The Poker Thread

Deffo 7:30 start? I have to sort out dinner first.

At the second break now. 46 left, summary is as follows.

Luwinski: 4700 - 24th
Red Devil: 4200 - 28th
Sykes: 3575 - 33rd
Me: 1300 - 45th

I haven't been above the starting stack the entire tournament. Running ridiculously bad. Somehow managed to avoid shoving AJ into an UTG limper's AQ, other than that the best hand I've seen is 77 which I got nowhere with.

Whiskey was destroying very early on and had around 6k. Luwinski has been up and down but is doing well and has very recently joined the table of yours truly! Sykes doubled with KQ vs QQ after hitting a king on the river, and then made a set of kings on the flop against a spaz to chip up some.

Satriales flopped top set first hand and doubled instantly. From then on didn't get much going before he got into a flip for 7k with AQ vs 77. Sevens flopped a set obv and out he went.

Luwinski currently has the chip lead with fifteen remaining.

3rd is reasonable! Could have won it =/

Need to spruce up my short handed play! Good articles please?

gg

Not blocked now, btw. :fp:

PostRe: The Poker Thread by **Psychic** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:21 pm

http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/rush-poker/details

Thoughts?

PostRe: The Poker Thread by **Ecno** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:41 pm

I was playing a bit of rush poker this morning and probably played about 30-50 hands. The problem is it takes away alot of the more advanced skills in poker and reduces it to thinking about your cards as you're not villian dependent. My first hand was JJ which I lost a bit but finished up after someone tried to bluff me off TPGK and had Ace high. I didn't reaaly like it partially perhaps because the minimum stakes was above my usual but I can also see it taking action junkie fish off the lower limit tables which isn't good for me.

PostRe: The Poker Thread by **SpaceJebus** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:18 pm

From a quick read it doesn't seem like something I'd be interested in, especially the constant position and blind changes. Like Ecno said I think it would take a way a lot from the game not being able to build any sort of reads on people on your table. It's hard to really comment though without seeing it in action, it might make players a little more loose allowing tighter players to maybe gain an edge.

PostRe: The Poker Thread by **Drumstick** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 7:41 pm

Playing a couple of $4.40s. Hoping to run better than last night.

PostRe: The Poker Thread by **DML** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 7:45 pm

Rush poker sounds rubbish!

Came out of pub poker obscurity to play last night for the first time in well over a month. I won naturally.

8-)

PostRe: The Poker Thread by **Drumstick** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 7:58 pm

DML wrote:Rush poker sounds rubbish!

Came out of pub poker obscurity to play last night for the first time in well over a month. I won naturally.

Have you given up with online poker now? I've not seen you on in ages.

PostRe: The Poker Thread by **DML** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 8:36 pm

Drumstick wrote:
DML wrote:Rush poker sounds rubbish!

Came out of pub poker obscurity to play last night for the first time in well over a month. I won naturally.

Have you given up with online poker now? I've not seen you on in ages.

Largely yeah. That said, I have started a new job recently, so being careful with that. I do most of my games for cash live now, and am making good at that, my keep has been paid purely on poker winnings for three of the last four months.

PostRe: The Poker Thread by **Drumstick** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:37 pm

Drumstick wrote:Playing a couple of $4.40s. Hoping to run better than last night.

In other news, have a funny video:

PostRe: The Poker Thread by **Ecno** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 2:50 am

Seen the video a couple of times before but still like it. Rush Poker actually makes people more nitty as the inpatient can see more hands so there're less likely to play trash.

PostRe: The Poker Thread by **SpaceJebus** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 5:05 pm

I hate low limit cash games. I've got two tables up and I'm up $2.5 in one and down $3 in the other, the one I'm down on I ran trip 9s into trip Qs which is unlucky but then I lost a lot in this hand:

So what do people think, should I have played this hand differently?

PostRe: The Poker Thread by **Nova** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 5:08 pm

You're calling in the SB with JQo? I would say that should be ditched pre. Spesh considering how spazzy some players are at these stakes. Unless you flop a straight or two pair, I wouldn't be getting all in after turn/river. Personally. But then I'm not good at cash :lol:

PostRe: The Poker Thread by **Oblomov Boblomov** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 5:13 pm

I personally would only be in a hand with JQo if I was in HU, possibly three handed. The bet on the flop is obviously mental and although it turns out it was a good call (at the time) I just wouldn't feel confident with that kind of board and a Queen kicker. Sometimes it's so hard to tell when you get such crazy people playing at these low stakes.

PostRe: The Poker Thread by **SpaceJebus** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 5:13 pm

Nova wrote:You're calling in the SB with JQo? I would say that should be ditched pre. Spesh considering how spazzy some players are at these stakes. Unless you flop a straight or two pair, I wouldn't be getting all in after turn/river. Personally. But then I'm not good at cash

Normally I wouldn't but xXbambi had been pretty loose with his raises, going to stop playing them for a bit I think and do some more reading before I go back.

PostRe: The Poker Thread by **Rex McGee** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:58 pm

I probably 3bet I dunno lol.

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