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Comments(1)See you at the WSOP
Angelina won a qualifying freerol tourney on Paradise last Sunday, but since the account there is in my name (she never had a credit card in her life), it seems I'll have to go instead.
Not that I want to. I hate flying and the $2000 pocket change from Paradise is not enuff fot the ticket from Ljubljana, I have things to do and I can't spell tounaments. Besides, I went to Vegas before. Bellagio high stakes hold'em? Been there, done that. And a licence for a sheep? No minibar? Fuck that.
But.
She said it's a waste of money. No refunds. I get $12000 in Vegas. It's a small car. There are hungry people in Africa.
So I said I'd go.
Then she made me pay for it. I started yelling, she immediately went for tears. Mother came in with the broom and I had to apologize. Then the girl wanted the full amount, $12000. I yelled again. This time she yelled back. Then mother yelled from the kitchen and I agreed pronto. It was too late, no deal this time. She made me play a headsup freezeout match for the ticket AND the tears. So I ended up burning $15000 for a tourney I didn't even wanna go to. It better be good.
-Iz
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As an avid lurker and contributor to the Usenet rec.gambling.poker newsgroup I've too often stumbled upon notions and opinions that loosest Texas "no fold'em" games are nearly impossible to beat, because of loose fish playing too many hands and sucking out on good hands held by "solid" or "knowledgeable" players who subsequently bang their heads against the walls in frustration. They just do not seem to understand why their semibluffs, banks and good laydowns fail to bring the bacon home.
As I have consistently been beating no fold'em games over the past years, I suddenly felt the urge to compile some bits and pieces on this subject, usually taken from my (and other's) discussions on rgp, modified and edited for your viewing pleasure.
This work would not be possible without some people I respect. By studying their work, I was standing on solid ground while developing my own ideas about how to Play With the Fish. They are David Sklansky (author of the best poker book to date, Theory of Poker), Lee Jones, Bob Wilson (of Wilson Software, maker of the excellent Turbo Poker series) and Abdul Jalib M'hall, who was the first to successfully and correctly explain underlying mechanics and "why's" of Texas Hold'em. I feel that it's imperative for anybody playing serious hold'em to study his work at http://www.posev.com/poker!
Also, my thanks goes to the advent of online poker. Studying the hand histories of various top-notch players helped me with my game immensely. There is no better place to learn the game, if you want to try, choose the best cardroom online. In my opinion, that's Paradise Poker.
Izmet
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