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02-15-2018 , 10:08 PM
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Challenge accepted!!

Do I get to choose the avatar?
Yes!

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On a non poker related note....my son graduated last summer from the high school where the mass shooting occurred yesterday. He saw the murderer every day at lunch but never talked to him.
That's mental.

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Originally Posted by gobbledygeek
Ha, I did actually wear an avator of the victor's choosing for a month. Quite demeaning when you consider I'm the president of the Avatarless Club (tonight's special guest speakers at our weekly Thursday night meeting: the Canadian Team Figure Skating team!).

Can't honestly remember if the prop bet has expired now or not. But good luck going for 20, insane, I can't even comprehend that!

Ggogogo,imoG
Mate, I'm not convinced that's a real club nor that you'd be able to afford the Canadian Team Figure Skating Team.

1 more session Mike!!!
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02-16-2018 , 01:00 PM
Congrats on the set-over-set fold. If I recall, you seem to get in a lot of set-over-set spots? Lol, the only one I can recall getting into in like the last ~year or whatever was in my downswing when I set-over-setted someone and lost.

Mike, I'll be a good sport: if you ship the 20 wins (no hit and run!) I'll wear an avatar of your choosing for a month.

Ggogogo!G
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02-16-2018 , 04:04 PM
yeah lol at him showing up with AA instead of 99. just limp multiway pot SB with AA??? wtf?? nice fold though you aren't beating anything.
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02-16-2018 , 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by gobbledygeek
Congrats on the set-over-set fold. If I recall, you seem to get in a lot of set-over-set spots? Lol, the only one I can recall getting into in like the last ~year or whatever was in my downswing when I set-over-setted someone and lost.

Mike, I'll be a good sport: if you ship the 20 wins (no hit and run!) I'll wear an avatar of your choosing for a month.

Ggogogo!G
I keep pretty good records on a lot of things. One of them is set over sets

In approx 3325 total hours

Ive been set over setted 10 times
Ive set over setted someone else 8 times.

I think I looked it up once and it should happen about once every 350 hours? So Im well within reasonable numbers. Im only counting set over sets on the flop.
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02-16-2018 , 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by gobbledygeek
Congrats on the set-over-set fold. If I recall, you seem to get in a lot of set-over-set spots? Lol, the only one I can recall getting into in like the last ~year or whatever was in my downswing when I set-over-setted someone and lost.

Mike, I'll be a good sport: if you ship the 20 wins (no hit and run!) I'll wear an avatar of your choosing for a month.

Ggogogo!G
Get ready big guy. I played 4.25 hours today and won $1708.

That puts me at 20 in a row
Just under 81 hours
$13707
$169.50/hr

Pure insanity. Ill gladly take avatar ideas for GG from whoever is interested.
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02-16-2018 , 07:24 PM
Running like God helps

1) First hand at new table. I open $20 OTB QhQd. BB calls.
Flop ($40) 7s2s2h. He leads $20. I call.
Turn ($80) 8c. He checks. I bet $50. He calls
River ($180) As. X/X...he has 88

2) A few hands later...button straddles. Ive never seen him before. I open to $45 AK in the BB. It folds to him and he makes it $115. I have $605 total. Hmmm. That sizing really makes me think he wants a call, but I dont know this guy at all so who knows.

I decided to shove. He calls with KK and I drill an Ace. Im bullet proof right now.

3) Less than 15 minutes later. MP opens to $20 and gets a call. I 3 bet to $105 with AA. MP 4 bets to $310 and it folds back to me. He has $525 total so I shove. He calls QQ and I bust him.

4) UTG opens $20 and gets a call. I 3 bet to $80 with T9s and take it down

5) 3 limps. I complete Ks5s SB. We go 5 to the flop

Flop ($25) As 8s 2c. I bet $15. UTG calls. UTG+1 min raises to $30. We both call
Turn ($115) Js. I check. UTG checks. UTG+1 bets $30. I cr to $130. UTG shoves $240 all in. UTG+1 folds.

UTG had AJ and my hand holds up.

6) I open $20 8h6h in the HJ. BB calls
Flop ($40) Ks8s3s. X/X
Turn ($40) Kc. He checks. I bet $25. He cr to $60. I call
River ($160) Tc. X/X He says "A high" and my hand is good. I assume it was the As.

7) Same guy that I 3 bet in HH4 opens to $20. It folds to me. I make it $75. Everyone including UTG folds. Meh..I thought he might fight back this time.
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02-17-2018 , 03:19 AM
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Originally Posted by MikeStarr
I keep pretty good records on a lot of things. One of them is set over sets

In approx 3325 total hours

Ive been set over setted 10 times
Ive set over setted someone else 8 times.

I think I looked it up once and it should happen about once every 350 hours? So Im well within reasonable numbers. Im only counting set over sets on the flop.
You’ve been involved in set over set hands 2x the norm if this is true.
Should happen 9.5 x in 3325 hours.
Happened to you 18.
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02-17-2018 , 03:32 AM
My first submission for gg's new avatar..

https://imgur.com/uR8NA9U
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02-19-2018 , 09:02 AM
So, my winning streak died at 20. The cards didnt cooperate and I lost $460. I did have one pot where I won $525 with a set in a limped pot but other than that I had a ton of pots where I got rivered, got 2 outted ect. I also bluffed off about $225 in what I thought was a good spot but the guy trapped me.

I came back the next day and won $1165. I won $100 in a short 2/5 session before a 5/10 table opened. I won $1065 there but was really card dead. My profit all came on 1 hand.

1) Its like the 4th hand of the brand new table. I open to $40 Qs9s UTG and get 4 calls.

Flop ($200) Js5s2s. I bet $100. MP ($1000) and SB ($1000) call.
Turn ($500) Ad. SB checks. I bet $300. MP min raises to $600. SB folds. I shove and he calls with 8s4s

Nice preflop call Sir.
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02-19-2018 , 10:48 AM
Almost as good as your preflop open
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02-19-2018 , 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by meale
Almost as good as your preflop open
You wouldnt believe the hands Ive won when raising Q9s. I dont believe in favorite hands but if ever there was one, this is it.
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02-19-2018 , 11:44 AM
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You wouldnt believe the hands Ive won when raising Q9s. I dont believe in favorite hands but if ever there was one, this is it.


congrats on the 20-sesh win streak!
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02-19-2018 , 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by bob_124


congrats on the 20-sesh win streak!
TY Sir
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02-19-2018 , 01:16 PM
Congrats on 20 Mike!

If you've figured out the avatar you want me to wear, just paste an image in your thread here and I'll copy it.

I was thinking of an ironic President of the Avatarless Club text one, but anything you want that won't get me banned is fine with me.

GcluelessavatarnoobG
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02-19-2018 , 10:20 PM
It seems the run good is reversing course. I got set over setted for the 3rd time in the last 25 hours today.
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02-20-2018 , 06:19 AM
Maybe we SHOULD give gg an avatar that could get him banned!?!?!?!?
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02-20-2018 , 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by MikeStarr
I keep pretty good records on a lot of things. One of them is set over sets

In approx 3325 total hours

Ive been set over setted 10 times
Ive set over setted someone else 8 times.

I think I looked it up once and it should happen about once every 350 hours? So Im well within reasonable numbers. Im only counting set over sets on the flop.
I messed up my set over set stats. I listed my total hours played but only my 2/5 set over set hands.

Here's the real numbers

Total hours played as of now....3340 (I have more hours before getting a tracking app)

I have higher set....16
I have lower set......9

Its possible I had a higher set a few times and didnt know because villain didnt show but most people show when this happens.

Ive searched to find out how often a person should flop a set when another person also flops a set but cant find it. I couldve sworn I looked it up before and it was once every 15000 hands or so but cant find it now.
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02-20-2018 , 01:19 PM
Mike, is this avatar good enough?

Otherwise send me one that translates well in a maximum 80 x 80 pixel format (I tried shrinking the one you sent in MS Paint and it blurs to unreadable).

Gwillwearforonemonth,yuck!G
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02-20-2018 , 07:00 PM
My tech skills are....lacking...to say the least. Let me see if my son knows how to do it. Hes majoring in IT so the little sucker should know how.
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02-20-2018 , 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by gobbledygeek
Mike, is this avatar good enough?

Otherwise send me one that translates well in a maximum 80 x 80 pixel format (I tried shrinking the one you sent in MS Paint and it blurs to unreadable).

Gwillwearforonemonth,yuck!G
Since you are Canadian, should you you be the PM rather than President?
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02-22-2018 , 09:32 AM
Some people never learn that just because I check, it doesnt mean I dont have anything.

1) I open $20 in EP with QcQs. Its my 3rd preflop raise in a row. I get 3 callers.

Flop ($80) Tc6c7s. I check. MP bets $60 with $175 behind. The SB calls with about $200 behind. BB folds.

I crai. They both fold.

2) I open $25 AhKd UTG. UTG+1 calls as do LP and SB.

Flop ($100) AsQs3c. SB checks. I check. UTG+1 bets $85. It folds to me. I call. This is the guys very first hand and Ive never seen him before. He bought $500.

Turn ($270) 7c. I check. He shoves all in for $390. I call and bust his AJ.

3) MP min raises to $10 after a limp. Next guy makes it $40 with a $650 stack. I 4 bet to $200 with AA in the BB. Only the guy with $650 calls.

Flop ($250) Jc3c3h. I check. He bets $275. I crai. He calls.
Turn ($1350) Qd
River is a 3. I show and he mucks. He may have had KK but this guy is a whale and plays some crazy cards so who knows.

4) 2 EP limps. I raise to $30 AcJc. BB and 1 very bad limper call.

Flop ($95) QcTcTd. Check around
Turn ($95) 6c. They check. I bet $50 and they both call.
River ($245) 3s. BB leads $100. MP folds. I call and beat his AA.
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02-22-2018 , 11:33 AM
How deep are you in h4? River is a pretty clear value raise imo
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02-22-2018 , 12:04 PM
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How deep are you in h4? River is a pretty clear value raise imo
Yes, I called too quickly. Absolutely shouldve put him all in. He only had about $125 behind after his bet.

When the river card fell, he grabbed his chips and started to push all in but then stopped himself and bet $100. He didnt do that on purpose but it froze me. I didnt think about it long enough.
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02-22-2018 , 04:15 PM
Ooooh mikeee how can you not stick it in for 125 more?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Must be getting old m8.
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02-22-2018 , 04:18 PM
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Ooooh mikeee how can you not stick it in for 125 more?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Must be getting old m8.
or too rich to care $$$$$$
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