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Calling when the board hasn't changed in a pulverising situation You probably need to avoid these situations vs a random. This would be a horrible way to play against a random in this sort of spot, and for the exact reason that you discribe. Obviously stack sizes, blinds, cash vs tournaments, etc all play rolls, but at some point, you need to bet out or raise. The easy thing to do is raise preflop. Button raises look weak, so pop it up another 3x and see if he call (blinds 50/100, he raises to 300, pop it up to 850-900). Then see what happens' Depending on stacks, you could just push right there. If you aren't doing that, you have 2 options. You could ... Posted in: Poker Discussion	lordxixor101 May 19th, 2012
JJ on button, facing a raise then an all in This is a really ugly spot here, what is the buy in' I'm asking because, without stats, I will use the buy in and assume that Chomp is a random player. I know that most of the really good players today use small raises to play small pots in these, but I think against random bad players, it makes a lot of awkward spots, and you have to be really good. The problem here is, with you flatting, you make an absolutely great spot for chomp to steal, and it makes it reasonable for him to out and out push a good hand. You have about a $4k pot here, so in theory, the original raiser should call any ... Posted in: Poker Discussion	lordxixor101 May 19th, 2012
Player specific moves with others to act Playing in the local $1/$2 games, I have run into several situations where you have a 'gambler' at the table who is making many big bets, getting lucky in some spots, and really looks like they are trying to give money away. Often times, the table begins to shy away from the person, waiting for a massive hand. I'll post my one from yesterday with all the background, but really looking to drive discussion on how to handle these spots. Someone is going to get this guys money, do you wait only for a monster or do you take a shot on a hand that should beat him, and hope to get past the rest of ... Posted in: Poker Discussion	lordxixor101 Apr 8th, 2012
chip dumping to yourself , (one merge skin to the next) Nyctwon, First off, I don't own the site, so I don't know what Merge would do. My hunch is as I stated that if the site finds out (and they seem to watch for activity similar to what your trying to do) they would close the accounts. You say it's your money (which I don't disagree with). But there are 2 counter arguments that rational people could have. 1) Why do you have 2 different accounts on Merge skins' Maybe there is some rational reason (one of the skins wasn't a Merge one when you opened it)' But, if you don't have that, what's the reason to have 2' Plus, if you manage to get both ... Posted in: Poker Sites	lordxixor101 Apr 8th, 2012
Hand analysis Your opponent is playing really tight here, and he is rarely raising. I think if you raise out here, and get repopped, you can easily fold, since your a mile behind. I'm also thinking this is probably moving towards the bubble, and guys this tight usually play to cash, so he isn't looking to lose over half his stack to you in a blind versus blind. Not only do I think you raise here, given player 1 tight stats over 80 hands, I'm raising ATC here. The only hand I might not raise is AA, and I'm raising that over 50% of the time. Players like him usually don't play very well, so he might just ... Posted in: Poker Discussion	lordxixor101 Apr 7th, 2012
Hand analysis Problem is that, sure 30 hands sucks as a sample, but you have what you have. So, he could be getting hands, but in a lower buy in, I'm not giving him credit for top 10% hands with these stats. I also think you do factor it in to some extent (unless he's showing down a lot of hands). Flatting is not only horrible, it isn't an option here, this is a push/fold spot. I would lean towards the fact that your probably getting called. It's probably a little closer than you would think for folding only because he's showing up with Ax or a pair here quite often. He isn't showing up here with 2 unders ... Posted in: Poker Discussion	lordxixor101 Apr 7th, 2012
chip dumping to yourself , (one merge skin to the next) I think it really depends on how much money your talking. I'm guessing though, it's a significant amount to you to consider this. Also, the fact that you have accounts from 2 different Merge skins makes me think that online poker is important to you (at least being able to play on Merge). If those assumptions are correct, I wouldn't try to do this. Merge already gets a handful of topics every week or so from someone claiming their money was taken. Now, whether those stories are legitimate or not, it would look like they take a look at this. Because of this, why risk it' If you can't get ... Posted in: Poker Sites	lordxixor101 Apr 7th, 2012
1/2 hand with AA Problem with this sort of hand is, any small bet ($20 raise and under) and you string the entire table along. Usually bad players (or players making a mistake) call these straddles from early position, so they will call the raise too. Now, once they call, they pot odd the other players who limped originally. If they called $5, it's worth $20 more for a shot at $100 pot (plus implied odds). If you raise really big, then those early donk players aren't priced in, and you lose the other players, and now their are no pot odds for the other players. Many tables have what I call a 'straddle ... Posted in: Live Poker	lordxixor101 Apr 7th, 2012
Foxwoods - $2 Billion in Debt I would actually be interested to hear a lot more about this. I'm interested on how any large casino can lose money for any length of time. I'm not even sure how regular 'incompetent' management even causes this. Heck, I'm not even sure full tilt would have gone other than BF hadn't happened. Foxwoods hasn't lost 70% of their customers somewhat unexpectedly. Posted in: Live Poker	lordxixor101 Apr 7th, 2012
Which US poker site has the greater chance of getting seized by the DOJ? What exactly would you like people to base this on, their own personal beliefs' US facing sites aren't safe in any sense, so I wouldn't hold your breath that your safe anywhere. You have to way out the risks and rewards for yourself, but I think most people are going to find that, if you live within an hour of a casino, your probably better off playing there. Posted in: Poker Sites	lordxixor101 Mar 25th, 2012
First hand of session Sorry, been away for a few days, just getting back to this. For the record, I folded this time. If I flat the call, I'm likely getting 2-3 other callers (typical cash game). Then, I'm playing a hand out of position that, if I hit but I'm behind, will get very expensive, but if I hit and I'm ahead, likely others will slow down in. If this is AK/or pretty much any pocket pair, it's much easier to play. So, say I get a typical sort of A/7/2 2 diamond flop, do I check/call' Check/raise, lead' How about Q highs' I'm assuming I'm check folding if I don't improve' If i raise, I'm oop with no ... Posted in: Poker Discussion	lordxixor101 Mar 24th, 2012
First hand of session I seem to run into this sort of spot occasionally, so I'll post this specific hand, but looking to how you would handle other hands in this spot. First hand of the cash session, I'm the bb. I am still sitting down, and money is in my tray $200 (well, $198, with the 2 out there). There are 3 limpers and the button raises to $12, sb folds. I look down and see AQ off. What do I do' At this point in time, I start looking around, there is no table talk, and I don't recognize anyone. Most of the limpers have over $100 in front of them. I can't get a good look at the raisers stack (I could ask, but ... Posted in: Poker Discussion	lordxixor101 Mar 18th, 2012
Is this bad on the river of a mirco's. I think you played fine until the river. You should never raise here without a plan if he pushes. You have showdown value. If he can only reraise with A then fold. If your raise is to induce a J to raise,vthen call. If you aren't sure, flat. Personally, there is no way you can't see showdown, so call here. But, I like to flat his river bet here. Posted in: Poker Discussion	lordxixor101 Mar 16th, 2012
"Interesting" Live $1/$2 hand thanks for the replies. I agree on not over-analyzing 1-2. That being said, you need to range players, and this was such a strange spot. I normally would fold here, but it felt like a strange hand. Thanks again Posted in: Live Poker	lordxixor101 Mar 13th, 2012
"Interesting" Live $1/$2 hand Ok, guess I picked a bad day to post this hand. Just for the future (if players read this after it drops off) I'll post results. The bet shocked me at the time. Once he called, I thought he would either check or bet in the $30-$50 range. The $50 bet was going to scare me, because I felt that would be the perfect bet if your plan is to push the river and hope to get called. As I contemplated the hand, I thought, at the time, that it really played itself out. I thought a good player always does something between $0 (checks) - $50 in that spot, since he couldn't have much of a read on me. ... Posted in: Live Poker	lordxixor101 Feb 26th, 2012
Nevada Online Poker Well, letting tourists play, Nevada is a great state to try this out in. You'll have your regulars, but I think you'll get a lot of drunk people playing 4am once they get back from the bars, but would rather just be in a hotel room or something. I also think this is a great first step. Yes, individual states playing isn't the best. But, how many states use to have their own lottery' How many are now part of "Powerball"' Eventually, the money will be there, and I think they'll move towards it. What worries me more than anything is how states will treat this' Will states be content raking in ... Posted in: Poker Community	lordxixor101 Feb 25th, 2012
Is this game beatable? (Live PLO) I'm no PLO expert (far from it), but assuming your rolled for it, how could this not be beatable' Sure, the variance will be sick, since you have to beat 2-3 people every hand, but you don't have to win every hand. Assuming hands you lose, your losing $500 of your own money (or whatever) but when you win, your winning $1k-$1.5k of their money. If you win 40% of your hands, you'll have a sick roi. You either play one of two ways. If you can see flops cheaply, then play lots of hands, wait to you have great flops, and get it in. Be willing to fold any time you aren't sure, even if your folding ... Posted in: Live Poker	lordxixor101 Feb 25th, 2012
"Interesting" Live $1/$2 hand Yjbrewer, I thought that, but would you effectively push a 10 or better there' My thought is, if it's a somewhat thinking player, I played it like I want to get away. If I feel strong, do I check to trap there' I feel like my hand is almost face up here (other than I don't have a K). His range is absolutely huge, since I think almost anything that he can flat preflop with he can flat with on the flop. My thoughts of hands he could have after the flop, and whether or not, after the turn they're beating me or not Ones beating me: A10, AA, 55, K10, 10-9, KK, 1010 Hands not beating me: AK, AQ, ... Posted in: Live Poker	lordxixor101 Feb 25th, 2012
"Interesting" Live $1/$2 hand Here is a live $1/$2 hand that I found interesting. I'll give some information about the hand here that might be relevant. I have $600 in front of me, villian has $180. He's been here 2 table rotations, and was involved calling 2 preflop raises and getting out on the flop. He's probably a mid 40's male. He hasn't raised yet, and has folded most hands. I haven't played with him before, so really no reads. He is on the button I'm in mid position. Table overall has been pretty passive, so lots of hands are open limped in EP, and they fold to raises, many hands have 5-7 people limping in and ... Posted in: Live Poker	lordxixor101 Feb 25th, 2012
online pokerbill? This makes perfect sense to me. Poker players are not a known voting block, but there are seniors who will vote against any online gaming (even seniors who are fine with gambling in other forms) and they are a known voting block. This doesn't surprise me, I'm just hoping something can be done in 2012 in the lame duck congressional session. That would be nice to get something passed, when President Obama is either a lame duck or is already elected to a second term (and doesn't need to worry about re-election either way). Posted in: Poker Community	lordxixor101 Feb 17th, 2012
seeing flops from blind.. Bonestein has a good point. Even worse, what do you do on something like a 942 or a AQ2 2 heart flop' Are you looking to go broke there' Sometimes, I think this works for higher level players, against intellegent opponents. Against bad opponents (and given no information and it's a $10 game, I'll guess he's bad), you just put yourself into ugly spots. Basically, if you don't know what your doing here on various flops, it's usually easier to just fold and go on. Posted in: Poker Discussion	lordxixor101 Feb 11th, 2012
Should I be concerned about these stats A little background, I was playing online poker since about 2007. At first, I was a breakeven player, but through posting threads, etc, I got better. I consider myself a winning online player, having posted profits from 2007 up until Black Friday 2011 (I played an insignifcant amount on Merge, and am down since BF, if that somehow matters here). My best year was in 2010, after Full Tilt launched the rush tournaments, where I won at the $11 and $26 ones, and was able to post a $10k profit for the year (huge since it's just extra money, my full time job pays the bills, so this is just money to ... Posted in: Live Poker	lordxixor101 Feb 5th, 2012
stock market savvy people Well, now how you would play this with real money is different, but what are the rules' Is it the person that makes the most money gets $200, and everyone else loses' Is there any punishment for losing (worse grade) than not winning the $200' Assuming it doesn't effect your grade, I think you absolutely only pick one stock. I also don't think you short. If you short, you can only make 100%, there will be some stock out there that makes over that, and someone will likely find it. So, if I was going to do this, I would try to find a small stock (one that likely will lose money) but hope that ... Posted in: Off Topic	lordxixor101 Feb 5th, 2012
Common live spot 200bb deep that I struggle with frequently...Advice? double_kyan, I'm not saying your wrong (I'm still learning cash), my 4% comment was based on the fact that it's 4% to hit on the turn (your right it's 9% to hit on turn or river) but I don't think your getting out of the turn without paying again. I can't see a single turn card that will hit that's going to slow him down. I also don't know if most people play A9 like this. Are you really flatting a raise, then on a reraise and a fold, your flatting again, you hit the perfect flop, 995, and then your raising' Why' He would have played an absolutely horrible hand that would be hard to play, ... Posted in: Live Poker	lordxixor101 Feb 5th, 2012
Common live spot 200bb deep that I struggle with frequently...Advice? The problem here is that this is the big 2 stacks tangling here. In most $1-$2 games (probably $1-$3 as well) the big stack is not going to tangle with another big stack. So, this is a spot where you really need a feel, competent player, this is a spot that you can fold. A good player though, probably has a great spot here to play. I think flatting here is horrible, because how are you playing an over hitting' He could easily pop this out with 1010 type hand, and if a 10 hits, it'll look safe. An ace or a king will be a scare card for you here, so you need to make your decision. Most ... Posted in: Live Poker	lordxixor101 Feb 4th, 2012
My last live $1/$2 of the day leak, so if I put in $50 on the flop, if I'm flatted, your saying $90 on the turn, if I'm doing that, how do I handle if he leads on the river for $200 or so' Do I call with my set' If he decides to raise me on either the flop or the turn, how should I handle that (my guess is that I'm probably reraising huge on the turn, but what about the flop)' I'm really curious, I have been a pretty good low stakes tournament player online, and had some success in small live tournaments last year, but I've always struggled with cash, and I think it's really my one hand a session that goes like this. I ... Posted in: Poker Discussion	lordxixor101 Jan 28th, 2012
My last live $1/$2 of the day leak, you say the flop/turn are massively undersized, what was the proper sizing here' Also, how do I react then to various actions by the bb (I'll assume since everyone else folded to $25, they would have equally folded to a larger bet) Posted in: Poker Discussion	lordxixor101 Jan 28th, 2012
My last live $1/$2 of the day Ok, here is a hand that I played. I was disgusted (not sure with myself or just luck) at the end of it, so just decided to leave as opposed to steaming off more money. Did I play this bad, or is it just sick. Cutoff with AA. Guy in mp raises to $15, normally I repop this, but this guy is a maniac. Has $300 in front, and is a guarantee cbet on almost every flop (if he misses completely, he may check if gets a lot of callers, 1-2 is guarantee, not only that, he bets every street at that point whether he hits or not, and with any piece of the board, won't fold. I've been waiting for a premium ... Posted in: Poker Discussion	lordxixor101 Jan 28th, 2012

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