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Brags, Beats and Variance

Want to show off to other players or had a beat? Brags, Beats and Variance is for you!

why me??
this player has been shoving with air and other players been getting his money but as soon as i finally get a hand BOOOOOM ??? PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalancesquashpro1 Small blind £0.02 £0.02 £3.97…
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Started by spornybol
23 Jun 2011
Brags, Beats and Variance
why does less then 1bb stack always win even when massivly behind?
PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalanceCandid Small blind 150.00 150.00 8590.00 SKINDOH73 Big blind 300.00 450.00 3650.00 Your hole cards * K * A great Fold NColley Call 300.00 750.00 4853.75 smoknace02 Rai…
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Started by NColley
Most recent by Crunchybob
22 Jun 2011
Brags, Beats and Variance
there f!!!ing taking the p!!s
£16 tourny, not a hand, short stacked it takes my bb and sb then moves me to a new table and makes me bb! nice work. then 2 hands later i'm all in with my only hand aj get called j8, 8 flops. wat f!!k…
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Started by mickey1923
Most recent by hunter1967
22 Jun 2011
Brags, Beats and Variance
how to go out of the open in 3 easy hands in 3 minutes
Hand History #384421593 (20:34 21/06/2011)PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalance0mcSmall blind 20.0020.001360.00jakescolBig blind 40.0060.003757.50 Your hole cardsQQ Massoud10Fold Smiler01All-in 730.00790.…
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Started by penguin7
Most recent by HITMAN_RV
22 Jun 2011
Brags, Beats and Variance
Reposted on behalf of Nagrom
PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalancenagrom Small blind 50.00 50.00 875.00 shanks246 Big blind 100.00 150.00 975.00 Your hole cards * 9 * 9 nagrom Raise 150.00 300.00 725.00 shanks246 All-in 975.00 1275.0…
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Started by Mod_Kiwini
Most recent by Crunchybob
22 Jun 2011
Brags, Beats and Variance
oh dear
PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalancelizzard71 Small blind 30.00 30.00 3175.00 boxer147 Big blind 60.00 90.00 3595.00 Your hole cards * J * A Perspicio7 Fold BURNShurtz Call 60.00 150.00 1075.00 coxy13 Ra…
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Started by unknown_username
Most recent by HYPETING
21 Jun 2011
Brags, Beats and Variance
I always lose with AA..
Seriously. I very hardly ever win with pocket AA's. Latest Example ..PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalancetrippy1 Small blind 25.00 25.00 2885.00 Dbase012 Big blind 50.00 75.00 3500.00 Your hole cards * A…
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Started by m60_oh_YEAH
20 Jun 2011
Brags, Beats and Variance
How do you post tournie results?
I have two nice results in the 500 daytime bh to post on the other thread. Can someone help please.
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Started by ACEGOONER
Most recent by Ozzie08
20 Jun 2011
Brags, Beats and Variance
Not Dad's Day!
Second tourney win in a week! Final hand from the £25 gtd today. Ouch! Hand History #383771811 (19:47 19/06/2011)PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalancedad01Small blind 600.00600.0055340.00Prop60Big blind 1…
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Started by Prop60
Most recent by Prop60
20 Jun 2011
Brags, Beats and Variance
5k Open... First major win!! :)
Dont mean to brag or anything but i won my first major tournament tonight! My confidence has been rock bottom recently having a bad run over the last 6 weeks but after this win tonight i am hoping i c…
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Started by Keevil
Most recent by yidette9
20 Jun 2011
Brags, Beats and Variance
Sort This Out!?!
A hand that played out last night in our local league.. Your thoughts/comments please. Player 1 is holding full house A's full of 2's, player 2 is holding 2's full of A's, all five cards have been lai…
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Started by __George__
Most recent by tapeworm
20 Jun 2011
Brags, Beats and Variance
as requested by DOHHHH. He said this hand was insane.
Dohhhh watched this asked me to post it saying it was insane PokerStars Game #63531584025: Tournament #405765584, $6.37+$0.63 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2011/06/19 12:11:51 WET [2011/0…
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Started by The_Don90
Most recent by The_Don90
20 Jun 2011
Brags, Beats and Variance
3 Barrell Bluff into the Nutz with Ace High :)
garyK1972 Small blind £0.10 £0.10 £22.61 Ubbi4820 Big blind £0.20 £0.30 £20.31 Your hole cards * Q * A YOUNG_GUN Raise £0.80 £1.10 £20.17 NColley Fold DN34689 Fold yidarmy747 Call £0.80 £1.90 £20.60 g…
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Started by YOUNG_GUN
Most recent by Prop60
19 Jun 2011
Brags, Beats and Variance
Good start to day nl20
eng4ashes Small blind £0.10 £0.10 £8.36 evo368419 Big blind £0.20 £0.30 £5.39 FORDYCE Sit out Your hole cards * Q * Q Stew1 Fold SPENO10 Fold YOUNG_GUN Raise £0.60 £0.90 £18.94 eng4ashes Call £0.50 £1…
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Started by YOUNG_GUN
Most recent by YOUNG_GUN
19 Jun 2011
Brags, Beats and Variance
You can't count on other players not to be ******* idiots
I'm only talking about a low stakes double your money game, however. If you'v got 4 people left and 1 player realy on the back foot and the blinds are 500/1000 and shes all in. WHY ON EARTH would you …
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Started by lord_carl
Most recent by splashies
19 Jun 2011
Brags, Beats and Variance
JUST WON 500 POUND BOUTNY HUNTER
WON 170 QUID ON BOUNTY HUNTER THIS AFTERNOON.....99 FOR 1ST + 8 HEADS - 70 :D
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Started by unknown_username
Most recent by SighKO
18 Jun 2011
Brags, Beats and Variance
And why not
Aggression rules; PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalanceKJB80 Small blind 15.00 15.00 3780.00 bandini Big blind 30.00 45.00 3103.75 Your hole cards * 8 * 3 iceman-oz Fold BASIL_40 Call 30.00 75.00 1306.25 …
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Started by bandini
Most recent by shelski
18 Jun 2011
Brags, Beats and Variance
First Tourney win!
Just won my first tourney after 5 months on Sky. Woohoo! £100 gtd - 100 starters. And, seeing as I'd just donked off 1/4 of my bankroll on micro-cash tables, the £27 will come in very handy!
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Started by Prop60
Most recent by iBLUFF
17 Jun 2011
Brags, Beats and Variance
More variance
Yes of course it is. What else could it be, Sky? Why does it happen ALL the time?beddows02 Sit out mikey23 Small blind £0.04 £0.04 £3.19 ktc2 Big blind £0.08 £0.12 £3.99 Your hole cards * 3 * 3 kevcok…
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Started by Seagull158
17 Jun 2011
Brags, Beats and Variance
semi bluff v pro. Can i claim this as a morale victory?
I meant to put this in my blog but was soo tired when writing it up i forgot this hand. At the hand in question i was getting interviewed by the facebook and twitter team for the event and was a littl…
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Started by The_Don90
Most recent by YOUNG_GUN
17 Jun 2011
Brags, Beats and Variance
I guess it's going to be that kind of day then...
Hand History #382944460 (12:56 17/06/2011) PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalance wobblylegs Small blind £0.10 £0.10 £28.31 DannyMcs Big blind £0.20 £0.30 £16.03 Your hole cards * Q * Q Wakey_S Fold simonn…
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Started by DannyMcs
Most recent by DannyMcs
17 Jun 2011
Brags, Beats and Variance
Thank god for the "Sky" River
I was certain I was ahead. Positive. No doubt. Had him drawing........I was wrong and the river scared me enough to check. I would have called a bet too, the check smelt funny.PlayerActionCardsAmountP…
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Started by tapeworm
17 Jun 2011
Brags, Beats and Variance
PAIN!!!! my month of despair!!!! break needed or try grind through it???
MASSIVE pot would have put me up to 2nd not far from the bubble in the mini ds.....hands like this are destroying me and my confidence!!!! been a month of bad beats!!! Do I just crack on and wait for …
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Started by waller02
Most recent by Dudeskin8
16 Jun 2011
Brags, Beats and Variance
When you know the poker gods do not want you in a tournament....
Or maybe Orford/Hitman or Sky Dave was actually dealing?? ! :) 1st level TSP Lite PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalancePatching99 Small blind 10.00 10.00 1970.00 lisar83 Big blind 20.00 30.00 1910.00 Your…
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Started by MAXALLY
Most recent by GaryQQQ
16 Jun 2011
Brags, Beats and Variance
Funny hand
Very 1st hand in tonight's BH sat. The villain got his stack up to 10,000 and back down to 2,000 within 10 minutes. Then made some ludicrous suck-outs to get back up there. Knocked me out with JJs vs …
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Started by bandini
Most recent by splashies
15 Jun 2011
Brags, Beats and Variance
For Goodness Sake Sky
Have you no shame? Just shocking - hand after hand after hand after hand after hand.GWES Small blind £0.04 £0.04 £7.88 skaska65 Big blind £0.08 £0.12 £3.04 Your hole cards * J * J Seagull158 Raise £0.…
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Started by Seagull158
Most recent by YouKnowsIt
15 Jun 2011
Brags, Beats and Variance
Variance?
Yeah, sure, Sky. Tell me another fairy story.bolder123 Small blind £0.04 £0.04 £5.14 quarms17 Big blind £0.08 £0.12 £11.28 Your hole cards * 6 * 7 Seagull158 Call £0.08 £0.20 £20.87 Callum1314 Call £0…
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Started by Seagull158
15 Jun 2011
Brags, Beats and Variance
Its only variance
Oh PUH - LEEEEEASE! Fix it Sky or shut down.MJAMESM Small blind £0.04 £0.04 £23.18 BReal Big blind £0.08 £0.12 £4.12 Your hole cards * K * A freechips1 Fold Wigachick Fold OBEONE Fold Seagull158 Raise…
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Started by Seagull158
15 Jun 2011
Brags, Beats and Variance
How on earth can he call Turn?
and why oh why oh why does Sky keep on and on and on and on and on dealing the miracle rivers?Small blind £0.04 £0.04 £7.93 callum1989 Big blind £0.08 £0.12 £10.83 Your hole cards * A * A Clown Call £…
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Started by Seagull158
Most recent by Seagull158
15 Jun 2011
Brags, Beats and Variance
Its just variance
Yeah, sure it is, Sky. Clean it up.jakey123 Small blind £0.04 £0.04 £3.47 Seagull158 Big blind £0.08 £0.12 £15.22 Your hole cards * K * J MJAMESM Fold Hello1966 Call £0.08 £0.20 £2.31 freechips1 Fold …
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Started by Seagull158
15 Jun 2011
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