Fold set on the flop?

December 24th, 2009

Hero is TAG (Tigth, Agressive)
UTG is TAG (VPIP 16, PFR 5, AF 2)
Would you be willing to fold bottom set on this flop?

UTG
$212

UTG+1
$29.25

MP1
$207.45

MP2
$199

CO
$205.40

Hero
$195

SB
$252.20

BB
$263.05

Pre-Flop ($3, 8 players)Hero is BTN

UTG raises to $6, 2 folds, MP2 calls $6, 1 fold, Hero calls $6, SB calls $5, BB calls $4

Flop ($30, 5 players)
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Proof that poker is a skill-game

December 11th, 2009

This is really interesting!
Drawpoker has been proven to have a skill value of 0,45 in Dutch study!
So what on earth does that mean?
It has been analysed statistically by going through loads of hands. A simplified version of Drawpoker was calculated according to a certain formula to be on the level 0,45. This can be compared [...]

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Are live poker players better than online players?

December 9th, 2009

My 50 cents on the raging debate on the matter of skills in live  poker games versus online games.
The oldtimers often see online players as inexperienced and naive. The new breed of online players often see the oldtimers as, well you guessed it, old.
I actually think that both sides are right!
How can that be? Let me [...]

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Is online poker rigged and do you believe in UFO’s?

December 5th, 2009

I get  a lot of questions and discussion on the topic of rigged online poker.
So I am going to share what I believe here.
I just read that they are closing down the UFO departement at Military Defense in Great Britain. They don’t express an opinion on whether UFO’s exist or not - but in the 50 years [...]

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