PRO CHAT TRANSCRIPT - December 17th 2010
QUESTION FROM montanastan: hello and good luck
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: Hi Welcome all and good luck in the tournament if you are playing!
QUESTION FROM bcrawley51: good luck good luck
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: thank you gl to you too brent!!
QUESTION FROM p33t3r: Gabriela - how much tables are you playing at once during a miniFTOPS event (eg this one)?
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: Just one, as I like to chat and now Im on the prochat
QUESTION FROM FourNineTeen419: have you ever cashed in any big tourneys?
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: Sure, I have cashed a thousand dollars a few times. Nothing bigger then that. I am a Poker TV announcer first, then player.Have never played a really big buy in tournament. You want to back me ? LOL
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: Note: I like to joke a lot!
QUESTION FROM bcrawley51: Hi Gabriela,, How does it feel to have someone donk shove on you to try and win a 10$ T-Shirt in a 24$ buy in Game?
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: od question. Nobody likes to get eliminated with trash, professional player or not. Sometimes I get happy if I like the player's conversation and plays. But mostly I understand the bounty appeal, and it is a pleasure to learn the game the hard way and
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: I love to be the T shirt queen!
QUESTION FROM THE LONG 1: Gabby did you know you have the nicest legs in poker :)
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: Got to post this one! Thanks Long! :)
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: In some Latin american countries they call a set in poker : a Leg" Pierna... I like to play to make sets so its like saying " the best sets in poker".. Ha ha tx
QUESTION FROM Sword-Bearer: I whish you a goodluck in FTOPS#26
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: Thank you same to you!
QUESTION FROM RuN99er: What u like the most between playing and tv announcer?
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: Announcing is my life . It was my dream since I was a young teenager. I wanted to be a sports reporter. 20 years later I got the chance to announce Poker and I played all my life. It was unreal to be able to do both. thanks for the question.
QUESTION FROM Sword-Bearer: Hi Gabriela. What style of play do you prefer TAG LAG or any other ?
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: I try to play TAG and hope to find a LAG and get his chippies.:)
QUESTION FROM DenRabbit: Hi Gabriela ... Do you ever play live at Foxwoods ? if so , any time in the near future ? I would love to watch you play there live :)
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: ure I play at Foxwoods, and Mohegan Sun. Mostly the WTPS /foxwoods and for the dayly trnies I like mohegan, sometimes i go wednesday nite to play a 10k guarrantee for 120 buy in. I only go like ten times a year tho... and the WSOP one or two events.
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: I consider myself an Online player, but I can deff play live, would love to meet you, sure.look me up at the tables
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: I have 3 dear freinds who I meet on FT and we play togheter sometimes.:) tx
QUESTION FROM thredolabill: good luck gabby
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: Thank you dear
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: No. I wish... lol
QUESTION FROM thredolabill: is your bankroll over 500k??
QUESTION FROM thredolabill: i am having alot of trouble keeping bankroll> plz give me some advice
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: ery big and common problem, try to keep notes, be strict, plan for a year, not a week. learn to fold. read and apply what you read. the academy has great lessons on bank roll managment. learn more about yourself and the type of player you are, so you
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: can improve your game, get better results good luck!
QUESTION FROM DenRabbit: i have watched you online and there are some great moves you do that i would love to see live .. that is why i asked about foxwoods . the wend. 10k you mentioned at mohegan sounds great i will check it out . cant wait to see you there :)
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: wesome! tx..i do love to play live interacting and bringing your a game is a nice challenge...
QUESTION FROM PenPushas: what the best advice you can give to a beginner looking to build his bankroll and what type of games he should play?
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: sit on your hands and think, then make your move. tables were you feel comfortable, what do you rather be? the best player on a less money table or the worst on a big money table? play a lot of hands and read GL
QUESTION FROM uDontNoMeYet: Gabriela, are there particular players that make your job as an announcer easier or more demanding?
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: excellent question... Yes, I want to always be prepared and I find out all the information I can . Some players that are less " known" are harder, because you dont have much to factly say.
QUESTION FROM PenPushas: thank you.. I found myself already investing 450 and being at 100 .. a lot of bad beats and hads i should of folded
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: FOLDING is big part of the game specially on multy table tournaments. GL hope you get the nuts more often and play smart.
QUESTION FROM NuggetZ123: Hi gabriela Hill . Have u ever played a frensh on Full Tilt ?
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: Sure many. I love to play European players . I play mostly at day time, so I do get to play a lot of fellow players from France and UK and Europe. great competition
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: brb after the brake bring your questions
QUESTION FROM Gary Alderdyce: Gabriela Do you think other players find my machismo and sexual prowess intimidating at the tables?
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: Absolutely!
QUESTION FROM Gary Alderdyce: Do you think the Player: The Long 1 is pro poker material and the worlds best Dj ?
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: es Gary, he has thousands of followers and is a formidable poker player. I wish him the best.
QUESTION FROM whiskey bravo 1: do you really think this site is fair to everyone?
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: Yes I do. And I know there have been numerous independent audits and our software is the best. They found nothing. You can play confident GL
QUESTION FROM Gary Alderdyce: Why can't I be rich instead of handsome ?
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: Honey, is you are handsome you should be rich by now. lol
QUESTION FROM adsp5: hi, i have just done a straight flsuh queen high xD
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: A real beauty. GL
QUESTION FROM Gary Alderdyce: Do you talk to yourself in Spanish or english ?
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: I played poker in Spanish all my life. It was hard to switch. But we do what we need to do. My mom is American and I have been in the US since 1989. So English is very natural to me, only with a heavy accent. I talk to myself in both .:)
QUESTION FROM DylanPlants: what should i do to overcome being bored at a table and playing hands i shouldnt
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: wow good question...i never get bored, but you can try chatting a bit, have fun . poker is a fun game, no need to be bored. read or do academy lessons at the same time.open another table. gl
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: i believe it is because we see many many more hands online..the percentage of big hands must be bigger when more hands are dealt
QUESTION FROM whiskey bravo 1: then why are there so many big hands...hands you rarily see in real tournements.. straight flush...i rest my case
QUESTION FROM payotn1: gabriela any tips 4 building a bankroll and not loseing it
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: improve your game. take the time to read and instruct yourself. learn to fold, count outs better, make notes every day
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: plan for a year,.. long term and stick to it...play limit tables
QUESTION FROM sundancekid8: what do you think of the proposed 15 month blackout?
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: ? i have not heard about it, please explain and i tell you what i think
QUESTION FROM superman969: what can a pc step 1 ticket be used for
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: step two , play tight gl
QUESTION FROM whiskey bravo 1: i have an account with poker stars and want to open an account with full tilt but i'm hesitant because of what i see with the big hand that i don't see on poker stars..
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: people see what they want to see. you are free to play any site you want. gl
QUESTION FROM whiskey bravo 1: Thanks for your input, think i will stay with poker stars and continue to only play with play chips on this site:)
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: thats why you get sucked out.. on the play tables they play to the river... i wish you good luck anyways
QUESTION FROM NuggetZ123: when someone calls you a DONK what do they mean by that?
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: that you made a bad move, an unsmart move, but they can say it bitterly if they loose... some joke w that, not a big deal
QUESTION FROM louiem17: If you play a cash game, is there a number in your head that you say "if i reach this amount i'll leave"? Or, how do you decide when it is time to leave?
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: lways always a set amount, and on a bad day, I go home sooner.
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: in cash games online... move to another table...maybe thay have your number on that one
QUESTION FROM superman969: i cant figure out where to play the " pc step 1 ticket" it doesnt work with the regular atep games??
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: go to the cash lobby and click on any 24 dollar or higher... that will take you to the lobby of that tourny and there you will click again on the sattys for that one... the next window will take you to the step 1
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: click click you will find it
QUESTION FROM A-Pokerface: what was your biggest bad beat in your poker career
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: i have a blog with full tilt and there narrated the WSOP experience of last year, i think its gabriela.hill.com or google. i lost on wsop with a set of queens to a donk that called all his stack with AKand got runner runner...:)
QUESTION FROM Hanamichi23: favourite city?
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: many... i was real happy when i lived in Miami... I love london and Mexico and all the caribean
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: Ok fellow players, I will logg off and concentrate on the trny as I have chippies... bring me your questions, I will logg off at the second brake from the pro chat..
QUESTION FROM louiem17: What kind of poker player would you describe yourself as?
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: semi pro very intense and just about to win my first big one weeeeeee
QUESTION FROM Murkelman: What do you think the best tell online is in low stakes games?
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: good q, i think the best tell is right at the beggining of a mtt, if i see a player w lower than initial stack right away.. i know he is loose... fire baby!
QUESTION FROM carolina1990: salut
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: if you have ears say cheers! lol
QUESTION FROM sundancekid8: do u find playing as a red pro easier or harder, as I think fishier types will call you lighter with the bounty involved, oh and google 15 month poker blackout u will be interested
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: ok, yes much harder i call it extreme poker, tx
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: with out reading i can tell you there will be no back out. nonsense, dont worry
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: Poker is a GLobal industry. The US will loose if they decide anything against it...trust me. we are free
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: And thank the poker alliance and Howard Lederer for loving this game as we do.
QUESTION FROM sabandija21: una consulta, conoces Chile?
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: no amigo espero ir algun dia.. dime tu consulta
QUESTION FROM superman969: i play nothin but cash and i get the regular step stituation but i am lost on the pc step
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: click on the tournament tab first
QUESTION FROM gregnarry: any tips to becoming a better player?? playing holdem about 12months now
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: hold em is a beautiful game to me because its easy to count the outs... become an expert counting outs
QUESTION FROM sundancekid8: i sure hope so, i'm in ireland but losing the usa players would be a big hit to online poker
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: dont worry, like I said. ok?
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: Participate if you can
QUESTION FROM sabandija21: Hola gabriela
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: hola
QUESTION FROM superman969: sry to be the brdon but the pc step 1 doesnt work like the reg. step one i am having hell figuring this out i tried like you showed me but i am .. just lost
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: in the main lobby click the lobby tab and find the forum, some will help you there
QUESTION FROM sabandija21: Mi consulta es, tu eres una jugadora que llega a ser miembro del team pro tras conducir un programa de poker, ¿crees que sabes tanto de poker como pasa ser nombrada mienbro del team pro, lo digo porque veo a jugadores como jungle , ect que lo son
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: laro que si. Cada Site tiene sus propios parametros y cada caso es diferente.
QUESTION FROM Miguel Galante: you have a pot of 2000 and you get a monster hand, what bet you should do that says i whant you to call without declaring a monster hand
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: 3x bb.... but you have to play consistently at that table...everytable is different... gl
QUESTION FROM sabandija21: vives del poker?
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: Yo si, porque escribo articulos y condusco los programas de tv.. pero tambien tengo un negocio chiquito de bienes raices... es bueno diversificarse
QUESTION FROM sabandija21: crees que macao se convertira en el nuevo centrol mundial del poker o siempre segira siendo las vegas?
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: las vegas
QUESTION FROM Miguel Galante: i just entered to a sattelite for 100k garanted any advice?
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: play tight
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: Well friends, I an going to play the rest of my chips here. I glad Im still in. Enjoyed your chat, have fun and gl to all, if you need me, look me up at the tables, Im glad to help. xxoo
QUESTION FROM sabandija21: jugaras el LAPT, que se realizara en argentina, peru , brasil, colombia y chile, alguno de aquellos eventos?
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: ojala pronto.. es un sueno.. te deseo suerte... buscame si me necesitas
ANSWER FROM Gabriela Hill: TX FT