Lucky 666

An unlucky beat by triple sixes on the river. My initial bet may have been too low, though I'm not sure. more⇛

by Rubin on Wednesday July 29 2009 @ 11:31:05 (1/-4077 Points)

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by Rubin on Friday July 24 2009 @ 13:36:30 (1/-4127 Points)

Let's try $50 on Doyles Room

I'm going to try a whole new online site and see what happen. This time I'll try Doyle's Room↗. more⇛

by Rubin on Wednesday July 22 2009 @ 13:12:15 (1/-4147 Points)

The fight to legalize online poker in the US

A nice article summarizing the current situation in the USA and noting the upcoming trials that will hopefully clarify the legal situation of online poker. Let's just hope nobody decides that poker is clearly illegal, since that would be worse than the current lack of clarity. replies⇛

by Rubin on Tuesday July 21 2009 @ 08:20:08 (1/-4159 Points)

Be leary the oversize pot

I made a terrible mistake relating to pot odds and what the pot was showing on Poker Stars. Cost me 25xBB, the rest of my stack. more⇛

by Rubin on Friday July 10 2009 @ 21:14:13 (1/-4263 Points)

Lucky no club appeared

Sometimes it can be good to not make your hand. In this case I was absolutely grateful I didn't. more⇛

by Rubin on Tuesday July 07 2009 @ 20:43:47 (1/-4294 Points)

Why did he raise preflop?

Following the advice given in numerous poker books, when I fold my hand I watch the table to see what the others do. Sometimes strange things happen, and this time I'm not sure what happened: a shitty pocket ultimately costing the player 30xBB! more⇛

by Rubin on Tuesday July 07 2009 @ 20:58:21 (1/-4294 Points)

$19.40 pot loss at a $0.05 table!

Watching the mistakes others make seems to be a valuable way to learn poker -- it is far less costly then making the same mistake yourself. This time however I couldn't quite understand what was happening. more⇛

by Rubin on Saturday June 27 2009 @ 19:56:51 (1/-4394 Points)

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by Admin User on Thursday June 25 2009 @ 22:45:07 (1/-4413 Points)

Curious, two pair more frequent than one with a board pair

Running some quick stats I noticed that if the board in hold'em is showing: Then the distribution of possible hands, for all players, shows that two pair (41%) is more common than one pair (36%). I'll have to remember this while playing. more⇛

by Rubin on Thursday June 25 2009 @ 22:47:42 (1/-4413 Points)