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baklava
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posted August 16, 2007 01:42 PM |
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I'm in.
But poker is nice and all, but it's too simple and relies 99% on luck (the rest is facial expression and, well, if you play over internet that can't be seen)... There's not much thinking in it...
Preference, for example, is totally great. Anyone here plays preference?
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angelito
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posted August 21, 2007 01:35 PM |
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Sign me up for the poker tourney.
Quote: But poker is nice and all, but it's too simple and relies 99% on luck
If u think like this, you haven't played poker for a long time I suppose. Players who only rely on good hands won't win in the long run. The right bet at the right time....the right fold at the right time is what brings (keeps) the money...(how wise...)
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Homer171
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posted August 21, 2007 04:31 PM |
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Poker is no way simple. There is always a luck factor and you can lose and win games whit it but in the long run it makes all the difference how you play.
Well enough of that cya in poker table guys
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russ
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posted August 21, 2007 05:32 PM |
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Edited by russ at 17:44, 21 Aug 2007.
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Quote:
Quote: But poker is nice and all, but it's too simple and relies 99% on luck
If u think like this, you haven't played poker for a long time I suppose. Players who only rely on good hands won't win in the long run. The right bet at the right time....the right fold at the right time is what brings (keeps) the money...(how wise...)
Nice one, Angelito.
Luck is irrelevant in the long run. You just need to take your time learning to feel those right times
Oh, and another key to be a winning player is not to play with those who play better than you
I was multitabling on several $600 NL tables online yesterday and I got stacked twice in BACK TO BACK hands to 2-outers after going all-in on the flop, yet I've managed to be up $1000 for that day because I've made the correct moves in my other hands.
Edit: BTW, what poker tourny are you talking about? When are we having it?
Can we make it PokerStars instead? I don't have any $$$ im my Party account and I don't want to put any $$$ in because when you deposit with your credit card, they make it a "foreign cash withdrawal", which causes the interest rate on my CC to start ticking right away, it costs me $5 fee and I also lose my money on the exchange rate.
PokerStars allows you to take your time thinking when you need it and it also has THE BEST disconnect protect (if the pot is large enough, it will wait for 240 seconds for you to come back instead of giving it to your opponent after 15 seconds). PokerStars has also never crushed on me. I lost too much money on Full Tilt and Party because of crashes and disconnects that ended up awarding monster pots that I should have won to someone who was supposed to lose.
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Homer171
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posted August 21, 2007 09:45 PM |
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I have Party account myself but it's not big deal making new account where ever we are having this poker tournament. Few more players and we are good to go.
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posted August 22, 2007 08:40 AM |
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If you need any pointers during or before your tourney Homer, you can ask me
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TitaniumAlloy
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posted August 22, 2007 01:03 PM |
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Luck is only important when your full house queens gets beaten by a pocket rocket opponent full house aces and then you quit and never play again
Russ, in order to get enough people for a proper tournament we'll just be using pay money, so if the problem is your cash account then Party Poker should be fine right? But if it's not, it really doesn't matter. I just said Party Poker because that's the once I've used, we can use any as long as we all agree.
Haven't set a date yet, we'll get enough members then talk about best times for everyone, and best program etc.
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Homer171
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posted August 22, 2007 01:13 PM |
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May i ask you to join in the torney Aculias?
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texcaboose
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posted August 23, 2007 03:44 AM |
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Gears of War
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baklava
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posted August 23, 2007 09:34 PM |
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Quote: The right bet at the right time
Ok, I'll agree that it's not all about luck - I didn't use the good expression. It's about chances. Calculating chances and estimating situations. But all of that is risky and not completely reliable - that's why it's played for money a lot (you can't play, say, chess at a casino, can you? ). If you don't have luck, provided you're a good player, you perhaps don't lose too much money, but you still lose.
But that's the fun part If you don't play with money of course
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TitaniumAlloy
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posted August 25, 2007 02:51 PM |
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On a long enough game, the better player should always come out on top
It is risky though as one major mistake can cost you the game
And it's not so much 'facial expression' as tells. it's about information and how much you can read off your opponents plays
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angelito
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posted September 12, 2007 12:55 PM |
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So?
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Homer171
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posted September 12, 2007 01:20 PM |
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Hey TA how about that HC poker tournament Some weekend maybe. Next weekend is too fast but perhaps days 21-23 or 28-30 if people is still interested.
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posted September 12, 2007 06:13 PM |
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evening/night would be great for me, no matter whether on weekdays or weekend. I'm in GMT+2.
So far I've tried pokerstars.net, but I guess other sites shouldn't be a problem either.
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sphere
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posted September 14, 2007 06:10 PM |
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Quote: Sphere:
- Carmageddon 2
- Diablo II: Lord of Destruction
- Risk
- Axis and Allies
- Command and Conquer
- Redneck Rampage
Hi,
- Just a sidenote, I think I mentioned these when I was "browsing" through my old discs . The games are really not someone I play on a regular basis.
- Mine would be more like :
1) NeverWinter Nights 1 and 2
2) Heroes of Might and Magic 5
3) LionHeart
4) Baldurs Gate ( all four )
5) Dungeon Keeper ( I never get tired of that game )
- Guz
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russ
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posted September 17, 2007 06:03 PM |
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Edited by russ at 18:04, 17 Sep 2007.
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Quote: Luck is only important when your full house queens gets beaten by a pocket rocket opponent full house aces and then you quit and never play again
Here is an actual hand I had once for $950 pot in 3-handed game.
Me: QQ, him: Ax (say, A5)
Flop: AQx (but not the same as Ax), say, AQ6. I raised, he reraises, I went all-in.
Turn: 6 (giving me a full house, queens full of sixes)
River: A (giving him full house, aces full of sixes)
He needed at least one of the remaining 2 aces. (2/45 probability).
After that he needed one of 3 sixes, one of 3 fives, or the remaining ace to win (7/44 probability).
His chance to win after he committed his entire stack to the pot was: 2/45 * 7/44 = 0.7%
My chance to win after I committed my entire stack to the pot was: 99.3%
Result: he won $950.Quote: Russ, in order to get enough people for a proper tournament we'll just be using pay money, so if the problem is your cash account then Party Poker should be fine right?
Playmoney is not poker. You'll have 3 people go all-in on the first hand with random hands because noone takes play money seriously. "Ah well, I lost, gg, cu, thanks for scheduling time and organizing the game, I am out, have fun". As soon as you put some real cash in (even as little as $5 - $10 buyin), the attitude will be completely different. Even the beginners will start being careful and thinking their game through.
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posted September 17, 2007 07:27 PM |
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I should have mentioned Hearts of Iron 2 Doomsday Armageddon.
Add please
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posted September 18, 2007 03:11 AM |
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Quote: Playmoney is not poker. You'll have 3 people go all-in on the first hand with random hands because noone takes play money seriously. "Ah well, I lost, gg, cu, thanks for scheduling time and organizing the game, I am out, have fun". As soon as you put some real cash in (even as little as $5 - $10 buyin), the attitude will be completely different. Even the beginners will start being careful and thinking their game through.
We won't have any beginners to be careful if we use real money.
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russ
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posted September 18, 2007 04:56 PM |
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Quote: We won't have any beginners to be careful if we use real money.
Ok, you've seem to have confused me completely now. Why playmoney then?
I know Pecu is in for real cash, right, Pecu Anyone else? $5/$10, some other buyin amount, perharps? I can get my friend(s) to play too. It should be fun. I think we can fill a 9-people table tourny on pokerstars.
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Homer171
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posted September 18, 2007 10:42 PM |
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Well i tough it would be free tourney (sit&go) but real money wouldn't be that bad idea either. There might be something to win then and not only the 'HC Poker Champ Title'
Either way is fine for me but i gladly take all your money if thats the case
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