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Re:Which Nov 9 winner will have the biggest impact on Poker?
As long as Begleiter or Shulman doesn't win it I'm not too bothered. I can already see a big confrontation early on between Ivey and Akenhead. Seat 1: Darvin Moon — 58,930,000 Seat 2: James Akenhead — 6,800,000 Seat 3: Phil Ivey — 9,765,000 Seat 4: Kevin Schaffel — 12,390,000 Seat 5: Steven Begleiter — 29,885,000 Seat 6: Eric Buchman — 34,800,000 Seat 7: Joseph Cada — 13,215,000 Seat 8: Antoine Saout — 9,500,000 Seat 9: Jeff Shulman — 19,580,000
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		PokerAK
Nov 1st, 2009
Re:WSOP TONIGHT!!
Can't wait to see Kopp get owned by Moon. I'm still interested to know if the board paired on the turn because it was reported that it did, but Moon was adament that it didn't. Also on the final hand it was reported that Moon bet his set then Smith moved all in with AA and got snap called, but Moon said he checked and Smith moved all in.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		PokerAK
Oct 27th, 2009
Re:tough river spot in the million
Everything tells me this guy has a queen. A solid player would never call your turn bet in the hope of hitting a flush or straight. It's quite possible he has AQ, meaning you were behind the whole time. I've took a brief look at his hand history and I'm quite positive you were beat, but you definitly should have made a blocking bet on the river.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		PokerAK
Oct 25th, 2009
Re:Antonio's laydown of JJ first class
JJ doesn't win a triple all in very often.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		PokerAK
Oct 25th, 2009
Re:Quickest way to get 4,500 VPP on Stars with $150 bankroll?
I had a simalar situation to you a few months ago. It took me about 5 months to work it off. I did it by multi-tabling SNG's + Cash games. It shouldn't take you nearly as long because I had to start with $10 (Ferguson challenge).
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		PokerAK
Oct 24th, 2009
Re:Tried to Deposit Using Echeck...Locked out of Account on FTP???! HELP
The same thing happened to me a couple of weeks ago when I tried to make a deposit on FTP for the first time. The deposit got processed then an hour later I got told it was cancelled and that my account was being locked unless I could provide ID. I e-mailed them my drivers license, blanking out a couple sensitive bits of information, but I got an e-mail back Yesterday saying that it was incomplete. Despite the fact it has a photo, full name, address, expiry date and issuing authority.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		PokerAK
Oct 23rd, 2009
Re:Stars payout in this tourney is best ive come across online.
I remember playing in a 100k freeroll a few months back where there was just over 10,000 runners and the top 60% of the field got payed. It was interesting because even the maniacs were playing tight right up until the money.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		PokerAK
Oct 16th, 2009
Re:Tough Spot w/ AA Beginning of FTP $1k
Villain is nearly always going to have PP given the pre-flop action. If you bet the flop and get called or check-raised, then there is a good chance you're beat. If you check and let him bet the turn then you're just calling a bet that you should have initially made and are none the wiser, and will be put to an even tougher decision when the inevitable big river bet comes along. If you're trying to represent AK, then you're story is not very consistent if you call a turn bet. As played you will lose a lot of big pots playing this way, for a small tradeoff of an extra turn bet ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		PokerAK
Oct 14th, 2009
Re:How do they do it? How do they dodge the bad luck?
Don't give up, even if the last hand crippled them.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		PokerAK
Oct 5th, 2009
Re:Lost in this one help
I don't think the guy you're up against had any idea what he's doing, so I can't provide much insight. He tried to buy the pot on the flop with an overbet, called on a whim and a prayer. Made a blocking bet on the turn, then hit a miracle river card. Got excited and shoved. Calling at the end was by far the worst part because all you have is a bluff catcher, given the board texture and betting patterns you'll be beat 95% of the time.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		PokerAK
Oct 3rd, 2009
Re:trips ever good here? (heads up, final table small tourney)
This can never be considered an easy fold, especially against an aggressive player. You can beat a Queen and a missed diamond and inside straight draw, but I will say that you're river bet does come across as a defensive bet i.e. weak, so an all in bluff or marginal holding is a strong possibilty. After all you could easilly have an 8 or Queen with bad kicker. If you were scared you were beat after the turn then you should have considered checking and calling the river, but I don't think most of us would take that line. Personally I'd call that all in river bet, because of the the ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		PokerAK
Sep 29th, 2009
Re:Too aggresive with QQ this early in a tourney?
I'll have to base my assumptions that they are all unknowns. Firstly the guy who opened will probably have a premium hand. Flatting is probably the best option, given it's the first level, don't be surprised if a reraise gets a 1 or 2 callers behind plus the orginal raiser. Did you realise you had a spade in your hand' You didn't need to bet quite that much, a 60-70% size bet would give insufficient odds to call, so I'd choose to bet 450 and then make a large turn bet to disuade any further action if the spade misses. When you get check raised on that flop please do not ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		PokerAK
Sep 25th, 2009
Was this a bad call or a good read?
This was during a 6-max SNG. The Calling station limped in early position and the TAG raises in the cut off, I then called his bet in the small blind. I caught middle pair and bet half the pot, the CS instantly folds and the TAG is frozen for a while, but calls after a long think. I then catch a second pair on the turn and bet 3/4 of the pot and the TAG instantly moves all in, which given his actions up till then made no sense. I'm curious to know how anyone else would have played it. Table '1' 6-max Seat #4 is the button Seat 1: Unknown (1360 in chips) Seat 2: CS (1280 in ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		PokerAK
Sep 15th, 2009
Re:wow spot with AA deep in 250k on stars
You know the #1 reason why aces get cracked' Because people slowplay them too much. I don't really see a reason not to reraise pre-flop, because you're reraising a late position raiser. You'll also want to remain the aggressor come the flop. Given the players tendencies I would expect him to bet 80-90% on that flop. Espeacially with AQ, KQ, AK or 88. The action on the turn pretty much gave his hand away, I fail to see how you could be ahead.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		PokerAK
Sep 7th, 2009
Re:Help with a flopped set...
Personally, I would have folded pre flop. The raise was far too big to call especially out of position. With all those donkeys calling you want to avoid big multi pot confrontation within the opening hands. I would have made a pot sized bet on the flop, but it would get called regardless because they want that 4th heart, straight draw or even just float for no reason.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		PokerAK
Sep 3rd, 2009
Re:learning 6-max tournament play
6 handed is a lot more aggressive than full ring. There is a general rule of "He who first enters the pot should raise". Basically while I generally prefer to limp with suited gap/connectors and small PPs. Raising is greatly prefered because they'll be fewer players in the pot and so continuation bets are more successful. The only other thing I can say is position plays an even greater role.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		PokerAK
Sep 1st, 2009
Re:QQ deepstacked cash game..Are you folding here?
The guy who re-raised you initially is a maniac and the guy who shoved is a calling station. If he's doing this move then he doesn't want to see a 3 way flop. I'm guessing his range is AK,KK,JJ, Since AK is more commonly dealt than the other 2 then I would go with that. You're winning expectation is >50% so it's worth it if you don't mind risking it on a flip. One thing I do want to ask is did the guy in the SB instantly shove or did he think briefly before doing it'
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		PokerAK
Aug 27th, 2009
What are the odds of this situation arising?
Earlier on Today I encountered a four way coldeck situation. I've seen AA vs KK vs QQ but never AA vs KK vs QQ vs JJ. Seat 1: Villain_2 (3290 in chips) Seat 2: --- (1235 in chips) Seat 3: ---(3510 in chips) Seat 4: --- (710 in chips) Seat 5: Villain_3 (860 in chips) Seat 6: --- (650 in chips) Seat 7: --- (2115 in chips) Seat 8: Villain (1455 in chips) Seat 9: PokerAK (1120 in chips) perpisiu: posts small blind 25 Villain_3: posts big blind 50 *** HOLE CARDS *** Dealt to PokerAK [Ah Ac] ---: folds ---: folds Villain: raises 100 to 150 PokerAK: raises 250 to 400 Villain_2: calls 400 ---: ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		PokerAK
Aug 9th, 2009
Re:Is this collusion?
The title of this topic is actually deceptive. I didn't think it was collusion myself either. I was more interested in knowing if there was any justification behind the all in move with 23o. Even with the explanation given by one of the posters in relation to pot odds, I still think it wasn't the best move, given that the hand has the unique property of being domitated by every other hand.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		PokerAK
Aug 4th, 2009
Is this collusion?
The other day when I was playing at a final table where play had gone on for a while and the blinds&antes were reaching insane levels. There was a guy who was seriously shortstacked and had 1BB left and a wild_luckbox who was in the SB. To me the following play made no sense unless he was doing everything he could to help the other guy survive. Usually you'd expect the SB to limp and check it down to give the best chance of eliminating the shortstack as the money increases significantly after each elimination. Seat 1: PokerAK (42326 in chips) Seat 2: ------------ (31994 in ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		PokerAK
Aug 3rd, 2009
Was this a bad fold?
This is early on in a sit and go. I'm in the small blind, the cut off and the TAG who is on the button limp behind me. I decided to complete the SB and the BB checked. I hit top pair and decided to bet the pot just to shut the action down but the TAG on the button reraises me 3x my orginal raise, which confused me since he just limped in previously. I'm not sure what he would not raise with on the button, but hit hard enough so he could make a re-raise. I put him on a flush with overcards which would mean I'm most likely behind, it was too marginal a spot to risk my entire stack ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		PokerAK
Aug 2nd, 2009
Devilfish you are not alone
9-max FINAL TABLE Seat #4 is the button Seat 1: Villain (15715 in chips) Seat 2: --------- (9085 in chips) Seat 3: --------- (27050 in chips) Seat 4: --------- (18140 in chips) Seat 5: --------- (10005 in chips) Seat 6: PokerAK (11220 in chips) Seat 7: --------- (18040 in chips) Seat 8: --------- (12205 in chips) Seat 9:---------- (13540 in chips) Villain: posts the ante 125 ------------: posts the ante 125 ------------: posts the ante 125 ------------: posts the ante 125 ------------: posts the ante 125 PokerAK: posts the ante 125 ------------: posts the ante 125 ------------: posts the ante ...
Posted in: Bad Beats 		PokerAK
Aug 1st, 2009
Re:Darvin Moon please dont win the main event!
Um Wat' So getting dealt KK and AA all the time and various other hands which play themselves is the only way to win. In 2008 Eastgate said the best hands he played where the ones he layed down.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		PokerAK
Jul 16th, 2009
Re:Darvin Moon please dont win the main event!
The guy has 30% of the chips which is more than the bottom five combined. I don't see how he can finish anything worse than 4th. Isn't the guy supposed to be really tight' The only way these people ever win tournaments is if they get dealt great cards all the through.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		PokerAK
Jul 16th, 2009
Re:F-n donkeys always get miracles against me
I see what you mean. Check this recent hand out, I can only laugh at how lucky he was. Because he won a A7 vs AA preflop earlier on. *** HOLE CARDS *** Dealt to PokerAK [As Ac] Maniac: calls 30 PokerAK: raises 60 to 90 -----------: folds -----------: calls 90 -----------: folds -----------: folds DONK: calls 75 ------------: calls 60 Maniac: calls 60 *** FLOP *** [5h Ad 3s] DONK: checks ------------: checks Maniac: checks PokerAK: bets 180 ------------: calls 180 DONK: calls 180 ------------: calls 180 Maniac: calls 180 *** TURN *** [5h Ad 3s] [Jh] DONK: bets 30 ------------: folds Maniac: ...
Posted in: Bad Beats 		PokerAK
Jul 15th, 2009
Re:JC Tran doesnt believe in pushing with 15bbs
I noticed Isabelle Mercier was making 2-2.5x raises when she only had 10-15bb during the recent Sunday Million. The other players nearly always re-raised afterwords making her fold everytime.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		PokerAK
Jul 13th, 2009
I hate you so much Pokerstars
Not exactly a bad beat, but the worst time possible to have connection problems with the site, I had the nuts on the river with over half my stack commited and the guy posts a small raise making it easy for me to shove over the top and get maximum pay off. Has anyone else suffered simalar fates' Table 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button Seat 1: -------(1500 in chips) Seat 2: ------- (1430 in chips) Seat 3: ------- (1550 in chips) Seat 4: -------- (3190 in chips) Seat 5: -------- (1470 in chips) Seat 6: -------- (1410 in chips) Seat 7: -------- (1420 in chips) Seat 8: Villain (1680 in ...
Posted in: Bad Beats 		PokerAK
Jul 9th, 2009
Re:Most Over Played Hands
Any suited cards and any overpair regardless of board texture or opponent.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		PokerAK
Jun 24th, 2009
Re:Sunday Million Final table (WOW @ the chop)
I've decided to try and make sense of Vikidin's thought processes during key hands. Very novice like. Hand 13 - Guy raises 3x BB UTG. I have AA, lets trap I'll bet 2/3 my stack and hopefully he'll try to shove over me. Hand 18 - I have 99 limp in mid postion, lets see a flop. SB has committed half of his stack, I still want to see a flop. I've flopped an overpair, SB has shoved, my hand is probably good plus my fold equity is poor. . Hand 28 - K10d, premium hand, I'm in the SB so lets value bet this by min raising. Guy has bet 2xBB, I have the odds to call this and ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		PokerAK
Jun 23rd, 2009
Re:Sunday Million Final table (WOW @ the chop)
The Final Table replay is out And as had already been pointed out there is some very loose fishy plays.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		PokerAK
Jun 22nd, 2009