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Basically you are playing OOP against a very good player with a weakish hand that you must flop perfect with. He didn't flop perfect and still decided he wasn't folding. Seems pretty horrible to me.

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05-19-2008 , 03:14 PM

#77

montanad12

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Originally Posted by ThawrighT

He get some special jersey for having 2 FTOPS?

Actually it's my third. YEah Ok surprise guys I'm Halfrek

Not really.

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05-19-2008 , 03:42 PM

#78

AntonHeat

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Mad props, backers must be so happy

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05-19-2008 , 04:24 PM

#79

franzinator

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I remember him playing BG on Gamesgrid some years ago. Good player, high stkes etc etc. Actually for some reason i don't remember his real name, but surely not Hilm .

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05-19-2008 , 05:44 PM

#80

zizazu

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Isnt he Hafiz Khan that finished 2nd to ERlky in the pokerstars carribbean adventure ?

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05-19-2008 , 05:57 PM

#81

Poopy_Pants

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Originally Posted by Ophidion

I'm def not folding after I raise it to 90k. 3 betting has much more fold equity compared to open shoving.

wat? dude quit posting. you dont "get it".....

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05-19-2008 , 06:00 PM

#82

Get It Fast

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Originally Posted by zizazu

Isnt he Hafiz Khan that finished 2nd to ERlky in the pokerstars carribbean adventure ?

No, that's Hafizzle

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05-19-2008 , 06:28 PM

#83

Ophidion

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I'm amazed by all this criticism I am getting. I just suggested that reraising to 90k is a better line than open shoving with AK.

If Villain has say, 99-JJ it's alot harder for him to shove against HERO's repop than to an open shove.

HERO is holding AK with 3 tables left in a HUGE tournament. IMO, I'm not hoping villian calls me with an underpair in this situation. I'm just saying reraising, rather than open shoving, could provide villian to rethink the strength of this hand and opt to fold a hand that is a coin flip.

What do I not "get" here?

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05-19-2008 , 06:36 PM

#84

RobRain

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Originally Posted by Ophidion

What do I not "get" here?

"poker"

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05-19-2008 , 06:38 PM

#85

Ophidion

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Originally Posted by RobRain

"poker"

thanks for the useful post.

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05-19-2008 , 06:49 PM

#86

NameOnTheCake

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Originally Posted by Eagles

I know its NVG etc but wow anyone who doesn't shove AK pf there should either quit poker or get coached.

ZOMG IT TURNS YOUR RANGE INTO ONLY AKLKD

srsly totally standard

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05-19-2008 , 07:14 PM

#87

HoLLLLLaments

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quoted from rooney_dives(irish mtt pro)

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Originally Posted by Requiem4adream

Dunno ... got to know phil a bit in 2006 he was the Polish celebrity player at the world cup of poker. think his mam is Polish or they managed to make some connection to get him on. emailed him earlier, can draw your own conclusions!! It's a reply straight out of the bertie-handbook of evasive answers but im almost positive it aint Hi(l)m!

From: - - - - -
To: - - - - -
Subject: Re: halfrek?
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 01:43:17 +0400

Hi Danny,

Fine here thx, hope you're good too.
Halfrek is not me, but a friend of mine.
He wishes to remain anonymous, so I cannot tell you his name. I've played poker with him for a few years now.

Phil

not that it needed confirming

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05-19-2008 , 07:39 PM

#88

JMX

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Looks like he's up ~$6K

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05-19-2008 , 07:48 PM

#89

Veecee

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Originally Posted by Ophidion

[ ] open shoving

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05-19-2008 , 09:41 PM

#90

captZEEbo

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when ft first opened up 25/50 we used to play a lot together (and a bunch of hu). We chatted some too, and he apparently used to be a pro backgammon player.

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05-19-2008 , 10:26 PM

#91

another_rack

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Had some good matches with Ivey a couple of years back.

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05-20-2008 , 12:47 AM

#92

ShawnKemp

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Its not Hilm, Hilms nickname is hotntot.. Also Halfrek is from Odense, Denmark.. while Hilm resides in Cambridge, England..

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05-20-2008 , 01:45 AM

#93

Kongsgaard

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Originally Posted by chrisbroholm

His backer (Dsavo) states on his blog that Halfrek wishes to remain anonymous, and thus i find it hard to believe that anyone knows who he is. It is definitely not Philip Hilm.

The only known facts are that he is Danish, lives in Odense and has been backed by Dsavo for 1,5 years.

100% confirmed!

Only very few danes know who he is.

I know his friend and backer Lars Bonding (Dsavo) well and he wont tell his name.

End of discussion!