800OVER;c-419139 wrote

trigs;c-419136 wroteSpeak of the devil. Paulson Pharaohs just came up for sale:
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/paulson-pharaohs.64394/

$4.25 a chip US....holy shit.

Those are a bit overpriced IMO. They usually sell for close to $3/chip or less with the exception of the orange $1ks and blues.

trigs;c-419131 wrote

Tonychanman;c-419130 wrote Those are my favorite color of blue chips, which is probably why I love the pharaoh chips. I'm not a fan of the CDI inlay, and conversely the pharaoh inlay's fantastic. I have a bunch of the quarters as well as the ncv blue's to use as T5k's for tournaments.

The Paulson Pharaohs were the first chips I fell in love with. I bought the CCs from Apache as my first set. After watching chanman score them all I figured I'd never get a chance to own a playable set of the Paulsons ;)

I don't even have the biggest collection of Pharoahs, there's someone out there with over 6000.

Macke;c-419110 wrote

trigs;c-419105 wroteI have a rack of these and I really like them. They don't fit with any sets that I have right now though so they haven't been used. They tend to be a little cheaper than most because, like I said, some people don't like the mold as much as THC (top hat and cane).


The WTHC are amazingly beautiful imo, but they can be pretty expensive for sure. The entire poker chip market right now is pretty nuts. The prices people pay, like $10+ per chip for some, is just crazy.

I think those are an amazing colour of blue

Those are my favorite color of blue chips, which is probably why I love the pharaoh chips. I'm not a fan of the CDI inlay, and conversely the pharaoh inlay's fantastic. I have a bunch of the quarters as well as the ncv blue's to use as T5k's for tournaments.

Aligning the felt can be tricky if it has a graphic on it. But not hard if you take your time. I posted a video on youtube a while ago on how to install a custom felt, lots of people have told me it was useful.

My games are now in Coquitlam, pretty close to the freeway so if anyone's in the area let me know. We have monthly tournaments and occasional random cash games, small stakes.

Sounds like a fun night. I'd be in if it was just a tiny bit closer :)

Thanks, I'm trying to put together a mixed cash set. Those are a nice looking dollar chip.

If trigs doesn't take them then I would, I'll pay for shipping.

I would have come to play, but I think the commute is a bit far. OFC's a great game.

I've actually turned this table into my showroom table so it's no longer for sale. I've also added another decorative trim on it.

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Is that anywhere near Vancouver? My geography is terrible..

Crappy, looks like a lot of my photo links are broken :( I linked them from a forum which is now shut down... I guess it's straight from photobucket from now on.

My latest creation:

Turn was a 7 giving me quads. River was the 4 of clubs giving him the straight flush....






Ok not really. I raised to $30 which took down the pot. It was revealed that the player who acted out of turn just didn't notice I was in the hand and called with AQ no clubs and the player who bet the $10 had 6 7, also no clubs.

I was mostly wanting to figure out if this board was "safe" enough to try to extract more money from the other players. I think it's fair to say that it's not with the 2 players in the hand, especially with the extra info that someone was going to limp behind. If the board had two clubs that were higher, say both of them 10 or higher I think I have to pop it for sure. But with the two clubs being so low and the entire board being 7 high, I felt it was iffy whether or not it was safe enough to try to extract more value.

Bottom line, it's probably -EV to not raise in this spot.

It was in Colorado. I was there for a few days and got in some fun poker circus games.

At this point Hero has a bad feeling, a voice deep inside says fold. The call from the tight player is more scary than the raise. With pretty much zero chance to win the Holdem side, it's either surrender the hand or try to build the pot in hopes his Omaha hand is big enough to chop the 3rd player's stack. The only two hands that beat Hero's Omaha hand are J9 and JJ so hero feels (overly) confident.

Hero raises all in for just over $200 more. Player B calls, Player A also calls.

Player B shows JJ in the Holdem side for the current nuts. Junk for the Omaha side, 8 6 6 2.

Player A shows KK in the Holdem side and J 9 10 4.

Players A and B are bound for a chop, until a two outer comes on the river, a K for a total scoop for player A.

Thanks for the feedback guys. Hero obviously overvalued his hand, probably shouldn't have been in there in the first place. Reading the comments about the strength/weakness of the hand is something to keep in mind for future hands.

The out of position call is what's really concerning. The board is really dry with the exception of the flush draw. A4 or A5 is possible, 45 not really, and 56 is very unlikely to call. A X of clubs is the only real worry.

Is this board considered safe enough to try to extract more money by min-raising or even just calling? Or is that just asking for trouble if the club hits on the turn or river? If it does come, is there still a play or is a puke-fold?

First to act, Hero bets $40 with his bottom boat and no chance to win the Holdem side. With 3 players, Hero is hoping that the other two are fighting over the Holdem side and so we can chop the 3rd players' stack.

Player B flat calls.

Player A is last to act, min raises to $80.

Action on Hero, what should he do?

To recap, board is ::jd :5c :9s :9h

Hero is holding :3c :3s and :8c :10d :9s :5d

The flat call from Player B has Hero a bit concerned since he's the tightest player at the table.

Nobody is drunk, though we've all been drinking all day. Neither player are donks, one is super tight the other is semi-loose and has been in several pots with Hero during the day.

Hero decides to take the aggressive approach and bets the pot, $10. Hero has been playing loose and aggro all day.

Nitty player B calls. Player A also calls.

Turn comes a :9h

Hero has turned the bottom boat and is first to act. What should Hero do?

33 was kept together for the HE side for the same reasons.

UTG folds. Hero limps. Player B limps. Player A makes it $3 to go. Both blinds fold, Hero calls. Player B calls.

Three way action with $10ish in the pot.


Flop: :jd :5c :9s

Hero is first to act, what does he do?

Simultaneous Omaha and Hold'em or SOHE for short is a split pot game where players are fielding both a four card Omaha hand and a two card hold'em hand. It is typically played pot limit as it is in this thread. The hand begins with each player getting six cards which must be set into two separate hands - 4 cards for Omaha and 2 cards for holdem.


We are playing SOHE six handed. This is a long day of cards, starting before lunch and running well past midnight for a total of fourteen hours. This hand happens around eleven at night. The stacks are deep, running from 200bb to over 800bb deep.


Blinds are $0.25/$0.50.


Cast of characters:


Player A has a $400+ stack covering everyone. It is a little hard to assign styles to players with only a few dozen hands under their belt. Lets say this villain is semi loose, focused aggression, mostly fit/fold post flop (keeping in mind that a lot of flops are going to hit something, so when you miss the flop, you are toast.)


Hero is sitting on just below a $300 stack and is first to act. Hero is the loosest and most aggressive of the three, seeing pretty much every flop unless it's been 3bet. Still seeing some of those but only with more solid hands.


Player B is a self described "Nitty old man who wouldn't play unsuited aces except on the button." Hero hasn't seen Player B in many hand at all, classifies him as probably the tightest player at the table. He is one of the 2 players who are folding hands on unraised preflops. This player is at around $225.


Keep in mind that no one has any significant experience with this game.


The hand:


Hero looks down at :3c :8c :10d :9s :5d :3s . How should hero split his hand?

I'm sure there will be a lot of "you should fold" posts, but hero has been having a good time seeing lots of flops and running well for most of the day. Under less casual circumstances, this is an easy fold.