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[Antares]

Thanks Iceman

That is good advice - especially for a tight player like me - it would of course work best if you are the middle or big stack - I often end up the short stack around bubble time due to my tight play - happened today actually - ended up 2nd again after being short stack on or near the bubble. I don't like the idea of being the shorty trying to steal at bubble time. If you get a cold run of cards in these things it is real hard to build your stack, especially after you've already had a bluff called, the blinds move too fast and as Harrington says in his book, these things turn into crap shoots pretty fast. He recommends doing some stealing early on.

I'm wondering if going more aggressive and trading off some 4th and 3rd place finishes for some 7th, 8th, and more second and first place (when the aggression pays off) finishes might be something to think about as well.

Sometimes I just think of it as headsup practice if I get that far - today I battled the guy for a half hour back and forth - he started with a 3X over me - I got to a 2X over him - but in the end I had two big hands go to the river and a fourth suit falls and I had to fold - had none of that suit - then he hits the nut straight on the flop to my pair of aces - asta la vista - typical headsup for me.

If it weren't for the rake someone might win some money.

If you play at the small limits $2/$4 after 12,000 5 handed hands you will have to be up around 600 big bets just to be even.( $1 average rake) At the $20/40 level you will have to be up 180 big bets to be even. ($3 average rake)

At the casino $2/$4 ($4 ave rake) 10 handed 12,000 hands you will have to be up 1200 big bets to be even. So to be even you would have won $4800.

At the casion $20/$40($5 rake) 10 handed 12,000 hands you will have to be up 150 big bets. So whe you are even you really won $6000.

Poker is meant to be played at home or in a back room, in somebody's basement, office, store, resturant or garage. Where everybody has a few chips for change and the rest is cash.
Secondly what is the deal with table stakes. My games are limit and if someone bets you better have some money in your wallet or good credit because if you don't you just lost the pot.(If you haven't got enough money to play one hand you don't have enough money to play one hand)

I do understand the need for table stakes in no-limit.(for all you smart mouth highschool punks)

Also, if anyone knows Daniel Negreano.(or how to spell his last name) Ask him if in that 4k/8k game that he plays in every night with the same 7 people. Do you actually pay Doyle Brunson when you lose? And does Gus Hansen really pay you when you win?
My guess is it's all a big story. They never settle. "Hey ya all guess what happened I just took Johnny Chan for 500K down at the Beliago last night." "Hey Eveyln Ng did I tell you I have an eight inch cock?"

Seriously.

Until next time. Play on Player.