"The Pen:" Live NLHE Chat Thread

It's a good gig if you an swing it, gg.

GG - The thing I love most about gamboolin is trying to figure out where edge lies and then exploiting that edge. I feel that my best quality was outside the box thinking and application. Im set but I still really enjoy thinking about scenarios and how to profit. I dont necessarily work but I have put down a few pretty big plays since I officially stepped back from the gambool. That being said at this point it is safe to say I will never play a hand of poker again. SPC claims to not be done with poker but her actions say otherwise.

How do you guys break into AP without a mentor? It's like trying to understand hypnotism.

ap slots has the absolute lowest bar for entry. Its a waste of time imo. Real $ is where u see stuff that no one else sees.

every 1 knows card counting +1 -1. very straight foreword

shuffle tracking is next level, then card steering and location along with spooking and hole carding.

Some of these hole carding techniques can be used to gain significant edge in what are normally "house games"

grosjean has written a fair amt about this type of advanced stuff re casino games

There are plays right now including on line that are highly valuable. They are not discussed on public forums for a reason.

I know people who manipulate dice but i haven't asked how they do it.

Y not? this question is serious. Seems like a very interesting topic. Back when I was active with team play I had acces to the griffen book (detective agency that monitored AP and cheating activity - would send out flyers and alerts). I distintly remember there was a team that absolutely NUKED atlantic city back in the day. They had several members with various roles; very well orchistrated.

My guy is older and some subjects I just draw lines around for some reason. He's fairly connected to the old poker world, has tons of stories, is world class at small-midstakes NLHE. He even introduced me to Mason at The Bellagio a few years back.

He's going into surgery at the end of the month for a hip replacement, so I should prolly ask him everything I can think of in case he doesn't make it.

I am going to dig up some chip porn he just sent me from Ameristar. It's a beautiful photo.

holla #crusher

holy schnikes, unless they've recently changed rules, that's an insane feat because when i was there they didn't have match the stack and max buyin was like 300-500 or something

they have match the stack now, but my boy only buys in for $300. usually.

he used to 2p2 but is banned tmk :(

oh wow, more than likely they had that rule before but it never came up

only ever saw huge stacks like that at monarch where they had a 2-5 game

Blackhawk used to have tables full of stacks like that when the 30-60 limit was the game to play, lol. I guess I haven't been there, now that I think about it, since they legalized no limit.

All these Slider women are really getting me going Squid. Very powerful lower bodies

Did you partake back in the day?

There aint nuttin moar sexy than strong lean athletic women that squat 225+ for reps. Olympic races are 4 runs over 2 days. A normal race is 2 in a single day. Before the race there are allocated training days. The g forces are super high and its damn hard to take more than 3 rips down in a single day (neck muscles). Sooo when you are on the circuit there is a fcukload of time spent not racing. Everyone is in elite shape, jacked up on adrenaline, and looking to blow off steam. If you have any game at all u r gettin much

I’ll be right there

we can get RTP an earpiece and I'll feed him what to say. It'll be even easier because they'll all love his doggy.

that’s not really my type i prefer being around quiet and feminine bookworms that have never grunted or touched a barbell in their life.

but everyone loves mr willie!

it's no fun if there's not at least a small part of proceedings when your mind goes to 'oh ****, this could get scary'

That’s a fun perspective.
For me the scary part isn’t the thrill, those stakes are often low. It’s meeting someone beautiful, kind, and emotionally steady who genuinely admires you and realizing how rare that is. That’s when it feels real, almost like the quiet pressure of handling a big client.

RTP, we're talking about just getting some, not having a serious LTR

Oh I see

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speaking of serious LTR's, I just started a screenplay that you could star in.

Think "Searching for Bobby Fischer" meets "Love and Basketball".

You star as Chet, a bright young man who's struggling to make National Master, mostly from a lack of confidence. His long-time best friend Gina, an incredibly sweet young lady who Chet grew up with on the U.S. chess circuit, has always had feelings for Chet. Either Chet was in a relationship or she was, when they were single. But now they're both available, yet Chet's sole focus is on making NM.

In the final scene, Chet is victorious on the chessboard, earning the NM title. He wins in the endgame, by promoting a pawn to a queen, with his opponent resigning in a hopeless position. Chet then takes the newly promoted queen over to Gina, saying "In my life, you were always my queen." They share an embrace with a kiss.

Dangerously close to a hallmark classic [emoji622]

This is annoying. You’re not supposed to be this funny

Happy Presidents' Day, degens.