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05-07-2010 , 06:54 AM
Its not only timing out...you still have to be a good player.
1. Some players NEVER tilt and it doesnt matter if I time out or not
2. I made 12k on reg games
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05-07-2010 , 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by marcobbnzr
2. I made 12k on reg games
Then why don't you play those instead of cheating (yes, I consider your method cheating) people who accidentially reg to nbi's?

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you still have to be a good player.
Is that why your ABI is $16?
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05-07-2010 , 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by marcobbnzr
Its not only timing out...you still have to be a good player.
1. Some players NEVER tilt and it doesnt matter if I time out or not
So i guess you are conceding that timing down is basically an inherent part of your strategy, how long do your games tend to take and do you do other activities whilst they are going on like snail racing or sudoko?
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05-07-2010 , 07:40 AM
I wanted to post a funny cartoon of a sloth as a cutting sarcastic swipe, i did a search on google and found this, unfortunatley they are pretty cute so whilst i dont think the metaphor really works i thought i would share:

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05-07-2010 , 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Zeuk
I wanted to post a funny cartoon of a sloth as a cutting sarcastic swipe, i did a search on google and found this, unfortunatley they are pretty cute so whilst i dont think the metaphor really works i thought i would share:

^---Is that really him? I forgive everything now. Marco´s cute
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05-07-2010 , 09:44 AM
http://www.pocketfives.com/poker-art...armers-5013438

Let these guys loose on him imo.
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05-07-2010 , 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by marcobbnzr
Its not only timing out...you still have to be a good player.
1. Some players NEVER tilt and it doesnt matter if I time out or not
2. I made 12k on reg games
I love how it's not "oh I don't time down in my games" it's "even when I time down they don't always tilt and you need more skill than just timing down."

To quote Gob Bluth "C'mon."
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05-07-2010 , 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by ChicagoRy
I love how it's not "oh I don't time down in my games" it's "even when I time down they don't always tilt and you need more skill than just timing down."

To quote Gob Bluth "C'mon."

Yeah, this is so scuzzy it really makes me want to puke.

Bumhunting is one thing.

Revolving your entire poker career around taking advantage of people who almost certainly accidentally registered for a type of game they weren't expecting, and haven't really thought about the implications of, is another thing entirely.

Even if they know what the NBI games are, nobody sits down to one and expects it to take 6 ****ing hours cause their opponent is timing down every single action.

Massive douchebag imo.
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05-07-2010 , 11:46 AM
Marco: The point of playing online poker is money, and if what you're doing isn't something sites are going to stop, you're doing well at online poker. That's cool. Just don't expect other players to actually respect the way you play, because there's clearly nothing to respect about it. But you play for money, not respect. Leave it at that.
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05-07-2010 , 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by mersenneary
Marco: The point of playing online poker is money, and if what you're doing isn't something sites are going to stop, you're doing well at online poker. That's cool. Just don't expect other players to actually respect the way you play, because there's clearly nothing to respect about it. But you play for money, not respect. Leave it at that.
good post imo.

If this is the best way for him to make money then he'll do it. The site gives you 15-20 seconds or whatever it is, you can use it if you want, hugely douche move and i in no way support it, but what're you gonna do.. pokers about the money
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05-07-2010 , 12:18 PM
marco,

How many games/hr do you get in?
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05-07-2010 , 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Landonfan
marco,

How many games/day do you get in?
It will just be too confusing going into minus figures when trying to explain hourly
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05-07-2010 , 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by lagdonk
The 'value' really kicks in when you start adding up the delay created by timing down to the maximum (what is it on Stars? 15-20 secs?) for every single decision of every single hand. Compare that to normal timing, where obvious plays (like raising on the button, making a trivial call/fold, etc.) and actions can happen in less than a second.

Eventually, the person who's timing down at every conceivable opportunity locks his opponent into a 6 hour+ engagement for whatever the buy-in is.

Unless said opponent is a multi-tabling poker reg who's spending a large continuous chunk of time in front of his PC anyway, the victim of the timing down tactic will simply give up and sit out when stacks are not significantly uneven in his favor, or he'll give up by open shoving every hand. Or occasionally he'll hang in there out of sheer spite, I guess, and his play may or may not be conditioned by low-level tilt.

Meanwhile, the professional deep stack NBI time-down artist is multi-tabling 10 of these in the same manner, has planned his schedule ahead of time (has probably organized his life around this operation), is deaf in any case to arguments about how his hourly might improve if he played normally, worships his ROI, and ruins the NBI format for everyone else. And mind-rapes people who register for these things by mistake or just to try them.
very good post .. and i like the NBIs but i its really a pain in the ass to play guys that continuously time down, i dont think the solution should be to remove those formats just because these guys abuse the software
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05-07-2010 , 01:29 PM
stars should have an option to filter nbi's from the lobby

i'm tired of staring at those pink ******s
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05-07-2010 , 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by HokieGreg
stars should have an option to filter nbi's from the lobby

i'm tired of staring at those pink ******s
they do, just type it in -increase in.
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05-07-2010 , 01:52 PM
A couple of years ago I accidentally signed up for one of these tourneys. I was playing #1UltraTight who was really high on SS's list. He was ultra tight as well, so strange to put your style in your s/n. I had to go within an hour of signing up. So when it got close to time, I typed in the chat "I'm going to go all-in for the next 20 hands" and I did and he folded. So when I had to leave a few minutes later I unplugged my ethernet cable, got home 2.5-3 hours later and the game was still going! I don't know if he was folding or if the disconnect warning message just kept the game going that long.

I filter my sng's by simply typing in the amount that I want to play and it will filter it down to those games since the normals, no blind increases, and turbos all have different amounts. So in the filter I would just type 11.50
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05-07-2010 , 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by mersenneary
Marco: The point of playing online poker is money, and if what you're doing isn't something sites are going to stop, you're doing well at online poker. That's cool. Just don't expect other players to actually respect the way you play, because there's clearly nothing to respect about it. But you play for money, not respect. Leave it at that.
this 100%.
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05-07-2010 , 01:58 PM
I don't know if anyone else looked at his sharkscope but it is crazy. The line is like a perfect 45 degree angle with just one bump up and another bump down later. I searched him for Year2008, 2009, 2010 then just all, and it was this...
cowboymarco 19,056 $5 $16 28% $85,904 Hot 83 PokerStars x
cowboymarco 3,562 $4 $14 28% $14,619 - N/A PokerStars Year2008 x
cowboymarco 11,029 $5 $17 27% $50,633 - N/A PokerStars Year2009 x
cowboymarco 4,465 $5 $16 28% $20,653 Hot N/A PokerStars Year2010

Talk about consistency this has to be some sort of no limit bot...

QQ
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05-07-2010 , 02:13 PM
A monkey could win games by timing down, most villains will just give up and sit out...or open shove after 30min.

Yes, it's within the rules (although I don't get why)...and yes, it's frowned upon, unethical, and no matter how much you win, it's nothing to brag about, ever. You use a software mechanic to win, not your superior poker skills.

Oh, and everything Mers said
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05-07-2010 , 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by HokieGreg
stars should have an option to filter nbi's from the lobby

i'm tired of staring at those pink ******s
I saw you sitting at a $100 2-3 weeks ago
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05-07-2010 , 02:50 PM
imo he just times down on every action to disguise his timing tells, so nothing wrong with it.
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05-07-2010 , 02:51 PM
5$ bet this ends up being a song on youtube?
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05-07-2010 , 02:52 PM
Another 5$ for one of those hitler spoofs on nbi's... could be funny
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05-07-2010 , 04:13 PM
omfg ty Mers. i don't have to look at nbi's anymore. i am forever indebted to you, sir.
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05-07-2010 , 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by ChicagoRy
To quote Gob Bluth "C'mon."
great quote
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