Perhaps you should work on your Mod's creativity first...

"LC/NC; Beg. Forum FISH FRY, Jan 2009" is lame, IMO.

Ozi, I happened to be out at a fancyish bar yesterday and partook of my first ever Cooper's. Not bad... You're taste in beer meets my approval.

Also

Bona, so close on sucking out w/ that 45 hand. Keep trying.

And finally

I suppose now that I've posted here I have to keep up with this crazy thing the whole month.

anything with 'maddog' in it.....all maddogs are maniacs imo.

mind you, i hate it with i see wannabe tags with names that try to so obviously imply they are fish when they arent even tags but are instead nits.

1. apparently you missed the part of the discussion where i wanted to have a naming contest but it was decided that it might not be a good idea for beginners
2. nice save although lol at the fancy bar part. here in aust the good old coopers isnt exactly known for its fanciness...the yuppies prefer something that looks nice and pretty in a green bottle

Screw you.

Well, just got back from playing in my local pub game that is without a doubt the worst group of poker players i've ever come across. Been playing there for about the last 9 weeks and they don't seem to have the faintest idea. They practically laugh when you talk about things like pot odds and equity. What makes it worse is that these are the same people that originally got me into poker, they just seemed to give up learning after the basic rules. They are probably the most results orientated people i've ever met. They consider it a brilliant move when they call an all in in the second level for 90% of their chips with J4off and suck out.

And what makes it even worse still......the fact that when i play with them i seem to forget all the basic concepts myself. I'll let myself get down to 2.5bb's before doing anything, i completely ignore pot odds and chase draws. And every other basic mistake i could make. I seem to do this every week and can't seem to get out of the habit. I'm just glad i don't play like this online or i'd have gone broke several times over by now, i'm not sure why I change my game so much playing in this situation.

Thankfully the BI is tiny so it doesn't affect me from a financial POV and it's a good night out normally. But can't help but think i'd be better off staying in and grinding out a few more SnG's or looking through the forums trying to improve my game.

What do you guys reckon.

Also if i wanted to start a blog how would I go about it? ie what sites can I make them on etc.

go out and have fun. As long as the money doesn't hurt you at all.. its always fun to get out and have some fun with people... just pay a little more attention to your stack, and you'll be able to have fun and make a little money along with it.

I use blogspot.com for my blog.

Cheers Ice, will check out blogspot. Read the first couple of paragraphs of your blog before i left for the pub earlier (will read the rest tomorrow) You seem to be in a similar situation to me when it comes to confidence. I have always had issues with it myself which i think seriously effects me poker wise.

Yeah, just go and drink and have a good time. Being a donkey can be fun, especially in a bar, so donk it up, imo.

I played in Bar games for about a year and got sick of them...they were fun to learn...but then you gotta grow wings and leave the nest...I go back everyonce in awhile to have a beer and shove chips in the middle with 72o.

"HookahKid"

Nah we can watch it for you

Congrats on your huge suckout match against Gib in teh uHULA

I did miss that... Reinforces the lame, IMO.

Thanks... Skill game though, LDO. Seems like I recall being ahead of you in a practice match, but perhaps it was all a dream.



/overconfident trash talk

imo

hmmm

dont be giving random ozibattlers any respect based on name only. I deliberately dont use my 2+2 sn for signing up to pokersites....and even if i wanted to they are probably already taken.

tgif

i havent been following hula but luckboxing Gib is almost certainly the ultimate in variance so i'd quit whilst ahead sir.

sigh.. so standard lately

Poker Stars $3.00+$0.30 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t100/t200 Blinds - 5 players - View hand 8593
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UTG: t2935 M = 14.68
CO: t1795 M = 8.97
Hero (BTN): t1400 M = 7
SB: t2560 M = 12.80
BB: t4810 M = 24.05

Pre Flop: (t300) Hero is BTN with 6 6
UTG calls t200, CO calls t200, Hero raises to t1400 all in, 3 folds, CO calls t1200

Flop: (t3300) 9 6 5 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Turn: (t3300) 8 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: (t3300) T (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: t3300
CO shows Q J (a straight, Eight to Queen)
Hero shows 6 6 (three of a kind, Sixes)
CO wins t3300

Fancy probably isn't the right word... Beer lover's bar is probably better. They had a large number of domestic microbrews and less common imports, as opposed to the standard Amstel Light, Heinekin, Corona, and Fosters.

HU4Small%ofROLLZ?

Dude, I wanna get better at dah HU pokarz. Anyone interested in taking my money at the low stake SnGs while teaching me how to suck less?

Also, can anyone tell me any easy and efficient way of posting hands on my blog? I just started one:

http://roseekerpoker.blogspot.com/

Do check it out if you have time, I'll be making a new post on it later, but basically I want to post interesting hands (that make me look like a genius). Don't worry I will cut down on bad beat stories.


I have two good ones though. Obv it's +EV to be a station sometimes.


Hand #1
Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 4 players - View hand 8914
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Hero (BB): $50.00
CO: $137.35
BTN: $51.40
SB: $32.20

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BB with Q Q
2 folds, SB raises to $1, Hero raises to $5, SB calls $4

Flop: ($10.00) A 9 6 (2 players)
SB bets $5, Hero calls $5

Turn: ($20.00) 3 (2 players)
SB bets $9.50, Hero calls $9.50

River: ($39.00) 8 (2 players)
SB bets $12.70 all in, Hero calls $12.70



Hand #2
Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 8915
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BTN: $51.65
SB: $20.45
BB: $42.75
UTG: $56.75
Hero (MP): $50.00
CO: $21.70

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is MP with A Q
1 fold, Hero raises to $2, 3 folds, BB calls $1.50

Flop: ($4.25) 7 5 4 (2 players)
BB bets $0.50, Hero raises to $3, BB calls $2.50

Turn: ($10.25) K (2 players)
BB bets $1.50, Hero calls $1.50

River: ($13.25) 5 (2 players)
BB bets $20, Hero calls $20

beer lover bar. yep that makes sense.

obv youve heard that my HUHU history says I run and play worse than a drunk 3 legged dog on medication. meh.

mixing medication with alcohol..... BAD DOG!!!....

The HUHU SnGs are vastly different that HUHU cash games, imo.

Is it because of the reload aspect, or simply the blinds? Is it different if it's the non increasing blinds aspect?

I think I may be rolled to play 50NL HU though, even knowing I have no edge/small dog.

Mainly it's because in HU tournaments, variance can be cruel. Your stack size determines your ability to play back, especially on the turn and river. If you get low in chips--less than 2/3 of your starting stack--you lose that ability almost completely and have to revert to push fold mode. So, basically you become hamstrung and must rely on ICM and the mercy of your starting hands. I'm not sure if freezeouts (non blind increasing HU tournaments) are any better, but they can be more boring for sure.

In cash games, you can always top off to 100 big blinds and can make comebacks much easier. One bad beat, cooler, suck out, or mistake isn't going to cripple you, as in a tournament. Skill plays a much bigger roll, imo.

I'll let you off the hook this time, but when I go undefeated in uHULA, I'll expect your apology.

sure thing bro.

ill file it in my "one in a million shot doc, million to one" file

I put this i in my "omg, i got there so so bad that i think he puked" pile

can u beat it?

IPoker $20.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 9133
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CO: $28.94
BTN: $31.94
SB: $21.86
BB: $24.41
Hero (UTG): $20.84
MP: $13.97

Pre Flop: ($0.30) Hero is UTG with A 5
Hero raises to $0.70, 1 fold, CO calls $0.70, BTN calls $0.70, SB calls $0.60, BB raises to $2.20, Hero calls $1.50, CO calls $1.50, BTN calls $1.50, 1 fold

Flop: ($9.50) 5 4 2 (4 players)
BB bets $9.50, Hero calls $9.50, CO folds, BTN raises to $29.74, BB calls $12.71 all in, Hero calls $9.14 all in

Turn: ($72.56) 5 (3 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($72.56) K (3 players - 2 are all in)

bb had 77 but had AhJh ftl. lols losers ozi is hte suck at damn last shipit.

Because the blinds don't go up in cash and you're a lot deeper stacked.

If you wanna play cash let me know

I'm sure you have an edge against a lot of people that play though