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[Todd Rivers]

Poker IS an ego game, no doubt about it, its hard to lose to someone that you know you can beat, but it will happen over and over throughout your poker career, you just gotta know how to handle it.

I remember when i went for the NPL job in Adelaide and we had a game of poker first up.

What an awesome job interview! But it was not to see if we could play, just to see if our shuffling and dealing were up to scratch.

I remember that Garth was the first busted out and i don't think he cared one little bit. (well maybe, i would've, but he didn't seem to)
Now i get beaten quite regularly, but it doesn't bother me as much as it used to.

I got completely pantsed one game by a few drunken uncles, who hadn't even played before, and boy do you reckon they let me know about every time they see me! "You still doing that Poker stuff? Amazing......seeing as you can't play the game any good!.....AHAHAHAH"

Now, if i wanna talk smack, i save it for the tables.

I don't reckon i'm great, i'm just happy to be better than most

[Todd Rivers]

i wouldn't go spouting how good i think i am every 5 minutes.

PLEASE don't make me cut and paste a heap of ur previous posts, just retract that bit of ur last statement and I'll agree with the rest!

CUE : Bennymacca reply

NOW THIS IS TONGUE IN CHEEK from me Macca! (with smilies!)

[maccatak11]

haha, ill let this one slide toddy, but only cos i took your money in the last game we played. Hey when are me and krunchie getting an invite into these big skittles games you were talking about?

[krunchie]

haha, ill let this one slide toddy, but only cos i took your money in the last game we played. Hey when are me and krunchie getting an invite into these big skittles games you were talking about?

it wont happen mate

weve all ready established that toddy likes to play against the lesser players up river. He doesnt want decent players stealing his easy money

[Todd Rivers]

We had one Sunday from about 7pm till 3am.

Me= up $350
Ian= down $400+
Shiree(Ian's other half)=up $500+
Tim= up $500+
Fran= down $200+
Will = down $300+
Gooch= down $300 then about even by the end
Mana=down
Trish=down
Tony"two bucks"= up $300+
Several other BUSTED BIG ALSO

Are you guys up for these stakes and these hours?

Some of the best poker gets played late when chipstacks are huge and "lesser skilled opponents" are out.

[Todd Rivers]

but only cos i took your money in the last game we played.

See? You just can't help urself can you?

$5 was a HUGE hit to my bankroll by the way!

[Origami]

Gee there ARE plenty of books available in pdf via torrentz.

I have yet to read a poker book, but it looks like I'll be set for a while now.

I've heard good things about Kill Everyone

yeh got to page 132

like macca says got some good mathamatics to digest -

somehow I never seem to finish reading a book in its entirity , cant comment on any others , but have downloaded heaps on ' torrents '

thanks to my TD/coach's reference ...

[Bacon]

I consciously looked for tells on the table tonight, and it paid off.

Saw a quick chip glance after seeing the cards... I knew Kate was strong. I folded. After Des calls with 88, she showed AK. If I hadn't seen the glance, I would've called the raise (and got paid off, but still...). I hadn't really looked for tells enough.

And it paid off.... I won my first tourney since November 2007

Spoiler:

Against a field of 13

[Origami]

I consciously looked for tells on the table tonight, and it paid off.

Saw a quick chip glance after seeing the cards... I knew Kate was strong. I folded. After Des calls with 88, she showed AK. If I hadn't seen the glance, I would've called the raise (and got paid off, but still...). I hadn't really looked for tells enough.

And it paid off.... I won my first tourney since November 2007

Spoiler:

Against a field of 13

Go Bacon !!!

a convincing win now you have a physical FTT to complete you collection

now on to chapter two ... LOL

[AceLosesKing]

I've heard really good things about Kill Phil and Harrington's Cash games volumes. Might have to check either out - I have been looking at moving up another level in poker.