Comments for The Poker Project http://www.thepokerproject.com Version 2.0, baby! Fri, 09 May 2008 14:33:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 Comment on Texas Hold’em Rules by admin http://www.thepokerproject.com/texas-holdem-rules#comment-6644 admin Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:51:01 +0000 http://www.thepokerproject.com/texas-holdem-rules#comment-6644 Gene: That would require a ruling from the floor manager. I could see it going either way. For starters, who's to say for sure whether the player was going to muck his hand before the third party spoke up to give his opinion? The situation you describe could definitely be construed as collusion, which I would hope would get his hand declared dead, but I have often seen many players show their cards to others at the table (allowing those players to sweat the hand). It's just assumed that the other player would not actually give advice. Once he does, there's definitely a problem. If I were the floor manager, I'd probably rule his hand dead on grounds of collusion and tell him that he shouldn't show his cards to anyone if he doesn't want to risk that. But like I said, I could see it going either way. Mike: Sounds like you are right. If the best 5 card hands are made up for the 5 cards on the board, then everyone left in the hand at the showdown will split the pot. So, if the board is 4-5-6-7-8, it doesn't matter that one player has AK, and another has JQ. They both split because they both have an 8 high straight. Gene: That would require a ruling from the floor manager. I could see it going either way. For starters, who’s to say for sure whether the player was going to muck his hand before the third party spoke up to give his opinion? The situation you describe could definitely be construed as collusion, which I would hope would get his hand declared dead, but I have often seen many players show their cards to others at the table (allowing those players to sweat the hand). It’s just assumed that the other player would not actually give advice. Once he does, there’s definitely a problem. If I were the floor manager, I’d probably rule his hand dead on grounds of collusion and tell him that he shouldn’t show his cards to anyone if he doesn’t want to risk that. But like I said, I could see it going either way.

Mike: Sounds like you are right. If the best 5 card hands are made up for the 5 cards on the board, then everyone left in the hand at the showdown will split the pot. So, if the board is 4-5-6-7-8, it doesn’t matter that one player has AK, and another has JQ. They both split because they both have an 8 high straight.

]]> Comment on Texas Hold’em Rules by Mike Massaro http://www.thepokerproject.com/texas-holdem-rules#comment-6504 Mike Massaro Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:13:08 +0000 http://www.thepokerproject.com/texas-holdem-rules#comment-6504 I've been debating with a couple friends about a rule regarding no limit hold em. I say that the best 5 cards win/split the pot regardless of what the players have in their hand. An example is if there is a straight on the board and that is the best hand then the remaining players split the pot. They say that when that situation comes up you have to play a card out of your hand. Please help me settle this debate. Thank you. I’ve been debating with a couple friends about a rule regarding no limit hold em. I say that the best 5 cards win/split the pot regardless of what the players have in their hand. An example is if there is a straight on the board and that is the best hand then the remaining players split the pot. They say that when that situation comes up you have to play a card out of your hand. Please help me settle this debate. Thank you.

]]> Comment on Texas Hold’em Rules by Gene Sisson http://www.thepokerproject.com/texas-holdem-rules#comment-6482 Gene Sisson Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:49:23 +0000 http://www.thepokerproject.com/texas-holdem-rules#comment-6482 When a player (on the river) was going to muck their hand, but shows their cards to someone at the table (not in the hand) and that player tells the other player, with cards, what to do, isn't that an automatic mucked hand. The "one player per hand" rule? When a player (on the river) was going to muck their hand, but shows their cards to someone at the table (not in the hand) and that player tells the other player, with cards, what to do, isn’t that an automatic mucked hand. The “one player per hand” rule?

]]> Comment on Texas Hold’em Rules by Josh Shaddix http://www.thepokerproject.com/texas-holdem-rules#comment-674 Josh Shaddix Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:19:57 +0000 http://www.thepokerproject.com/texas-holdem-rules#comment-674 If there is a dead small blind. The player in the big blind has half of the amount needed to meet the blind. What bet must the player under the gun post to call the blind? If there is a dead small blind. The player in the big blind has half of the amount needed to meet the blind. What bet must the player under the gun post to call the blind?

]]> Comment on Razz Rules by admin http://www.thepokerproject.com/razz-rules#comment-43 admin Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:59:09 +0000 http://www.thepokerproject.com/razz-rules#comment-43 You lost because the strength (or weakness, in this case) of one's hand is determined from highest card to lowest. In your example, you both had the 8, so you're tied there. You both have a 7 next, so you're tied there too. The next card for you is a 6 while he has a 4. The 4 is lower, giving him the worst hand (or in the case of razz, the best hand). After that, the rest of the cards don't matter. If one player has 7-6-5-4-3 he easily beats 8-4-3-2-A, for example, as we always start by looking at the highest card and comparing it to the opponents highest card. You lost because the strength (or weakness, in this case) of one’s hand is determined from highest card to lowest. In your example, you both had the 8, so you’re tied there. You both have a 7 next, so you’re tied there too. The next card for you is a 6 while he has a 4. The 4 is lower, giving him the worst hand (or in the case of razz, the best hand). After that, the rest of the cards don’t matter. If one player has 7-6-5-4-3 he easily beats 8-4-3-2-A, for example, as we always start by looking at the highest card and comparing it to the opponents highest card.

]]> Comment on Razz Rules by james http://www.thepokerproject.com/razz-rules#comment-42 james Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:57:09 +0000 http://www.thepokerproject.com/razz-rules#comment-42 i had a2678 and my oppenent had 23478 why did i lose that hand? i had a2678 and my oppenent had 23478 why did i lose that hand?

]]> Comment on Texas Hold’em Rules by caitlin elizabeth http://www.thepokerproject.com/texas-holdem-rules#comment-40 caitlin elizabeth Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:35:45 +0000 http://www.thepokerproject.com/texas-holdem-rules#comment-40 There actually is a definitive rule on this... if a card touches the muck, it is dead. There should be no exceptions to this rule and any exceptions made are not in keeping with the rules of the game. In poker, cards speak, not declarations of hands. Therefore, you can not retrieve cards from a muck based soley on the declaration of the player. A great example of this is to look at the situation above; the cards were mucked, and the one who mucked them is allowed to declare his hand to retrieve his cards from the muck. Player A is friends with the players to his left and right, and caught glimpses of both of their hands (not on purpose mind you, but it happens), A card from the player to the left of him greatly improves his hand so he declares one of his cards and one of the players card's to the left. The player to the left is his friend and surely will not comment. There actually is a definitive rule on this… if a card touches the muck, it is dead. There should be no exceptions to this rule and any exceptions made are not in keeping with the rules of the game. In poker, cards speak, not declarations of hands. Therefore, you can not retrieve cards from a muck based soley on the declaration of the player.
A great example of this is to look at the situation above; the cards were mucked, and the one who mucked them is allowed to declare his hand to retrieve his cards from the muck. Player A is friends with the players to his left and right, and caught glimpses of both of their hands (not on purpose mind you, but it happens), A card from the player to the left of him greatly improves his hand so he declares one of his cards and one of the players card’s to the left. The player to the left is his friend and surely will not comment.

]]> Comment on From $500 to $500,000 in 5 months…my new goal by marshall http://www.thepokerproject.com/from-500-to-500000-in-5-monthsmy-new-goal#comment-34 marshall Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:17:34 +0000 http://www.thepokerproject.com/from-500-to-500000-in-5-monthsmy-new-goal#comment-34 lol i dont need the whole batch, i was just curious to see how exactly it worked that u play so passive yet can have high swings. i've taken 400$ and turned it into 12k in under 24 hours before, so i know what it takes to do this. i guess if your approach of forcing yourself into tough spots works for you thats great. personally, i prefer to be the one putting my opponent in difficult spots, and forcing him to make very difficult decisions for his entire stack. that's just my approach anyways. lol i dont need the whole batch, i was just curious to see how exactly it worked that u play so passive yet can have high swings.

i’ve taken 400$ and turned it into 12k in under 24 hours before, so i know what it takes to do this.

i guess if your approach of forcing yourself into tough spots works for you thats great. personally, i prefer to be the one putting my opponent in difficult spots, and forcing him to make very difficult decisions for his entire stack. that’s just my approach anyways.

]]> Comment on From $500 to $500,000 in 5 months…my new goal by admin http://www.thepokerproject.com/from-500-to-500000-in-5-monthsmy-new-goal#comment-33 admin Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:37:10 +0000 http://www.thepokerproject.com/from-500-to-500000-in-5-monthsmy-new-goal#comment-33 I doubt that I can maintain that high of an ROI. In fact, week 2 was not good at all. Mostly I suffered from tilt. I'll be posting about that later today probably. In any case, I almost always play more passive than most successful players. I can do so, and make it profitable, by making good decisions. If I were coaching a beginning player, I would not tell them to try my style, as it relies on getting in tough situation after tough situation and figuring my way through each hand very carefully. For a beginning player, I'd have them try and avoid as many hard decisions as possible, by always raising big, reraising bigger, playing few hands, ect... As for the hand histories, I'll try and post some tonight as well. If you'd like, I can send you the whole batch of hands from week 1 and you can look through them yourself. I doubt that I can maintain that high of an ROI. In fact, week 2 was not good at all. Mostly I suffered from tilt. I’ll be posting about that later today probably. In any case, I almost always play more passive than most successful players. I can do so, and make it profitable, by making good decisions. If I were coaching a beginning player, I would not tell them to try my style, as it relies on getting in tough situation after tough situation and figuring my way through each hand very carefully. For a beginning player, I’d have them try and avoid as many hard decisions as possible, by always raising big, reraising bigger, playing few hands, ect…

As for the hand histories, I’ll try and post some tonight as well. If you’d like, I can send you the whole batch of hands from week 1 and you can look through them yourself.

]]> Comment on From $500 to $500,000 in 5 months…my new goal by marshall http://www.thepokerproject.com/from-500-to-500000-in-5-monthsmy-new-goal#comment-32 marshall Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:47:34 +0000 http://www.thepokerproject.com/from-500-to-500000-in-5-monthsmy-new-goal#comment-32 500 into 10k in 1 week? thats not too bad man... i mean, dont get me wrong, its impressive ... but im curious ... id like to see some hand histories from these sessions that u posted from your PT database. im curious cuz, from your stats you play so passive and seem to call too much, i dont get how u can turn that kind of ROI w/out being much more aggressive. 500 into 10k in 1 week? thats not too bad man…
i mean, dont get me wrong, its impressive … but im curious … id like to see some hand histories from these sessions that u posted from your PT database. im curious cuz, from your stats you play so passive and seem to call too much, i dont get how u can turn that kind of ROI w/out being much more aggressive.

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