RandR
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Re: Heads Up games strategy???
Raise or fold is pretty good advice for all poker, but is even more true heads up. If you catch any of the flop at all, then usually raise and re-raise. Be aware that the value of hands is different. 78s is better than A4o in a 10-seat table, but HU it is the other way round. The section on HU in Harrington vol 3 will teach any player a lot. :okThe heads up league is fast approaching and thought I needed to check out how this should be played as opposed to STTs and MTTs. I've only played a couple of games and now realise I just played too tight and kept handing over my blinds without challenging those of the opponents.:eyes Having looked at a couple of articles it seems aggression is the key. Raising almost with everything then pushing all-in every hand if you get a healthy stack. It could be a blood bath tonight then as I am going to put my aggressive hat on, if I can find it! I just hope I'm not up against a PLer though as you lot seem well versed in HU play and I may then have to play more conservatively...or not!:wall :unsure:unsure:unsure -
Re: Table selection on Boss
:rollin :rollin There's a lot of truth in this! I bought poker tracker but have stopped using it, as I found it was a distraction that wasn't helping. I found it was leading to me concentrating on opponents' stats rather than using position on them which is the key.The way they play on the sites I play I don't think they have heard of poker never mind trackers. -
Re: **Monday 3rd December ** Thanks everyone. Can't help thinking the timing of my move when I went out was wrong. The final table was crazy-aggressive, and if I had waited another round or two I could easily have crept up a place or two even if I wasn't dealt a hand big enough to go all-in with.
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Re: **Monday 3rd December **
Hope you're not planning on going to bed for a while, GaF :duderandr 7th of 19 left - gl mate :ok Forget the £2166.23 for first place - there's BPP riding on this :loon :tongue2 -
Re: **Monday 3rd December **
Now there's a challenge. Bring it on! :nanaA win (and a win only) may be enough for RandR or Strider. -
Re: The Official: I'm an idiot thread Doyle Brunson says in Super System that if you have set-under-set and don't lose all your money, then you probably played it wrong. If it's good enough for Doyle............
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Re: Punters Lounge Online Poker Series (PLOPS) If these are going to be on Thursday & Friday every week, is there any chance of moving them to later than 6pm? I think a later start time might increase numbers on a weekday.
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32 Red Christmas Tons of interesting stuff at 32Red as part of their 32Red Days of Christmas promotion. On 2nd and 30th they have $5k and $7k freerolls respectively. Registration for them is open now :loon Various other freerolls, raked hand freerolls, bounties etc throughout the month. Just open the software and look under the specials tab :ok
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Re: Virgin 10 Week Tourney - Leg 3 - 7x MTTs by 2nd December (then email)
Just a bump' date=' and reminder, you need to get 7xMTTs in by Sunday - They must have a buy in of at least €3.[/quote'] Anyone know if the PLOPS games count towards this? -
Re: Virgin Poker Festival
Hmmm, not sure I agree with this. I don't remember anyone trying to create an aura, act like a TV-star-with-attitude or anything like that. I certainly concentrated more on the poker side of the event than the social side (for example I didn't touch any alcohol), as, for me, the whole attraction of the event was the chance to test my game by playing in a big multi-day event without having to pay a big buy-in. If I just wanted drinking/socializing with a little poker on the side then I could do that in the local Yates Wine Bar poker league. For some of us, sitting at the table quietly concentrating on the cards and the play is where the enjoyment comes from.What was disappointing is that people turned up (including a few Plers) determined not to have any fun, miserable faces, sat on their own, not joining in, trying to create some sort of aura that a great poker player needs to be a miserable, moody, arrogant bastid. Some players I know for a fact got knocked out because their bottom lips were protruding that much they couldn't see their cards. There is a time and a place for taking the professional approach but I think on these 'party' weekends that the poker should come 2nd and if you get bust so what, it is not the end of the world. -
Re: Virgin Poker Festival Anyone else who hasn't yet booked accommodation might be interested to know that the Marriott (across the road from the casino) have just reduced their price to £100/night inc. breakfast. :ok
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BPP Update
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Re: BPP Update There's a problem here in that you only get one chance to vote in the daily poll. What if you initially don't intend to play in a game, but it wins and becomes the Focus game and then you do want to play? Would it be possible to re-open the poll after the focus game is chosen?
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Re: Value Qualifier on Mansion at 8pm tonight
The freezeout satelites normally have about 14 runners so are added value too.There's a $10+$1 rebuy qualifier to the $150,000 at 9pm GMT - Top 20 get seats, next 10 get cash - $2260 gtd - 5 in at the moment... Seems to be the only one of interest tonight.... -
Re: Bonus BPP Points I voted no as I think the argument is similar to that for rebuys - BPP points would be awarded to those who spent most rather than those who played best.
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I'm moving house (and country!) soon and am clearing out my magazine collection. I have pretty much every issue of Inside Edge/Poker from Aug 2005 onwards and Poker Player from Nov 2006 onwards. If anyone wants these, you can take them for free as long as you're willing to collect from North-west London. PM me if interested. :ok
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Re: Value Qualifier on Mansion at 8pm tonight I played a couple of these tonight, and the value is fantastic - 40% overlay on entry into 40% overlay tourney. Standard of play not great - only took 2 attempts to qualify.
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Re: ** Poker Monday 5th November **
yes - won't be able to pay the rent this month without that 17c prize money :loonNearly time to start running down the clock to sneak into the money in the focus game. :ok -
Re: Are you the best player on PL? PROVE IT!! Bloody hell, GaF, are you ever going to give the rest of us a chance at BPP??? :clap :clap :clap
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Re: Punters Lounge Online Poker Series (PLOPS)
Although not until after you'd registered yourself, I note. :spank :spank :spank :lolSorry - correction sent by PM :$ -
Re: Punters Lounge Online Poker Series (PLOPS) Is it just me, or does the password not work?
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Re: **Poker Wednesday 31st October** Arrived home from work late, so couldn't start PL game when I had a great chance of winning it. :cry :cry :cry :cry A curse on the switch back to GMT :@
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I will soon be moving to Perth, Western Australia. I know we have a few Aussies here so I had a couple of questions: 1) What's the current legal situation in respect of online poker? Do Aussies have trouble with being banned from some sites the way that Americans are? 2) Does anyone have any knowledge of what the live poker scene is like in Perth? I know from last time I was there that the Burswood casino has a poker room, but would be interested to here if there is much action there, and what sort of games/limits are played? Thanks
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Re: ** Poker Monday 29th October **
Sirrrrrrr-ir-ir' date=' Maverrix was a sinner as well, sir - me and Ade saw him, sir.[/quote'] So I did, mainly because I hadn't read the post above saying that you couldn't. -
Re: Are you the best player on PL? PROVE IT!! The difference is not huge, but having seen the numbers I still think 50% bonus is the best balance. 300+ points for winning a 40-person game seems like too much, even if it is against a quality field.
I'm taking a break from Poker
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Re: I'm taking a break from Poker I'd always assumed that GaF had to be a collective of about 10 people. Surely no one person could play that much poker as well as making the contribution that GaF has to this forum? :unsure Enjoy your well-deserved break - I give it a month at most before you start to go 'cold turkey' and end up back here :rollin