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Re:Borgata Friday Night $500 Tournament
ranges from 50-70 every week. never more never less
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		larrygold
Jun 27th, 2008
Re:UB Tournament schedule- feedback
would like to see more frequent aruba megas and remove the blackjack from the site...other than that, i like the new tourney schedule
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		larrygold
Jun 3rd, 2008
Re:Hands That Changed Your Life (Or Didn't)
final table of the borgata deepstack...400k for 1st. 31k for 9th. 2nd in chips with 3.5MM the plan from here was to lay low and pick my spots especially after chipping up to 2nd in chips as we went from 10 to 9. the chip leader, a guy who played at my table for a good part of day 2 and got his chips in bad 1000x and got lucky everytime about 1/2hr after the break raises to 500k, i have 3.5MM and look down at red aces...i raise to 1.6MM, he goes all in and i do the happy dance as i instacall flipping over AA..he felts QQ... an ugly bitch of a queen hit the flop and i was toast... winning ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		larrygold
May 28th, 2008
Re:Is there a science to running good?
You are right CJ..'perfect' was a poor choice of words...but the intended point was just to distinguish my quality (or lack there of) of play between the two days The crucial part of the hand referenced is the fact that my tourney life was at stake..The old chip and chair adage is really underutilized imo. Of course I am stating the obvious when saying we are always going to have to face races many times during tourneys..But in a situation where you still have ample chips behind to compete with, its not always so neccessary. Here's an interesting hand from yesterdays deepstack ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		larrygold
May 19th, 2008
Re:Is there a science to running good?
thanks for all the comments guys..
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		larrygold
May 19th, 2008
Re:WoW Crazy Strip Club experience last night..
i think more happens on the line waiting to get into the Rhinocompared to the OP...no offense to the OP of course. nuttin beats the gals of atlantic city or st. nicholas tho :-)
Posted in: Off Topic 		larrygold
May 15th, 2008
Re:Is there a science to running good?
Really a great well thought out post Z. All the accomplishments you listed here were truly remarkable. Since you bring up these longshot odds, I'm reasonably certain I will never achieve the 10 million to 1 shot that happened to me on Day 2 of one of the WPT Borgata prelim events...Pocket KKs 3 hands in a row. In response to the three ingredients you indicated for running good, I agree with the first two. Skill and luck are basic for any poker success. These are mutual exclusive though. One could luckbox their way to a tourney win or a great cash session but over any length of time you ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		larrygold
May 15th, 2008
Re:Is there a science to running good?
thanks Z...Im just honored to be mentioned in the same post with the Fox, Rice, Pwnasaurus, Mavros of the world..I actually got a lot to say about all of this but given that I still havent slept since Monday, and enjoying the aftermath of Horse last nite, I'll respond tmrw... 'Gold'
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		larrygold
May 14th, 2008
Re:Borgata 2k deep stack GOOOOO Ariiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
great job man-- i was the guy 3rd in chips that went out against reynolds AA vs QQ.. in 9th place! very nice playing with you...between you, racener, klod it was a tough final table..woulda loved to play you and racener heads up but reynolds had the poker gods on his side the whole week..you missed some of his suckouts from day 2...amazing run he had!
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		larrygold
May 7th, 2008
Re:Borgata 2k deep stack GOOOOO Ariiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
ari won a huge pot trapping a drunk guy right b4 end of nite...ari had aa and the dude stacked off w/99 on a J rag rag board.. brag: im still in with 550k.....
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		larrygold
May 5th, 2008
Re:Final Table In November & Televised Event Schedule
whats the prescedent for this..does any other sporting event delay its championship for any length of time' one of the things i enjoy about multi day or deepstack tournaments is the grind factor- an edge goes to someone that can bring their A game day in day out for a consecutive set of days..how many players can handle the rigor that is playing 14 hours till 2am then coming back for another 14hr day 12 hours later... the marathon style of the main event addresses the ability to bring it day in day out over two weeks..you lose this key component by pushing out the final table date..not to ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		larrygold
May 1st, 2008
Re:Borgata Deep Stack Tourney this Sunday
definitely playing...field should be 550-600
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		larrygold
Apr 29th, 2008
Re:INSANE LAYDOOWN
I dont know guys...i once folded A6 on a 456 all diamond board when faced with a raise and all in...now that was sick...lol seriously, this past friday. the borgata 75k guarantee..10k chips, starting blinds 25/50...we are playing 5 handed on the first hand as the tables havent yet filled up...I raise to 150 utg with QQ, folds to SB who pops to 500...I flat. the flop comes 8 high rainbow 8 6 2. He leads 1000, I flat. Turn is a rainbow 4...He shoves all in for 8500....I fold QQ face up and he felts KK...granted i tanked for a good two minutes..i had history with the guy and i know he's a ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		larrygold
Apr 28th, 2008
Re:10r hand vs ElkY
you can find better spots pre..if you want to play this hand knowing bertrands range is wide, put in a strong range and fold to a 4bet.. fold>raise>call....pls dont call.. as played, your line is fine post flop..just got UL.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		larrygold
Apr 9th, 2008
Re:When did you figure out you sucked?
i think every player goes through similar evolutions..generally starting as a losing player, then getting a good score, albeit for the wrong reasons , donking it off, then from there folks go in various directions..most crash and burn refusing to put the time and studying into becoming a better player..i reflect on various times over the last few yrs where i thought, man im good, where in reality i sucked relative to the better players..i think you need an uncanny drive and motivation to stay ahead of the curve to become a top player..the games change and get harder literally in real time so ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		larrygold
Apr 2nd, 2008
Re:Deep Stack Poker at the Borgata - May 4th-May 6th...
already reworked schedule to play this. a cant miss event!
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		larrygold
Apr 1st, 2008
Re(2): Dear beginners,
cosign bustos response
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		larrygold
Mar 27th, 2008
Re(5): Worst blowup with your online roll
jason..allbeit on a different level that you...i lost 7k in a UB blackjack tilt session which was most of my UB roll...didnt come at a good time as i was trying to build the roll for going fulltime..happy to say im back on track from live successes..im playin the caesars main event tmrw in ac..you gonna be there' u prob dont remember me..you know zmen and i met you and annette in 'ruba.....
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		larrygold
Mar 12th, 2008
Re(1): neonpils makes sickest call in history?
very nice call...however, if he folds, his M is below 7 4 handed and everyone else has 2x-5x his stack..he isnt dead but he's got limited orbits to get back into the thick of things..he doesnt have to be right that often to make this call..... great job, but certainly not 'sickest call in history' material
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		larrygold
Feb 28th, 2008
Post Flop...Gotta Shove and Like It?
Borgata $340 140 players...30 left, 18 pay. Blinds 1500/3000/500....5 way limped pot...20k pot Hero has 26k after completing the SB with Ks 6s... Flop comes K 10 4 w/ 2 spades... Hero is 1st to act' Any choice but shove'
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		larrygold
Feb 24th, 2008
Re(1): 1st hand in 50/50 w/ AK
if its the button or cutoff...insta-snap fall out of chair call..the 50/50 is not particularly deep at 2k..and the tourney plays a lot more fun when you chip up to 4k in level 1. from any other position i do a quick poker ranking search and then re-evaluate.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		larrygold
Feb 20th, 2008
Re(2): $5r final table huge donk
RagTop...are you serious' nobody in the universe is a good enough poker player to pass up a 70/30 for a chance at being a huge chip leader...furthermore, there is no poker player in existence that is good enough to pass up a known 70/30 AT ANY POINT OF ANY TOURNAMENT.....
Posted in: Bad Beats 		larrygold
Feb 19th, 2008
Re(3): Playing low stakes donkaments makes my head want to explode. LOL at this conversation...
phildo...given that you felt he was potentially on a missed draw but also may been had a marginal hand that beats you...you knew he wasnt that strong..why not represent a monster by raising his river bet.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		larrygold
Feb 19th, 2008
Re(1): Table Image Pro's and Con's (Live)
i always wear shades, hood, scarf, and fleese...its cold in the Borgata poker room...generally speaking, i get lots of action with this image...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		larrygold
Feb 14th, 2008
Re(5): Did I play this hand awful?????
Definitely far from awful...I think a turn bet is more optimal but the check isnt terrible. Sometimes there are textures that make a check behind for pot control the better line..Here, you are not folding to a reraise, so getting it in on the turn is fine..If you didnt have the jack for example, i would suggest checking behind because now you get a free look at making a near nut hand..AJ with the As is so strong here so Im betting every best to not get cute when you are this strong with so much in the pot...this late in a tourn
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		larrygold
Feb 12th, 2008
Re(1): Infant Watching While Playing
Baby + playing online= ---------EV I found playing when son goes to sleep is +EV.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		larrygold
Feb 6th, 2008
Re(5): *Edit: On To PCA Day 4 - 40 left.
GL Rizen and Chris!
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		larrygold
Jan 9th, 2008
Re(2): Poker and Relationships
hey russ..it's been a while..ty for the resp. i think when we briefly spoke about this ~a year ago'' the situation is now much different and upon closure..now Im playing live weekly with acceptable success and online has been poor at best, especially lately with the 'home' distractions. probably no coincidence since live play is obv offsite and away from the 'craziness'. now with many of the distractions soon to be behind me, i really need to focus on what the future might bring in terms of future SO'rs and their involvement with poker.. never see you on the east coast circuit..you ever come ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		larrygold
Jan 3rd, 2008
Poker and Relationships
Not sure where this string goes if anywhere but it's a topic that I have to think hits home with everyone even if our ages range ~18-70. Never see much about it in forums but I think its still an interesting topic nonetheless. I've discussed with some poker friends and there's always varying opinions on the importance of a spouse/gf/bf interest/support/participation in our poker lives... Allow me 1 paragraph of personal history that will shed some light on why I want to talk about this... As I wrote about in another OP a few days ago, I've been approaching poker very apathetically online for ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		larrygold
Jan 2nd, 2008
Re(1): Tilt, apathy, outside factors?
perhaps this post was theraputic in some way..made two FTs in fields of 400+ out of the 10 tourns Ive played since the OP, with 4 cashes. no huge scores or anything but I just simplified my game a bit got back to some basics. In response to some of the comments, doing play money, changing games or dropping stakes would IMO have a counter effect, making me take things even less seriously than I already was.. what worked for me here is I just played every hand as I would play it if I was on a tv table in the wsop main event. it didnt mean i eliminated raising lite from my mix, but i had a set ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		larrygold
Jan 2nd, 2008