For what you ask? Well I went to the casino here friday, saturday and sunday nights. Actually around 1:00 a.m, but that's besides the point. I hadn't been there since spring break and I recognized many of the same faces as spring break. Because of the way you talk about donks and how people play and shit I was able to pick up so much info on players and how to play my cards and against what op...

Just me, but from railtarding the 100 game, I'd have to say this guy is one of the best if not the best. I see him win a lot in full ring, and take on anyone heads up and usually come out ahead. Dan, since I never see you playing him, care to give me insight into who he is or how he ranks?

Real situation from last night's 80-160 game at Bellagio:

Seat 7 is a semi-maniac who loves to straddle and raise preflop with complete trash. He will also give wild action on the flop with nothing, but will cool down afterwards if he has no pair and no draw.

Seat 8 is a tight (but not super-tight) player, was initially somewhat weak when he sat down, but has turned up t...

Hey guys. If I am using Firepay and want to cash out money from Pokerstars or any other site and then send it to my bank, do I have to report this $ and will I be taxed on it? Is there a certain amount that if I reach, I then have to start reporting and/or paying taxes on? Is there any way I can get away without paying taxes risk free on money I have earned?

Thanks guys....

Dan or any other talented players,
I play 1/2, 2/4, and some 3/6 shorthanded tables on stars. I seem to get into trouble with AK, AQ, and other big hands when I miss the flop. Here is an example scenario that seems to happen a lot. I raise and lb and bb both call. Flop is 2 4 10 rainbow, lb bets and bb raises. both are usually donks and may have hit a pair. My problem is, I make the...

Anyone know why I'm seeing so many commercials advertising these free sites? I'm going to assume, it has something to with the laws in the US about gambling? To be honest I am clueless, but that was my guess. Anyone know why these sites are spending so much to advertise play money sites?

hey Druff, do you use pokertracker?

I met Linden at a Bellagio game last night. I had some help -- he gave me a few hints as to what he looked like beforehand.

It was nice meeting him, though I could have done without his begging for money at the end, accompanied by another "I'm broke" sob story.

PokerStars Game #1577203922: Hold'em Limit ($100/$200) - 2005/04/24 - 11:56:48 (ET)
Table 'Kitalpha' Seat #10 is the button
Seat 2: Dan Druff ($3930 in chips)
Seat 5: Brandon78 ($1998 in chips)
Seat 6: woodrow15 ($5975 in chips)
Seat 8: V-styles ($2577 in chips)
Seat 10: cantbeat ($2743 in chips)
Dan Druff: posts small blind $50
Brandon78: post...

You had said somewhere that you were a card counter. Any of the casinos around here use 8 decks / shoe and then stop when there is about 2 decks left. Can counting still be beneficial or is it only useful when you're using a 1 or 2 deck shoe?

Live play - Dealt A(d)A(h) - Raised preflop

Flop comes A(s)K(s)3(d)

I bet - 1 folds - 1 calls - someone reraises me

Everone calls the raiser.

Turn comes 9(s)

I bet - everyone folds except last guy who again reraises me.

I call

Flop comes 3(h) - I check - he bets - I raise - he reraises - I reraise - he rerai...

when you are in the SB with a hand like J5 off or liek 37 suited when should you fold? I used to play everything in the SB no matter what if there was no raise, but a buddy of mine said "why call with a mediocre hand when you are first to act and scared to bet out." I thought a/b this and i guess its true but do u think u should play a mediocre hand when its only 1/2 the price if you have alot o...

hey dd do you play any other sites than stars?

Druff you said you were in Vegas at the Bellagio last night..in another post playing 80/160 do you go back and fourth between vegas and cali, how long are you in vegas for do you drive out....how long does it take and how long do you stay when you go? Also do you go by your self or do you go with a poker friend? Do you only go out when you hear about a huge donk being in the game?...

I play mostly pot limit and no limit on several different sites. My question is how much of a roll you need before moving up in buy in amounts? Right now I play 2-4 and buy in for $400. When is a sufficient roll to move up to 5-10 blinds and buy in for $1,000? Thanks for any advice.

PokerStars Game #1576505108: Hold'em Limit ($100/$200) - 2005/04/24 - 06:59:55 (ET)
Table 'Ceres' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 3: donkey ($850 in chips)
Seat 4: Dan Druff ($2644 in chips)
Seat 5: crazyplayer ($4002 in chips)
Seat 8: thyprez ($9057.50 in chips)
crazyplayer: posts small blind $50
thyprez: posts big blind $100
*** HOLE CARDS *** ...

I have a question regarding tourney play for you accomplished tourney players out there. About a month back I played in a 1K buy in event where there were 222 players in total,the tourney was split with 111 players playing 2 different days until they were down to 5 each day until the third day made a final table of 10 players. At the final table I was second in chips to start the day...to make a...

How do you beat somebody heads up when you never pair up and they never fold. I've encountered this a couple times and just did. What do you do? I'm talking about the type of guy that limps in everytime with any two cards like 2 5 off. I mean you can't out play them because they don't fold no matter what you do. So what do you do when you can't make anything and they just keep making low pairs on...

Is his picture actually him, because it looks like a crackhead.

Hey Druff or anyone that wants to answer,
I have a little over 200 on stars and have been playing $1/$2 shorthanded fixed HE. I was wondering at what cash amount should I move up to 2/4.
Thanks, Cth

Here's my deal- I've had a pretty good run at poker thus far in my life. I played for the first time last June (5/10 in a casino) and began playing online in October. I went to Party's 10/20 6-max almost immediately and luckily things worked out. Today I am 4-tabling 10/20 6-max for 2.5BB/100 (Pokertracker says 2.38BB/hour). Even if I have been running hot for the last 100K hands it is likely that...

playing $1/$2 i usually win about 20 or 30 bucks in 20 minutes or a little more
(i know this is nothing to must of you as far as online gambling goes), but once i win that i will quit in fear that i will lose it, then get mad at myself for not quitting. then i wont play for a few hours or maybe all day. how do i keep playing and try to stop worrying about losing what i've gained.
than...

This is for Dan Druff and who ever else but what is the highest limit poker you have ever played, for me the highest I have ever played is 50-100 live and 10/20 NL

Dan, I remember you saying that flerin was one of the big 30/60 winners a couple years ago on Stars. Tonight I saw him sit with $400 in 30/60 and then not reload when he had $38 left on the table. It just seemed weird that a good player would play in that Hellmuth-type style.

Druff in the 100/200 game when its a full table.....what are you doing with JTs JTo QTs QTo KJo and KJs in early postion? what are you doing with KQs and KQo as well?

How many hours do you average at the casino playing live poker a week? Online?

After playing poker for a decent amount of time, do you wish you could be doing something else? Wouldn't trade it for the world? Prefer online or live?

Thanks!

Dan,
I was curious why you don't play the 30/60 game anymore. Maybe you do under a different name, but I don't get to railtard you there much anymore. Did the game change? Or just prefer the 100/200 game?

Anyone know what causes this in certain players? I know it happens to me everytime I cashout. It seems for the next few weeks I just can't have a winning session. Tonight I lost 9/12 hands on the river where someone with middle pair caught his kicker. Clearly, I don't believe there really is a curse, but I'm curious as to what others think causes this. Is it a change in play style? I don't kno...

Do you give lessons? If so, can you PM me the details. It would be lessons aimed at beating 100/200 and higher.

JayP

Is this what you mean by CCD Druff?

Transcript for game #1559093347 requested by thyprez (thyprez@aol.com)
*********** # 1 **************
PokerStars Game #1559093347: Hold'em Limit ($30/$60) - 2005/04/21 - 03:24:10 (ET)
Table 'Delportia' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: EmmitSmith ($4463 in chips)
Seat 2: quantum ($174 in chips)
Seat 3: NKcell ($390...

From variety.com:

NEW YORK -- ESPN may be playing another losing hand with "Tilt," its second scripted original series after the 2003 "Playmakers," which went off the air after its rookie season.

"Tilt," which centers on the melodrama of high-stakes poker, premiered in primetime on Jan. 13 with a solid average of 2.04 million viewers. But in the four original episodes tha...

Dan,
Nice playing at the 100/200 tonight. I didn't keep track but I presume you made a few bucks. I saw you sit down with Rabs, Mr. Lucky, and Gus shorthanded and thought you were crazy. But, it looked like you did well, so congrats. I thought they would run you over, so I guess you proved me wrong. Well played....

Dear Mr. Jones,

My name is , aka "Dan Druff", and I am writing to you concerning the 100-200 game on Pokerstars. I am writing to you not just as a frequent high-limit player, but also on behalf of nearly all active high players on the site, as we have all become disappointed with the rapidly degrading game quality over the past several months.

I have been a m...

was just wondering how old you are?your ask duff colum is very good and i find it hard to believe that someone in there twientys could respond with such sharp answers. ty

abacus LOX has been seen around 30-60 over the past few weeks, playing in a loose, chasing, semi-donkified fashion. His play was never downright bad, but he was usually one of the factors in making a particular 30 table "good".

I guess he finally ran up a few thousand, and he took his shot at 100-200. At first, it was an up-and-down affair. Eventually, he chunked nearly all of his...

Hey, long time no see, did you change your AIM? Shoot me an IM or something to my regular screen name, ttyl.

I'm having a problem with my shower routine..should I be using this rinse repeat routine cause I find my hair becomes too slick and has the elvis presley look, on a side note, is it advisable to dry my face before my body parts as it seems grotesque to dry my facial features after exposing my towel to my lower body and genitilia....

What limits are they showing? It seems that there are some fairly small chip stacks compared to some of the cash game limits out there. I already asked this in another thread, but I figured it would get noticed on its own better.

Wow was anyone else watching this last night. 300-600 HOTHOB game, John absolutely killed this game. He bought in for 14k and left with about 5 racks. Tuan Le and Hasan Habib were also in the game, but it seemed like both of them couldn't wait to get rid of the money they've won in recent tourneys. In some of the Badugi orbits they both at some point called a raise and drew three. I'm sure it won'...

I know I have heard that TJ Cloutier blows alot of poker winnings on the craps table but is there any one else in the poker world that does this? During the Turning Stone 10k event I rember watching Barry Grienstine, and Andy Bloch drop about 10k each at the craps table but that is probably nothing for Barry Grienstine. What do you have to say about this Druff. Also the other night in the 400/800...

Do you ever get those hands Dan that just make you sick to your stucmach beacuse you floped a set with 3 callers or sometihng and the flush comes on the river, almost like a river of broken dreams, I had many of those the other night.

Playing some 2-5 NL at a private club, ran 200 up to 2k, and boom the cops come in and seize everything, didnt get arrested but there goes my 2k. This blows.

Do you guys think it's best to decide which games you're going to play for a set period of time each day and set goals for how much you want to win each month or kind of just let things flow?

Do you play tourneys at all, and if so any big one like the wsop, or anything? Just wondering, thanks man.

The Pokerstars software shuts down for routine maintenance approximately once per week. It typically happens at 7am EST on Wednesday morning, though I've seen it occur on other days, as well.

I have a gripe about this to begin with. You are essentially given no warning. As you're already playing your final hand, you get the dreaded message, "The server will shut down in 1 minute af...

***** Hand History for Game 1865250014 *****
30/60 TexasHTGameTable (Limit) - Fri Apr 08 18:34:26 EDT 2005
Table Table 14438 (Real Money) -- Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: notsosilent ( $1201)
Seat 2: I_AmTheChamp ( $4338)
Seat 3: choppin24s ( $1176)
Seat 4: billywee ( $754.5)
Seat 5: KID777 ( $2526)
Seat 6: KUZZ1 (...

Straight out, why don't you like me? :(

When I am watching the shorthanded 3 person games I see a lot of button raising, sb and bb folding.
If you are in the BB does it not make sense to call 100 dollars when there is 350 in the pot already? Even if the cards were turned over and you could see his AJ vs your 78 the price is right to call? If you miss the flop fine you fold but if you hit you know the other guy is gonna come o...

Druff do you use a poker tracking sytem, Poker tracker, etc., and if so do you find that improves your game significantly at the level you play.

I know Dan Druff probably rarely plays at limits anywhere near this low anymore, but i would like some advice from anyone that thinks they can help.

I frequently play the 2/4 limit games at foxwoods and as you may have figured its the lowest limit available. That means anyone who has seen poker on TV and wants to play for the first time will be sitting at this table. I don't curre...