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Brags, Beats and Variance

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PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalance KEITH1960 Small blind 15.00 15.00 2175.00 VespaPX Big blind 30.00 45.00 1805.00 Your hole cards * 10 * K J_9 Fold PurpleR212 Fold red_cedar Call 30.00 75.00 1970.00 x…
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Started by VespaPX
Most recent by CheetahNo1
30 Aug 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance
is internet poker fixed
says it all in the title
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Started by bert21
Most recent by CheetahNo1
30 Aug 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance
Its 07:27 and ive decided poker isnt for me today
PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalanceturby888Small blind 25.0025.001082.50RLT16Big blind 50.0075.001675.00 Your hole cardsQQ xbootneck2Fold charle1947Call 50.00125.003215.00nialladeoFold Mushy264Fold turb…
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Started by RLT16
Most recent by stuarty117
30 Aug 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance
cowhead
there u go m8tylayerActionCardsAmountPotBalancedanspot Small blind 30.00 30.00 4407.50 longman912 Big blind 60.00 90.00 6095.00 Your hole cards * A * K Hawkinni Fold Boxster Fold daggers747 Fold cowhe…
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Started by unknown_username
Most recent by cowhead
29 Aug 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance
AGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Steam let out :') PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalanceJean_PaulSmall blind 600.00600.0024340.00RETROGLIDEBig blind 1200.001800.009005.00 Your hole cardsQK wiganwayFold Warley18Call 1200.003000.0078860.00…
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Started by Shafty91
Most recent by Shafty91
28 Aug 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance
kk
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Started by DazW0lf
Most recent by GaryQQQ
25 Aug 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance
Anti-BB.
I've had some rough ones tonight but I feel for this guy. Hand History #938799561 (22:22 20/08/2015)PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalancebracewell1Small blind 40.0040.002335.00cowheadBig blind 80.00120.00…
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Started by cowhead
Most recent by unknown_username
21 Aug 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance
Pretty Sick Cooler 3 Handed
Would be just under £400 richer If i held! wi03Small blind 1500.001500.0047705.00FeelGroggyBig blind 3000.004500.00118250.50 Your hole cardsAA…
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Started by FeelGroggy
21 Aug 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance
Timing tells.
This hand serves no purpose, but I want to post it, so I think ill plonk it here. Villian check called all streets, quite rapidly, then on the river, there was a fraction of a second delay before the …
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Started by unknown_username
Most recent by F_Ivanovic
18 Aug 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance
Interested to know the numbers and looking for feedback from when I hit trips and lost
Hopefully my hand has copy and pasted below, I hit trip 4's and lost to trip 9's. I was 5th out of 29 and the other player had me slightly covered, there was a flush draw on the board which I let the …
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Started by Marcusb169
Most recent by Tikay10
18 Aug 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance
How to deal with bad beats?
I usually play lower stakes tourneys where the winner usually gets £200-300 (more if it's a big field) and can bust out late and not be bothered, but recently I've been experimenting with some main e…
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Started by FeelGroggy
Most recent by FeelGroggy
16 Aug 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance
Interesting runout
PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalancemartin1754Small blind 20.0020.00780.00chomaBig blind 40.0060.00160.00 Your hole cards66 martin1754Raise 60.00120.00720.00chomaAll-in 160.00280.000.00martin1754Call 120…
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Started by choma
Most recent by F_Ivanovic
15 Aug 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance
Check this out
Hnnn how do i eat my soup now ive just got beat with this hand play.9365585892015-08-13 19:47:322920.00* J * J * A * 10 * 10 * 2 * 2 1155.00* Metalhead won 2310.00 with a Two Pairs, Aces and 10s
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Started by MUNCH_ME
13 Aug 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance
HANDLING STRENGTH-THOUGHTS PLEASE TIKAY/OR ANYONE
Hi all ,im in a private 6-handed cash game n it gets whittled down to just 3 of us. Blinds are £1/£2 and ive got about £350 stack.I raise on the button to £5 with AcJc and iget 3-bet by this aggressi…
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Started by GILLS69
13 Aug 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance
I love it when a plan comes toget......oh
5791luke Small blind 15.00 15.00 1720.00 starfox Big blind 30.00 45.00 265.00 Your hole cards K K omm Raise 90.00 135.00 1740.00 hhyftrftdr Call 90.00 225.00 2220.00 reidza25 All-in 1940.00 2165.00 0…
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Started by hhyftrftdr
Most recent by hhyftrftdr
12 Aug 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance
Dealing with low variance
First off, this is not a thread to bemoan bad beats, fishes getting lucky, being outplayed or the board lucking out. How do you deal with low variance? I've just come out of a few SnG (turbo) where I …
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Started by Viveora2
Most recent by GILLS69
9 Aug 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IN MY SHOES?
H Guys, Im in a pub game and im one of three left for a decent prize pool(wont say amount cos it was quite a bit).One player is tilting and gambling fierce as he ran into a couple of coolers after be…
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Started by GILLS69
Most recent by GILLS69
6 Aug 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance
A little perspective.
I often read about players bemoaning their luck and jumping on the "online pokerz rigged" wagon. It's quite common to read quotes like "it was against the chip leader so obviously he sucked out, it wa…
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Started by cowhead
Most recent by cowhead
5 Aug 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance
huh
i conna post me hands well ive cnp on IE and it posted over the whole post not in the thread this pc is proper £$%ked edit:i give up bh semi PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalancerodney2007 Small blind 100…
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Started by unknown_username
Most recent by unknown_username
3 Aug 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance
PLO8 hand
How does this guy call on the pot size flop bet ............The most astonishing call I think i've ever seen anyone know how to upload hands into messages ? This is not a moan far from it........ just…
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Started by bluffulot6
Most recent by bluffulot6
1 Aug 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance
jeeze
having a monumental downswing I know it,ll change soon hopefully like tomorrow when I deposit AGAIN hrers my tourney exits tonight :) rewards fr BLOCK_TABLE * Skip to navigation * Skip to contents * H…
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Started by unknown_username
Most recent by GILLS69
31 Jul 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance
ACES ADVENTURER
Hi IM in a pub lock-in ,9 handed SNG with a £25 buy-in. I get Ad Ac in the SB.Gets folded round to the cut-off who 3-bets and I flat call.BB folds.Flop is 2d 8d 5d.I check and he barrels with a half p…
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Started by GILLS69
Most recent by GILLS69
28 Jul 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance
Bad beat no wait sick beat
Just had aces on button 17k left 10 players get a ticket to 915 250000 ukop I'm 11 shove all in and guy calls with a6 flops 3d turn an d river a black wins with 6 high flush so sick me out on bubble 2…
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Started by karl88402
Most recent by GILLS69
28 Jul 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance
LOSING ON THE RIVER WHAT ARE THE ODDS
playing this weeks £1000 free roll have lost to ace flush five times each time they caught the ace on the river twice I had king flush after flop 3 times on turn
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Started by ricey54
Most recent by Tikay10
27 Jul 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance
JACKS ATTACK
Hi, I often gat pkt JJ and I usually 3-bet pre flop.if I get callers and the flop has 1 or 2 over cards-I often barrel bet,3 or 4 bet.I get flat called by 1 or both-thoughts please as 2 my nexI move/m…
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Started by GILLS69
Most recent by GILLS69
26 Jul 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance
Worst 3 days ever of bad beats, is it possible?
I understand varience, but OMG for the last 3 days I have lost almost every big pot with the best hand.People have hit 2 outers on the river to beat my trips, and my over pairs so many times, it is un…
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Started by fi33er
Most recent by swanstu
10 Jul 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance
Bit of entitlement tilt last night
From the Rewards Freeroll last night. If i had won this it would have put me in the top 20ish. Not too sure what the villain was doing in the pot and not only that he won the tournament ! VespaPX Smal…
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Started by VespaPX
8 Jul 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance
WINNING ON THE RIVER WHAT ARE THE ODDS
Playing this week's £1000 freeroll I have won with ace flush five times. Each time I caught the ace on the river, twice they had king flush after the flop, three times on the turn. ;-) have a good wee…
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Started by NoseyBonk
Most recent by Nuggy962
6 Jul 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance
bit of a sickener just about chip leadser then this happens
Quietman Small blind 100.00 100.00 8232.50 dirtydog03 Big blind 200.00 300.00 5377.50 Your hole cards * 8 * 9 clew8225 Fold amatim2 Raise 400.00 700.00 8367.50 danspot Fold dumb_blond Call 400.00 1100…
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Started by dumb_blond
Most recent by davelufc
5 Jul 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance
how can this keep happening!
Why does this keep happening pre iam 40%v32% for the scoop 55%v44% for the high 31%v22% for lo then on flop iam 47%v42% for the scoop 57%v42 for the high 12%v12% for lo then on turn i jump too 52%v30%…
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Started by churchy18
Most recent by shakinaces
1 Jul 2015
Brags, Beats and Variance

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