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  1. Steve Birrer

    Tourney When to go down from 2 to 1 Table

    Having a home game tonight and for the first time in a long time actually going to have two tables. IF, and thats a big IF, all that said they were coming show I will have 12 players so plan to start with 2 tables of 6. I actually like 6 handed so this should be fun. Starting stacks are 10K and...
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    Rules Question on Sorta Showdown

    I was playing a tourney in a casino. In the hand in question I was in the cutoff and raised preflop. Got two callers for the preflop limpers. Post flop it goes check, check, and I bet. One fold and one call. Turn comes and it goes check and I bet and get called. River comes. Rather than check...
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    UTG AQ os?

    So playing a STT $25 buy in with 10K starting stacks. Blinds are $100/$200. Current stacks - hero about 13K Villain about 17K Players have all been playing together quite awhile. Hero has a tight aggressive approach but steps outside that range on occasion. Villain is a moderately aggressive...
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    AKo in .25/.50 Game Preflop Action

    So Hero is UTG with :ac::kh:. Game is pretty loose. Hero raises to $1.50. Fold Fold Call V1 raises to $11 V2 calls SB folds BB folds Intel from playing some previously in this game. V1 is loose. Already shoved with AJo over a preflop raise. V2 is a decent player but very loose. Have played...
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    Cash Game River exposed ruling?

    So last night the following accident happened. Nobody was sure what the real ruling should be so we decided to just let the two still involved chop the pot. So here's what happened. Turn card was put out and Player A bet. Player B was thinking (and in fact reaching for his chips at the time)...
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    NLHE Tournament Hand

    Playing a single table NLHE with 8 players. Blinds are 50/100. UTG +1 limps, UTG +2 limps, Hero looks down at :th: :9d: and limps. Button calls, sb folds, and bb checks his option. Pot is 550. Flop comes :qd::ts::td: UtG+1 and UTG+2 both check. Action on hero?
  7. Steve Birrer

    Crazy Question on Adding Race Track Line

    So my group has decided to move up in size to a two table tournament. Hopefully the interest and small growth this summer will make this worth while. I have a very nice table and the guy that built it has another ready to go if I want it. At my game last night the two players who deal (both have...
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    Tourney Invites for Single Table

    For a number of years I have been hosting a single table tournament about every three or four weeks when I am around town. For quite awhile it was a struggle to get a full table (10). Usually ended up with about 8. But over time several players have moved and new guys have come along but a now I...
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    Cash Game General Questions on Low Stakes Cash Game

    Have a group of regulars that have been playing together for a number of years. Always been NLHE tournament games. But they have asked about adding a cash hold em game so think we are going to do that but a couple of questions. Due to my chip set going to use .25/.25 blinds. 1. I tend to...
  10. Steve Birrer

    Wanted $1 Casino Royale

    Looking to add some of theses chips to my cash set. Anybody got some of these they'd like to sell?
  11. Steve Birrer

    $125 NL Tourney Hand???

    Was traveling and saw a local casino had a $125 NL tournament so decided to play since my business wasn't till the next day. Blind structure was 20 minute blinds with starting stacks 12K and 100/100 blinds. So not quite a turbo but likely to get to a shove fest fairly quickly. So we are...
  12. Steve Birrer

    Looking for Casino Royale $5 Pacl

    I have a small cash game set of $.25 and $1 Casino Royale chips. Looking to add a pack of $5 chips. I have found the Crown style and that's ok but I'd prefer to find a matching chip. Any suggestions?
  13. Steve Birrer

    KK in a ST SNG

    Was playing in a home game the other night and watched and interesting hand so thought I would get y'alls thoughts. Down to five players and three places are paid. Blinds are 10/20 (started at 1/2) and stacks are around 500. UTG has :kd::kh: and raises to 50. UTG +1 calls and the remaining...
  14. Steve Birrer

    Single Table Double or Nothing

    So was playing a single table double or nothing game. Blinds are 50/100. UTG goes all in for 475. A couple of folds and MP goes all in for 525. Folds to the button who calls the 525 with about 500 left. Hero is in the SB with a stack of 2000 and looks down at AA. Call, fold, or shove?
  15. Steve Birrer

    Home Game Tourney Question

    So last night I was hosting my "monthly" home tournament. Single table with 9 players. Several regulars couldn't make it so had three new guys at the game. $20 buyin NLHE with rebuys for the first four levels. Levels are 30 minutes. So we are well into the night but still all 9 players live...
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