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^ it was a new table with only 1 fish to my right, but after a few hands it really seemed like 2 players to my left were like 12/0 14/4, weird and fun...

ggb.man was a lolnit in the mid stakes for awhile. Not at home but wanna say 18/12 thru 2k hands in my db.

01-25-2010 , 06:32 PM

#15227

La Peste

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I will bluff/crap he could be bluffing/I call. On top of that an awesome donkfecta and preflop cap.

Poker Stars $3/$6 Limit Hold'em - 6 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter Powered By DeucesCracked.com

Pre Flop: (1.333 SB) Hero is CO with T

UTG raises, 1 fold, Hero 3-bets, 2 folds, BB caps!, UTG calls, Hero calls

Flop: (12.333 SB) 3

(3 players)
BB bets, UTG calls, Hero raises, BB 3-bets, UTG folds, Hero caps!, BB calls

Turn: (10.667 BB) 5

(2 players)
BB bets, Hero raises, BB calls

River: (14.667 BB) 7

(2 players)
BB bets, Hero raises, BB calls

Final Pot: 18.667 BB
BB mucks 2

Hero shows T

(two pair, Tens and Sevens)
Hero wins 18.167 BB
(Rake: $3.00)

01-25-2010 , 06:40 PM

#15228

All Apologies

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jbgivers

ggb.man was a lolnit in the mid stakes for awhile. Not at home but wanna say 18/12 thru 2k hands in my db.

22/15 over a LARGE sample.

01-25-2010 , 06:44 PM

#15229

Dredok

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Quote:

Originally Posted by La Peste

UTG raises, 1 fold, Hero 3-bets, 2 folds, BB caps!, UTG calls, Hero calls

Flop: (12.333 SB) 3

(3 players)
BB bets, UTG calls, Hero raises, BB 3-bets, UTG folds, Hero caps!, BB calls

Turn: (10.667 BB) 5

(2 players)
BB bets, Hero raises, BB calls

River: (14.667 BB) 7

(2 players)
BB bets, Hero raises, BB calls

Final Pot: 18.667 BB
BB mucks 2

Hero shows T

(two pair, Tens and Sevens)
Hero wins 18.167 BB
(Rake: $3.00)

wtf!

01-25-2010 , 07:30 PM

#15230

La Peste

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So this guy aces by 30 is bumhunting me as I start tables. He asked why I won't play him, I told him I would rather play a fish. Yet he keeps following me around to every table I open. Is there anything wrong with just playing my button and then sitting out, till this dumbass gets a clue?

01-25-2010 , 07:38 PM

#15231

daiquiri

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Quote:

Originally Posted by La Peste

i would tell him 2-3 times to gtfo and if he doesn't I think it's fine to start doing that

01-25-2010 , 07:41 PM

#15232

La Peste

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Originally Posted by daiquiri

i would tell him 2-3 times to gtfo and if he doesn't I think it's fine to start doing that

I have told him 2 or 3 times, and it seems like he isn't justing screwing with me intentionally at this point. So that's what I am going to do now. If he complains to stars, I'll just explain myself.

01-25-2010 , 07:42 PM

#15233

175503

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Quote:

Originally Posted by La Peste

If this guy reports you, you're going to have a lot of answering to do to Stars.

01-25-2010 , 08:01 PM

#15234

efficacy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by La Peste

I have told him 2 or 3 times, and it seems like he isn't justing screwing with me intentionally at this point. So that's what I am going to do now. If he complains to stars, I'll just explain myself.

perfectly reasonable solution. I had a guy follow me 50 times in a row once, me playing my button every time... hilarious.

01-25-2010 , 08:30 PM

#15235

Unguarded

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I just keep opening new tables while I insult him, and chain steal his buttons + play as slow as I can. That usually kills their motivation.

01-25-2010 , 08:54 PM

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Absolution

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This guy tony (it's tony and then 3 numbers) likes to try and play me HUHU as well. He says 'I'm gonna bust you' and then I just play one hand and sit out. He's not bad enough to play so far, although he can certainly spew it up. If I were a HUHU specialist I'm sure he'd be gold. Hopefully soon I will be.

01-25-2010 , 09:37 PM

#15237

tw2238

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Absolution

yeah he is pretty terrible , id def play him at 10/20 +. He has tilt issues. But lol he always seems to get there vs me, so i quit playing him at 5/10 i don't think i can beat the rake and him.

01-25-2010 , 09:39 PM

#15238

daiquiri

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Quote:

Originally Posted by tw2238

But lol he always seems to get there vs me, so i quit playing him

and you told me taking a break on ftp was stupid

01-25-2010 , 10:06 PM

#15239

La Peste

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Quote:

Originally Posted by daiquiri

and you told me taking a break on ftp was stupid

My guess is not because it's rigged against this guy, but as he said the rake factor.

01-25-2010 , 10:08 PM

#15240

175503

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Quote:

Originally Posted by merryber

i think this is some kind of a record (at least for me...), this is in 6max game with actually 6 players at the table!

lol i was at the table when this happened so ridic

01-25-2010 , 10:25 PM

#15241

DrElo

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ggbman playing 3/6, geez

01-25-2010 , 10:26 PM

#15242

Ixiterra

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Poker Stars $2/$4 Limit Hold'em - 6 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter Powered By DeucesCracked.com

Pre Flop: (1.5 SB) Hero is SB with A

3 folds, --HGII raises, Hero 3-bets, CallMeFish caps!, --HGII calls, Hero calls

Flop: (12 SB) 3

(3 players)
Hero checks, CallMeFish bets, --HGII calls, Hero calls

Turn: (7.5 BB) Q

(3 players)
Hero checks, CallMeFish bets, --HGII raises, Hero calls, CallMeFish 3-bets, --HGII calls, Hero caps!, CallMeFish calls, --HGII calls

River: (19.5 BB) 5

(3 players)
Hero bets, CallMeFish calls, --HGII calls

Final Pot: 22.5 BB
--HGII mucks K

Hero shows A

(a straight, Ace to Five)
CallMeFish mucks Q

Hero wins 21.75 BB
(Rake: $3.00)

CallMeFish said, "OMGGGGGG"

lol

names changed barely to protect the guilty

01-25-2010 , 10:29 PM

#15243

sledghammer

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Quote:

Originally Posted by RonMexico

That's probably because the first way mirrors reality much more closely. I think it's basically played out at this point, and people have learned from experience and had their will broken. Sure, if you are a complete peasant you can work hard, go to college, and maybe make some type of middle class life for yourself. But class jumping is largely a big myth portrayed by everyone spouting this American Dream nonsense. By and large, class "falling" doesn't tend to happen either, which should be even more discouraging for people who believe that everything is a level playing field.

The funniest financial TV shows are those "study a millionaire" shows, where they talk to somebody who made it from nothing. It's all just anecdotal, longshot stories from some schmuck that started by selling oranges on a street corner and then turned into a real estate tycoon. Basically it's always a Chris Moneymaker of the business world. 100% selection bias obviously, and the biggest problem is that Americans fall for the selection bias and results-oriented fallacies so hard. We just want to have everything make perfect sense, so we construct a neat cause-and-effect story in our minds.

I don't know about you guys, but I'm not chasing the "American Dream." I think most people get it wrong in this regard, mostly due to just being sheep their entire lives and never really thinking about these things philosophically. The only things that really make me happy (maybe content is a better term) are learning and self improvement. Money is nice too, but not if you have to give up all of your waking hours to acquire it.

The key is that I think I am doing it right in my own mind, where I've created my own axioms for happiness and success. I know that working a normal 9 to 5 corporate desk job, making 40k to 80k a year, owning a home, having a family, yada yada, would never make me happy. In fact, I'd view my life as almost a complete failure when it was all said and done. But that path is the one most people would kill for. I wonder how many of them are truly happy.

tl;dr

http://www.paulgraham.com/gap.html

I agree with you about happiness and success, and that in the states (especially socal) we focus too much on material wealth in getting there. I disagree though that the classes are stratified like that.

01-25-2010 , 11:20 PM

#15244

jph0424

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DrElo

ggbman playing 3/6, geez

And not doing too well either. He used to crush back in the day. It goes to show you how much tougher the games are now. He started out playing 5/10 and 10/20 and has had to move down. Plays like 23/16/2 old school standard stats.

01-25-2010 , 11:39 PM

#15245

Paul Valente

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 175503

lol i was at the table when this happened so ridic

outted loveles5

01-25-2010 , 11:40 PM

#15246

RonMexico

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LOL I didn't expect anyone to actually read that. I thought this thread turned into a big political rant spamfest about homeless people, so I decided to spam it up.

I typed out a short response to what you posted, but I don't want to spam anymore, suffice to say that I'm talking about inheritance and unearned income when I speak of class stratification (and not NBA players or tech industry CEOs). I guess we can just go to AIM or IRC if you want to talk further.

01-25-2010 , 11:59 PM

#15247

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jph0424

not it just goes to show you that because something is a good idea one day doesn't mean it is the next.

23/14 not workin out but all these guys are wining playing 30/20? maybe try playing like the winners, not how you used to win

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01-26-2010 , 12:30 AM

#15248

RonMexico

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 175503

not it just goes to show you that because something is a good idea one day doesn't mean it is the next.

23/14 not workin out but all these guys are wining playing 36/28? maybe try playing like the winners, not how you used to win

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