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Zooming to victory!

Started Apr 26, 2012 0 Replies 0 Likes

Back in the games after a 2 month poker vacation!

Started this discussion. Last reply by Zapatos80 Mar 2, 2012. 6 Replies 0 Likes

Help protect internet freedom!

Started this discussion. Last reply by Pokerpingu Dec 19, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes

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The softest games i've ever seen

Started this discussion. Last reply by Tomek Dec 2, 2011. 24 Replies 0 Likes

This is a new site that opened Tuesday the 15th, High Pulse poker. They have a great deposit bonus, a ton of freerolls to build your roll and up to 50% rakeback from day one, but this isn't the…Continue

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Zooming to victory!

Zoom poker has been very good to me lately. I've been modifying my game quite a bit lately and it has brought great success. Not only is my winrate better (10% less rake than before is not bad at all!) but i'm actually getting more VPP/hand than with the dealt method! Best of both worlds! Of course, running hot is always a plus (brag graph inc) Tiny sample of course but hey, it sure beats a downswing! The number of times people stacked off top pair vs my sets in this sample is also pretty…See More

Apr 26, 2012

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Zapatos80 replied to Zapatos80's discussion Back in the games after a 2 month poker vacation!

"Most 8/6 play fullstack since their strategy is pretty much overpair/setmine only. Most shortstackers play a 40bb game and essentially force a "preflop all-in" strategy in a lot of hands. Not only were they syphoning a lot of other…"

Mar 2, 2012

Pokerpingu replied to Zapatos80's discussion Back in the games after a 2 month poker vacation!

"8/6 shortstackers will even loose more than a 8/6 fullstacker i think? 8/6 is insanely tight... ssers are often way more loose since they shove way more. Init?"

Mar 2, 2012

Zapatos80 replied to Zapatos80's discussion Back in the games after a 2 month poker vacation!

"Not sure what you mean? Basically, a majority of these players were playing ultra-tight and/or shortstacking because they didn't know how to play "real" full-stacked poker. They had very marginal (or losing) winrates, and made most of…"

Mar 2, 2012

Pokerpingu replied to Zapatos80's discussion Back in the games after a 2 month poker vacation!

"8/6 ssers cant beat the games ever anyway? or?"

Mar 1, 2012

Zapatos80 replied to Zapatos80's discussion Back in the games after a 2 month poker vacation!

"http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/pokerstars-announced-vip-program-and-rake-changes-20853/ 8/6 referring to total nits 8VPIP, 6PFR. Basically with weighted contributed, nits and shortstackers barely get any VPPs since the amount of VPPs you get depends…"

Mar 1, 2012

Pokerpingu replied to Zapatos80's discussion Back in the games after a 2 month poker vacation!

"8/6s? And what are the changes? They didn't change anything specifically for shortstackers right? GL with the pokers!!!"

Mar 1, 2012

Zapatos80 posted a discussion

Back in the games after a 2 month poker vacation!

And it's good to be back! I've been very busy with RL these past 2 months, with my master's degree taking most of my time. A lot has a changed on Pokerstars lately, and that meant some good news and bad news for me personally.Of course, the worse news is the very significant VPP/hand drop. I'm down to about 0.18VPP/hand at 100NL, about 25% less than before. However, there have been a lot of significant benefits to these changes. First of all, they gave me an extra month to focus on getting…See More

Mar 1, 2012

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Zapatos80 left a comment for CONVIQ

"Hey, I still check the site every now and then. I don't have a huge amount of time to dedicate to coaching but I can give you tips for free if you need help with a specific area."

Jan 2, 2012

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Jan 2, 2012

Pokerpingu replied to Zapatos80's discussion Help protect internet freedom!

"What's a SOPA?"

Dec 19, 2011

Zapatos80 posted a discussion

Help protect internet freedom!

Hey guys, Athene just added a new video on net neutrality : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6Ye21JEOOo&feature=channel_video_titlewhere he strongly encourages you to get a full explanation on why this new bill could seriously hinder freedom on the internet, as discussed in this video :…See More

Dec 18, 2011

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Tomek replied to Zapatos80's discussion The softest games i've ever seen

"yeah, the game was pretty tight, but jesus... some people are just throwing stacks away like its 2nl"

Dec 2, 2011

Zapatos80 replied to Zapatos80's discussion The softest games i've ever seen

"That's what i'm talking about :) Although TBH, 100NL is reg-infested atm since it's pretty much the highest limit played on the site."

Dec 2, 2011

Tomek replied to Zapatos80's discussion The softest games i've ever seen

"i just saw someone 3 bet all in $84 on 100nl with A6o... the 2 bet was $3 ...HOW"

Dec 2, 2011

Tomek replied to Zapatos80's discussion The softest games i've ever seen

"thx for transferring my $ =)"

Dec 1, 2011

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Birthdate:: May 15, 1980

Poker Info: (where you play, your screen name, stakes, etc.): Pokerstars

What type of poker do you prefer to play?: No Limit Hold'em

About me:: Grinding and maintaining Supernova on Stars, and looking to climb in stakes in 2012!

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M-m-m-m-m-m-m-monster year end session!

Posted on November 15, 2011 at 5:30am 6 Comments 0 Likes

Another year, another Supernova. Lost it briefly in October (was at 93k VPPs when September ended) but after a few weeks of on-and-off, it was time to finish this Athene Grindmode Style!…

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Poker can be a frustrating game, post-february results

Posted on May 5, 2011 at 4:43pm 8 Comments 0 Likes

My goal going forward this year is to hit 300k VPP with a >0.5ptBB/100 winrate at 100NL. If I can manage only that, I will consider the year satisfactory as far as monies accumulated. Fortunately, i'm currently on pace for that :

However, it just feels like I could be doing so much better. I obviously have some big leaks, but I just can't seem to put my…

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My highest volume month yet

Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:40pm 4 Comments 0 Likes

While it's not much compared to sick grinders, 85k hands is my highest volume month since I started playing on Stars in Nov 09. Most of my months hovered around 30-50k, with the exception of December which was at 84k with the end of year Supernova chase. The big difference however is that in this case, there was no 20k sessions marathons (with horrible losses at the tables).

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First two months recap, always keep improving

Posted on February 28, 2011 at 8:30pm 4 Comments 0 Likes

This year has been quite a rollercoaster to far, but in a good way. I'm glad I learned some valuable lessons the hard way in my first month so I could quickly kick myself and get my game back on track. I don't even know how my play degenerated so much in January. I started by running a bit bad, then I played more weak-tight, which worsened my results, which made me play even more weak-tight. The last session was a total trainwreck, enough that I had to take a break and figure out how my…

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