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ever played egyptian ratscrew? its super fun...

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Never heard of it.......... what are the rules?

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or 3 cards like 7,8,9 or 1,2,3 or something like that, the first person to slap the pile gets all the cards.

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Wrong.
It's a probability so therefore theres luck in the game & theres alot of it.
Anyone can win in a card game.
Skill just helps you to get into the money  but it is not always gaunteed.
Example Holdem.
It's a gamble & it's like playing the lotto except you can control your own destiny so to speak.

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Wrong.
It's a probability so therefore theres luck in the game & theres alot of it.
Anyone can win in a card game.
Skill just helps you to get into the money  but it is not always gaunteed.
Example Holdem.
It's a gamble & it's like playing the lotto except you can control your own destiny so to speak.

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Yep. So, here are the reasons I quit playing poker (correct me if I played something wrong):

I play on $.25/.50 NL table with $50 bankroll limit (if you win, you can have more than $50, obviously).
Hand 1: The flop has a flush draw and a straight draw (for me). Someone raises a little bit trying to steal the pot (probably), we all call, I hit straight on the turn. I raise the pot ($20), guy calls, next card = flush. I figure that it was pretty stupid for him to pay $20 for a 1/5 chance to win $40, so I called his all in => -$50 (would have been -$25 even if I folded)

Since it was a straight & a flush on board I imagine he beat you with a bigger flush when you hit yours on the board.
I am not sure on the specifics on that.
It depends on how much was originally raised.
Unfortunately I dont think it was your fault I mean you had 15 outs to hit your hand.
Also like I said i dont know the original raise but if there were alot of callers.
He may of been pot committed.
Even calling with bad hands may be called if the pot is right.

Hand 2 (the very next hand): I have 7T, the flop is 7TT. I slow play it. Guy raises, I min reraise, he reraises, I reraise, he calls. The pot is $40 or $50. The turn brings a king. The guy raises, I reraise, all in, call. He has TK. Just what are the f**ng chances of that??? (-$50)

Indeed that is rare but because of the probability, it can happen.
Just bad luck. No one played it wrong.
Unfortunately you made a mistake by reraising minimum.To most players that would be a quite suspicious bet.
Usually you would bet how you usually would.
Orless you like raising minimum.
He might of folded probally not on that turn but the next, he would of been catious.
Unfortunately he trapped you also.

The following day (I feel that I should have more luck since the last day sucked so much):
Hand 1: I have KK vrs some noob who raised 25% of his hands... the ONE time I played against him he had... AA!!! (-$50)
Hand 2: I have AA. Someone raises $2, someone calls $2. I raise to $5. The guy with a short stack ($25) calls with 99. He has about 12% chance to win, so paying $5 is NOT worth it even if he wins $25 from me. OBVIOUSLY he hits trips and wins. As a matter of fact, EVERY time during that week I had AA and someone actually went post-flop, they hit trips. (-$25)

You must be playing online because in real poker AA is not supposed to lose like that.
The first hand is just bd luck you ran into aces but it's a classic showdown & you have a really less % to win.
I would rather you have 77 then KK because of the more straight possibilities.
Aces losing to nines happens.
Shouldnt so much but hey Chris Money Maker screwed Humberto brenes in the main event in 2003

Next day (I've GOT to get lucky after the 2 days of bulls**t, right?):
Hand 1: I hit trips, I slow play them until the turn (where I reraise to $20, the guy calls and (most likely) hits a flush on the river with stupid 1:5 odds, so I fold. (-$25)
Must of been 4 of the same suit on the board.
Thats typical in some online sites lol.
Usually if you hit trips you wont see it like that but not in places like pokerstars lol.
Unfortunately sometimes your too pot committed to leave but sometimes not.

Hand 2: I hit trips, I slow play them until the turn (where I jam them), someone calls and hits a flush (-$50)
I know that feeling lol.

Hand 3: I hit trips, I slow play them, some noob is playing REALLY aggressively with... a GUTSHOT straight draw. The pot is $70 on the turn, because he pays $20 to win $50 with an astounding 10% chance. On the river... he HITS HIS GUTSHOT STRAIGHT DRAW!!! At this point I don't care anymore, so when he goes all in, I give him $20 more and close down PartyPoker with no intention of playing it again in the nearest future.

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Hand 1: The flop has a flush draw and a straight draw (for me). Someone raises a little bit trying to steal the pot (probably), we all call, I hit straight on the turn. I raise the pot ($20), guy calls, next card = flush. I figure that it was pretty stupid for him to pay $20 for a 1/5 chance to win $40, so I called his all in => -$50 (would have been -$25 even if I folded)

Since it was a straight & a flush on board I imagine he beat you with a bigger flush when you hit yours on the board.
I am not sure on the specifics on that.
It depends on how much was originally raised.
Unfortunately I dont think it was your fault I mean you had 15 outs to hit your hand.
Also like I said i dont know the original raise but if there were alot of callers.
He may of been pot committed.
Even calling with bad hands may be called if the pot is right.

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Hand 2 (the very next hand): I have 7T, the flop is 7TT. I slow play it. Guy raises, I min reraise, he reraises, I reraise, he calls. The pot is $40 or $50. The turn brings a king. The guy raises, I reraise, all in, call. He has TK. Just what are the f**ng chances of that??? (-$50)

Indeed that is rare but because of the probability, it can happen.
Just bad luck. No one played it wrong.
Unfortunately you made a mistake by reraising minimum.To most players that would be a quite suspicious bet.
Usually you would bet how you usually would.
Orless you like raising minimum.
He might of folded probally not on that turn but the next, he would of been catious.
Unfortunately he trapped you also.

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You must be playing online because in real poker AA is not supposed to lose like that.

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Next day (I've GOT to get lucky after the 2 days of bulls**t, right?):
Hand 1: I hit trips, I slow play them until the turn (where I reraise to $20, the guy calls and (most likely) hits a flush on the river with stupid 1:5 odds, so I fold. (-$25)
Must of been 4 of the same suit on the board.
Thats typical in some online sites lol.
Usually if you hit trips you wont see it like that but not in places like pokerstars lol.
Unfortunately sometimes your too pot committed to leave but sometimes not.

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I'm also good at freecell. In fact if I met you in real life I could challenge you to a game of freecell and to see who gets it out the quickest.

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Wow, man! You really do know how to play it! Ths for the advices!

Btw, I have some questions:

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Hand 1: The flop has a flush draw and a straight draw (for me). Someone raises a little bit trying to steal the pot (probably), we all call, I hit straight on the turn. I raise the pot ($20), guy calls, next card = flush. I figure that it was pretty stupid for him to pay $20 for a 1/5 chance to win $40, so I called his all in => -$50 (would have been -$25 even if I folded)

Since it was a straight & a flush on board I imagine he beat you with a bigger flush when you hit yours on the board.
I am not sure on the specifics on that.
It depends on how much was originally raised.
Unfortunately I dont think it was your fault I mean you had 15 outs to hit your hand.
Also like I said i dont know the original raise but if there were alot of callers.
He may of been pot committed.

Q3 Aces.
Aces is the best hand to start with & hard to beat.
Kings cant beat them etc.
Best way to crack aces are suited connectors like 8-9 suited etc.
IT IS IMPORTANT to try & get a 1-1 when you have aces.
If theres too many players in a hand then you most likely will lose to trips or a straight/flush etc.
1-1 you most likely will be up vs a pair or good pockets.
if your in early position like second,

Even calling with bad hands may be called if the pot is right.

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There were like 5-6 people playing (almost a family pot), so I may have called a small raise from the BB with unsuited connectors. Or maybe noone raised and then some guy just bet $3 on the flop to steal the pot. Since almost everyone called it, I figured I might as well do it with my 6 outs even with a flush on board (normally I would fold that when there is a flush draw). So, when I hit straight, I bet the pot because there was still a chance of someone hitting that flush. I don't think my straight was very obvious. Since someone called $20, I figured they had a big pair, trips, 2 pairs, or the same hand as I had (most likely). When a 3-rd flush card hit, I didn't expect them to actually have flush. Should I have folded?

Well usually when players only call your bet & theres 2 suited cards on the flop.They are either on a flush or a straight draw.
You might of been way too committed to fold because of so many chips out there.
usually if they hit thier flush on the river they will reraise.
A great player would do the same even if they didnt hit the flush.
They will represent a flush though.
Unfortunately I think you should pay it for two reasons.
To actually see what they played with.
Second reason, to use that for your advantage so you know how they play when they play thier hand.
Sometimes you have to pay chips to get information on a player.
Hard even for a pro to get out of a hugh pot when you have a hand like yours.
Use the knowledge so you can trap the player next time or play more conservative or agressive, depending on how he played that hand.

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Hand 2 (the very next hand): I have 7T, the flop is 7TT. I slow play it. Guy raises, I min reraise, he reraises, I reraise, he calls. The pot is $40 or $50. The turn brings a king. The guy raises, I reraise, all in, call. He has TK. Just what are the f**ng chances of that??? (-$50)

Indeed that is rare but because of the probability, it can happen.
Just bad luck. No one played it wrong.
Unfortunately you made a mistake by reraising minimum.To most players that would be a quite suspicious bet.
Usually you would bet how you usually would.
Orless you like raising minimum.
He might of folded probally not on that turn but the next, he would of been catious.
Unfortunately he trapped you also.

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Hmm... so, min bets are suspicious? What is a non-suspicious amount? 3-4x his bet? Or just reraising to the pot amount?

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You must be playing online because in real poker AA is not supposed to lose like that.

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In real NL poker? Why? Because people have smaller bankrolls and calling with small pairs is not worth it even if you double up?
Most of my winnings online come from small trips, actually. I always have $50 or more bankroll. People often raise $1-$3, which gives me excellent odds, because sometimes I double up (even 3x-ed my money a couple of times ).
But I haven't figured out yet how to protect my AA in a NL game where both me and my opponent have huge bankrolls. Say, we both have $50 on a 0.25/0.5 NL table. If I raise to $7 or more to make the small pairs unprofitable, it is almost like saying: "hey, everyone! I have AA!". If I raise $2-$3, they can double up on me, because I just HATE folding my aces. The only thing I can think of is reraising in late positions and slow playing them from the early positions and then playing them as if they were a small pair (no trips on the flop + heavy action = fold).

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Next day (I've GOT to get lucky after the 2 days of bulls**t, right?):
Hand 1: I hit trips, I slow play them until the turn (where I reraise to $20, the guy calls and (most likely) hits a flush on the river with stupid 1:5 odds, so I fold. (-$25)
Must of been 4 of the same suit on the board.
Thats typical in some online sites lol.
Usually if you hit trips you wont see it like that but not in places like pokerstars lol.
Unfortunately sometimes your too pot committed to leave but sometimes not.

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Nah, there were 2 suited cards on the flop and one more on the river. For some reason I had a feeling he was drawing for a flush, so I folded.
I wonder: is it correct to assume that if someone goes all in on the river that they actually have the flush?

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Wow, man! You really do know how to play it! Ths for the advices!

Btw, I have some questions:

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Hand 1: The flop has a flush draw and a straight draw (for me). Someone raises a little bit trying to steal the pot (probably), we all call, I hit straight on the turn. I raise the pot ($20), guy calls, next card = flush. I figure that it was pretty stupid for him to pay $20 for a 1/5 chance to win $40, so I called his all in => -$50 (would have been -$25 even if I folded)

Since it was a straight & a flush on board I imagine he beat you with a bigger flush when you hit yours on the board.
I am not sure on the specifics on that.
It depends on how much was originally raised.
Unfortunately I dont think it was your fault I mean you had 15 outs to hit your hand.
Also like I said i dont know the original raise but if there were alot of callers.
He may of been pot committed.

Q3 Aces.
Aces is the best hand to start with & hard to beat.
Kings cant beat them etc.
Best way to crack aces are suited connectors like 8-9 suited etc.
IT IS IMPORTANT to try & get a 1-1 when you have aces.
If theres too many players in a hand then you most likely will lose to trips or a straight/flush etc.
1-1 you most likely will be up vs a pair or good pockets.
if your in early position like second,

Even calling with bad hands may be called if the pot is right.

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There were like 5-6 people playing (almost a family pot), so I may have called a small raise from the BB with unsuited connectors. Or maybe noone raised and then some guy just bet $3 on the flop to steal the pot. Since almost everyone called it, I figured I might as well do it with my 6 outs even with a flush on board (normally I would fold that when there is a flush draw). So, when I hit straight, I bet the pot because there was still a chance of someone hitting that flush. I don't think my straight was very obvious. Since someone called $20, I figured they had a big pair, trips, 2 pairs, or the same hand as I had (most likely). When a 3-rd flush card hit, I didn't expect them to actually have flush. Should I have folded?

Well usually when players only call your bet & theres 2 suited cards on the flop.They are either on a flush or a straight draw.
You might of been way too committed to fold because of so many chips out there.
usually if they hit thier flush on the river they will reraise.
A great player would do the same even if they didnt hit the flush.
They will represent a flush though.
Unfortunately I think you should pay it for two reasons.
To actually see what they played with.
Second reason, to use that for your advantage so you know how they play when they play thier hand.
Sometimes you have to pay chips to get information on a player.
Hard even for a pro to get out of a hugh pot when you have a hand like yours.
Use the knowledge so you can trap the player next time or play more conservative or agressive, depending on how he played that hand.

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Hand 2 (the very next hand): I have 7T, the flop is 7TT. I slow play it. Guy raises, I min reraise, he reraises, I reraise, he calls. The pot is $40 or $50. The turn brings a king. The guy raises, I reraise, all in, call. He has TK. Just what are the f**ng chances of that??? (-$50)

Indeed that is rare but because of the probability, it can happen.
Just bad luck. No one played it wrong.
Unfortunately you made a mistake by reraising minimum.To most players that would be a quite suspicious bet.
Usually you would bet how you usually would.
Orless you like raising minimum.
He might of folded probally not on that turn but the next, he would of been catious.
Unfortunately he trapped you also.

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Hmm... so, min bets are suspicious? What is a non-suspicious amount? 3-4x his bet? Or just reraising to the pot amount?

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You must be playing online because in real poker AA is not supposed to lose like that.

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In real NL poker? Why? Because people have smaller bankrolls and calling with small pairs is not worth it even if you double up?
Most of my winnings online come from small trips, actually. I always have $50 or more bankroll. People often raise $1-$3, which gives me excellent odds, because sometimes I double up (even 3x-ed my money a couple of times ).
But I haven't figured out yet how to protect my AA in a NL game where both me and my opponent have huge bankrolls. Say, we both have $50 on a 0.25/0.5 NL table. If I raise to $7 or more to make the small pairs unprofitable, it is almost like saying: "hey, everyone! I have AA!". If I raise $2-$3, they can double up on me, because I just HATE folding my aces. The only thing I can think of is reraising in late positions and slow playing them from the early positions and then playing them as if they were a small pair (no trips on the flop + heavy action = fold).

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Next day (I've GOT to get lucky after the 2 days of bulls**t, right?):
Hand 1: I hit trips, I slow play them until the turn (where I reraise to $20, the guy calls and (most likely) hits a flush on the river with stupid 1:5 odds, so I fold. (-$25)
Must of been 4 of the same suit on the board.
Thats typical in some online sites lol.
Usually if you hit trips you wont see it like that but not in places like pokerstars lol.
Unfortunately sometimes your too pot committed to leave but sometimes not.

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Nah, there were 2 suited cards on the flop and one more on the river. For some reason I had a feeling he was drawing for a flush, so I folded.
I wonder: is it correct to assume that if someone goes all in on the river that they actually have the flush?

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Hard to quote so I will answer your Q2 here.
Well basically when players hit the monster or have a hugh hand, sometimes they will play it to keep you in the pot.
You have to try & accumulate as many chips as you can without folding.
You have to pay attention on players betting pattern.
Example players with good hands will raise 3 times the blind all the time.
All of a sudden they only raise minimum.
Wouldnt that strike you as suspicious.
Basically when a players betting pattern changes that means either thier bluffing or they have a monster.
Usually players wont bluff with low raises orless they want you to think that.
You want to steal the pot so you want to bet high.
Lower bets then your usual betting pattern usually means your trapping a player orless your paying attention to it.
Also be careful of the slow play trap

Q3 Aces.
Aces is the best hand to start with & hard to beat.
Kings cant beat them etc.
Best way to crack aces are suited connectors like 8-9 suited etc.
IT IS IMPORTANT to try & get a 1-1 when you have aces.
If theres too many players in a hand then you most likely will lose to trips or a straight/flush etc.
1-1 you most likely will be up vs a pair or good pockets.
if your in early position like second,raise like you usually would when you raise big.
Raising too much will tell them you have a dominant hand.
get rid of players who would call on the blinds.
Get it to where it's 1-1.
If it's 1-1 chances are your taking the pot but you can get unlucky, but the odds are in your favor.
Usually try to be aggressive after the flop.
Test the waters, meaning see where your at in the hand.
If he folds, you still get a good pot.
If he calls then it means he may of hit top pair & thats good on your part.
Or he may already have pockets which is even better.
Worst cards you can be up against if hes on a draw is a flush draw.

Now if your say in the small blind & everyone else folds.
Sometimes I like to throw in a little bit because chances are the Big blind wont fold.
Then you can handle it with your choice of slow playing it or throwing a bet where he has pot odds to call.

Q4 the flush draw.
It's hard to say without actually seeing the hand but you can tell on the betting pattern.
Throw some chips out there, if he just smooth calls it then he probally is.
You want to push those draws out by betting.
Put him to the test by putting him all in if you want.
Hes gambling on a draw & you have the pair.
Players tend to marry thier flush draws as much as A-K
Cant let them see free cards.
Let them pay for it.
Basically this Q is a gambling Q.
Basically if he hits the hand then he wins, but if he dont then you get alot of chips.
Got to see how hes playing the hand.
If you feel he has the draw then fold it.
If your too committed then see what he played with.

Good example, if he raised preflop, usually means big cards or pocket pair.
That can help you if hes just calling you with Ace hi trying to get lucky or if he hit the flush.
Usually what I see, smooth calling means a draw.
Usually make him pay to see it by being agressive.
A good ploayer wont usually play on just a draw if they dont have the pot odds.

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Wrong.
It's a probability so therefore theres luck in the game & theres alot of it.
Anyone can win in a card game.
Skill just helps you to get into the money but it is not always gaunteed.
Example Holdem.
It's a gamble & it's like playing the lotto except you can control your own destiny so to speak.

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