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Troy M

AJ < 88, finished 176th out of 2,259 players.

Anthony Martino: Been playing any live poker Advent?
- August 23, 2011
- Troy M Unfortunately not, but I plan on heading to Edgewater in downtown Vancouver next payday. But my card dealer training I've been blabbering about on FB really got me interested in blackjack strategy, too, so who knows what I'll play then :P
  
  August 25, 2011
- Anthony Martino double down!
  
  August 25, 2011
Troy M AJ < 88, finished 176th out of 2,259 players.
- June 23, 2011
- Ruth P nice try..next time!
  
  June 24, 2011
- Anthony Martino A deep run, sucks when only first pays, sorry Troy!
  
  June 24, 2011
- Ian Ross That's a decent placing, well done.
  
  June 24, 2011
Troy M A9 > T4 after I dwindled down to a tiny stack and had my shove for ~2k called by the BB. Board ran KT4AK and I took it down. Nice turn. :D
- June 23, 2011
- Troy M Blinds are 400/800/100 atm
  
  June 23, 2011
- Troy M And I meant the board was KT3AK. I didn't need 2 cards after that flop to win, just the A. :P
  
  June 23, 2011
Troy M Just saw QQ get one-outered in a pre-flop AI against 77 after the favourite turned a flush draw, negating one of the underdog's outs. Case 7 hit the river ofc and the player holding QQ got busted. Pretty sick.
- June 23, 2011
- Troy M This wasn't me playing btw, just spectating as I folded.
  
  June 23, 2011
Troy M One hour into the $12.5K WSOP freeroll. Been running pretty cold, but was able to get paid off with AA early and then double up with AQ against AJ about 40 minutes in. Blinds 150/300/25, got 3.3k.
- June 23, 2011
Troy M replied to a topic in the forum Online Poker:
Yeah, I decided to be nitty pretty late into one of the Rise Poker qualifiers and fold hands as good as AQ throughout the end of it. Was down to a 2BB stack UTG with queen high at one point, and I went all-in and everyone folded including the BB, who had... more
- June 23, 2011
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- June 23, 2011
Troy M has added a new profile photo.
- June 23, 2011
Troy M has added a new profile photo.
- June 23, 2011
Troy M replied to a topic in the forum Online Poker:
Nice try, AJ. I'm taking a shot at the $12.5K package tonight myself. Much smaller field than that one, so I'm hoping to run very well tonight to be in a position to close the deal.
- June 23, 2011
Troy M replied to a topic in the forum Hold Em Strategy:
Because they're only going to hit the flop 1 in every 8.5 times? You're saying that narrowing the field helps prevent a rather unlikely scenario, when I'm saying that it helps the original raiser, who we're worried about more than anyone who's yet to act... more
- June 20, 2011
Troy M replied to a topic in the forum Hold Em Strategy:
Hand 1 - Fold pre. As played, bet with the intention of calling a check-raise and re-evaluating the turn if you were to get check-raised. Hand 2 - A leadout and a call on this paired, king-high board sounds off alarm bells for me and my jacks if I'm i... more
- June 20, 2011

Anthony Martino Ugh, Mondays should be abolished
Janet Shold Got 40% on the poker quiz...next time I'm cheatin'! lol
Daniel K Flops a set of 8's, outflopped by a set of Js. Flops a set of tens n outflopped by a set of As.
Keith M well me and my family spent the week in vegas, no i didn't get to play any events, i could only wish. but i was able to meet a ptp member Abigfish for dinner and some ring game play after. his a real cool guy, and damn good player. we bought into a 1/3 nl game for 300 ea. i didnt do to bad after a 3 way all when i flopped a set and lost to a river flush. I won the side pot to break even and left the table up 85$. Well i played every night this week at the orleans hotel, the rake wasnt bad, 3$ max plus $1 for the badbeat jackpot. end my play there up 1500 for the week. last night i went to the rio and was hoping to play some at the wsop cash tables, but the waiting list was 200 deep. Instead i played they're normal cash tables. started off at a 1/3 table bought in for the max 300$ and after 4 hands was up 225$. a 2/5 table opened up and i moved over to it. I played for a few more hours and left around midnight up 1k$ for the night. I'm leaving out tonight taking a load to Washinton state. I've had a major blast here and after all was said and done with what the trip cost i'm up 1900 for the trip. Been a truck driver doen't allow much time these days to play or even get on line to say hi. on day the us players will be back online playing in force, until then gl at the tables.
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June 23, 2011 3:21:51 PM EDT

in the topic My shot at the 2011 WSOP Main Event in the forum Online Poker

Yeah, I decided to be nitty pretty late into one of the Rise Poker qualifiers and fold hands as good as AQ throughout the end of it. Was down to a 2BB stack UTG with queen high at one point, and I went all-in and everyone folded including the BB, who had less than half a BB behind after posting, and so I somehow won the pot uncontested. Uhh...thanks? lol...if it weren't for that, I most likely would not have gotten the seat, though, so I'm glad my table was so bad.
June 23, 2011 2:30:02 PM EDT

in the topic My shot at the 2011 WSOP Main Event in the forum Online Poker

Nice try, AJ. I'm taking a shot at the $12.5K package tonight myself. Much smaller field than that one, so I'm hoping to run very well tonight to be in a position to close the deal.
June 20, 2011 9:03:12 PM EDT

in the topic Too nitty to fold AK here? in the forum Hold Em Strategy

Because they're only going to hit the flop 1 in every 8.5 times? You're saying that narrowing the field helps prevent a rather unlikely scenario, when I'm saying that it helps the original raiser, who we're worried about more than anyone who's yet to act, get the money in. 3-betting just seems real leaky here without reads, and we should be accounting for what is most likely to be a problem for us in this hand.

Think of it this way. What are the chances that UTG raised? 100%, because they already did. What are the chances that someone behind you calls and flops a set when you flop top pair or, worse yet, top two pair? Probably something like 1% overall, and even if you were guaranteed to go multiway against an overcaller with a pocket pair, you're going to get a real bad flop against them less than 5% of the time.

With that said, I'm making my preflop decision here with the original raiser in mind. And what I have in mind regarding the original raiser is that they've opened UTG in Rush, so that's why I call. If UTG had a wide opening range from that position or stacks off light, then yes, we would like to narrow the field with a 3-bet. As far as we know, though, that's not the case, and so it's fundamentally solid to flat.
This post was edited by Troy M at June 20, 2011 9:03:12 PM EDT
June 20, 2011 6:46:18 PM EDT

in the topic Rush Poker, Dangerous flops, your thoguhts? in the forum Hold Em Strategy

Hand 1 - Fold pre. As played, bet with the intention of calling a check-raise and re-evaluating the turn if you were to get check-raised. Hand 2 - A leadout and a call on this paired, king-high board sounds off alarm bells for me and my jacks if I'm in this spot. Fold. Hand 3 - Bet half-pot to see where we're at. Not a lot of worse hands in villains' calling ranges and we want a reaction from the original raiser. Hand 4 - I understand you were trying something new perhaps and mixing it up, but open-limping anything premium in late position, especially when it's folded to you, is pretty pointless without reads. Don't do it. As played, though, raise to something like $.60 on the flop with the intention of calling a 3-bet.
June 20, 2011 6:39:16 PM EDT

in the topic Too nitty to fold AK here? in the forum Hold Em Strategy

And yet you'd be paying 10+BB's for "info" before the flop by 3-betting when you can simply flat and not only see a flop, but gain additional info after the flop anyways. What's important to do in this hand with AK, more than gaining info, is that you control the size of the pot, unless you're inclined to get it in for value. And we aren't, really, so why would we bloat the pot with ace high when 3-betting can simply be exploited by villain flatting with a big hand, especially in a scenario where no one's overcalled your 3-bet and it's heads-up when it's his turn to act? What about when someone DOES overcall? What have you learned then? I see nothing but trouble by 3-betting AK here, and we can elect to fold the flop if we flat and completely whiff since we're up against a strong opening range. So I say this is not a bad spot to be nitty with AK at all.

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