So apparently online poker is dying and all the fish are leaving (low content)

I beg to differ.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed)

MP3 (t1780)
Hero (t1490)
Button (t1460)
SB (t1420)
BB (t1630)
UTG (t1500)
UTG+1 (t1480)
MP1 (t1480)
MP2 (t1260)

Preflop: Hero is CO with Ad, Ah.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t20, 1 fold, MP2 calls t20, MP3 calls t20, Hero raises to t140, 2 folds, BB calls t120, UTG+1 calls t120, MP2 calls t120, MP3 folds.

Flop: (t590) Jc, 9s, 3h (4 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, MP2 bets t1120 (All-In), Hero says screw it and raises to t1350, BB folds, UTG+1 folds.

Turn: (t3060) Qh (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t3060) 6c (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t3060

Results below:
MP2 has 7h 8c (high card, queen).
Hero has Ad Ah (one pair, aces).
Outcome: Hero wins t3060.


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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed)

UTG+1 (t1400)
MP1 (t1350)
MP2 (t1370)
MP3 (t1470)
CO (t1350)
Button (t1440)
SB (t1880)
Hero (t1680)
UTG (t1560)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 4d, Td.
UTG calls t20, 6 folds, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (t60) 2d, 4s, Tc (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t40, UTG calls t40, SB folds.

Turn: (t140) 7d (2 players)
Hero bets t120, UTG calls t120.

River: (t380) 5d (2 players)
Hero bets t200, UTG raises to t1380, Hero wonders what the hell is going on and calls t1180.

Final Pot: t3140

Results below:
Hero has 4d Td (flush, ten high).
UTG has Ac 3c (straight, five high).
Outcome: Hero wins t3140.

I love the first one

Guy went all-in on a thin draw to the crappy end of the straight

I hope you got his name for your buddy list.


Second one`s just a train wreck, really. Villain probably puts you on a set or two pair. From his point of view it doesn`t look like you could be chasing the diamond flush, because there was only one diamond on the flop.

As to fish going out of poker i still play so plenty of tilt filled winnings for sum1 out there

what were these chris, $5s?

$11s

yeck :/

Yep still plenty of donks out there...and there always will be (yay free money )

Yay Badbeats!

Sort of on topic, I have yet to notice any drop at all in the game selection at Stars. Then again, they're one of the undecided sites still, so perhaps they're even bound for a slight increase.

Sort of on FPs sort of on topic bit, Stars are supposed to be releasing a statement this week, a friend of mine had an e-mail from them saying that they would be.

It's so hard maintaining self-control and not laughing at these idiots in the chatbox.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed)

MP1 (t2270)
MP2 (t1480)
MP3 (t1470)
CO (t1450)
Hero (t1340)
SB (t1460)
BB (t1260)
UTG (t1790)
UTG+1 (t980)

Preflop: Hero is Button with Ac, As.
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to t100, MP1 raises to t200, 3 folds, Hero raises to t1340 (value push obv), 2 folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls t1140.

Flop: (t2810) 9d, Tc, 5s (2 players)

Turn: (t2810) 4c (2 players)

River: (t2810) 4d (2 players)

Final Pot: t2810

Results below:
MP1 has 6h Ah (one pair, fours).
Hero has Ac As (two pair, aces and fours).
Outcome: Hero wins t2810.

Played a SnG with this guy today. Note VPIP% in the attached image. Here's the funnest hand.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (6 handed)

BB (t4820)
Hero (t1360)
MP (t4395)
CO (t1180)
Button (t1195)
SB (t550)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with Ac, As.
Hero raises to t100, 3 folds, SB calls t85, BB calls t70.

Flop: (t300) 8d, 9h, 2d (3 players)
SB bets t60, BB raises to t120, Hero raises to t1140, SB folds, BB (100% vpipdonk) calls t1140.

Turn: (t2760) 9d (2 players)

River: (t2760) 5c (2 players)

Final Pot: t2760

Results below:
BB doesn't show.
Hero has Ac As (two pair, aces and nines).
Outcome: Hero wins t2760.

Edit: Converter messed up, BB had J8o.

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I'd taken a break since before the US ban, and hadn't played in a couple of months... having come back and played a little at each of Pacific, Noble, PokerHeaven and Party, I haven't noticed any particular issue with any of them being particularly tougher or quieter (at least on the Omaha H/L tables). I'd figure that at certain times of the day (when you'd have been more likely to get drunken americans coming online), games may be scarcer and/or tougher, but so far I haven't seen any significant changes.

The one place where I have seen a definite change in recent days is Bodog. At least one of the other big forums is recommending it as their no.1 choice for U.S. players (and we now have a link to it from CC).

There are clearly new players there who have migrated from sites now closed to them; I`ve been in a couple of games there recently where noobs were asking questions about the site and the interface.

Looking for easy 'Fish' to play against, I suggest checking out bodog. I have encountered many fish there trying to be Jamie Gold, only they are not very successful at it, look at my results from sunday night.

stars is my lover

I just tried to sign up on Bodog, they aren't allowing any Canadian ppl to sign on??? What's with that?

I didn`t know that Kozlo but, having checked, I see you`re correct. Canada is the only country they ban. Apparently it`s because they are actually licensed in Canada and the terms of their license require it. Since I don`t know anything about Canadian law, that`s as near as I can get to understanding it.

Oh dear, bit of a problem. That means we are possibly not being very clever to recommend them (as we now are) on the forum`s front page as a solution to the American ban. It solves that problem at the cost of creating another.