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Petition to Make the Sunday Million a Skill Game Again
I'd really like to make the petition thread nice and clean as a +1 format. I'm opening this thread for discussion purposes.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		fingaz
Mar 7th, 2011
Discussion Thread for Petition to Change Sunday Million Structure
I'd really like to make the petition thread nice and clean as a +1 format. I'm opening this thread for discussion purposes.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		fingaz
Mar 7th, 2011
Petition to Make the Sunday Million a Skill Game Again
As I'm typing this, I'm watching 70 people play for $1.65 million w/ an average stack of 17bb. Now I'm sure this has already been discussed in great detail, but nothing seems to be being done about it. So I'm opening up this petition to make the Sunday Million a skill game again. As we all know, the structure at the end of the Sunday Million is ludicrous. The average stack before we even get to the money is usually
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		fingaz
Mar 7th, 2011
Stupidest Bet in Poker?
FTR, the move doesn't really bother me that much since it's not my chips, but the player's chips. I was just hoping someone could give me an idea on the logic behind it - coz I think most people just blindly do it coz they see their hero doing it. So the guy who said it doesn't put "All In" next to your name wins! That's the key takeaway I got from this thread, anyways. Didn't expect this topic would generate this much traction...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		fingaz
Feb 28th, 2011
Stupidest Bet in Poker?
I think you're missing the point. These people are TYPING IN their bet sizes.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		fingaz
Feb 27th, 2011
Stupidest Bet in Poker?
That works for me obv! I do that all the time. But I'm talking about someone w/ 20bb opening for 19bb...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		fingaz
Feb 27th, 2011
Stupidest Bet in Poker?
Well, that I would get. But you'd be the exception, coz 99.9% of the people I see doing it never say a word.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		fingaz
Feb 27th, 2011
Stupidest Bet in Poker?
Haha, I'm pretty light actually, thanks. I'm just trying to figure out if it's coz they see their hero doing it so it must be a sick play. Or if there's actually any thought behind it.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		fingaz
Feb 27th, 2011
Stupidest Bet in Poker?
The alllllmost all in bet. Guy has 10,000 chips and bets 9,885 preflop. Yes, we get it. You're committed to the pot. And it's hilarious. But why risk a disconnect or a misclick' Am I missing something here'
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		fingaz
Feb 27th, 2011
What's the worst run you've ever had?
I'm currently on a 600+ MTT run w/o a single final table. I usually hit a FT about once every ~60 tourneys. My expected win rate is still around 10bb/100, but seem to lose every flip, get coolered or just plain go card dead near the end of every tourney lately. /end rant
Posted in: Bad Beats 		fingaz
Nov 13th, 2010
Thoughts on 1R 1A
Honestly, I don't value making the 2nd hour that much at all. But I do value having 2 bullets over one. I agree that there should either be a poll or agree to disagree. lol But I think it's pretty obvious which side would win.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		fingaz
Sep 23rd, 2010
Thoughts on 1R 1A
I think there are lots of arguments for taking the rebuy off the bat actually. I don't think people give enough credit to the fact that remaining in the tournament is a major advantage to not. Like people that always defend their calls w/ pot odds when the truth is, if they decided to wait for a more EV spot, they'll fair much better in the long run. I'm not exactly of the Phil Helmuth wait for the nuts mindset, that's just embarassing, but I think there's a happy medium. Believe me, I don't have much trouble accumulating chips early starting w/ a 150bb stack, and I would much prefer to still ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		fingaz
Sep 23rd, 2010
Thoughts on 1R 1A
ty for clarifying my thoughts exactly.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		fingaz
Sep 22nd, 2010
Thoughts on 1R 1A
This. And I also like sometimes using the first buyin to establish a table image that's slightly polarized from my true game. Best response yet.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		fingaz
Sep 22nd, 2010
Thoughts on 1R 1A
Great, TJ agrees w/ me' NOW I should reconsider! Now THAT's a good argument for the other side.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		fingaz
Sep 22nd, 2010
Thoughts on 1R 1A
This is actually the first unique point that I can kinda get behind. I'm not trying to change anyone's thoughts but was seeing if someone can actually change mine to join the masses. Hasn't happened yet. I still think it's more advantageous to having 2 lives in a tourney rather than 1, over having a larger early stack.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		fingaz
Sep 22nd, 2010
Thoughts on 1R 1A
I understand what you're saying, but I actually find it much easier to double through a big stack when I have 1/2 stack and he's only risking 1/2 his stack than when we BOTH have a full stack and our tourney lives at risk. At Stars the 1/2 stack is 3000 and the level only hits 50/100 before the add-on, so 30bb is still reasonable play imo. Believe me, I'm ALL about having a big stack, that's when my game shines, but for me it just doesn't seem like the big stack advantages outweigh the risk of elimination.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		fingaz
Sep 22nd, 2010
Thoughts on 1R 1A
To me, it seems there's more value to stay alive than there is to get a large stack early. Since most players these days DO take the add-on early, your advantage of having that big stack is watered down.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		fingaz
Sep 22nd, 2010
Thoughts on 1R 1A
Do you guys take the rebuy right away or wait til u bust' And why'
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		fingaz
Sep 22nd, 2010
The Red Line
Interesting. That's almost polar opposite of mine, with my showdown winnings looking like your non-showdowning winnings and vice versa. If you don't mind my asking, what stake are you playing there'
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		fingaz
Aug 27th, 2010
The Red Line
I upload my hand histories to Poker Luck Meter and it sorts by blind level. It basically just tells you your winnings in big blinds.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		fingaz
Aug 27th, 2010
The Red Line
Is that why I can't find it in PokerTracker' I don't play cash.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		fingaz
Aug 27th, 2010
The Red Line
Supposedly it's in PokerTracker too, but I can't seem to find it. So I just upload my hand histories to .
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		fingaz
Aug 27th, 2010
The Red Line
I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around this. As most of you know, the red line is the non-showdown winnings line. I keep hearing about how the best players keep that line in the positive, yet I think most of us are in the negative. I've made efforts to get it in the positive, but it seems every time I do, my expected win rate always decreases. Isn't the most important line the expected win rate regardless of any other factors' If your expected win rate is 10bb per 100 and improving the red line brings it down to 5bb per 100, what's the point of having it in the positive at all' I'm ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		fingaz
Aug 27th, 2010
How did you start playing online?
There wasn't really internet poker when I first started playing internet poker. There was IRC poker and you had to type in "p raise," "p fold," etc to make any kinda action. It was all just text. There were probably
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		fingaz
Jun 30th, 2010
Is there a WSOP staking forum?
Or are them against da rules' Just askin...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		fingaz
Jun 29th, 2010