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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/-9653 Points)

Activities
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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/-9653 Points)

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Something I played

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/-9653 Points)

Analysis
Something I played

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/-9537 Points)

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Welcome to BrainBrain Poker

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by Admin User on Thursday June 25 2009 @ 22:45:07 (1/-9533 Points)

Reference
Something I heard

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/-9533 Points)

Analysis
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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/-9514 Points)

Mistake
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Something I played

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/-9414 Points)

Analysis
Something I watched

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/-9414 Points)

Mistake
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Something I played

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/-9404 Points)

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