English Community Round-up
This week, the reporter brings you a blog with a difference, bet sizing, an Aussie playing like a god (alledgedly) and fossils on a members cash table. It's the community-round up.
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Community round-up is your weekly source for all that happens inside
the PokerStrategy forums. If you missed something last week and you
still want to be in touch with our community, here are some of the most
important posts.
Poker Blog of the Week
In the immortal words of Monty Python, "And now for something completely different".
This week I highlight a new blog from the Philippines written in a completely different style to anything I've seen before. Ten out of ten for originality and I found this really fun to read. Go on read it today and give every encouragement as aloofkid looks to build up the Peso's.
Reporter: Ladies & gentlemen, boys & girls, I present to you community member aloofkid's blog;
Sample Hand of the Week
To celebrate the new tournament strategy section which was announced this week, I thought it fitting to see a sample tournament hand. Topic this week is bet sizing and the sample hand is brought to you by experienced member bah22:
NL Holdem $80(BB) Full Tilt
SB ($7,155)
BB ($9,950)
UTG ($3,180)
UTG+1 ($7,565)
UTG+2 ($4,630)
MP1 ($2,000)
Hero ($2,590)
CO ($2,810)
BTN ($4,910)
Dealt to Hero J
Q
fold, UTG+1 raises to $160, fold, fold, Hero calls $160, fold, fold, SB calls $120, fold
FLOP ($560) 4
7
5
SB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $240, SB calls $240, UTG+1 calls $240
TURN ($1,280) 4
7
5
J
SB bets $240, UTG+1 calls $240, Hero raises to $2,190 (AI), SB folds, UTG+1 folds
Hero shows J
Q
Hero wins $2,000
bah22: "I decided to make a loose call here but with the position and big stack's loose image i think it is OK.
What's the best play on the play on the turn? Should i raise less? Maybe bet 2/3 pot on the flop, right?"
Judge grummeler: "i like your preflop limp in position. Your bet on the flop is far too small this wont make anybody fold if they have anything at all. On the flop against 3 opponents i think i would check. You won't have enough fold equity i think against 3 players to profitable semi bluff, but ok the bet is fine too, but then bet more. Something around 350. On the turn i don't like your push, your most likely ahead here + many outs if your behind, so i wont chase away everybody with this huge raise. I would raise to 800 or 900 and then put the rest in on the river if called."
So what do you think? How would you have played this hand? Personally, I think I would have been sweating profusely on the flop and fallen off of my chair on the turn, are these tells? Good job its online poker :o)
Nice hand bah22, thanks for sharing with us.
New Community Member of the Week
A big warm welcome to all new community members this week.
Included amongst them is randomly chosen new community member of the
week bacchusro who joined us on the 11th August. Welcome, it's good to see you.
We wish all our new community members every success and enjoyment with
your poker and look forward to seeing you active in the forums soon.
Don't hesitate to ask any questions you may have and/or share your
poker experiences, our members are really keen to help fellow
poker players whenever and wherever they can.
Performances of the Week
Some superb performances again this week, congratulations to all our winners/other performances, which included:
- niveaformen won a tournament on 888/pacific beating over 400 other players;
- bakoy was runner-up in a Titan tournament picking up over $800;
- amplifyd cashed in a freeroll;
- karmolll can't have slept much this week, winning and cashing in multiple tournaments;
- diegofueng final tabled a tournament picking up a healthy $125;
- Even eaglestar88 (never heard of him) made a rare appearance;
Highlights for the year so far
| Largest single cash: | $3,320.00 | |
| Largest overall winnings: | $6,565.00 | |
| Freeroll King/Queen: | cubbybri | $142.50 |
| Most Wins: | adeiush | x18 (Improved) |
| Most Final Tables: | adeiush | x93 (Improved) |
| Largest Entry Win: | remyrobr | 7,399 players |
| Pro-Bounty Hunter: | x1 | |
| Total Winnings |
English Community |
$18,380.17 |
Don't forget to add your tournament (and multiple table sng) winnings however large or small in the following thread:
Hot Thread of the week
Hot thread this week is a sample hand from community member daytripper84 asking for opinions from fellow members and lots of you have already come forward with your thoughts.
It's an interesting situation with many different views. See you what you think, how would you have played this hand?
Unbelievable Thread of the week
ORly? Enough said. Nice hand sir 🙂
And finally...
Community member nejtilsvampe had a surprise the other day whilst playing at PokerStars. His table was joined by none other than former World Champion Greg "Fossilman" Raymer. When it comes to name dropping brags, they don't come much bigger or better than that, very nice, thanks for sharing nejtilsvampe.
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