this drawless board and I certainly would not value bet top pair here. So isn't he representing at least two pair, like 89?

    The more I look at it, the more it looks like villain was three barreling this time, so in a way you were lucky, or do you really think villain would fold something like two pair here? He might easily let go of AK/AQ, but then why bet that crap in the first place...
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    Quote Originally Posted by pocketfours
    Lol, extremely bold

    I often play a flopped set (that's what you are trying to represent?) with this line precisely if the board has draws(usually 3-bet pots), and it's almost always called down if the "draws" miss. In a 2-bet pot and without obvious draws, this can work better as a bluff, but I think you need to have good reads on opp.


    What do you put villain on? Would villain really value bet river with AK/AQ? Your two calls are very scary on this drawless board and I certainly would not value bet top pair here. So isn't he representing at least two pair, like 89?

    The more I look at it, the more it looks like villain was three barreling this time, so in a way you were lucky, or do you really think villain would fold something like two pair here? He might easily let go of AK/AQ, but then why bet that crap in the first place...
    it's HU, gotta VB AK/AQ here b/c it's good such a high % of the time. you don't need to have 2p+ to 3barrell hu that's for sure...

    about the play, stack sizes suggest that gabe is getting killed and that the guy may likely look this bet up with anything he was vb'ing with in the first place. Not really a big fan but it does put villain in a tough spot b/c he has to be thinking due to stack sizes that it can't be a bluff.
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    wasnt getting killed, table just broke. after he folded he typed 'you lucky monkey'
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lukie
    it's HU, gotta VB AK/AQ here b/c it's good such a high % of the time. you don't need to have 2p+ to 3barrell hu that's for sure...
    Indeed, for some reason I wasn't in a HU mindset

    His 'lucky monkey' comment sounds like he is trying to salvage his image after a bad bluff though. I would have responded just as truthfully: 'I was ahead the whole time'.
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    Button ($686.80)
    SB ($1233.55)
    Hero ($558)
    UTG ($1342)

    Preflop: Hero is BB with 7, 6.
    2 folds, SB raises to $18, Hero raises to $54, SB calls $36.

    Flop: ($108) J, Q, 6 (2 players)
    SB checks, Hero bets $72, SB calls $72.

    Turn: ($252) 4 (2 players)
    SB checks, Hero checks.

    River: ($252) 4 (2 players)
    SB bets $200, Hero raises to $432, SB folds.

    Final Pot: $884
    I got more flava than fruitstripe gum
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    o yea this is cool cause villain is EM2
    I got more flava than fruitstripe gum
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    BLUFFFFFFFFFFFF

    PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $10 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

    Hero ($1072)
    SB ($1108)
    BB ($1479)
    UTG ($235)
    MP ($1093)
    CO ($1898.50)

    Preflop: Hero is Button with A, A.
    3 folds, Hero raises to $30, SB calls $25, 1 fold.

    Flop: ($70) T, 9, 5 (2 players)
    SB checks, Hero bets $60, SB raises to $150, Hero calls $90.

    Turn: ($370) 8 (2 players)
    SB bets $170, Hero calls $170.

    River: ($710) 7 (2 players)

    Final Pot: $710

    Results in white below:
    SB doesn't show.
    Hero has Ac Ad (one pair, aces).
    Outcome: Hero wins $710.
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    ^ What happened to the river action?
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    lukie that is not nearly the level of pwnage of the first hand in this thread, the check push minraise
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    god the ftr converter is so bad

    PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $10 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

    Hero ($1072)
    SB ($1108)
    BB ($1479)
    UTG ($235)
    MP ($1093)
    CO ($1898.50)

    Preflop: Hero is Button with A, A.
    3 folds, Hero raises to $30, SB calls $25, 1 fold.

    Flop: ($70) T, 9, 5 (2 players)
    SB checks, Hero bets $60, SB raises to $150, Hero calls $90.

    Turn: ($370) 8 (2 players)
    SB bets $170, Hero calls $170.

    River: ($710) 7 (2 players)
    SB checks, Hero bets $722 (All-In), SB folds.

    Final Pot: $1432

    Results in white below:
    Hero has Ac Ad (one pair, aces).
    Outcome: Hero wins $1432.
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    well that was dumb...
  16. #16
    stacked aba last night- SHIP IT (and i get to be in vid lol)


    FullTiltPoker Game #2800484374: Table Bayswater (6 max) - $5/$10 - No Limit Hold'em - 1:42:47 ET - 2007/06/29
    Seat 1: PrtectYaNeck ($1,137)
    Seat 2: dwballz ($1,902)
    Seat 3: kmoneyk10 ($1,734)
    Seat 4: sbrugby ($2,219)
    Seat 5: DontBluffMePLZZ ($1,373)
    Seat 6: Gettin Daize ($1,469)
    sbrugby posts the small blind of $5
    DontBluffMePLZZ posts the big blind of $10
    The button is in seat #3
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to PrtectYaNeck [8c Jc]
    Gettin Daize folds
    PrtectYaNeck has 15 seconds left to act
    PrtectYaNeck raises to $35
    dwballz folds
    kmoneyk10 folds
    sbrugby calls $30
    DontBluffMePLZZ folds
    *** FLOP *** [9h 7c 4c]
    sbrugby checks
    PrtectYaNeck checks
    *** TURN *** [9h 7c 4c] [Qc]
    sbrugby bets $65
    PrtectYaNeck has 15 seconds left to act
    PrtectYaNeck raises to $275
    sbrugby has 15 seconds left to act
    sbrugby raises to $2,184, and is all in
    PrtectYaNeck calls $827, and is all in
    sbrugby shows [Qh Kc]
    PrtectYaNeck shows [8c Jc]
    Uncalled bet of $1,082 returned to sbrugby
    *** RIVER *** [9h 7c 4c Qc] [4h]
    sbrugby shows two pair, Queens and Fours
    PrtectYaNeck shows a flush, Queen high
    PrtectYaNeck wins the pot ($2,281) with a flush, Queen high
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot $2,284 | Rake $3
    Board: [9h 7c 4c Qc 4h]
    Seat 1: PrtectYaNeck showed [8c Jc] and won ($2,281) with a flush, Queen high
    Seat 2: dwballz didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 3: kmoneyk10 (button) didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 4: sbrugby (small blind) showed [Qh Kc] and lost with two pair, Queens and Fours
    Seat 5: DontBluffMePLZZ (big blind) folded before the Flop
    Seat 6: Gettin Daize didn't bet (folded)
    I got more flava than fruitstripe gum
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    awesome
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    that seems like a big spew by aba....
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    wasn't in the first vid but he's doing a 3parter
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    Quote Originally Posted by IowaSkinsFan
    that seems like a big spew by aba....
    i think aba played it awesome, but sauce tricked him hard with the flop check behind (everyone bets that, right????)
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    It's official, sauce pwns CR instructors. Hero in this hand is muddywater:

    http://www.pokerhand.org/?1218029
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    lol that one was a terrible call by me on the flop if i knew it was muddy i would insta fold
    I got more flava than fruitstripe gum
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    what a terrible turn check, regardless of results
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    we both misplayed is v badly hahaha

    look at ISF's quote for details
    I got more flava than fruitstripe gum
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    POKERSTARS GAME #10787426754: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($5/$10) - 2007/07/05 - 19:31:11 (ET)
    Table 'Merope V' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
    Seat 2: PityDaFoolz ($940 in chips)
    Seat 4: Sauce123 ($1179 in chips)
    Seat 5: straate ($2854.50 in chips)
    PityDaFoolz: posts small blind $5
    Sauce123: posts big blind $10
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to Sauce123 [As 9d]
    straate: raises $25 to $35
    PityDaFoolz: folds
    Sauce123: calls $25
    *** FLOP *** [Qh 7d 7c]
    Sauce123: checks
    straate: bets $50
    Sauce123: raises $110 to $160
    straate: calls $110
    *** TURN *** [Qh 7d 7c] [2d]
    rockysmom joins the table at seat #3
    Sauce123: bets $260
    straate: raises $260 to $520
    takechip joins the table at seat #6
    Sauce123: raises $464 to $984 and is all-in
    straate: folds
    Sauce123 collected $1434 from pot
    Sauce123: shows [As 9d] (a pair of Sevens)
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot $1435 | Rake $1
    Board [Qh 7d 7c 2d]
    Seat 2: PityDaFoolz (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 4: Sauce123 (big blind) collected ($1434)
    Seat 5: straate (button) folded on the Turn


    BOC
    I got more flava than fruitstripe gum
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    That was nice...loved how you showed him too
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    haha... i make ppl tilt like a monkey sometimes



    POKERSTARS GAME #11220286532: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($5/$10) - 2007/07/30 - 15:48:03 (ET)
    Table 'Rhodope III' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
    Seat 1: Lyric ($1114 in chips)
    Seat 2: mossyhorn ($2284 in chips)
    Seat 3: Sauce123 ($1081.75 in chips)
    Seat 4: byebyeguy ($1525.75 in chips)
    Seat 5: mikek15 ($1947 in chips)
    Seat 6: IMSAKIDD ($202 in chips)
    byebyeguy: posts small blind $5
    mikek15: posts big blind $10
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to Sauce123 [As Jh]
    IMSAKIDD: folds
    Lyric: raises $20 to $30
    mossyhorn: calls $30
    Sauce123: raises $100 to $130
    byebyeguy: folds
    mikek15: folds
    Lyric: raises $984 to $1114 and is all-in
    mossyhorn: folds
    Sauce123: calls $951.75 and is all-in
    *** FLOP *** [Qc Ac 4h]
    *** TURN *** [Qc Ac 4h] [6c]
    *** RIVER *** [Qc Ac 4h 6c] [7h]
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    Lyric: shows [Ah 5h] (a pair of Aces)
    Sauce123: shows [As Jh] (a pair of Aces - Queen+Jack kicker)
    Sauce123 collected $2205.50 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot $2208.50 | Rake $3
    Board [Qc Ac 4h 6c 7h]
    Seat 1: Lyric showed [Ah 5h] and lost with a pair of Aces
    Seat 2: mossyhorn folded before Flop
    Seat 3: Sauce123 (button) showed [As Jh] and won ($2205.50) with a pair of Aces
    Seat 4: byebyeguy (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 5: mikek15 (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 6: IMSAKIDD folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    I got more flava than fruitstripe gum
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    You need to work on your game selection. IMSAKIDD will eat you alive.

    Seriously, though. Is he a winning player? I can't figure out how shortstacking can actually make money in today's game climate.
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    Here's some high stakes ownage for ya.

    That's right. High stakes.

    PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $10,000.00 BB (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

    Button ($1,380,000)
    SB ($2,090,000.45)
    Hero ($1,140,000.90)
    UTG ($2,290,000.55)
    UTG+1 ($1,000,000.35)
    MP1 ($680,000.50)
    MP2 ($460,000.60)
    CO ($1,100,000.05)

    Preflop: Hero is BB with Q, A.
    5 folds, Button raises to $40,000, 1 fold, Hero calls $30,000.

    Flop: ($80,000.50) K, 2, 7 (2 players)
    Hero checks, Button bets $50,000, Hero raises to $180,000, Button calls $130,000.

    Turn: ($440,000.50) 3 (2 players)
    Hero bets $300,000, Button folds.

    Final Pot: $440,000.50

    I think I'm gonna buy an house now.
  32. #32
    yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

    and i love ur avatars
    I got more flava than fruitstripe gum
  33. #33
    Quote Originally Posted by sauce123
    haha... i make ppl tilt like a monkey sometimes



    PokerStars GAME #11220286532: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($5/$10) - 2007/07/30 - 15:48:03 (ET)
    Table 'Rhodope III' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
    Seat 1: Lyric ($1114 in chips)
    Seat 2: mossyhorn ($2284 in chips)
    Seat 3: Sauce123 ($1081.75 in chips)
    Seat 4: byebyeguy ($1525.75 in chips)
    Seat 5: mikek15 ($1947 in chips)
    Seat 6: IMSAKIDD ($202 in chips)
    byebyeguy: posts small blind $5
    mikek15: posts big blind $10
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to Sauce123 [As Jh]
    IMSAKIDD: folds
    Lyric: raises $20 to $30
    mossyhorn: calls $30
    Sauce123: raises $100 to $130
    byebyeguy: folds
    mikek15: folds
    Lyric: raises $984 to $1114 and is all-in
    mossyhorn: folds
    Sauce123: calls $951.75 and is all-in
    *** FLOP *** [Qc Ac 4h]
    *** TURN *** [Qc Ac 4h] [6c]
    *** RIVER *** [Qc Ac 4h 6c] [7h]
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    Lyric: shows [Ah 5h] (a pair of Aces)
    Sauce123: shows [As Jh] (a pair of Aces - Queen+Jack kicker)
    Sauce123 collected $2205.50 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot $2208.50 | Rake $3
    Board [Qc Ac 4h 6c 7h]
    Seat 1: Lyric showed [Ah 5h] and lost with a pair of Aces
    Seat 2: mossyhorn folded before Flop
    Seat 3: Sauce123 (button) showed [As Jh] and won ($2205.50) with a pair of Aces
    Seat 4: byebyeguy (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 5: mikek15 (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 6: IMSAKIDD folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Sauce I think given your range threebetting, fourbetting A2s+, AQ+, JJ+ seems close to 0 EV.
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    A2s+, AQ+, JJ+ hmmmmmmm which one of these doesnt belong?
    I got more flava than fruitstripe gum
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    Quote Originally Posted by sauce123
    A2s+, AQ+, JJ+ hmmmmmmm which one of these doesnt belong?
    AQ
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    AQ owns A2s.
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    FINALLY a hand that qualifies.

    Texas Hold'em $10-$20 NL (real money)
    Seat 7: BUTTON ($5,083.20 in chips)
    Seat 9: HERO [ AH,7D ] ($1,015.00 in chips)

    ANTES/BLINDS
    BUTTON posts blind ($5), HERO posts blind ($10).

    PRE-FLOP
    BUTTON bets $30, HERO bets $120, BUTTON calls $95.

    FLOP [board cards 9H,10D,10C ]
    HERO checks, BUTTON checks.

    TURN [board cards 9H,10D,10C,8H ]
    HERO bets $250, BUTTON calls $250.

    RIVER [board cards 9H,10D,10C,8H,4H ]
    HERO checks, BUTTON bets $880, HERO calls $635 and is all-in.

    SHOWDOWN
    BUTTON shows [ QS,6S ]
    HERO shows [ AH,7D ]
    BUTTON wins $245, HERO wins $2030


    I hope this thread isn't meant for educational purposes
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    Quote Originally Posted by wufwugy
    You need to work on your game selection. IMSAKIDD will eat you alive.

    Seriously, though. Is he a winning player? I can't figure out how shortstacking can actually make money in today's game climate.
    Shortstackers have an inherent advantage over the rest of the table. It shouldn't be very hard at all for him to be a winning player (he is) if he's halfway decent (he is).
  39. #39
    fwiw i think imsa and kurosh r the two best shorties lurking around right now
    I got more flava than fruitstripe gum
  40. #40
    Quote Originally Posted by pocketfours
    FINALLY a hand that qualifies.

    Texas Hold'em $10-$20 NL (real money)
    Seat 7: BUTTON ($5,083.20 in chips)
    Seat 9: HERO [ AH,7D ] ($1,015.00 in chips)

    ANTES/BLINDS
    BUTTON posts blind ($5), HERO posts blind ($10).

    PRE-FLOP
    BUTTON bets $30, HERO bets $120, BUTTON calls $95.

    FLOP [board cards 9H,10D,10C ]
    HERO checks, BUTTON checks.

    TURN [board cards 9H,10D,10C,8H ]
    HERO bets $250, BUTTON calls $250.

    RIVER [board cards 9H,10D,10C,8H,4H ]
    HERO checks, BUTTON bets $880, HERO calls $635 and is all-in.

    SHOWDOWN
    BUTTON shows [ QS,6S ]
    HERO shows [ AH,7D ]
    BUTTON wins $245, HERO wins $2030


    I hope this thread isn't meant for educational purposes
    wtf. this must have made villain just a wee bit angry.
    Wikipedia is the best thing ever. Anyone in the world can write anything they want about any subject. So you know you are getting the best possible information.
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    Quote Originally Posted by martindcx1e
    wtf. this must have made villain just a wee bit angry.
    Calling a bluff with a decent ace is pretty std in ultra-loose games...

    He got his revenge just five minutes later (i guess this qualifies as well )

    Texas Hold'em $10-$20 NL (real money),

    Seat 7: BUTTON ($6,750.65 in chips)
    Seat 8: HERO [ KD,10C ] ($1,000.00 in chips)
    ANTES/BLINDS
    BUTTON posts blind ($5), HERO posts blind ($10).

    PRE-FLOP
    BUTTON bets $30, HERO bets $120, BUTTON calls $95.

    FLOP [board cards JS,7D,2H ]
    HERO bets $250, BUTTON calls $250.

    TURN [board cards JS,7D,2H,3S ]
    HERO bets $620 and is all-in, BUTTON calls $620.

    RIVER [board cards JS,7D,2H,3S,3H ]

    SHOWDOWN
    HERO shows [ KD,10C ]
    BUTTON shows [ 9C,AD ]
    BUTTON wins $2000.

    Don't let the stacks fool you, I lost over 10BI before winning it all back in a 7-hour session that finished at 8AM. Villain ended down 3BI.

    Later in the session I had five-bet him proflop 2 times in the last 15 hands (light, of course) and he decided to make a stand at the wrong moment. After this hand he basically handed over the rest of his money. Game Over.

    Texas Hold'em $10-$20 NL (real money)

    Seat 7: BUTTON ($7,048.75 in chips)
    Seat 9: HERO [ KD,KS ] ($4,230.45 in chips)
    ANTES/BLINDS
    BUTTON posts blind ($5), HERO posts blind ($10).

    PRE-FLOP
    BUTTON bets $30, HERO bets $120, BUTTON bets $350, HERO bets $1000, BUTTON bets $2440, HERO bets $3100.45 and is all-in, BUTTON calls $1405.45.

    FLOP [board cards 8S,4D,2D ]

    TURN [board cards 8S,4D,2D,10S ]

    RIVER [board cards 8S,4D,2D,10S,4H ]

    SHOWDOWN
    HERO shows [ KD,KS ]
    BUTTON shows [ 7H,5H ]
    HERO wins $8460.90
  42. #42
    Quote Originally Posted by Lukie
    Quote Originally Posted by wufwugy
    You need to work on your game selection. IMSAKIDD will eat you alive.

    Seriously, though. Is he a winning player? I can't figure out how shortstacking can actually make money in today's game climate.
    Shortstackers have an inherent advantage over the rest of the table. It shouldn't be very hard at all for him to be a winning player (he is) if he's halfway decent (he is).
    I've heard about this advantage, but I don't quite buy that it makes winning easier. Getting raped by the blinds is a huge disadvantage. Of the 50k+ hands I've played as a shortstack, I'm a big loser.

    Maybe I played wrong, though. I thought I played right according to all the 'right' information, but maybe that's wrong. What are Imsakidd and Kurosh's vpip/pfr?
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    Quote Originally Posted by wufwugy
    Quote Originally Posted by Lukie
    Quote Originally Posted by wufwugy
    You need to work on your game selection. IMSAKIDD will eat you alive.

    Seriously, though. Is he a winning player? I can't figure out how shortstacking can actually make money in today's game climate.
    Shortstackers have an inherent advantage over the rest of the table. It shouldn't be very hard at all for him to be a winning player (he is) if he's halfway decent (he is).
    I've heard about this advantage, but I don't quite buy that it makes winning easier. Getting raped by the blinds is a huge disadvantage. Of the 50k+ hands I've played as a shortstack, I'm a big loser.

    Maybe I played wrong, though. I thought I played right according to all the 'right' information, but maybe that's wrong. What are Imsakidd and Kurosh's vpip/pfr?
    getting raped by the blinds is not a huge disadvantage, it's just part of the game. the advantage is that the game now has 20bb effective stacks for you ALWAYS, where the other players 1) are typically trying to play optimally for 100bb stacks, and 2) generally don't play nearly as well for 20bb effectiv even if they tried to. Some even have a horrible misconception that you can't make money shortstacking. I personally think it makes winning easier because the decisions are much simpler than in a deeper game. On the same token though these tougher, deep-stacked decisions are exactly what makes very good deeper stacked players have the ability to have a much higher win-rate than a shortstacker.

    I sincerely doubt you were playing with all the 'right' information; info out there typically isn't very good for poker at all and there is even less good info out there for shortstacking. Which is actually a very good thing because good ones just make games worse. As far as their vpip's/pfr's they are probably a lot laggier (relatively) than you think, maybe 18/16 or something. That range and how you would optimally play with those stacks is far different than if you were playing deeper, though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lukie
    I sincerely doubt you were playing with all the 'right' information; info out there typically isn't very good for poker at all and there is even less good info out there for shortstacking. Which is actually a very good thing because good ones just make games worse. As far as their vpip's/pfr's they are probably a lot laggier (relatively) than you think, maybe 18/16 or something. That range and how you would optimally play with those stacks is far different than if you were playing deeper, though.
    This is interesting cuz I remember reading about short-stacking several different times and the advice always just seemed to be wait for AA-TT/AK/AQ and push. I'd really like to see what the real short-stackers are doing.
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    can we plz ban anyone interested in shortstacking
    I got more flava than fruitstripe gum
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    Quote Originally Posted by wufwugy
    I've heard about this advantage, but I don't quite buy that it makes winning easier.
    Take a look at the shotstack vs isolator thread. A perfect example of how the shortstack gets free equity when the deepstacks raise each other out.

    In a way it's a bit unfair that a deep stack has to fold to a raise, but the shortstack who is all-in doesn't (no way around it though). This is where a big part of their advantage comes from. This is also why it pays for them to be loose, because the looser they are, the more isolation plays will be done. Often the blinds will be isolated, which are a usually big relative to the short stack.

    I really think that gaming sites should offer tables where it is only possible to buy in for the full amount.

    Fortunately most of the short stackers are quite poor players. Even at pretty high stakes.
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    Everything I've read about shortstacking suggest you should be at about 10 vpip. Which is really bad. 18 vpip isn't getting raped by the blinds.

    Anyways, meh. If I was good at shortstacking I wouldn't have had to spend more time figuring out deepstacking.
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    probably the best thing about playing full-stacked is that 90%+ of your peers don't hate you.
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    So no one wants to spill the beans about "proper" short-stacking? Don't ban me plz
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    Why would anyone do that? There are lots of these shortstackers out there already, good thing that many of them play pretty bad. Especially at Party it's a huge problem. The easier it is for people to find out how to play a shortstack profitably, the more of them there will be out there and the better those shortstacks will be. And then all the regular players' winrate will be lower, why would we want that...
  51. #51
    Quote Originally Posted by Iwind
    Why would anyone do that? There are lots of these shortstackers out there already, good thing that many of them play pretty bad. Especially at Party it's a huge problem. The easier it is for people to find out how to play a shortstack profitably, the more of them there will be out there and the better those shortstacks will be. And then all the regular players' winrate will be lower, why would we want that...
    i know i know
    maybe you could just disguise it inside some boring thread no one ever reads lol...
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    PokerStars Game #11394129265: Hold'em No Limit ($2/$4) - 2007/08/09 - 12:59:45 (ET)
    Table 'Serpens IV' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
    Seat 1: Stelvask ($587 in chips)
    Seat 2: heybude ($818.50 in chips)
    Stelvask: posts small blind $2
    heybude: posts big blind $4
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to heybude [8h 7c]
    Stelvask: raises $8 to $12
    heybude: calls $8
    *** FLOP *** [4d Tc 9s]
    heybude: checks
    Stelvask: bets $16
    heybude: raises $32 to $48
    Stelvask: calls $32
    *** TURN *** [4d Tc 9s] [2c]
    heybude: bets $108
    Stelvask: calls $108
    *** RIVER *** [4d Tc 9s 2c] [4c]
    heybude: checks
    Stelvask: bets $225
    heybude: raises $225 to $450
    Stelvask: folds
    heybude collected $785.50 from pot
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    I know this last hand made no sense... its because i was planning on giving up on the river, and then a timing tell made me pretty sure he had a missed draw.
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    Quote Originally Posted by IowaSkinsFan
    I know this last hand made no sense... its because i was planning on giving up on the river, and then a timing tell made me pretty sure he had a missed draw.
    what exactly was the tell?
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    Quote Originally Posted by martindcx1e
    Quote Originally Posted by IowaSkinsFan
    I know this last hand made no sense... its because i was planning on giving up on the river, and then a timing tell made me pretty sure he had a missed draw.
    what exactly was the tell?
    Most of the time he was getting his great hands in on the turn taking the line he took. Of course sometimes this is a T with maybe a weakish kicker or strong kicker, and sometimes its something like top set or JJ.

    Considering it most of the hands he plays hes not confident hes ahead, when i checked the river intending to give up because of an aggroish image, he nearly instantly bets 2/3rds pot. I thought that with a medium hand here he actually would really have to consider whether to bet or not, but he doesnt. So I think it's either top set or a missed draw. Since there's more combos of missed draws i decide to raise.
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    Quote Originally Posted by wufwugy
    You need to work on your game selection. IMSAKIDD will eat you alive.

    Seriously, though. Is he a winning player? I can't figure out how shortstacking can actually make money in today's game climate.
    I cant tell if you were being sarcastic but it made me LOL.

    Guys the secret to poker is to use bold, aggressive plays and put opponents to decisions for all their chips.
  57. #57
    CHOO CHOO
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  58. #58
    Quote Originally Posted by IMSAKIDD
    Quote Originally Posted by wufwugy
    You need to work on your game selection. IMSAKIDD will eat you alive.

    Seriously, though. Is he a winning player? I can't figure out how shortstacking can actually make money in today's game climate.
    I cant tell if you were being sarcastic but it made me LOL.

    Guys the secret to poker is to use bold, aggressive plays and put opponents to decisions for all their chips.
    First part was a joke. Second super super serial.

    I'm just really bad at shortstacking, I guess. From the looks of my results to date, I'm bad at everything but LAG. Weird.
  59. #59
    Quote Originally Posted by wufwugy
    First part was a joke.
    No I really do eat souls.

    CHOOO CHOOO
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    Quote Originally Posted by IMSAKIDD
    Quote Originally Posted by wufwugy
    You need to work on your game selection. IMSAKIDD will eat you alive.

    Seriously, though. Is he a winning player? I can't figure out how shortstacking can actually make money in today's game climate.
    I cant tell if you were being sarcastic but it made me LOL.

    Guys the secret to poker is to use bold, aggressive plays and put opponents to decisions for all their chips.
    it's true.

    proof:

    i has a king!

    PokerStars Game #11454362288: Hold'em No Limit ($2/$4) - 2007/08/12 - 19:11:16 (ET)
    Table 'Sita V' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
    Seat 4: TIROMPER ($736.25 in chips)
    Seat 5: vilela2255 ($184.35 in chips)
    Seat 6: Lukieplaya ($418.50 in chips)
    TIROMPER: posts small blind $2
    vilela2255: posts big blind $4
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to Lukieplaya [Kh Qh]
    Lukieplaya: raises $10 to $14
    TIROMPER: raises $45 to $59
    vilela2255: folds
    Lukieplaya: raises $359.50 to $418.50 and is all-in
    TIROMPER: calls $359.50
    *** FLOP *** [7d Kc 2d]
    *** TURN *** [7d Kc 2d] [4d]
    *** RIVER *** [7d Kc 2d 4d] [Ks]
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    TIROMPER: shows [Jc Js] (two pair, Kings and Jacks)
    Lukieplaya: shows [Kh Qh] (three of a kind, Kings)
    Lukieplaya collected $840 from pot

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    TIROMPER: typical play right there
    TIROMPER: im gettin used 2 it
    Lukieplaya: unlimited hold them rewards bold aggressive play

    ship ship
    by the way, stop the CHOO CHOO thing it's making me want to kill babies or something like that
  61. #61
    Lukie, please tell me why you played that hand that way.

    And I won't take CHOO CHOO LDO for an answer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lukie
    PokerStars Game #11454362288: Hold'em No Limit ($2/$4) - 2007/08/12 - 19:11:16 (ET)
    Table 'Sita V' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
    Seat 4: TIROMPER ($736.25 in chips)
    Seat 5: vilela2255 ($184.35 in chips)
    Seat 6: Lukieplaya ($418.50 in chips)
    TIROMPER: posts small blind $2
    vilela2255: posts big blind $4
    plz post in SHNL, k thx.
  63. #63
    I should probably post all my 2/4 inquiries in this forum since it's deader than that drifter I killed so I could get and erection. Villian was a nit variant, and I'm proud of myself for getting max value from him. Shut up.

    PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $4 BB (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

    Hero ($398)
    Button ($231.90)
    SB ($228)
    BB ($410.45)
    UTG ($51.40)
    UTG+1 ($342.20)
    MP1 ($474.60)
    MP2 ($236)

    Preflop: Hero is CO with J, Q.
    2 folds, MP1 calls $4, 1 fold, Hero raises to $20, 3 folds, MP1 calls $16.

    Flop: ($46) 3, K, Q (2 players)
    MP1 checks, Hero checks.

    Turn: ($46) 3 (2 players)
    MP1 bets $24, Hero calls $24.

    River: ($94) 4 (2 players)
    MP1 bets $40, Hero calls $40.

    Final Pot: $174

    Results in white below:
    MP1 has 8c 8h (two pair, eights and threes).
    Hero has Jh Qs (two pair, queens and threes).
    Outcome: Hero wins $174.
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    That play by opp could actually mean he's potentially a very good player.
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    Maybe.

    My read is that on boards like that nits either have it or are bluffing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by IowaSkinsFan
    That play by opp could actually mean he's potentially a very good player.
    Why? I think he totally donkplayed the river.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pocketfours
    Quote Originally Posted by IowaSkinsFan
    That play by opp could actually mean he's potentially a very good player.
    Why? I think he totally donkplayed the river.
    I think wufwugy's range is a lot of A high, and someone whos capable of vbetting that thin is pretty scary.

    However, you're right, the play really sucked, but the thought process seemed good.
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    MWAHA

    he had $550 left on riv after he bet $500,

    PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $10 BB (2 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

    Button ($1457.25)
    Hero ($1838)

    Preflop: Hero is BB with A, 8.
    Button raises to $30, Hero calls $20.

    Flop: ($60) 2, 8, Q (2 players)
    Hero checks, Button bets $50, Hero raises to $150, Button calls $100.

    Turn: ($360) K (2 players)
    Hero checks, Button bets $200, Hero calls $200.

    River: ($760) 6 (2 players)
    Hero checks, Button bets $500, Hero raises to $1458, Button folds.

    Final Pot: $1760

    Results in white below:
    Hero has Ac 8s (one pair, eights).
    Outcome: Hero wins $1760.
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    Wow, i dont even know how to analyze that bluff, siiiiiccckkk

    love the hawk avatar btw.
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    villian was 2p2 xorbie btw
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    Quote Originally Posted by gabe
    villian was 2p2 xorbie btw
    idk if its justified but i have no respect for xorbie.
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    its justified
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    Quote Originally Posted by gabe
    MWAHA

    he had $550 left on riv after he bet $500,

    PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $10 BB (2 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

    Button ($1457.25)
    Hero ($1838)

    Preflop: Hero is BB with A, 8.
    Button raises to $30, Hero calls $20.

    Flop: ($60) 2, 8, Q (2 players)
    Hero checks, Button bets $50, Hero raises to $150, Button calls $100.

    Turn: ($360) K (2 players)
    Hero checks, Button bets $200, Hero calls $200.

    River: ($760) 6 (2 players)
    Hero checks, Button bets $500, Hero raises to $1458, Button folds.

    Final Pot: $1760

    Results in white below:
    Hero has Ac 8s (one pair, eights).
    Outcome: Hero wins $1760.
    shit, I just don't understand this game

    what is your reasoning here? What does he have that you want to push him off that beats you and bets the river and will fold?
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    he put me on a certain range after flop c/r and turn c/c

    he is above average player so he is value betting strong Qx hands here, because it thinks it beats my calling range

    the river c/r is so small he should think that i think hesnot folding, so he should fold hands as strong as AA here, because afterall, why would i bluff with such a small ber

    ofc after showing the a8 here i cant pull too many more of these for the rest of the session
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    Gabe, I have no idea wtf you are doing here. Please share...

    I like his line if he has AQ, but it's obviously bad against you

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