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03-19-2008 , 03:56 PM

ImsaKidd

CHOO CHOO

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What would we do without sportsbettors?

http://therxforum.com/showthread.php?t=501894

Best hand from the thread:
PokerStars Game #11371749287: Hold'em No Limit ($5/$10) - 2007/08/08 - 02:07:01 (ET)
Table 'Atalante III' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: MT UR Wallet ($1206 in chips)
Seat 2: SOCAL ($1706.50 in chips)
Seat 3: FunkiMunki ($985 in chips)
Seat 4: -GeT Loo$e- ($1666.80 in chips)
Seat 5: brimoney ($1133.80 in chips)
Seat 6: tonoavail ($1580 in chips)
-GeT Loo$e-: posts small blind $5
brimoney: posts big blind $10
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SOCAL [Qs Qc]
tonoavail: folds
MT UR Wallet: raises $30 to $40
SOCAL: calls $40
FunkiMunki: folds
-GeT Loo$e-: folds
brimoney: folds
*** FLOP *** [Js 2h 3d]
MT UR Wallet: bets $60
SOCAL: raises $60 to $120
MT UR Wallet: calls $60
*** TURN *** [Js 2h 3d] [Qh]
MT UR Wallet: checks
SOCAL: bets $100
MT UR Wallet: calls $100
*** RIVER *** [Js 2h 3d Qh] [7h]
MT UR Wallet: bets $290
SOCAL: calls $290
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MT UR Wallet: shows [8d 8s] (a pair of Eights)
SOCAL: shows [Qs Qc] (three of a kind, Queens)
SOCAL collected $1112 from pot

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I did raise the QQQ turn card but only for a hundred. The reason is this... these guys are primarily betting to steal on perceived weakness. I was luring him to bet over top of me which works very very well at that lvl of play. i wasn't happy to see the flush come, but it was runner runner and that's the price I pay with my particular strategies. it may look really dumb, but it is the gambler in me. That move can often get a big stack to over bet right there and I have awesome odds pushing him all in

EDIT: I dont know if this is old or not, still worth a repost if it is.

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03-19-2008 , 03:58 PM

Grandezza

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but.. you short stack?

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03-19-2008 , 04:02 PM

nutshot2

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gfys

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03-19-2008 , 04:06 PM

societymax

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i guess i see why MT UR Wallet turned to shortstacking

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03-19-2008 , 04:06 PM

B00T

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us sports bettors say the same thing about poker players

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03-19-2008 , 04:17 PM

boohaa12

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Originally Posted by B00T

us sports bettors say the same thing about poker players

trueeeeeeee

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03-19-2008 , 04:45 PM

swope

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wat

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03-19-2008 , 05:01 PM

Pudge714

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Sports bettors >>>>>>>>>>>>> shortstackers

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03-19-2008 , 05:46 PM

pavey21

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Hitler >>>>>>>>> shortstackers

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03-19-2008 , 05:55 PM

#10

ImsaKidd

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Pudge714

Sports bettors >>>>>>>>>>>>> shortstackers

You are mad because i probably berated you in the drunkngo at PCA.

Not that I actually remember that, I only remember gp not stabbing me (i was surprised).

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03-19-2008 , 05:58 PM

#11

Clayton

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Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 32,236

that play is just an abhorration postflop, cant really expect you to exploit a player like that any more than your random average player who plays bad versus ratholers

if anyone should start this OP its someone who buys in full >_<

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03-19-2008 , 05:59 PM

#12

ImsaKidd

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Originally Posted by pavey21

Hitler >>>>>>>>> shortstackers

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03-19-2008 , 06:03 PM

#13

Clayton

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not bad

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03-19-2008 , 06:06 PM

#14

Thremp

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Originally Posted by Pudge714

Sports bettors sometimes are shortstackers

Choo Choo

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03-19-2008 , 06:10 PM

#15

Barrin6

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Originally Posted by societymax

i guess i see why MT UR Wallet turned to shortstacking

QFT
lol

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03-19-2008 , 06:11 PM

#16

Barrin6

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Oh and these hands were in 2007 summer. Man games were good back then.

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03-24-2008 , 10:09 PM

#17

Jailblazers

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BUMP for people looking for gold.

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03-24-2008 , 11:18 PM

#18

lmsaKidd

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Why do the games have to be so hard that I have to shortstack?

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03-24-2008 , 11:32 PM

#19

ImsaKidd

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Originally Posted by lmsaKidd

Why do the games have to be so hard that I have to shortstack?

Hi me.

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03-24-2008 , 11:44 PM

#20

Steroid Boy

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Originally Posted by lmsaKidd

Why do the games have to be so hard that I have to shortstack?

its a scame

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03-24-2008 , 11:48 PM

#21

skillgambler

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<3 imsakidd

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03-25-2008 , 12:33 AM

#22

Meeka

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lol

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03-25-2008 , 01:04 AM

#23

Felicis

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Quote:

Originally Posted by pavey21

Hitler >>>>>>>>> shortstackers

Godwin's Law at work here

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12-30-2008 , 07:16 AM

#24

gam(m/b)ler

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bump
"....you'll notice in the KK hand I was first to act and I purposely bet minimum knowing full well it was the kind of bet they love to gobble up...."

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12-30-2008 , 03:05 PM

#25

SneakyFerret

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choo choo 4 lyfe

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