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Exposing a card or cards in tournaments generally results first in a warning and then a time penalty if repeated . In some places it results in the hand being killed.

Robert's Rules of Poker

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22. Showing cards from a live hand during the action injures the rights of other players still competing in an event, who wish to see contestants eliminated. A player in a multihanded pot may not show any cards during a deal. Heads-up, a player may not show any cards unless the event has only two remaining players, or is winner-take-all. If a player deliberately shows a card, the player may be penalized (but his hand will not be ruled dead). Verbally stating one’s hand during the play may be penalized.

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07-05-2008 , 01:29 PM

#302

swd805

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How many hands can you expect to get in per table per hour in a 6max NLHE game?

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07-05-2008 , 01:47 PM

#303

Cruzerthebruzer

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Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5,622

6 max NLHE averages at about 75-80~ hands per hour. (4 tabling is around 300 hands/hr~)

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07-05-2008 , 06:37 PM

#304

powderman

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Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 245

Just wondering what people think is an acceptable minimum number of hands to have on a villain before you can start making reads on him? (6max NLHE)

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07-05-2008 , 06:57 PM

#305

sweeng8

adept

Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,192

When people use stats to define players on this site what are they referring to? Im assuming the first is VPIP but what are the others- for example a player is 21/19 or 21/19/10 or whatever...

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07-05-2008 , 06:58 PM

#306

Cruzerthebruzer

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I think you can start making reads after 25, how accurate the reads are improves as you get more hands on the villain.

If villain is 80/15/0.8 over 25 hands, you can't expect him to be 12/12/inf over 1,000 hands, ducy?

I personally feel comfortable with 75+ hands when making reads. But some people say you need at least 200 hands to even begin to read someone.

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07-05-2008 , 06:59 PM

#307

Cruzerthebruzer

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It's in the sticky.
xx/yy/zz

xx = VP$IP (voluntarily put $ into pot)
yy = PFR (Preflop Raise)
zz = AF (Aggression Factor)

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07-05-2008 , 07:09 PM

#308

Cry Me A River

Orange is the new Green

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Beginners Forum Frequently Asked Questions

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07-06-2008 , 11:37 AM

#309

jackww

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Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1

is episode 30 the program we listen to for pw for july 6?

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07-08-2008 , 11:47 PM

#310

bigDee

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At what stakes should I be playing at online to match the difficulty of playing NL200 at the winstar?

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07-09-2008 , 06:21 AM

#311

FulanoDeTal

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Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 550

Hello,

i've heard people talking about a player lending money to another and then "playing behind" in a cash game on several occasions.

What does this mean exactly?

A forum search returned nothing.

thx.

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07-09-2008 , 02:37 PM

#312

Cry Me A River

Orange is the new Green

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 23,784

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Originally Posted by bigDee

At what stakes should I be playing at online to match the difficulty of playing NL200 at the winstar?

10NL.

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Originally Posted by FulanoDeTal

i've heard people talking about a player lending money to another and then "playing behind" in a cash game on several occasions.

What does this mean exactly?

It means taking someone's seat and playing their stack for them. Usually making up any losses and keeping any profit. the most common reasons for this would be if someone is sitting down and someone else is leaving and doesn't have chips yet (waiting for chiprunner) or if a friend is going to just play a few hands in a buddy's spot.

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07-10-2008 , 02:41 AM

#313

bigDee

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Originally Posted by Cry Me A River

10NL.

LOL are you kidding me? Wat?

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07-10-2008 , 02:55 AM

#314

Cruzerthebruzer

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Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5,622

Just in case CMAR's 'tone' wasn't reassuring enough.

10NL, ($0.05/$0.10)

Huzzah,

Bruzer

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07-10-2008 , 03:21 AM

#315

Lego05

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Originally Posted by bigDee

LOL are you kidding me? Wat?

Nope. I was thinking 10NL.....maybe some 25NL games.

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07-10-2008 , 09:44 AM

#316

McAvoy

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I seen a reference to a master thread with the acronyms for this site, can someone link me to it please?

edit: nevermind found it at the end of the beginners FAQ.

Last edited by McAvoy; 07-10-2008 at 10:12 AM.

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07-11-2008 , 12:15 AM

#317

McAvoy

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What is a Carpal Tunnel post?

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07-11-2008 , 12:43 AM

#318

MoonOrb

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Originally Posted by McAvoy

What is a Carpal Tunnel post?

When you hit your 6,000th post, your title changes to "carpal/tunnel." Some posters use this as a milestone post to author something useful, like an article on a specific aspect of play, say continuation betting or hand reading or bankroll management.

"Dude, what's MoonOrb gonna do for his carpal/tunnel post?"

"I dunno, but if it's about pot equity again, I'm definitely not reading it!"

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07-11-2008 , 02:03 AM

#319

McAvoy

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Thats for the explanation. Also while going through some archived posts that a coach collected somewhere on this site http://www.pr0crast.com/2+2.NL.Anthology.v1.htm, people keep mentioned FTOP and I don't see it in the Beginners FAQ acronym list.

What does FTOP stand for? I know Full Tilt poker has a series called FTOP but this is not what they are referencing.

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07-11-2008 , 02:18 AM

#320

MoonOrb

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Originally Posted by McAvoy

It's the Fundamental Theorem of Poker. David Sklansky discusses it in the Theory of Poker (TOP) among other places:

Every time you play a hand differently from the way you would have played it if you could see all your opponents' cards, they gain; and every time you play your hand the same way you would have played it if you could see all their cards, they lose. Conversely, every time opponents play their hands differently from the way they would have if they could see all your cards, you gain; and every time they play their hands the same way they would have played if they could see all your cards, you lose.

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07-11-2008 , 12:24 PM

#321

Fnooo

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Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 205

Say I'd want to play the Sunday Million this week on Stars, with the double guarantee and all that, but I don't want to spend the 200-or-whatever dollars on it. What satellites would you recommend?

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07-11-2008 , 05:45 PM

#322

Lego05

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Originally Posted by Fnooo

Say I'd want to play the Sunday Million this week on Stars, with the double guarantee and all that, but I don't want to spend the 200-or-whatever dollars on it. What satellites would you recommend?

10 man 5400 FPP sat......if you have enough FPP's. 10 people enter and 4 get a seat.

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07-11-2008 , 08:55 PM

#323

finho

newbie

Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 44

I know HU is heads-up. What does the 2nd HU in HUHU mean? And what is the LU in HULA?

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07-13-2008 , 01:08 AM

#324

KingFatBoy

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Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 5

I put 50 dollars on PS and i have been playing the $1.00 +.20 SNG's. Is that the right game to be playing with the money i have. I also play .2/.5 cash games. I do pretty good in the SNG's, should i step up into bigger games.

Another question i have is when i play the SNG should i play tight to start, i know i shouldnt be playing trashlike hands, but i know i cant wait for big hands all the time. I try to steal blinds when i can, but can i play hands like
A6 suited in middle position. It seems everyone in the game just calls the blinds, do i need to loosen up a little more. Any advice would be great thanks.

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07-13-2008 , 01:55 AM

#325

KingFatBoy

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Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 5

What is +/- EV? I feel like i know poker ok and then i read some of the things people post on here and i have no idea what they are talking about. I really love to play poker and want to get so much better, but i feel like im just treading water. How do i catch up? How do i find out all of the things people are talking about?

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