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If you play live 1/2 no limit cash and you want to have decent win rate, let say 8bb in hour. Lets assume it is 9 handed table. How many good players (players play better then you or as good as you) is OK to have. In other words, what number good players is enough to make your play at this table none profitable or not worth your time?

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09-06-2012 , 08:06 AM

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Tarkyo

adept

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Originally Posted by Andy Terra

Actually it is just a home game so the players are much the same.

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09-06-2012 , 10:42 AM

#9178

Mr Beer

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Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 5,965

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Originally Posted by Andy Terra

The number of good players matters less than your position on the good players and the fish. If you have position on one fish and and no tough aggressive player has position on you, everyone else could be Phil Ivey and you'd still come out ahead.

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09-07-2012 , 02:44 AM

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Regret$

burnt out

Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 12,124

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Originally Posted by Tarkyo

What will you do if you are treated like a nit? Live cash games!

Decided to use my nit image to bluff but the players are too aggressive. So back to nit mode?

Wait for hands and get paid.

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09-07-2012 , 05:03 AM

#9180

Mr Beer

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Originally Posted by Tarkyo

What will you do if you are treated like a nit? Live cash games!

Decided to use my nit image to bluff but the players are too aggressive. So back to nit mode?

These two statements are incongruous I think. 'Being treated like a nit' implies they avoid getting into pots with you because you have it but 'too aggressive to bluff' implies they just run over you when you try to bluff.

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09-07-2012 , 01:14 PM

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dillchips

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Call me an idiot, but are there bots at iPoker's speed poker at even the 5NL stakes? I've seen a few players very regularly, and everytime I start my session I always meet them, and I don't play on a fixed schedule. It's always the same; you get aggressive with them (4 bet etc) and they always fold. I've seen the post from NVG about bots at the 20NL stakes but 5NL? I've got some names if you want to look them up.

edit: not asking anyone to ban them but if they keep 3 bet bluffing me IP and never call that's pretty profitable

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09-07-2012 , 11:58 PM

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srLag

centurion

Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 101

Want to point me towards a nice hotkey program for Lock poker?

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09-09-2012 , 02:27 PM

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srLag

centurion

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^disregard

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09-09-2012 , 03:56 PM

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chode

journeyman

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Originally Posted by dillchips

Can you direct me to that thread, can't find. Never read anything on bots.

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09-10-2012 , 03:10 PM

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worpler

old hand

Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,817

poker tracker all in EV shows $2 won, actual won is -$25. Is the EV line showingwhat I would have won had I earned exactly my EV on each all in? (ploz obv)

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09-10-2012 , 03:58 PM

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TheDefiniteArticle

Indecisive

Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 14,123

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Originally Posted by worpler

poker tracker all in EV shows $2 won, actual won is -$25. Is the EV line showingwhat I would have won had I earned exactly my EV on each all in? (ploz obv)

Yes, but it's still not a great indicator of running well/poorly.

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09-10-2012 , 06:36 PM

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JCB1983

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Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 285

This might be a stupid question, but how do I post pictures on here? Like under spoiler? I use image shack and I copied both the URL and direct link and none of them work under insert image?

TYVM

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09-10-2012 , 07:01 PM

#9188

King Spew

Just average

Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 15,250

To post a picture on 2+2, you must first upload your photo to one of the photo sharing websites. ( A list of sharing sites can be found at this link: List of photo sharing websites )

The ability to upload a picture to 2+2 directly from your computer is not an option.

Once you have uploaded to one of the sharing sites, find the IMG code of your file and use that to post on 2+2.

Either start a thread or reply to a post, then click the

and copy/paste the IMG.

Easy Peasy

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09-11-2012 , 05:26 AM

#9189

dillchips

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Originally Posted by chode

Can you direct me to that thread, can't find. Never read anything on bots.

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/29...again-1241501/

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09-11-2012 , 04:20 PM

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DK Barrel

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Originally Posted by Mr Beer

You're probably bad at bluffing. It's a skill, there's more to it than just betting. Decent players can spot when a line you take makes no sense and snap you off lightly.

At any rate don't worry too much about it, you don't even need to bluff to win at LLSNL. You should learn how to bluff well because it does help your winrate a ton but don't feel obligated to bluff just for the sake of balance or whatever, that is unnecessary and probably very -EV

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09-11-2012 , 05:58 PM

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serio562

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Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 3,543

Virtually always use the mobile android 2+2 app which has the "participated" feature. Where or how do I access this feature when I use the actual website? I do not want to subscribe to so many threads, thx.

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09-11-2012 , 07:00 PM

#9192

DK Barrel

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Originally Posted by serio562

I'm not familiar with that app but might it be "Find all posts by user" in your profile, under Statistics?

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09-11-2012 , 08:01 PM

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JCB1983

banned

Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 285

Test test

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Last edited by King Spew; 09-12-2012 at 12:31 AM. Reason: not a dumb question because the obv answer to all was "Yes, of course. Wouldn't you??"

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09-12-2012 , 07:44 AM

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eXydos

newbie

Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 29

I know when someone posts xx/yy/zz stats like 20/15/2, and I can find VPIP and PFR, but the number 2 (zz) doesn't show up on any stats of mine. I know it is aggresion but my number are like 30 or 0.2, not 1-5.

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09-12-2012 , 11:28 AM

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TheDefiniteArticle

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Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 14,123

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Originally Posted by eXydos

I think what you have is AFq, and zz refers to AF.

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09-12-2012 , 01:25 PM

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TheDefiniteArticle

Indecisive

Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 14,123

Okay, dumb question of my own - I want to create a report in PT3 with all the hands in which a particular player who is not me went to showdown, and be able to play back all the hands in the report. How do I do this?

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09-12-2012 , 09:04 PM

#9197

DK Barrel

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Originally Posted by eXydos

zz is Aggression Factor which is ((Times Bet)+(Times Raised))/(Times Called). It should be between 0-4, below 1 meaning it is a very passive player who calls more often than he bets or raises, above 4 meaning you probably don't have enough hands to get an accurate reading (Or villain is just a super maniac)

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09-13-2012 , 12:32 AM

#9198

Cry Me A River

Orange is the new Green

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You're probably confusing Aggression Factor and Aggression Frequency, btw.

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09-14-2012 , 01:54 PM

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darkprince

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Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 650

How many orbit(s) should a relatively decent player get a good 'read' on his opponents at the table? Does getting a good read mean that he must see the opponent's cards or can good players get a good read even w/o seeing their cards?