Jump to content
Download the PL Forum App!
2024/25 Punters Lounge Fantasy Football League Sign-Up Now Open!

teaulc

New Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    14,508

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    9

 Content Type 

Posts posted by teaulc

    Betfair Live Tournies

    in Poker

    Posted

    Re: Betfair Live Tournies just London Live so far Mark..... BETFAIR POKER LIVE! Comes to LONDON! For the very first time London plays host for the next stop in the hugely popular series: Betfair Poker LIVE! Betfair Poker LIVE! London will take place between February 12th and 13th at the Fox Poker Club in the heart of London's Soho district, boasting a main event, a turbo bounty side event and a £37,000 prize pool. Saturday February 12th features the £230+£20 two-day Main Event, while Sunday 13th features the £30+£3 turbo bounty side event. Players participating in Betfair Poker LIVE! London will enjoy Betfair's legendary hospitality, receive goodie bags and free massages, and have the chance to win a package to a future Betfair Poker LIVE! Event. Satellite qualification is coming soon, with buy-ins starting from just 55 cents. Stay tuned to this page for the full schedule of MTT and SNG satellites to Betfair LIVE! London.

    PuntersLounge Ladies Only League - Next Game Thurs 31st March

    in Poker

    Posted

    Re: PuntersLounge Ladies Only League - Starts Feb 2011

    I was standing behind you supporting Kev B from VIP at bubble time. Well done on 2nd' date=' I watched live stream when i got home and thought u were gonna TID :)[/quote'] :welcome to PL Tracy, good to see you here and i appreciate you telling everyone at our table to watch out for me,not that it did any good :lol:lol dont forget your welcome to play in our league games as well,great value :ok Alan

    Question of the Week 4

    in Poker

    Posted

    Re: Question of the Week 4 Correct Answer: Second Barrel A king is a great second-barrel card at the best of times. Add in the fact it adds four more outs and it's a great card here. This spot is an easy barrel with like 90% of your range. The fact that even if you're called you have the nut flush draw makes it even easier. So fire to $34 and see what happens.

    Fold Pocket Aces Pre-Flop?

    in Poker

    Posted

    Do you have the discipline to fold pocket aces before the flop? Imagine the scenario. You’re playing Texas hold’em poker in a single table sit-and-go tournament. It’s getting towards the latter stages, five players are left and you can smell an in-the-money finish. But you need to get in to the top three and stay there – while your chip stack would be nice if it was bigger. The blinds are becoming significant and you know you’ll have to make your move soon. Out come the cards – miracles of miracles, you look down at your cards and see the magic AA looking back at you. Now, surely this means it’s you right to win the hand. Announce “I’m all-in” and become the chip leader. Now, under most circumstances there’s no doubt that you should either push in a tasty raise or even all-in with those big aces. Although remarkable as it may seem, there are times to fold those “pocket rockets” and not see a flop. It takes discipline to do and is all about risk versus reward. If you’re playing single table sit and go tournaments you must finish in the first three to get a return on your entry fee. We all know that the great starting hands don’t come along too often and when they do, a lot of players become married to the hand and can’t put it down under any circumstances. The savy player knows when to fold. And that includes folding AA pre-flop. Here’s when to consider very carefully when to muck those aces before the flop. Back to the scenario. Five players left, you’re in fourth place with those Aces screaming at you to push your chips in. But you have the advantage being in last position to act. Two players with bigger stacks than you throw enough chips in the pot to force you all-in if you decide to play. And now the small stack in fifth place takes his chances and goes all-in. The action is now on you. The urge to splash your chips in to the middle is irresistible. But before you do – thnk about it for a moment. As things stand, you can fold your aces now with the chance of moving in to third place and a money finish without risk. If the player in the hand with the biggest stack wins it, he’ll take out the other two with smaller stacks and you instantly get bumped up to third place and guaranteed money without. And without risking any of your chips which you still have to fight with. Risk = zero. Reward = third place at least and a guaranteed prize money. That’s when to fold anything pre-flop, not just aces. Throw anything away at any stage if it means you can move in to the money without risk.

    Decisions

    in Poker

    Posted

    Re: Decisions

    Why would you fold AA? Thats not a trick question, it's a genuine question from someone who is crap at poker, but would never fold AA before the flop. :\
    i would fold AA if more than 2 players are all in as the odds are against you.

    Decisions

    in Poker

    Posted

    Re: Decisions no consolation i know,but i would have folded instantly,even if i had AA,unless of course as the guys have said already its a re-buy. dont try and second guess the decisions you have made,i have fallen into that trap,and still do occasionally,once a decision is made,move on :ok

    Punters Lounge Variant Poker Club - PLH/PLO / Monday 30th May 8.00pm

    in Poker

    Posted

    Re: Punters Lounge Variant Poker Club - Next Game / 8 Game - Monday January 31st

    Oh! and thanks AL for making me stay up 'til a quarter to one, really enjoyed my 4 hours sleep before I went to work :spank Earlier start time for that game next time please Sir! :ok
    no problem Glen,bit of a learning curve at the moment. glad you all had fun. next week Badugi see strategy thread if unsure on how to play :ok

    Badugi Strategy

    in Poker

    Posted

    Re: Badugi Strategy Badugi Strategy High Risk High Reward Winning Badugi strategy involves an aggressive, high risk approach to the game. You’ll often see Badugi strategy bloggers post about how the South Koreans play this game more aggressively than anyone else and how they’ll snow more often than other players. What most fail to mention is that South Koreans invented this game, have been playing it for years, and often give even good poker players a struggle. Everyone looks like a maniac when they’re caught snowing a few times. It is important not to label an opponent too quickly in Badugi, as you just might find you’re actually playing against a quality opponent who will soon adjust. While our Badugi strategy is not one of a maniac, it is one that involves snowing (standing pat without a Badugi), bluffing and playing a calculated high risk, high reward style. The truth is most Badugi players do not snow often enough, and when they do snow they pick horrible times to do so. Perhaps the best Badugi strategy advice we can give, is before taking a seat scout your table in advance. Scouting the table allows us to both find desirable seat position and to get to know our opponents. A good seat is generally one where you’ll have position on the most active player on the table. The active players are the ones that are snowing more often, and they will give our Badugi strategy the most trouble. Let’s make sure we have position on them. When waiting for our seat, we’ll be taking notes on our opponents. These can be mental notes, or written notes, it is up to us. But questions we’re considering are: Which player is making the most basic mistakes? Which player is the tightest at the table? Which player value bets 3 card hands before showdown? Which player limps into a lot of pots and then draws one? (perhaps he draws to all Badugis) Which players have been caught snowing? (standing pat without a Badugi) Which player has attempted to pick off a snow? (calling without a Badugi against an opponent who has stood pat) This is all important information that we’re going to need to know to form a good Badugi strategy against each opponent. The good news is that in online poker we can get this info before we even take a seat, just from observing the game for a while first. Badugi Starting Hands Now that we’ve scouted our table, know our opponents, and have our preferred seat, we need to know starting hands. These can be modified in time, but as a beginner, here is a basic guide. Early Position: Play any 3-card badugi of six and under, and play 3-card seven-low badugis that includes two wheel cards (A,2,3,4). Mid Position: Play all 3-card badugi of seven and under, and two card hands five or under that include an Ace or a Duece. Late Position: In late position we can open with a wide range of hands including any two cards under five, or thee card hands under eight, or we can simply open with a bunch of suited low cards with the intent to win with a snow/bluff on later streets. Understanding Badugi Draw Odds The odds of completing a one card draw to a jack high badugi is about 15% on each draw. The odds to complete the same with two draws remaining is 27% while the odds to completing it over the course of three draws is 38%. Therefore having position on and bluffing our opponents is often profitable. To put this into perspective: we’re heads up and our opponent just drew one card on the second draw. We haven’t made a Badugi yet; do we draw here? There is a 73% chance our opponent won’t make a Badugi. Would standing pat here convince the player we have a Badugi? This depends a lot on the meta-game. Have we been caught in a snow? Has this opponent attempted to pick off a snow? These are facts to consider when determining if snowing here is +EV or not. Generally, when you’re first sitting down at a table, this might be an automatic snow (unless you have a read on the opponent that suggests otherwise). Badugi Strategy – The Snow I’ve already mentioned snowing quite a few times in this article, but because it is an important part to winning Badugi strategy, I’ll cover it in more detail. As a reminder, in Badugi “a snow” is a bluff that involves standing pat despite having not made a badugi hand. This might sound like a crazy play, but it works quite well and wins us more pots than a standard ABC pot odds type strategy wins us. In Badugi, we want to snow fairly often, and though we won’t be able to keep the act of snowing up forever, we do want to avoid getting caught for as long as possible. Eventually, someone will look us up; while this is not a horrible thing, we do want to reduce the chances we’ll get looked up the best that we possibly can. For this reason, it is important we observe the table a while and note which opponents have attempted to pick off a snow in the past. When we do get caught in a snow, this still helps us in the long run, as it will force our opponents to call us down more often. When to Snow in Badugi The most obvious time to snow is when our opponent is weak. For example, if on the second draw our opponent draws two, well this should be in automatic snow. He’s revealed he’s weak, we know it, he knows it and he knows we know it, so why continue any longer. Here we stand pat, bet and most often take the pot right then. Another time we’ll snow, which is not so obvious to most players, is when we’re dealt four suited cards pre-draw. If our opponent is drawing at a Badugi in the same suit and discounts the K-Q, assuming we also don’t have the K-Q, he has only four outs to making a jack high badugi or better. The third draw snow is often the difference between a winning and a losing player. Most players use this snow incorrectly by choosing a horrible time to attempt it. In a spot where our opponent has shown strength by making a raise after one of the previous draws, he’s already told us he likes his hand, and if we stay pat on the third draw, he’s much more likely to look us up. A better move in this spot would be to take a card and hope to outdraw him. Now on the other hand, if we were the aggressor through out and he hasn’t given us the indication he has a premium 3-card hand, then standing pat is far more natural, and a snow is often the optimal play. When we’re caught red handed in a snow, we’re going to avoid spewing additional chips. I’m honestly amazed at how often a player will bet at showdown into a player who just stood pat after calling (not raising a bet). This player’s action is a clear sign he’s made a marginal or poor badugi, and while he is not willing to raise or bet, he has every intention of showing the hand down. In this spot, we’re going to save the bet by giving up the snow even if it means showing down the fact we were bluffing all along. Badugi Strategy Guide Concluded Badugi strategy is still a growing topic, and ultimately those with strong poker skills will excel at this game. By strong poker skills, we’re referring to a variety of skill-sets such as observation skills, odds calculation, understanding things such as the gap concept, when to bluff, odds such as pot odds, implied odds, reversed implied odds, fold equity etc. The list goes on and on, but ultimately a player with a good understanding of poker theory, fundamentals and advanced strategy should pick up Badugi after spending a little time at the tables.

    Badugi Strategy

    in Poker

    Posted

    Badugi Basic Strategy
    The following tables of information can be used to produce consistant play and winning results. These are biased towards limit play, as limit is a good place to start building your solid card-playing habbits, and strategies for half-pot, pot and no-limit depend a bit more on your abilities to read your opponents and situation. They should not be considered to be unbreakable rules, because as far as individual play is concerned, you should be mixing up your game a little every so often to keep your opponents guessing, but as a starting point they will serve you very well. The overall aim of this data is to develop a balanced, solid level of play, avoiding many of the common pitfalls, such as drawing from bad starting hands.
    The first section describes what should be selected as starting hands in different situations. So, if you have a made Badugi hand, all cards should be seven or lower for a full table or eight and lower for a shorthanded table. If on the other hand you have a one-card draw to a Badugi, all qualifying cards should be six or less for a full table and seven or less for a shorthanded table, and so on. Obviously, with the exception of special circumstances (such as the blinds) you should not be playing three or four card draws. The rest of the data takes you through each round, comparing what you are drawing to, with what your opponents are doing. For example, it is generally a mistake to draw if an opponent has not (unless you are sure they are bluffing). Conversely, if your opponent draws more cards than you then you should perhaps bet, to drive them out of the pot and for value when you do make your hand on a later draw.
    As a final note, because you will be drawing to a 7-low most of the time by following these guidelines, when you do make a hand you will generally be playing the best hand on the table. There are also times when you make a higher Badugi hand (such as a 9-low) which can still win you the hand providing your opponents are still drawing (not so strong if another player is already standing pat).
    Basic Minimum Hand Requirements
    Hand StatusFull Table RequirementShort Handed Requirement
    Badugi HandAll cards 7 or lowerAll cards 8 or lower
    1 Card Draw3 cards 6 or lower3 cards 7 or lower
    2 Card Draw2 cards 5 or lower2 cards 6 or lower
    3 Card DrawNo requirements, usually foldNo requirements, usually fold
    4 Card DrawNo requirements, usually foldNo requirements, usually fold
    Betting Round 1
    Hand StatusAction
    Badugi HandBet / Raise / Reraise Any
    1 Card DrawBet / Call 2 Bets
    2 Card DrawCall 1 Bet / Fold
    3 Card DrawFold (Check if Big Blind)
    4 Card DrawFold (Check if Big Blind)
    Betting Round 2
    Hand StatusAction: Opponent Drew MoreAction: Opponent Drew SameAction: Opponent Drew Less
    Badugi HandBet / Raise / Reraise AnyBet / Raise / Reraise AnyBet / Raise / Reraise Any
    1 Card DrawBet / Call 2 BetsBet / Call 2 BetsCheck / Call 1 Bet
    2 Card DrawCheck / Call 1 BetCheck / Call 1 BetCheck / Fold
    3 Card DrawCheck / FoldCheck / FoldCheck / Fold
    4 Card DrawCheck / FoldCheck / FoldCheck / Fold
    Betting Round 3
    Hand StatusAction: Opponent Drew MoreAction: Opponent Drew SameAction: Opponent Drew Less
    Badugi HandBet / Raise / Reraise AnyBet / Raise / Reraise AnyBet / Raise / Reraise Any
    1 Card DrawBet / Call 2 BetsCheck / Call 1 BetCheck / Fold
    2 Card DrawCheck / FoldCheck / FoldCheck / Fold
    3 Card DrawCheck / FoldCheck / FoldCheck / Fold
    4 Card DrawCheck / FoldCheck / FoldCheck / Fold
    Betting Round 4
    Hand StatusAction: Opponent Drew MoreAction: Opponent Drew SameAction: Opponent Drew Less
    Badugi HandBet / Raise / Reraise AnyBet / Raise / Reraise AnyBet / Raise / Reraise Any
    Badugi 3 Card HandCheck / Call 1 BetCheck / Call 1 BetCheck / Fold
    Badugi 2 Card HandFoldFoldFold
    Badugi 1 Card HandFoldFoldFold
    No HandFoldFoldFold

    WPT Magazine - Win $10,000 Bodog Sponsorship - Ooblio TAKES IT DOWN

    in Poker

    Posted

    Re: WPT Magazine - Win $10,000 Bodog Sponsorship - Last Chance Qualifier 30/1/11

    Surely the name of the game explains it all. 'last chance qualifier'. Last chance to qualify if you have not already done so. A bonus, ( a very generous one at that) not for those who managed to qualify, but for those that played in 3 and failed to get in, whose money has gone towards the prizes for those that did.
    it was the wording that was the problem andy, it said ALL who play the $5 ... time to draw a line under this, whats done is done and well done to Fenners for the win
×
×
  • Create New...