Poker is sex

Talking Poker · #1 01-25-07, 04:38 PM

They may be a correct situation deep in a tourney with short stacks for min-REraising (are you sure that's what they are doing, and not just opening for a minimum raise?), but I am sure it's the exception and not the rule.

I wish you had posted this yesterday, I saw Gavin Smith at the Borgata last night and would have asked him about it.

bdawg31 · #2 01-25-07, 04:41 PM

I actually posted his article (gavin's) about it. They talk about opening with it. I could probably dig it out.

I think part of my problem experimenting with that is maybe i am not a good post-flop player. That plays into it too (being able to get off a hand - being able to buy the pot after the flop if you miss, etc).

Reel Deal · #3 01-25-07, 04:45 PM

Negreanu does this too, so you're talking about two of the best post-flop players on the planet. If you can play like they can post flop... min-raise till your fingers bleed.

bdawg31 · #4 01-25-07, 04:47 PM

here is the actual 'tip' from gavin smith at fulltilt archives:

here is the TP thread where i posted it for discussion:

LOL at the line you have about gavin passing out during that $30 SitNGo we played with him. Good times....good times....

Going from playing with Gavin Smith in the Bahamas to messing around with $25 PLO at UB. How times have changed.

Talking Poker · #5 01-26-07, 01:22 AM

There is a huge, huge, HUGE difference between opening (the first raise) for 2.5x the BB and MIN REraising (three betting by reraising exactly what your opponent raised) for the second raise.... The first has it merits - ie, Gavin's article on Small Pot poker. The second, IMO, is nothing more than asking for trouble. I really think it should be done never, even if you are the best pot flop player in the world.

Zybomb · #6 01-25-07, 09:15 PM

You were at the Borgota last night??

Talking Poker · #7 01-26-07, 01:28 AM

Yeah... not for poker though (but I definitely had the itch). My buddy is getting married on Saturday, so I flew up to PA and we went out for a bachelor night last night.... He doesn't play poker, but he likes to gamble, so we played about 10 hours worth of table games (Pai Gow, BJ, Let It Ride, the "Texas Hold Em" table game, roulette, slots, etc). Earned enough comp dollars for a few meals and won a little coin in the process too. It was a fun night. I love that casino too. Top notch.

If the wedding wasn't Saturday, I would have played in a satellite to the Winter Open for sure. I LOVE the tourney structure they have at the Borgata for the big events...