Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well

[Dry em]

top 3 things that are ftw iyo?

[Pab]

Ill be back tuesday evening  (UK time) to answer questions,

pab

[Graham C]

Do you have other hobbies outside poker and do you give sufficient time to them or do you find yourself playing poker if you get a spare hour or so?

[pokerram]

hi m8 how did you get started in poker both online and live

[Moorman1]

Is it true that you invented the resteal?

Do you play any other hands apart from AA utg?

Is it more satisfying busting me in a donkament rather than a random?

Which one do you have more chance in beating me at in Vegas... Pro Evo or Ten Pin Bowling?

Who would win in a 200bb cash match between you and dave (geeforce1)

[rudders]

are u continuing to play omaha or have you given up with that ?(and are you at noflops standard yet?)

do you consider yourself to an expert pai gow player?

do white russians improve you low level nl cash play?

did you leave the country to avoid the outstanding swimming race that we had a bet on?

what is the silliest prop bet that you have ever made?

[NoflopsHomer]

are u continuing to play omaha or have you given up with that ?(and are you at noflops standard yet?)

LOL, not sure if that's a compliment or an insult!

[action man]

pab in last 10 of stars supertuesday $1k buyin ONE TIIIIIIIIIME.

[LeKnave]

pab in last 10 of stars supertuesday $1k buyin ONE TIIIIIIIIIME.

woooooooooowww so sick. gl pablo, watching but too stars busto to rail.

[LeKnave]

run good much?

Ricemyster: posts small blind 2000
Tmay420: posts big blind 4000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
gcnmoo: raises 7000 to 11000
Paolo69: raises 17000 to 28000
Ricemyster: folds
Tmay420: folds
gcnmoo: raises 651377 to 679377 and is all-in
Paolo69: calls 101486 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [ ]
*** TURN *** [ ] []
*** RIVER *** [ ] []
*** SHOW DOWN ***
gcnmoo: shows [ ] (a flush, King high)
Paolo69: shows [ ] (a flush, King high)
gcnmoo collected 133286 from pot
Paolo69 collected 133286 from pot

[Pab]

Paul

What has been your greatest influence? By that I mean the one thing or person that helped you to become such a winning player?

Also, for people struggling - at what point should they admit defeat and give up?

Id say the one of the biggest influences for me has been players such as geeforce and moorman. For a long time now we have discussed hands and strategy on msn on almost a daily basis. Back when overthegun was around there was always fierce competition at the top ad that was always motivation to keep improving and putting up the results.

As for people struggling I think its too difficult to quantify when is the right time to stop. You just need to do a stern self-evaluation of your game as well as any potential effects to things outside of poker, family etc... I dont really know what else to say about this point Paul, sorry

[Pab]

hey pab, n1 for doing a well.

What is your UTG opening range in a 6 handed game?

What is your button opening range in a 6 handed game?

What is your C bet % after raising pre flop?

What is your C bet % after 3 betting?

I have trouble playing people who 3 bet light. How do you combat it in what must be very aggro 10/20 games?

I dont know my C bet %'s as ive had 4 computers over the last year as well as playing in internet cafes so my pokertracker data is very distorted.

A lot of my play depends on the dynamics of the game im in. You caould have some regualrs pegged on how they play yet a new player to the table could change how the regular is playing and you need to adapt yourself.  I do a fair bit 3 betting light obviously to balance my ranges and get action on my big hands.

From my experience when moving from 2/4nl up to 10/20nl each level was more agressive than the previous meaning you had to make some bankroll adjustments. for example making sure u have 10 more buyins for 5/10 then you had buy ins for 3/6 when you started. Also gives you a cushion while playing against a whole new bunch of regulars.

Sorry for the general repsonse, but im not a big PT/PAHUD guy at all, I rarely use or analyze stats like that.

[Pab]

Hi Pab.

1. How much of a role do you think natural ability plays in poker? Obviusly some things can be taught/learnt, but I ask you because i seem to remember way before you even began your illustrious poker career, you always managed to be up in our 3 card brag games, usually resulting in a free Burger Jims for yourself. When you began playing poker did alot of things come naturally or did you donk off much $ before you learnt more about the game?

2. Do you wish Burger Jims delivered to Australia?

Yo dave crave, nice of you to make an appearance.

1. I don't really know how you could judge on the natural ability so im gonna dodge answering that 1 properly. Instinct and the  analysis of situations are 2 things that cant really be taught but play a fairly big part in poker.

Most of my play in the early days was in freerolls etc.. then played micro tournaments from any freeroll winnings. It took a long time obviously for me start winning regularly but I never jeopardized my personal finances by playing too big before I was ready


2. Just called burger jims, they said 30-40mins mate, :-) 

[Pab]

Are you officially the richest person in Doncaster ??

Not yet.........................

[Pab]

how do u play ak out of the blinds early in a deep stack tournament with multiple limpers?

check and play pretty passively