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My first item for my blog

This is just my first entry in my blog. I will use this site to trace my poker exploits: starting from the penny tables to either WSOP victory, or when my funds run out. more

by Rubin on Saturday June 13 2009 @ 22:28:14 (1/-4123 Points)

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BigTPoker - where I train for poker

This is the site where I learn odds and generally improve my poker skills. They are still quite in their infancy now, but it is quite fun. replies

by Rubin on Saturday June 13 2009 @ 22:29:24 (1/-4123 Points)

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Cheated out of two pairs to split the pot

Here I felt as though I was cheated out of a legitimate win against an aggressive player who got lucky. more

by Rubin on Saturday June 13 2009 @ 23:31:48 (1/-4122 Points)

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Did I let myself be forced out?

I'm holding and I'm on the river comes . I'd limped in with 3 others. My bet of $0.10 on the flop was met with two calls. A followup of $0.15 on the turn got one fold and one call. more

by Rubin on Thursday June 25 2009 @ 13:57:00 (1/-4006 Points)

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Curious, two pair more frequent than one with a board pair

Running some quick stats I noticed that if the board in hold'em is showing: Then the distribution of possible hands, for all players, shows that two pair (41%) is more common than one pair (36%). I'll have to remember this while playing. more

by Rubin on Thursday June 25 2009 @ 22:47:42 (1/-4003 Points)

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$19.40 pot loss at a $0.05 table!

Watching the mistakes others make seems to be a valuable way to learn poker -- it is far less costly then making the same mistake yourself. This time however I couldn't quite understand what was happening. more

by Rubin on Saturday June 27 2009 @ 19:56:51 (1/-3984 Points)

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Lucky no club appeared

Sometimes it can be good to not make your hand. In this case I was absolutely grateful I didn't. more

by Rubin on Tuesday July 07 2009 @ 20:43:47 (1/-3884 Points)

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Why did he raise preflop?

Following the advice given in numerous poker books, when I fold my hand I watch the table to see what the others do. Sometimes strange things happen, and this time I'm not sure what happened: a shitty pocket ultimately costing the player 30xBB! more

by Rubin on Tuesday July 07 2009 @ 20:58:21 (1/-3884 Points)

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New for me, a 5 way tie

Ties come up often enough, and three way ties come up occasionally, but a five way tie is new to me. The board shows a nice palindrome: more

by Rubin on Wednesday July 08 2009 @ 21:26:38 (1/-3873 Points)

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Be leary the oversize pot

I made a terrible mistake relating to pot odds and what the pot was showing on Poker Stars. Cost me 25xBB, the rest of my stack. more

by Rubin on Friday July 10 2009 @ 21:14:13 (1/-3853 Points)

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