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Originally Posted by doomslang
What is a good/bad/ugly % for pots won w/o showdown?
It will vary because this statistic by itself is not important, only indicative. Some people have a constantly descending red line (non-showdown) and an ascending blue line (showdown). Others have the opposite, or a big red line with an even blue line, and some have both positive (my style results in this). It is widely agreed that the green line (red+blue) is the only important line at the end of the day, although there are remedies to adjust the red and blue lines.
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Originally Posted by Fiddy Dominguez
What's a naked T or Q? Did hear it mention before but don't really get it. First guess it's something about the highcard?
Naked in poker means a single high card with a worthless or irrelevant kicker, and more generally refers to a single card by itself. The implication is that the other card(s) you are holding do(es) not matter. Sometimes people use it to refer to a pair without a kicker, a pair that won't improve, or a one card flush draw with nothing to go with it.
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Originally Posted by AlReid
Are there any reviews or discussions of pokertableratings.com?
Is it worth paying for?
It is free to become a member there. guests get 5 free searches a day and registered members get 10. They have a forum. If you plan on using it regularly, the silver (cheapest) is a rip, and the highest package might be more searches than you need unless you play a lot and also use the advanced features extensively. Some of their premium features like table finder will cost you two player search credits per use. While we're discussing the packages, the shortest membership length is also a rip, with each getting better up to the year at once. To answer your question, it is worth paying for if you feel that the information you will gain from using it will be worth more than the cost of your membership for the length of time you buy it (so, a few hundred a year most likely). Unfortunately, because it is no longer a mostly-free service, it is difficult to evaluate its use to you, much like sharkscope for tournament players, due to the search restriction. A good idea might be to buy a one month silver membership just once (this is what I did... you'll have to e-mail them, btw, or it will auto-renew when the month is up), try the site out for that time period, and see what you think of it. The 10 searches a day should at least give you a gist. The big number by the thermometer is not what you should be looking at.
That should get you started. Do remember that it is against sites' TOS to use PTR.
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Originally Posted by Mustardgas
How much is FTP's minimum buy-in at NLHE?
I would imagine 40 cents at a shallow .01/.02
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Originally Posted by dan233
I ve heard about players having deals with poker rooms. They re supposed to open up new tables in order to attract more players.
Have I understood this correctly? Does this exist online as well? If so, is it worth it? at what stakes does it happen online (micros as well)?
The players you talk of are called house players, props, or shills. You won't see it online except at mid/high stakes on smaller networks. It is more common live. It is a deal you enter into, and typically you are paid an hourly and your goal in the game is merely to break even or better.
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Originally Posted by Burdzthewurd
How do I access my positional winrate in HEM? For the life of me I can't figure this out and tried googling it to no avail. By this I mean how much I'm losing in the BB or winning OTB, my pfr/3bet%, etc.
The pulldown list on the Reports screen. It's in the top left and says Select Report Name From List. Use Leak Buster - Position or similar.
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Originally Posted by 7'd-by-9's
When you guys sit for a session how do you decided you session length? Do you usually plan to sit for a (relatively) fixed time period or until you reach a goal, say doulbling your initial stake? I realize a lot of what actually happens is dependent on the day but I was just wondering where peoples heads are at when walking into a card room or logging on. Thanks.
Be careful. You're usually approaching the game with the wrong mentality if your goal is to double up and leave.
When you sit at a particular table, your aim is to stay there as long as the game condition is good, meaning you are up against players you can beat who are in suitable positions, the table isn't reg infested, and you're comfortable with the stack sizes. You can leave a table and find one you think is better at any time, and should throughout the session, as frequently or infrequently as your personal preference. Just try to decide what you want and don't want in a table before you play your session. If there are no good tables, stopping immediately is an option.
On top of this approach to particular tables, sits whatever rules you want to make, or not to make, for your session. Good rules to have are that you'll stop at any time if certain things happen, such as losing 3 buy-ins, or tilting. Most people also plan to play at most for a maximum time. It's all up to you, but those are all good basic rules to set for your session... think about what all your rules will be for tables and for the whole session, set those rules straight before you start, and try to stick to them..
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Originally Posted by ComeHonorFace
From a purely long term income standpoint, is PLO a more lucrative game to play than NLHE? Are there more fish in the midstakes games in PLO than compared to NLHE?
Nobody knows for sure about the long term. Those who are proven winners at it seem to agree it is softer than NLHE, at every level, although it is unknown if this will last.