Moobythegoldensock
@Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee
- Comment on ‘Superman: Legacy’ Gets Title Change From James Gunn 8 months ago:
The 1978 movie was called Superman. Superman: the Movie was used in marketing but was not the official title.
- Comment on Linda Hamilton says she wouldn't star in a 'Terminator' reboot: 'It's been done to death' 8 months ago:
I agree. I think fans are divided over John’s story in the first act: I personally didn’t mind it and thought it was good for Dark Fate to make a clean break, but I can see why others couldn’t get past it.
- Comment on Linda Hamilton says she wouldn't star in a 'Terminator' reboot: 'It's been done to death' 8 months ago:
Sarah Connor Chronicles, and Dark Fate was pretty good. T3, Salvation, and Genisys were ok. I haven’t outright hated any entries.
- Comment on Twisters 9 months ago:
Just don’t see it, then. It’ll probably flop.
- Comment on Streaming services are spoiling the Super Bowl 9 months ago:
Oh no!
Anyway…
- Comment on What's your favorite "bad" part of the MCU? 9 months ago:
She-Hulk
- Comment on Super Bowl LVII: ‘Deadpool 3, ‘Twisters’ and ‘IF’ Among the Movie Spots Suiting Up for Game Day 9 months ago:
They’re seriously making a sequel to Twister?
- Comment on Jim Carrey Returning for ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ 9 months ago:
Yes, with Idris Elba gleefully chewing the scenery as Knuckles.
- Comment on Favorite Batman: The Animated Series episodes? 9 months ago:
Mr. Freeze’s story arc, particularly his first episode.
- Comment on Colin Cowherd not worried about future of cable networks: ‘TV is going nowhere.’ 9 months ago:
His argument is that while tv viewership overall is down, it’s increasing for sports and sports commentary, which benefits him since sports no longer have to split time with other programming.
Though the article did not address streaming platforms increasingly picking up sports.
- Comment on Which James Bond movie do you consider the worst? 9 months ago:
Having seen all of them, I’d probably agree with Die Another Day.
- Comment on Our Flag Means Death was cancelled. Its fans are fighting back: ‘Unhinged – in a good way’ 9 months ago:
The show’s creator had planned a 3 season arc.
- Comment on ‘Doctor Who’ Star Millie Gibson to Be Replaced by Varada Sethu After One Season 9 months ago:
Hopefully the character gets a good farewell. I hope this wasn’t another Eccleston situation.
- Comment on [Kind of weekly thread] What have you been watching? 9 months ago:
Just finished Alice in Borderland and started Six Feet Under to replace it. Have an episode or two to go in Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.
Our bedtime shows are currently Classic Doctor Who, Torchwood, Stargate SG1, Loki, Monk, and Batman Beyond. Echo will probably replace Loki after we finish the last episode.
- Comment on ‘Our Flag Means Death’ Canceled After Two Seasons at Max 10 months ago:
Season 2’s ending actually works really well as a series finale.
- Comment on X-Files Actress Gillian Anderson Wears Gown Embroidered with Vaginas to Golden Globes 10 months ago:
Gabriela Hearst designed the gown in collaboration with the actress to promote her “health and lifestyle” brand, G-Spot.
Cool.
- Comment on Fallout - Teaser Trailer | Prime Video 11 months ago:
I personally liked Fallout 4. The only part that really sucked was the base building, but luckily it’s mostly optional.
- Comment on How do you know if you can win in texas hold'em? 11 months ago:
Your hand is the best 5 cards you can make out of your 2 hold cards and the 5 community cards.
If your hold cards are 9-6 and the community cards are 3-4-5-7-8, your hand is a 9 high straight (5-6-7-8-9.) An opponent holding A-6 would have an 8 high straight (4-5-6-7-8,) so you would win because you have a higher straight.
The game starts with 2 hold cards kept face down and a round of betting (preflop.) Then comes 3 face up community cards (flop) followed by another round of betting, then the 4th community card (turn) and more betting, and finally the 5th community card (river) and the final round of betting. Any players still in the hand reveal their cards in betting order, called the showdown, and the best hand wins.
The trick to poker is to realize that, at any stage of the game, the player who has the best hand at that stage is more likely to have the best hand on the river. However, it’s also important to know that each new card has the potential to change who has the best hand.
For example, Player 1 has a starting hand of 6-6, and Player 2 has a starting hand of A-A. Player 2 has a much better starting hand, and if the community cards are unhelpful to either player, then Player 2 will win with the higher pair.
Let’s say the flop is 2, 4, 6, all offsuit. Now Player 1 has 6-6-6, putting them ahead of Player 2’s A-A.
Level 0 play is to just call anything and hope you win. So if Player 1 was playing at level 0, they would bet the same regardless of whether their hand was good or bad, because they don’t really know what they’re doing.
Level 1 is playing your own hand. Here, it means recognizing holding 6-6, which makes the set, is the second best hand after 3-5, which makes the straight. A level one player would play the odds and bet here.
Level 2 is playing your opponent’s hand. Let’s say your opponent bets strongly on the flop. You consider that your opponent may have gotten the straight, two pair, or a set of 5s, and you might decide to fold to avoid getting burned by the straight.
Level 3 is playing what your opponent thinks your hand is. If you think they have a straight draw or two pair, you may decide to bet strongly to give your opponent bad pot odds on calling your bet. Or if you think they’re unlikely to catch up, you bet weakly to make them think you’re on the straight draw, so they get overconfident with their A-A and make a large raise against you that you’ll eagerly call.
Level 4 is playing what your opponent wants you to think they have. Let’s say your opponent bets strongly on the flop. They clearly want you to think they hit the straight, but you know they called your raise preflop and have been playing conservatively all night. Because of this, you are very confident that if they had 3-5 preflop they would have folded it instead of calling the raise, so you believe they actually have a pocket pair or A-K, A-Q, or A-J. You call, since your set beats all of those.
Let’s say you call and the turn comes up a 3. Now you need to worry about your opponent having 5-5. Could they have hit the straight on the turn? What if they have 7-7: then on the river they could pick up a 5 or one of the remaining 7s to beat you (6 cards total.) Here, you’ll need a good read on your opponent and a good understanding of pot odds to decide whether it’s better to stay in the hand or fold.
Ultimately, to consistently win at poker, you need to play exactly one level above your opponent. If you’re trying to bluff (level 3) but your opponent isn’t considering your hand at all (level 0 or 1,) the bluff won’t work. If you can master levels 1-3 and switch back and forth depending on your opponents, you’ll be a solid player.