Matt Matros

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@DK_Assist Johnny Keefer?

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@mikei5811 No. As I said elsewhere I'm only talking about the "there are no hands to bluff with" comment I've seen a lot of places.

@Matt_Matros Did you ever watch Gavri play? He hasn’t made a move like that since becoming a reg on HSP. Seems to me any pro would take that into consideration, Robl sure did.

I don't usually get involved in the Poker Discourse...but the number of people saying, "what hands could he possibly be bluffing with?"...in a spot where there is a completely obvious answer to that question...man.

@VanBehlen That's probably where they're all getting it from, honestly

@Matt_Matros The funniest part is, Robl says it out loud.

@Hewie87 @TigerWo72997630 @jordicb25 It's in the realm of possibilities for sure, but most players would just call an overbet with that hand, especially since the flop check raise followed by the turn check looks a lot like a flush draw.

@Matt_Matros @TigerWo72997630 @jordicb25 Why is it not in the realm of possibilities he shoved with a J high flush? I’m no good at the game just thinking out loud

@TigerWo72997630 @jordicb25 Correct, I'm ignoring that aspect. I'm only responding to the idea that "I can't imagine any hands that are possible to bluff with there", which I've heard from many commenters.

@Matt_Matros @jordicb25 You’re ignoring the opponent’s capability. They’ve played a lot of hands together and Robl knows Gavri’s just not capable of making those bluffs in that spot

Where are the adults in this country?? Remove this guy now. Today.

@jordicb25 KhT, KhJ, KhQ, KhA, do we need more?? I have no comment on "best fold ever", but the people saying, "what could he bluff with?"...wow.

@Matt_Matros Yeah I get the Kh is the key but imo I feel there re few combos that potentially get there on the river...for me is a fold, a good one, but not the best fold ever.

@jordicb25 Which hands to bluff with? Well, if opponent might fold a non-nut flush...

@Matt_Matros Curious to heard which one is. Like reading your books fwiw🤠

@drkamikaze Feel better, Kami

Wish I could have played it, like I planned to. But I've been in bed for two days, sick from the toxic air at the RDS venue because they won't turn on the ventilation properly. :(

IF DONALD IS AT WALTER REED, IT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING AN MRI ON HIS HEAD OR BUTT, HE CAN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE AND NEITHER CAN THE DOCTORS. LUCKILY, THEY FIGURED OUT WHICH END IS WHICH WHEN THEY SPOTTED LINDSEY GRAHAM LIVING IN ONE OF THEM.

@MemeDitka Wow, what a bad look for them to ban people from the jackpot, considering they're giving out the same $50k in Fancash regardless.

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@RLnewzz @MemeDitka Yup

@MemeDitka If I have Luka but the bet doesn’t win do I still get the bonus?????

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@LilithPoker @padspoker @shaundeeb Yeah, they're insanely high variance is the issue. That and the "skill" is basically just "aggressively hunt bounties", which is not that interesting.

Maybe, yeah. 😊 I've had this discussion before. I'm not saying there is no skill involved. Blackjack and UTH also require skill to maximize your edge. I just don't like the fact that the payouts are SO dependent on "lucky draws" and you have to take super gambly spots to get those lucky draw opportunities (like you said about shoving 72o). 🤷🏻‍♀️ I'm just agreeing with you lol. I don't like them, probably for the same reasons... Unless I'm tilted. Then it really hits the spot 😆

Was just playing mystery bounty (nut worst poker format) and I thought the following could improve them: 1) 50% of mystery goes to head like a PKO 2) when you pull a “bad” bounty you have the chance to spin wheel (with small rake) to multiply to a “gold” bounty 3) There’s one gold bounty that lasts from the first hand (late regging mysteries are overpowered atm) 4) we delete them and pretend they never existed. Thoughts?

@proofofmike @MemeDitka I don't know, man. The $1200 I got from Bam didn't suck.

@MemeDitka Luka will probably win, just like Joker did last week. Problem is, who cares about a ~$30 bonus bet? This promo is losing its appeal fast. Hopefully somebody random goes off tonight.

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@padspoker @LilithPoker @shaundeeb Yeah, a "good reg" complained to me once about how someone called his 20-blind shove with A5o in a mystery bounty and what an idiot that guy was, and I was like, "uh..."

@LilithPoker @shaundeeb That’s not really true. The difference in skill level is higher in a mystery than in a normal format for reg vs rec. recs just don’t know it (and regs it seems!)

@padspoker 4, please

@mattvanswol @BernieSanders No, you bad faith troll. This is a wealth tax that would only apply to billionaires, as I'm sure you already know.

This is so stupid. Bernie wants to tax what you OWN every single year. Not what you earn. What you own. Say you're a farmer. Your land is worth $2 million. But farming had a bad year and you only made $80,000. Bernie wants 5% of $2 million. That's $100,000. ..but you only made $80,000. You now owe more in taxes than you made... So you sell the farm to pay for the taxes. That's the wealth tax. Also, most of billionaires "wealth" is stock in companies they built. If Elon Musk owes $5 billion in wealth taxes, he doesn't write a check. He sells his Tesla shares. The stock drops. Your 401k ALSO DROPS. It's an insanely stupid idea and everyone but Bernie knows it.

Ok, Jamie: Let me clear things up for you. If my 5% wealth tax on billionaires was enacted you’d owe $135 million more in taxes & a family of 4 making $150,000 or less would receive a $12,000 payment. Oh, and you’d still be worth more than $2.5 billion. Seems pretty fair to me.

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