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04-07-2011 , 01:07 PM

#551

hcj57

journeyman

Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 351

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Originally Posted by Loctus

It's so awesome to see Gus crush nosebleeds PLO now. Anyone remember Gus Hansen TV and this thought-processes? So awesome

"Hmm.. Me might have this.. He might have that.. I'm just gonna bet pot and hope it works"

"So... I have a pair and two backdoor draws, can't fold this"

"This is where I hope that he has the same wrap as I do but with a pair of 3's instead of a pair of 5's"

I really wish he still did these. They were so fun(ny) to watch. Gus is the man.

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04-07-2011 , 01:09 PM

#552

Kroesial

grinder

Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 478

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Originally Posted by Loctus

I know right, gushansentv was awesome (and in a way awesomely stupid). He has become a lot better at omaha since then.

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04-07-2011 , 01:30 PM

#553

Kroesial

grinder

Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 478

Gus with 500K now, playing a bit too reckless.

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04-07-2011 , 01:57 PM

#554

Masq

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 15,134

So Gus is sitting in at TD and everyone is sitting out. Bumhunting galfond I guess.

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04-07-2011 , 02:03 PM

#555

OaklandExCourier

old hand

Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,643

The bumhunter becomes the bumhunted.

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04-07-2011 , 02:42 PM

#556

SideshowBobb

adept

Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 973

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Originally Posted by OaklandExCourier

The bumhunter becomes the bumhuntee.

FYP?

Oh, and seriously $5 rake in some hands?

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04-07-2011 , 03:16 PM

#557

derson

centurion

Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 156

i still haven't seen a valid explanation as to why all the high stakes action as become exclusively plo for quite a while now. what happened to nlhe?

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04-07-2011 , 03:20 PM

#558

RaiseWanMiryon

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 4,258

Only 2 cards.

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04-07-2011 , 03:26 PM

#559

Masq

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 15,134

Quote:

Originally Posted by derson

i still haven't seen a valid explanation as to why all the high stakes action as become exclusively plo for quite a while now. what happened to nlhe?

There's not enough gamble in it and the players like to moan about running bad. Also the lower variance of NLHE makes it harder for weak players to win.

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04-07-2011 , 03:27 PM

#560

hardwareltd

journeyman

Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 226

Quote:

Originally Posted by derson

i still haven't seen a valid explanation as to why all the high stakes action as become exclusively plo for quite a while now. what happened to nlhe?

Start playing PLO for a while, while doing that don't play anything else, and after some time run some NLHE. You'll see the difference.

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04-07-2011 , 03:28 PM

#561

OaklandExCourier

old hand

Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,643

Quote:

Originally Posted by derson

i still haven't seen a valid explanation as to why all the high stakes action as become exclusively plo for quite a while now. what happened to nlhe?

From what I have read, it has to do with edge. 5 years ago no one had much experience with PLO, and it was played mostly around Europe. Then the edge was so small in NLHE that people moved to PLO where most people were still learning the game.

That being said PLO has brutal swings.

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04-07-2011 , 03:45 PM

#562

Kroesial

grinder

Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 478

1. The edges were bigger (although by now most have caught up)
2. Way more action. I used to play strictly NLHE, then switched to PLO, now I get bored pretty fast if I play NLHE, especially heads up.
3. It´s easy for fish to come in and run good and win a lot in a short period of time. There are multiple examples of this (caddilac won a bunch then lost it all back, XWINK). But in the end it´s all about fundamentals in PLO. If you´re fundamentals are bad, you will always end up losing (Isildur1)

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04-07-2011 , 04:09 PM

#563

1WHALEN1

newbie

Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kroesial

[ ] XWINK fish

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04-07-2011 , 04:47 PM

#564

mas17

journeyman

Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 272

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1WHALEN1

[ ] XWINK fish

QFT

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04-07-2011 , 04:49 PM

#565

Dar0

veteran

Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,048

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1WHALEN1

[X] XWINK fish

FYP

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04-07-2011 , 04:55 PM

#566

Jamie Platinum

Moonwalking

Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 7,198

It used to be weird to see Gus sitting alone at a PLO table for more than 5 minutes. Now he can sit at three different tables and not get any action.

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04-07-2011 , 06:37 PM

#567

dedm

adept

Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,155

Remember when OMG, Trex, Urin and the Cardrunners Crew used to all line-up to play Gus heads up lol

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04-07-2011 , 06:49 PM

#568

evil_ronnie

old hand

Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,410

rainforest man will still play him

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04-07-2011 , 07:20 PM

#569

Kroesial

grinder

Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 478

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jamie Platinum

It used to be weird to see Gus sitting alone at a PLO table for more than 5 minutes. Now he can sit at three different tables and not get any action.

What´s even weirder imo is Phil Ivey playing 2/7 and getting his ass kicked every single time. Guess he is human after all, but I thought he would be winning in this game by now.

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04-07-2011 , 08:55 PM

#570

derson

centurion

Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 156

some more gavs101 domination at 200/400 cap PLO...Also I dont really get PLO: i see so many hands where people make increadible calls when people shove flop with nothing more than a draw and they have middle pair?? Like, how can you know your ahead? theres so many hands that beat mid pair there that people would also shove with..right?

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04-07-2011 , 10:02 PM

#571

hoogoallin

veteran

Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 2,159

what happened to gus is his downswing coming. it says on hsdb he is down 1.4 million on draw games. wasn't he just up like that much a month or two ago?

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04-07-2011 , 10:36 PM

#572

poker_clinic

enthusiast

Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 56

Quote:

Originally Posted by derson

a pair w/ some backdoors can be a favourite against an overpair on the flop. so if you notice your opponent is basically only 3-betting or 4-betting or whatever with AAxx its not bad to get it in with a pair on the flop (you hopefully have 11 outs). also, if you are calling a pot-size bet you are getting 2:1 pot odds so you only need 33% equity to make a correct call.