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I had had 4 queens and got beat .
 
then got screwed on a King flush.


Thats not bad play thats a fucking complete cunt!!!!!!!!


Tournament play is fucking great though its a good way to make a fiver last a while.

Bloody hell who or what have you upset to deserve that?

I hit the zone the other night and pillaged £100.

Bloody addictive though so I'm going to have a break.  I was dreaming online poker last night.

I played for about 6 hours the other day and won... £1. Quality. Still about £800 up overall though  8)

What did you get beat with with 4 four queens. That's harsh, that's a hell of a hand.

Sometimes you get a bad beat bonus, although I think it only applies if you use both your cards in the losing hand

Anyone else use a overlying program to calc odds?

Must admit if you can't gauge odds you shouldn't be playing cards but I find it's a great way of double checking you don't miss anything.  Particularly if your playing on big tables with loads of hands and a lapse of concentration may cost you big time.

Been using Texas Calculatem, which even monitors who folds and guesstimates cards left in the deck.  Handy piece of software that's saved me a fair bit.

link?

http://www.calculatem.com/

I had a hacked version and lost it.  

You can get a free copy mind if you sign up for Noble poker and make a deposit which was all well and good but the fucking bastards pay winnings by money order from the US.  To add insult to injury for the sake of £20 I want out of my account I have to fax em my passport and driving license to prove who I am.

Cuntards

Quick way to calculate odds in your head, post flop.

number of outs x number of cards to come x 2 = X%

I.e.

Holding Kh Qh, flop is As 9h 4h.

You have flush draw, nine hearts left (in theory).

So 9 outs.

Kings and Queens won't count as you shouldn't count under cards as outs. You could still draw for them if you're getting good pot odds, but they are not outs as they are under cards and therefore bettered by the board.

Same goes for the runner, runner straight draw, as you need to catch 2 running cards (silly odds) you'd have to be a knob to play for it unless free.

*For those that don't know, outs are the cards which give you the best hand, or at least the best hand you could make with your cards and the board as you see it. Obviously someone could be holding a pocket pair and has flopped a set, but unless the board pairs (full house or 4 of a kind potential) you have the second best hand available. Ace high flush being the nuts.

(9 outs x 2) cards to come x 2 = 36%. (The exact percentage is 34.97%)

Its good and quick and isn't far wide of the actual percentages. It works with all outs calculations.

Didn't mean to ramble on, but felt it would help those who don't know how to calculate odds.

Fuck me sideways, I'm trying to learn poker and I'm just more confused now.

Think I'll stick to rumy!

I was invited to a Poker night on Thursday, it's a monthly thing but I said I'll go in August as I need to learn how to play it better.

Barry, thanks for the tips, but like Sussex I'm completely lost now!

I see that ITV have got some sort of Celebrity Poker starting next Monday night at 11.30 so I'm going to watch that to get some ideas.

£60.00 up tonight  8)

Think I have finally mastered the art of discipline.  

Quit on my target for the evening and started with just £12.00.

Realised that I was haemorrhaging too many chips chasing potential hands rather than pushing the dead certs.

played 3 tournaments tonight and got 2 seconds so am 15 up.

I too am starting to master the art of discipline (at least tonight) I havent chased tonight and have just sat back through the early hands and let everyone else knock each other out.Just mixed up a bit of slow play and banging it at 'em it seems to have worked fairly well.

Never seem to quite get the luck when its heads up though.

I think I will get playing more at uni next year. Unknown to me, the uni have a poker tourney night every week  8)

Not doing well tonight had a flush Q high and got wiped on an ace.

Got greedy.   :(

Ive blown the lot :P

I left my wallet at home on purpose so I cant put any more money in my account.