Merlin333 Poker Forum

dont get to play much anymore

fatboy48768 — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:20:44 GMT

with work and kids its hard this time of year for me to play but when i do it seems to be pretty good as of late

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Tournament started 2008/12/30 18:15:00 ET

Dear fatboy48768,

You finished the tournament in 2nd place.

A $1,200.61 award has been credited to your Real Money account.

PokerStars Tournament #129736971, No Limit Hold'em

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I qualified for the final

Merlin333 — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:02:08 GMT

I qualified for the WBCOOP final tournament. I qualified in the 8 game mix tournament.

There were several friends playing and railing, it was a good game and it was a tough one.

As usual I had violent swings in my stack size - a weakness I must fix - I know what to do but that's the thing - Every pro basketball player knew how to pass, dribble, jump run and shoot but Michael Jordan did it better....

Stay tuned...

Merlin333

WBCOOP Schedule

Merlin333 — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:39:54 GMT

Hello Jon,

Thanks for your email.

The qualifying tournament schedule is as follows:

124189658 - Dec 15 - 14:00 ET - Pot Limit Omaha

124189659 - Dec 16 - 17:00 ET - No Limit Hold'em

124189660 - Dec 17 - 22:00 ET - Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo

124189661 - Dec 18 - 14:00 ET - No Limit Hold'em

124189662 - Dec 19 - 17:00 ET - 8-Game Mix**

124189663 - Dec 20 - 15:00 ET - No Limit Hold'em

Registration opens two hours before the start of each event.

Each of these Qualifiers awards the ...

Registered

god1419 — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:08:20 GMT

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Greeting form USA

orbitbusinessloans — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:53:15 GMT

Hello,

I have been reading this forum since long time. And i find this forum so useful and with lots of information, that i decided to become a member of this. I will lookforward to contribute to forum what I can...

Thanks & cheers,

Announcement - congrats!!

fowlstack — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:04:32 GMT

Fowlstack is an apprentice !!

FullTilt to 100Ks - several OFC Freeroll $1000+ tournaments

Merlin333 — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:25:05 GMT

November 29th, 2008 Tuesday - Issue1, Volume1

If you want to play in the OIFC freeroll tournament in December PM me

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Episode #50 - December 1st, 2008

Pokercast Episode 50 - Stu Ungar Special

Live from the Two Plus Two Studios - This week on Pokercast Mike and

Adam ...

The only Reason Tilt Happens

Admin — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:13:13 GMT

The Only Reason Tilt Happens

Jared Tendler of StoxPoker

Tilt is a consequence of the brain�s response to a threat. This response has developed over the past 300+ million years and at this point in evolution, a threat does not have to be real physical danger; psychological threats are treated in the exact same way. This part of your brain is so old it doesn�t know the difference. The hundred�s of reasons poker players use to explain why Tilt happens are all examples of psychological ...

PokerNews Saturday - OFC $1000&$5000 - 24 FreeRoll and Buyin games starting at noon!!!

Merlin333 — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:49:45 GMT

November 22nd , 2008 Saturday - Issue 1, Volume 1

New Live Poker TV Channel schedules added to the

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Merlin333Poker Tournament coming up!!

Admin — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:18:14 GMT

Merlin333Poker will be participating in the next Online Forum Challenge Freeroll. This even has a $2,500.00 prize. Unfortunately this events is not open to US players. There is another event coming up shortly that will be open to US players. It will be played on POKERKINGS Poker site. To join :

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Hil Dahls Monthley games.

Hil Dahl — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:55:21 GMT

Hey all..

I have been asked to post some of my games and passwords at Fulltilt here. So here they are for this month.

Hey there all you Bounty fans. I have set up some new games this month. With added formats, buy in's ,game types, days, and times.

I truly hope that you all enjoy them, and tell all your friends. Feel free to chat about them in your local Chat Room, as well as any other forum you may be in. But PLEASE do not give out the passwords in these forums or chat rooms. Instead, ...

just a shout out

msjoker666 — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:17:04 GMT

i just wanted to give a shout out to all member here at the forum i would like to think everyone for excepting me to the forum i am not hard to find i haven't yet to get more familiar with the site don't know how to add people to my friends list

OFC #44 and #45 WPT Five Diamond Trip Events at UltimateBet

Merlin333 — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:47:28 GMT

OFC #44 and #45 WPT Five Diamond Trip Events at UltimateBet

PokerNews Tuesday-Pokerstars VIP fr pw out - HilDahl Games - OFC $1000/theOmegan $bankroll

Merlin333 — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:16:16 GMT

November 18th , 2008 Tuesday - Issue 1, Volume 1

New Live Poker Channel schedules added to the

Information on Freerolls, Tournaments and Games forum

theOmegan Avatar Challenge

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theOmegan

in his never-ending attempt to give away money has started a other

free bankroll challenge -this time it's a forum Avatar contest here are

the rules:

This is strictly for Merlin333 members only!!!!!!

I ...

Live TV Poker schedules

Merlin333 — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:43:55 GMT

The ups and downs what is your reaction

csmron — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:44:44 GMT

When all is right with the world and I'm hitting those one outers, in hands i have no business being in ,,in the first place. Then poker is ok, alright, I mean like man it's outta sight. Then comes the other shoe, on the other foot. "They are hitting the one outer, while my time is spent hollering at the monitor. How could they play that hand, you have got to be kidding, only A fool (you know like me just last week) would call with those cards, yata yata yata. The one constant in poker is ...

Hello From the dark side

Hil Dahl — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:59:57 GMT

Hello from the dark side of SoCal. I hope that you all can come play with us at FT

Hand Selection Question

dvd-GT — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:19:12 GMT

I have just started playing at the lowliest cash tables and wanted to know if you have different starting hands for cash games than for tourny play. Do you play any looser or tighter in ring games than you do in tourny's?

I have developed a fondness for 97 suited and am seeking justification in playing this king of hands.

Poker News Monday - Monday night Football & Carbon freeroll -join forum team challenge tournament

Merlin333 — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:40:24 GMT

November 10, 2008 Monday - Issue 1, Volume 1

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FREEROLL

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There must be a minimum of 10 members for the forum to participate. It is being held on the Cake ...

Have been around but haven't

csmron — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:26:53 GMT

Hello all you poker addicts and players. the life we lead is a consequence of the choices we make. The simple fact of life is once A decision is made, and acted upon only the "consequences" remain. It is the :learning: curve of life. The similarities between warfare and poker are "only" seperated by the "consequences". That is why I prefer poker, for if my decision is wrong (which most times it is lol) I can just wait for the next hand, or tournament. So just thought ...

NEW MEMBER REGISTRATIONS!!

Merlin333 — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:02:23 GMT

Several new members have had problems accessing the site after registration. It appears that each of the persons inquiring as to the problem did not activate their membership.

After Registration an email is sent to your e-mail address you listed in the registration process.

Your membership is activated only after you click the link in that e-mail. The system will tell me if you were not sent an email and I will post your name here (this forum is visible to visitors) or on the news scroller ...

Hi,Everyone

FundelMental — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:15:13 GMT

Hi I'm new here . I have been playing onlinepoker for awhile now.I look forward to playing with you.

~Hello Merlinites~

LyndaNova — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:55:02 GMT

Hello fellow Merlinites!

I am new to this forum.

I look forward to interacting with you.

Good Luck at the tables!

liza here..

lizasback — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:22:25 GMT

hi everyone i'm Liza, i live in new york & love playing poker to relax especially after a round of chemo, it relaxes me tremendously, good luck to everyone!

Hello (NEW MEMBER)

Jokish — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:14:38 GMT

Hello everyone. I am new to this site. Merlin has personally asked me to come check out his site. Looking good buddy. Thanks for inviting me. Good luck at the felts

Hello all from csmron

csmron — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:11:32 GMT

I was invited by merlin to join this magical forum. He is a good poker player, and in all my encounters with him an astute and decent person as well so I am priveledged to become a member of this forum. I know many of the names on the membership rolls, and feel privedledged to be allowed to be among them. I love poker, and like few others have A lot of time to play. I observe, and am always willing to listen and watch others to enhance my knowledge. So Hello all hope to get to know and develop ...

Merlin333 poker tourneys

theOMEGAN — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:29:31 GMT

I am currently looking into having a few buy in at tilt and stars. What I was wondering from you all is this. What types of games would you like to see? and how often?

"FullTilt"

I would like to run a nightly small buy in for starters and on the weekend something a bit more.

"Pokerstars"

Fridaynight? Saturdays? or the god allmight Sundays? Also the minimum that can be privatly set up is 5.50

Also will be checking into "Carbon" Reffer "Cake"

...

Poker News Sunday - PokerStarsVIP freeroll & Carbon Freerolls-join forum team challenge tournament

Merlin333 — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:02:54 GMT

November 9, 2008, Sunday - Issue 1, Volume 1

We have been invited to participate in an Interforum Challenge Tournament.

There must be a minimum of 10 members for the forum to participate. It is being held on the Cake Poker Network and hosted by 3rd Bullet

There are several games scheduled

]Here are the tournament rules - if you're interested PM me before the 8th:Each forum that is interested in playing the challenge will get an entry

qualifier tournament. There is a 10 player ...

A path well worn

csmron — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:35:58 GMT

The game of poker consists of the hi's and lows of life. cycles seem to affect us all at different stages of life. We have our upswings and our downswings. The path of the poker player is not always a straight one , but has many tributaries, I believe the character of the player is defined not by the upswings, but by how they deal with the downswing periods. (defined as A losing streak) It is during these periods that I experience the emotional swings as well, But am adamant in persisting and ...

24 Hours of freerolls?

theOMEGAN — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:41:48 GMT

I have just recieved word via email from Holdempokerchat about an insomniacs wet dream for poker. Check this out.............

Dear theOMEGAN,

The next installment of the 24 Hour Poker Marathon is just 2 weeks away and the excitement is already building within the community. We expect the total prize pool to be over $10,000 once all is said and done. If you haven't already done so, come by the forum and make sure you update your usernames and get a copy of the schedule. Let me not forget ...

The Daily News SATURDAY !!!!

Merlin333 — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:45:25 GMT

November 8, 2008, Saturday - Issue 1, Volume 1

Reminder Today at 3:00 PM EST is the first game of the Online Forum Challenge (You must have pre-registered to play)

We have been invited to participate in an Interforum Challenge Tournament.

There must be a minimum of 10 members for the forum to participate. It is being held on the Cake Poker Network and hosted by 3rd Bullet

There are several games for the month of November remaining and the

deadline to submit forum team ...

The Daily News FRIDAY !!!!

Merlin333 — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:03:29 GMT

November 7, 2008, Friday - Issue 1, Volume 1

We have been invited to participate in an Interforum Challenge Tournament.

There must be a minimum of 10 members for the forum to participate. It is being held on the Cake Poker Network and hosted by 3rd Bullet

T

here are several games for the month of November remaining and the

deadline to submit forum team members is the 8th of each month.

Here are the tournament rules - if you're interested PM me before the 8th:

Each

forum ...

Poker News Thursday - Vol2 - Forum Challenge tournament

Admin — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:11:07 GMT

November 6, 2008, Thursday - Issue 2, Volume 2

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We have been invited to participate in an Interforum Challenge Tournament.

There must be a minimum of 10 members for the forum to participate. It is being held on the Cake Poker Network and hosted by 3rd Bullet

There are several games for the month of November remaining and the

deadline to submit forum team members is the 8th of each month.

Here are the tournament rules - if you're interested PM me before the 8th: Each

forum ...

The Daily News THURSDAY !!!!

Admin — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:27:16 GMT

This Newsletter is sent to all members who have 3 or more posts...

November 6, 2008, Thursday - Issue 1, Volume 1

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Episode #46 - November 3rd, 2008

Pokercast Episode 46 - Dusty Schmidt & Jared Tendler

Live from the Two Plus Two Studios -

The feature guest this week on Pokercast is online poker pro Dusty

"leatherass" Schmidt. Dusty comes on the program to talk about his rise

from small stakes no-limit holdem, how to be a successful multi-tabling

player ...

Pokers News Tuesday - issue2- Rounders freeroll/password tonite

Merlin333 — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:13:40 GMT

November 4th,Tuesday - Issue 2, Volume 1

Episode #46 - November 3rd, 2008

Pokercast Episode 46 - Dusty Schmidt & Jared Tendler

Live from the Two Plus Two Studios -

The feature guest this week on Pokercast is online poker pro Dusty

"leatherass" Schmidt. Dusty comes on the program to talk about his rise

from small stakes no-limit holdem, how to be a successful multi-tabling

player and about being a former professional golfer. Also on the show

is Jared Tendler. ...

A display of Discipline........?

Merlin333 — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:43:38 GMT

Everyone has probably noticed my blog signature:

(Never interrupt the enemy when he is making a mistake - Napolean Bonaparte )

Many think this an axiom but it is an actual quote by the French General /Politician who is often thought of as one of the greatest Generals of all time.

Why I use it is because, in my view, poker has many similarities to war. There are tactics, strategy, attacks, withdrawals just to name a few elements of battle. How this applies to this blog is that last night ...

Poker News Sunday - PokerStars VIP Freeroll Tournament Today @ 2:55 and next OFC $1,000 Freeroll

Merlin333 — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:42:39 GMT

Note: this newsletter is sent directly to you after you have created 3 posts in the forum

November 2, 2008, Sunday - Issue 1, Volume 1

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Episode #45 - October 27th, 2008

Pokercast Episode 45 - Matt Hawrilenko & Dennis Phillips

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persistance and patience will pay off

csmron — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:39:47 GMT

Recognizing The ebbs and flows of the game of poker is the key. Having the patience to wait for the starting hands that are proven successful, and the persistance to follow through to the river will bring success. the simple truth is the starting hand is in some instances "inconquential", the turn and river, when all the cards are available, and your hand is made, or you sense that your opponent didn't get there either. How many times have all of us been stranded and busted out on ...

FullTilt Freeroll tonite at 8:00

Merlin333 — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 00:40:38 GMT

October 18th, Saturday - Issue 2, Volume 1

FULLTILT IS AT MERLIN333POKERFORUM

FullTilts Members Username is FTP Representative

FullTilt Poker

FreeRoll tonight at 8:00PM EST

named CoolHand Poker

PW

pokerfun

FullTilt Poker has it's own Affiliate's Corner here at Merlin333 Poker Forum.

Get to know Guilliaume and Elin of FullTilt , get "Tilt" info

directly from Tilt. Tell every player you know. Feel free to leave

a welcome note to them in the FullTilt ...

A RESEARCH PROJECT PT#2

csmron — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:18:01 GMT

this part will deal with the "possibility" of house "shills".

I want to put the disclaimer in that this is not A allegation against any poker site.

This is a project, of discovery, and learning, through trial and implementation. I and four software engineers have been undertaking this endeavour for over a year. we have had successes and many failures. We are trying to find out the different ways the software can be "tweeked and manipulated" to gain maximum advantage ...

A Research project : ELIMINATION SOFTWARE

csmron — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:42:57 GMT

I have spent the last year contacting A few friends who are software designers, AND PROGRAM WRITERS. The puzzle of on-line poker and how it differs from the live action venue was my quest.

The simple fact, no matter how it is glossed over, or described, there are basic differences between the two. The sites don't need to "rig" the outcomes. They are however in business to make a profit. So what I asked during my quest is the on-line casino's requirement to generate the most profit. ...

Charity Tourney on stars

theOMEGAN — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:33:42 GMT

Fairfood charity tourney

NLHE

Max 900

September 27, 16:00 server time

Fulltilt,5+5 buy in

Come all and play against the pros.

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Confidence and Cockiness

KidFlopadelic — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:14:28 GMT

Play With Confidence, Not Cockiness

My old high school hoops coach used to repeatedly pound this mantra into our heads before games, "play wth confidence, not cockiness". I guess we were a bunch of young, cocky bastards back then.

con�fi�dent �adjective

1. having strong belief or full assurance; sure: confident of fulfillment.

2. sure of oneself; having no uncertainty about one's own abilities, correctness, successfulness, etc.; self-confident; bold: a confident speaker.

cock�y ...

TURN VALUE CHECK by Stoxtrader

Merlin333 — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:12:03 GMT

by Stoxtrader

When in position against aggressive opponents, it is profitable to

check the turn with marginal/good hands like second or third pair.

Although you may be giving a free card the gains outweigh the costs

against the right opponents. There are three sources of value in the

Turn Value Check: avoid a check-raise when behind; avoid folding the

best hand when your opponent check-raises as a bluff or semi-bluff

(which is a disaster); induce a river bluff when ahead.

A ...

Fluid and Persistent Edges in Information Saturated Environments

Merlin333 — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:54:05 GMT

How�s that for a mouthful title?

In considering what sorts of subjects

I would like to cover exclusively in articles which I would not want to

cover more so in the video content one thing I�ve decided to cover here

are the concepts which are maybe a bit too specialized to warrant their

own instructional video.

The concepts that will be discussed in

this article will be exclusive to heavily information saturated

environments (hereafter abbreviated to �ISE,� if you�re not familiar

with ...

playing on UB

nevadanick — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:55:28 GMT

Hey Merlin, just finished the UB CC freeroll. That has got to be the most ridiculous site I've ever seen.

I've played 3 FR's there and get more pkt pairs and premium starters in one FR than I see in hours on PS, FT and Carbon combined. And they never hit. It's absurd. There's such a thing as coolers, but not like this. I wouldn't deposit someone else's money on UB, much less my own.

Of course, I don't deposit anywhere, so I guess it's a mute point ... lol

What is good poker

Merlin333 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:01:27 GMT

Originally published in Bluff Magazine, January 1, 2008. reprinted with permission from Stox/Bluff

While this article will discuss the strengths and weaknesses of different learning strategies this article itself is not intended to present a comprehensive learning strategy, but rather to provide the reader with information regarding some of the more common methods for learning poker so that they may better interact with them in developing and managing their own poker game.

The first point ...

The Daily News WEDNESDAY !!!!

Merlin333 — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:54:24 GMT

Note: the newsletter will be posted here and sent to members with 3 or more posts

November 5, 2008, Wednesday - Issue 1, Volume 1

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Episode #46 - November 3rd, 2008

Pokercast Episode 46 - Dusty Schmidt & Jared ...

PokerStars Summer Series from August 22 to October 16th

Merlin333 — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:54:49 GMT

PokerStars "Summer Games" has started

PokerStars is kicking off an eight-week-long promotion called the Summer Games that pits Canadians vs. Americans in a fight to snag some of the more than 80,000 cash prizes to be given away and seats in the $100,000 final, it started Friday, Aug. 22 and ends October 15th.

Each week features a different poker variation, and players get one free round-one entry for each week's poker variant. Each country has a separate set of tournaments, ...

PDC Poker 2,500 Freeroll promotion 2 $2,500 Freerolls Saturday and Sunday

Merlin333 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:21:13 GMT

In addition to the new software, we are also running two $2500

freerolls exclusive to PDC Poker to help launch the new brand:

What: $2500 Welcome to PDC Poker Freeroll

When: Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th August at 1pm server time

Where: PDC Poker--> Tournaments-->Scheduled-->Special

Both are absolutely free for Merlin333 players to enter!!

There

is also a fantastic new Initial Bonus ...