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09-15-2009 , 03:02 PM

#2751

SELFMADE

banned

Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 641

What is a bubble in sngs?

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09-15-2009 , 03:28 PM

#2752

manwhore

newbie

Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 18

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Originally Posted by SELFMADE

What is a bubble in sngs?

i.e.

9man SnG, 3 places paid, 4 players left.. in general it's situation where only one more player has to be knocked out to be in the money

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09-15-2009 , 03:51 PM

#2753

SELFMADE

banned

Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 641

thanks manwhore

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09-15-2009 , 03:53 PM

#2754

Superhal

adept

Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 846

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Originally Posted by gedanken

were the cards face up?

If not, he hit a false out -- a card he might have thought was an out but wasn't.

If yes, he probably just got a momentary emotional rollercoaster ride. "YE----! nooooo."

If he hit a gutshot straight on the turn (he held AK and a Jack came) but you caught a full house on the river, that would be a suck, resuck.

as it was, nobody sucked out.

Ah yes, that makes sense, thanks.

So actually, nothing really happened. The Kd wasn't an out for him, and my hand simply held up.

Thanks also, bumblebee99.

edit: yep the cards were face up after we were both all in on the flop.

Last edited by Superhal; 09-15-2009 at 03:59 PM.

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09-15-2009 , 05:32 PM

#2755

becka20

stranger

Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3

hi im new to this and farely new to poker aswell i tend to play on pkr on heads up and MTT deep stack, i just recently came 5th in a $1800 deep stack $10 buy in i havent made alot of money to be honest im probably more out of pocket but lately my game has started to improve. basically i was interested in some coaching but dont know how it all works if any one could help me out would much appreciate it
becky x pm me

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09-15-2009 , 05:45 PM

#2756

allin_rebel

centurion

Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 102

Does full tilt directly offer rake back ?

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09-15-2009 , 05:52 PM

#2757

becka20

stranger

Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3

i have no idea mate lol

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09-15-2009 , 05:53 PM

#2758

Cry Me A River

Orange is the new Green

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 23,783

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Originally Posted by becka20

Coaching Advice forum

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Originally Posted by allin_rebel

Does full tilt directly offer rake back ?

Not you what you mean. You need to sign up with an affiliate and then sign up with FTP through the affiliate in order to get rakeback.

Affiliates/RakeBack forum

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09-16-2009 , 06:45 PM

#2759

Superhal

adept

Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 846

If I want to practice LAG, what game format (e.g. 9-10-18-etc sng's, ring games, etc.) would minimize losses by providing a minimal return? Other than play money.

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09-16-2009 , 08:36 PM

#2760

corporalburgundy

journeyman

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 379

do mods get paid??? how much??

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09-17-2009 , 07:52 AM

#2761

Bacon

Makes everything better

Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,001

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Originally Posted by Superhal

If I want to practice LAG, what game format (e.g. 9-10-18-etc sng's, ring games, etc.) would minimize losses by providing a minimal return? Other than play money.

FTP plays matrix tournaments. That might be what you're looking for. And, obviously lowering the buy-in.

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do mods get paid??? how much??

What are the incentives to be a green/orange? :P

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09-17-2009 , 02:45 PM

#2762

mjleden

newbie

Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 32

1) What does "floating your stack" ,"float bet" and finally "floating" mean? Im assuming their all apart of the same concept.

2) What is meant by mearging ranges?

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09-17-2009 , 02:52 PM

#2763

xxMaquiladoraxx

veteran

Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,968

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Originally Posted by Flurgorg

What's a good number of hands to have on someone until their stats actually become significant? i.e. close enough to their 'true' statistics. Do different stats need different number of hands on the opponent to become useful?

Excellent question that you partially answer yourself.

Different stats take a different amount of hands to converge towards "real." Stats like VPIP and PFR are relatively reliable as to a players tendencies after just a couple of dozen hands and are probably very reliable after only a few hundred. Stats like AF, 3bet, 4bet, W$SD etc can take significantly longer to converge.

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09-17-2009 , 03:09 PM

#2764

Cry Me A River

Orange is the new Green

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 23,783

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Originally Posted by corporalburgundy

do mods get paid??? how much??

I wish!

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Originally Posted by Bacon

What are the incentives to be a green/orange? :P

Just the satisfaction of a job well done.

And bannings....

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Originally Posted by mjleden

1) What does "floating your stack" ,"float bet" and finally "floating" mean? Im assuming their all apart of the same concept.

Beginners Forum Frequently Asked Questions

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Originally Posted by mjleden

2) What is meant by mearging ranges?

http://archives1.twoplustwo.com/show...0&fpart=1&vc=1

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09-17-2009 , 04:33 PM

#2765

mjleden

newbie

Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 32

Hate to be a tard but I searched through your link and I cant find anything on floating.

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09-17-2009 , 06:21 PM

#2766

Cry Me A River

Orange is the new Green

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 23,783

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Originally Posted by mjleden

Hate to be a tard but I searched through your link and I cant find anything on floating.

Section 31 under the letter F.

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09-17-2009 , 10:47 PM

#2767

AlanBostick

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 12,040

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Originally Posted by xxMaquiladoraxx

Different stats take a different amount of hands to converge towards "real." Stats like VPIP and PFR are relatively reliable as to a players tendencies after just a couple of dozen hands and are probably very reliable after only a few hundred. Stats like AF, 3bet, 4bet, W$SD etc can take significantly longer to converge.

Note that all these stats are going to converge significantly more rapidly for loose players than for tight ones. It's going to take a player whose true VPIP is 25 four times as long to converge as a true VPIP 50 player, and 25x as long for a true VPIP 10 player.

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09-18-2009 , 05:35 AM

#2768

relansat

stranger

Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 14

Read the forum some time now and I decided to take a grab at more serious poker, currently have made a 400 euros deposit, what stakes I should start? I play on a site where I have 20NL and 10NL as the lower stakes. So what do you recommend?

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09-18-2009 , 06:22 AM

#2769

Bacon

Makes everything better

Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,001

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Originally Posted by relansat

Play 10nl till you're comfortable and confident. You have enough to play 20nl once you know you're winning.

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09-18-2009 , 07:26 AM

#2770

relansat

stranger

Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 14

Thanks for your advice, sir, I thought the same to start at a stake with a bigger bankroll to feel comfortable first.

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09-18-2009 , 12:10 PM

#2771

MindstateNL

enthusiast

Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 67

I'm looking for a good (free) way to keep track of my hands and bankroll. A friend challenged me to make 100$ out of 1$, and I want to generate this nice little graph from it and also evaluate my play.

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09-18-2009 , 01:55 PM

#2772

Cry Me A River

Orange is the new Green

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 23,783

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Originally Posted by MindstateNL

Get Poker Tracker 3. You can use the trial mode for 60 days before having to buy it.

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09-18-2009 , 05:01 PM

#2773

corporalburgundy

journeyman

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 379

The guidlines Chris Ferguson used during his 10,000 Challenge via: http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/chris-ferguson-challenge

* He never bought into a cash game or a Sit & Go for more than 5 percent of his total bankroll; the only exception was at the lowest limits: he was allowed to buy into any game with a buy-in of $2.50 or less
* He didn’t buy into any multi-table tournaments for more than 2 percent of his total bankroll; the only exception was $1 MTTs
* If at any time during a No-Limit or Pot-Limit cash-game session the money on the table represented more than 10 percent of his total bankroll, he had to leave the game when the blinds reached him

can someone explain whether this is one guy's stack at the table or the entire table's combined money on the table? either way, i don't see the big deal. is it because he can't picture himself going all in w/ an individual 2 or 3 times and not getting felted?

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09-18-2009 , 05:02 PM

#2774

Muffed_Nutz

journeyman

Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 206

A quick question on dealing with tilt. I feel I am playing OK and seem to be getting my chips in with the best of it most of the time but over the space of about half an hour I get sucked out on a ridiculous amount of times.

This happens to most of us from time to time. But what is the best course of action? Do you continue playing games and starting fresh tournaments or do you quit for the day and come back again tomorrow?