I checked sharkscope the other day from when i started this thread, i've played about 50 games and 2 of them were timed tournies, so don't really count. Halfway through
Lated reg'd for the Satelite for the mini, and reg'd for a deep stack tournie.
I ended up coming first in the Satelite, 7 got a seat. So that was me in 2 tournies for 2quid! The other was the £1 deep stack.
Really happy with how i played in both. In the mini i was knocked out 170ish, with no head prizes.
I had 3.3k blinds were 1/200, i opened from early position with AK, opponent open shoved, i snapped him off he had 10 k.You know what's coming 10 on the flop lol
That left me with 3 bigs, 2 hands later shoved pocket 4s in a limped pot, called by 7s and out.
The deepstack went really well, was playing well, apart from 1 bad call where i hut 2 pair on the turn, the river gave 4 cards to a flush, opponent bet and i was going over the hand, and couldn't put him on a heart and made a bad call. I got a bit lucky, when i busted aces with my pocket 10s, hitting a straight on the river.
Then managed to double up again with pocket Aces, i bet big pre, guy that limp called every raise was not for folding. Rainbow flop K 7 2, i bet opponent open shoved. I call, opponent shows k8!! and aces hold.
Got really frustrating when we were all quite deep around the bubble. Every hand was getting limped by 3 players at the table, they did not fold to raises, and did not fold to continuation bets. Even when they missed the board completely they still called! Never seen anything like it before in my life playing poker.
I outlasted the bubble and was knocked out in 10th place, 100plus runners.
My exit hand, blind on blind, i open shoved Ace 2 was called by the bb with KJ, flop i hut my ace, opponent jack, river a jack. Despite the frustration late on in the 2nd tournie with the limp any 2/ call any raise, was a good night and i made a very small profit.
Batkins won ages ago lol In my defense i've only played about 6 games since the challenge started and have cashed 4 times lol
Just showed the hand to commiserate oppo hittin 1 of his 9 outs on the river to knock me out. If i win this, i'm right in there for top 5, another double up and i'm confident of going heads up. But that's mtts lol
Hi larson i aint gonna write a long peice on how to play mtts but i say this
For me in the early stages i play reasonbly tight for first few levels as they say u cant win a mtt in first few levels but sure hell can be out i tend to play the top 20 ranked hands in early stages so u could say i play pretty tight i find being in position in pots is vital after a while on ya table u pick up stuff from ya opponents if they c-bet with top pair or check fold stuff like this
Mid to late stages this is where i play very aggro alot of raising in unopen pots every chip is vital around 20 bigs is where i think i have an edge in mtts i think 1 thing i have learnt alot in the last year i used to 2 x later on in mtts when a min raise still gets the job done keep ya bets to the minimal still does the same job 2 x eearly stages min raise late stages on flop early stages i go around 3/4 pot bet but later stages half pot as c-bets
Hi larson i aint gonna write a long peice on how to play mtts but i say this For me in the early stages i play reasonbly tight for first few levels as they say u cant win a mtt in first few levels but sure hell can be out i tend to play the top 20 ranked hands in early stages so u could say i play pretty tight i find being in position in pots is vital after a while on ya table u pick up stuff from ya opponents if they c-bet with top pair or check fold stuff like this Mid to late stages this is where i play very aggro alot of raising in unopen pots every chip is vital around 20 bigs is where i think i have an edge in mtts i think 1 thing i have learnt alot in the last year i used to 2 x later on in mtts when a min raise still gets the job done keep ya bets to the minimal still does the same job 2 x eearly stages min raise late stages on flop early stages i go around 3/4 pot bet but later stages half pot as c-bets Posted by IDONKCALLU
Thanks Donk.
Yeah, that's pretty much what i've been doing the last number of games.
Previously, as many who know how i play will tell you, especially at cash, i like to get involved in a lot of pots and out play people. Sometimes i get to fancy lol Like you said it's ok against certain opponents, but with the low stake mtts, people generally don't like to fold and will call down very light.
I've tightened up a lot. It was Gaz who said to me every chip is important for when you double up.
The biggest thing i've worked on is getting more value/ making the right decisions and as Kalie said folding at the right times, you have to make the right folds to win a tournament.
I still need to work on the middle stages of torunies, increase aggressiveness at these stages. If i can do this, i think i would be quite a solid MTT player.
The bit you are best at, i am worst at, playing with 20 bigs lol
If you ever want to see me play, let me know and i can show you how i play the mid to late stages of a tournie.
Playing in the Orfie tonight, quite a few MTT's to choose from haha In the TOTP game tonight aswell at 9, should be good fun. Was gonna play a few MTTs 2 nite, but might just stick to the orfie game so can get some banter in the TOTP game. Posted by LARSON7
Sounds good to me. Two tables is plenty for a good night of poker, especially if you want to get involved with the chat.
Orfie, opened with AJ it was 3 bet i called. Flop 773 i check raised other player. They call. Bet big on the turn and they call, river a blank, i gave up, they show up with AK, ace high takes it. Called a reraise and a turn bet with ace high lol That left me with 3k, pocket kings 2 hands later, same player raises, i 3 bet big with kings they call with 7s, flop wit 2 overs on it, i bet big they call. 7 on the turn i bet, they re raise i ship gg lol
In the deepstack tonight, sittin with the average stack, wake up with aces, i 3 bet, opponen ships i call. AK they hit King runner runner runner runner flush lol left with 80 chips! out 2 hands later QQ Versus AK.
In the totp game, open shoved AK over a raise, v pocket 10s, 10s hold. Cash of £20 and a good fun game.
Dohh was playing, don, mp33 and 2 other players. Thanks to waller and the others for the rail/
Well played all who were in it and well done to Joesman for bringing it down. GG
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How many mtts have you played since starting this diary? Close to the 100 yet?
I checked sharkscope the other day from when i started this thread, i've played about 50 games and 2 of them were timed tournies, so don't really count. Halfway through
MTT : Played 483 : Av ROI -25.2% : -£240
LARSON7SkyPoker0GBPSCHEDULED 502-£0.31£2.02-18.2%-£15552YesSkyPokerx
This is my record as of today, glad it's showing a bit of improvement.
number 9!
Nice one on yet another win!
Players
Players Remaining: 10 / 565
Was in late tonight, so only got to play some cash on the master cash tables.
Had a brilliant time - it flew in lol ended up playing for about 3 hours.
Sky really need to introduce master cash 2p-4p tables!!
Ended up with a sweet profit, despite been down about £12 early doors with a rediculous all in with AK lol
This is the best hand of the night, knew oppo had a flush, was 90% confident so just open shipped, river is such a blank lol
Was itching for a game tonight lol
Last time i played an mtt was at the weekend.
Came on about 7:25
Lated reg'd for the Satelite for the mini, and reg'd for a deep stack tournie.
I ended up coming first in the Satelite, 7 got a seat. So that was me in 2 tournies for 2quid! The other was the £1 deep stack.
Really happy with how i played in both. In the mini i was knocked out 170ish, with no head prizes.
I had 3.3k blinds were 1/200, i opened from early position with AK, opponent open shoved, i snapped him off he had 10 k.You know what's coming 10 on the flop lol
That left me with 3 bigs, 2 hands later shoved pocket 4s in a limped pot, called by 7s and out.
The deepstack went really well, was playing well, apart from 1 bad call where i hut 2 pair on the turn, the river gave 4 cards to a flush, opponent bet and i was going over the hand, and couldn't put him on a heart and made a bad call. I got a bit lucky, when i busted aces with my pocket 10s, hitting a straight on the river.
Then managed to double up again with pocket Aces, i bet big pre, guy that limp called every raise was not for folding. Rainbow flop K 7 2, i bet opponent open shoved. I call, opponent shows k8!! and aces hold.
Got really frustrating when we were all quite deep around the bubble. Every hand was getting limped by 3 players at the table, they did not fold to raises, and did not fold to continuation bets. Even when they missed the board completely they still called! Never seen anything like it before in my life playing poker.
I outlasted the bubble and was knocked out in 10th place, 100plus runners.
My exit hand, blind on blind, i open shoved Ace 2 was called by the bb with KJ, flop i hut my ace, opponent jack, river a jack. Despite the frustration late on in the 2nd tournie with the limp any 2/ call any raise, was a good night and i made a very small profit.
Look after the pennies...lol
Has Batkin given up or has she just stopped cashing like mad?
Just showed the hand to commiserate oppo hittin 1 of his 9 outs on the river to knock me out. If i win this, i'm right in there for top 5, another double up and i'm confident of going heads up. But that's mtts lol
Yeah, that's pretty much what i've been doing the last number of games.
Previously, as many who know how i play will tell you, especially at cash, i like to get involved in a lot of pots and out play people. Sometimes i get to fancy lol Like you said it's ok against certain opponents, but with the low stake mtts, people generally don't like to fold and will call down very light.
I've tightened up a lot. It was Gaz who said to me every chip is important for when you double up.
The biggest thing i've worked on is getting more value/ making the right decisions and as Kalie said folding at the right times, you have to make the right folds to win a tournament.
I still need to work on the middle stages of torunies, increase aggressiveness at these stages. If i can do this, i think i would be quite a solid MTT player.
The bit you are best at, i am worst at, playing with 20 bigs lol
If you ever want to see me play, let me know and i can show you how i play the mid to late stages of a tournie.
In the TOTP game tonight aswell at 9, should be good fun.
Was gonna play a few MTTs 2 nite, but might just stick to the orfie game so can get some banter in the TOTP game.
Played 2 tournies tonight, plus the Forum game.
Orfie, opened with AJ it was 3 bet i called. Flop 773 i check raised other player. They call. Bet big on the turn and they call, river a blank, i gave up, they show up with AK, ace high takes it. Called a reraise and a turn bet with ace high lol That left me with 3k, pocket kings 2 hands later, same player raises, i 3 bet big with kings they call with 7s, flop wit 2 overs on it, i bet big they call. 7 on the turn i bet, they re raise i ship gg lol
In the deepstack tonight, sittin with the average stack, wake up with aces, i 3 bet, opponen ships i call. AK they hit King runner runner runner runner flush lol left with 80 chips! out 2 hands later QQ Versus AK.
In the totp game, open shoved AK over a raise, v pocket 10s, 10s hold. Cash of £20 and a good fun game.
Dohh was playing, don, mp33 and 2 other players. Thanks to waller and the others for the rail/
Well played all who were in it and well done to Joesman for bringing it down. GG
I quite often put a fiver on at the weekend, especially if i'm going to the game, so gonna give this a go!
You need to put a fiver bet on at odds of 5/1 or better, if you lose (or win) you get a fiver free bet during the week.
My line for this week is 3 homes; Aberdeen, Inverness, and Nottingham Forrest, £5 bet on odds of just over 5/1
I at 60k oppo 20k, got it in good pre, and opponent got runner runner straight.
Then i ran Ace 8 suited into pocket queens left with a bowl, exit hand with 2 bigs 2-5 os.
Totally mucked up HU lol
Still glad to get another cash.
Was a really nice tournie, and was running it from the middle stages to HU.
Should have won, but hey ho
Edit, My bet came in too! 25 quid profit, plus a free fiver bet. Nice promo sky bet
Been a good last week, with MTTs and Cash, apart from donkin off 4 buy ins at 4 nl drunkinly in a forum game lol
Gonna play the free rolls tonight and a few mtts, if yer about say hello!
Signed up for the team mtt game, championship thingy, no idea what it involves yet but sounds fun lol
Really sweet on sharkscope, i now have an upward line just hope it continues!
Would be sweet to get it back up to a positive, only and just under 300 quid to go:D
2nd 1 i had 20k chip with 10 minutes to go, if i just fold i get a fiver lol
Guy opens big, i shove kings, called JQ, flop JQ turn J, lft with 9 k which i finished with, ah well lol
As played I'd raise the small flop bet and probably to about the size you went.