PRO CHAT TRANSCRIPT - May 11th 2010
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ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: hello
QUESTION FROM sacface55: Stephan- Are you actually trying to be profitable when I see you play on FTP or are you just having fun?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: isnt it more fun to be profitable?
QUESTION FROM sacface55: Depends on how much money you have?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: winning is imo always fun
QUESTION FROM Gunloda: i Stephan! :-) Wird ein langer Abend heute...
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: wohl wahr...
QUESTION FROM sosorrynow: hey remember when we played a $30+3 6 man sit n go and i beat you :P gl in this
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: thx
QUESTION FROM faacs: hi, stephan
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: hi
QUESTION FROM sacface55: What is your game plan in the early rounds of a tourney like this?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: early double up
QUESTION FROM SteViEJ21: Hey Stephan, Thanks for taking time out to answer our questions. Any tips for a serious Beginner? Good luck in the Tournament
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: keep on taking it serious, have respect for the game and opponents.
QUESTION FROM brocky34: how do you feel about pocket jacks?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: they only have to fear a small percentage of a standard openraise.
QUESTION FROM aCastro88: hi
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: hi
QUESTION FROM sacface55: have you had much luck in large turbu mtts?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: not really
QUESTION FROM riverkirov: how did you become a full tilt pro
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: being a hard worker
QUESTION FROM faacs: one question....yesterdar i had a tournament, in one hand y had ASK off suite, and bad position. the man re raised me from the button, i called. flop: QQ , the man goes all in. what would do you do in mi situation??
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: i would not be in that spot, would have shoved
QUESTION FROM froggy951: supp stephan? U the man! How have u done playing on full tilt. Have u been more successful in casg, tournaments, or a certain game?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: i play (super) turbo shorthanded sngs most of the time
QUESTION FROM sacface55: what is your thought process when u go through a really bad stretch and do u have a poker coach?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: i check my recent tourneys and either find a mistake or see that i simply run bad. i like to discuss tactics with other profitable players.
QUESTION FROM brocky34: in general, will you play QQ to a reraise on a 6 handed table?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: thats clear value most of the times
QUESTION FROM utarzan: is it easyer to bluff in person r online?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: online, because you cant give some added info away.
QUESTION FROM faacs: excuse me but im argentinian...shoved= fold??
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: shove means going all in
QUESTION FROM froggy951: how long have you played online poker? Do youprefer live?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: more action and more flexibility online
QUESTION FROM Santiago78: hallo wie gehts ?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: gut gehts
QUESTION FROM Santiago78: welche ist deine lieblings poker variante ?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: letztlich wohl schon nlh
QUESTION FROM Mightyfool: Hey Stephan, I've been playing poker for quite some time already. And i've realised that am a much better player against the "semi-pro" players and the "pro's" then i am against amateurs. Although right now i dont got the bankroll for the
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: rational players might be easier to read but not necessarily easier to beat
QUESTION FROM nancy221: Any advice for change in gameplay to Rush poker?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: no advertisement at all
QUESTION FROM Gunloda: klingt eher wie "notwendiges Übel" ;-)
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: war keine leichte frage...
QUESTION FROM Santiago78: spielst du lieber turnier oder cash game ?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: turnier
QUESTION FROM COLORMEIN69: why do most of the time i have KK somebody else has AA or vise versa
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: i dont know
QUESTION FROM A-Michi-A: gibt es bei full tilt auch ein turnier wo die hälfte ihren einsatz verdoppelt bekommt?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: nein
QUESTION FROM FuNkDoCto_SpoCk: how canyou avoid to loose all ur stack with a monster pair against a three of a kind??
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: hitting on the river
QUESTION FROM Santiago78: welche sind deine lieblings bücher ?? (nicht poker)
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: zauberberg, die vermessung der welt, fermats letzter satz
QUESTION FROM Mightyfool: What is your opinion about the rush poker gameplay ? it seems to ruin every piece of reading that we love so much about poker
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: it strenthens technical play
QUESTION FROM yup ur dead lol: hi stephan, hows ur sng game going latley
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: ok
QUESTION FROM A-Michi-A: wie viel hast du in deiner pokerkarriere bisher gewonnen?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: hungern muss ich nicht ;-)
QUESTION FROM Bobobowser: hey
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: hi
QUESTION FROM Gunloda: good luck, Stephan! cu
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: thx ;-)
QUESTION FROM COLORMEIN69: du think its elimination control or just a random deal
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: the ramdom number generator of ftp is very powerfull
QUESTION FROM DBowaa: Is it a good stategy to be loose (almost reckless) in the early rounds of a tourn then tighten up
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: it depends on the structure
QUESTION FROM yup ur dead lol: hey stephan do u do any staking?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: no
QUESTION FROM Meyerlanskyy: what is the FTOPS Event 14 exactly ?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: pretty much a big standard online mtt
QUESTION FROM Bobobowser: english plz !
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: agree
QUESTION FROM A-Michi-A: wie kann ich am schnellsten und einfachsten mit 5 dollar wieder auf meine gerade verlorenen 100 dollar kommen?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: mit glueck ;-) (a german question...)
QUESTION FROM Bobobowser: would you chose to go all in with 55 or AQ?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: in most situations with aq
QUESTION FROM Bobobowser: Do u think there is more than 10 people on this chat?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: it not a question of thining, you could do the maths by counting... ;-)
QUESTION FROM Tuning2008: hi
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: hi
QUESTION FROM Narindra_B: heey
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: hi
QUESTION FROM aka collapse: hey yo Stephan
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: hi
QUESTION FROM K1CK1N ACES: Where's the best place to make money playing live casino other than vegas. Monaco? I wast to take wife on vacation but want to pay some out of winnings. I do well in vegas but not as well in less juicy games.
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: i love to play and stay in italy
QUESTION FROM Santiago78: kann man die 300 chip sng's mit "stradegie" spielen ??
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: wenn man gewinnen will schon... ;-)
QUESTION FROM Tuning2008: in my opionion poker has much to do with luck, what i'm doing wrong :-(?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: maybe you think in to short periods of time. one hand s pure luck, the carriere of a player is no luck at all.
QUESTION FROM Narindra_B: how do I deposit some real money?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: please ask support on issues like that
QUESTION FROM aka collapse: Stephan, could you tell me please how many starting hands are in poker? suited and none suited altogether?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: in holdem the 1326 possible combinations of 2 out of 52 are categorised in 169 starthands: 13 pairs and 2x78 non-pairs kombinations suited/offsuit
QUESTION FROM Meyerlanskyy: who is your favourite poker player ?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: chad brown
QUESTION FROM zwallace95: will u play a sng with me
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: sure, i play like every day
QUESTION FROM A-Michi-A: very nice question bobobowser^^
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: agree
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: recently sanremo was good, but dont know it "offseason"
QUESTION FROM K1CK1N ACES: where's good in italy?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: StephanKalhamer: recently sanremo was good, but dont know it "offseason"
QUESTION FROM sosorrynow: what games would you recommend me to play with a $50 bankroll, and if sngs what stakes same for cash games and mtts thanks
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: i would play cg only at the minimum level and no mtts. my recommendation is single table sngs.
QUESTION FROM chip-newton: How long you been playing
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: quite long, i am 33 now.
QUESTION FROM Santiago78: deine liebliengs sport manschaft ?? (welche stradegie würdest du empfelen?)
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: habe mich dieses jahr ueber viele gute spiele von bayern muenchen gefreut.
QUESTION FROM Tuning2008: would you say you got rich by pokering?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: no. i took care for my live at all times.
QUESTION FROM Bobobowser: Pizza or Pasta?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: pasta if a good resaturant
QUESTION FROM chip-newton: How much money did you lose before you were in the black?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: i was lucky enough to begin early enough to beat the game from the beginning
QUESTION FROM burakcc: will you or any pros from full tilt come to full tilt sponsored tournament in cyprus in august?thx
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: i dont.
QUESTION FROM zwallace95: wanna play a sng
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: ok, just go ahead ;-)
QUESTION FROM zwallace95: can u today possibly
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: right now i concentrate pretty much on this here
QUESTION FROM chip-newton: s poker math vital and do you reccomend a book.
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: for tournament poker, the lee nelson books are quite appropriate.
QUESTION FROM Noqu1910: Hi
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: hi
QUESTION FROM TUBBISTA: preferisci una coppia o 2carte alte?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: coppia
QUESTION FROM joita490: por q me hacen tanto bad beat
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: sorry to hear that
QUESTION FROM Santiago78: bester strip club den du kennst ?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: da fragst du den falschen.
QUESTION FROM globetrekkerr: hi
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: hi
QUESTION FROM codyrembish: ok i have a question for you
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: go ahead
QUESTION FROM joita490: he perdido 10.000 usd y solo solo solo recivo bead bet
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: gl for the future
QUESTION FROM globetrekkerr: whats your threebet shove bb range deeper in mtt play
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: there is no static one
QUESTION FROM codyrembish: Ive played poker 4 years, always just micro online, ive played some 1-2$ NL games live but ive played around 1.4 million hands just in micro on a couple different sites. I always end up going broke, even with 2% bankroll management.
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: br management does not say anything about edge
QUESTION FROM joita490: le he metido 10.000 dolares y nada solo beat bet
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: bad beats hurt...
QUESTION FROM globetrekkerr: how do you play the 26 dollar mtts
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: as a red player i have to play them solid - very solid. ;-)
QUESTION FROM codyrembish: I only do well on like .25.50+ games but i dont have money to put towards poker, so what do you suggest
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: keep on where you do well
QUESTION FROM ZOX-ZOOM: hi SK do you play at commerce casino in la,ca ..if you do what events ?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: i dont plan to be there this year
QUESTION FROM doeboy132: Are you Connected with the Leonetti and Scarfo Family?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: no
QUESTION FROM globetrekkerr: how many tables do you play during a session?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: as many as i feel good with. some times the software stops me
QUESTION FROM joita490: Eii I have put old man 10.000 dollars and nothing here only they do bat beat or that there are people q him sees to one the letters or that? That happens with this that always one enters gaining a hand and it ends up by gaining it this way it is
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: sorry, i dont understand that question
QUESTION FROM chip-newton: mtt, sng, cash game, whats your favorite and what do you do best at
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: sng
QUESTION FROM K1CK1N ACES: what are odds of hitting at least 1 card out of the 5 card board (assuming pocket not a pr)?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: dont have this exact in mind. either buy my book or take it like the following: about 1/3 to hit the flop "plus two cards". so maybe abotut 50%....
QUESTION FROM alesce: al rush poker NL 10 è meglio giocare loose o tight?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: loose
QUESTION FROM globetrekkerr: wheere are you from/what languages do you speak
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: ger and english
QUESTION FROM JonathanCheever: stephan where are you from?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: ger
QUESTION FROM chip-newton: I have heard winning a large tourney more than once is rare. Do your winnings come from other poker games or holdem.
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: i play most of the time holdem
QUESTION FROM BADGONE38: HY MEN
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: hi
QUESTION FROM chip-newton: ould you say there are days that the cards are not there no matter what your skill level,
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: ?
QUESTION FROM JonathanCheever: do you ever play bingo while the blinds are small in the early part of tourneys to give a different image? or do you stick with tight agressive?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: i try to adapt to the table (just busted in the tournament i am hosting, I WILL LEAVE AFTER 10 MORE QUESTIONS)
QUESTION FROM K1CK1N ACES: odds of hitting at least 1 card on all streets?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: i answered that before i think... 9
QUESTION FROM brocky34: In position, will you play K9 suited to a small raise (2.5x BB or less) 6 handed?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: if so, than not because of the hand 8
QUESTION FROM chip-newton: There are alot multi table players. You think it is profitable
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: yes 7
QUESTION FROM globetrekkerr: do you think the minraise has taken over the high limit mtt world?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: a raisesize has to be respected, if minraising does it, why not? 6
QUESTION FROM Santiago78: wie kann man am besten eine pechsträne beenden ?? (hast du was aberglaubisches ?)
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: ein neues turnier aufmachen und weiter a-game spielen 5
QUESTION FROM JonathanCheever: when you play in small table tournaments do you ever try to give yourself an image besides tight aggressive with small blinds?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: image is not that a big deal in those tourneys 4
QUESTION FROM deep_thenutz89: whats up stephan how u doing in the tournament?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: busted 3
QUESTION FROM doeboy132: Do you know any shylocks? And if so whats the Vig?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: no 2
QUESTION FROM JonathanCheever: I'll be travelling through Austria and western switzerland in July. Any favorite places to play poker around insbruck, thun, bern or in the alps near saas fe?
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: the casino austria group and the ccc group are doing a quite good job
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: last question:
QUESTION FROM K1CK1N ACES: OK. Thx.
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: ok, this does not count ;-)
QUESTION FROM Santiago78: welche stradegie würdest du für ein sng empfelen ??
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: von tight auf aggresiv switchen
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: last englisch one:
QUESTION FROM Cordi: How you keep your head cool after being badbeat several times
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: i alwas keep in mind that getting a bad beat means that i made everything right.
ANSWER FROM StephanKalhamer: good night everybody, was fun talking to you