currently chip leader on bodog 17K guaranteed with 16 people left. top 9 get paid.

9/12/2007 2:07:02 AM

how's it going??

9/12/2007 2:59:37 AM

finished 4th for 1800, i was small stack and pushed with 77 and lost on the river to A2

9/12/2007 3:04:00 AM

Not bad, what was the buy-in?

9/12/2007 3:06:51 AM

200, small field of only 90

9/12/2007 3:07:21 AM

sexy hand

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ROYAL FLUSHO

9/12/2007 10:50:39 AM

What site is that and why did you erase the chat?

9/12/2007 11:03:06 AM

Quote :

"Charity Poker Tournament my boss has put together: Here's your chance to raise money for 5 great area charities, have fun playing cards, and maybe be crowned: The Best Poker Player in the Triangle Ante Up '07: The Triangle Charity Poker Classic Here's how it works: 1. Visit http://www.trianglepoker.org to register. Minimum pledge is $50. 2. Learn about the charities and pick one you want to play for - if you win, you'll get to present them with a check for $10,000*!! 3. Raise money - the more money you raise, the better your chance of making it to the Main Event. Registration is limited to the first 450 players and fundraising closes October 19th. Play in events will be held at various locations in Durham and Raleigh. Come out and test your poker skills! All money goes to charity! Register now at http://www.trianglepoker.org *Expected - actual amount will depend on pledges received "

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"GraniteBalls 450 * $50 = $22,500 and they're only giving $10k to charity? Something sounds odd. "

They distribute some of the money among all of the charities, plus 2nd and 3rd also get a "payout" to the charity of their choice.

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" David0603 If you don't win anything then why not just make a $50 donation to the Charity of your choice? "

Incentive... something to do... I dunno. There are countless charity events: golf tournaments, bake sales, etc... Why do any of those?????

9/13/2007 4:04:16 PM

I don't.

9/13/2007 4:10:43 PM

lol, u guys should maybe give out a couple door prizes or something too.

9/13/2007 4:29:34 PM

That would be illegal. The DA has "sanctioned" this tourny

as long as no real prizes are give which would = gambling

Next year they will try to give away a seat for a tourny at Foxwoods if they can though. Have to get it approved by the man.

[Edited on September 13, 2007 at 4:58 PM. Reason : a]

9/13/2007 4:56:22 PM

WTF I've been in plenty of charity tournaments that have prizes.

9/13/2007 5:08:21 PM

yea, pretty sure you can give away door prizes at charity events......but whatever, i'd probably play if you gave away a seat to the foxwoods wpt or something

9/13/2007 7:04:17 PM

hahaha...I love poker

I've been consistently been playing in the .25/.50 tables

I decided to try out the .50/1 tables because my bankroll is getting up there

first hand when I sit down I get AA

guy two seats in front of me raises $4, next guy calls and I reraise to $10

initial raiser folds and the next guy goes all in for $100...I immediately call and win $100

very next hand I get 88 and hit trips on the flop...I won another $20 from the small stack

9/13/2007 7:06:01 PM

what did the guy have against your AA?

9/14/2007 11:29:27 AM

Probably KK or AK

9/14/2007 11:32:27 AM

yeah i figured KK

9/14/2007 11:45:13 AM

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"AK "

what the hell

9/14/2007 12:40:26 PM

http://www.newsobserver.com/front/story/699914.html
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/crime_safety/story/703611.html

Don't know if you guys know about this or not. The second article has some quality Gracz quotes.

Quote :

"Gracz is headed to Atlantic City next week for a World Series of Poker tournament. He recalled that when a poker tournament in Greensboro was busted in 2004, he won a major tournament the next week. "If I win this one, the next time I come home I may call the cops to let them know where I'm playing," Gracz said."

9/14/2007 1:05:57 PM

^^ What?

9/14/2007 1:36:32 PM

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"initial raiser folds and the next guy goes all in for $100"

Quote :

"AK"

Quote :

"what the hell"

9/14/2007 1:37:47 PM

AK aka Ace King aka Big Slick

9/14/2007 1:39:00 PM

assuming AK is on the range to three bet AI from ep in a full ring game:

Quote :

"what the hell"

9/14/2007 2:13:26 PM

You've never had someone 3 bet all in with AK?

9/14/2007 2:17:12 PM

haha what he's saying is the correct response to "what did the other guy have againsts your aces" should not have been "KK or AK", but more like "KK, or QQ MAYBE"

9/14/2007 2:19:02 PM

I 4-bet/5-bet/push AK pre at least once a day in 6max.. metagame bitches

9/14/2007 2:39:29 PM

would you at a 10 man ring game?

9/14/2007 2:50:26 PM

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"what did the guy have against your AA?"

he had KK

Quote :

"You've never had someone 3 bet all in with AK?"

I reraised to $10 and he raised to $100

quite a large raise and a huge risk to only have AK

[Edited on September 14, 2007 at 2:54 PM. Reason : yo]

9/14/2007 2:52:24 PM

Have you forgotten the type of people at 10 max nl tables Ben? Hell, a similar situation happened to me first time I was in Vegas playing 2-5. Guy opened for $25 I pumped it up to $50 trying to isolate and he made it $200 straight. I folded and he showed AK.

9/14/2007 3:01:56 PM

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"would you at a 10 man ring game?"

Doubt it.


I didn't fully digest the situation but now that I do the villain's play was terrible, yet not surprising. AK is the most widely misplayed hand in the game. I was commenting on the concept of 4+ betting it in general. I get in spots all the time with fellow regs who love 3-betting me, it becomes correct to jam back with AK PF because a lot of the value comes from seeing all 5 cards and also because I'm ahead of their range.

9/14/2007 3:10:29 PM

thats a lot of "what ifs" for one hand...

its gotta be AK suited....against people you've played with a lot....high expected value....

better to dump an unmade hand to a 3 bet PF.

its just too much volatility for me, and thats what ive been working on lately...im too volatile sometimes.

9/14/2007 3:22:05 PM

Just to reiterate.....

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"play was terrible, yet not surprising"

9/14/2007 3:25:59 PM

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"AK is the most widely misplayed hand in the game"

9/14/2007 3:29:27 PM

^^^ When you're raising 30%+ hands from steal position, you're going to get 3-bet to a lot. Folding AK/AQ is not an option against anyone but the weak/tightest of opponents. I've gotten to the point where I'll often call 3-bets in position with suited connectors and shove like bottom pair or any draw against whatever they c-bet. Fold equity + 5-9 outs if called by the overpair + metagame considerations(gotta be tuff to survive) = why I would do such a thing. There are regs out there that will just pound you to death with 3-bets if you don't them slow them down.

Volatility is a way of life for the serious 6max player. Also, PT/HUD is essential for picking spots to make crazy moves like I described. Deviating from ABC poker is burning money against a lot of villains, but profitable against others.

9/14/2007 3:37:41 PM

6 max sucks!!!

9/14/2007 3:39:36 PM

Sucks like a fox!

9/14/2007 3:41:39 PM

Play some 6 max 5-10 mr big shot.

9/14/2007 4:02:25 PM

I'm not drunk enough for that.

9/14/2007 4:04:44 PM

pussy

9/14/2007 4:10:16 PM

AK being suited shouldn't change how you play it. AK is AK. If you're calling with AK because it's suited oir folding because it's not, you're making your decision based on miniscule percentages.

AK is really not all that great, and AQ isn't either. Sure, their playable, and raisable. But if you're not willing to fold AK preflop when someone pushes hard at you...... personally I don't think that is solid play at all.

9/14/2007 9:58:00 PM

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"AK being suited shouldn't change how you play it. AK is AK"

Yeah, that was my first thought as well. I mean, we're not talking about mid range connectors here. Even if you do hit your flush, best case scenario someone has a Q high flush and what are the chances that happens AND they pay you off.

9/14/2007 10:59:36 PM

big slick should be played depending on table dynamics and the like

9/14/2007 11:09:53 PM

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"guy two seats in front of me raises $4, next guy calls and I reraise to $10 "

I don't like the small reraise here. You want to try to get more money in preflop with AA. Here you give suited connectors and small pairs the odds to call and see a flop with you. Even if they are out of position to you, they will be given good enough odds to call $6 more to see a flop and out flop you. Although this was not the case here and it worked out fine for you in this situation, just something to think about for the future.

9/15/2007 10:14:18 AM

Havad Kahn is now my most hated poker player to watch on TV. I've never wanted to punch someone through my TV screen so bad in my life.

9/15/2007 1:47:43 PM

yeah that guy is just a huge asshole. claims he doesn't mean any harm by acting that way. well i've got news for you faggot, people aren't sing along with you after a tough hand

9/15/2007 4:27:31 PM

not to get the word out too much, but any of you online poker players should check out bodogs guaranteed $$ tournies. Almost everyone i enter has less paid entries than the guaranteed money. The 100K guaranteed i just entered has only 72K in paid entries....

9/16/2007 4:00:57 PM

Damn, I may just have to check that out. What tournaments usually don't fill up?

9/16/2007 5:29:24 PM

Come on David you know about overlays.

There are websites that track them

9/16/2007 5:50:03 PM

What sites?

9/16/2007 9:32:14 PM

Annette_15 Wins WSOPE Main Event & Becomes Youngest Bracelet Winner

http://taopoker.blogspot.com/

thats just scary

9/17/2007 12:47:30 AM