Poker question

[Gemmill 44107]

By the way, spongebob, how many are you multi-tabling to get through 24 in a night?

[MattM4 0]

had a quick game with Mark last night bluffed my ass a few times, must say. Had to rebuy 5 times before actually wining anything.

[spongebob toonpants 3902]

By the way, spongebob, how many are you multi-tabling to get through 24 in a night?

 

 

I play 4 at a time and start another up as soon as I get knocked out of one.

[Gemmill 44107]

Jesus wept. I played two at the same time the other night, and when it got down to short-handed on both I felt like I was having a constant panic attack. I won one and finished OTM on the other so not a bad resut, but it was stressful as owt. Do you stagger the starts to try and avoid that?

[spongebob toonpants 3902]

No I start them all up and open another one as soon as I get knocked out. It does take a bit of getting used to but I am trying to be more disciplined as I had got into the habit of playing two and browsing forums and watching tv at the sme time. Playing four means I concentrate more on the tables.

[spongebob toonpants 3902]

A big advantage of playing more tables is you make the decision on the hand, and then move on to the next table. This means you miss the agonising wait for the cards to arrive and so you miss the bad beats happening, which helps with the tilt control.

 

It does mean you have to set aside some study time to go through your hand histories to try and work out what happened in some games, and spot any mistakes as you dont realise at the time. I beleive that is what work is for

[Gemmill 44107]

Aye I mess about on forums too and it doesn't help cos you've no idea who the maniacs at the table are. I think I'll stick with one table for now though cos I was having heart tremors the other night with the two open.

[spongebob toonpants 3902]

You shoud definately play two. Start one up and then start the other after the first three levels. The early game is all about folding anythng apart from major hands, and then you will have one game coming up to the interesting part all the time

[Gemmill 44107]

Right, I'll take your advice. If I lose there'll be HELL ON. You're right though, it's boring as owt for a while when you're only playing one at a time.

[Gemmill 44107]

A lad on the chat box thing last night was hilarious. He kept typing - all in capitals.

 

I HAVE A SKINNY WEINER.

 

MY WEINER IS SKINNY.

 

Then he went on to win 7 big pots in a row with big hands. To celebrate he kept asking everyone:

 

I'M GAY. WHO WANTS SOME BUTT?

 

He then asked me if I was a nigga. Then every time I was in a pot he demanded that anyone playing against me GO ALL IN. BUST THAT NIGGA OUT.

 

I ended up out in 4th but I stayed on to watch him take the piss out the remaining players. He ended up winning and telling everyone U SUCK. I AM THE KING. I CANNOT BE BEATEN.

 

[spongebob toonpants 3902]

One thing you need to try and learn to do is put people on a hand, or work out the range of hands people are playing. A trick someone taught me was to do a commentary during the early game. So when people raise or limp in early on you go xxxx limps in and folds to a raise or xxxx raises early position with a pair of eights, and it helps to imprint the likely hands people have for later in the game.

 

You really want to identify the players who are likely to fold to try and steal their blinds, and those who will call loosely to try and pay off your good hands.

[Gemmill 44107]

I have a real problem with raising to steal the blinds like. I'm always shiteing myself in case some twat calls me, although I know I should just get on with it. Sounds like good advice above though. I do try and put people on something but I'm not very good at it yet. Hopefully it's something you get better at.

[spongebob toonpants 3902]

I dont even try to steal the blinds until they get to be 10% of my stack, and by then I am in all in or fold mode.

 

The cards you hold are less important than position and stack sizes

 

Avoid stealing from small stacks because they are desperate or big stacks because they can sfford to call, try and spot the people whohave a medium/decent stack and are trying to fold into the money.

 

Also try to spot people who limp in and fold to a raise, if somebody limps and you push it takes a monster to call with the limper still to act

 

 

Late in the game if it folds to you in the button or SB it is usually profitable to push any two cards if you have less than 10bb

 

this link is gold

 

People tighten up near the bubble and play to loose early game. Your biggest advantage by looking to survive the early rounds and then exploit weakness at the bubble.

[Gemmill 44107]

I'll have a look at that link when I get home - it's got poker in the title so won't work from work. Cheers again for the advice.

[Mark 0]

Yesterday I played a sit n go, got 3 playable hands all game Jacks twice, and pocket 8's. I lost every time. I won the tournament, by stealing blinds and pots on the flop where I guess players hadn't hit. (like 8 3 2 rainbow) I was pretty proud that I won, considering I was card dead.

[spongebob toonpants 3902]

Yesterday I played a sit n go, got 3 playable hands all game Jacks twice, and pocket 8's. I lost every time. I won the tournament, by stealing blinds and pots on the flop where I guess players hadn't hit. (like 8 3 2 rainbow) I was pretty proud that I won, considering I was card dead.

 

 

If you were card dead why were you seeing flops?

[Rob W 0]

I dont even try to steal the blinds until they get to be 10% of my stack, and by then I am in all in or fold mode.

 

The cards you hold are less important than position and stack sizes

 

Avoid stealing from small stacks because they are desperate or big stacks because they can sfford to call, try and spot the people whohave a medium/decent stack and are trying to fold into the money.

 

Also try to spot people who limp in and fold to a raise, if somebody limps and you push it takes a monster to call with the limper still to act

 

 

Late in the game if it folds to you in the button or SB it is usually profitable to push any two cards if you have less than 10bb

 

this link is gold

 

People tighten up near the bubble and play to loose early game. Your biggest advantage by looking to survive the early rounds and then exploit weakness at the bubble.

 

 

translation into English please........................

[MattM4 0]

translation into English please........................

Simple Rob, you should always exploit weakness at the bubble!

[spongebob toonpants 3902]

I dont even try to steal the blinds until they get to be 10% of my stack, and by then I am in all in or fold mode.

 

The cards you hold are less important than position and stack sizes

 

Avoid stealing from small stacks because they are desperate or big stacks because they can sfford to call, try and spot the people whohave a medium/decent stack and are trying to fold into the money.

 

Also try to spot people who limp in and fold to a raise, if somebody limps and you push it takes a monster to call with the limper still to act

 

 

Late in the game if it folds to you in the button or SB it is usually profitable to push any two cards if you have less than 10bb

 

this link is gold

 

People tighten up near the bubble and play to loose early game. Your biggest advantage by looking to survive the early rounds and then exploit weakness at the bubble.

 

 

translation into English please........................

 

 

Yeah yeah. Rob playing the innocent. Quit trying to hustle me

[Rob W 0]

I NEVER play cards for money dear lad - mugs game

[spongebob toonpants 3902]

I play cards for money dear lad - profitable game

 

 

fyp

[Mark 0]

Spongebob, do you play in casinos at all?

[Rob W 0]

You are conning yourself - the only peopel who make money betting are the bookies

 

similarly on cards - even the pro's take a regular hiding

[Gemmill 44107]

Rob talking shit again.

[Guest alex]

You are conning yourself - the only peopel who make money betting are the bookies

 

similarly on cards - even the pro's take a regular hiding

That's not strictly true Rob, although in general I would agree. I reckon I break even or better at the bookies although I'm not a big gambler. Some make a living out of it though. I just see it as a bit of harmless fun though.