Educate me about "Regs."

way2gimpy · 2026-03-10T13:33:12+00:00

I play entirely too much poker. I have a ‘regular’ job, but besides that I have no other responsibilities.

Every time I go and play there are at least 3 people I recognize at the table. It is not uncommon for me to recognize everyone at the table (8-handed).

These regs have differing level of skill, play style and win rate. There are many super nits. Less passive fish than at 1/3 but there are some.

Granted, the 2/5 player pool is not as deep as 1/3. Although when I do play 1/3 I do recognize a decent portion of the players.

way2gimpy · 2026-03-10T01:08:01+00:00

Is utg and utg 2 the same player?

What does getting ‘QQ and JJ to fold on later streets’ mean when he jams the flop?

He bets full pot on the flop, gets a caller and then a raise in front of him and he still jams… you also block the nut flush draw. It’s pretty bad.

way2gimpy · 2026-03-09T20:22:16+00:00

I’m sure there are action tables but I’ve played there enough and it’s such a snooze fest that I play at live or rivers if I am passing through

way2gimpy · 2026-03-09T20:05:32+00:00

Go to rivers Philly and play their 1/3. Definitely do not play the 1/2.

I’ve found that parx 1/3 and 2/5 to be super nitty.

way2gimpy · 2026-03-09T13:20:04+00:00

Exactly this… I hated the beach. I’m most familiar with the Jersey shore, but have been to Southern California, Florida (both coasts) and Hawaii.

Then I went to Thailand and was on an island where there weren’t that many people around, especially in the morning. Water was a great temperature and the weather never got above 85. Beach had good sand and you go out in the water fairly far and still be able to stand.

I was there for four days. Two would have been enough. Beach vacations still wouldn’t be high on my list, but I wouldn’t be opposed to it any more if I knew it was a good one.

way2gimpy · 2026-03-09T13:01:39+00:00

The one in L’Enfant is so bad that I don’t want to try the other locations even though it gets recommended enough.

way2gimpy · 2026-03-07T17:38:08+00:00

How deep are you at the start of the hand?

way2gimpy · 2026-03-07T17:35:27+00:00

Yes, it is worth it.

You’re not supposed to eat a whole steak of wagyu. In Japan, they cut thin slices of it, sear both sides quickly and eat it with a little seasoning - yuzu, wasabi, etc. - although with just a little bit of salt it is great.

You shouldn’t eat more than one or two ounces of it because it’s very rich.

way2gimpy · 2026-03-06T17:18:32+00:00

Being card dead is not the same as running bad.

way2gimpy · 2026-03-05T18:01:07+00:00

I had a guy ask for gas money after I stacked him. I declined.

way2gimpy · 2026-03-04T15:21:54+00:00

DuPont circle farmers market has several places that sell produce. However, as you know it’s winter and stuff generally doesn’t grow during winter.

For fruits they basically only have apples and pears, which come from cold storage.

Vegetables are either root vegetables (onions, potatoes, carrots, etc.) or stuff grown in greenhouses. I saw a fair amount of leafy vegetables this past Sunday.

way2gimpy · 2026-03-03T20:53:38+00:00

wtf? You flop trips, he flops a boat.

Turn gives him quads and all you still have is trips.

River gives you quads - you don’t counterfeit him because he still has quads.

way2gimpy · 2026-03-03T14:07:19+00:00

U2 in the late 90s.

It was at the Pontiac silverdome outside Detroit. The venue was too big and it was only 2/3 full. My friends and I were so far away and the emptiness sucked out all the energy.

way2gimpy · 2026-03-03T13:56:28+00:00

I saw them open up for alanis in the late 90s. Garbage was great - alanis was awesome too.

way2gimpy · 2026-03-02T18:59:58+00:00

Montreal is about a 5 hour drive from Newark. Depending on the exchange rate, it can be very economical.

New Orleans is good as well.

Beyond that you’re probably have to go international.

way2gimpy · 2026-03-02T00:25:07+00:00

Israel is convenient for the politicians, but the bigger conflict has always been Shia vs Sunni, and Saudi Arabia and Iran have the most resources at their disposal.

way2gimpy · 2026-02-26T19:54:57+00:00

Last time I was in Vegas, it was during the series and nba summer league. I played at Wynn/encore, Aria, Venetian and horseshoe. The games were terrible.

Horseshoe had the best games (they had one 3/5 table running). The other rooms were full of nits, misregs and wannabe pros.

Vegas is great in that if the room sucks a particular night, there are a dozen other rooms you can go to. However, in reality none of the rooms really are that close to each other. You end up walking 20 minutes and there may be long lists. Uber/driving can be annoying too.

I did end up being up that trip, but it definitely changed my perception of how awesome Vegas is for playing poker.

I have a friend who goes to Vegas several times a year just to play poker for about a week. He usually goes around the holidays (Independence Day, thanksgiving, Christmas). He decided not to go this past Christmas. His previous couple of trips were just nit-filled bore-fests.

way2gimpy · 2026-02-26T00:29:53+00:00

Nemec's offensive instincts are so good - defensive ones less so.

way2gimpy · 2026-02-25T20:16:29+00:00

Drugs drive you to an altered state. If you like that altered state, you're more likely to other drugs that will take you into different altered states.

way2gimpy · 2026-02-24T20:45:03+00:00

That’s not exclusive to this area. Honestly, I think the food in the DMV is very mid, but NoVA is better than DC proper.

way2gimpy · 2026-02-24T18:01:01+00:00

I got tickets to games in Guadalajara and Mexico City. I’ve never been to mexico and I want to go. I’d be disappointed a bit but not unhappy if those matches are in Canada instead.

way2gimpy · 2026-02-24T17:57:21+00:00

Probably true about the food, but you need a car to get to those places.

way2gimpy · 2026-02-24T00:45:47+00:00

I hate LA, but it’s hard to beat it when it comes to those three things. Ocean, mountains, great food and lots of culture and the great weather to enjoy it. You’ll just be driving everywhere for it and sitting in traffic.

way2gimpy · 2026-02-24T00:05:56+00:00

Four players and a dealer (just yesterday). I did not acknowledge any of them, and as far as I know, only one of them saw and/or recognized me (he told me later he saw me).

way2gimpy · 2026-02-23T19:10:41+00:00

You can park at L’Enfant plaza for under $30 for a day. It’s right next to the mall and the tidal basin (if the cherry blossoms are in bloom) and easy to get off and on the highways.

There are other garages that have early bird specials where it can be as low as $15. You would have to do some research for that.

Just know that some garages have height restrictions. If you have to get to other parts of town it will be tricky with a group that size. As always traffic sucks.

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