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COMBINE CHIT CHAT, POLITICS AND POKER FORUMS?
COMBINE CHIT CHAT, POLITICS AND POKER FORUMS?
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In another game I spoke to one of the guys who had bet and asked him if he realised it was ev- to bet in that situation.
He told me to fo and said he'd play his way.  |
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That's the norm
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I made tons grinding the old DON's but were axed after the Chinese cheating scandal, also a Reg Fifty50 player but the strategy obv forces more aggressive bubble play
Hate to say Aka but he's probably not as -Ev as you may think, when the shortstack's allin it's almost a freemove to 3bet/Jam allin with anything half decent, even if you lose your stack you still cash as long as shorty loses ! It's good strategic play if done correctly, and chip leader should Boss the Bubble, but too many think they can just try mug you off with junk & a mid stack nowadays  |
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That is why I don't like the Fifty50, I am not aggressive enough
 I used to like sneaking into the money on DONs but if you do that on Fifty50 you barely get your money back so it is not profitable. |
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That's quite right Annie , you seem too nice a person
 I also used to love folding right down to 30 chips as long as the Big blind wasn't coming at you  the donks would just bust each other so Folding was Very + Ev back then Now it's the opposite with Fifty50's as if you don't play optimally agg enough or make correct bubble shoves you will end up losing longterm My advice would be not to play them (on stars for any decent amount) as you just won't beat the games , but if you need any advice i'm happy to help (chipstacks become key to the game)  |
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I rarely play them now, Mc Moonbeam. As you say it is not profitable.
I'm glad to see that my folding on DON's was not so bad. Like you I loved seeing them bust each other out. |
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I don't remember it ever being that big.
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there were absoultely hundreds of Dons used to run on stars at any one time you could register for around 32 games at any stake almost any time (probably nowhere near as many games on here) and don't on stars either now !
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annie
in reply to your original question ........... yes |
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Something similar.
Why oh why do players berate fish and swear and make fun of them. You want them to keep on playing, not scare them away. |
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Thanks, curious-cat
It seems to be going quite well. I am pleased with the amount of poker posts. Chit chat has always had a lot of politics threads so that is more difficult. I do think though that politics would be better in chit chat, it would liven it up. |
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Old poker saying 'Don't tap the aquarium'
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@Mcm Thinking through what you said I still think it ev- to bet other than when low stack still holding a fair few chips.
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Annie you ever play razz, badugi or 2-8?
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oops should be 2-7
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I like that saying, akabula.
No I haven't played, mainly because of the time factor in the past, with boyfriends, moving around etc. They do not like me playing So I have stuck to mainly omaha except for holdem freerolls. I like to really go into a game, reading books about it etc, but I do not have the time at the moment. |
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I started playing them out of boredom annie and found I preferred them.
Razz is very easy to grasp. |
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Are there enough games out there for Razz?
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Depends on what stakes you want to play at annie.
I've been playin more for fun than anything of recent albeit trying to show a profit. Stars are running small $100 mtts - $1 buy-ins just now which I'm guessing is them trying to make a market for them. It's a good way to learn the games though and there are sites who cover the less popular games |
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I have just looked them up and I see what you mean. Where did you learn how to play?
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Laddies for Razz, can't remember where I first played Badugi been trying it on stars and first saw 2-7 on stars.
Might have been somewhere like Noiq for badugi. |
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Did you ever play the old bfairs annie - I liked the klups games.
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That is where I started, akabula. The 7p sngs!
Is klup still alive, I can't remember if he died or not. I did like the old poker forum, apart from the usual grief for me. |
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No, I didn't play his games as far as I can remember. You had to join through him, didn't you.
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I think ILPP is gone but the Klup is very much alive and posting on facebook. (Dinos Patrinos)
I think you are right regarding his games. Ran a league twice and our team (Phats) won it twice. I earned okay out of his games winning most points both leagues. He also ran clash of the titans on betfred. |
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I wonder what happened to chipfire, maybe he turned into crags
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Goodnight everyone
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Don't forget to turn the lights out, dave x
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annie, when your light is back on... are you on facebook? PM me your surname
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I did a search for wino dave, Brighton... but no luck
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tbf us on the politics forum dont wanna be associated with u loons
sorry bout that |
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My main gripe with poker is that the tournies go on for so long
I don't wish to spend my spare time on six hours of solid poker with only a five minute break every hour..Especially as if you get anywhere near the money then you are so tired you can't think straight. There was one tourney I was on the final table and ended up just the two of us. I just went allin until I cashed out, I wanted to go to sleep! There was talk of having tournies that ended at a set time, say after three hours, but there are none like that on omaha, is there any on holdem? I do play poker for hours but at least I can do other things and take longer breaks when playing cash, sngs etc. But I do prefer tournies. |
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Laddies had tournies like that annie. So many levels then top 10% cashed an equal share of the pot. Can't remember what they were called but I played them.
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They were holdem only I meant to add.
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I might go back to holdem for those games, akabula. But you don't play them now?
Does anyone know if pokerstars do them? I know I could look but it is quicker to post on here as have you seen the number of tournies on offer! |
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I have just had a look and there is something called 'timebomb' but they are very short, 15mins, max 45 mins.
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Laddies lost them when they changed platforms.
I remember a beating heart (that meant you were in the money) and a skull which meant you were in danger of elimination. So many got eliminated after each level. |
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What platform is laddies now, akabula
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