PRO CHAT TRANSCRIPT - April 27th 2011
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ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: My French is not so good I'm afraid :( I'm ok at English & welsh though
QUESTION FROM jojulian: bonjour jai un ticket ME Race - final ticket mais je ne sais pas ou l'utiliser pouvez vous me le dire s'il-vous-plait ?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: Dave Colclough: My French is not so good I'm afraid :( I'm ok at English & welsh though
QUESTION FROM Sergeant_11: hello
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: bonjour
QUESTION FROM jojulian: ok I want to know where I can use a ME Race - final tickets this my question
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: ha ... ok I dont know the answer of the top of my head ... give me a few minutes and I'll have a look ...
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: Theres a main event qualifier $600 on Sunday at 11:30 pm CET ... Do you have a ticket worth $600 ?
QUESTION FROM valerianovich: k
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: Is that French ? or Russian ?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: ey joJulian, do you know the first FTOPS event starts on the fulltilt.fr site tonight 110 euro NLH ... if you have a French address
QUESTION FROM jojulian: well I'll take a look at this tournament qualifier
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: ool ... bonne chance
QUESTION FROM jojulian: lol this is great but I'm in canada and we don't use euro here lol :P
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: doh ... at least you can use the main site ;)
QUESTION FROM 4Kings90: how do you play against someone who will raise any two cards 6 handed?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: erm, well I guess you have to keep re-raising them with all the premium and marginal hands (like AT, AJ, 88) untl you bust them ... but the strategy may get a bit more complicated if you are deep stacked ... you also want to be on their right if you donte
QUESTION FROM d-sarzo: ciao chi sei
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: Italian by any chance ? .... ciao :)
QUESTION FROM Killo99: I got a question!! I get my money from the account to NETeller full tilt, and in the process took 7 days! anyone know what happens??
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: Personally I use Moneybookers but to be honest you need to send an email to support @ fulltiltpoker.com
QUESTION FROM d-sarzo: yes italian
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: what does 'chi sei' mean ?
QUESTION FROM eatyourgreen: hello
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: hello :)
QUESTION FROM happiest fish: hello))
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: hello hello
QUESTION FROM oculmocc: perche' quando faccio un torneo nelle fasi finali mi mettono sempre il cip leder nel mio tavolo quando io sono secondo???
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: ok ok ok I only really speak English and Welsh very badly ... sorry ... pardon
QUESTION FROM eatyourgreen: hey dave im in a bit of a slump..it seams i cant hit a hand..i have tryed opening up my range but with no luck..what do you suggest? been playing mostly pocket pairs higher then 7s suited cards 8 or higher.almost any king queen ace
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: ll thats about all I play most of the time in most tourneys ... apart from a bit of imagination around the blinds :) ... all I can really suggest is patience... you cant keep losing AK v A9 its just not mathematically possibly ... but again it depends
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: on how deep you are and how you play post flop ... but your starting hand selection is a very good start
QUESTION FROM Izaak247: I watched a daniel negreanu video and he said to raise on the button - when stealing, with suited connecters and a decent king at worst. - does this mean you should never in theory raise with raggs on the button? what do u think?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: I think it obviously depends on the likelyhood of a) being called and b) being re-raised ... You need to watch your opponents in the blinds and see how they play ... the tighter they are, the wider the range of raising hands
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: obviously if they are pasing 50% of the time, then almost any two cards will do .. adjust to the players weakness/strength ... if they re-raise all the time to protect their blinds then wait for the big hand and catch them
QUESTION FROM eatyourgreen: ok thanks man. think your right about my post flop play..lately haven't been coming out to strong do to the fact i just cant hit a hand and dont want comit to much when i havent hit anything in the flop
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: it can get you down at times, we have all been there ... maybe a few days break is a good idea - come back firing on all cylinders... good luck anyways
QUESTION FROM eatyourgreen: also do you play much 5 card draw?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: Nope none whatsoever ... but if you fancy some 6 card PLO ...
QUESTION FROM Izaak247: what about if im playing rush poker where i dont know my opponents?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: Aha ... then Daniel is probably just about right ... although again people tend to play tight in Rush Poker ... so maybe not ... I would definately be raising TJ TQ and prob quite a few other hands
QUESTION FROM Jmrode67: why doesnt fulltilt want to email me back about an important issue?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: I have always found ?support @ fulltiltpoker.com very helpful .. try emailing them again
QUESTION FROM eatyourgreen: sounds like a plan thanks man..nah i just play razz, 5 card, and holdem
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: I used t like a bit of Razz ... don't seem to have time nowadays tho :( ... good luck
QUESTION FROM swe44men: ??????????? ?????? ??? ????? ?????? ? ???????????? 5 ????????? ????? ??????????? ??????? ???????
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: Yes I totally agree ... 3 times a week :)
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: Am I missing something? Should I be using some sort of language conversion tool or something ?
QUESTION FROM swe44men: english langya sorri i bad langya
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: no worries
QUESTION FROM swe44men: godbay sorri
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: no need 2 b sorri
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: is it greek or russian ?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: aha swe444 ... babelfish tells me you ask why are the 5 card tourneys so small ? ... I would guess the reason is because Full Tilt think there is no demand for bigger 5 card tourneys ... I will pass your comments on
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: ??? Colclough: babelfish aha swe444… ??????? ??? ?? ?????????? ?????? 5 ???????? ???????? ????????? ?????? … ? ?????? ?? ??? ??????? ?????? ??? ?????? ?????? ?????? ??? ??????? ?????????? ??? ????? ??????? 5 ???????? ????????… ? ?????? ???? ??????????? ?
QUESTION FROM danielcri: not play for real money i am send email fulltilt but nothing change
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: Is this because you have USA registered as your home country ? ... if you arent from the US then support will sort it out ... they ahve obviously had a very busy 2 weeks
QUESTION FROM Moesie-What: Is full tilt poker rigged because always one of the many hands i play i lose at the last card
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: absolutely not ... some live dealers have the ability to manipulate cards but FT software most definately does not
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: supply and demand :( ... everyone's a NLH junkie
QUESTION FROM eatyourgreen: ya i would like to see some 5 card freerolls..i belive fulltilt tryed out out a few months ago but not many people joined
QUESTION FROM Moesie-What: If i play stud H/L does it mean at LO when i have A 2345 thats the best <
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: hats a good question. In England when we used to play live, A2345 did not qualify as a low hand because it is a straight, so the best hand was A2346. However in the US A2345 does qualify as 'a wheel' nut low, So yes A2345 is the best low.
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: Or am I just thinking about Omaha? I never play stud Hi Lo , so I guess I may be wrong .. doh
QUESTION FROM Super_Stunner: I have a qeustion I had a game where I raised JJ from the cut off and only the button calls. On the flop comes an ace and I check and he shoves all in both have a big stack what is the best thing to do there?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: Again you need to have watched the player previously. If there is any evidence that he likes to blufff in this manner when he has missed a flop, then it may be a call. However, 4 out of 5 times it looks like a pass to me.
QUESTION FROM Izaak247: h poker /(or against a player ive never seen play) in a hu play when i called a raise from them pre flop is it profitable to automatically check in the dark raise expecting my opponent to continuation bet...(DO MOST PLAYERS CONT BET?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: They certainly did a few years ago. Then lots of players bought tracking software and the average CB dropped from 90% to more like 70% ... but still most players cant resist a continuation bet, if you check to them.
QUESTION FROM Super_Stunner: hmm, yeah maybe I'm thinking too deep that he does that with an ace so that I think he's bluffing. Thx for the awnser.
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: no worries good luck
QUESTION FROM Sergeycash: ?????? ?????? ??????? ?????? ????? WebMoney? ???????? ??????????
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: I have no idea sorry .. try support @ fulltiltpoker.com
QUESTION FROM Izaak247: so do u suggest check raise bluffing against playuers i have never played before?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: Yes defintely if you have a good part of the flop. Its worth throwing in a few check raise bluffs as well and see how succesfull they are. I also like to throw in the occasional lead out donk bet as well to mix things up. Try few things and see what works
QUESTION FROM Bossw112: hi
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: hi
QUESTION FROM Izaak247: have u got better results live or online?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: definately live lol ... the sites rackon I've won 2.6 million live .... erm I am barely even online ... I blame all the bounty huners and pesky t-shirt collectors
QUESTION FROM Moesie-What: are you playing right now
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: Nope somebody just knocked me out of the FTOPS PLO sat a few minutes ago ... I am just grabbing a coffee before the FTOPS PLO HU event which starts ain 40 minutes ... which I am hosting
QUESTION FROM Super_Stunner: Who are the best players you played live against?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: I think John Jaunda was the best against me. He could see thru my cards. Called every bluff and passed every time I had a hand. Didnt use to have too much trouble with Helmuth or Phil Ivey strangely. In England Praz Bansi, James Aitkenhead, John Eames an
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: and JP Kelly may be the toughest opponents at the moment
QUESTION FROM Bossw112: you had 10 10 en som you had reaising en de oder gay reraising is hit good to go alin??
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: maybe baby , maybe not ... it depends how often he re-raises ... it's a tough marginal decision. You can only call if you take all the other factors into consideration
QUESTION FROM Izaak247: whats more profitable do you find. tournys or cash games?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: again not an easy question to answer. If you can find an easy cash game, then that may be the most profitable and the most steady income. Tourneys though give you a chance of winning some really big life-changing money ... and I love playing them
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: the problem is the volatilty may take so so long to even out the variance, tourney players often go broke on a regular basis .. Ho hum, lets start again
QUESTION FROM Super_Stunner: do you use tracking software yourself? :P
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: Nope not any more ... but I do feel it leaves me at a dis-advantage
QUESTION FROM Bossw112: you playing somtime on luck or never??
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: wassat mean ? ... sometimes I am lucky sometimes I am unlucly ... I tend to try and make decisions based on skill / maths or observation though ... as difficult as they may be to believe lol
QUESTION FROM Super_Stunner: @Bossw112 I think it is in most cases better to fold, it depends on the player of course but at best u have a coin flip against everything higer than 10. And when ur against an overpair ur underdog. So I think you only should shove if ur short st
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: yup you may also want to consider the prize structre of the tourney. As they are top heavy sometimes its good to get it in against another chip leader because 1st always pays so much more than say 6th ...
QUESTION FROM Lucas90_x: what you mean about omaha? Is easy make money?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: Not any more .. is it was easy when everyone was learning the game 10 years ago ... Howeevr Omaha is generally more fun than NLH and there is always more action
QUESTION FROM eatyourgreen: the casino near me just started sit&go tournament.but there 11 handed.and i dont have much experience playing a 11 man table.untill a few people drop out do you seggest playing a tight hand range?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: Yup exactly, the more players the tighter. The less players the more aggressive I pay.... 11 handed I would be passing AQ at the start of a SNG
QUESTION FROM Izaak247: Why do people say 10 big blinds is a short stack others say 15 and others even say 20 is?is there any math to determine what a 'true' short stack is?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: Not really it all depends on a players point of view. My logic ... 20 is not a short stach because you can still raise say 2.5 BBs and have a fold option if you are re-raised. dropping to 17.5 BBs is not a critical difference.. 10BBs is short because you
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: really dont want to raise 2.5 BBs and then fold leaving 25% behind. So with 10 BBs it better to push all-in. I personally dont consider myself short until 12 BBs
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: Playing draws aggresively is the main point of Doyle Brinson's original 'Super System' ... 90% of the top players do this. You win when your opponent folds and you win half the time they call. Theoretically a winning +ev move !
QUESTION FROM irishpool: Hi Dave, I noted that actually draws are played very agressive even if the player risks his tournament. what do you think about this?
QUESTION FROM Lucas90_x: for you who it is the best tournament player of today? what do you think about Caio Pimenta?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: aio has a whole string of excellent results - far better than mine playing online. I think its impossible to say who is the best. There may be 1000 players wwho are 99.9% as good as each other. Also the game and styles change so swiftly whoever is best
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: this week may not be the best in a few weeks time
QUESTION FROM P-Man70: what car u drive?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: Jagar XK8 :)
QUESTION FROM Izaak247: when should i change the size of my raise in tournements ? how deep should i get because i find when i watched the main event players started raising bout 3 x the big blind than when they got deep they raised like 2-2.5x the big blind...
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: You have to consider a) how likely are you to get called & b) do you want to be called / raised ... the smaller raise amount usually takes place when there is a lot of re-raising 3 betting taking place
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: the smaller raise is less to lose if you fold, and it gives opportuity to call, and 4 bet re-re-raise.... earlier on players may be 3x or 4x because thy just want to build a bigger pot or because they want to scare everyone out
QUESTION FROM eatyourgreen: so mostly high pocket pairs..ace, king, queen with high kicker? would you play high suited or connectors?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: no connectore while 11 handed ... not for me
QUESTION FROM Super_Stunner: On low stakes, (weak)players tend to play almost every hands and if u raise the BB 3 times often the whole table calls. Is it better to raise 6 times BB against those people or is it better to play ultra tight
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: if you want to be profitable at very low stakes you have to play very tight in my experience
QUESTION FROM irishpool: Thanks ... although I did not made this experience with draws yet ... :-)
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: Do it
QUESTION FROM Glaston007: hello
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: hello hello
QUESTION FROM Glaston007: im from macedonia end i cat play real mony turnir
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: email support@fulltiltpoker.com
QUESTION FROM eatyourgreen: ok thanks again
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: no worries, good luck
QUESTION FROM Glaston007: ty
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: no worries, good luck
QUESTION FROM Izaak247: whats the worst uve ever run?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: probably right now :( I havent had a major cash above 10k for 18 months
QUESTION FROM Kazzimmino: hi
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: hi
QUESTION FROM Izaak247: yeah that sounds terrible u havent won 10k in 18 months.. life must be misrable lol - my biggest cash is like $100 lol
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: lol but I was comparing my current run against the last 20 years :) and i have 14 ex wives to keep happy
QUESTION FROM topp dawg Mofo: hello
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: hello
QUESTION FROM Kazzimmino: nice to meet you mr Colclough,i'm glad to can ask to you sometingh about this beautiful game :) let's start with questions!eheh can you suggest me the way you think the best for bankroll management?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: aha there are many differnt thought processes on this ... one extreme is say Chris Ferguson's who say you should never risk 2% at any one sitting ... however the likes of Tom Dwan would never have reached their heights using this philosophy
QUESTION FROM jeanzim1988: olá
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: ola
QUESTION FROM Izaak247: have u ever gone broke?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: about 479 times ... ish
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: because of bad bankrll management
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: most tourney players have bad bankroll management
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: Just playing 1 st Heads Up match ... BRB
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: :) through round 1 :)
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: well I am somewhere inbetween ... think about it ... an EPT costs 8000 to play ... if you have a 100k bankroll should you play it? If you play 12 of them without a result you are broke even though you had a great bankroll
QUESTION FROM Kazzimmino: and you are for Ferguson's or for Durrr's?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: IMost Pros probably go to the WSOP each year and put over 50% of their bankroll on the line ... dont know if its right or wrong to be honest. I know its hard not to do it though
QUESTION FROM Kazzimmino: Mr Colclough you are for Ferguson's management or Dwain Management?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: see above
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: hi
QUESTION FROM This Elevator: hi
QUESTION FROM Niv24: hello?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: hello
QUESTION FROM Izaak247: i finally got my first royal flush!
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: cool
QUESTION FROM jeanzim1988: what better way to play poker more aggressive or slow?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: the tried and tested way of 90% of winning players is Tight Aggressive ... Dont play many hands but when you do play, play very aggressively
QUESTION FROM nostradamos79: hello
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: hello
QUESTION FROM This Elevator: i got my second today :D
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: lucky you ... can I have one in my next HU match ?
QUESTION FROM Kazzimmino: thanks...other question,what do you think about to limp,are you aggressive?Or thinks that to limp is a good way to play?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: there are some occasions when limping is ok ... but it is generally better to try and take control
QUESTION FROM This Elevator: yes, no problem. I don´t need Royal Flush´s to win, so you can have one :P
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: ty
QUESTION FROM nostradamos79: i cant play at full tilt for 4 days now and it drives me crazy!!
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: it would drive me crazy tooo
QUESTION FROM Kazzimmino: what are that situation?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: limping ? well when I am deep stacked at start of tourney I like to limp with small pairs, I want many players to see flop, so if I hit a set, it is more likely I get paid ... a raise would reduce the players ... there are many others
QUESTION FROM This Elevator: whats your fav. starting Hand in Poker? It´s there a special hand, like 10-2 for Brunson?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: dont be silly AA, ... although I have had a few funny moment following the church of the 74off
QUESTION FROM D_Lawyer888: hey
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: hey
QUESTION FROM Kazzimmino: had you got some short way maths to calculate ICM's?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: No idea sorry :(
QUESTION FROM jack pike10: hello any 1 there
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: yup just playing a French FTOPS sorry
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: Hey Guys all questions about restrictions have to go to support@fulltiltpoker.com. Sorry but I'm a poker player. I know nothing about US legislation
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: ok ... allegedly ... I am a poker player
QUESTION FROM This Elevator: what would you say, who is the best poker player today?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: impossible to say ... but obviously differnt players are different poker disciplines ... You obviously cant knock the fact that Phil Ivey has won the most online and won the most at live cash and nearly the most in live tourneys
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: However there could be a 100 new kids who could be better ... there are probably a 1000 better online tourney players
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: but I'll go with Ivey for now
QUESTION FROM D_Lawyer888: i don't find the satellites for the full till series of barcelona
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: I think there is one in 3 hours 15 minutes from now ... but I cant read Spanish Im afraid
QUESTION FROM jack pike10: have u ever won a major dave and were r u from?
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: i was born in Wales but live in Birmingham England now... I have won many tourneys in Engalnd incl. a GUKPt ...come second on two occasions at the WSOP
QUESTION FROM D_Lawyer888: how have i to see it? can you indicate me the steps
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: click on tournament , click on satellite , click on Hold Em , Click on High ... It should be highlighted in Green about the 10th down marked as 'restricted'
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: t could be you have filtered it out because it is 'restricted' instead of 'registering'
QUESTION FROM jack pike10: how many big buy in live mmt does full tilt put u in
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: None
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: correction, sorry ... they have put me n this FTOPS PLO HU event tonight that I am hosting
ANSWER FROM Dave Colclough: Second PLO HU game is about to start so I am going to log off now ... See you all , good luck at the tabes