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Complete newbie here, apologies in advance if this is a dumb question. Saw an old clip where 3 players went all in, pre: KK, KK, and A10 off, but the players with kings showed 2% each and the A10 showed 34%. Obviously an ace is higher than a king, but without it being paired or even suited, why was he still favored so much? Is it that likely that he would pair his Ace during the runout?
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Why do we always get brazilians and ukranians trying to get a password for a uk tournament ? They get their own games. Do they have to play in every single low stakes game !!! Every table on 888 is full of them.
Ends up all in every hand - very little chance of fun or skill
Eight players remain in the $50,000 buy-in PLO event, with García holding a commanding 2.32 million chip stack over a stacked final table.
Eight players remain in the Triton Montenegro $50K PLO Mystery Bounty, and Spain's César García leads with 2.32 million chips, nearly a million ahead of Brazil's Joao Simao in second.
The $50,000 buy-in event drew 47 entries. García's stack gives him a clear cushion heading into final-table play, with Simao (1,495,000) and Austria's Matthias Eibinger (1,395,000) the nearest threats. Eibinger has accumulated more than $30 million in lifetime tournament earnings across the high-roller circuit
Top Stacks at the Final Eight
- César García (Spain) — 2,320,000
- Joao Simao (Brazil) — 1,495,000
- Matthias Eibinger (Austria) — 1,395,000
- Benjamin Tollerene (United States) — 1,165,000
- Lautaro Guerra (Spain) — 675,000
Tollerene, a longtime high-stakes regular, sits fourth with 1,165,000. Guerra, the second Spanish player at the final table, is the short stack among the five named players with 675,000.
Three additional players round out the final eight. The mystery-bounty format adds a layer of variance — each elimination opens a random prize envelope on top of the standard payout structure.
This is a separate event from the $100K PLO already in progress at the same Triton Montenegro festival.
Have you played a live poker tournament before....?
I'm not actually supposed to be giving this advice cause I myself haven't played in one but I've practiced poker faces even behind my camera.
There's one thing people ignore during live poker tournament — the face says more than your cards.
That part of the game requires practice, especially those that don't know how to hide their emotions. Trying to stay calm no matter what hand they hold can be a big feat.
You hit a strong hand and naturally you want to react. Sometimes behind the camera, if I'm dealth with pocket A/K/J or any strong hand combination, I smile because no one is looking. But at a live poker tournament, that smile already told the board "I have a stronger hand".
Even something as small as hesitating, or looking too confident can give people information.
The best thing is to just maintain a blank facial expression, even when you have strong hands or you already know you're winning at the turn or river.
One other important aspect you should know is that poker face isn’t just about looking serious.
Sometimes the best players at the table look relaxed, casual, even uninterested. Meanwhile, they’re reading everything happening around them.
The best thing is to find what works best for you.
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Pre flop - Equity should add up to 100% - this will always include the % chance of a chop say when the board runs out a straight or full house with no interaction with the players cards. in this instance with KK vs KK vs AT i think the graphics were trying to show the fact that KK vs KK is . Win 2.17 %. Tie 95.65 % so if you include AT then it has 3 aces over 5 cards equating about 34% equity. So the graphic was right i think but maybe you didnt see the Kings had about %64 equity to chop the hand with each other and therefore it didnt say for them to win outright , that would have been about 2% each . Hope i havent further confused the mattter!
Smudge, I know how you feel. In the end my frustration became that bad I have self excluded myself from 888 for 12 months!🤬😂
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Id rather do both.... $500 a week is about what you need to live comfortably in many places in the world. Might even be luxurious in many places. $500 a week x 52 weeks = $26K . Might as well just get a job and work solid for 2 years... play a bit of poker on the side with a decent bank roll / no worries if the poker doesnt work out / giving yourself the best chance of a 50K bink and then maybe take 6 months off and go travelling. 50K would be nice right now i aint gonna lie.
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Hi Chloe, I think it was because both players had KK. No set available on the table. Which in turn increases the probability of the A hitting the pair. I am enjoying your blogs, thanks for sharing your insights. Look forward to reading more ♥️♠️♦️♣️🃏👊
Hi, although for every tournament we arrange with the poker room for it to be available only to players from the United Kingdom.
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