IntroductionIntroductionLive Poker Pokergo high stakes duel Esfandiari v Helmuth round 2 results (bring format to AoP?)Midway Poker Tour FiascoChicago law prohibits payout more than $500 more than initial buyinBalance paid out in precious metals, supposedly with a buyer in tactBuyer fell out and pandemonium ensuedPlayer Promotions/updatesSeptember Tipback finals:6,560.00 points awarded totalBird 28.3k hands, Jonny 19.3k hands, 7 players > 10,000 handsSeptember freeroll results:Lerry 712.87; Lenny 479.62; Kyle New 455.32; Jonny 401.16; Daniel Auerbach 376.02September POW 4Pat, Jay, Peter MackenzieSeptember POMPat after a tremendous catchup attempt from JakeBad Beat Jackpot AnnouncementMain BBJ has been increased to 5,500Mini BBJ has been increased to 1,500Both will increase daily without any further cappingAll qualifiers will roll back to original thresholdsAoP Oktpokerfest2 of 10 starting flights completed and have 5 tickets awarded. Pacing a 10,500 point prize pool65.00 day 1 flights, direct day 2 buyin is 420.00Poker terms/definitionsVPIP – voluntarily put in pot % of times player puts money in pre voluntarilyPFR – Preflop Raise – tracks % of hands raising preEffective Stack – Stack size of the lowest player in the hand, since no limit, this will be the effective limit for the handSPR – Stack to pot ratio – Size of your stack as compared to the size of the potRange – an array of hands that a player is likely to have played in a similar mannerTypical Game Flow – checking to the raiserDonk Bet – an action where a player opts to bet out of typical game flowBlockers – knowing a card eliminates some hands from the villain’s range. EG having AsXx on a 2 spade board, can eliminate nut flush draw from villain’s rangeYOLOship – fuck it, I’m all in “you only live once”Wizard – An elite player outthinking everyone at the tableOMC – Old man Coffee… also TOG – Typical old guyICM – Independent Chip Model – tournament chopping algorithm