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27 Mar 09
27 Mar 09
Originally posted by huckleberryhoundNice going, how much was the buy in and what site was that on?
Good afternoon. Huck, amatuer poker tournament player.....at your service 😛
I finished 1st at a tourni in the Hard Rock Hotel in Vegas over the New Year..... now THAT was amazing! 😉
27 Mar 09
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Originally posted by rmackenEeeeeerrrrm.....😳
Nice going, how much was the buy in and what site was that on?
I finished 1st at a tourni in the Hard Rock Hotel in Vegas over the New Year..... now THAT was amazing! 😉
It was a $2.00 tourney with a $4182 prize pot (first place was $617, i think).
I'm taking it as a posative. I'm getting regular placings ever since i bought a couple of books, and i plan to stay at this level until i get at least a couple of final table placings.....Gotta learn to walk first.
edit....Pokerstars.com
27 Mar 09
Originally posted by huckleberryhoundGood going mate, just remember your words when you decide to up the anti, I find a great place to practice is on Facebook, Texas holdem, get all the practice in the world there at no extra cost, will provide you with experience when you decide to hit the bigger buy ins.
Eeeeeerrrrm.....😳
It was a $2.00 tourney with a $4182 prize pot (first place was $617, i think).
I'm taking it as a posative. I'm getting regular placings ever since i bought a couple of books, and i plan to stay at this level until i get at least a couple of final table placings.....Gotta learn to walk first.
edit....Pokerstars.com
27 Mar 09
Originally posted by rmackenI've been playing small buyin/big entry tournaments for the past couple of weeks. I've only needed to rank in the top 3-700 to get my money back in some of them. I've also played tight in a couple of cash games (playing one hand with the nuts, and running for the hills), so all my tourneys this week cost me nothing to play.
Good going mate, just remember your words when you decide to up the anti, I find a great place to practice is on Facebook, Texas holdem, get all the practice in the world there at no extra cost, will provide you with experience when you decide to hit the bigger buy ins.
You can get some $0.10 sit&go's with 360 players (top 36 payout), so that's where i'm practicing at the moment.
27 Mar 09
Originally posted by rmackenI dont think this advice is very usefull.
Good going mate, just remember your words when you decide to up the anti, I find a great place to practice is on Facebook, Texas holdem, get all the practice in the world there at no extra cost, will provide you with experience when you decide to hit the bigger buy ins.
Sure if u cant play at all its nice to start No-money stuff.
But practicing at no-money for big money is not going to happen.
My experience is that small money is different play then no money, and big money is way harder play then small money.
28 Mar 09
Originally posted by zozozozoThere is some truth here. When you play big money (or no limit), it is a different strategy than playing in a low limit sit n go or multi table tournament. Players tend to me much more aggressive in the low moneyt games. There will be more suckouts, but there will be some difficult reads that you have to learn to recognize.
I dont think this advice is very usefull.
Sure if u cant play at all its nice to start No-money stuff.
But practicing at no-money for big money is not going to happen.
My experience is that small money is different play then no money, and big money is way harder play then small money.
In big money games, you find a smarter class of player and far less chasers. You have to be pure, but you can also execute a bluff.
Playing live is day and night more difficult than playing online, for several reasons. First, you get the advantage (or disadvantage) of visible tells that you don't get behind a computer screen. You also don't get the overly generous hands that are dealt online. I have been playing in Las Vegas for almost 30 years. I have seen more straight flushes in two years online than I have in all my years of live play. And it is not because more hands are dealt online. The hands are most definitely juiced online to generate rake.
Lastly, cash game play is day and night different from tournament play. This is true live and online. There are far different strategies employed.
28 Mar 09
Originally posted by shortcircuitIf you would have a huge history of hands played, you could test this for truth right?
You also don't get the overly generous hands that are dealt online. I have been playing in Las Vegas for almost 30 years. I have seen more straight flushes in two years online than I have in all my years of live play. And it is not because more hands are dealt online. The hands are most definitely juiced online to generate rake.
You could see what the chances are of getting one J Q K A and another card, or 2x JQKA cards.
Then do some calculations and see if theres any difference with the chance of getting good cards and the amount of good cards you actualy get...Then you can fire some statistical test on it to see if a possible difference is likely to have occured by coincidence.
Right? Or am i missing something?
I feel like doing this lol, any of you have lots of hands history?