bullets ricochet confirm/denyby bigredhoss, December 28
hi guys,
i'm getting towards the end of season 2 of Burn Notice right now and i have a question:
there's a scene where the hero michael westin is in a car chase shootout and he says that when you're in a firefight on the road that you can fire shots at the pavement underneath the car and they will ricochet up through the under-carriage thru the floorboard of the car (this is assuming the other car is trailing behind you), is this accurate?
Creativity, "hard" subjectsby Night2o1, December 28
Art is the natural realm of creativity. It is there that creative people should focus their energy. Art is where creativity is relevant. At least, that is a view that many express. In reality creativity is everywhere. Logic, science and reasoning are viewed as non-creative; there are rules to follow after all. But perhaps a better view is that there are "rules" to be understood. In this frame it becomes clear that the advance of science and mathematical concepts, and the daily implementation of them to real-world problem, doesn't come about by the following of rules. Just because the result must satisfy certain conditions doesn't mean the methods and result itself aren't creative, or incorporate benefit from creative solutions.
As a result of the stereotyping of creativity, it is often treated as the opposite of "hard" sciences and the maths. A young, intelligent, creative person may not pick up math immediately but excel in their art class. So they are encouraged to focus on "what they're good at". Math, the structure & rules of problem solving, numbers beyond 10. These are all very new concepts when a child first enters school. At age five, which is when Americans enter kindergarten, they've already spent over four years playing with blocks. Developing a feel for color. Drawing, painting, none of these are new to them. By the end of elementary school with nearly a decade of art experience and less than five of math, superior performance in the former results in the judgement of respective ability!
A smart kid, whether directly told or not, may get the vibe that they aren't a "math person". Math or other "tough" subjects are downplayed in importance. Every parent wants to see their child succeed and to minimize any apparent suffering, so this process happens naturally (let alone if they are directly told they're "bad" at something) if the parent isn't specifically aware of it. Children, and keep in mind that being intelligent doesn't mean to possess wisdom, are malleable. They are sensitive to adult's expectations of them and will endeavor to fulfill them.. How should they know that focusing all of their energy on art at the detriment of more rigorous subjects will cause them to be at a disadvantage when it comes to surviving and flourishing in adult life?
It is clear that people develop at different speeds both mentally and physically. This is most apparent in childhood and it is therefore most important that the young are not judged or sorted based on apparent strengths or weaknesses. Professional athletes fell tens or hundreds of times before learning to even walk; in math, algebra is the equivalent of that process. It is a foreign and abstract tool, often difficult to learn the intricacies of. Some struggle should be understood as part of the learning process much more than is currently recognized. A shift ought to take place in our schools and among the people, where it is kept in mind that at the root of all excellence is persistence -- a far more general and accessible skill.
tldr; education, early results don't necessarily indicate further achievement
Im currently an engineering student at Purdue University and I heard Illinois will accept online poker as well as Nevada and New York, something like that.. Do you guys know something about it?..
When CFR says "Time to Attack Iran" , the red button has already been pushed. These are the guys who tell the president and the other monkeys what they MUST do. I advice you to start prepare, guys. This is not some idiot speaking. It's the fucking CFR saying on their fucking website that Iran is to be attacked. Time to drop the iPhone, turn off the TV and spare a thought or two on the implications of the situation. The bullet has been fired, it's your choice if you are going to move away from it or wait to be shot down and then start thinking what to do.
6 Days left, 127k VPP to go till SNEby Joeingram1, December 26
6 more days to go!!! Here is last session of the day today that i just finished up, tried to play pretty conservitaeatete firs thalf of it and then went nuts last half of it trying new things, did a little video blog midway through session, someone in my 2p2 SNE prop bet thread was asking why i havent posted any graphs where I am running over EV lately and made a big deal about it so thats what I am talkinga bout in video, ALMOST DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 75ISH MORE HOURS TO GO!!
I'm in a terrible spot. My ATM card was eaten a long while ago. Luckily I was carring 5k on me. That money has come to an end and I have been waiting for my new ATM card to arrive for a ridiculously long time (month and a half/ they wont send it express). I am in Belgrade, Serbia at this time and it would suck to have to travel or to have to western union money in from someone. As a foreigner I haven't been able to open a bank account.
I have a friend (morph1 on LP) who lives about 2 hours away and he could help me but it would be amazing if anyone knew a guy who lives in Belgrade who would give me $ for PS and I would throw in some vig. If so please give me his contact, by PM or posting in this thread
It either spits fire or random explosive balls when its eye get illuminated, and its impossible to tell which one is he doing. You need to position in different places at the stage to defend vs each one, so it ends up being a reflex thing, and its fucking tough. Coming from a b+/1200 fish bw player -.-.
norcal bad beat jackpotby traxamillion, December 24
So last night i go to the local cardroom Lucky Chances in Colma near San Francisco with my brother and my best friend bake. About five minutes after sitting down there is commotion at an adjacent table. The bad beat jackpot of 113,000 dollars has been hit. I see the winning hand is quad aces (that hit running aces on the turn / river to quad up) versus a flopped quad 5s. My mind is pretty blown that this thing has even hit,
then i see that my boy Bake had the aces for 20% of the bad beat pot!
he gets cashed out in a fat mound of high denomination chips that i have never even seen in play at 5-10 (highest that usually runs other than 10-20 on weekend) and we cash out and get escorts to the cage and car from security.
Just absolutely crazy to be playing 1-1-2 and to ship that amount; none of us are rich so that is a lot of money and my friend was very generous to my brother and I (made more from the bbj than i ever have in even my best 1-1-2 session)
never thought i'd see this thing hit
Anyone know a reliable site where I can dl Baldur's Gate 2. I feel like playing it, only played the first one and it's one of the funnest rpg's I've ever played.
Well after a lot of bad BRM decisions, that fortunately ran VERY well due to being over EV and playing like durr I've decided to go back to basics and actually play properly.
Withdrew ~700euros and bought a new PC that doesn't freeze every 10minutes and a new phone (Sony XP Play)
I want to be back at Nl25 by february, 40 buyins should be enough to smash it and survive variance!
So 100euro -> 1000 euro in 30days! (well until 26th Jan as I go budapest then)
1k hands so far +40 euros! Hope to keep crushing
Merry christmas to everyone and enjoy the festive holidays! (And hopefully you get more time off work than me)
My goals for the restart of my poker careerby ynot, December 22
It has been about a year since I last sat down at the tables with the drive and determination that I have now. I went to my book shelf and dusted off my Harrington on holdem books, my little black, green and blue books, and began to skim over all the highlights i previously made in the super system 1 & 2. (Although they seemed pretty much the same) A lot of my books were for tournament play since I found the most success playing in tournaments last years winning honestly about 1 of everything 3 tournaments cashing in about 1,400- 1,700 a tournament. (usually 200$ freeze outs)
Since I have made it my goal to become a strong cash game player I have been running into some troubles. My books cover lightly on cash games and the games they do cover are for limits much higher than I am going to being playing. My casino's in town run 1/2 and 2/4 with the occasional 5-10 if enough people want to do it. Usually a full poker room with 1/2 tables.
I have been skimming online, reading forums, asking my friends questions and trying to put my self through a super course of cash games. I like to think the reason i was never too successful at 1/2 was that I over thought the game too much. I would do my best to make reads, judge hand ranges, always play from position and try to take money from players who "seemed weak". I never really saw "fish". I have seen some bad players before but even a bad player can take your money in a 1/2 game before you get the chance to build your stack. From what I have been gathering are just a few things.
1.) Play tight. Players skill at 1/2 isn't high enough to understand when to fold. They value their hand much more than they should.
2.) Value bet your pots. When you have it, get it in. No slow playing your hands.
3.) Be patient. Depending of the style of your table, playing tight and value betting will cause you to be watching a lot from the sidelines. Just make sure to use that time to study your opponents and try to catch tendencies.
4.) Don't over play. Don't try to trap or bluff your opponent since he will think his top pair is a royal flush.
5.) Never be the first player to limp in. You can limp in after others. Just never be the first.
Of course, all of these ideas are subject to change due to the type of player and way the table is going.Of course, all of these ideas are subject to change due to the type of player and way the table is going.
From my first post on here I got some real nice responses. More specifically from Carthac and another individual who posted a really informative link about the value of your play and what it means to make the right decision even if you lose the hand. Others, posted.. well, nothing important enough to type.
Prior to coming back into poker I played online on both Full Tilt and Poker Stars before it was illegal and spent my days playing casino cash games and tournaments. I don't like to think of myself and a new beginner with the experiences that I have but maybe I am since a year is a long time to stay away.
As I have been looking around for books, threads, and pm people about good tactics to crush 1/2 i still find myself looking around. Some things I have decided and questions I have are:
- My bank roll will be 2k. Even though the buy-in is 200.00$ I will have a lot to play with since I don't expect to have all my knowledge suddenly return as the hands are dealt.
- I will "generally" go into my first few tables playing tight. Keeping a relatively strong range of hands to play with and always from position. I will do my best to identify the lose and tight players and try to punish them when I hit a hand. No bluffing. (unless he's a tool)
- From your experiences, what were the best ways you crushed 1/2 tables?
- What are some good books you have read that helped you in your success to pass 1/2?
- Anyone interested in coaching me? (gotta try ;-p)
- I will be updating my blog on here talking about tough hands, my win/loss, and any questions I had at the poker table. I am bring pen and paper along with me so I can write it down as it happens so I don't forget.
I always wondered how all of you think 1/2 is such a low skill level. It fascinates me a little bit. But if you took the time to read this entire thing, thank you. For anyone who responds with intentions of helping me, thank you. I'll do my best to keep updating as I play.
29K Hand Session of 2/4 PLO!! by Joeingram1, December 22
thanksss for the glll wishes in my comments when i update the blog for this challenge guys, def helps me get up that extra motivation when I read them all
Longest session of the month officially over, wanted to get to 800k VPP by the end of tonights session so would leave me with 10 days/200k VPP and I was successful. Played 29k hands with a 2 hour break in between so not actually sure if it all counts as one session but at least 20k of them were in one. Went through random spurts where I played terrible ie 3betting junk OOP and 3betting junk on BTN and getting it in with any piece, those times account for the random 5k dips and then i got refocused and those resulting 5k ups are from that. Finished it off with some deep table madness and a miracle of a hand to secure the win and up for the day. It is pretty sick that I made 150k fpps in one fucking session lol, thats like 2.5k/2.7k from that alone. Feel pretty great right now and don't think I'll have much of a problem getting there. I could have played a few more hours if i needed to so I know I have a potential 50k vpp session in me if I need to. Going to try to get some sleep now and wake up to do it all again tomorrow
O YEA and i banned my chat for a week because i tilt sooo hard when i start swearing at the god mode regs, i did it after the first session I lost 7k, probably should have done it alot sooner
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