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03-06-2011 , 06:00 PM

#126

NLSoldier

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I think it's stupid too but I think most ppl are not angling when they ask for it. I've def had ppl ask to trade blinds and then show premium hands.

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03-06-2011 , 06:09 PM

#127

Hundrye

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ZeeJustin

This "Trade Blinds?" thing seems stupid to me.

Am I getting angled when I sit at someone's HU table, they see their hands and say, "Trade blinds?"

I feel like I'm getting angled here, but would I seem like a douche declining? It's their fault for posting, right? They'd prolly just grim me out of spite.

I guess I'm just asking how the "Trade blinds?" etiquette works. Seems like a ******ed practice to me.

It's obv very dumb unless it's as an agreement to do it everytime you wind up hu when games break down, but if it's someone you sat at an hu table with intending to play then this is obv not the case, but i guess most of the people proposing this are the same people who think grimming is fine if you folded your button, which is a disturbingly large %% of people even at highstakes

03-06-2011 , 06:18 PM

#128

m_reed05

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Ye I don't think they are trying to angle, they are just misguided in their attempts to start tables.

edit: I assume we are talking about hu at 6max tables?

03-06-2011 , 07:00 PM

#129

KingDan

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i think its dumb. not worth the time to work anything out, just play two hands and forget about it

03-06-2011 , 07:04 PM

#130

NLSoldier

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I assumed ZJ was talking about HU tables on sites that make you autopost...

03-06-2011 , 07:18 PM

#131

ZeeJustin

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Quote:

Originally Posted by NLSoldier

I assumed ZJ was talking about HU tables on sites that make you autopost...

Mostly talking about Stars HU tables where they don't make you autopost.

03-06-2011 , 07:29 PM

#132

ZeeJustin

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I'm going to anticipate where this conversation is going and skip a step.

Stars lobby, options -> Advanced Multi-Table Options -> Ring games: Ask to post blinds when dealing starts.

You want to check that box IMO (and probably uncheck the box right below it)

03-06-2011 , 07:35 PM

#133

Green Plastic

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JPB383

Okay answer a couple of questions for me:
1. Why would a non wealthy Portuguese kid be in an international school which is expensive?
2. Why would a non-wealthy Portuguese kid continue playing when he racked up a 5 figure/6 figure bankroll??? You should know someone poor in Portugal is much worse off than a poor individual in the U.S.
3. Lets say he was in school on some type of scholarship? How would he have had enough time for his studies/live his life and then play poker

last point: I think you're underestimating what someone would be willing to do for 1.6m and the story is beyond dubious

Edit: "I look up from my desk, and there’s a board suspended on the wall. I made it a year ago when I was 17, when reaching the top of the poker world was still just a silly fantasy. On this board there are four pictures cut out and pasted… a crisp green million dollar bill, a picture of a WSOP bracelet, a screenshot of Durrrr sitting at Rail Heaven, and a photo of a little house in Hawaii."

WTF?
a house in hawaii... what does a kid from portugal now about hawaii

are you kidding me? questions 2-3 are beyond ridiculous. question one is only sort of ridiculous.

03-06-2011 , 07:43 PM

#134

NLSoldier

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ZeeJustin

Ya I do that but I feel like a lot of ppl don't know about it.

03-06-2011 , 08:11 PM

#135

ZeeJustin

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I sent this email to Stars support ~ 10 minutes ago.

Quote:

Hello. I currently have 41,651 chips in the Sunday Million 5th Anniversary. I am just letting you know that I am going to win this tournament. I hope this email will expedite the shipping of my Lamborghini Gallardo.

You should have my address on file, so please take this time to get the paperwork in motion. I assume the car is currently in Europe, and as I'm sure you know, March is one of the best driving months. Naturally I would appreciate it if I could receive the car ASAP to enjoy the best driving season.

Anyway, just letting you guys know to make the process easier for you.

-Looking forward to driving my Lamborghini Gallardo
-Justin Bonomo

8 minutes later I got this response:

Quote:

Hello Justin,

Thank you for letting us know. We actually meant to write to you, that this
little Italian beauty has you name written all over it - but we thought we
might hold off with that, until you have actually won the tourney. Until
then, and only if this does not distract you too much from the tourney,
check this out:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hovbx6rvBaA

Be that as it may, we can assure you, that the car will be delivered to the
winner without any delay.

Regards,

Wolfgang R
PokerStars Support Team

I can't imagine not winning this tourney. It's all but locked up at this point.

03-06-2011 , 10:54 PM

#136

FoxwoodsFiend

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Quote:

Originally Posted by NLSoldier

I assumed ZJ was talking about HU tables on sites that make you autopost...

me too. only thing that makes sense to me if you don't know the person is both a button

03-06-2011 , 11:03 PM

#137

ZeeJustin

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Quote:

Originally Posted by FoxwoodsFiend

me too. only thing that makes sense to me if you don't know the person is both a button

Don't post unless you're gonna play.

If you accidentally post, you should each PLAY a button, not trade buttons.

When people ask to trade buttons, they mean fold no matter what they have (despite having already seen their cards).

03-06-2011 , 11:11 PM

#138

AcTiOnJaCsOn

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JPB383

ill give you 10-1 odds on any amount youd like to wager if you feel this way. PM me if your interested.

03-07-2011 , 12:05 AM

#139

ike

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JPB383

He can't really be Portugese, he knows about all of the American secrets, like greed, and Hawaii.

03-07-2011 , 12:16 AM

#140

HOWMANY

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its a pretty surprising story, most 16-18 year olds have their heads very well grounded in reality so its astonishing that he didnt withdraw after hitting some unknown magic number instead of trying to win more money that he undoubtedly felt entitled to after winning for so long. btw i could care less if the story is real or not but i thought point 2 was pretty comical.

03-07-2011 , 12:26 AM

#141

Omniheart

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xblink isn't cheating. he is a 20 year old lil asian kid. he is just really funky and really lucky and pretty degenerate. i can prob vouch that he isn't cheating. i have a few friends who know him decently well.

03-07-2011 , 01:27 AM

#142

JPB383

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Quote:

Originally Posted by HOWMANY

Well given the situation he was in with one working parent while living in a nearly bankrupt country.. 20k/50k/100k makes a huge difference. I would assume someone in his situation would stop at some point, no?

Anyways I'm not sure why anyone would post that story on NVG unless they were trying to pull a fast one on somebody(Betfair perhaps?)

03-07-2011 , 01:31 AM

#143

riverboatking

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JPB383

can you please stop posting.

03-07-2011 , 01:32 AM

#144

MatthewRyan

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JPB383

03-07-2011 , 01:34 AM

#145

JPB383

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Quote:

Originally Posted by riverboatking

can you please stop posting.

Fine I'm done... I still have my doubts but it's fine.

03-07-2011 , 01:38 AM

#146

FoxwoodsFiend

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Doing a Paris/London spring break trip with the gf. Need recommendations for:

1) hotels in each of the city
2) things to do in my two nights in London. Know Paris fairly well but no ****ing clue about london

03-07-2011 , 01:39 AM

#147

clickabutton

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Quote:

Originally Posted by chipchip

the whole wanting to change tables/logging in logging out and acting like a tard in chat is probably an effective strategy to tilt regs. Top that with making some weird plays, play some hands OOP and it just might mind**** a decent to good reg enough to make him misadjust and play badly enough so your OOP leaks and weird plays get compensated royally.

I think this is much more likely then him being some kind of super hacker cracking into full tilt or whatever. I played some people on UB that i thought were cheaters who ran pretty good and played weird, and looking back on it it def caused me to misadjust and play badly enough for me not to have an edge. Or only a small edge if they were actually bad enough.

Best post of the discussion by far

At this point tbh it's just silly to think he is still cheating. And I lost money to him. That guy just plays differently and is a on a huge heater.