*** Mo' Money May Chat Thread ***

[Irexes]

Bust just into the free monies but $75 for < hours is goot.

 

[S93]

So close but still so far away.
See u next week sunday million sats .

 

[The Shrog]

Shrog likes CC.

 

[zachvac]

For the month:

100nl winrate: 11.47 PTBB/100
200nl winrate: -1.31 PTBB/100
400nl winrate: 4.15 PTBB/100

Why do I play 200?

 

[eNTy]

U probably have like 5x as much hands at 200nl this month as well right ?
That makes it even more shittier .

 

[switch0723]

For the month:

100nl winrate: 11.47 PTBB/100
200nl winrate: -1.31 PTBB/100
400nl winrate: 4.15 PTBB/100

Why do I play 200?

how many hands is the 100nl winrate over?

 

[zachvac]

how many hands is the 100nl winrate over?

Like 1k, not that the others are huge samples either (400nl is like 2k 200nl is like 6k)

 

[switch0723]

f May!!!!

 

[eNTy]

<3 may tbh

 

[dsvw56]

I've been awake for 36+ hours so no poker today.
It's been raining for like the past 3 weeks so I can't get shit done around the house.
The Trilliums haven't bloomed yet so I don't have a mother's day present for my mom.
I am in desperate need of a new computer ASAP.

But, I made chicken cordon bleu for dinner and it was f'n epic so life is good.

 

[zachvac]

I've been awake for 36+ hours so no poker today.

Why?

 

[Irexes]

Baby cashes in 2 out of 2 MTTs today.

Nice but would much prefer 1 big one


fnar fnar

 

[dsvw56]

Why?

Why have I been awake that long, or why no poker?

 

[switch0723]

obv had a sick friday night. I had a lame friday night, home by midnight due to friend getting into a fight with a bouncer..







































and losing





































and needing to go to hospital

 

[zachvac]

Why have I been awake that long, or why no poker?

Oh didn't notice the part about poker lol, meant awake that long.

 

[eNTy]

donkaments swingz !

UTG+1: 2,885 (11.5 bb)
BTN: 17,386 (69.5 bb)
SB: 12,465 (49.9 bb)
Hero (BB): 17,600 (70.4 bb)
MP1: 25,822 (103.3 bb)
MP2: 7,255 (29 bb)
MP3: 10,865 (43.5 bb)
CO: 16,175 (64.7 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is BB with A:heart: A:diamond:
6 folds, SB raises to 12,440 and is all-in, Hero calls 12,190

Flop: (25,080) J:spade: 4:heart: 6:heart: (2 players, 1 is all-in)
Turn: (25,080) Q:spade: (2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: (25,080) K:heart: (2 players, 1 is all-in)
Results: 25,080 pot
SB showed K:spade: K:diamond: (three of a kind, Kings) and won 25,080 (12,615 net)
Hero showed A:heart: A:diamond: (a pair of Aces) and lost (-12,465 net)

BB: 3,435 (11.5 bb)
UTG: 17,261 (57.5 bb)
UTG+1: 9,173 (30.6 bb)
MP1: 24,980 (83.3 bb)
Hero (MP2): 5,560 (18.5 bb)
MP3: 26,222 (87.4 bb)
CO: 7,505 (25 bb)
BTN: 10,140 (33.8 bb)
SB: 15,450 (51.5 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is MP2 with K:diamond: J:diamond:
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls 300, MP1 folds, Hero raises to 5,535 and is all-in, 4 folds, BB calls 3,110 and is all-in, UTG+1 calls 5,235

Flop: (14,855) Q:heart: 5:club: T:diamond: (3 players, 2 are all-in)
Turn: (14,855) 3:spade: (3 players, 2 are all-in)
River: (14,855) A:spade: (3 players, 2 are all-in)
Results: 14,855 pot
UTG+1 showed 7:club: 7:spade: (a pair of Sevens) and lost (-5,560 net)
Hero showed K:diamond: J:diamond: (a straight, Ten to Ace) and won 14,855 (9,295 net)
BB showed A:club: A:diamond: (three of a kind, Aces) and lost (-3,435 net)

If the K didnt come on river I would have had a top 20 stack

 

[zachvac]

Zandi D ftw

I know you guys are for Poker support, but I have been focusing a lot on
>> >chess and quite frankly I feel it has taken my poker game to a higher
>> level
>> >and I figure with all the poker support staff one of you has to be good at
>> >chess.
>> >
>> >I was wondering if you could provide insight on the Queens Gambit Accepted
>> >line, and also on the Queens Gambit Declined. If you get into the Queens
>> >Gambit, do you recommend accepting the gambit or declining?
>> >
>> >Also, what are some good lines in response to White's e4 opening. I
>> >generally go into the Sicilian Defense/Narjdorf variation, but I was
>> >wondering if you could provide some insight into some other options.
>> >
>> >Thanks.
>> >
>> >Zach


Hello Zachary,
>>
>> Thank you for contacting PokerStars.
>>
>> Unfortunately I do not play chess and I cannot provide you with any
>> insight.
>>
>> If you have any further queries regarding your PokerStars account, please
>> do not hesitate to let us know.
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> PeterZ
>> PokerStars Support Team

Would it be possible for you to inquire with your colleagues? Obviously it's
>perfectly understandable if there isn't, you're not a chess site, but on the
>other hand I find it hard to believe that the entire support staff does not
>play chess. Zandi D definitely strikes me as the chess playing type. Thank
>you.
>
>Zach

Hello Zach,

Thank you for your email.

While I certainly play chess, keep in mind that my style of play is highly
unorthodox and I only play at the high stakes chess tables. You need to be
aware that players at low stakes chess tables, where you should be playing
to start with, might react differently to the same type of play. Meaning
that if you lose using my strategies, it is not because the other players
are too good, but because they are not good enough.

Regarding the Queen's Gambit, I find that it works best against aggressive
opponents, so if you are are playing against people who raise pre-opening a
lot, you should definitely attempt the Queen's Gambit, especially if you get
pocket pawns.

That said, when playing black I generally accept it, as explained in the
next paragraph, but then I will sometimes let the pawn on c4 be taken
without much fuss as it provides a distraction while I try to penetrate the
other side of the board.

Declining the Queen's Gambit is extremely rude, and should really not be
attempted at a gentleman's game. However, I know that other chess players
are not as ethical as you and I, and I realize that you do need to know
about this strategy, not to use it of course, but to counter it.

Here is one of my unorthodox plays that I call 'Queen's Gambit Declined,
NOT', which works by Declining the Gambit in a standard way, waiting for
white to getting his horse out or whatever those crazy white people do, and
only then taking the pawn. In my experience, people have a very binary view
of the Queen's Gambit, it is either do or do not, and taking the pawn a few
moves later may very well throw a spanner in their works.

Do keep in mind that these are extremely professional strategies only used
in the most elite chess circles, such as the South Benchford Chess Club for
the Criminally Insane.

And last, but not least, being of Slavic descent, my favourite response to
White's c4 (after d4 d5) is c6 - simulating the Russian zergs onto German
machine guns in Stalingrad - and we won that one. It also helps get the
bishop out and you know that we are not too thrilled about them.

There are many variations to choose from after the c6 move, and most of them
help eliminate the weaknesses of Queen's Gambit Declined. I will not go into
them (not because I do not know how to explain them but, just because). But
I would recommend you to read:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/adam.bozon/slav.htm

And finally, since you are a valued member of PokerStars, I will reveal
where I learned most of my advanced moves, please do not spread this link
around, as I would like to keep my advantage:

http://www.chessvariants.com/chess4kids.dir/c4c-intro.html

I apologize for this somewhat unstructured response and I hope it at least
partly answers your questions and does give you some new ideas while also
entertaining you. Keep in mind that while chess books are fine and dandy,
the nitty gritty reality of chess is generally more like in the attached
picture I shamelessly stole off PBF (http://www.pbfcomics.com).

And one last question for the end: Have you ever attempted to offer the
Queen's Gambit as black? It is also a very unorthodox maneuver, works like a
charm.

Have fun at the tables (chess and poker) and do let us know if there is
anything else we can do for you.

Regards,

Zandi D
PokerStars Support Team

The pic Zandi attached I'll attach here:

 

[eNTy]

ZANDI D IS A GOD AMONGST SUPPORT MEN

 

[feitr]

WWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO - I FINALLY REVERSED THE TREND

/now it would be nice if i could start winning some money

 

[eNTy]

ship this sjit !
1st out of 284, over 4x the average in the $2 4k guaranteed that is running as the invasion.

BB: 15,516 (15.5 bb)
UTG+1: 5,411 (5.4 bb)
MP1: 9,561 (9.6 bb)
MP2: 6,380 (6.4 bb)
Hero (MP3): 53,299 (53.3 bb)
CO: 53,084 (53.1 bb)
BTN: 46,513 (46.5 bb)
SB: 28,560 (28.6 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is MP3 with 5:diamond: 5:spade:
3 folds, Hero calls 1,000, CO calls 1,000, BTN calls 1,000, SB completes, BB checks

Flop: (5,800) 5:heart: J:spade: A:heart: (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets 3,000, CO calls 3,000, BTN folds, SB folds, BB folds

Turn: (11,800) J:diamond: (2 players)
Hero bets 7,000, CO raises to 14,000, Hero raises to 49,199 and is all-in, CO calls 34,984 and is all-in

River: (109,768) 6:club: (2 players, 2 are all-in)
Results: 109,768 pot
Hero showed 5:diamond: 5:spade: (a full house, Fives full of Jacks) and won 109,768 (56,684 net)
CO showed 8:heart: J:heart: (three of a kind, Jacks) and lost (-53,084 net)

Same tourney as earlier btw.

 

[Richyl2008]

I finally figured out how to make the red line go up

 

[eNTy]

finished 21/2349 for $9.87 plus $7 in LPS !

ship that all the way home for 5h48 of work.
its 8 am, so good night :\

Oh yeah AxKx < ThTx on 3h7x7hAh all in on turn. River Jh.

 

[cAPSLOCK]

I finally figured out how to make the red line go up

 

[StormRaven]

Huh?

 

[dsvw56]

Huh?

"your graph totally rocks!"