O8B--The New Crack?
I really think I am addicted to online O8B. I don't have an extreme knowledge of the game like Mistress Felicia, but I know enough to realize that even on Stars, the $25 and $50 PL O8B tables are full of dufuses (dufus-->dufuses, or is it dufi?). The games are so juicy because most players don't have the slightest clue what they're doing. Stick to premium hands (Ax-Yz suited/double suited), only draw to nut hands, and be prepared to win--big. I doubled up on a $25 table on Saturday before me & Mrs. PokerShark played in the tournament (that she won). I did it, seeing 34% of flops, winning all 8 hands I showed down, and winning 5 pots without showdown. I only had to fold twice after seeing a flop--I took it down every other time. Players not understanding the "two cards from your hand" idea, or the concept of what a qualifying low in 8B actually is, or even better, players misreading a board. It's like taking candy from children.
The early plan is for a trip to AC tomorrow. We're both off, so sometime around 3ish, we should be heading down to Trop. I'll probably just play some ring games, 2/4, 3/6 limit, or some 2/4 O8B. If it happens, report to obviously follow. Mrs. PokerShark is feeling quite lucky after her scrappy win on Saturday. Lucky enough that I staked her $100 online to play, and she's been hitting the Stars tables pretty hard. She calls me yesterday and says that she's playing the 0.25/0.50 tables. I think, "Wow, honey, that's cool." Then she says, "No limit." I almost did a spit-take. She's playing the $50 NL tables with a total bankroll of $104. I ask, "How much did you buy-in for?" She answers, "$10." I let her go, imagining the carnage to follow. She calls me an hour later, and tells me she's up $64 on the table. The deck hit her. Hard. She took it out on the fish. I told her to leave the table, and preserve her winnings. She of course, didn't, and ended up just +$2 for the session. One of these days, ya know...
She's an amazingly talented player, and I have her saving hand histories to PokerTracker. She actually plays a little loose (VP$IP 35.45), but she gets results. I told her to just work on aggression a bit (TA-T 0.80), and she should be fine.
Huge hugs to Felicia--I'm not a religious person, but I'll be exhausting the prayer-line for you on Thursday. I know our whole community is pulling for you just as hard as I am. I wish you the absolute best, and like I said, if you ever need someone to talk to, bitch to, or anything, let me know.
Huge props go to Iggy, for organizing the satellite to the $1500 NLHE event at the WSOP. Bloggers WILL represent.
Event: WPBT WSOP Satellite to June 3, 2005 $1500 buy-in WSOP Event
Game: No-Limit Texas Holdem
Date: Sunday, April 24, 2005
Time: 7 pm EDT
Buy-in: $30+$3
Password: TBA (through emailing Iggy with your blog info)
This will be awesome. Maybe this time, I'll actually get a chance to play...
The early plan is for a trip to AC tomorrow. We're both off, so sometime around 3ish, we should be heading down to Trop. I'll probably just play some ring games, 2/4, 3/6 limit, or some 2/4 O8B. If it happens, report to obviously follow. Mrs. PokerShark is feeling quite lucky after her scrappy win on Saturday. Lucky enough that I staked her $100 online to play, and she's been hitting the Stars tables pretty hard. She calls me yesterday and says that she's playing the 0.25/0.50 tables. I think, "Wow, honey, that's cool." Then she says, "No limit." I almost did a spit-take. She's playing the $50 NL tables with a total bankroll of $104. I ask, "How much did you buy-in for?" She answers, "$10." I let her go, imagining the carnage to follow. She calls me an hour later, and tells me she's up $64 on the table. The deck hit her. Hard. She took it out on the fish. I told her to leave the table, and preserve her winnings. She of course, didn't, and ended up just +$2 for the session. One of these days, ya know...
She's an amazingly talented player, and I have her saving hand histories to PokerTracker. She actually plays a little loose (VP$IP 35.45), but she gets results. I told her to just work on aggression a bit (TA-T 0.80), and she should be fine.
Huge hugs to Felicia--I'm not a religious person, but I'll be exhausting the prayer-line for you on Thursday. I know our whole community is pulling for you just as hard as I am. I wish you the absolute best, and like I said, if you ever need someone to talk to, bitch to, or anything, let me know.
Huge props go to Iggy, for organizing the satellite to the $1500 NLHE event at the WSOP. Bloggers WILL represent.
Event: WPBT WSOP Satellite to June 3, 2005 $1500 buy-in WSOP Event
Game: No-Limit Texas Holdem
Date: Sunday, April 24, 2005
Time: 7 pm EDT
Buy-in: $30+$3
Password: TBA (through emailing Iggy with your blog info)
Bloggers ONLY!
This will be awesome. Maybe this time, I'll actually get a chance to play...
1 Comments:
Tyvm. I really appreciate the well wishes.
I'm glad more of the bloggers are getting into O8.
In December, I couldn't even get one full table at Excalibur! Now, I'd have no trouble filling two or three!
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