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Hi there. I spoke to your brother, TeamLiquid, he said you were a pretty cool guy. I'll try to be brief because I don't really have anything to add to LP, oh well...

Basically what I'm wondering is, how do I poker? I'd narrow it down a lot more if I could but I don't know anything about playing poker for the sake of increasing my bankroll rather than just fun. I just want to be not just another fish, you know?

I've tried to gather as much information as I can on my own but quite frankly I'm lost. I think I've gathered the basics, BRM, play TAG so that I don't do anything stupid and so on.

So I guess I'll just start firing questions: Which site and what offer? I've heard I might as well start unlocking some poker software, so which one?

What do I play? I've heard everything is good and everything is bad, but for a beginner, what do I start playing? I think MTTs are too high variance, right? As for personal pref. I guess I like SnG's more but anything goes really.

I probably have a lot more questions but I feel like I'm intruding so I'll bother you guys later.


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Last few days:

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Didn't play much, swinged much, didn't make any money cause of million + FTOPs HU + 215 HU last sunday where I failed hardcore. Busted FTOPs 2nd hand set x flush, bubbled the other 2 on 70/30s, other than these only donkament I played online last ~2 months was million freeroll which I bubbled too when I was at 5th in chips, huge donk at my table had me covered and coolered me, fuck tournaments.

Today I was playing with the idea of going SNE next year, would have to play something crazy like 9k sngs/month-300/day (that puts me ahead of pace by a lot, but it would have to be my goal so I can rest later in the year when I'm burn out, take the occasional day off). Man, that would be sick. Only did more than 300 once (304) and I'm pretty sure that's a world record. Maybe will see how it goes in february (cant play in jan) and take it from there.

99k VPP so far, 11 more till 3.4k bonus

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for the motivation to move up to nl200 (also for being a good poster)

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its only the 16th and i managed to grind 900~ 6max sngs. This is probably a personal record for me in terms of volume...shows how lazy I am. I'm on my way to diamond status on AP so just g2 continue the grind. However, I g2 step it up because I'm only 45% there. After 2000 6max sngs, i can safely say that I destroy these games. Here's my 6max graph so far for november.

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70% 300 chips & 30% 1500 chips ultra turbos

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played more nl10 rush , made good moniez and took another shot at nl25.
this time i wanted to take a different approach at it. i dont wanted to be the passive scared donk from nl10 anymore and tried a way more active , aggresive style - what can i say?
just have a look:

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haha this session had it all. from getting setOWNED 3 times in a matter of 2-3 minutes to hitting straight flushes to getting it in versus two fullstacks with aa against kk/qq and holding to be sitting with 137$ at one table....
still not entirely sure what to make out of all of this but atleast i can say that im beating nl25 (...for one day..)

BTW: to everyone with a pokerstrategy account interested in some nl10/25 videos i highly recommend TwiceT's videos in the series "Move it, move it up to the sky". hes following a nl10 player through the limits from nl10 to the sky...really entertaining!




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I know this is a Poker forum but a good few of us are hockey fans on here. I thought I'd start re-posting my daily hockey blog here in case anyone was interested. If you have any Sens fans feel free to link them to it.
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Flyers Soaring High - Sens in the Middle

Peter Laviolette probably has to pinch himself every time he looks up and down the Philadelphia Flyers bench. He then takes a deep breathe and reminds himself once again that in fact he's not dreaming, the Flyers are just that good. The sheer potency of the offense in Philadelphia is enough to make other teams wet their collective pants. So where does that leave the Ottawa Senators?

The Sens are an upper-middle of the pack team in the Eastern Conference. They will be competitive most nights but against the top four playoff seeds it's always going to be a tense hockey game. It's almost enough to give the average hockey fan heart palpitations as we sit in our chairs cheering them on. These games are particularly tough to watch because I find I'm never filled with a strong swell of confidence in the team. I know they're good enough to find a way to win a good share of these games but I also know who the second best team on the ice is going to be when the puck drops.

The run of hockey in 2006-07 had a very different feeling. The Sens were a team that could score at will and seemingly could bend their opponents to the breaking point on a whim. Villain after villain would be slayed by our hometown heroes on the back of an almost unstoppable top line. That line was so good it gave the whole team and the fans the confidence that the Sens were always going to come out on top after sixty minutes. It's a sense of confidence that I just don't feel anymore when I watch this hockey club.

I've always been a fan of the sentiment that there are only two really wonderful places to be in this league. The top five or the bottom five. The other twenty positions are not as enjoyable. You get neither the hope of a new star player to lift the franchise out of mediocrity nor the confidence that your team has a serious shot to contend for the Stanley Cup.

The Senators desperately need a young star forward to come in and tear things up. When Alfie hangs them up they're going to need yet another. The question of where these two forwards are going to come from is a subject of much debate. Murray has always been good with draft picks at 15th and later picking up guys like Getzlaf, Perry, and Karlsson so I'm hoping that holds true. My second great hope is that the Senators develop enough amazing defensive talent that we're able to swing a trade for a young top three forward in the near future. It will be money in the bank if this team is able to move one of it's young stud blueliners for a special forward in the near future. The last hope is that Bobby Butler can be a serious NHL player. He's currently ripping it up at the AHL level but that is no guarantee of success with the big club. If he can come up later on in the year and make an impact I will be a very happy Sens fan.

Link to the original blog location is here: http://senstol.blogspot.com/


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PianoFiles.com.

gl hf


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Hi LP!

I am coming to the USA this sunday (Nov 21) with some friends for vacation and we are planning to spend the first 5-6 days in Los Angeles area or basically in southern California in general.

Since I know there is quite a few people from south Cali area posting here, I would like to hear some recommendations on things to visit. Primarily we want to visit everything in LA, but a a day trip (or two) is also possible, so San Diego area for example is also within reach.

Then our plan is to continue to Vegas for a couple days and then to Hawaii. I am not sure if there are any people from Hawaii posting here, but if someone can give me reccomendations on what not to miss there, it would also be appreciated.

And of course, if anyone wants to meet up for a beer or something, we definately welcome that, just pm me here or on facebook (profile name: Josef Joe Samanek).


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lol good luck trying to get a good groove goin guys. it's impossible with all the new rules


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where do you find it?

i pretty much use pandora and pitchfork exclusively


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1st day at the micros, hoping that with a lot of study of the game and playing i may be able to get some high up the limits.



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last july i went to montreal to see family and while doing so i went to play in a live cash game outside the casino, downtown montreal (not with the indians).

Long story short... the cops came in and cleaned the house and arrested us all, took our money and let us go free. That poker house had been running for over 4 months. I lost my 127.50$ in chips + cash in my wallet - 20$, for a total of 327.50$. Which sucked because I really am not rich, but i could handle it and the cops told us we probably wouldnt have any more consequences.

Today, I recieved a letter letting me know I was summoned at the law court in early december.

I talked to my friend who talked to a lawyer, and apparently the *maximum* that i could recieve would be 6 months in jail or 5k$. I mean wtf i went there to play nl50 ready to lose a buyin or 2, not 100.

I'm probably going to end up having a fine of 100-1000 but i really have no idea on what to expect.

So yeah gg me



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i know a motherfucking terrible game when i see one and the 0.1nl and 0.25nl games on stars are fucking terrible

guess i'll just win 5/hr at 0.05nl


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Uhhh, wtf? Played live and they implemented the seven deuce rule. Except that instead of seven deuce offsuit, it could be suited, cuz ya'know nobody should fold a suited hand. And winning didnt count unless you saw a flop, cuz ya'know everyone should be allowed to see a flop.

I actually felt gay playing this. Like all I could think about was stuffing a cock in my mouth and making someone moan.

Anyway I ended up getting 3 streets of value with 72 by hitting 2 pair vs whatever the fuck, plus a 4BB bounty from 9 players at the table.

HEH...


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I've got $346.41 on FTP that I'd like to trade for Stars since I never play on FTP. I'll send first to anyone reputable. PM me.


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Found a rakeback offer from Fulltilt in my Mail last Week and thought it would be a good time to play some poker again. Moved my roll to FT and started playing: nl10 rush.
so much fun and i literally went on a rush. made like 20 buyins in 15k hands. took a shot at nl25 and got owned for 4buyins. i tell ya nl25 is so stupid. nitty as fuck and no real degenerates like on higher levels. i know its a common meme here on lp to make fun about skipping nl25 but i really think about doing it. back at nl10 i had the most swingy 25k hands ever and eventually came out breakeven which leaves me sitting at 340$. questions is now: is rush really worth it? is it just a huge coolerfest? are there any LPers regularly playing at micro rush limits with positive results? like to share some tactixx?
graphs ,stats and some hands later when im home...


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