Saturday, January 23, 2010
I can see you...
Blog post is up about tells and assessing your opponents! http://www.rivalmydesign.com/poker/
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
FYI
http://www.wsop.com/tourney/tourneydetails.asp?groupID=737
http://www.wsop.com/tourney/tourneydetails.asp?groupID=746
Maybe our league play will be a buy in to one of these events?
If not I sure am going to start planning to make a couple tourneys and hopefully bring home a ring and some nice cash!
I feel my tournament play is the best its been in a long time.
http://www.wsop.com/tourney/tourneydetails.asp?groupID=746
Maybe our league play will be a buy in to one of these events?
If not I sure am going to start planning to make a couple tourneys and hopefully bring home a ring and some nice cash!
I feel my tournament play is the best its been in a long time.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Checking it Down - Or Not
Thank you TotalGarbage for sharing your feedback with me and everyone else. I also heard responses in person from several players who had strong feelings about isolation of an all-in player vs. checking it down.
As TG pointed out, these situations are subject to all the little nuances. Therefore, I will describe with a little more detail how the hands from the previous post played out, plus a bonus hand, and let you all decide for yourselves what you might have done.
Example 1: Blinds 800/1600, 2 of 3 tables remaining. In middle position, I raised all-in for my last 12,000 chips - just over half the average stack. The player at the cutoff reraised all-in for 27,000. The small blind called all-in for less than my stack. I was thrilled when I saw that my pocket jacks were against pocket tens and pocket nines. I won the hand and proceeded to fold my way to the final table.
If I were in the cutoff, I might have played my 10s the same way against a short stack. I wouldn't want calls from suited face cards or weak aces that are hoping to catch, especially if there are alot of chips to back them up.
Example 2: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 8 players left. A player pushed all-in for 6,000. There were three callers including me. I had limped in from the cutoff with Ac 7h. Perhaps a marginal call, but I thought there was a good chance it would be checked down.
The flop was 2, 7, 7 rainbow. It was checked to me and I checked the dry side pot with my trip 7s. But, the third live player (on the button) didn't get the memo and made a min-bet. The first player folded and I smooth-called.
The turn was a Q. I checked and the button min-bet again. I eyed her up and down. Pocket 2s and Q7 were not out of the question, so I min reraised to see where I stood. She called.
The river was a brick so I checked and she checked behind. She showed her Q2 suited and I scooped the pot with my trip 7s.
I disagree with her play here because a pair is just a pair and with a pair showing, two pair is just a pair! With a player all-in and no side pot, I wouldn't have taken a stab at the pot with weak holdings.
Example 3 (bonus hand): Blinds 6,000/12,000, 7 players left. I was all-in for 4,000 in the small blind with Q6 offsuit. There was one caller and the big blind checked.
The flop was 3, 6, 7 and following a check, the BB bet all-in to a 16,000 chip side pot. The other player folded, and my 6s were behind to the BB's 10, 7 off. When another 7 landed on the river, I was eliminated in 7th place.
This play I like. With top pair and a side pot, pushing the other live player out of the hand makes sense. Even if the BB lost against the all-in, he would have more than when he started the hand.
Please post your comments.
As TG pointed out, these situations are subject to all the little nuances. Therefore, I will describe with a little more detail how the hands from the previous post played out, plus a bonus hand, and let you all decide for yourselves what you might have done.
Example 1: Blinds 800/1600, 2 of 3 tables remaining. In middle position, I raised all-in for my last 12,000 chips - just over half the average stack. The player at the cutoff reraised all-in for 27,000. The small blind called all-in for less than my stack. I was thrilled when I saw that my pocket jacks were against pocket tens and pocket nines. I won the hand and proceeded to fold my way to the final table.
If I were in the cutoff, I might have played my 10s the same way against a short stack. I wouldn't want calls from suited face cards or weak aces that are hoping to catch, especially if there are alot of chips to back them up.
Example 2: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 8 players left. A player pushed all-in for 6,000. There were three callers including me. I had limped in from the cutoff with Ac 7h. Perhaps a marginal call, but I thought there was a good chance it would be checked down.
The flop was 2, 7, 7 rainbow. It was checked to me and I checked the dry side pot with my trip 7s. But, the third live player (on the button) didn't get the memo and made a min-bet. The first player folded and I smooth-called.
The turn was a Q. I checked and the button min-bet again. I eyed her up and down. Pocket 2s and Q7 were not out of the question, so I min reraised to see where I stood. She called.
The river was a brick so I checked and she checked behind. She showed her Q2 suited and I scooped the pot with my trip 7s.
I disagree with her play here because a pair is just a pair and with a pair showing, two pair is just a pair! With a player all-in and no side pot, I wouldn't have taken a stab at the pot with weak holdings.
Example 3 (bonus hand): Blinds 6,000/12,000, 7 players left. I was all-in for 4,000 in the small blind with Q6 offsuit. There was one caller and the big blind checked.
The flop was 3, 6, 7 and following a check, the BB bet all-in to a 16,000 chip side pot. The other player folded, and my 6s were behind to the BB's 10, 7 off. When another 7 landed on the river, I was eliminated in 7th place.
This play I like. With top pair and a side pot, pushing the other live player out of the hand makes sense. Even if the BB lost against the all-in, he would have more than when he started the hand.
Please post your comments.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Checking it Down
Example 1: Blinds 800/1600, 2 of 3 tables remaining. In middle position, I raised all-in for my last 12,000 chips - just over half the average stack. The player at the cutoff reraised all-in for 27,000.
With two full tables left, raising to isolate makes sense. At this point in the tournament, a player needs to focus on accumulating and preserving chips. By reraising an all-in you are likely going to scare off all but premium hands. He clearly wanted to isolate and take his chances against only one player.
Example 2: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 8 players left. A player pushed all-in for 6,000. There were three callers including me.
Post-flop, it was checked to me and I checked the dry side pot. But, the third live player didn't get the memo and made a bet. There were grumbles from irritated players who chided the bettor. (Note: in most tournaments, encouraging other players to check-down against an all-in while cards are live is complicity and considered a form of cheating).
Why would other players care? Aren't we still trying to accumulate and preserve chips? Wouldn't anyone want to increase their odds at the pot and play heads-up against the all-in?
This is really a question about expected value in relation to the stage of the tournament.
In the first example, the reraiser has to eliminate 8-10 other players before he can win anything. Therefore, the expected value from the reraise is that he will play heads-up and either eliminate or double-up one player. Either way it does not immediately affect what will ultimately be won and by whom.
In the second example, all the players involved were already "in-the-money". Therefore, the expected value is in eliminating another player and guaranteeing more for those who remain, regardless of its effect on any one player's chip stack. (Note: Eliminating other players can also be more important than chip accumulation at or close to the bubble).
Let's assume that the all-in player has pocket Aces and all the callers have small pocket pairs... 4s, 5s, and 6s. If the flop is 8h, Kd, 2c and two players check to the player with 5s who presents a bet, the other players are likely to fold forcing a heads-up situation. Before the bet, the player with 5s (and everyone else) needs one of six cards to hit in order to improve: a 4, 5, or a 6 (30.7%). After the bet and subsequent folds, there are only two cards (5s) that can hurt the all-in (11.7%). The all-in player is now more likely to win and quadruple-up.
There are always exceptions. Substantial side pots or big hands (straights, flushes, full-houses, etc.) may be justification for a bet. However, most players will understand the implied complicity of checking down a pot when it will likely result in climbing even one rung in the reward ladder.
As always, your comments are encouraged.
With two full tables left, raising to isolate makes sense. At this point in the tournament, a player needs to focus on accumulating and preserving chips. By reraising an all-in you are likely going to scare off all but premium hands. He clearly wanted to isolate and take his chances against only one player.
Example 2: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 8 players left. A player pushed all-in for 6,000. There were three callers including me.
Post-flop, it was checked to me and I checked the dry side pot. But, the third live player didn't get the memo and made a bet. There were grumbles from irritated players who chided the bettor. (Note: in most tournaments, encouraging other players to check-down against an all-in while cards are live is complicity and considered a form of cheating).
Why would other players care? Aren't we still trying to accumulate and preserve chips? Wouldn't anyone want to increase their odds at the pot and play heads-up against the all-in?
This is really a question about expected value in relation to the stage of the tournament.
In the first example, the reraiser has to eliminate 8-10 other players before he can win anything. Therefore, the expected value from the reraise is that he will play heads-up and either eliminate or double-up one player. Either way it does not immediately affect what will ultimately be won and by whom.
In the second example, all the players involved were already "in-the-money". Therefore, the expected value is in eliminating another player and guaranteeing more for those who remain, regardless of its effect on any one player's chip stack. (Note: Eliminating other players can also be more important than chip accumulation at or close to the bubble).
Let's assume that the all-in player has pocket Aces and all the callers have small pocket pairs... 4s, 5s, and 6s. If the flop is 8h, Kd, 2c and two players check to the player with 5s who presents a bet, the other players are likely to fold forcing a heads-up situation. Before the bet, the player with 5s (and everyone else) needs one of six cards to hit in order to improve: a 4, 5, or a 6 (30.7%). After the bet and subsequent folds, there are only two cards (5s) that can hurt the all-in (11.7%). The all-in player is now more likely to win and quadruple-up.
There are always exceptions. Substantial side pots or big hands (straights, flushes, full-houses, etc.) may be justification for a bet. However, most players will understand the implied complicity of checking down a pot when it will likely result in climbing even one rung in the reward ladder.
As always, your comments are encouraged.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Poker Blog
My blog is back up and running.
http://christianrivera.squarespace.com/poker
I'll be posting my bankroll progress, net profit, advice, tournament info, strategy, hands of the week/game and poker news. Be sure to check it out!
Sunday, October 4, 2009
200K Double Deuce
Playing the 200K Double Deuce on Full Tilt. Follow me as FuseThe2Kapow and on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/FuseThe2Kapow
Friday, September 25, 2009
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Monday, August 31, 2009
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Better Lucky Than Good
This week I was in Las Vegas. I mostly played cash games due to time constraints. However, I did play in one tournament. As I walked into the Stratosphere on Wednesday, they made an announcement that the one o'clock daily was about to start.
My wife, who reads my mind after 16 years of marriage, asked me "how long will it take?" After checking at the poker room/area and seeing 17 entries, I told her about 3 hours (yes, I am an optimist). She accepted the burden of having to go shopping while I played cards.
I chose the grinder approach and, with a few exceptions, stuck to premium play. After 2 hours, the two tables were consolidated to one. I was chip leader with 17K in chips. Average stack was 8K. Blinds were 400/800 with no antes until the next level. Players were starting to get antsy with most of them holding fewer than 10 big blinds and everyone else not far behind. With the free-for-all about to begin, I needed to figure out how I was going to last to one of only two spots getting paid.
A few hands later, 8 players were left. The player two to my right was first-in, raising to 2800. Then it was fold-fold to me on the button. I looked down at Ace-Jack off suit and declared "Raise. The bet is his stack," as I pointed to the raiser. The blinds folded and the raiser shrugged his shoulders as he meekly called his remaining 3K into a pot of 9800.
He turned over his Ace-3 of hearts. I was already counting the chips as I flipped over the dominating hand... OH NO!!!!! What I thought was an Ace was actually a 4!!!!
The dealer heard me comment on my mistake and laughed that he has mistaken fours for Aces, too. Small consolation. Where do I pick up my donkey ears, sir?
So, I'm heads up with Jack-4 off suit against Ace-3 hearts. The flop came out Ac-2c-10c. I was so distracted by my mistake that it wasn't until the table groaned at the turn card, 6c, that I saw my 4 was a club! With great remorse (NOT!!!) I collected the pot.
I was now triple the average stack with only six players and me left. Eventually I made it to heads-up play where we chopped the prize. But without my unfortunate mistake (for player #8) and amazing suckout, the result could have easily been different.
My wife, who reads my mind after 16 years of marriage, asked me "how long will it take?" After checking at the poker room/area and seeing 17 entries, I told her about 3 hours (yes, I am an optimist). She accepted the burden of having to go shopping while I played cards.
I chose the grinder approach and, with a few exceptions, stuck to premium play. After 2 hours, the two tables were consolidated to one. I was chip leader with 17K in chips. Average stack was 8K. Blinds were 400/800 with no antes until the next level. Players were starting to get antsy with most of them holding fewer than 10 big blinds and everyone else not far behind. With the free-for-all about to begin, I needed to figure out how I was going to last to one of only two spots getting paid.
A few hands later, 8 players were left. The player two to my right was first-in, raising to 2800. Then it was fold-fold to me on the button. I looked down at Ace-Jack off suit and declared "Raise. The bet is his stack," as I pointed to the raiser. The blinds folded and the raiser shrugged his shoulders as he meekly called his remaining 3K into a pot of 9800.
He turned over his Ace-3 of hearts. I was already counting the chips as I flipped over the dominating hand... OH NO!!!!! What I thought was an Ace was actually a 4!!!!
The dealer heard me comment on my mistake and laughed that he has mistaken fours for Aces, too. Small consolation. Where do I pick up my donkey ears, sir?
So, I'm heads up with Jack-4 off suit against Ace-3 hearts. The flop came out Ac-2c-10c. I was so distracted by my mistake that it wasn't until the table groaned at the turn card, 6c, that I saw my 4 was a club! With great remorse (NOT!!!) I collected the pot.
I was now triple the average stack with only six players and me left. Eventually I made it to heads-up play where we chopped the prize. But without my unfortunate mistake (for player #8) and amazing suckout, the result could have easily been different.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Never thought...
Thursday. Blinds 100/200. I admit it. I was steaming from the first hand of the night where I squeezed some chips out with pocket Aces.
In hand #2, I'm heads-up with the same player! I put my opponent on A-X or a pocket pair based on his preflop raise to $600 and C-bet on the flop.
Since I started from the small blind, I could easily have ATC against a standard raise, and Q-J suited came pretty close. When I check-insta-called his third shot on the turn, I sensed that he no longer thought I was drawing.
The river pairs. On my side of the cards is a busted flush draw, Queen high. What to do? A $4K bet into a $6K pot sends my opponent into the tank.
The board is full of possibilities; a pair and all low cards. On his side of the cards I might have the straight or the boat or lesser hands that beat top pair or pocket pair.
The point here is that when you make a bluff you take a leap of faith that any opposing player is experienced/smart enough to know what you are representing (and that you read the situation correctly and and he doesn't have the nutz!). Hats off to the players who are capable of making brilliant folds with strong holdings.
I aspire to the grandeur. Meanwhile, when he folded, I threw down my bluff face up which tilted half the table. Bonus.
235 points to go
In hand #2, I'm heads-up with the same player! I put my opponent on A-X or a pocket pair based on his preflop raise to $600 and C-bet on the flop.
Since I started from the small blind, I could easily have ATC against a standard raise, and Q-J suited came pretty close. When I check-insta-called his third shot on the turn, I sensed that he no longer thought I was drawing.
The river pairs. On my side of the cards is a busted flush draw, Queen high. What to do? A $4K bet into a $6K pot sends my opponent into the tank.
The board is full of possibilities; a pair and all low cards. On his side of the cards I might have the straight or the boat or lesser hands that beat top pair or pocket pair.
The point here is that when you make a bluff you take a leap of faith that any opposing player is experienced/smart enough to know what you are representing (and that you read the situation correctly and and he doesn't have the nutz!). Hats off to the players who are capable of making brilliant folds with strong holdings.
I aspire to the grandeur. Meanwhile, when he folded, I threw down my bluff face up which tilted half the table. Bonus.
235 points to go
Never thought I would do it...
I never thought that I would ever make a bluff for all my chips, but it happened during Thursday night league.
9 handed game I was 2 seats after BB
Under the gun was Ben (who thinks the big blind is a ante and posts it everyhand) calling station..
I limped as well for 600 KQ off ( a hand I usually through in the muck in that position.)
I believe 7 players to the flop of
6,8,2 check, check, check, I lead out with 2,000
Everyone fold around to Pete who calls.
head up
Turn a blank 10 I beleive
I fire again 3,000
Pete calls without thinking much
River blank as well 3
I push all in for about 14K
Pete tanks and runs the hand over and over in his head, puts me on 2 pair and finally mucks after taking what seemed to be forever and flips up an 8.
I had to show the bluff and it tilted him
(Sorry Pete)
Showing that bluff paid off a few hands later when a pot was raised to 2500 i smooth called with 99 and flopped a set vs QQ I checked raised, QQ pushed all in probably thinking I was at it again. Felted him. Bill Kramer
(Sorry Bill)
196 points to go
9 handed game I was 2 seats after BB
Under the gun was Ben (who thinks the big blind is a ante and posts it everyhand) calling station..
I limped as well for 600 KQ off ( a hand I usually through in the muck in that position.)
I believe 7 players to the flop of
6,8,2 check, check, check, I lead out with 2,000
Everyone fold around to Pete who calls.
head up
Turn a blank 10 I beleive
I fire again 3,000
Pete calls without thinking much
River blank as well 3
I push all in for about 14K
Pete tanks and runs the hand over and over in his head, puts me on 2 pair and finally mucks after taking what seemed to be forever and flips up an 8.
I had to show the bluff and it tilted him
(Sorry Pete)
Showing that bluff paid off a few hands later when a pot was raised to 2500 i smooth called with 99 and flopped a set vs QQ I checked raised, QQ pushed all in probably thinking I was at it again. Felted him. Bill Kramer
(Sorry Bill)
196 points to go
Saturday, August 15, 2009
No Peeking!
At the final table on Thursday, I'm watching this luckbox player who over a couple hands eliminates the initial bigstack. He starts winning every hand except an impossible split pot where he was dominated. In the bulk of these wins, he wasn't even looking at his cards.
I met a cash game player in Vegas a couple years ago who rarely looked at his cards. After he pounded my stack to oblivion, he told me of playing an entire tournament with this strategy. Impossible! I thought out loud. He assured me that it was both possible and profitable. I then discovered a strategy by a controversial poker and blackjack author for certain structure tournaments that did not involve looking at your cards (except for showdowns). I admit, I have experimented and it has some merit in a fast tournament.
Anyway... I'm two seats off the button with 22k. There's no small blind and luckbox has 8k up for the big blind. Everyone folds to me. In this classic battle involving chips, position and cards, I'm zero out of three before looking at my cards. I may as well peek.
I look down at my QJ suited and for a second considered the blinds rising to 6k/12k and I have less than 2 blinds for my next cards. Besides, I was better than 60% against any two random cards in a heads-up situation. ALL-IN.
Fold, fold, and as predicted, luckbox/superstack calls the 14k without looking.
I met a cash game player in Vegas a couple years ago who rarely looked at his cards. After he pounded my stack to oblivion, he told me of playing an entire tournament with this strategy. Impossible! I thought out loud. He assured me that it was both possible and profitable. I then discovered a strategy by a controversial poker and blackjack author for certain structure tournaments that did not involve looking at your cards (except for showdowns). I admit, I have experimented and it has some merit in a fast tournament.
Anyway... I'm two seats off the button with 22k. There's no small blind and luckbox has 8k up for the big blind. Everyone folds to me. In this classic battle involving chips, position and cards, I'm zero out of three before looking at my cards. I may as well peek.
I look down at my QJ suited and for a second considered the blinds rising to 6k/12k and I have less than 2 blinds for my next cards. Besides, I was better than 60% against any two random cards in a heads-up situation. ALL-IN.
Fold, fold, and as predicted, luckbox/superstack calls the 14k without looking.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
To fish or not to fish, that is the question.
I'm experimenting with marginal plays in the hopes of gaining info about how I am perceiving the other players. Trying to make the final table each week only complicates matters. But, that's my problem. Here is the problem for all of us:
There are two players I have focused on that are in direct opposition. Both are top five players this season. As they are consistent at making the final table I don't think luck is the predominant factor for either one (although it is early in the season). Player 1 calls a lot, folds a little, and rarely raises. Player 2 raises a lot, folds a lot and rarely just calls.
Logic, experience and many books tell me that player 1 is a fish and player 2 is either a shark or a maniac. How can these opposing strategies both be successful? Can a fish or a maniac be successful in the long term? Further, can you force other players to mix it up? Would you want to?
There are two players I have focused on that are in direct opposition. Both are top five players this season. As they are consistent at making the final table I don't think luck is the predominant factor for either one (although it is early in the season). Player 1 calls a lot, folds a little, and rarely raises. Player 2 raises a lot, folds a lot and rarely just calls.
Logic, experience and many books tell me that player 1 is a fish and player 2 is either a shark or a maniac. How can these opposing strategies both be successful? Can a fish or a maniac be successful in the long term? Further, can you force other players to mix it up? Would you want to?
Friday, July 31, 2009
Table 1
Lately its been getting under my skin that some players at the final table should have no buisness being there.It seems certain people have assigned seats during the Tuesday and especially Thursday night leagues. I know that the best players are not always going to be at the final table, but when you start at a table with all friends that are "learning" the game someone is bound to get lucky and make the final table. Lets face it the whole table isnt going to bust out.
While at the other tables people are battling to make the final table cut.
What to do about this?
If you tell everyone that seating is random and the friends don't get to sit with each other will they not show up? We can't have that.
I witnessed a table 1 player at the final table with 50k in chips call them all of within 4 hands.
The calling hands were:
(note, pots were raised big before the calls)
K2 suited
Q8 off suit
33 with all overs on the board
Explain how this player obtained 50k in chips
I know Jim doesnt want to lose players because they can't sit together but I also know its getting to a lot of others that ONE table has assigned seating.
Thats my rant and I'm sticking to it.
227 points to go.
While at the other tables people are battling to make the final table cut.
What to do about this?
If you tell everyone that seating is random and the friends don't get to sit with each other will they not show up? We can't have that.
I witnessed a table 1 player at the final table with 50k in chips call them all of within 4 hands.
The calling hands were:
(note, pots were raised big before the calls)
K2 suited
Q8 off suit
33 with all overs on the board
Explain how this player obtained 50k in chips
I know Jim doesnt want to lose players because they can't sit together but I also know its getting to a lot of others that ONE table has assigned seating.
Thats my rant and I'm sticking to it.
227 points to go.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Starting to sell poker t-shirts...
Okay everyone! I want to know who is interested in a "One Time" T-shirt, the first of many Fourth Street Clothing T-shirts soon to be on sale. I need at least 12 people interested in PURCHASING a "One Time" T-shirt for $19 each before I started getting these printed. Please, I need your help and support! Let me know ASAP in the comments below if you want one and what size you would like!
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Monday, July 6, 2009
Let the new season begin!
Tonight, we kick off the our 4th season with the start of our Monday Night H.O.P. League July 6th followed with our Tuesday Night Hold'em League, Wednesday Night Live League and Thursday Night Hold'em League. We start at 7:30 pm Monday thru Thursday. Hope to see you all this season. www.riversiderounders.com.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
300 point season?
I need some serious motivation to play "good" poker at the club. Seems like I have been bitching about all the moronic play last year, and how some players never try and learn from their mistakes.
I am realizing that anywhere you play you will be confronted with morons at the poker table. So I am challenging myself to be more patient at the tables this year against the beginners(stop trying to buy pots from players that will call any bet in any situation).
Plus my table image has been slightly miscued by my play at the club.
So I am going to go ahead and guarantee a 300 point season out of either Tuesday or Thursday night.
Expect some solid play out of me (at least until some donk pisses me off and I go back to being aggressive)
Anyone else up for the challenge?
I am realizing that anywhere you play you will be confronted with morons at the poker table. So I am challenging myself to be more patient at the tables this year against the beginners(stop trying to buy pots from players that will call any bet in any situation).
Plus my table image has been slightly miscued by my play at the club.
So I am going to go ahead and guarantee a 300 point season out of either Tuesday or Thursday night.
Expect some solid play out of me (at least until some donk pisses me off and I go back to being aggressive)
Anyone else up for the challenge?
Monday, June 22, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Committed?
So how much time is required to get the "A" game rolling? Weeks, months, decades. At last read, I noticed that 200 tournemants played is enough to be considered experienced. Most of us hit that landmark a while ago between Riverside and home games alone, not counting casino play. The question is whether the quality of play we first exposed ourselves to was decent enough to be considered average. Lets say 6 months was enough time for most players in our circles to get the feel for their game, while reacting to players of simular skill. The loss of 6 months of regular play puts a serious dent in our perception of where we stand. For the intensity of play and volume of games in that amount of time, how much was of poor quality.
Now I haven't mentioned internet play as part of our learning curve. I believe that venue to be as different from live, as HORSE to Texas Hold `em. The experience gained through online play doesn't transfer well. Not to diminish online play, its just too differing.
To be considered merely experienced at this point seems a little frustrating, but I think that the threashold to semi-pro is not very far away. More games, more theory and more devotion and many of us could make a serious breakthrough. The competition between several of us is fierce, but respectful and fun. I hope that we all can achieve our personal goals, along with being there to see our friends do the same.
Best of luck, if you're out of luck, outplay `em. - Jeff
Now I haven't mentioned internet play as part of our learning curve. I believe that venue to be as different from live, as HORSE to Texas Hold `em. The experience gained through online play doesn't transfer well. Not to diminish online play, its just too differing.
To be considered merely experienced at this point seems a little frustrating, but I think that the threashold to semi-pro is not very far away. More games, more theory and more devotion and many of us could make a serious breakthrough. The competition between several of us is fierce, but respectful and fun. I hope that we all can achieve our personal goals, along with being there to see our friends do the same.
Best of luck, if you're out of luck, outplay `em. - Jeff
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