The Official Poker Thread

goodm0urning · January 31, 2009, 1:28am

Thanks. It runs from 5:00 to 1:00 this evening.

goodm0urning · February 1, 2009, 6:01am

I did better than I thought I would, and worse than I hoped–meaning, I didn’t get far enough to win anything. You had to place ninth to win the minimum prize, which was the return of your entry fee. I placed 18th out of 150 entrants and was alive for about four hours.

I had an okay time, but I had some misgivings about the way the thing was run. I don’t know if I’d do it again next year.

System_1 · July 29, 2009, 8:43pm

LOL

supreme_jd · December 9, 2009, 1:38am

I want to get into Texas Hold’em, but I don’t know where to start.

I’m a complete noob to Poker. I had no idea what the hands were until last night. Been messing around in free rooms in Pokerstars/FTP.

Where do I begin?

EDIT: I’m reading this thread from the beginning. Starting with Viscant’s post about getting started with poker.

DaFlipMastaXV · December 9, 2009, 3:23am

read forums, 2+2, play hands and talk to ppl that know how to play poker

umthrfkr · December 9, 2009, 8:59pm

watch phil hellmuth
profit

supreme_jd · December 10, 2009, 6:41am

What should I be playing?

Limit or No-Limit?

Sacr3D · December 10, 2009, 6:49am

You must be amazing at poker.

No limit is where its at. It’s more fun and more stuff can happen.

forgenjuro · August 29, 2010, 8:31pm

noob question thread necro inc :sad:

what happens on an online tournament if there are less people than the places payed? like say there are 100 places payed but only 95 ppl register?

p1nkt1t5 · August 29, 2010, 8:55pm

This thread is GDLK, thanks Viscant and the rest for a good read.

GwynLovesMilk · January 25, 2011, 2:30pm

The remaining money is spread.

Started playing about a month ago. Two weeks after I started playing I threw $60 on FTP and went on my first tilt session four days in, had a decently bad beat while playing .02/.05 Rush. Lost the $25 that was left in my roll. Lesson learned. Been just playing mad freerolls on PS and FTP while reading and downloading DeucesCracked videos.

So, hand posting time. The question is about the second hand, I’m wondering if my all in call was the proper play or not. I know my play in the first hand was less than stellar, but I still find it acceptable if it were in a cash game setting, but too risky in tournament, correct?

Full Tilt Poker Game #27584834163: $150 Freeroll (214171377), Table 356 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold’em - 02:29:30 ET - 2011/01/25
Seat 1: PapaRhino (3,365)
Seat 2: Oskoo_001 (2,295), is sitting out
Seat 3: Maineiac (20,615)
Seat 4: kolbasker (440), is sitting out
Seat 5: J McDan (345), is sitting out
Seat 6: vladimir1mv (468), is sitting out
Seat 7: Dieabso (13,842)
Seat 8: BlackHawkSnz (535), is sitting out
Seat 9: ANY1410IS (8,144)
ANY1410IS posts the small blind of 80
PapaRhino posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PapaRhino [2s As]
Oskoo_001 folds
Maineiac folds
kolbasker folds
J McDan folds
vladimir1mv folds
Dieabso calls 160
BlackHawkSnz folds
ANY1410IS calls 80
PapaRhino checks
*** FLOP *** [2h 4d 3d]
ANY1410IS checks
PapaRhino bets 500
Dieabso has 15 seconds left to act
Dieabso raises to 3,200
ANY1410IS folds
PapaRhino has 15 seconds left to act
PapaRhino raises to 3,205, and is all in
Dieabso calls 5
PapaRhino shows [2s As]
Dieabso shows [7d 2d]
*** TURN *** [2h 4d 3d] [6c]
*** RIVER *** [2h 4d 3d 6c] [9h]
PapaRhino shows a pair of Twos
Dieabso shows a pair of Twos
PapaRhino wins the pot (6,890) with a pair of Twos

Full Tilt Poker Game #27584843458: $150 Freeroll (214171377), Table 356 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold’em - 02:30:14 ET - 2011/01/25
Seat 1: PapaRhino (6,890)
Seat 2: Oskoo_001 (2,295), is sitting out
Seat 3: Maineiac (20,615)
Seat 4: kolbasker (440), is sitting out
Seat 5: J McDan (345), is sitting out
Seat 6: vladimir1mv (468), is sitting out
Seat 7: Dieabso (10,477)
Seat 8: BlackHawkSnz (535), is sitting out
Seat 9: ANY1410IS (7,984)
PapaRhino posts the small blind of 80
Oskoo_001 posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PapaRhino [Ks Kd]
Maineiac folds
kolbasker folds
J McDan folds
vladimir1mv folds
Dieabso raises to 10,477, and is all in
BlackHawkSnz folds
ANY1410IS folds
PapaRhino calls 6,810, and is all in
Oskoo_001 folds
Dieabso shows [9s Ac]
PapaRhino shows [Ks Kd]
Uncalled bet of 3,587 returned to Dieabso
*** FLOP *** [8s 5d As]
*** TURN *** [8s 5d As] [4d]
*** RIVER *** [8s 5d As 4d] [9d]
Dieabso shows two pair, Aces and Nines
PapaRhino shows a pair of Kings
Dieabso wins the pot (13,940) with two pair, Aces and Nines

ckrazy · January 25, 2011, 2:36pm

At worst going into the hand you had a 71.81% chance of winning. Obviously could have been even better if someone folded an A or two.

I don’t see how that is the wrong play. I just call it bad luck.

GwynLovesMilk · January 25, 2011, 3:10pm

Just wanted to make sure I didn’t make some obviously stupid play that I didn’t notice or something, every time big pockets like that lose I question it…thanks. Any thoughts on the first hand?

GwynLovesMilk · January 29, 2011, 1:08pm

Bump/New Thread Anyone?

JackTenrac · January 29, 2011, 3:29pm

I play at work. Might transfer it to a real place and get my friends to play, at my house, on weekends. I just started about 3 months ago. Thanks to that, I’ve downloaded Heads Up Hold’em and I’ve been whoring out Clubhouse Games’ version. My beef with the latter is that there’s no punishment for owing money, so the CPU will do dumb stuff for 5 rounds.

Is there an easier way to remember hands?

GwynLovesMilk · February 4, 2011, 8:55pm

Most people play on real money tables and they save the hand histories automatically so they can just copy and paste them.

Also, started grinding out a little .01/.02 today. I like graphs that look like mine. :lovin: Lets hope it holds!

TheWanderer · March 10, 2011, 6:11pm

I just got back from a casino and lost about decent amount for being a first-timer lol. I only played blackjack and roulette. I try looking for a blackjack discussion but couldn’t find it so I thought this is a good place to ask where I can get good at blackjack. Any tips?

umthrfkr · March 12, 2011, 11:24am

watch the movie 21 starring kevin spacey

Warrior_s_Dreams · April 7, 2011, 4:00am

Questions:

Regarding websites, which is better, pokerstars or fulltilt? Do you guys ever get pop up ads from these sites?
What kinds of software have some people been known to use online? I think the term might be “hub.” If this doesn’t make sense, then I am thinking of something that keeps track and gives live updates about things like VPIP, %folds, % raises, etc…, or otherwise things that would be banned from casinos.
What books could you recommend for internet poker?
What are the dangers of online poker? By this I mean things like scams, people hacking into your computer, etc. and not things like addiction and losing a lot of money.
How does internet poker differ from live poker (outside of not worrying about giving off physical tells)
What kinds of strategies can you do online that you can’t do in a live poker game, if any?
Is there an online poker FAQ I can read?
What do you regret doing when you first started out? (outside of losing lots of money/property)
Is online gambling illegal in some states? Where can I go to find out?

ssjtin · April 7, 2011, 5:44pm

Warrior_s_Dreams:

Questions:

Regarding websites, which is better, pokerstars or fulltilt? Do you guys ever get pop up ads from these sites?

no pop ups, its just software. I prefer fulltilt because I get rakeback and I like the client better aesthetically. Poker stars has the most players and the rake at micro stakes (10c/25c and lower) is significantly better than full tilt.
2) What kinds of software have some people been known to use online? I think the term might be “hub.” If this doesn’t make sense, then I am thinking of something that keeps track and gives live updates about things like VPIP, %folds, % raises, etc…, or otherwise things that would be banned from casinos.

It’s a heads up display (HUD). The most common is poker tracker 3 which you can get a 60 day free trial download, and Holdem Manager which I’ve never tried.
3) What books could you recommend for internet poker?

**Don’t know, haven’t read any specifically for online. For microstakes the basics like Harrington on holdem should be pretty sufficient.**4) What are the dangers of online poker? By this I mean things like scams, people hacking into your computer, etc. and not things like addiction and losing a lot of money.

Staking deals can lead to scamming, i.e. stakee disappearing with stakers money. Don’t know about hacking, i assume if you’re playing high stakes you’d protect yourself. Anything else there’s not much point apart from standard antivirus and things like that.
5) How does internet poker differ from live poker (outside of not worrying about giving off physical tells)

Hugely different. Live poker is 90% fish, online poker is much much tougher. I would equate a $2/$4 live game to 5c/10c or 10/25c online. More hands / hour means most people play tighter so where you can limp 10 8 s in a live game, it’s a no-no online. You have to rely on previous history, vpip/pfr and work on hand ranges and bet sizing online, which I guess still applies to live.
6) What kinds of strategies can you do online that you can’t do in a live poker game, if any?
**Um, you can play super tight and just set mine and play QQ+ multitabling. Live, this means you get whittled down in blinds a lot of the time and get bored out of your mind. Online, you can play 10-16 tables and make profit with rakeback.**7) Is there an online poker FAQ I can read?
**There is a great forum for poker players. Poker Strategy - Two Plus Two Poker & Gaming Strategy **8) What do you regret doing when you first started out? (outside of losing lots of money/property)

I regret thinking I was actually any good until I lost a few K and found out the hard way that I sucked.
9) Is online gambling illegal in some states? Where can I go to find out?

No idea, google it.

long reply at least 4 words gtfo stupid bot