Poker Discussion Post

ender555:

Hey Gboro, you've always been tough to play against and i respect your game a lot.

thanks sampson, the respect is mutual.

Just got one question for you. Do you smoke when you play?

always.

dgillis:

gboro780:

adog26:

Another New Jerseyan in the house! Two questions:
1. Ever think about moving into the city?

definitely. most of my friends are living in hoboken now working finance. when my lease is up in afew months im either gonna move there or go to california with poker friends.

2. Eva Mendes or Rosario Dawson?

eva 

1) considering that move myself, what part of CA and why? Have friends in Socal but heard the games are better further north... 2) no contest, eva obv.

ricardogcl:

what do u think is more optimal these days: playing lag or tag?

i know this is a gay answer but somewhere in between the two.

who do u think is the best brazilian mtt player?

maridu

what are your opinions, if any, about Brazilians players?

most of them seem overaggressive and spewy but some are good.

Hixx:

 have you ever had a steak well done with ketchup?

 u skipped over the last half of pg 10 :(

gershenator1:

 Hey Gboro I just pokerdb'd u and its says your up over 1.45 million I knew you were awesome i didn't know you were up top 3 most ever tho so congrats on being a sicko.

thanks although that numbers not entirely accurate cause i spend way more on rebuys.


my question is what motivates you to be the best and what enables you to play at a high level day in and day out beyond just playing for money?

i probably said this earlier but i hate when i make mistakes or feel like i blew a big opporutnity so that helps me play well regardless of the money.

apestyles:

1.) stuntin - would u say its habitual or just a recreational thing?

i'd say its a habit

2.) How awesome is Burt Reynolds at teaching live tells?

he's like almost as good at poker as that bellagio bartender.

3.) On the same topic of Burt Reynolds, who is more whithered BR or the Devilfish? Who would u say is the whitherest of all time?

pretty sure devilfish wins both

4.) What is up with ur creepy obsession with old people?

well i thought people would fold to them more but rahme is just cute as hell

5.) How are you so insanely consistent? What seperates you from the other top players? Hand reading, tilt control, bong hits?

bong hits and diet mountain dew

6.) If you could would u change ur name to Gary?

i'm legally changing it to gerald.

7.) How could you possibly think that Lost season 3 is good?

yeah the first few seasons they were just doing nothing and chilling on the island and that was 10x better but i still think its watchable.

nadatell:

Ever feel like not playing?


What do you do when that happens?

gboro780:

ps i might be willing to go to the grave that the flop at borgata was q98 : )

Hi goboro.

You know, I am small time player trying to improve in tournaments, I wonder. In 100r and 200r how many Rebuys do you make if you have no chips, what's the rebuys like when the best online players plays the high level rebuy tournaments.

I know Daniel Negreanu made like 50+ rebuys in a WSOP event. How many is the norm for the top 10-20 players in online poker??..

This is my only question.

Also your nick reminds me of Marlboro, is this an intended tactic ;)

Gl for future big scores!

bigwillie20:

big fan of you here btw,

What advice could u give to a low stakes player trying to break through in regards to the play at the low limits where the risk/reward barrier is very high?  Is it better to build up a roll playing SNG and play bigger MTT or stick to the smaller MTT and hope to eventually bink a decent score 

GB2005:

Who is a bigger wimp when it comes to doing pushups and sit ups? you or ajkhoosier?

probably me but im happy to have contributed to the junior bogdanski college fund.

Do you blame me for people thinking your name is Gary?

lol in part

How much money would you say dean has hussled Ajkhoosier for in various wii games?

2k

Explain the hockey business you use to run? I read about it in a newspaper one time but never asked you about.

i used to love the fights in the hockey games and found out there were people making and collecting fight videos so i got involved in that and was selling tapes on ebay during high school. i sitll have a closet full of tapes and some game worn jersesy and gloves in stuff at my parents house.

Do you miss Larry?

soso much, and his helper and konstantine too. in all seriousness though i miss the movie room a lot.

AGame18:

If you were forced to give up either sports or poker completely, which would it be?  (By give up I mean you can't play, watch, follow pros careers, or have anything to do with)

what up alex. easily give up sports cause the other would affect my income lifestyle etc.  

You mentioned you were unsure if you were ready to move to Vegas full time, any other places you are considering or would rather move to than Vegas?

answered this a bit before, i think hoboken if i stay by home and cali if i don't.

It seemed like you ran pretty shitty in big buyin tourneys online for the bulk of your career (not counting 100r) and then in the past year started doing much better.  Finally catching the better side of variance or improved play/focus/something else?

yeah i think a combination of things, better vision at the table now of whats going on around me, tightening up in some spots while getting more aggressive in others and of course running well.

You said you only like playing 4 tables at a time, does this go for sundays as well?  Do you ever take a sunday off during football season for a big Giants game or make sure to not play during the 3 hrs it's on?

sunday ill give in and play like 8 for most of the day cause i couldn't allow myself to miss so much good stuff. but it feels a lot more like work.

before this year i used to take almost all sundays off during football season but
this year i became more of a degen and only skipped one to go to the giants/baltimore game.

Let's say you are in the mid-lates stages of a tourney and it folds to you otb.  You have 22 bb's, and both players in the blinds cover you.  Do you think it is mandatory to have a plan for after your raise gets shoved on, or do you think it is ok to simply open with a decent-good hand and then see what happens? 

i think you need to have a plan. but someitmes things will happen after i raise such as the villains betsize or timing that will remind me of past hands and change my decision.

Same situation as above but now you have 16 bb's and your hand is 44.  What's your standard line with 2 good regs in the blinds?  2 unknowns?  an unknown in the sb but good reg in the bb?

seems like a shove regardless of whos in the blinds.

What will happen first, the Knicks make the playoffs or I win a 100r?

you'll win 100r.

elgordo420:

HI congrants on all the sucess and hope you keep going for #1. 
1. Have you learn mostly alone or do you have a couple of friends you study youre game with? And if you do what you recomend me bc have no close friends that love this game?

mostly on my own and from reading the forums but over the years you'll meet a bunch of poker friends to bounce hands off of.

2.what is you line if this was a $300+ buyin and you have this hand? WOuld you 3 bet him or flat?/

XV (1000/2000) - 2009/01/28 22:56:50 ET
Table '136340897 371' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: boomslang444 (44199 in chips)
Seat 2: becks911 (33167 in chips)
Seat 3: geneween (43616 in chips)
Seat 4: cannon445 (89196 in chips)
Seat 5: superb1981 (47740 in chips)
Seat 6: B3_L3gend (79386 in chips)
Seat 7: cashmilo (41453 in chips)
Seat 8: elgordo420 (79568 in chips)
Seat 9: walman77 (20338 in chips)
boomslang444: posts the ante 200
becks911: posts the ante 200
geneween: posts the ante 200
cannon445: posts the ante 200
superb1981: posts the ante 200
B3_L3gend: posts the ante 200
cashmilo: posts the ante 200
elgordo420: posts the ante 200
walman77: posts the ante 200
cashmilo: posts small blind 1000
elgordo420: posts big blind 2000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to elgordo420 [9h 9d]
walman77: folds
boomslang444: folds
becks911: folds
geneween: folds
cannon445: folds
superb1981: folds
B3_L3gend: raises 4000 to 6000
cashmilo: folds
elgordo420:
Tx

tsxxx04:

 

if you bought a new car, would you spend 2k to get navigation stock installed??

ChuckSty:

This is probably the first 10+ page post on pocket fives since the "dana" incident that i've made it thru because ur one of the handful of guys that i know who are both great players and cool motherfuckers. I don't think i have a question. I just wanted to say congrats on everything.

andressoprano:

Is AJK's past night incident one of the top 3 most hilarious moments in online poker history? 

Quick notes in case you haven't talked to him: Break time 320 FT, leaves apartment to have a smoke with roommate, gets locked out, no one opens the door, a stupid guy passes by, and decides not to let them in. Back after around 15 mins of blinding out.

ess286:

Do you love me?

BeL0WaB0Ve:

 Can anyone upset Stefan???

no chance he's running away with it.

Who do you miss more...Larry or his helper?

loll the helper was sick and told me the same story about his pool playing days everytime i saw him. did you see truesyalose post the other day saying to never deal with konstantine's company?

Do you regret gettin me high this summer in Vegas and watching me try to play poker?

maybe my proudest accomplishment

ficha19:

1. do you watch any poker vids like runners of xfactor?

i dont but i'm gonna start watching the cash stuff on card runners

2. have u been asked or are interested in doing some (i know a lot a of ppl would like to watch that)?

i said no to cr like 2 years ago.

3. Have u read poker books? which ones u consider to be the best, or the ones u learned the most from?

ordered harrington and sklanksy stuff with fpp's but never relaly read them.


4. Who the hell eats peanut butter and banana sandwiches??

its a must order when staying at borgata.

scarface_79:

gboro, just wanted to say congrats on all your success in poker and wish u even more success in the future. You are one of the few players whose game i truely respect. And u also seem like a standup guy away from the table, ive never ran accross anyone with anything negative to say about u.

thanks man and congrats on the live win.

oh, btw, were u as pissed as i was when that little kid capped omar?

sooo pissed. lets celebrate his greatness

Claw1980:

gboroooo, thanks for doing this sir. always been a fan obv.
do you think the game will improve as much in the next two years as it has in the last two years? Is it too close to peaking for that to happen? 

i think theres been so much improvement inthe last 2 years that it would be tough to duplicate that in the next 2. but as much as people ahve imroved i think the game is growing way more now and in diferent markets so we'll be alright.

i saw you mention that the 100rb isn't as tough as its reputation, what percentage of people that play it on a non-sunday are -ev in it iyo?

not sure how to come up with a percentage really but for all the tables full of good regs you'll also find a bunch of donks who are only willing to spend 1 or 200. its still mighty beatable.
 
we've played a fair bit through the years so i guess i have to ask the selfish thoughts/leaks in my game?

can't really think of any specific hands we've played together, sorry for the lame o answers.

which ranked p5'er is most likely to win a bracelet this year? do you think ranked p5'ers will win more then one?

whookid. i think p5ers will win more than one but ranked p5ers will win 1 or less.

Chazmental:

When you guys were here for the cookout did you like the Bison/steak or did you prefer the Chicken Kabobs?

NeverScaredB:

On the FT bubble of the FTOPS Main Event, which player do you least want to get into a levelling war with: a) Preflop b) Postflop