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added by Blumer Sep 10 '10 at 21:14

up vote 3 down vote

added by Jaydles Jun 4 '10 at 2:19

The problem with these questions is you need allot of details to answer correctly. Pre-flop? Post-flop? Turn? River? What are the size of the raises what is the total amount in your pot, how much do you have are you playing a tournament or cash game. These details need to be in the body of the question to be answered correctly. – David Basarab Jun 4 '10 at 20:02

I lean towards meh - I can't decide either way, it feels on topic, but very vague. – David Basarab Jun 4 '10 at 20:02

@david, added "pre-flop", which I thought I'd included originally. – Jaydles Jun 4 '10 at 20:19

We have to allow for the title of the question to be sort of vague, don't we? Strategy questions will require a detailed explanation of the hand and that explanation should go in the body of the question. Tags (No-limit-holdem, High-stakes) will help the reader figure out whether or not to click and have a look at the question. – D.H. Jun 28 '10 at 11:35

This is the sort of question we need to attract if we want it to suceed. We can't just have a site on the rules of poker, you will have about 100 questions before exact duplicates appear. For this site to be interesting and engaging these are the questions we need asked. – Tom Gullen Aug 24 '10 at 8:34

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up vote 3 down vote

added by Jonathan Sampson Jun 10 '10 at 14:25

On-topic but not a great example since it is too basic. – D.H. Jun 29 '10 at 6:22

up vote 3 down vote

added by Binoj Antony Jun 30 '10 at 10:23

What is a 'davis round'? – shuttle87 Sep 14 '10 at 3:48

up vote 3 down vote

added by Aardvark Sep 3 '10 at 14:20

up vote 2 down vote

added by meklarian Jun 22 '10 at 8:56

up vote 2 down vote

added by meklarian Jun 22 '10 at 8:59

up vote 2 down vote

added by drewster Sep 3 '10 at 21:34

up vote 2 down vote

added by shuttle87 Sep 13 '10 at 10:28

up vote 1 down vote

added by Jaydles Jun 4 '10 at 15:28

closed as off topic by David Basarab, squircle, Daniel Stutzbach, Simon Brown, Leonel Martins Jun 26 '10 at 22:00

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

This site should about the game in general not specific casino policies. – David Basarab Jun 4 '10 at 19:59

This one has a lot of off-topic votes. Could people elaborate on why they think that this is off-topic? – D.H. Sep 3 '10 at 21:15

@dh it's kind of too localized, HOWEVER, Las Vegas is such a huge mecca that I wonder if it really is.. – Jeff Atwood♦ Sep 11 '10 at 9:26

FWIW, I intended this as an on-topic, although I'll respect the communty's conclusion. While it changes, it's fairly infrequent, and it's relevant to lots of poker players, per @Jeff's comment. I thought it was a great example of the kind of question that has a right answer, but is extremely hard to find yourself through Google, etc. – Jaydles Sep 13 '10 at 16:34

up vote 1 down vote

added by sth Jun 8 '10 at 1:37

closed as off topic by David Basarab, Ed.T, Simon Brown, D.H., CrazyJugglerDrummer Jul 5 '10 at 16:21

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

Off topic this is not about poker but general games of chance. – David Basarab Jun 8 '10 at 14:37

Prop bets by nature are so varied and with so many extraneous variables these sorts of questions are unanswerable much of the time. – Tom Gullen Aug 24 '10 at 8:30

up vote 1 down vote

added by Greg Bray Jun 16 '10 at 20:59

A better question would be "How do I calculate pot odds?". Still, both of those are very basic, so not very good examples of questions for this site. – D.H. Jun 28 '10 at 12:52

up vote 1 down vote

added by bmm Aug 3 '10 at 12:45

closed as off topic by D.H., Spasski, Chris Brent, BeatMe, aehiilrs Sep 14 '10 at 15:25

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

up vote 1 down vote

added by D.H. Aug 13 '10 at 7:39

closed as off topic by finnw, Spasski, Jeffrey Blake, Dan Dyer, Markus Nigbur Sep 12 '10 at 9:49

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

Testing the boundaries of On/Off-topic. – D.H. Aug 13 '10 at 7:40

up vote 0 down vote

added by David Basarab, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 7 '10 at 15:20

closed as off topic by Jonathan Sampson, squircle, Daniel Stutzbach, Freed, Andreas Jun 29 '10 at 15:30

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

This category is about the game itself, not international restrictions when playing it online. – Jonathan Sampson Jun 10 '10 at 14:23

This is a question for a lawyer. Stack Exchange sites are not a good place to get legal advice. – Daniel Stutzbach Jun 17 '10 at 12:41

Agree with Daniel, it's off-topic because IANAL more than because it's not relevant. – Freed Jun 28 '10 at 18:41

up vote 0 down vote

added by Lord Torgamus Jun 6 '10 at 7:04

closed as off topic by David Basarab, Chris Johnsen, squircle, Daniel Stutzbach, Leonel Martins Jun 26 '10 at 21:59

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

This site is about poker strategy not where to play it. – David Basarab Jun 7 '10 at 1:46

Didn't vote on/off topic, but perhaps a better question would be "What are good resources to find live games?" – meklarian Jun 22 '10 at 8:51

It's not clear that the site is about just strategy. StackOverflow allows questions regarding the "environment" of programming so I think that a this site should allow questions about the "environment" of poker. – D.H. Jun 28 '10 at 8:12

Where does it say it is just about poker strategy?? – bmm Aug 3 '10 at 12:22

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added by Spasski Jun 24 '10 at 18:30

up vote 0 down vote

added by CrazyJugglerDrummer Jul 7 '10 at 20:42

closed as off topic by Jeffrey Blake, BeatMe, Iznogood, aehiilrs, Eric Ryan Harrison Sep 20 '10 at 17:47

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

up vote 0 down vote

added by Dan Dyer Aug 19 '10 at 17:27

closed as off topic by D.H., Dagon, Iznogood, user18592, TrayRacer Sep 5 '10 at 3:59

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

	Since I suspect this proposal is intended for "proper" ring poker games (Texas Hold'em, 7-Card Stud etc.), I'm just adding this question so that the community can decide whether games played against the house rather than against other players are on-topic or off-topic. – Dan Dyer Aug 19 '10 at 17:30
	Interesting. If this is considered off-topic, it is a great example. – D.H. Aug 19 '10 at 19:14

up vote 0 down vote

added by Dan Dyer Aug 19 '10 at 17:32

closed as off topic by Omaholic, Dagon, Chris Brent, aehiilrs, Blumer Sep 13 '10 at 15:07

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

Just adding this so people can decide whether video poker games are on-topic or not. – Dan Dyer Aug 19 '10 at 17:32

up vote 0 down vote

added by Knu Aug 24 '10 at 0:13

a link for the off-topic voters: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/… – Knu Sep 14 '10 at 18:11

up vote 0 down vote

added by Tom Gullen Aug 24 '10 at 8:39

closed as off topic by Lord Torgamus, Craig Walker, Steve Bennett, warren, user21246 Sep 30 '10 at 21:19

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

Similar to hand analysis, but since it's a whole session it can't really have a good answer. I would say that a video of a single hand (how did I play this hand?) is on topic while a video of a whole session is not. – D.H. Sep 1 '10 at 18:54