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Posted by Theapple: bowie that bears testify was.. awesome
so iTestify
Scientists discover a viable Pithovirus specimen, the largest giant virus yet found, in 30,000-year-old samples of frozen tundra.
Pithovirus is a genus of giant virus known from one species, Pithovirus sibericum, which infects amoebas.[1][2] It is a double-stranded DNA virus, and is a member of the nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses clade. It was first described in 2014 after a viable specimen was found in a 30,000-year-old ice core harvested from permafrost in Siberia, Russia.
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I testify that none of the following apply on BRM freerolls all-in fests:
Tells are detectable changes in opponents' behavior or demeanor which provide clues about their hands or their intentions. Educated guesses about opponents' cards and intentions can help a player avoid mistakes in his own play, induce mistakes by the opponents, or influence the opponents to take actions that they would not normally take under the circumstances. For example, a tell might suggest that an opponent has missed a draw, so a player seeing it may decide a bluff would be more effective than usual. Leveling or multiple level thinking is accounting for what the other opponents think about the hands. This information can then be used to the player's advantage. Some players might be able to make educated guesses about opponents' hands; this could be seen as the first level. The second level could be thought of as the combination of the first level and deducing what the opponents think the player's hand may be. Skilled players can adjust their game play to be on a higher level than that of less skilled opponents.
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I TESTIFY that I have just won 200 lovely mob points on the BRM calendar. It's always a really lovely feeling winning something on the mob calendar cos it makes you remember what a fab place BRM is and how much I enjoy the experience.
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i feel an urgent need to testify about something extremely important...so i testify that:
In geometric measurements, length is the longest dimension of an object. In other contexts "length" is the measured dimension of an object. For example it is possible to cut a length of a wire which is shorter than wire thickness. (wikipedia)
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Table image and opponent profiling By observing the tendencies and patterns of one's opponents, one can make more educated guesses about others' potential holdings. For example, if a player has been playing extremely tightly (playing very few hands), then when he/she finally enters a pot, one may surmise that he/she has stronger than average cards. One's table image is the perception by one's opponents of one's own pattern of play. A player can leverage their table image by playing out of character, and thereby inducing his/her opponents to misjudge his/her hand and make a mistake.
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according to Yahoo, the Washington Times, and your local news station, a Grand Rapids woman found the adorable yipping wad crying like a forsaken newsie in a cold trash can before giving it a new lease by turning it in at a shelter.
When people started lining up around the block to adopt it, the authorities reminded everyone that there are thousands of dogs waiting for a home that weren't left in trash cans ... like, you know, this one:
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Table image and opponent profiling In live poker, as opposed to internet, stereotypes are often used for initial 'reads'.] For instance, people of retirement age are often witnessed to play tight. Players will often project this image on unknown people of retirement age. Young people wearing headphones and hoodies are often witnessed to play more aggressively and mathematically if they played a lot of winning internet poker. These stereotypes can often be good bases to start a profile. Often, there is a rather small pool of players in a given card playing venue. People will carry their history of playing with them in these environments. Internet poker players can use large databases of hand histories to get a more precise player profile. Statistical information about opponents is displayed on the tables in the form of a heads up display. The most commonly used software is PokerTracker and Hold'em Manager.
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I TESTIFY that I haven't played poker for three days (other than two freerolls where I went Allen and lost after a couple of hands cos I couldn't be bothered at the minute) but next week will be a little different with lots of opportunity to play !
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i testify that for a mere $10K upfront and 25% revenue share you could be the next big hit in town...today and only today you have the one and only chance to snap up the hottest franchise in town: "Pochui's Ball and Putka Shaving Booth".
"Pochui's Ball and Putka Shaving Booth" - your balls or putka will never look the same again™
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Equity
Players' equity in a pot is their expected share of the pot, expressed either as a percentage (probability of winning) or expected value (amount of pot * probability of winning). Negative equity, or loss in equity, occurs when contributing to a pot with a probability of winning less than 1 / (number of opponents matching the contribution+1). Example Alice contributes $12 to a pot and is matched by two other opponents. Alice's $12 contribution "bought" the chance to win $36. If Alice's probability of winning is 50%, her equity in the $36 pot is $18 (a gain in equity because her $12 is now "worth" $18). If her probability of winning is only 10%, Alice loses equity because her $12 is now only "worth" $3.60 (amount of pot * probability of winning)
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G'day mates
I testify that I think this is a wierd thread in general. I do however read it daily Guess that means I find it to be entertaining. keep up the good work i guess amigos be cool
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In a recent interview with Pokernews the travelling poker pro described the dynamics of the game and stated that he's seen players lose more than $12 million in a single session. Although he declined to mention any names, Hall said he's regularly seen eight-figure swings and that sometimes the players agree to remove the blinds and each put in a $12,000 ante instead.
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i testify that Baboons are African and Arabian Old World monkeys belonging to the genus Papio, part of the subfamily Cercopithecinae. The five species are some of the largest nonhominoid members of the primate order; only the mandrill and the drill are larger- they can be recognized by their flashing red a55.
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If there is already money in the pot, the pot odds associated with a particular play may indicate a positive expected value even though it may have negative equity. Texas hold 'em example Alice holds J♦8♠. Bob holds K♥7♠. After the flop, the board is 5♥6♥7♦. If both hands are played to a showdown, Alice has a 45% chance to win (which she is unaware of, because she does not know what hand Bob holds), Bob has a 53% chance to win and there is a 2% chance to split the pot. The pot currently has $51. Alice goes all-in for $45 reasoning that she can take the pot immediately if Bob folds or that Bob calls with a worse hand. Bob's simple pot odds for the call are also 32%; since his equity of 53% is greater than the pot odds he has to call, Bob has a positive expected value for the call (if he knew Alice's hole cards).
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Stupid Fucking Bird to Return to Woolly Mammoth This Summer
On the heels of what might be the worst show it's ever produced, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company is bringing back one of its best: Stupid Fucking Bird, playwright Aaron Posner's irreverent update of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull, which was a huge hit for the 34-year-old company last summer, will return with its original cast intact July 28 to August 17, Woolly announced today.
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i testify that i can't make up my mind where to post first: complete bullsh1t place or iTestify planet, this really makes me feel under-balanced and strains coconut juice out of my brain...such a decisive matter to contemplate on. but hey a real man has to take responsibility for his decisions and do not fear to fail or be buried under excessive pile of bullsh1t he's been accumulating in his back yard.
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I testify that none of the following applies on all-in BRM festivals:
Short-handed considerations
When playing short-handed (at a table with 3-6 players), players must loosen up their play (play more hands) for several reasons: There is less likelihood of another player having a strong hand because there are fewer players. Each player's share of the forced bets increases because there are fewer players contributing to the forced bets, thus waiting for premium hands becomes more expensive. This type of situation comes up most often in tournament style play. In a cash game, the adjustments are very similar, but not quite as drastic as the table can ask for what is known as a 'rake break.' A rake break occurs when the floor-man, who represents the casino, agrees to take a smaller portion than usual for the hand. For example a random casino might normally receive 10% of the pot up to 5 dollars for a 'rake.' In this case the table would only owe 10% up to 3 dollars until there are a sufficient number of players again. In online poker rake breaks are determined automatically.
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i testify that a mesophile is an organism that grows best in moderate temperature, neither too hot nor too cold, typically between 20 and 45 °C (68 and 113 °F). The term is mainly applied to microorganisms. The habitats of these organisms include especially cheese, yogurt, and mesophile organisms are often included in the process of beer and wine making.
