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nl20 - he know's that I know I am a donking about
Not your standard hand - oppo is 3/4 bet light very good aggro player who will put you in spots all day, very cable of using his image to his advantage - obviously raising range is anything oppo's riv…
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Started by rancid
Most recent by BorinLoner
28 Mar 2013
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When is it ok to take shots?
Is it ever ok to take a shot at a bigger game? I know with regards to bankroll etc it isn't always a smart move but what do people think?
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Started by Donohuge
Most recent by Donohuge
28 Mar 2013
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Bluff lines. Help me make people fold?
Any thoughts/common mistakes here? 1)PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalancefringe107 Small blind £0.15 £0.15 £43.90 MLBOY Big blind £0.30 £0.45 £18.60 Your hole cards * Q * 9 tatohead Fold amery08 Fold DOH…
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Started by DOHHHHHHH
Most recent by DOHHHHHHH
28 Mar 2013
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NL20 - should I 5 bet A7 4 handed bvb
oppo can and will 4 bet light Is A7 suitable or not - any alternatives thoughts please PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalanceX Small blind £0.10 £0.10 £26.40 rancid Big blind £0.20 £0.30 £26.86 Your hole c…
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Started by rancid
Most recent by TPTP123
27 Mar 2013
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Funkiest hand ever! Disect this monster, Straight, over Flush over Full House
I was playing like a maniac tonight, and got rivered, well kinda, what a belter!! 3 Players,Straight Flush and Full house! And a really small pot 2 hahacraigcu12 Small blind £0.02 £0.02 £3.43 LARSON7 …
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Started by LARSON7
Most recent by LARSON7
27 Mar 2013
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30nl hero call v new loose aggressive 'regular'?
Played a 5 hour session last night, and it's probably the worst I've ever played on sky. It's kinda relevant because my image is all over the place in this hand, and the games were playing abit mental…
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Started by DOHHHHHHH
Most recent by DOHHHHHHH
26 Mar 2013
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Good fold given the action?
Was this an easy fold given the action before it came to me? I have a big draw, a flush draw and a gutshot but felt as if I was up against a set, a flopped straight or even a better flush draw: Seat 1…
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Started by skeg01
Most recent by skeg01
26 Mar 2013
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30NL - Nitty fold Or What?
its good to fold QQ+ sometimes and know you can post flop and not even sweat it... as the less mistakes we make with qq+ the bigger our winrate. this is pretty much always a boat if he always has it. …
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Started by Lambert180
Most recent by liamboi11
26 Mar 2013
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30NL - River Call V Shorty
What do we think of this river call after shorty calls 2 streets then donks big on river? My sizing was a bit small to give him some room to raise/ship if he was so inclined and also because I knew I'…
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Started by Lambert180
Most recent by beaneh
25 Mar 2013
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50nl live cash game. queens in bb, lots of action in front.
Live cash game at casino. 50nl. Softish table, some aggro players, mostly limpers though. 9 seated. I'm in BB. UTG £50ish (been playing tight, haven't seen him raise this size so far) raises to £4UTG1…
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Started by KING2600
Most recent by KING2600
25 Mar 2013
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30NL - QQ facing a 4bet
No reads on villian, haven't long sat down and not seen him before, although have spotted he's playing a fair few tables (doesn't give much info granted). Zero point 5betting here imo so it's flat/fol…
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Started by Lambert180
Most recent by BorinLoner
25 Mar 2013
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Yucky spot - call or fold
Not sure whats best on the river. I elected to pot control on the turn by just calling rather than reraising after seeing TheBaddie cold call the EvilSidekick's reraise on the flop. The river is a Que…
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Started by ballboy
Most recent by BorinLoner
25 Mar 2013
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Advice
PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalance Small blind 15.00 15.00 2340.00 Big blind 30.00 45.00 1600.00 Your hole cards * A * Q Fold Call 30.00 75.00 1880.00 Call 30.00 105.00 2010.00 19MUFC19 Raise 150.00 25…
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Started by 19MUFC19
Most recent by BorinLoner
25 Mar 2013
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Pot Odds
With pot odds, can we call a potsized bet because we are getting the implied odds if we hit our flush to get paid off? Example 1, We have the nut flush draw, A 10 of hearts, the flop comes down 2h 7s …
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Started by LARSON7
Most recent by 19MUFC19
25 Mar 2013
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**** TV HAND REQUESTS - 28TH MARCH ****
Hi Everyone, If you've got a hand that you'd like to be analysed on TV during the Poker Clinic at 8pm on Thursday, please post it on this thread! We can only show hands from cash tables or tournaments…
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Started by Sky_Louis
Most recent by Lambert180
24 Mar 2013
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NL8. TP decent kicker when river pairs board.
Ok, firstly, hello everyone. Havent really posted much in the last year but now getting back on the horse so to speak. Hope everyone is fine. On to the hand. Villain sat down less than 5 minutes ago w…
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Started by unknown_username
Most recent by unknown_username
24 Mar 2013
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tournament late stage...fold or call?
not sure if any pair is good enough to call with at this stage of tournament. obviously wish i had afterwards. any thoughts. i'm 5/6 att,and have about 56,000 chips (about 7 bb) 4000.00 4000.00 127301…
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Started by devonfish5
Most recent by devonfish5
23 Mar 2013
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30NL - Best Line for Max Value
Evening all, Villian is competent semi-reg. I flat pre because his range for continuing when he 3bets my UTG open and I 4bet is gonna be ridic narrow but I know he'll be 3betting wide. He's probably g…
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Started by Lambert180
Most recent by Lambert180
23 Mar 2013
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is there..
is there a site like sharkscope where you can check some1s cash history and not just mtt history?
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Started by dazed1
Most recent by TPTP123
23 Mar 2013
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how to NOT play KK
i was a little distracted at the time by playing at the sharp end of a tournament when i played/messed up this one...but ctiticise away anyway...TINTIN. lolnCardsAmountPotBalancebignoise10 Small blind…
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Started by devonfish5
Most recent by TPTP123
22 Mar 2013
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30NL - OP to board, Picked Up OESD on Turn
I've included villians name because I know (and so will most) what he is capable of and obviously this needs to be taken into account. Should I flat the turn to keep in his bluffs/worse hands/allow my…
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Started by Lambert180
Most recent by DOHHHHHHH
22 Mar 2013
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30NL - Turned Straight on Wet Board
What do we do on the turn? I flatted to allow the villian behind to either come along too or go crazy and raise but is it better to raise myself on such a drawy board? Did I go too big on the river co…
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Started by Lambert180
Most recent by beaneh
22 Mar 2013
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what allowed me to get bluffed.
with me being micro stakes bluffs and aggression are not a common thing. but i have seen them the odd time. what was it that allowed this villian to attempt the bluff with this hand? the call on the r…
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Started by craigcu12
Most recent by Lambert180
22 Mar 2013
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30NL - 3 Barrel Bluff
Just looking for thoughts on whether this is a good spot to 3 barrel really. Like in my experience, people don't generally limp/call UTG with raggy Ax hands or any Ax hand (obv some people will l/c an…
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Started by Lambert180
Most recent by beaneh
22 Mar 2013
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20nl deep double float/turn hand into bluff in 4b pot v Multi Tabling guy
Yo. Thoughts on my line here plz. Villain plays a zillion tables, I've not logged many hands with him as he is relatively new to the site and I've not played much cash recently. When I have seen him, …
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Started by DOHHHHHHH
Most recent by beaneh
22 Mar 2013
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Late position battles with tight regs OOP.
Always seem to find myself getting it in too wide against certain players, but the problems stem from my aggressive 3betting range, and understanding the 3b/4b/5b gii dynamic. Started going wrong when…
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Started by DOHHHHHHH
Most recent by beaneh
22 Mar 2013
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thoughts,,,
sat into the 2k mini bh tonight and was buzzing,,,,,,, then this was i right to re-raise?? thanks PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalancebedsySmall blind 30.0030.003760.001281Big blind 60.0090.002880.00 You…
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Started by 1281
Most recent by BorinLoner
22 Mar 2013
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So we has Aces v a station who suddenly wakes up.
Previous reads is that this villian literally is one of those ATC people, has been calling down with top pairs. Given my read should a raise be sending alarm bells? PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalancemc…
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Started by The_Don90
Most recent by THEROCK573
21 Mar 2013
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BB KK limper and min raise bubble
Yeaaah all he can have when he opens from 40 bb is aa-qq loooool Jesus Christ do you not have a brain JUST THINK. Honesty is the best policy. Sorry pal don't mean to be rude I'd buzz if style n co com…
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Started by craigcu12
Most recent by BorinLoner
21 Mar 2013
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Easy or bad fold?
PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalance Small blind 75.00 75.00 3402.50 Big blind 150.00 225.00 4495.00 Your hole cards * Q * K Fold 19MUFC19 Call 150.00 375.00 6315.00 Fold Fold Fold Check Flop * J * A * 5…
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Started by 19MUFC19
Most recent by 19MUFC19
21 Mar 2013
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