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I don't even know the point of not buying in huge. I've had many -65 bet hours before. You really want to be doing a walk of shame after like 30 minutes?

Do you have so many -65 bet hours that this is a serious consideration?

Edit: Does your casino not have chip runners that you can call to buy chips for you when you're starting to run low?

08-26-2017 , 03:07 PM

#1127

jdr0317

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Aaron W.

Do you have so many -65 bet hours that this is a serious consideration?

I have huge variance for some reason and I don't know why.

But my standard buy in is 50 bets. I usually start trying to re-add when below 25 bets.

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08-26-2017 , 03:38 PM

#1128

Jon_locke

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jdr0317

Also, I've no idea how poker pros can ever get out of shape. I'm not playing today, and I've so much free time on my hands, that I'm doing a sizable gym workout.

if you play you don't have free time

08-26-2017 , 04:18 PM

#1129

DonkeyOnTilt

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It's pretty standard to buy in large at Canterbury. I was once at a 6 handed 20/40 table with north of 20k in reds in front of people. My standard is 4 racks. Stack 50 chips a row and it's no problem.

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08-26-2017 , 05:34 PM

#1130

callipygian

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jdr0317

You really want to be doing a walk of shame after like 30 minutes?

Not if I have to miss a hand, but if I don't have to miss a hand I absolutely want to be very publicly and vocally buying chips.

As a matter of fact, I would love it if everyone noticed and remembered every time I ran out of chips and never noticed or remembered whenever I walked off a huge winner.

08-27-2017 , 12:15 AM

#1131

holmfries

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Oh man you guys are doing it wrong.

1. It is 8/16 with a half kill, $2 chips and the game is generally a gong show. You can swing 2-3 racks in that game without blinking.

2. Having to rebuy blows.

3. Having a massive castle of chips is like the best thing ever.

4. I've never heard anyone complain, at least at Canterbury. People complain at CAZ (Howard can attest) but forget them.

5. I love the fact that people think I "always win". Makes them play suboptimally against me.

6. Did I mention that having a massive pile of chips is awesome.

Hf

08-27-2017 , 03:30 AM

#1132

chillrob

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I'm pretty sure I have never seen anyone make an initial buyin for 5 racks in any game, ever.

Sounds like someone is overcompensating.

08-27-2017 , 08:18 AM

#1133

SetofJacks

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Standard buy-in at 8/16, 20/40, 40/80 at cbury is 3 racks, and very few people ever color up.

Just older guys that can't manage a castle, and awful players who do it on order to set a stoploss.

Also selling chips is pointless because cash doesn't play.

08-27-2017 , 02:00 PM

#1134

Howard Beale

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There are a few players at Talking Stick who buy in for 5 racks if I count the 8-16 OE as well and nobody minds it. I buy in for 3 racks and add on if I dump 1 right away which happens often enough.

08-27-2017 , 02:28 PM

#1135

King Spew

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SetofJacks

Standard buy-in at 8/16, 20/40, 40/80 at cbury is 3 racks, and very few people ever color up.

Different rack colors? Seems a wide spread to be having the same BI

08-27-2017 , 02:37 PM

#1136

that_pope

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Quote:

Originally Posted by King Spew

Different rack colors? Seems a wide spread to be having the same BI

WTF is wrong with you. What he said was perfectly fine.

08-27-2017 , 02:49 PM

#1137

King Spew

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Quote:

Originally Posted by that_pope

WTF is wrong with you. What he said was perfectly fine.

I'm a noob. Thanks for pointing that out so elegantly

08-27-2017 , 03:15 PM

#1138

Howard Beale

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That's just classic pope, pay no attention.

08-27-2017 , 07:33 PM

#1139

callipygian

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Quote:

Originally Posted by holmfries

I love the fact that people think I "always win". Makes them play suboptimally against me.

How does this work? If you're a winner and they think you're a winner, then they make fewer FTOP mistakes than if you're a winner and they think you're a loser.

08-27-2017 , 08:26 PM

#1140

holmfries

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Quote:

Originally Posted by callipygian

How does this work? If you're a winner and they think you're a winner, then they make fewer FTOP mistakes than if you're a winner and they think you're a loser.

Well for one there are a lot of guys that get super munsy against me, don't bet strong hands and let me draw cheaply. Like the free card play still works for me kind of thing.

08-27-2017 , 08:30 PM

#1141

SetofJacks

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Quote:

Originally Posted by King Spew

Different rack colors? Seems a wide spread to be having the same BI

3 yellow racks ($600), 3 red racks ($1500), 3 brown racks ($3000)

08-27-2017 , 08:54 PM

#1142

DougL

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If you play in a room where chip denomination only roughly follow game size, the X rack thing can appear odd. If the room has correct chips to make every game a 2 chip 4 chip game, everyone will use things like racks as shorthand.

It is funny that the two schools of thought on game image have no empathy with each other. The guys who like to have lucky gambler image love the incorrect image of being stuck/gambly. The more standard TAG players want a solid image and never appear to be losing. As long as you know how your game matches the image you want, either way is probably fine.

08-27-2017 , 09:18 PM

#1143

Howard Beale

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Not too long ago someone mentioned that I had a lot of chips and must've been doing well. Another player said 'he always buys in for a lot of chips, I never pay attention to how many he has.' I might go to a 4 rack buy in.

08-27-2017 , 10:02 PM

#1144

jesse8888

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buy more chips, guys. buy 'em all like an ******* then have the cage tell the next guy (jesse) that he can't buy $300 to play $4/$8 mix. Definitely do that....and also call all bets blind in O8 when Jesse and Brett have you basically drawing dead to both hands both ways.

08-27-2017 , 11:34 PM

#1145

offTopic

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I haven't seen him in a while, but there's a guy at AJs who I swear must buy in to the 6-12 for a minimum of 5 racks, but probably more. I've seen him at a table 3 or 4 times and he's always had 6 or 7 racks in front of him and I've played with him a couple of times and his play is unremarkable in every way (meaning, I can't see him having won a mountain of chips through either crazy gamb00l or being an absolute crusher).

08-28-2017 , 12:10 AM

#1146

AlwaysFolding

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I'm going to be in the cities next weekend and considering taking a fun-run at 40/80 at Cbury. $1500 max, so HF if you see a late 20s kid dumping during any round of Hold'em next weekend you'll know who I am.