SHEDEVILS!!!!!

Please Play Responsibly

Online gambling addiction is a serious problem and has the ability to crumble your future. Seeking professional help may sound unnecessary but in a lot of cases it is essential to recovery. Gambling can be just as if not more addictive than some drugs.

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Bankroll Management

NL Holdem			Limit Holdem			SnG's
Blinds	Bankroll		Blinds	Bankroll		Stakes	Bankroll
5c/10c	$200		5c/10c	$30		$1+$0.1	$44
10c/20c	$400		10c/20c	$60		$2+$0.2	$88
25c/50c	$1,000		25c/50c	$150		$5+$0.5	$220
$0.5/$1	$2,000		$0.5/$1	$300		$10+$1	$440
$1/$2	$4,000		$1/$2	$600		$20+$2	$880
$2/$4	$8,000		$2/$4	$1,200		$30+$3	$1,320
$5/$10	$20,000		$5/$10	$3,000		$50+$5	$2,200
$10$/20	$40,000		$10$/20	$6,000		$100+$10	$4,400
$25/$50	$100,000		$25/$50	$15,000		$200+$20	$8,800
$50/$100	$200,000		$50/$100	$30,000		$500+$50	$22,000

I play with the cards I get. Win or lose ~may the best cards win!TY Lise~borrowed lady

Props to Holdin2s ~she rocks it!

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To all my SheDevil sisters......you rock!

Bluffing

Bluffing may be more effective in some circumstances than others. Bluffs have a higher expectation when the probability of being called decreases. Several game circumstances may decrease the probability of being called (and increase the profitability of the bluff):

• Fewer opponents who must fold to the bluff.
• The bluff provides less favorable pot odds to opponents for a call.
• A scare card comes that increases the number of superior hands that the player may be perceived to have.
• The player's betting pattern in the hand has been consistent with the superior hand they are representing with the bluff.
• The opponent's betting pattern suggests the opponent may have a marginal hand that is vulnerable to a greater number of potential superior hands.
• The opponent's betting pattern suggests the opponent may have a drawing hand and the bluff provides unfavorable pot odds to the opponent for chasing the draw.
• Opponents are not irrationally committed to the pot (see sunk cost fallacy).
• Opponents are sufficiently skilled and paying sufficient attention

Pot Odds

The relationship between pot odds and odds of winning is one of the most important concepts in *****. Pot odds are the ratio of the size of the pot to the size of the bet required to stay in the pot.^[1] For example, if a player must call $10 for a chance to win a $40 pot (not including his $10 call), his pot odds are 4-to-1. To have a positive expectation, a player's odds of winning must be better than his pot odds. If the player's odds of winning are also 4-to-1 (20% chance of winning), and if he plays the pot five times, his expected return is to break even (losing four times and winning once).

Implied odds is a more complicated concept, though related to pot odds. The implied odds on a hand are based not on the money currently in the pot, but on the expected size of the pot at the end of the hand. When facing an even money situation (like described in the previous paragraph) and holding a strong drawing hand (say a four-flush) a skilled player will consider calling a bet or even opening based on their implied odds. This is particularly true in multi-way pots, where it is likely that one or more opponents will call all the way to showdown.

Reasons to Raise

Unlike calling, raising has an extra way to win: opponents may fold. An opening bet may be considered a raise from a strategy perspective. David Sklansky gives seven reasons for raising, summarized below.^[1]

• To get more money in the pot when a player has the best hand: If a player has the best hand, raising for value enables him to win a bigger pot.

• To drive out opponents when a player has the best hand: If a player has a made hand, raising may protect his hand by driving out opponents with drawing hands who may otherwise improve to a better hand.

• To bluff or semi-bluff: If a player raises with an inferior or drawing hand, the player may induce a better hand to fold. In the case of semi-bluff, if the player is called, he still has a chance to improve to a better hand (and also win a larger pot).

• To get a free card: If a player raises with a drawing hand, his opponent may check to him on the next betting round, giving him a chance to get a free card to improve his hand.

• To gain information: If a player raises with an uncertain hand, he gains information about the strength of his opponent's hand if he is called. Players may use an opening bet on a later betting round (probe or continuation bets) to gain information by being called or raised (or may win the pot immediately).

• To drive out worse hands when a player's own hand may be second best: Sometimes, if a player raises with the second best hand with cards to come, raising to drive out opponents with worse hands (but who might improve) may increase the expected value of his hand by giving him a higher probability of winning in the event his hand improves.

• To drive out better hands when a come hand bets: If an opponent with an apparent come hand (drawing hand) bets before a player, if the player raises, opponents behind him who may have a better hand may fold rather than call a bet and raise. This is a form of isolation play

Ty RSL84, for my birdie

Some of my wins will go here:

PokerStars Tournament #120682386, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $0.10
360 players
Tournament started - 2008/11/15 - 11:31:36 (ET)
Tournament is still in progress
1: fogarassy (Acapulco,Gro), still playing
2: DrDree (Graz), still playing
3: RdRnnr400 (Keswick), still playing
4: Bommel73 (Solingen), still playing
5: lefilrouge (CANNES), still playing
6: chanchomirk (tucuman), still playing
7: Festus0 (Karlsruhe), still playing
8: mickthequic (Limerick), $0.90
9: *JulyAngels* (Midd), $0.50
10: grizz_nh (Sanford), $0.40

*JulyAngels* (Midd), $0.53 (0.04%)

Buy-In: $0.10
360 players
Total Prize Pool: $36.00
Tournament started - 2008/11/15 - 19:09:21 (ET)

Dear *JulyAngels*,

You finished the tournament in 9th place.
A $0.50 award has been credited to your Real Money account.

You earned 34.41 tournament leader points in this tournament

3947 players
$100.00 added to the prize pool by PokerStars br /> Total Prize Pool: $1086.75
Tournament started - 2008/11/15 - 22:00:00 (ET)

Dear *JulyAngels*,

You finished the tournament in 522nd place.
A $0.54 award has been credited to your Real Money account.

You earned 19.22 tournament leader points

Buy-In: $0.10
360 players
Total Prize Pool: $36.00
Tournament started - 2008/11/16 - 14:29:50 (ET)

Dear *JulyAngels*,

You finished the tournament in 5th place.
A $2.20 award has been credited to your Real Money account.

You earned 46.17 tournament leader points in this

1206 players
$200.00 added to the prize pool by PokerStars br /> Total Prize Pool: $200.00
Tournament started - 2008/11/16 - 21:00:00 (ET)

Dear *JulyAngels*,

You finished the tournament in 52nd place.
A $0.50 award has been credited to your Real Money (Railbird Tourney)

Buy-In: $0.10
360 players
Total Prize Pool: $36.00
Tournament started - 2008/11/17 - 12:35:27 (ET)

Dear *JulyAngels*,

You finished the tournament in 28th place.
A $0.20 award has been credited to your Real Money account.

You earned 19.51 tournament leader points

Buy-In: $1.00/$0.15
10 players
Total Prize Pool: $10.00
Tournament started - 2008/11/19 - 21:43:21 (ET)

Dear *JulyAngels*,

You finished the tournament in 1st place.
A $2.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account

I would like to thank Wikipedia for the excerpts in my page. This information is available to anyone willing to broaden their knowledge. tx~july

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