Bluff Magazine Forum http://www.bluffmagazine.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; Bluff Magazine Forum : Last 10 Posts Wed, 16 May 2012 11:04:53 +0000 Sat, 12 May 2012 00:35:33 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.0 30 www.bluffmagazine.com/forum/RSS_topic_feed.asp Bluff Magazine Forum http://www.bluffmagazine.com/forum//forum/forum_images/Bluff_Main.jpg http://www.bluffmagazine.com/forum/ Poker Strategy (Cash/Tournaments) : Advice needed - did I play this hand bad? http://www.bluffmagazine.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15177&PID=195733#195733 Author: DrJŒB
Subject: Advice needed - did I play this hand bad?
Posted: 12-May-2012 at 12:35am

Off hand, and not knowing the circumstances, I would have checked. being able to swallow your initial posture is part of winning in the long run. In addition, if you can't fold a potential winning hand, you likely will not win much.  I would have checked and if a bet came, I would have folded and play for the next hand.]]> Sat, 12 May 2012 00:35:33 +0000 http://www.bluffmagazine.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15177&PID=195733#195733 General Poker Discussion : Have WSOP 1K entry- Looking to sponsor great playe http://www.bluffmagazine.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15179&PID=195731#195731 Author: PokerZombie
Subject: Have WSOP 1K entry- Looking to sponsor great playe
Posted: 11-May-2012 at 1:43am

If you are really interested pm me and we can talk.
My 'big' live earnings are in WPT-r and WSOP-c events including
2nd place in WPT-R Tampa Hard Rock event 1 last december
5th in WPTr 6 max at Tampa Hard Rock last December
8th in WSOP-C Million Dollar Guarantee at the Palm beach kennel club this february.

Let me know if you would like to talk more.]]> Fri, 11 May 2012 01:43:04 +0000 http://www.bluffmagazine.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15179&PID=195731#195731 General Poker Discussion : Have WSOP 1K entry- Looking to sponsor great playe http://www.bluffmagazine.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15179&PID=195730#195730 Author: romancoor
Subject: Have WSOP 1K entry- Looking to sponsor great playe
Posted: 06-May-2012 at 4:03pm

I won a 1K entry to any of the 1K WSOP 2012 tourneys this year and cannot make the trip. I am not accepting applicants who are strong live and can prove it with history of winnings. This entry is tranferrable. I am not looking to sell it but rather sponsor someone. ]]> Sun, 06 May 2012 16:03:00 +0000 http://www.bluffmagazine.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15179&PID=195730#195730 All Things Bluff : Full Table Look Up not working http://www.bluffmagazine.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15178&PID=195726#195726 Author: ThePimpOfPoker
Subject: Full Table Look Up not working
Posted: 01-May-2012 at 4:00pm

I keep getting "

Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server

error '80040e31'

Timeout expired

/thepokerdb/fulltable/index.asp, line 267 "

Any help would be much appreciated, thank you in advance.
]]> Tue, 01 May 2012 16:00:37 +0000 http://www.bluffmagazine.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15178&PID=195726#195726 Poker Strategy (Cash/Tournaments) : Advice needed - did I play this hand bad? http://www.bluffmagazine.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15177&PID=195725#195725 Author: MrTallyHo
Subject: Advice needed - did I play this hand bad?
Posted: 28-April-2012 at 8:25pm

Thanks Quackpot, that's pretty good advice. I don't know why I read him so badly. I ought to have realised I was dicing with death with that 3 barreled move. I just thought at the time that in the 3 or 4 pots I was involved with him previously, he played aggressively and pushed me out, and he can't have been that strong every time. I figured he may have got involved with a marginal holding with me seeking to push me out again, so I seized the initiative. Unlucky for me, he had a hand strong enough to call me down to the end.

Plus, as I say, I figured he would be laying down AK (AK spades even), 55 and 77, and Im sure he'd have been more aggressive back at me with better.

A proper pro may well have put him on the hand he had and backed away. I just don't seem to have a proper sense for my opponent's holdings yet. I hope I learn though.
]]> Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:25:12 +0000 http://www.bluffmagazine.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15177&PID=195725#195725 Poker Strategy (Cash/Tournaments) : Advice needed - did I play this hand bad? http://www.bluffmagazine.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15177&PID=195724#195724 Author: Quackpot
Subject: Advice needed - did I play this hand bad?
Posted: 28-April-2012 at 8:10pm

It's a well coordinated flop.  People who flat call raises, are many times doing so with PP mining for sets, or suited connectors.  I don't mind the Cbet.  It's a good size and if he's missed completely, he will probably fold.  However, once he calls the flop you have to assume he has something.  I like to check the turn often here usually.  I am not protecting a hand from the draws.  If he bets, then you have to decide whether you want to continue your bluff and check raise.  After all at this point you are bluffing.  I'm probably going to check/fold the turn here because the board is too coordinated.   ]]> Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:10:25 +0000 http://www.bluffmagazine.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15177&PID=195724#195724 Poker Strategy (Cash/Tournaments) : Advice needed - did I play this hand bad? http://www.bluffmagazine.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15177&PID=195723#195723 Author: MrTallyHo
Subject: Advice needed - did I play this hand bad?
Posted: 28-April-2012 at 3:24pm

Hi guys
I'm new to Bluff poker forums and I have a question I hope some of you can help me with.

Little background, I've been playing a few years now, mostly live, but I have recently started to want to take my game seriously and I've been reading books and articles to try and improve from a tight, predictable player to someone who can really play with the full skill set. I'm trying to move from being the bullied to someone who can make moves and play proper poker.

It was level 4 of a live game I played recently. Blinds 150 / 300. I have just shy of 10,000 and I am early to act in a full table of 10 players with AQo. I raise 925. I get one caller who I had history with previously (he would enter pots with me and beat me off them by the river).

The flop came 6s, 8s, 9h

I c-bet (I know, I was out of position but I didn't take full cogniscance of this at the time to my shame) - 1,200.

He called.

The turn was another 9.

I bet again, 1,600. He called.

The river was an 8, missing the spade flush draw, leaving two 8s and two 9s on the board.

Action on me, and I have around 4,400 left.

I think briefly and recall that he looked real uncomfortable calling that turn bet. I remember thinking, maybe he's going for that flush draw and missed, or maybe he has 77, possibly a lower pair like 5s. I didn't put him on hitting the board, and I guessed I was probably behind - maybe to AK, but unlikely. I figured he'd re-raise me with jacks or queens after the flop, and re-raise before the flop with KK or AA.

In any event, I thought the only way I could win was to do something I usually give up on by that point, and that's go all in. I certainly didn't want to check down and show my attempted bluff to the table.

I went all in and he squirmed for a bit, eventually calling....with two red tens.

He knocked me out.

I know I went wrong in one way and that was, by the river, I was giving him superb odds to call, due to my bet sizing. But could I have played that hand better? Should I have given up after a failed c-bet after the flop?

I'd really appreciate some help here. Go easy on me though!

thanks
]]> Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:24:57 +0000 http://www.bluffmagazine.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15177&PID=195723#195723 General Poker Discussion : Anyone else having withdrawals? http://www.bluffmagazine.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15164&PID=195722#195722 Author: Quackpot
Subject: Anyone else having withdrawals?
Posted: 28-April-2012 at 10:20am

Now the grrrinders site has been good.  I won a 7 day membership and was impressed with the goodies the pay side brings.  After my Vegas trip mid june, I'll probably subscribe.]]> Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:20:06 +0000 http://www.bluffmagazine.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15164&PID=195722#195722 General Poker Discussion : Anyone else having withdrawals? http://www.bluffmagazine.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15164&PID=195721#195721 Author: Quackpot
Subject: Anyone else having withdrawals?
Posted: 28-April-2012 at 10:16am

Hog Wild pissed me off yesterday.  Enough to delete my account.  Partially me being pissed mostly a moderator being uncool.  No point in detailing the hand, but he made a bad call, sucked out, then tried to tell me he was trying to give me chips.  I called him on his BS and he said I was being a whiny little girl.  It went downhill from there.  It's too bad because I liked the other people there and if he hadn't been a moderator for the site, I'd probably still play there.  But if the moderators can't take the game seriously enough to play seriously, I can't see putting any effort into playing on the site.]]> Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:16:55 +0000 http://www.bluffmagazine.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15164&PID=195721#195721 Players Lounge : Happy Birthday Ken http://www.bluffmagazine.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15163&PID=195720#195720 Author: BluffMagKen
Subject: Happy Birthday Ken
Posted: 27-April-2012 at 2:34pm

Thanks! Sorry I didn't respond sooner, I didn't see this until today. Been slow around here, so I haven't checked on a daily basis in AWHILE.]]> Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:34:04 +0000 http://www.bluffmagazine.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15163&PID=195720#195720