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    Paradise PL MTT League - October

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    Re: Paradise PL MTT League - October for those who have been wondering about my raises in the PL paradise games - I have a little spreadsheet to randomise everything - just so no one can get a read on me...... (Well thats the plan anyway!) Damo randomraiserfg4.jpg

    HSP on pokertube

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    Re: HSP on pokertube interestingly i think it is Hellmuth who has shined this series. he has finally figured out how to play against the others and is playing really well, raising at the right time, folding at the right time, and aggressively playing good cards with good position. Until Mike Baxter blew up, he to was reading and playing the game well, just a couple of hands and he has lost his $200K! Jamie Gold - playing better, obviously learnt a lot fom Jonny Chan and playing cash games in LA Dan N - playing a different game to the last few series, has toned down his looser play to take advantage as he has seen how loose the others are (he is just not getting any cards) - Jen harman the same, she is playing tight and waiting. Damo

    When you've been losing...

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    Re: When you've been losing... I always read this - I would post the url, but they have taken this off the site now - so sorry its a long post! when poker life is crap and you can't win and then can't get motivated to grind I always find this useful Damo Just have faith in your system Daniel Negreanu The Poker Column Article Last Updated: 06/12/2007 01:28:49 AM PDT

    Watching other players take wild chances that pay off big can tempt you to try similar plays despite the fact these gambits would completely contradict the proven system that makes you a winner. Even to this day, I need to remind myself to have faith in my system. I'm not against the idea of adding new weapons to your poker arsenal, as long as you're aware of what you are doing. You must be careful, though, not to pick up bad habits from your opponents. Creative experimentation is OK, but if has its limits.

    I like to watch Tiger Woods play golf on television; his swing is a thing of beauty. But I can't play like that, and no golf teacher in the world would dream of telling me to set up and swing the club like he does. His upper body is so strong; mine is, well, not quite as developed. I simply couldn't be successful in golf using a swing like Tiger's.

    Poker is similar to golf. In golf, you need to focus on your strengths, stick to a game plan that you know works for you, and stay within your comfort zone. In tournament poker, an often effective strategy is to avoid playing large pots in marginal situations, emphasize the importance of position, and bluff sparingly.

    However, when you watch televised poker tournaments, you'll occasionally see a wild and crazy player have great success utilizing a highly erratic style of play. One player immediately comes to mind — 2006 World Series of Poker Champion Jamie Gold. His win was an amazing accomplishment, but duplicating such a feat using that same type of system, even in a much smaller tournament, would be a long shot. Lucky for Jamie, he's a smart player who has adjusted his play. He's added more texture to his game and is now playing nearer to optimal poker. That being said, like a leopard that can't change his spots, Jamie Gold is still a big time bluffer all the way.

    Poker is a long-term proposition that seems unfair at times, especially when bad play by others is continually rewarded, and your fundamentally sound play leaves you losing hand after hand. How a player handles adversity, or bad luck, tells a lot about his skill level.

    Great players have faith in their systems. They continue to play their game, fighting through bad streaks, never veering from what they know to be the right approach.

    Most players, however, go on tilt when bad luck comes their way. Losing causes them to play erratically. They attempt long shot plays that are out of character. They chase hands to the river rather than make calculated decisions based on the fundamentals of the game.

    I'm sure you've heard someone say, "I had to try something different. Waiting for good cards isn't working so I figured I'd play the 9-2." Well, a statement like this is merely an admission that the player has lost his cool; he no longer has his wits about him. He's watched other players win with trash hands and now feels justified in playing bad, risky poker.

    If that sounds like you, wake up and smell the coffee!

    There is no rhyme or reason to card distribution. A player who loses three times in a row with a pair of aces is no more or less likely to lose with them the fourth time around. Past luck, good or bad, has no relevance on the current situation. Just because a nine appeared on the last three flops doesn't mean that you should suddenly play a hand like 9-4 since nines are hot. They're not.

    The best way to play successful poker is to approach the game as a science.

    Develop your system and stick with it. You have to have faith. If you don't think you're playing your best poker, experiment with some changes later on, but not during the game.

    Brilliant lay down or wimpy fold?

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    Re: Brilliant lay down or wimpy fold? I don't like the call PF, you are investing a sixth of your chip stack at this point - there is enough in the middle for me to shove PF and hope to get shorty HU. I can understand your call in case MP has AA-QQ and you hope to hit a set and get paid, but you are leaving yourself open to all sorts of flops that can stil get all your money in, and not knowing if you are ahead or not a 3 flush with a J 10 9 8 giving you an OESD or J with A and/or K and/or Q where you hit your set and might still get beat personally I prefer to make my decision easy - I would shove PF - however if I had 10K in chips I would probably just call and hope to hit my set, as the percentage of my stack to call is a lot less (about 5%) as you played it, I would also probably lay it down, you don't want to be gambling now with a paired flush drawing board just my thoughts Damo

    Last nights GUKPT Poker Player freeroll. About an hour in, I am doing ok, have about 3500 chips. The blinds are 100/200 at this point: UTG (1600 chips) Raises to 650 Mid position (4000 chips) calls SB (me with JJ) calls BB (500 chips) goes all-in Should i have re-raised here? In hindsight maybe I should. Flop comes down 2d 2c 7c I check (no I don't know why either!!) UTG goes all in for 950 Mid position re-raises to 1500 I laid the hand down, fearing that I was up against a real monster. It still left me with an above average chip stack. 1. Please analyse the play to this point. I do have trouble with these kinds of hands. Unless I hit a set, in the face of an aggressive raise, i am often at a loss as to how to play it. 2. Would you have laid the hand down? Will post the actual outcome of the hand later. Steve

    Bubble

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    Re: Bubble

    I especially like the do not post results rule - if you're results orientated, you'll never beat poker - the result of a single hand is of no significance whatsoever to what the correct play is.....
    I agree with this - if you post the entire HH straight up it becomes less informative in terms of figuring out the correct decision the less the information the better Damo ps we have a 'I'm pissed off' thread for bad beats, lets not post them in the strategy forum unless you put something in the subject line as well so we know and can decide whether to read or not? (just my thoughts)

    Bubble

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    Re: Bubble

    1. shove if you want to have a chance to win more than $18
    2. fold if you want to win $18
    3. count the clock down and hope others bust before you and then shove hoping you have already won $18 with a chance for a few more

    personally I would choose option 1 Damo

    Tonight 100k on Stars. I have 9k with blinds 500/1k. 3030 left, 3000 get paid ($18 lowest). Im 4th to act. If I let it go, Im in the money in 2-3 hands. What do you do? Dealt to heniek31 [Qh Qc]

    Jaded Plays 'Properly'

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    Re: Jaded Plays 'Properly'

    Good luck! Nowadays, I set myself a target: I'll leave the table when I've won or lost half my buy-in, or something like that (though I'll adjust the target if there's a complete fish at the table). I find that having a specific target helps me psychologically to maintain my concentration.
    excellent response and what we all should do - lock in the profit and fire up another table JJ - why not try short handed STT's? Damo

    Private tournaments on Mansion

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    Re: Private tournaments on Mansion

    I just noticed Mansion allow you to set up private tournaments that are a lot more configurable than the Prima ones. You can choose different blind structures, prize structures, whether you have rebuys, etc. The only disadvantage I can see is that the minimum buy-in you can have is $5. Probably it's all Ongame sites, not just Mansion, but I don't have any others installed.
    seems a good way to have a monthly PL only game?, I'd be up for a $5+juice? MTT on mansion once a month Damo

    Mansion $110K satellittes ($11 rebuys)

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    Re: Mansion $110K satellittes ($11 rebuys)

    Tickets last a month i have just been advised from support
    excellent, thanks for the update Joe - don't have to rush my game of choice then:ok Damo EDIT just missed another $11 sat (no rebuy) for the $50K - only 6 players and 1st two get tickets

    Mansion $110K satellittes ($11 rebuys)

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    Re: Mansion $110K satellittes ($11 rebuys)

    Ul mate, forgot about the $110K Played another 50K qualifier, 33 players, paid top 25 and top 20 got a ticket to the $50K, well worth $10, no rebuys, Will play a $150K qualifier next
    Nice result Joe - lets make hay whilst the sun shines! Damo
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