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I just made the switch from Netscape to Outlook Express and I’ve noticed that either Outlook isn’t getting messages from my newserver properly or I’m not downloading messages correctly. I’ve compared the RGP message list to the Forte Agent program I also have and that one always is up to date with the current messages. I prefer to use the same program for my email and newsreader otherwise I’d just use Agent all the time. Has anyone experienced anything like this? I’m pretty computer savy, but this is really making me feel like an idiot. Any suggestions or comments are greatly appreciated.

Answer 1:

To check or enter your newserver info go to the Tools menu and click Accounts. The box that comes up should have a News tab. Click the properties button on that tab. Another box will come up. Make sure the correct server name is on the server tab. It should read something like netnews.home.com. On the connection tab make

sure you have your current internet connection selected.

Answer 2:

It’s unclear what the problem is.  My interpretation is that you *are* downloading messages, but there are some messages missing, is that correct? If this is the case, check to see how many messages Outlook will load at a time. Tools > Options > Read : Download xxxx messages at a time. Set this figure depending on how often you check for new messages, considering that RGP attracts up to a couple of hundred a day.  If this is set to low, you will always miss a percentage of the messages each time you download.

Answer 3:

Outlook 2000 does not have a news reader feature. You must use Outlook express. What bothers me is most is ISP new servers will only let you access them thru a dail-up, you cannot connect with a lan connection.

I was just in a 3/6 hand at Planet where I had A-six of spades, on the button. Not much going on so I called. Flop came 9-J-9, with Jack and 9 of spades.  There was a bet and a raise and reraise, so I got out. Turns out a 9-Q straight won the hand.  Thing is, not one but two more spades came. So- what do some of you do when you have a nut flush draw and the board has paired in a somewhat scary way?  J-9 seems like a pretty typical calling hand for 3/6.

Folding is clear in the scenario you present.  You have everything working against you — three bets with a fourth possible to draw for a 23-1 shot which may not be good because a full house is possible now and probable if another J hits let alone another nine or a running pair like 10-10 on the turn and river. But, let’s say we change the hand to the opposite end of the backdoor flush draw situation.  Let’s say there were seven players in pre-flop and you called the raise from the big blind to make 14 bets in pre-flop. The flop is Jc–5s-4d.  The under the gun player bets and gets five callers to you.  Now, you have the right odds to take off a card which could lead to the nuts and lots more money coming into the pot (implied odds).

Answer 2:

He had a flush draw and an over card Lee, not a backdoor draw. The fold was still right though, because the pot wasn’t all that big (no raising preflop), it was going to be very expensive to draw, there is a good chance he’s drawing dead, and you don’t have as many outs as you think because of the chance your flush card fills somebody up)

Your analysis of a backdoor draw below is right, just not what he’s asking.

Answer 3:

Well, nothing lost for the beginner players.  My explanation on backdoor opposite ends of the spectrum may help and you’ve given a clear explanation on the posted scenario.  I hate making my hand and losing the pot … so much so that I may fold too often in situations that are more marginal than the one outlined.

Have a question concerning a particular starting hand type. I am in early position in a low-limit, fairly loose game, and get 10s-9s. No raises yet; I call. There are several more callers, and the button raises. I assume it would be correct to call his raise. If there are no callers between us, is it still correct? If there were TWO raises behind me, I’d probably want to toss this hand, wouldn’t I? If it were me on the button, with no raises in front, should I raise with this hand?

Answer 1:

10-9 suited is a good hand to play multi-way…if there aren’t a lot of callers; it’s not a hand you want to be playing for multiple bets if a few people called between you and the raiser you might as well see the flop since you’re already in for a bet and the multi-way action makes the hand valuable however, raising on the button with this hand and callers already in probably won’t solve anything but possibly stealing blinds, which you want in the action anyway. You might raise it if you were first caller on the button perhaps…

Answer 2:

You only want to do this from early position in a loose game where the next 2-3 players after you are fairly passive. If no one else had called, then your assessment of the game being loose is way off.  You nee to start tightening up a lot from early position. But, yes, go ahead and call the raise.  Just don’t limp in with that kind of hand again. Maybe with 46- 6 close limpers in front of you.  If they are really, really loose, maybe raise as few as 3 of them.  That might be pushing it though.

Answer 3:

To win Play only. The Name brand hands AA KK AK QQ just the four name brand  hands unless you are in the big blind very hard to do– but this is a sure winner –To have fun as I do in a low limit games just  play any two. Call all raises and have a good time when you have had enough fun go home hopefully winner.