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[Sam98034]

Um...I work at a restaurant so I would go after work with my tips, around 40-60 bucks . It was a 3-6 game, 6-12 kill pots. Very loose. And Lets say I came in a pot for a raise with AK and flopped top pair and bet the whole way and got sucked out on the river. 6 (pre flop) 3 (flop) 6 (turn) 12(river, raised/called). That's 27 lost right there. That's about half my buy-in just to see one hand to the river. In a Kill pot it would be 54. So yeah, got addicted to the game and played every day and never left when I was up...I'd play from 10 pm until 6:30 AM then go to school. I really got addicted. And in about one year I lost like 10 grand. I'm a much better poker player now...but who cares, I could have 10 grand in my pocket right now.

And if anyone here is trying to make money at poker...don't play a 2/4 or 3/6 game. Too much loose play and the rake is too big compared to your buy in. And don't even think about "bluffing" I've called a raise because I thought someone was holding AK. Flop was crap, I check raise, bet on turn, bet on river, AK calls and wins with ace high. This happens a lot. Don't bluff in these small limit games. It's cheap to play these games if you want to just learn how to play however. If you want to make money, go for the higher limit games and make sure you have a good bankroll. If you're going to buy in for $500 in a 10/20 game, make sure you got like 10K, so the world is not over if you lose this time. Geese don't want to talk about poker anymore, brings me bad memories.

[Xollence]

Damn most of the NYC poker places got raided and shut down.

[Sam98034]

Raided? what for?

[Kenshiro]

OK, just got back from my poker club and it was the first time I have been so completely outplayed. I tell you about the hand and I want to see how guys would have played it.

130 person tourney NL Hold em
Blinds are at 350 and 700 chips

I have about 4500 chips

Im in 1st position, i get dealt AJ

I call, everyone else folds except big blind

He raises 700, I call

Flop comes down 2,4,8 (no flush possibilities)

He checks, I check

Turn card, A - so i have top pair

He bets 1000

I re-raise all in (ok, this is where i fucked up big time), he calls. (we both have roughly the same number of chips)

He turns over fucking 2 and 4. mutherfucker has two pair.

Obviously river brings nothing so i fuck off home.
I was convinced he had A and some shitty kicker, but he played me like a fool. I mean what the fuck raising pre-flop with 2,4 offsuit???? oh well.

How would any of you guys played this hand?

[Mut]

Originally posted by: Kenshiro
OK, just got back from my poker club and it was the first time I have been so completely outplayed. I tell you about the hand and I want to see how guys would have played it.

130 person tourney NL Hold em
Blinds are at 350 and 700 chips

I have about 4500 chips

Im in 1st position, i get dealt AJ

I call, everyone else folds except big blind

He raises 700, I call

Flop comes down 2,4,8 (no flush possibilities)

That's where you start playing like a pussy so you don't go ALL IN.

[010577]

needless to say those hands are hard to guess, but also hard to win on...

he got lucky... and more lucky u had top pair (if you didn't have anything, you wouldn't have bet so much)

[Xollence]

Hehe ooo that sucks getting trapped. I would've raised to 2000 and see how fast he calls or raises me. Where do you play Ken?

[Kenshiro]

Poker club called Gutshot. As far as i know its one of the two legal places to play in London.

Website is www.gutshot.co.uk if there are any londoners here who fancy a go.

[Zidarri the Exile]

I don't mind playing poker with my friends now and again, but it's not one of my favorite card games. I just find poker boring after a few hands.

[PSJ]

There's alot of diffrent poker games. Poker is the type of games that i never get tired of. It is quite boring if there is no money at stake though, you just doesn't focus like you should if there is no money involved.

[Ero-Fan]

There's alot of diffrent poker games. Poker is the type of games that i never get tired of. It is quite boring if there is no money at stake though, you just doesn't focus like you should if there is no money involved.

That, and without money, there is no reason to fold. All the skill, if you call bluffing a skill (which I do) go straight out the window without something on the line.

[Turkish-S]

i'm pro at poker we should do this.........

[010577]

ok should we do this on a weekend? weeknight? I say we meet up at a certain time in GW irc... and then we'll head over to party poker (download the thing if you don't have it) and get ourselves our private GW table! woot! I completely agree with the money incentive so we will prolly play with $6 per person tournament style... Good entertainment for 6 bucks imo...

I'm not sure if everybody has the power to do it, but I know if you ask me to refer you, you get $25 extra to whatever amount you deposit... you will have to play a certain number of hands in order for that money to be accessed by you

ok right now ppl who are interested

Turkish-S
Xollence
Ero-Fan
PSJ
Zidarri

[PSJ]

That, and without money, there is no reason to fold. All the skill, if you call bluffing a skill (which I do) go straight out the window without something on the line.

Yea that's true, people play alot more loose since they can't lose any money playing, so luck plays a bigger part in games without money.

I would love to play that tournament thing but i can't so i'm gonna have to sit this one out.

[kAi]

Which types of poker do you guys play?

Do any of you know Big2, other names for it are Pusoy Dos, Chinese poker.
I usually play this game with my friends and used to play it at work, if I don't play this I play Texas Hold 'em, don't usually play anything else, I rather Pusoy Dos though.

[Ero-Fan]

If its for money, I only gamble with friends or on football games, so I'm out. A gotwoot game for a title or for fun I would still get in on, though. That would also allow those underage kids (lucky bastards) to play as well.