***** Official Dumb Questions Thread **** - Page 513 - Beginning Poker Questions

thunderbolts and Cry Me A River ,
Thank you both for replying to my questions
Much appreciated

thunderbolts,
I am quoting from PokerListings.com

And that is what confused me a bit too, was 7 7 being an overpair

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04-10-2015 , 12:55 PM

#12802

sixfour

should be called sevenfour

Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 74,774

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Originally Posted by Cry Me A River

It's 20x whatever you buy-in. If you're short stacking scum, it's 20x your short stack.

Is that sort of language really necessary?

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04-10-2015 , 10:57 PM

#12803

MajorasMask

centurion

Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 193

Does the small stakes version of HEM2 also cover micro stakes?

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04-10-2015 , 11:07 PM

#12804

fozzy71

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 38,193

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Originally Posted by MajorasMask

Does the small stakes version of HEM2 also cover micro stakes?

The stakes covered are explained on their/our site.

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04-11-2015 , 05:45 AM

#12805

thunderbolts

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,596

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Originally Posted by fozzy71

The stakes covered are explained on their/our site.

Not very well IMO, Fozzy. The reason you see these questions from time to time is because what the site says is:

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This version is usable at only the smallest games.

Limits covered: .25/.$50 No Limit, .50/$1 Limit and up to $22 buy-in tournaments

If it said up to .25/.$50 No Limit, and up to .50/$1 Limit (to match what it says for tournaments) I doubt anyone would ever ask. A small change on the website might save you dealing with this question repeatedly!

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04-11-2015 , 07:39 AM

#12806

CleanoutKid

adept

Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 1,109

Is there any particular reason that the standard opening pfr is 3bb?

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04-11-2015 , 09:32 AM

#12807

fozzy71

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 38,193

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Originally Posted by thunderbolts

Not very well IMO, Fozzy. The reason you see these questions from time to time is because what the site says is:

If it said up to .25/.$50 No Limit, and up to .50/$1 Limit (to match what it says for tournaments) I doubt anyone would ever ask. A small change on the website might save you dealing with this question repeatedly!

Yes, I have brought this up a few times with management and site devs. The OM2 page mentions 'up to' as well. I will send another email about it.

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04-11-2015 , 12:36 PM

#12808

MajorasMask

centurion

Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 193

Ok so just to clarify the small stake hem2 does track games below 50NL? I did look at the site but as thunderbolt suggested the wording does make it sound like it only covered one particular stake.

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04-11-2015 , 01:41 PM

#12809

fozzy71

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 38,193

Yes, it does.

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04-12-2015 , 07:58 AM

#12810

mickeyz

stranger

Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 5

Is it possible to be a profitable online player? I mean is it REALLY possible, not for the purposes of marketing online poker to fish but realistically. And what proportion of online players are profitable? (Please don't say 30% just because that's the official marketing-to-fish answer. Give me the REAL number.)

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04-12-2015 , 09:22 AM

#12811

TheDefiniteArticle

Indecisive

Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 14,123

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Originally Posted by mickeyz

Yes, but it takes a lot of hard work and study if you want to win at above 1c/2c games (it's certainly much much tougher than live games). I'd guess maybe 10% of online players are profitable?

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04-12-2015 , 09:32 AM

#12812

mickeyz

stranger

Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 5

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Originally Posted by TheDefiniteArticle

Yes, but it takes a lot of hard work and study if you want to win at above 1c/2c games (it's certainly much much tougher than live games). I'd guess maybe 10% of online players are profitable?

Are there any reliable online guides I can read as to how to (potentially) become a profitable poker player? I'm concerned about reading guides that teach a bad approach for the purpose of suckering fish so the sharks can eat.

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04-12-2015 , 09:59 AM

#12813

TheDefiniteArticle

Indecisive

Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 14,123

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Originally Posted by mickeyz

The time spent isn't worth it for individuals to actively write bad strategy deliberately. If you want a very basic guide, read BlackRain79's Crushing the Microstakes but take it with a big pinch of salt and I wouldn't recommend it for above 1c/2c.

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04-12-2015 , 02:49 PM

#12814

CleanoutKid

adept

Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 1,109

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Originally Posted by CleanoutKid

Is there any particular reason that the standard opening pfr is 3bb?

I'm actually dying to know this lol

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04-12-2015 , 05:39 PM

#12815

Avizura

veteran

Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 2,340

Utg 3bb because raising bigger has diminishing effect in %steal succed + raising bigger makes you more vulnerable to 3bets ip

Sent from my SM-N910F using 2+2 Forums

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04-12-2015 , 11:13 PM

#12816

ragingcater

stranger

Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 3

How did I lose this hand?

I was holding: Qs 4d
Opponent was holding: Qd 7d

After the Flop, Turn, River

Qh, 5c, 8h, 8s, 4c

I lost, but how?

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04-12-2015 , 11:21 PM

#12817

fozzy71

Carpal \'Tunnel

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Originally Posted by ragingcater

How did I lose this hand?

I was holding: Qs 4d
Opponent was holding: Qd 7d

After the Flop, Turn, River

Qh, 5c, 8h, 8s, 4c

I lost, but how?

please post actual unedited hh

as posted u win unless I drank too much bourbon

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04-12-2015 , 11:34 PM

#12818

Zombiefan

adept

Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 1,175

Fozzy drank to much bourbon

best 5 cards win

QQ887 >QQ885 kicker plays

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04-13-2015 , 12:28 AM

#12819

fozzy71

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lol confirmed

(drunk)

Last edited by fozzy71; 04-13-2015 at 12:29 AM. Reason: pair of 8's are hard to see

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04-13-2015 , 12:30 AM

#12820

fozzy71

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Originally Posted by fozzy71

(drunk)

easy to confirm on straightbourbon.com

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04-13-2015 , 01:42 AM

#12821

ragingcater

stranger

Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 3

Seriously had a brain fart man. Duh.

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04-13-2015 , 09:33 AM

#12822

mickeyz

stranger

Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 5

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Originally Posted by Cry Me A River

Another good place to reference slang is www.urbandictionary.com.

Urban Dictionary contains mostly pornographic and disparaging slang, including a fair bit of bigotry. The only time I refer to it is in order to understand what was being said by some twentysomething with a B.Sc. and a call center job who is allowed to smoke marijuana in his cubicle because his supervisor does the same in her office.

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04-13-2015 , 10:46 AM

#12823

TheDefiniteArticle

Indecisive

Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 14,123

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Originally Posted by mickeyz

Urban Dictionary contains mostly pornographic and disparaging slang, including a fair bit of bigotry. The only time I refer to it is in order to understand what was being said by some twentysomething with a B.Sc. and a call center job who is allowed to smoke marijuana in his cubicle because his supervisor does the same in her office.

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04-13-2015 , 08:02 PM

#12824

J3r3my

banned

Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 72

Is Belinda levez worth reading for a beginner. I am just starting to read one of her books, play and win Texas holdem and she makes the mistake in her book of calling 10d, 9d, 8d, 7d, 6d a flush that is a lesser hand than a full house. I am just starting out in poker but even I know this is a straight flush which beats a full house. Has anyone read her Material. Should I keep on reading this.

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04-14-2015 , 08:16 AM

#12825

thunderbolts

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,596

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Originally Posted by J3r3my

Never heard of her but a quick search on Amazon suggests she's the author of various fine titles on how to win at horse racing and how to beat the casino. Rather suggests she's (a) no poker expert; and (b) not writing about anything that will help anyone. The error you found could be an editing error but in the circumstances might just betray the quality of the book.

Ask in the Books and Publications forum for some recommended books (explain a bit about what sort of poker you want to learn to play and whether it's live or online). And see whether they've heard of this author. My sense is that her "poker books" aren't really poker books.

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