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Re: WSOPe £5000 PL Omaha live updates
Jeff Lisandro also won a bracelet this year and Vince Burgio (1 bracelet too) can also be considered Italian' date=' well his parents were from Sicily I think but he's lived in the US all his life probably.[/quote'] this is a bit like when Jack Charlton was in charge of Ireland - if you had ever visited Dublin, or bought a shamrock on paddy's day you were automatically nationalised and got in the team! ;) Damo -
Re: PokerPlayer Magazine HillyTheFish HomeGame Series edit as the original post has been deleted :) Damo
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Re: High Stakes Poker Season 4 Episode 1
LOL - nah its a new day - so its Dan N, Eli Ereza, Jamie Gold, Sammy Farha and a couple of others - so I will let you guess how much action there is in the game! oh, and they are playing the straddle and double straddle, so its 2400 to even call PF :rollin Damo ps and its worth watching just to see what they all do when Phil arrives after the game has started! ep 3/4 & 4/4 are the best - some interesting playSo I take it Laak is still "in the grid" then? -
Re: High Stakes Poker Season 4 Episode 1
also an interesting point when Hellmuth had to ask Phil Laak about the hand odds in a match up' date=' you'd think Hellmuth would know these things being 11 times bracelet winner, if you didn't know ;) [/quote'] EP 4 now up on pokertube and in the last one of the four he asks again even when he sees the cards on the table :eek hmmm maybe he needs a basic lesson in pot odds? (maybe that is why he flips when folks call him with KQ vs his AJ - he might think he is an 80/20 fav or something perhaps?) Damo -
Re: Monday Sep 24th - $1k Freeroll at Paradise Poker - Exclusive to PL! a big THANK YOU to Paradise for supporting punterslounge :clap and an equally big THANK YOU to Paul for negotiating this with them :ok Cheers Damo
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Re: GaF's Nothing to Something thread nice one matey - good luck :ok having had an extended summer break :eek my own poker BR is somewhat diminshed :lol, so I too am back where I started all those years ago playing the $5 STT's and 10c cash tables - and I am actually quite enjoying it as every $ counts! Damo
I need a new poker challenge!! Partially inspired by Slapdash's attempts in this thread - http://www.punterslounge.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41492&page=2 and thinking back to Mr V's iconic post here - How To Start Out in Poker Without Risking Your Own Cash I've decided to go back to basics and create a new Poker bankroll' date= Chris Fergusson style from nothing.... What can I turn nothing into and how long will it take me? -
Re: The most annoying things in poker
hmmm I often say cheers when some chap goes bonkers trying to knock me off a made hand with no idea of what I have despite me betting and raising him/her and especially if they have been 'rude' in the chatbox. can't remember saying it to you tho Paul :$:$:$ hmmm, might need to reconsider this one as well - it appears I am not left with much to say :lol:lol:lol Damo -
Re: The most annoying things in poker
yes - especially if it the womble who types it - the other players I don't mind saying it when i bad beat someone (especially if my read was waaaaaaaaaaaay off )- I always put 'lucky me' trying to admit my mistake - though I guess that might be construed as being 'clever or bragging' as well hmm very tricky this! I don't mind GG if someone has actually played in the correct spirit. And I agree with you re: others who bereate the fish - 'don't tap on the glass' is what I normally type and usually get a 'WTF?????' response.......:eyes Damooften say "ul" now instead. Does that annoy people too? -
Re: The most annoying things in poker
Perhaps we should ban saying gg in focus games' date=' if your caught saying it you got to play the rest of the tourney with your pants over your head;)[/quote'] I don't wear them - perhaps I should wear the wife's instead? :rollin Damo -
Re: The most annoying things in poker
thanks for the donation? :tongue2 I wouldn't mind that if i played a hand terribly and some one caught me (hang on that happens most weeks in the paradise game..... :lol) DamoI didn't know what to say -
Re: The most annoying things in poker when you are ITM in an STT and are just about the short stack and shove the button with A3 and the SB wakes up with A10 and the BB AK - that really pisses me off or when wombles call a PF raise & reraise shove with A6 and hit 2 sixes to crack your AA and then type in sorry - just don't ever ever ever say sorry to me, you are not sorry otherwise you wouldn't have called with that shite - that REALLY REALLY pisses me off - just sit there and be happy that you hit your miracle cards and be pleased with yourself, dont fecking well try to make me feel better by saying sorry - I DO NOT WANT TO SPEAK TO YOU, YOU ARE A WOMBLE AND HAVE NO CLUE HOW TO PLAY (rant over :rollin) Damo
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Re: Inside Poker $200 to $5000 strategy
I would say that in percentage terms yes - an ROI of 25-30% is achievable at the $5.5's & $11's, but unrealistic at the $55's & $109's - however you might make more actual $'s by winning fewer $109's than loads of $5.5's because of the money staked. its the risk-to-reward problem - say you can consistently earn $20 per hour by multi-tabling & grinding the $11's for 5 hours a day every day, but potentially could earn $100 per hour playing the $109's for 2 hours, what would you prefer to do? most folks would prefer to play for 2 hours rather than 5 and play less games - its about sound BR management and having the BR to absorb the swings. Without sound BR management and a strong mental attitude then folks would be better off sticking to the $11's to make money rather than risking the $109's because it is generally easier to win at lower levels than at higher ones if you are an above average player. An above average player will probably just about break even at higher levels, but they will make a consistent profit at lower stakes. Just my thoughts DamoIs it possible that small stakes tables offer (ATM) the best opportunity of profit so?? -
Re: Inside Poker $200 to $5000 strategy I would agree with GaF on this - at low levels play solid poker and get your money in when ahead, at the $55's 2 things happen: you get more chips (on the boss network its 2k rather than 1500) and the money starts to matter! more chips equals either:
- the chance to sit out for longer and wait as you can go another level of blinds and still have 1500 chips by 100/200,
- or the chance to gamble a bit more early and hope to hit. The tricky thing is figuring out early if someone is gambling or has the cards.
Generally folks play better post flop - i.e on an $11 you hit the flush on the river and bet and someone calls with their 2 pair. On a $55 they are more likely to fold (how much more likely? I would say they would call about 10-20% of the time rather than 60-80% of the time). generally people also understand how weak their AJ is PF to a raise re-raise and shove at the $55's compared to the $11's. These are the little things but as GaF says it's other mistakes that make you money. Cash - by winning a $55 you are getting a profit of about £100 for the hour or so it takes to play - I don't know what most folks hourly work rate is but that is a lot to me - where as at the $11's you are making about £20 profit and need lots of them to make a living at the game hence the multi-tabling (hope this doesn't sound patronising - to win anything at any level is important, but to win so much per hour makes you think about turning semi-pro etc) I could never ever win at the $55's my record is terrible. I could just about hold my own at the $109's but the swing in BR was huge and after several losing games you realise that you could have paid your mortgage for the month rather than lose it in the last 4 hours or so of playing - thats when i decided I couldn't take the pressure anymore and went back to the $22's and $33's. I was under resourced for the level (I started with about 30 buy-ins got to about 70 had around 40 buy-ins when i quit playing them) as I didn't have the mental strength to play them/cope with the downswings or the skill to consistently win. I would say for me that I would want closer to 80-100 buy-ins to play at the $109's now. That way I can have my 16 out-of-the-money finishes :$ and still have a BR to play with (a 16 game losing streak :puke) I would encourage everyone to step up at some time and have a go - as GaF said, you will improve your game as you need to learn to play at a new level of poker and the buzz of winning your first $55 or $109 is great, especially when you see the BR zoom up! :rollin But only play when you can afford to, please don't unduly risk a major portion of your bankroll just to try! Just my thoughts Damo
Yes - I'm not good enough :tongue2 I think that the way I play is the style I have developed to take on the low stakes opponents i.e. bad players. I play pretty basic TAG poker, moving through the gears as my M dictates - there's little deception, or post flop play - as you said - I dont play a lot of poker .... this game relies on my opponents making mistakes - my profit comes from my opponents mistakes - quite simply, at $50, the mistakes aren't as frequent or as big - I think I might have to learn to play some poker at this level :tongue2 -
Re: Inside Poker $200 to $5000 strategy
can someone post a quick précis of the 'system' please? Thanks Damoaveraging 2 Tourneys a day' date=' it suggests 200 in [b']2 Months to hit the $600 figure. One tactic I would recommend is Patience. So Brael I would definitely give it a crack. If an All-In or Fold Merchant like GaF can manage it then anybody can :tongue2 (BTW it recommends Multi Tabling in Months 3-4) -
Re: playing short handed turbo STT's - general strategy advice i can't play anymore of these - they are doing my head in - decided to bank the BR rule and play a $33 to get my cash back that I lost by not winning any and ended up 2nd again!
these are my stats for the 30 odd games I have played at the $5.50. Not bad for ITM but losing badly in terms of cash. I am generally single tabling as they are over in about 15-18mins and I tend to fire up a 2nd table as HU enters the 200/400 stage, when it is AI or fold anyway, so I don't think that is having an effect on my 2nds. well done to anyone who makes a profit at these turbo games:ok DamoROI -18.8% ITM 50.0% -
Re: playing short handed turbo STT's - general strategy advice assuming I have no ace and no PP higher than a 5 he will always have the odds to call my point is how loose IMO the call actually is - why call for another 1100 with A5 when you can fold and let shortie have a blind and half which he is paying in the next two hands - essentially you are 'coin flipping' (I hate that phrase!) and if you get the wrong side of the coin you put yourself under pressure - he would have about 1700 left if he calls and misses and I have 2700 - so essentially we have swapped places - so now I can fold a blind or two and he can't really. I just think that calling with A5 in this situation for 40% of his remaining stack is very loose and a poor play and one I wouldn't make (and I call and raise with loads of crap!), maybe its me but the risk-to-reward is not enough for me. I understand your point about is being +ev from a strictly matematicaly point, but not from a 'what might actually happen and what are the consequences' point of view Just my thoughts and thanks :ok Damo
To be calling with A5, he has to put you on virtually any hand - so to call there must be some evidence that you will shove with almost anything. Against a random hand (yes, I COULD be shoving with 23o there in your position in some situations) you are a 57% fav. A5 will remain a favourite if you shove with top 50% of hands. A5 continues to have the pure odds to call if you shove with just top 15% of hands (Which incidentally is about where QJo falls). If your range is bigger than top 15% of hands (it obviously is) then A5 has the pure odds to call. The larger your range the higher his positive ev (in Tourney chips) Having looked at those numbers, it seems a clearer call to me than I initially thought..... -
Re: playing short handed turbo STT's - general strategy advice Thanks for all the replies so far:ok what has suprised me is that folks are saying they would call for a third of their stack with A5 on the bubble (the first hand scenario). I just think that is really loose from a pot odds point of view (barely 1.5:1) and the fact that you may double up shortie to a decent stack when folding gains them only the blinds (which they will paying again very soon). with A5 you are (generally) at best a 55/45 fav even if shortie has Ace 4/3/2 because you are probabaly going to split the pot (depends on suits - suited A5 vs no suited A2 is about 58/42 I think). personally I would never make the call with A5 in that situation if I was the big stack for a third of my stack, but it is VERY interesting that others would - I need to think through my shoving strategy more - cheers this has been really helpful :ok Thanks all Damo
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Re: playing short handed turbo STT's - general strategy advice
Yes, basically. quote] so you are more likely to place in a 5 seater than a 10 which reduces variance - however how much difference does the prize distribution make - 70/30 compared to 50/30/20 - majorly or not? am wondering because ias the prize distribution is poor in 5 seaters (you need to win a lot more than finish second)) compared to 10 seaters then surely there is better value in a 10 seat tounry despite the increased variance? and if so, and I want to maximise my hourly rate, am I better to play the 'normal' 8 min blind 10 seaters or go for the speed 3 min blinds as I can get more games in per hour in a 4 week period? is it possible to build a mathematically model showing profit/game/hour based on average finishes ITM against how long is approximately takes to finish say 20 mins for a 5 seat turbo 30 mins for a ten seat turbo and an hour for a normal 10 seater? just wondering?? cheers Damo -
Re: playing short handed turbo STT's - general strategy advice thanks Paul :ok - will read and inwardly digest - am interested to see what others think too. cheers Damo
Very tight is not going to work in a turbo. You're relying on getting premium hands early on to build up your stack so unless you see some you're always going to be under pressure. Then once you are under pressure and you pick up the premium hand even if you win it and double up you're STILL under pressure. I can only say what works for me, but early on whilst the blinds are small I'll play reasonably loosely, for instance I might call a 3xBB raise with A 10 off. Then I'll almost always bet the flop. Just try and see some flops cheaply. The structure is such that you have to try and accumulate chips early doors. No problems limping with small-mid PP, if you do hit trips it's a well disguised hand. This is an easy check. Minimum bet the flop if last castle checks. Fold if you get raised. Check turn and river if no more action and see what everyone else has got. -
Re: playing short handed turbo STT's - general strategy advice
as in you have a 40% chance to place rather than a 30% chance to place and because there are less hands out there to outdraw you because there are less players? DamoActually, I'm not convinced that the variance in short-handed STTs is much more than in full-table ones. In fact, I suspect the variance in the 5-seaters that I think Damo plays, with two places paid, is a bit less than in a 10-seater with three places paid. -
Re: playing short handed turbo STT's - general strategy advice and this is also the type of hand I am struggling with - in a normal game with 10 min blinds I am checking here and hoping to hit, but with the blinds going up in a couple of hands time (and then again in about another 5 hands time) am I shoving? Castle has shite and will fold if i shove as he is just making up the BB 'cheaply', but will shortie fold and do I want to gamble with me probabaly being a 55/45 fav if he has some crap like 910 suited? Damo ***** Hand 743904998 ***** 100.00/200.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit ) - 06 September 2007 16:21:34 5 Player $5 NL Speed (Real /Tournament ) Seat 1: LastCastle (2180.00) Seat 2: robilaruk (1920.00) Seat 3: dome83 (2570.00) Seat 5: tristan23 (830.00) LastCastle post SB 100.00 robilaruk post BB 200.00 ** Deal ** robilaruk [5s, As] *** Bet Round 1 *** dome83 Fold tristan23 Call 200.00 LastCastle Call 200.00
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Re: playing short handed turbo STT's - general strategy advice very tight early - for instance in the current game I am playing I have been dealt A10 UTG first hand and folded and hand 4 AJ with a 6BB raise and call in front - so I fold it seems that folks like any 2 suited and any 2 broadway early and you can't get them off their hands by raising with your AK for less that 8BB or so :eyes I am not an advocate of limping if first in the pot either, so if I have 22-77 UTG level 1-3 it is probably going in the muck as I would raise being first in get 2 callers, and unless I hit trips I will be behind on the flop Blinds at 50/100 I loosen up as hopefully folks will respect my raise which gives me a blind or 2 - and then pretty much shoving any hand at 100/200 if I play this help? Damo
What range of hands are you playing? Remember you don't get the time to sit about waiting for the premium hands, short handed I usually play any pocket pair, and any connectors or suited. You must also be aggressive on the flop as you'll haemmorhage chips if you let people push you off pots too easily. Not sure I'd have called with what he did, but I would have been tempted to shove with what you had. I started playing short handed again a few months ago (although not much turbo) and it really gave my game a new lease of life. With half the cards in play in the early stages I was a lot more confident about loosening up and playing a good range of hands, whereas I'd become obsessively tight playing full-handed and sort of forgotten how to play really. All in all I'd say short handed games (particularly turbo) suit a looser aggressive game. You will go on bad losing streaks as the variance is a bit more important but if you;re making the right decisions and staking properly you'll see them through no probs. -
having been inspired by GaF's post elsewhere have decided to go back to STT's and play short handed turbo's - it is not going well this afternoon as I keep finding myself in these situations (see below) I am folding hand after hand after hand and the blinds get to stupid levels and the following hand happens - am interested to know if folks would shove like I have and also if they would make the same call the villian made against me? Honest answers please - as I need to get my head around these game formats :ok cheers Damo ***** Hand 743874657 ***** 100.00/200.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit ) - 06 September 2007 15:55:47 5 Player $5 NL Speed (Real /Tournament ) Seat 1: dragon1953 (3160.00) Seat 2: guedinstap (3035.00) Seat 5: robilaruk (1305.00) dragon1953 post SB 100.00 guedinstap post BB 200.00 ** Deal ** robilaruk [Jh, Qd] *** Bet Round 1 *** robilaruk All-in 1305.00 dragon1953 Fold guedinstap Call 1305.00 guedinstap [5d, Ad]
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Re: Inside Poker $200 to $5000 strategy THANK YOU - leak plugged :ok Damo
Trying to think more at a theoretical level (rather than practical experience) - a major difference will be drawing hands - against 4 opponents they're far less valuable than on a full table.. quote]
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Re: Hellkat I guess the marketing team were bored and had nothing better to come up with on a boring wednesday afternoon to show the boss the next morning...... its a bit like that debacle of the AI or FOLD game (on bet fred?) where you had 1 chip? just can't see the point really - if you want quick action why not just play a 'regular' turbo/super turbo STT? Damo