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1. i'm too emotionally invested in the magic. it pains me. i should prob leave emotional investing to random movies/tv shows since they have happy endings. paul pierce you are such a flopping bitch. gl 2 ray allen, kednrick "the scowl" perkins and r.r (tehy should just go ahead and give him most improved)

2. i think i'm starting to really enjoy poker. i really want to get good at this game. i realize i'm terrible. i realize the regs at .5/1 are all terrible. i'm kinda hoping to talk to someone about fixing alot of my pf leaks. in a nutshell i used to call with pretty much any 2 cards in position (specifically on the dealer) because at nl25/50 you have a great deal of implied odds and you don't get squeezed as much. i kinda want to discuss/go over hand ranges with somebody else who plays nl 100 as i feel i have pretty poor understanding of card value. i also do not understand raising QJ, A9 in the blinds vs a button open (and lots of other similar concepts). but i really am starting to love this game. and more importantly i'm starting to believe i can actually get good at this game.

i hate including graphs. especially meaningless graphs over short samples but i'm only including these to be taken semi seriously. i never take offense to comments as it's never bad to double check but i grow tired of hearing advice from not-so-great-regs. i remember a long time ago when i first started, i used to get some questionable advice which used to really hurt my game. i guess props to collegesucks, talentedtom, conquistador (from cook islands i think) who used to give me the best advice back in the day.

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3. i just recently graduated college with an econ major and feel very unsure of my future and have no idea what to do. i applied for many jobs but can't seem to land one. any advice would be appreciated. i feel very weird about my college experience as i used to be really competitive @ high school and graduated top 10 in my class. but with college for many reasons, i could not maintain my focus nor take it seriously. i kinda want to go to grad school as i believe i can be really successful but i do not want to repeat the same mistakes. sadly finally understanding and beating nl50 was more fulfilling than graduating college

4. anyway i feel like naruto, extremely hopeful for the future and hope to crush nl 100, 200 and 400 some day~


also i recently watched "5 cm per second" which may be conincidentally the most beautiful thing i've ever watched

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no more heart crushing

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Alot of these spots or somewhat boring/common and villain depending but If you could keep your advice as specific as possible. Some spots look similar but are different other spots are pretty much repeats. Please feel free to comment only a few hands.

As always I appreciate any feedback.

Hand 1: Do you double barrel here with the added equity? Or do you prefer c/calling and not getting blown off with a hand with so much equity. Do you call here? Do we have any implied odds watsoever? We can stack a flush sometimes, but will get stacked by a fullhouse sometimes
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Hand 2: In the big blind with position on a fish but oop against a reg. Do we 3-bet here or just call and see a flop? What is more +ev?
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Hand 3: Similar to hand 2 except we are UTG raiser, and once again behind a fish but oop a reg.
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Hand 4: Do you think it's better to v-bet turn or river? Which looks bluffier? I currently think checking behind looks like i have TT-QQ, but i don't think i would bet river. but i wouldn't bet turn with TT-QQ either. Maybe flop-min raise is bluffiest?
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Hand 5: Does villain c/call a 9 here or does he bet it out? I'm basically asking do you guys like to vbet turn? turn is scare card but i'm clearly not trying to bluff. does betting turn maybe fold out higher pocket pairs and get draws to call?
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Hand 6: V-bet turn or vbet safe riveR? Villain can't call with much except for 88-99, so vbet turn to get flush draws as well?
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Hand 7: Is there any reason to check the turn? Once again I don't know whether to bet turn or river :/ or if it even matters (just trying to max all EV as much as possible)
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On May 13 2010 16:11 edzwoo wrote: Well if you get 3bet a lot, then there are a few ways to adjust. You can back down and tighten up like you are, but my favorite is to bring the noise and start 4betting. .

apparently 4 bet/folding is winning poker @ nl100
[cause all the regs seem to do it]

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Full Tilt Poker Game #20815313820: Table Baltic (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:52:52 ET - 2010/05/13
Seat 1: afklml ($100)
Seat 2: Xo4u2Tuza ($220.45)
Seat 3: Dr Koks ($105)
Seat 4: Rob The Slob ($108.55)
Seat 5: Babykillerface ($263.05)
Seat 6: Hero ($101.50)
Babykillerface posts the small blind of $0.50
Hero posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #4

Holecards
Dealt to Hero
afklml folds
Dr Koks folds
Rob The Slob raises to $3
Babykillerface folds
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero raises to $11.50
Rob The Slob has 15 seconds left to act
Rob The Slob raises to $26
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero raises to $101.50, and is all in
Rob The Slob has 15 seconds left to act
Rob The Slob folds
Rob The Slob adds $17.45
Uncalled bet of $75.50 returned to Hero
Hero mucks
Hero wins the pot ($52.50)

Summary
Total pot $52.50 | Rake $0
Seat 1: afklml didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: Xo4u2Tuza is sitting out
Seat 3: Dr Koks didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Rob The Slob (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Babykillerface (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: Hero (big blind) collected ($52.50), mucked
Full Tilt Poker Game #20815304754: Table Prelude (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:52:29 ET - 2010/05/13
Seat 1: ravagee ($125.35)
Seat 2: PDima ($140.45)
Seat 3: Hero ($100)
Seat 4: fleemeeee90 ($103)
Seat 5: Oberguru ($101.85)
Seat 6: CookbytheBook ($541.90)
Hero posts the small blind of $0.50
fleemeeee90 posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #2

Holecards
Dealt to Hero
Oberguru folds
CookbytheBook folds
ravagee folds
PDima raises to $3
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero has requested TIME
Hero raises to $11.50
fleemeeee90 folds
fleemeeee90 stands up
PDima has 15 seconds left to act
Xenodor adds $100
PDima raises to $24
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero raises to $100, and is all in
PDima has 15 seconds left to act
PDima folds
Uncalled bet of $76 returned to Hero
Hero mucks
Hero wins the pot ($49)

Summary
Total pot $49 | Rake $0
Seat 1: ravagee didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: PDima (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: Hero (small blind) collected ($49), mucked
Seat 4: fleemeeee90 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Oberguru didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: CookbytheBook didn't bet (folded)
Full Tilt Poker Game #20815301452: Table Thirsty (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:52:21 ET - 2010/05/13
Seat 1: ISkippdWrk2Play ($206.85)
Seat 2: juniehoney ($43.50), is sitting out
Seat 3: Babykillerface ($109.95)
Seat 4: honortheBlix ($110)
Seat 5: CookbytheBook ($122.35)
Seat 6: Hero ($105)
CookbytheBook posts the small blind of $0.50
Hero posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #4

Holecards
Dealt to Hero
ISkippdWrk2Play folds
Babykillerface folds
honortheBlix has 15 seconds left to act
honortheBlix raises to $2
CookbytheBook folds
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero raises to $8
honortheBlix has 15 seconds left to act
honortheBlix raises to $21
Hero raises to $105, and is all in
honortheBlix folds
honortheBlix adds $11
Uncalled bet of $84 returned to Hero
Hero mucks
Hero wins the pot ($42.50)

Summary
Total pot $42.50 | Rake $0
Seat 1: ISkippdWrk2Play didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: juniehoney is sitting out
Seat 3: Babykillerface didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: honortheBlix (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: CookbytheBook (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: Hero (big blind) collected ($42.50), mucked

Full Tilt Poker Game #20816172302: Table Baltic (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:31:12 ET - 2010/05/13
Seat 1: afklml ($132.45)
Seat 2: Xo4u2Tuza ($175)
Seat 3: Dr Koks ($157)
Seat 4: dalleray ($105.50)
Seat 5: treppex ($107.55)
Seat 6: Hero ($191.10)
Hero posts the small blind of $0.50
afklml posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #5

Holecards
Dealt to Hero
Xo4u2Tuza raises to $3.50
Dr Koks calls $3.50
dalleray folds
treppex folds
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero raises to $13.50
afklml has 15 seconds left to act
afklml folds
Xo4u2Tuza folds
Dr Koks calls $10

Flop (Pot : $31.50)

   
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Xo4u2Tuza stands up
Hero bets $16.50
AillemKall adds $100
Dr Koks calls $16.50

Turn (Pot : $64.50)

   
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero checks
Dr Koks checks

River (Pot : $64.50)

   
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero checks
Dr Koks has 15 seconds left to act
Dr Koks has requested TIME
Dr Koks bets $127, and is all in
Hero folds
Uncalled bet of $127 returned to Dr Koks
Dr Koks mucks
Dr Koks wins the pot ($61.50)

Summary
Total pot $64.50 | Rake $3
Board:
Seat 1: afklml (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: Xo4u2Tuza folded before the Flop
Seat 3: Dr Koks collected ($61.50), mucked
Seat 4: dalleray didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: treppex (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: Hero (small blind) folded on the River

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having a somewhat hard time adjusting to the .5/1 game

ppl 3 bet somewhat frequently and squeeze quite light as well.
i've made these adjustments
-stop opening AXs ep
-calling somewhat early with 22-88
-3betting 88-JJ almost always to prevent myself from getting 3 bet
-utg range no longer always includes KJs ATs



i guess i'm looking for general feedback or some helpful tips. one situation that did occur today ALOT was me opening ATs-AQs utg and getting 3 bet by button. Do you guys prefer calling here? I have a hard time playing on many flops as we're playing pot control on the few flops we do hit an A and we have to pretty much c/fold on flops we dont hit. I feel like against a wide range calling with suited connectors 89+ is good to defend more flops with?

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plz just post on the hands themselves not here in the blog if possible

ty for all the help!

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gl to the celtics esp rondo + allen

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which ones do i need?
which ones do you guys use?

i found 2 helpful sites but thought i'd ask around from ppl with experience.
seems there is more support for ps than for ftp (i play ftp)

http://www.overcards.com/wiki/moin/AutoHotKey
http://friendlyp.ning.com/forum/topics/pokerstars-multitabling-guide

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I recently heard on npr that U.S was updating IEGA or w/e the hell its called to make it even more difficult to deposit/withdraw to online poker rooms. Can anyone verify this? I tried looking it up on different boards and even news but there doesn't seem to be much interest so I interpreted this to mean the new legislation won't affect U.S as much as I thought?

Also for the people who play poker for their primary source of income, do you pay taxes? Do you get benefits? The more detailed the better (if it's not too personal).

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Cavs vs BUlls
-lebron is sick
-he's still the entire team and basically shows u can put ass clown scrubs all around him and he can STILL take you to the finals
-jokhaim noah is my new favorite player

-when derrick rose finally learns to shoot he might become the best pg to ever play the game. he's already beating ppl to the basket when they are playing like 5 feet off of him. imagine when he finally has confidence in his shot. it will be disgusting.

ty chicago for at least making me watch the entire game. i hope u guys can snag a game or 2 and mkae it interesting.

Magic vs Bobcats
-Orlando is sick. Everyone can shoot. ALot of teams play like this (suns, atlanta to some degree, ny knicks) but we have a special big man who lets us still compete with rebounds. hopefully we aren't the 2nd best team for the next 5 years

Hawks vs Bucks
-wtf, no bogut makes me qq. prob the funnest duo to watch behind nash/stoudemire
-hawks have such a worthless team. starting 5 are all pretty much all-stars (joe johnson, horford, j.smith, bibby, jamal crawford). unfort they lack a real center and unfort this team is going absolutely no where....there's no point to this team as they have 0 chance of winning the finals. kinda reminds me of the dallas mavs who have put up like 10 years of winning records.

celts vs heat
-feel bad for dwayne.
-REALLY feel bad for dwayne. he's a high class guy, wants to stay in miami, but man on man do not spend your best years on a team taht cannot compete a la KG.
-go away celts...boring team to watch

LAkers vs THunder
-Lakers have good poise
-westbrook + durant are fantastic. K.Durant is first person since michael jordan to shoot 50/40/90. also the youngest scoring title. he's gonna be amazing but maybe at the worst probably time? THunder looking tooo much like the hawks where Jeff green and James Harden may not develop enough to win over dallas/denver/lakers and finally LeBron

Mav vs Spurs
-lol gg when dirk shoots 14/16
-i'm glad there are good owners like cuban who understand the importance of winning. caron butler is sick and is one of my fav players. always felt bad since i don't think he's ever made the all star team once.
-the spurs have no chance, they need some real talent. just one more decent piece and i think they can compete. manu/duncan are getting old but parker/blair/hill combo is not competitive enough. they need michael redd so bad

Suns vs Trailblazers
-one of my favorite players Camby pretty much willed his way to a win. was always a bit bummed he got dropped by the nuggets, but he showed he can still dominate the game. he had so many good offensive clutch rebounds against the suns.
-andre miller needs the ball, he's a bad fit with b.roy. trade b.roy and have miller be your focus in my opinion. or have b.roy be your second option. i think he's passive enough to accept his role. that was always my problem with him he's not a true leader and way to nice. sometimes you just have to own your team. a la chris paul (even in his rookie year he knew the hornets were his team and pretty much did w/e he wanted in the good way)
-suns are pure flash, no substance. ty for all the years steve nash, but you can't win (anymore; when they had d'antoni + joe johnson they could have but not anymore)

Nuggets vs Jazz
-Jazz has always been one of my fav teams mainly due to jerry sloan.
read this http://bleacherreport.com/articles/84...-coach-jerry-sloan-tragic-protagonist

-can't believe jazz won with so many scrubs. 2 starters missing, filled by players from the d-league.
-kind of amazing really if they upset the nuggets. glad they won a game because tehy deserved to win.
-carmello is sick, but man oh man does he play dumb. refs called some soft fouls, but carmello never adjusted his game. so bad.
-nuggets have the size, but they lack 1-2 good players. Chauncy's getting old and can still play, but they need to find better ways to get points. afflalo, jr don't do much but make 3's. same wtih chauncy to be honest. martin is pretty worthless on the offensive side as well.

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