I think sshe is great for beginners, however, if you stop there then you're gonna swim in mediocrity eternally.

Also, I'd skip the section on "protecting your hand" as nobody folds overcards getting >6:1 anymore.

If I was to write a book on modern limit holdem, the table of contents would look like this:

1) opening ranges
2) isolating ranges
3) 3 betting ranges
4) defending the big blind preflop
5) defending the big blind preflop vs an open and a 3 bet
4) raise or fold from the small blind as default
5) coldcalling in the small blind
6) exploiting preflop errors
7) flop cbetting heads up
8) flop cbetting 3 ways
9) flop cbetting 4+ ways
10) flop raising heads up
11) flop raising multiway
12) check raising the flop heads up
13) check raising the flop multiway
14) waiting till the turn to raise in position
15) check raising the turn for value heads up
16) check raising the turn for value multiway
17) check raising the turn as a bluff heads up
18) raising the turn heads up in position for value
19) raising the turn heads up in position as a bluff
20) raising the turn multiway
21) river play*
22) exploitive adjustments postflop
23) asymmetrical range stuff
24) the loser card conjecture and bluffing range construction
25) the special definitions of flop texture
26) bluffcatching heads up
27) the multiway bluffcatcher
28) preflop coldcalling ranges
29) the best hand and the best draw should work together to charge weaker draws
30) slowplaying
31) fastplaying
32) strategic consistency
33) strategic consistency preflop
34) strategic consistency on the flop
35) strategic consistency on the turn
36) strategic consistency on the river
37) introduction to mixed strategies
38) when to use a mixed strategy
39) when to use a pure strategy
40) the indifference principle
41) minimum defense frequency and its faults
42) more asymmetrical range stuff
appendix i) tilt
appendix ii) bankroll management
appendix iii) shot taking
appendix iv) bustoville
appendix v) robustoville
appendix vi) the after party

Lol which guy is this? Wonder if I ran into this goofball in my 2/4 days.

Some people like to play poker for the social aspect. Even if a player is a very bad player, while I'm taking their money I try to make the table as fun as possible. I want my opponents to enjoy the experience, even if they lose. I tell jokes and laugh and try to keep the table in a good mood. And if someone puts a bad beat on me, beating me with an unlikely river card, I am happy for them and I congratulate them on winning the hand. While I win more than I lose, I try very hard to set a good example and be a good loser when I do lose. When people leave the table, I wish them a good day. Often I'll shake their hand when leaving and say I enjoyed playing with them. When someone joins the table, I say hi to welcome them.

Who knows, maybe one of the old ladies had her husband die and she would be very lonely sitting by herself at a slot machine. Make sure she has fun while playing poker with you. Maybe also she is a millionaire, so losing money is meaningless to her.

I played with an old retired guy once who started playing more poker after his wife died. He was awful at poker, but a super nice guy. I didn't change my strategy against him (playing good poker is what I find to be fun). He once said he had lost 15 trips in a row. Then, he had a winning day while sitting at my table. I was very, very happy for him.

Other benefits of this happy attitude is that you will be in a good mood, and also you will keep the fish happy so you'll even make more money.

This is my contribution to society today.

Yum

Damn, I haven't had some in a month or two.

Doc

My local casino is rebranding itself (no more Caesar's affiliation) and doing a $400 high hand promo every half hour from 4 pm to midnight on their reopening day. Only limit game that runs is 4/8 with a half kill that I've been crushing lately. Promo is next Wed and I'm hoping to get to +$500 over the 8 hours (not including a promo hit).

Stay tuned.

btw, out of curiosity.
Why do they make it a half kill anyway.
Beside paying more rake i do not see what it gives to us players, playing in that sort of games.

Social game with a bunch of old bad regs that are mainly just killing time. A round of 8/16 is unfathomable for guys that will buy in for $60 and rebuy for $40 four times.

You would not believe how many times the regs check it down as soon as it gets heads up. "Just the 2 of us? Ok, check, check, check, check. I flopped a straight. Oh you runner-runnered a flush? Nice catch. Nyuk nyuk that's poker."

Do we know the Greek guy in the Micros LHE lose-em strava group? Also, MrWookie and others need to get on bikes or out to run. It is spring, people. Time to get the exercise on.

Been lifting a lot

i had two emails from PS not to use pokerstove and another program when PS client is working... it's rather strange i wanted to check a couple of hands from history after session. Can i use sites like pokertools.com? These security guys can ban for nothing. PS is open almost ever. I just can forget to close it.

https://www.pokerstars.eu/poker/room/prohibited/ ProPokerTool's Odds Oracle is listed between programs, which aren't appropriate to use during game-play. Not sure about propokertools.com. It's not listed between prohibited software, but it's not listed between acceptable software either. Moreover:

“There are some tools and services which have legitimate uses for analysing your game, but which are not appropriate for use during play. Typically, these tools fall under the following categories:
1. Any tool or reference material that offers commentary or advice that goes beyond a basic level, such as a collection of individual stack-size-based starting hand tables, decision trees or heads-up displays that dynamically change based on actions, card values or player tendencies.
2. Any tool or service that computes advanced equity calculations, such as range vs range simulators, ICM or Nash Equilibrium-based programs.”

So, I'd guess, it's not allowed to be used during game-play.

Today's the day - my local casino rebranding promotion... Supposed to open at 4, but was closer to 4:35. Got dealt a qualifying high hand on my first hand at 4:50 and was best for 6 minutes before beat. Would have been worth $800 after the missed 4-4:30 period. Oh well.

20 mins in, up $70. 4/8 with 1/2 kill

1 hour in. Up $98.

A bad player at my table hit a high hand so an extra $400 on the table which he will lose eventually.

Quest for $500 is going well.

Stats???
You doing a program?

I'm " " close to 315 squat. Probably within the next few weeks.

5RMs: 345 squat, 225 bench, 230 Pendlay row, 397.5 deadlift, 132.5 press. Been basically stalled for the last few weeks as I've gotten kinda fat in addition to getting strong, so I need to cut more than progress.

Eat better !
Drink less !
Profit ...

Yeah, but eating and drinking less sucks.

So you have to choose between 2 pleasures.
Which one has the highest EV ?

Looking good with abs or feeling dizzy with too much drinking and eating bad food while drunk ( pizza,etc.) ...

Btw, anyone seen the big green elephant lately (bbb)?

i'm on here every day - i just don't post as much as i used to, i guess

Welcome back lurker ..

Damn.
Dat wookie strength.
Your 5rms are higher than my 1rm.
*Had to google pendlay row.

Is LHE dead?

Just merged my ftp account into my ps account.
Havent really touched lhe in awhile.
I got about 100,000 or so pokerstars coins in the conversion....and also got instant Supernova status (valid until Dec 31, 2017???).
Whats my best play? I already checked for bathrobes and they dont have any