Archive for December, 2011

Question by Razorflame (US): Am I ready to play in a live Poker tournament now?
I’ve been playing Pokemon online for the past year and a half, and I was wondering if I would be ready to play in a live Poker tournament now.

Thanks for the input in advance!
Sorry, I meant to say Poker lol.

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Answer by jujubesgood
depends if you EV train, and how well you are doing online. You might also want to IV breed if you are thinking about entering a tournament. It also depends who you are playing online. I say go for it if you EV train and IV breed, what do you have to lose?

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Question by Krysten S: Is there a age requirement for being on a casino floor if you are just watching a poker tournament?
Im 17 and going to watch my dad play in a tournament in vegas so i would like to know if i can actually watch.

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Answer by rmsgurl111
yes. I once got in trouble by a securit guy becaue I was standing near a casino machine in line for the bathroom! You have to be over 18I think…at least in Vegas. Its been thatway ever since I was born there so…yah you might be in some trouble…

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Question by JudasHero: What are the differences beetween the different kinds of tournaments?
There are so many different kinds of poker tournaments, it’s hard for me to tell the differences. What are the differences between them? For example, what is a “freeroll”?
I’m talking about a freeroll tournament, where there’s no buy-in.

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Answer by Keyser Soze
In every tournament there are two factors you need to look at. The first is the game being played: Hold’em Razz Stud Omaha Eights or Better. Each one has its own rules. Hold’em is the most popular game right now. Secondly, look at the type of Hold’em Razz Stud etc. They can be either No Limit, Limit, or Pot Limit. No limit means you can put all your money in at any time. Pot limit forces you to only bet whats in the pot, and Limit has a fixed betting structure throughout the entire tournament.

The term freeroll means that all players in the hand are tied and only one player has the chance to win if a specific card comes up. Lets say we are playing hold’em. You have Ace and King of Spades. I have Ace and King of Diamonds. 2 diamonds come up and 1 club. then another heart comes up. I am now on a free roll b/c neither one of us can lose but I can win if a diamond comes up.

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Question by delosreyes33: Question about large poker tournaments.?
YOUR OPINION
What strategies would you use to go deep into a poker tournament? At least making it to the money.
Lets say the total entrants is 300.

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Answer by RadekG
Strategies? Well, after finding openpokerusa.com, I knew that i have found a poker site for USA poker players, so i decided to start playing long free tournaments, know as now freerolls. Freeroll tournaments have a complete different strategy then playing in a real cash tournament. I like to fold pretty much every hand for the first hour, till the break, in a freeroll tournament because there are too many players that bluff a lot, and don’t play the strong hand. After the first hour, you have to start playing little more aggressive, otherwise you will get blinded out. Must steal couple pots with K, Q suited for example. If you just wait for the monster hand you will never win. In real cash tournaments, in my opinion, if you call a raise with your hand, you better be ready to go all in. I only play cards which I’m ready to go all in with. Everyone has a different strategy to online poker, but I would recommend switching between aggressive playing and slow playing every hour or so. Try to steal couple main pots by raising the bet before the flop, and definitely bet decent amount after the flop, even if you don’t have the cards, 50% of a time, everyone will fold thinking you have a monster hand. Once again, I found some unique rooms at openpokerusa.com Good Luck!

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Question by wizard41: How does Pai Gow Poker compare to regular poker in a brick and mortar casino.?

As far as house edge goes.

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Answer by Vegas Matt
Pai Gow Poker is a regular casino table game where you play against the house. The house edge is about 1 and a half percent, but can vary depending on your skill at setting cards and how the house sets the cards. You cannot, however, overcome the house edge. It is always a losing game.

Regular poker is a skill game where you play against other patrons, not the house. The “house edge” is not calculable because it depends on the skill of the players involved in the game. Obviously, a skilled player can create an advantage with skill, something you cannot do at most games.

Also, it should be noted that the house edge is most certainly present. Because of the rake (the money the house takes as profit after a hand reaches a certain amount), if all players at the table have exactly equal skill, every player at that table has a negative expectation. That’s why skill is so important. You cannot just be ‘average’ and expect to win. You must be above average.

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Question by Andrew: Does anyone know where I can play chess online against other humans, that had a ranking system and tournaments?
I am trying to find a place where I can play chess online where I play other humans in real time. I also want the site to have a ranking system so I can track my progress. Also, if it exists, I would prefer the site had 3D boards. I’m pretty much looking for a thing like Full Tilt Poker but for chess.

Thanks

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Answer by Evil Jake Steele
Yahoo! Games has rankings, ladders, and tournaments.

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Question by jamsmyth: What is the top poker tournament in the world?
what is the most prestigious poker tournament in the world. Links to it if you have them please.

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Answer by mr.longshot
WSOP Main event $ 10,000.00 entry

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Question by Tony: Is it legal to hold a home poker tournament in MN?
I want to hold a home poker tournament for some friends and co-workers on new years eve. But i don’t want to have to worry about the cops coming and busting up the game and confiscating the prize pot. Is it legal for me to have a buy-in Sit and Go?

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Answer by Jesse R
It’s not. Unless the people attending aren’t of legal gambling age in your country.

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Question by M F: Is there a casino in Perth, Australia where live poker is played?
I m interested in playing Texas Holdem, PL Omaha and other games.
What are the games limits?
What are the games like?
What are the hours?
Are players super aggressive?

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Answer by Kristen…
sorry cant tell you much but the only big casino in perth is the burswood about half an hour from the city

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Question by jkso45: what`s more fun live poker or online poker?
i`ve played online poker for play money and it getting boring would playing in a real money tournament live be more fun than online play money poker?

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Answer by Caardvark
I don’t know about the money… I don’t gamble.

But online poker players don’t have tells… I like playing with real people because I like to analyze them.

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