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03-22-2016 , 03:38 PM
No not at all man, and i appreciate honesty. Gl to you too
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03-22-2016 , 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by PsychedelicTruffle
Hey man, would love for you to take a minute to answer this:

What would you say is the most important concept to REALLY understand, to become a winning poker player these days?

Appreciate it. Best of luck
how to make money
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03-22-2016 , 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by blakkman08
not really sure what u re targetting on the river that calls and loses from a small blind call range. as played tho seems like not the worst call. just dont like the initial bet

and i do think bet flop is decent too songtaing.
yeah you make a good point. i open myself up to getting bluffed hard too. maybe i shoulda jammed river or called. I ended up folding

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Originally Posted by PsychedelicTruffle
How come youre playing FR boss?
hey man. if you look at the start of this thread i was playing almost exclusively full ring. From the very beginning i played 9 max SNG's or MTT's and when transitioning to cash it felt natural to do the same. I now find FR very boring but at midstakes the games rarely run and i feel i have an edge over a lot of the 200nl FR regs who make up the majority of the midstakes FR pool

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Originally Posted by TimStone
Bc its teh cadillac of poker
and also this!

Quote:
Originally Posted by PsychedelicTruffle
Hey man, would love for you to take a minute to answer this:

What would you say is the most important concept to REALLY understand, to become a winning poker player these days?

Appreciate it. Best of luck
The most important concept to win at poker in my opinion is an exploitative play style. This is a style that will work for micro-small stakes very well. Understanding the tendencies of your player pool, particularly knowing how imperfectly the majority play will go miles further than focussing on playing an unexploitable style. As you move up this way of thinking is not as correct though. There are also a lot of other important concepts but this is something i feel is very valuable. Hope that answers your question.

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Originally Posted by blakkman08
probably that there isnt a single concept that guarantees success but that it takes a ridic amount of work esp off the tables, a storong mental game and solid bankroll management among tons of other things to get there.

also dont try and start today
yeah this sums things up too

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Originally Posted by woolly
how to make money
haha, this does not.

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Starting to feel a lot better today. A whole day with no painkillers! Saw clients and grinded but didn't feel like my mind was totally there today. Lost a bit and played a little bad.



Also i deposited on Sky poker but the software is just too slow and sometimes doesn't register clicks. Also the fact you can't track results is a downer too.

No real hands of interest bar this one vs a 'thing'.

    $2/$4 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 5 Players
    Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #37281668

    CO: $152 (38 bb)
    SB: $402 (100.5 bb)
    BB: $809.14 (202.3 bb)
    Hero (BTN): $403.60 (100.9 bb)
    MP: $433.30 (108.3 bb)

    Preflop: Hero is BTN with A 8
    2 folds, Hero raises to $9.60, SB folds, BB calls $5.60

    Flop: ($21.20) 3 5 8 (2 players)
    BB checks, Hero bets $11.52, BB raises to $23.04, Hero calls $11.52

    Turn: ($67.28) 4 (2 players)
    BB bets $48, Hero calls $48

    River: ($163.28) 2 (2 players)
    BB bets $98, Hero calls $98

    Spoiler:
    Results: $359.28 pot ($3 rake)
    Final Board: 3 5 8 4 2
    BB showed 6 2 and won $356.28 ($177.64 net)
    Hero mucked A 8 and lost (-$178.64 net)



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    Hoping to buy a little run around car tomorrow as my gf and i really need one. Then will put some hands in and play football.

    glgl
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    03-22-2016 , 05:07 PM
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by BenaBadBeat
    I now find FR very boring
    I'm starting to find FR boring as well now. Just noticed this recently.
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    03-22-2016 , 06:42 PM
    that's because it is
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    03-22-2016 , 08:37 PM
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    Bc its teh cadillac of poker
    lol, no

    fk fullring

    6 max 6 life!
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    03-22-2016 , 08:45 PM
    HU is much more fun, too bad it's a dying game
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    03-22-2016 , 08:49 PM
    play an estonian HU and try telling me HU is dying
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    03-22-2016 , 08:56 PM
    obviously hu is funnier than 6max, but try to find hu games lol
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    03-22-2016 , 09:20 PM
    i think the most iportant skill in making it in poker is hitting a 9 or a 5 btw
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    03-22-2016 , 09:38 PM
    no mtters
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    03-22-2016 , 09:41 PM
    6max is the second hand Porsche of poker. Cadillac's haven't been cool in a long time.
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    03-22-2016 , 10:33 PM
    Haters gonna hate. You all will grind teh cadillac sooner or later once stars got rid of hu and 6max entirely. As usual u read it here frist, yw
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    03-22-2016 , 10:45 PM
    That's why I said second hand. We can't afford new ones coz of Bazov and friends
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    03-22-2016 , 11:12 PM
    Better 2nd hand porsche than brand new civic
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    03-23-2016 , 06:57 PM
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Husker
    I'm starting to find FR boring as well now. Just noticed this recently.
    yeah, once you put in a lot of 6m volume you realise this pretty quickly still plenty of money to be made nonetheless!

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by blakkman08
    that's because it is
    this too, coming from the guy who grinds FR timbeys for a living

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by doctor877
    lol, no

    fk fullring

    6 max 6 life!


    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Fayth
    HU is much more fun, too bad it's a dying game


    Quote:
    Originally Posted by woolly
    play an estonian HU and try telling me HU is dying
    maybe i should try this...

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by blakkman08
    i think the most iportant skill in making it in poker is hitting a 9 or a 5 btw
    YES, always gotta call for that 9 or 5.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by _jimbo_
    6max is the second hand Porsche of poker. Cadillac's haven't been cool in a long time.
    wow, owned

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    Extremely stressful grind today. Head still kinda hurting which didn't help. Got totally owned in every single pot for the first 1400 hands and then ran a lot better.



    There was a server restart and i got on the tables right when stars came back up. I had a legit whale hu for 25 hands at a 1kfr table. Had these 2 pots:

      Poker Stars, $5/$10 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 2 Players
      Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #37282407

      SB: $999.50 (100 bb)
      Hero (BB): $1,025 (102.5 bb)

      Preflop: Hero is BB with 4 5
      SB completes, Hero raises to $40, SB raises to $120, Hero calls $80

      Flop: ($240) 3 9 7 (2 players)
      Hero checks, SB bets $40, Hero calls $40

      Turn: ($320) 6 (2 players)
      Hero checks, SB bets $100, Hero raises to $390, SB raises to $839.50 and is all-in, Hero calls $449.50

      River: ($1,999) T (2 players, 1 is all-in)

      Spoiler:
      Results: $1,999 pot ($0.50 rake)
      Final Board: 3 9 7 6 T
      SB showed 8 8 and won $1,998.50 ($999 net)
      Hero showed 4 5 and lost (-$999.50 net)



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        Poker Stars, $5/$10 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 2 Players
        Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #37282408

        SB: $1,973.50 (197.4 bb)
        Hero (BB): $1,025 (102.5 bb)

        Preflop: Hero is BB with J T
        SB raises to $20, Hero calls $10

        Flop: ($40) J J K (2 players)
        Hero checks, SB bets $10, Hero raises to $50, SB raises to $1,953.50 and is all-in, Hero calls $955 and is all-in

        Turn: ($2,050) A (2 players, 2 are all-in)
        River: ($2,050) Q (2 players, 2 are all-in)

        Spoiler:
        Results: $2,050 pot ($0.50 rake)
        Final Board: J J K A Q
        SB showed K 7 and lost (-$1,025 net)
        Hero showed J T and won $2,049.50 ($1,024.50 net)



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        Reg bluffing:

          $2/$4 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 4 Players
          Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #37282409

          CO: $155.40 (38.9 bb)
          BB: $446.36 (111.6 bb)
          Hero (SB): $400 (100 bb)
          BTN: $402 (100.5 bb)

          Preflop: Hero is SB with A 5
          2 folds, Hero raises to $11.52, BB calls $7.52

          Flop: ($23.04) 9 2 3 (2 players)
          Hero bets $11.52, BB calls $11.52

          Turn: ($46.08) 4 (2 players)
          Hero bets $38.20, BB calls $38.20

          River: ($122.48) 3 (2 players)
          Hero bets $92.16, BB raises to $385.12 and is all-in, Hero calls $246.60 and is all-in

          Spoiler:
          Results: $800 pot ($2 rake)
          Final Board: 9 2 3 4 3
          BB showed 4 A and lost (-$400 net)
          Hero showed A 5 and won $798 ($398 net)



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          yuck spot vs good reg. running 31/25/11.2, wwsf 50, x/r 9%:

            [hand_history]Poker Stars, $3/$6 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
            Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #37282410

            Hero (BTN): $605.46 (100.9 bb)
            SB: $516.82 (86.1 bb)
            BB: $600 (100 bb)
            UTG: $609 (101.5 bb)
            MP: $608.19 (101.4 bb)
            CO: $621.70 (103.6 bb)

            Preflop: Hero is BTN with A A
            3 folds, Hero raises to $15, SB folds, BB calls $9

            Flop: ($33) J 8 6 (2 players)
            BB checks, Hero bets $22.06, BB raises to $72, Hero calls $49.94

            Turn: ($177) K (2 players)
            BB bets $130.65, Hero calls $130.65

            River: ($438.30) 9 (2 players)
            BB bets $382.35 and is all-in, Hero???


            Played football tonight and absolutely smashed our opponents 11-0. We played them last week too and won 6-4 so it's a pretty outrageous result!

            gl
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            03-24-2016 , 03:30 AM
            fr timbeys for a living, kid u re asking for an asswhoopin
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            03-24-2016 , 05:04 AM
            Quote:
            Originally Posted by blakkman08
            fr timbeys for a living, kid u re asking for an asswhoopin
            such a black answer Tim's gonna know whatsup after we roll up in a drive by
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            03-24-2016 , 12:20 PM
            Wwsf 50 and 2 aces big blind vrs button. I cawl
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            03-24-2016 , 03:47 PM
            Quote:
            Originally Posted by pokerarb
            Wwsf 50 and 2 aces big blind vrs button. I cawl
            It is a pretty horrid runout. Even against the craziest crazies
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            03-24-2016 , 04:33 PM
            Its like teh nut best runout u could possibly wish for. I snap that so hard that i have to order new mouse after teh hand
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            03-24-2016 , 04:35 PM
            you're joking right?
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            03-25-2016 , 06:03 PM
            Quote:
            Originally Posted by blakkman08
            fr timbeys for a living, kid u re asking for an asswhoopin
            better come uk next month and do it then bro

            Quote:
            Originally Posted by pokerarb
            Wwsf 50 and 2 aces big blind vrs button. I cawl
            interesting, i just couldn't do it

            Quote:
            Originally Posted by bigacsiga
            It is a pretty horrid runout. Even against the craziest crazies
            yep

            Quote:
            Originally Posted by TimStone
            Its like teh nut best runout u could possibly wish for. I snap that so hard that i have to order new mouse after teh hand
            hahaha, no way real

            Quote:
            Originally Posted by Fayth
            you're joking right?
            definitely! stone folds bottom set here


            AA results: I ended up folding the river, meh

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            Been a tough 2 days of grinding but things turning around fortunately.



            Dream of all dreams runout

              Poker Stars, $5/$10 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
              Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #37284073

              BTN: $2,614.64 (261.5 bb)
              Hero (SB): $1,005 (100.5 bb)
              BB: $1,159.02 (115.9 bb)
              UTG: $1,000 (100 bb)
              MP: $4,232.22 (423.2 bb)
              CO: $591.19 (59.1 bb)

              Preflop: Hero is SB with 7 8
              UTG folds, MP raises to $25, 2 folds, Hero raises to $100, BB folds, MP calls $75

              Flop: ($210) A 6 2 (2 players)
              Hero bets $66.24, MP calls $66.24

              Turn: ($342.48) T (2 players)
              Hero bets $254.61, MP calls $254.61

              River: ($851.70) 3 (2 players)
              Hero bets $584.15 and is all-in, MP calls $584.15

              Spoiler:
              Results: $2,020 pot ($3 rake)
              Final Board: A 6 2 T 3
              Hero showed 7 8 and won $2,017 ($1,012 net)
              MP showed 6 6 and lost (-$1,005 net)



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              vs reg:

                Poker Stars, $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 5 Players
                Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #37284074

                CO: $246.12 (123.1 bb)
                Hero (BTN): $200 (100 bb)
                SB: $219.41 (109.7 bb)
                BB: $200 (100 bb)
                MP: $211.02 (105.5 bb)

                Preflop: Hero is BTN with T Q
                2 folds, Hero raises to $5, SB raises to $18, BB folds, Hero calls $13

                Flop: ($38) J Q 6 (2 players)
                SB bets $21.05, Hero calls $21.05

                Turn: ($80.10) 9 (2 players)
                SB bets $45.21, Hero calls $45.21

                River: ($170.52) 4 (2 players)
                SB bets $135.15 and is all-in, Hero calls $115.74 and is all-in

                Spoiler:
                Results: $402 pot ($2.15 rake)
                Final Board: J Q 6 9 4
                Hero showed T Q and won $399.85 ($199.85 net)
                SB showed A T and lost (-$200 net)



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                Tank called otr :s

                  $3/$6 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
                  Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #37284075

                  MP: $600 (100 bb)
                  Hero (BB): $718.77 (119.8 bb)
                  CO: $1,086.69 (181.1 bb)
                  BTN: $311.16 (51.9 bb)
                  UTG: $419.83 (70 bb)
                  SB: $600.31 (100.1 bb)

                  Preflop: Hero is BB with K K
                  4 folds, SB raises to $18, Hero raises to $54.72, SB calls $36.72

                  Flop: ($109.44) 5 8 2 (2 players)
                  SB checks, Hero bets $60.12, SB calls $60.12

                  Turn: ($229.68) 2 (2 players)
                  SB checks, Hero bets $120.60, SB calls $120.60

                  River: ($470.88) 9 (2 players)
                  SB checks, Hero bets $483.33 and is all-in, SB calls $364.87 and is all-in

                  Spoiler:
                  Results: $1,200.62 pot ($3 rake)
                  Final Board: 5 8 2 2 9
                  Hero showed K K and won $0.00 (-$600.31 net)
                  SB showed 8 A and won $1,197.62 ($597.31 net)



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                  Busy with family for the next 2 days for easter but will be back around sunday evening for a session.

                  Enjoy your chocolate eggs and jesus over the weekend

                  gl

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                  03-26-2016 , 10:35 AM
                  Quote:
                  Originally Posted by blakkman08
                  i think the most iportant skill in making it in poker is hitting a 9 or a 5 btw

                  Before too long we'll all be hitting the 9-5.
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                  03-26-2016 , 11:31 AM
                  bzttt
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