March on Washington

Well, I'm off. Follow me on Twitter for pics!

Keep Fear Alive!

Coxey's Army is on the move... poker content: that's also an old nickname for four-of-a-kind Jacks, which from now on I'm nicknaming "March on Washington."

Don't forget to vote Democrat on Tuesday!

(Next Tuesday!!)

Hey,

I just got this video about you. Seriously, you're in it, so you really need to see it. Basically, the future of the free world is in your hands.

http://cnnbc.moveon.org/?rc=cutpaste

- Conan776

Oh P.S. Olivia Wilde is in it, too.

Filming a final table: behind the scenes

Via the PokerStars blog, who sorta buried the lede, imo. A behind the scenes look at how PokerStars.tv recorded the 2010 PCA final table, also while webcasting in 7 languages (EFIGS + Dutch and Russian!).

Pokerstars.tv -- PCA 2010: Behind the scenes of a TV table

Vegas introduces Head's Up Limit slot machines

The future is now, via Gobbo on 2+2:

There are 6 of these nearby the poker room at the Bellagio right now. I'm not sure when they got put in, but someone pointed them out to me and I went over to have a look. You can play .5/1, 1/2 or 2/4 HU LHE against a computer player and from the looks of things there are absolutely no catches about this thing.

From everything I've read about the state of Limit Hold 'Em AI programs these days, this sort of thing was really only a matter of time. Bellagio is obviously wagering that no human opponent would be able to beat "The Brain" at a decent enough clip, according to Sklansky.

Best of all: no rake!

I'll be following this story as it develops.

Update: Here's more info from IGT's newsletter (PDF)

P.S. How in the heck can they trademark "Texas Hold'em Heads Up Poker"? You gotta be kidding me!

Slowroller karma

Some people get what they deserve

Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players - View hand 963792
MP2: $14.86
CO: $28.00
BTN: $25.00
SB: $37.50
BB: $3.37
UTG: $33.72
Hero (UTG+1): $25.00
UTG+2: $33.32
MP1: $25.70

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is UTG+1 with 9 9
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.75, 1 fold, MP1 raises to $2.40, 5 folds, Hero calls $1.65

Flop: ($5.15) 2 K 6 (2 players)
Hero checks, MP1 bets $2.80, Hero raises to $5.75, takes forever, which is OK, and MP1 calls $2.95

Turn: ($16.65) 5 (2 players)
Hero bets $8, MP1 calls $8

River: ($32.65) 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $8.85 all in, takes forever and a day, and finally MP1 calls $8.85

Final Pot: $50.35
Hero shows 9 9 (a pair of Nines)
MP1 shows K K (three of a kind, Kings)
MP1 wins $48.35 (Rake: $2.00)

Conan776 said, "nice slow roll"

A few hands later I got justice, though

Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players - View hand 963794
SB: $12.50
BB: $28.77
UTG: $25.00
UTG+1: $37.40
MP1: $36.54
Hero (MP2): $41.27
CO: $32.47
BTN: $45.95

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is MP2 with A 3
3 folds, Hero raises to $1, CO calls $1, BTN raises to $4, 2 folds, Hero calls $3, CO calls $3

Flop: ($12.35) 4 2 5 (3 players)
Hero checks, CO checks, BTN bets $7.10, Hero raises to $14.20, CO folds, BTN raises to $41.95 all in, Hero insta-calls $23.07 all in

Turn: ($86.89) 2 (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($86.89) T (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $86.89
Hero shows A 3 (a straight, Ace to Five)
BTN shows Q K (a pair of Deuces)
Hero wins $84.89
(Rake: $2.00)

Conan776 said, "slow roller karma" 

xxxxxxx said, "so lucky fish"
xxxxxxx said, "no problem"

Too much temptation, but I bit my tongue.

Rough session. The things you have to do sometimes to squeeze out that extra 75 cents.

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