Archive for January, 2008

Is Poker a psychological game?

Thursday, January 31st, 2008
poker bluffs
SJ asked:


I’ve been playing poker for a while now, but only recently, playing with a couple of my friends( all from different part of the world) I have had a different opinion of the game. I could tell who was a bluffer, who was a spender, who was conservative, and who was born to be poor, who would take bribes in exchange of favors, and who would colaborate with the leader on the table. I’ve started analyzing who made alliance with who, based on the countries they were from, and in most case, it all made sense. Although I was the second player with the most chips, I still lost by intimidation. The way the table was set (round , looking like the world), it seems like the leader owned the world (with his chips taking 3/8 of the whole table. I also have to say that the leader of the table come from a rich country and is used to money

Amy

how come i can never win at poker? (HOLD EM)?

Sunday, January 27th, 2008
poker bluffs
NY GIANTS SUPERBOWL CHAMPS asked:


ive been starting to play a lot of poker with my friends lately ($5-$10 buy in) and ive been losing a lot
im actually pretty good at poker… but i can never seem to win any money

i rarely get good cards during the whole game… and when i do and try to bet even the slightest amount.. everyone folds and leaves me with the small pot. my friends seem to have me figured out… i dont bluff often but when i do they seem to read right through it.

any help??? ive tried switching up the way i bet but nothing seems to work.

also the first game we ever played im kicking butt in (never finished). there are three of us left and i have more money than both of them combined. close to double the money of second place. any tips you guys have to help me win that game cuz i really need the prize money from it. i usually play better when i have a higher stack… but i really need to guarantee the win here

any advice??
please dont say play more poker because ive been getting worse and worse every time
last thing

also i seem to be really unlucky
ill go all in with an ace high flush and my friend will whip out 4 10’s.

and just today i had a full house and my friend slapped down a royal flush in hearts (no joke..) and the funny thing was.. i was doing all the betting he didnt raise me at all all he did was call
i started bluffing more… but even when i do people just call me anyway

and when i really have something people fold immediately or somehow get something better

its basically like im damned if i do damned if i dont

catch 22

Constance

Showing hands in poker?

Friday, January 25th, 2008
poker bluffs
da_hal asked:


I used to show hands often, just to show people i’m not bluffing. However, I feel this is hurting my overall game. Also, I see a lot of people who show bluffs lose miserably.

When is it best to show cards, and why?

Terry

Life is like a poker game?

Thursday, January 17th, 2008
poker bluff
josh.headrick asked:


I’ve decided that life is like a game of 5 card stud. You play the cards you’re given or fold. Whatever’s in your hand is what you get, and you make the best of it. Some people get Royal Flushes (e.g. Bill Gates, The Hiltons, Bono, ect.) Others people have lives more like a pair of 2’s ( Katrina victims, people in the Middle-East, whatever) The trick is to play your hand like you’re gonna win no matter what the other guy has. Some of us settle for what we’ve got, and others bluff their ass off. It’s all in the game of Life.
and God is the dealer.

Natalie

What are some r tips to becoming a better bluffer in poker?

Sunday, January 13th, 2008
poker bluffing
Jeremy W asked:


I play TEXAS HOLDEM with my like 5 of my friends so please tell me tips and advice and stradegys about how to do well in texas holdem. i never usually bluff and arent always that lucky so please help me!!!! thx

Marvin

if i’m playing poker and i have a ace and a 5 but in the community cards there is two 9’s what do i do?

Saturday, January 12th, 2008
poker bluff
arnold h asked:


should i fold or try to bluff them and go all in

Manuel

Can Poker Sites Cheat and Make A Lot More Money?

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
poker bluffs
bostoncommonterry asked:


Online, for sure, easily! I played another tourney just now on CARBON POKER and they cheat for sure! i think they deal so many straights and flushes and sets to addict people. just in the first 26 hands in this tourney there were many straights, even tho usually only 2 players saw the flop. it iss always like this at carbon. you never see weak hands win like you see a string of 4 straights straight and a flush in 6 hands like at the end of this list! of course the bad play, lucky people who get miracle rivers an get lucky have hi ratings on sharkscope.com . has to be rigged and people who deny it work for the sites. notice how they are the same people coming to yahoo to deny anyone would have any reason to cheat.

SIT n GO 11-19-008 carbon 2.20$ BUY IN

hand 7 still lowest blind

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Starting Hand #15816500-7
Dealer is Dead
Shuffling Cards
Dead Small Blind
Dead Small Blind
terrygo Posted Big Blind 20
Dealing Cards
You Were Dealt (Ad, Qh)
SlickBuck Folds
KILL7JOY Folds
FlakesJD Raised to 60
overreved Folds
pocahontas4 Calls 60
PokerMtn1 Calls 60
SWVARICKG Folds
terrygo Calls 40
Dealing Flop (6d,3s,2s)
terrygo Bets 20
FlakesJD Calls 20
pocahontas4 Calls 20
PokerMtn1 Calls 20
Dealing Turn (Qd)
terrygo Bets 80
FlakesJD Raised to 160
pocahontas4 Folds
PokerMtn1 Calls 160
terrygo All In
FlakesJD All In
PokerMtn1 Folds
FlakesJD Shows (6h, 6s)
terrygo Shows (Ad, Qh)
Dealing River (As)
terrygo Wins 1,540 from Pot 2 with : Two Pair Aces and Queens
FlakesJD Wins 3,440 from Pot 1 with : Three of a Kind Sixes
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- hand 14 -
Starting Hand #15816500-14
pocahontas4 is the Dealer
Shuffling Cards
PokerMtn1 Posted Small Blind 50
terrygo Posted Big Blind 100
Dealing Cards
You Were Dealt (Th, 4s)
SlickBuck Folds
KILL7JOY Folds
FlakesJD Calls 100
overreved Calls 100
pocahontas4 Calls 100
PokerMtn1 Calls 50
terrygo Checks
Dealing Flop (Td,Ac,7c)
PokerMtn1 Checks
terrygo Bets 100
FlakesJD Folds
overreved Folds
pocahontas4 Calls 100
PokerMtn1 Folds
Dealing Turn (Kh)
terrygo Checks
pocahontas4 Checks
Dealing River (3d)
terrygo Bets 100
pocahontas4 Calls 100
terrygo Shows (Th, 4s)
pocahontas4 Shows (Ks, Jd)
pocahontas4 Wins 900 from Pot 1 with : Pair of Kings

- hand 16 -
Starting Hand #15816500-16
terrygo is the Dealer
Shuffling Cards
SlickBuck Posted Small Blind 50
KILL7JOY Posted Big Blind 100
Dealing Cards
You Were Dealt (Jd, 2h)
KILL7JOY> clap
FlakesJD Folds
overreved Calls 100
pocahontas4 Folds
PokerMtn1 Folds
terrygo Folds
overreved> mummy
SlickBuck Calls 50
KILL7JOY Checks
Dealing Flop (8c,9c,Qc) hand 16 1st 3 suited flop, shud be 1 in 20 i say it all the time here, took 16 far more than normal!

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- hand 20 -
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Starting Hand #15816500-20
overreved is the Dealer
Shuffling Cards
pocahontas4 Posted Small Blind 50
PokerMtn1 Posted Big Blind 100
Dealing Cards
You Were Dealt (Ah, 9h)
terrygo Raised to 200
SlickBuck Folds
KILL7JOY Folds
FlakesJD Folds
overreved Calls 200
pocahontas4 Calls 150
PokerMtn1 Calls 100
Dealing Flop (Td,9d,Qs)
pocahontas4 Bets 200
KILL7JOY> your next hand will be AA
PokerMtn1 Folds
terrygo Folds
overreved Calls 200
Dealing Turn (8s)
pocahontas4 Bets 200
overreved All In
pocahontas4 Calls 555
overreved Shows (9s, 8c)
pocahontas4 Shows (Ac, Kd)
Dealing River (Js)
pocahontas4 Wins 2,710 from Pot 1 with : Ace High Straight

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my last hand, hand 23, i was dealer bluffed all otheres folded , 1 caller and…

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Starting Hand #15816500-23
terrygo is the Dealer
Shuffling Cards
SlickBuck Posted Small Blind 75
KILL7JOY Posted Big Blind 150
Dealing Cards
You Were Dealt (2c, Qd)
FlakesJD Folds
pocahontas4 Folds
PokerMtn1 Folds
terrygo All In
SlickBuck Calls 440
KILL7JOY Folds
terrygo Shows (2c, Qd)
SlickBuck Shows (As, Qc)
Dealing Flop (Ts,7h,Kd)
FlakesJD> good luck
terrygo> ahah
Dealing Turn (Jd)
Dealing River (Qs)
SlickBuck Wins 1,180 from Pot 1 with : Ace High Straight
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Starting Hand #15816500-24
SlickBuck is the Dealer
Shuffling Cards
KILL7JOY Posted Small Blind 75
FlakesJD Posted Big Blind 150
Dealing Cards
pocahontas4 Calls 150
FlakesJD> damn….I like to c that
KILL7JOY> u hd a pair
PokerMtn1 Folds
SlickBuck Folds
KILL7JOY Calls 75
FlakesJD Checks
Dealing Flop (Kd,Qh,Qs)
KILL7JOY Checks
FlakesJD Checks
pocahontas4 Bets 150
KILL7JOY Folds
FlakesJD Folds
pocahontas4 Wins 600 from Pot 1
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Starting Hand #15816500-25
KILL7JOY is the Dealer
Shuffling Cards
FlakesJD Posted Small Blind 75
pocahontas4 Posted Big Blind 150
Dealing Cards
PokerMtn1 Folds
SlickBuck Folds
KILL7JOY Folds
FlakesJD Calls 75
pocahontas4 Checks
Dealing Flop (9c,7h,Jc)
FlakesJD Checks
pocahontas4 Check

Randy

Question for experienced poker players?

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
poker bluffing
Dangerous Danny asked:


what type of body language should I look for to tell whether a person is bluffing or not?

Any other poker tips would be much appreciated.

Carrie

What does it mean if China and North Korea are able to read John McCain’s “poker tell”?

Sunday, January 6th, 2008
poker bluffing
bad news asked:


What if Vietnam gave John McCain’s POW interrogating files to China and North Korea.

What if these files showed how John McCain responds under extreme stress (torture) revealing his facial expressions and body language when he is lying or telling the truth or trying to bluff his interrogators.

What kind of insight would that give China or North Korea in a Trade Negotiation or crisis situation.

How happy would the Chinese feel if the could manipulate at President McCain.

Speak truth to power.

Mr. News

Irene

Texas hold’em poker question?

Friday, January 4th, 2008
poker bluff
Joey V asked:


While playing today on pokerstars I went through a very very bad day. I was wondering is it the way I’m playing my hands or just pure bad luck?? Here’s an example of what I’m talking about.
9 player game:
I have a solid hand at QJ and flop comes and its Q J K I have a 2 pair, That 2 pair stays through the turn and river cards. In the mean time I’ve been betting. Then its between me and some other guy and he has KQ or KJ and wins.
That has happened to me today in many different ways. So is it the way I’m playing my hands or just bad luck?

Note: I normally wait till I have a pretty solid hand and try to stay away from big bluffs. Any tips?

Brent