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Tue 13 May 2008

Update

Posted by Joe under At home and work , Poker , Skate
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  • Been skating a bit; not as much at I would like. Got a few new boards (pintail, pool, slalom, dervish). Went to a race at the mount. Another race coming up in Wellington.
  • Stopped playing online poker. Was profitable, but the time was a drag. It paid for a few skateboards though. Still have a small bankroll for live games.
  • Changed jobs. Working in the Health sector, still for government. Basically I’m a project manager, but there’s more to it and the explanation is really long so I won’t bore you.

 

Wed 23 May 2007

Poker: skill or chance

Posted by Joe under Poker
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There’s lots of debate, particularly in USA because of the anti-online-gming laws. Basically it’s an attempt to prevent money from leaving US casinos. The argument put forward is that poker is a game of chance, and therefore not legal.

My argument is this: a single hand of poker is a game of chance. A session requires skill.

Think of it this way: Roulette or crapps are pure chance. Even if you play to lose you might still win. However, poker is a game of skill, because if you play to lose, you will lose. The converse of this is: if you play to not lose, you might not lose (not if you play to not lose you will win)

 

Wed 28 Mar 2007

Texas Holdem starting hand cheat sheet

Posted by Joe under Poker
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I couldn’t find a single source for all this info so I decided to collate it all for myself. It’s based a few books and websites, most notably Lee Jones Winning Low Limit Hold’em. Remember there is an element of chance at every stage of a poker game and it’s up to you to decide for yourself what cards to play.

Early

Position Action Cards
Small Blind Raise AA-JJ, AKs, AKo, AQs, AQo, AJs, KQs
Call TT-77, AXs, KXs, QXs, JTs-65s, QTs-86s
Big Blind Raise AA-88, AKs, AKo, AQs, AQo, KQs, KQo, KJs, QJs
Big Blind with a raise in front and a few players in Call 77-22, AXs, KXs, QXs, JTs-65s, QTs-86s
Other Early Raise AA-JJ, AKs, AKo, AQs, AQo, AJs, KQs
Re-raise AA-JJ
Call TT-77, ATs, A9s, KQo, KJs, QJs, JTs,

Middle

Position Action Cards
Middle, 3 or fewer callers Raise AA-88, AKs-QJs, AKo, AQs, AJs, AJo, ATs, ATo, KQo, KJs
Call 77-55, AXs, KTs-K8s, KJo, QJo, QTs, JTs-98s, JTo, J9s
Middle, 4 or more callers Raise AA-88, AKs-QJs, AKo, AQs, AJs, AJo, ATs, ATo, KQo, KJs
Call 77-22, AXs, KJo, KTs-K7s, QJo, QTs, JTs-98s, JTo, J9s T8s, 87s, 76s
Middle, a raise in front Raise AA-JJ, AKs, AKo, AQs, AQo
Call TT, 99, AJs, KQs, KJs, QJs,
Middle, a raise in front with a few players in Call TT-77, AJs, ATs, KQs, KJs, QJs,

Late

Position Action Cards
Late, 4 or fewer callers Raise AA-88, AKs-QJs, AQs, AKs-A8s, AKo-A9o, KQo, KJs
Call 77-55, JTs-54s, QTs-75s, AXs, KXs
Late, 5 or more callers Raise AA-88, AKs-QJs, AQs, AKs-A8s, AKo-A9o, KQo, KJs
Call 77-22, JTs-54s, QTs-53s, AXs, KXs, QXs
Late, a raise in front Raise AA-JJ, AKs, AKo, AQs, AQo
Call TT, 99, AJs, KQs, KJs, QJs
Late, a raise in front with a few players in Call TT-77, AJs-A9s, KQs, KJs, QJs

 

Tue 11 Oct 2005

Blogger Poker Tourney

Posted by Joe under Poker
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I’m in. Anyone else? <PokerStars code>

Poker Championship

I have registered to play in the
Online Poker Blogger Championship!

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Registration code: 8694463

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After all that I forgot. Still, I posted and folded to 467th out of 1400+. Not bad considering I didn’t sit.

 

Sat 3 Jul 2004

Back into Poker

Posted by Joe under Poker
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I haven’t played poker online in a while, but a site gave me $10 free on my birthday. The unusual thing is that Paradise Poker which is usually full of good players I am winning at (no limit too, which I usually suck at) , while I’m losing at Ultimate Bet in the tournaments (which I normally profit from). I earn less per hour than I do at work, but its fun too.