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Re: Notecaddy + Other tools for playing online cash poker I have no experience with notecaddy, however what i'll say is if a person plays bad then it matters 0% how many notes they have on someone as it will be the wrong notes for the wrong reasons. Notecaddy i assume gives the notes for you, which is fool-proof except a) you'll be reyling 100% on stats b) your game may stagnate meaning you lose edges in a ton of other areas. Also another thing is bad-regs are the new fish. They're called bad-regs as even though they have all the stats, they will make a bad play every 100 hands for example. They can have all the stats, hands, notes everything but if they don't have the mental application and discipline to play well every hand then they will still lose simple as that. Notecaddy looks like something i should definitely take a look, but i'd put a warning out that for less experienced players out there who don't know their own game inside and out to not look to rely on stats and notes. To take full advantage of these programmes you need to know your own game extensively, why you play all the hands you play in all the situations and for what reasons. What i'm saying is, like before people can have all the stats, notes etc but theres no be all and end all magic wand out there.
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Re: Notecaddy + Other tools for playing online cash poker
I've spent a lot of time over the yrs going through my database, studying individuals, studying how flops turns and rivers are played, how board texture affects things etc. etc. but still every so often i would completely forget how to play poker well. That meant i had to go through it all again and i've done that many many times. Only the last 5 months i'd say i've barely studied a single HH, barely looked at any video etc. but it has been the best months of my 'career'. Now i've played a 100k hands in a few weeks but have barely looked at any of those sessions in detail. The reason is i know exactly what i've done right and wrong every session. The reason is for months i'd sort my session by position and see if there were any positional flaws, then i'd look by hands won/lost and see if there were any obvious flaws. When you do that enough, consistently, diligently, then it gets to the point where all you need is confidence. The point is not to stop studying and everything will work out, the point is you need the foundations of knowing what is right and wrong, what is good and what is bad, what is marginal, what is variance etc. And that all comes by studying, a lot, then when you've done that enough and start seeing the right results that you expect then you gain more confidence and it's like a roundabout of success. You know you've put the work, the foundations in, so when the results come you know it's not luck, it's because you know what's right and what's wrong. Basically the more work you put in now, today, will be less work you have to put in 6months from now. You have to have a passion for the knowledge though. Nobody can open up a HEM database and advanced filter through players individual stats for hours on end (like i did) unless they have the passion to know what the numbers are, to know what people are doing, and why. It can be a pain in the ass because studying takes time, you have to get over that mental barrier of thinking 'damn i could be here hrs looking at these hands/numbers and find nothing or be more confused then when i started.' You have to have the passion to find the numbers, like they're lost inca tombs, you have to go digging to find that gold. If anyone has any questions about how/what to study then fire away.I'd even like to be able to independantly interrogate my HEM database, to give me information I would like (that is not available in the HUD). I'd have to learn new skills to do this, and it wouldn't be 5 minutes! And I have the feeling that is a huge loss for me in not being on top of it. -
Re: Full Tilt Poker Are Recruiting! Give me an 800% deposit bonus and i'll deposit on there again. More likely will be a 100% up to $500 released in $5 increments with double bonus points for 1 day. WELCOME BACK (BIG HUG) **** off.
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Re: Pokerstars Zoom now LIVE I use the PT4 hud.
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Re: Pokerstars Zoom now LIVE Have to say... thanks to zoom poker i just had a +10buy-in cash day for only second or third time ever :D http://oi44.tinypic.com/20zwbc6.jpg
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Re: Pokerstars Zoom now LIVE This is my zoom graph so far, haven't been able to play at all today though due to a bug in their system :(. Pure profits drifted off somewhat which is what i predicted 10days ago, but i don't plan to quit it yet as i can get in 1k hands/hour and i'm finding the games really interesting as there's lots of subtle new dynamics coming in and out of play every few days as people get all their stats on the players etc. The thing is you can try something new for a couple of hrs and after one session you know clearly whether it worked or not or what worked and what didn't due to the sheer volume you can get in so it's very easy to keep your game fresh.
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Re: Pokerstars Zoom now LIVE Nah it's full ring. I'm not sure it's softer in terms of stacking ranges of regs seem to be tighter but that's out-weighed by people just generally playing bad like bluffing in really obvious spots and the fact you get more opportunities to play hands vs worse players instead of a good regs having the jesus seats on them every hand on static tables. I've been pretty 'fortunate' to have played a ton of rush that i knew the dynamics straight off the bat but the games seem to be nitting up a solid amount already, though that is no big problem as it just becomes no different to the normal games only you get in more hands/hr. I'd be kind of surprised if i'm still playing zoom in a week as i think the games will suck balls but if i can break-even at zoom every month can clear $1.5k bonus, but the previous month on the normal games i made over double that (turned my life around before that coincidence?) so i'll probably be in limbo the next week or two. All you can do though is concentrate on playing the next hand well... and the rest will take care of itself.
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Re: Pokerstars Zoom now LIVE
This is my last 2days so far since it launched, just running good but what can you do! just keep trying to do the right things and see what happens. [ATTACH]2192[/ATTACH]Would be cool to see some of your graphs for this if you lot are playing enough.
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Re: Pokerstars Zoom now LIVE 100nl went live today. Getting 700fpp/hr 4tabling it which is pretty nice. Is a bit laggy though but it's fine.
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It's a live poker event that is different to anything we've seen before. First one will be held in Dublin on 5th April, Negreanu and Hellmuth amongst the opening line-up. There's a press release on http://iserieslive.com/ that explains it, including: "Players will be sequestered in all iSeriesLIVE events with no access to mobile devices or outsideinfluences. Online viewers will be able to bet on a number of real-time scenarios, including odds to win the table that change based on evolving chip stacks, next player eliminated, ‘last longers’, and the flop (red or black)." "Live betting is only offered in PaddyPower" Will be interesting to see what this is like and if it takes off, it has potential imo.
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Re: Celebrity Apprentice USA Duke is an awful 'ambassador'. Endorsed UB, endorsed the epic poker league, and her brother is lederer.
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Re: Punters Lounge Players: Interviews Interview with Andybell666 about his exotic trip to the Bahamas after his PCA package win. Q: Your PCA package win was a couple of months ago now but how was the experience? Andybell666: The experience was awesome….I have played quite a few live $$$ mtts (including WSOP) and met many of the pros before but I must admit I was surprised about how nervous I was to start with. Poker a side it was an awesome trip – you can’t really go wrong as you get guaranteed good weather in the Bahamas and the lifestyle is so laid back! Q: Where would you rate the Bahamas on the scale of places you’ve been in theworld, would you recommend people try hard to qualify for it next year? Andybell666: As previously mentioned – it is amazing. I am pretty well travelled and yes – it was good to visit so I can say I have been but unless I am playing poker there again I doubt I will be back as it is pretty far and awkward to get to. Also, poker aside it is pretty much for honeymooners and couples. Also, everything is that little bit pricier than most places so you need cash and to have a really good time you need a bucketful of cash! Q: We know you like to enjoy yourself, any stories or events away from the poker that stand out from your time in the Bahamas? Andybell666: Let’s just say that I made a lot of new friends…..especially three lovely girls from NYC. It really is not the party island that you may think and hence we had quite a few chilled out nights….don’t get me wrong –drunken – but nothing crazy. Q: I noticed in a picture of you observing Mercier and Veldhuis’s table, but you weren’t wearing any shoes, were you hustled out of them? Andybell666: Ha! This is not nice – but I actually get really sweaty feet when things get a bit tense in live poker and hence I quite often wear flip flops and go for a little stroll over the plush carpets to cool them down! Q: What was it like to play with the famous names? Were they intimidating or have much banter? Andybell666: I have played several WSOPs before and been lucky enough to play with famous company so it does not bother me too much – but I still do find it all a bit fascinating. This particular occasion was a lot different as there was such a high concentration of them so they ended up just chatting amongst themselves. Mercier and Racener ended up just playing hours of chinese poker on their ipads! Q: With the tournament being so PokerStars centric, were their pros cliquey or are they down to earth and approachable? Andybell666: I think a little – it was a bit like Team Pokerstars vs the rest – the pros were constantly moaning about the rule etc….It was very Pokerstars centric and if I am being honest a little impersonal compared to other tournaments I have played. Maybe I just need to win big and become famous too! Q: How tempted were you to cash in the $20k prize or was it in the T&C’s that you had to play? Andybell666: Not tempted for one second actually. This was an opportunity of a lifetime and it so happened that I was kinda going to be in the neighbourhood anyway (NYC – if you call that close). I actually had the full $$$ in my account at one stage and could easily have kept it. Q: Did you feel some extra pressure as some PL members had pieces of you? Andybell666: Yes if I am honest – more than ever as this was a large sum of money. It certainly played on my mind a few times during the day – especially at the start. There was no way I was going to take huge risks early and bust out to let them all down. Q: Anything else you’d like to add? Andybell666: I am now addicted to rum! Thanks for your time and good luck for the rest of the year!
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Re: Zoom (Pokerstars equivalent to Full Tilts Rush Poker) They're pretty much identical. Games on Rush were super soft when it came out due to no HUD, there's a graph in my thread somewhere i made a couple of k in no time at all but games got nittier when HUDs came in. Will always be a mix of all types of players, no particular style will be better than any others.
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Re: Punters Lounge Players: Interviews Interview with Fenners after his excellent second place for $9.9k from a $1 buy-in. Q: One dollar into $10k, that’s a nifty way to kick off the year, does this result change your poker plans for the year? Fenners: Not really I always bank 90% of any wins over $1000 to pay for hols and nights out etc so will continue to play the same tourneys. Q: Can you identify any key or interesting moments during the tournament, as with 13k runners there must have been some huge pots? Fenners: I called an all in with AA after the rebuys finished and another 4 people called all with bigger stacks than me and for once it held up which put me in a strong position. Q: I imagine the structure was pretty fast, but were you able to play much post flop? Fenners: Before the rebuys finish its pretty much all in or fold and you have to win the coin flips after the rebuys its different because your $1 gets you 30 000 chips as opposed to 1500 during the re-buys. Q: And what was the heads-up battle like? Fenners: The heads up took over an hour for 2 reasons ,firstly my opponent was chinese and roughly typed he was happy to split as we had similar chips but didnt know to make the deal as his english was so bad ,took about 30 mins for me and the 20 watchers trying to explain what to do,without any success. 2ndly after 58 levels the blinds dont increase from 500 000/1 000 000, and we both had 400 mill at the start. Q: What advice would you give for people playing these small buy-in but very top heavy tournaments? Fenners: Just go for it early on set a limit of $5 and go/call all in with any pair AK AQ AJ suited connecters anything that takes your fancy till you get to 40k in chips then just play premium hands(AIPF) till the add on and 70k was enough for me to come 2nd. A week later in same tourney I was chip leader after add on with 375k in chips and came 7th for $1800 Thanks for your time, gl for the rest of the year! Thanks also and good luck to all PLers.
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Re: Punters Lounge Players: Interviews Discussion New interview up here
Looking forward to some more' date=' this works well in the at the races forum so hoping for some more. Would like to see a interview from yourself, deadleydave and that little asian lad (averickz) :D[/quote'] Would be good to get those two sometime :) Thanks for everybody's feedback :ok -
Re: Punters Lounge Players: Interviews Interview with Marek76 who topped the PL winners list for January with over $10k in winnings, we talk about that and also some strategy chat. Q: Being the biggest winner in January, what drives you to achieve that level of consistency, is it the competition, money, or something else? Marek: I’m a competitive type. Be it foosball table, a game of chess or poker, rest assured I don’t take prisoners. I’m there to win it. :) the money is an equally important factor, I’m not going to deny that. Q: And how long have you been playing poker with the kind of consistency we saw in January? Marek: I’ve been playing poker for good few years, but earlier on it was literally just a hobby, a way of spending spare time. I only started looking at it more seriously slightly more than year ago. I basically play when I have time. I start playing a MTT when I know I have spare 4-5 hours ahead of me. No point staring playing a tourney if you know you need to step out in two hours. Q: Do you study tournament strategy often and if so, what do you consider a key component of a successful tournament player? Marek: I don’t have much spare time but do occasionally grab a poker book or study other player’s move during tournaments. I can recommend Gus Hansens’s book ‘Every hand revealed’ where he comments in detail on every hand he played during 2007 Aussie Millions. He happened to win that tourney. Q: The 20th Jan was an incredible day for you, $4.8k in winnings is that your most successful day or just a normal day in the life of Marek? Marek: Not a normal day for sure. I’ve never I finished two MTTs on 1st and 2nsd spot on the same day before. I woke up fresh as a daisy and full energy that day. It goes to show that there’s no replacement for a good night of sleep. Q: So often you made deep runs last month, what stands you out from the vast majority of tournament players who struggle? Marek: I started to work on my patience in tournaments. Many players simply get bored or impatient after 3 or 4 hours of play. Often when they hit the cold streak and don’t get any decent cards to play with or don’t even get a chance to raise the pot cos there’s a 3bet and 4bet in every hand that’s where they start to make strange moves, like limping or calling a raise with Q9o out of position. I try to avoid doing that. Q: Do you have any strategy tips for players looking to make deep runs like you do? Marek: As I said before, be patient, play one hand at a time. Plus, make notes on other players if you can. Also, it’d be wise to invest some money and purchase supporting programmes available (ie. Holdem Manager, Sharkscope). Make no mistake, all successful MTT/cash players use them, why give them a handicap? I only started to use Holdem Manager this week, time will show if this can improve my results. Tip of the day though would be that morning/early afternoon tournies (at least on PS) are much softer that the evening ones. You get my drift :) Q: What are your future hopes and goals in poker? Marek: I’d love to win a live tournament; the adrenalin rush must be 10 times bigger compared to a victory in a online tournament. Best of luck to you all at the tables! Thanks again, hope you can continue the rest of the year like you've started :ok
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A thread to discuss the interviews in Punters Lounge Players: Interviews thread. If you have any comments or request on players you'd like to hear more from then post here too :ok
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Re: Punters Lounge Players: Interviews Interview with Rivrd about his superb result here and other strategy chat: Q: Legendary Pl'er Rivrd, you have such consistent results over a long time-span, what keeps you motivated? Rivrd: My motivation is that there is always room for improvement and each game throws up its own challenges, i have many flaws in my game but have been working hard on a few over the last few months which has shown improvement more recently in some results. Q: Looking at your great $4.6k win in the 888 $30k challenge were you hanging into the money or circumstances saw you go down to just 1.5bbs? Rivrd: Very rarely will i try to hang into the money, i had lost a couple of flips which had caused me to get short stacked i had noticed in this case that it was right on the bubble and for time of play was worth hanging in until it popped. Q: It must have been quite a series of all-ins to get back into it, were there any memorable hands? Rivrd: The bubbled had popped and was just a matter of getting the chips in in the right spot. In this case there were 2 raises before me and i had J Q all in and felt that i would be pretty much have live cards. i was up against A 10 and A K and was lucky enough to hit a set of Qs. Five hands later i had pocket 9s and shipped that in to get called and i rivered a fullhouse. I made a couple of steals from then, and then the hand that moved me back up was my KK v AK which held up and then doubled further up with a set of 4s against a call from a player with A9. Q: With tournaments being so top-heavy how do you generally approach a final table? Rivrd: I'm never afraid of bubbling a final table but often if im in a good position i will let the aggressive players take each other to make a ft which often happens. Q: Were you a bit more relaxed for this final table as you had come back from having a ‘chip and a chair’? Rivrd: My only thoughts were winning once i was on the final table i had a half decent stack but there were still a couple of decent players to get through and also the calling stations that were ultra agressive. When it got down to 4 players it was a matter of sustaining an equal amount of chips and not to drop to low. Q: What was the heads-up battle like and is it somewhat harder to finish second than say fourth for example due to getting so close but missing out? Rivrd: Was short and sweet really, the calling station had knocked the other 2 players out and he was about 8/2 favourite in chips, i bthink i made a shove with A9 and he called with Q7 and spiked his Q. Was happy with the result one that i had satellited in for $10 and also for coming back from the dead. Q: Anything else you'd like to add? Rivrd: Is to never give up, and also to never be afraid of bubbling before the money or a final table. Keep up the great results mate, I’m sure this will be the first of many chats :)
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This thread will contain all the interviews done with Punters Lounge poker players. My aim is to give more of a platform for the poker players on PL to get them more recognition and give us a bit more insight into their successes. Some interviews will be small, focussing on a particular tournament they've been successful in and other interviews will be longer with more in-depth strategy discussion etc. Hope they're informative and enjoyable :ok
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Re: Daily MTT Winnings February 2012 PokerStars Tournament #507239471, No Limit Hold'em Buy-In: $10.00/$1.00 USD 2860 players Total Prize Pool: $28600.00 USD Tournament started 2012/02/04 20:30:00 WET [2012/02/04 15:30:00 ET] Dear Blavdes, You finished the tournament in 136th place. A USD 28.60 award has been credited to your Real Money account. PokerStars Tournament #558010426, No Limit Hold'em Buy-In: $5.00/$0.50 USD 3940 players Total Prize Pool: $19700.00 USD Tournament started 2012/02/04 18:00:00 WET [2012/02/04 13:00:00 ET] Dear Blavdes, You finished the tournament in 199th place. A USD 13.79 award has been credited to your Real Money account. You earned 76.54 tournament leader points in this tournament. For information about our tournament leader board, see our web site at
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Re: Forum Speed? Good, Bad or just Urrrrrrrrrrrgly? Seems to be loading faster then the old forum, i'm using Safari.
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Re: FLASH & TCOOP COMBOS (15th - 29th January, 40 tournaments) $4MILLION+ GTD! Are you not playing the main event anymore? Was waiting to stake for that batch of tournaments but think they've been taken off now?
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Re: Daily MTT Winnings January 2012 PokerStars Tournament #2012001032, No Limit Hold'em Buy-In: $5.00/$0.50 USD 16951 players Total Prize Pool: $429065.00 USD Tournament started 2012/01/26 17:00:00 WET [2012/01/26 12:00:00 ET] Dear Blavdes, You finished the tournament in 526th place. A USD 128.71 award has been credited to your Real Money account. You earned 97.65 tournament leader points in this tournament. For information about our tournament leader board, see our web site at http://www.pokerstars.com/poker/tournaments/leader-board/
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Re: Full Tilt Poker return getting close? If GBT make the deal then we have to assume they've looked at the figures and see enough future income to outweigh the black marks against the FTP brand. In an ideal world they'll also have enough money to pay back all the players and if they did that i think the vast majority of online players would deposit again on the site. The amount of money needed though to satisfy the DOJ, pay all players back, and invest in marketing to convince the public they're trustworthy is going into the hundreds of millions. Maybe they could fund the heavy advertising campaign with the new players deposits ;)
Notecaddy + Other tools for playing online cash poker
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Re: Notecaddy + Other tools for playing online cash poker I'm surprised the software is 2yrs old... i think i'll get it just for curiosity and report back ;)