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p.s do all us hi/lo players have a stake in your win:@) after all i probably paid half your buy in myself in the last few months.. seriously really pleased for you as is all the others hope too win some off you later all the best ...Churchy
I have also donated a few pounds to you in plo8 ( I just do not seem able to grasp this game)
I said in the tournament thread that you were an inspiration to us mere mortals of the poker world and one day I hope that I will be brave / good enough to attend one of the live events and give it a go!!
Nick
Couldn't have happened to a nicer bloke
Mick
Yes, once time permits, I'll Post a few interesting situations from the Tourney. I'm a little under the weather at the moment - man 'flu, + an adrenelin hangover I think - but I'll Post a few hands & situations later.
Generally, I take the "tight is right" approach. That has some hidden advantages, too, as when I did play a hand, or 3 bet someone, I got respect.
Ben Vinson was easily the most aggro player, & I got him off three hands early doors. (I was Button to his BB, & he knows I am weak passive, so he tried bullying me).
In the Final, I had the dream seat, as Alex (eventual winner) was opening light a lot, & Ben spotted this & was squeezing him. I was able to re-squeeze twice with near air, as I knew what he was up to. Eventually, of course, he sussed what I was doing, & called me, eek, but I was ahead pre, & held. Just......
There were some truly good players in it, too. Chris Brammer - I have a bit of man-love for Chris, I respect his game immensely - folded to me on our opening Table in a most peculiar spot. EPT winner Zinayd Zimnan (sp?) was in the hand, as was Ben Vinson, so I was a bit out of my depth with those lads.
The hand was weird, 4 way, & checked down to the river. I had top pair (Ace) queen kicker, but one pair 4 way is rarely any good, but I thought I'd take a stab as nobody seemed interested.
The Turn & river were BOTH deuces, & Chris dwelt for nearly a minute before folding.
I bumped into him later, & he said "I put you on Aces full once the deuces paired, & I folded the under-house, as you could ONLY have Aces full as played".
Err.......not quite.
This was one of those spots where we are against someone who does not quite know what they are doing, & so get overly aggro with a poor hand, & force better hands to fold. Except I was the "bad player" on this occasion, & it was by accident rather than design that I got it through. Chris said "you could not possible do that with just an ace Tony".....
Whoops.
Incidentally, what was simply astonishing, was that in a £550 Event, a lot of players were playing EVERY hand, Albert Sapiano style. In a fiver DYM, yes, we expect that, but not in a £550 jobbie.
I doubt I played more than a hand every 3 orbits, on average, though when we reached the Final, I unveiled my Aggro-Gear & really did open a lot of pots.
I'd say I play PLO (& PLO8) "competently" rather than well, but most players play it really badly.
The Omaha, yeah, I dodged bullets pretty darn good. I'm obviously disappointed I could not go one spot better, but I ran well above Ev throughout, so can't complain. The structure was perfect, or at least, it was for my game. (Plod, plod, plod....).
And yes, the whole week was every bit as good as I dared hope, & I'm sure the Business thinks the same. The Head Office Team @ Sky Poker & Rob Yong, Simon & Nick @ DTD are very unlikely bedfellows indeed. On one hand, a Corporate entity, with all the bureaucracy & admin that exists in any well-run Corporation, & on the other hand, the entrepreneurship @ DTD, where they are very much seat of the pants, & often do cranky & weird things seemingly on a whim. Sitting between those two was a very uncomfy chair at times, but there was no bad blood, & it all came together a treat.
My personal role was really just message-carrier & go-between, plus helping with the spam & puff, but even so, I'm proud to have been part of it.
Hope you & your young lady are both hale & hearty, & we'll see you somewhere soon.
Never give up.......
Towards the end of Day One, a lad named Adam Picken had been playing very snug, & had built a decent stack. He is an Online PLO8 & PLO Pro.
Suddenly, he & one other got the lot in, Adam calling all-in, cards went "on their backs".
Adam says "phew, I can't lose, we both have A-K for top two pairs, chop it up".
His hand was tabled. We all stared at it. I even walked round the table to see it better. A-K? What? I can't see the King?
Suddenly Adam physically jolted bolt upright in his chair, & picked his hand up.
"Oh no, (or words to that effect) I've misread my hand! I have A-Q, not A-K".
We've all done it.
So that was that, a classic misread, & Adam was out, busto, gone.
But when they counted his stack, he had 2.5 Bigs left. In truth, he would prefer to be out, it's such an embarrassing thing to happen in front of a table full of poker players, & now he had to wait another hand to lose the rest of his bowl.
Next hand, first to speak, & paying no heed to his mini-stack, (I'd not considered it really) I min-raised. And got THREE callers. Then Adam shoved over the top. So 4 of us all called the extra half a Big Blind, lol.
We check it down, all three streets, as you do.
"On their backs" says the Dealer. Everyone is reluctant to show, so we all know nobody has much. I sheepishly show one pair, someone else does the same. Eventually, it becomes clear that Adam, with a rivered top two, has won the pot, & suddenly he has north of 10 Bigs!
Adam went on to finish 5th, for £2,400.
Fair play to him.
Never give up
Thank you very much for the kind comments. I'm physically & emotionally drained (& full of 'flu) so I've not reflected on the whole UKPC properly yet. There are still some residual details being sorted out, too, which are a right pain, to be honest, but it's standard stuff really, I suppose.
I do wish I could have my time again, & do the whole UKPC thing again, knowing what I know now. The journey began 18 months ago, & it's been quite something.
The week was a blur, there were long-standing friends of mine there from 10 or 15 years back, & I never even knew they were there, never spoke to them. Some regulars from Sky Community, too, I barely remember even speaking to them, my head was all over the place, I was so nervous & stressed out.
The Omaha "distrction", whilst the greatest fun ever, did not help, as I felt sorta bad, as I was supposed to be working. XXXX (Big Cheese, from Upstairs) had repeatedly suggested I play the Omaha Event, so eventually I did, Registering at around 11pm, after ensuring everyone else had got a seat. (There were no spare seats until then).
I doubt he expected, & certainly I did not, that it would take nearly 2 days!
Anyway, what's done is done. Just gotta clear up the residuals now.
Thanks Churchy, really appreciate the kind words.
I've been watching you play the £3.30's lately, I might be wrong, but I get the impression you are playing much better now, & winning a few bob. Well done, keep it going, & if I can help in any way, feel free to ask. Winning is fun, even if it is only beer money.
Thanks Mick, appreciated.
Any good last night? I saw we shared a few Tables, but when I'm 6 Tabling, I sort of miss the finer details.
Thanks Michelle, honestly, you guys Railing me meant so much, I really appreciated it.
Anyway, when we having that Latte-Chatty you promised me? Time we did it.
Was GREAT to see you, & I mean that.
xx
Best get the numbers up to date now. Been flu-ridden all week - still am - so pardon the lack of Daily Updates.
Doubt I'll play today, bed awaits, so I'll do the Month End Summary, too.
Monday 24th February
Played 14
Won 5
Lost 9
Split....
£2.25 - Played 0, won 0, Lost 0
£3.30 - Played 10, Won 4, Lost 6
£5.50 - Played 4, won 1 lost 3
£11.00 - Played 0, won 0, Lost 0
PROFIT/LOSS on Day £21.00
PROFIT/LOSS per game £1.40
REWARD POINTS = 50
BANKROLL at close of Play = £1,112.36
REWARD POINTS at close of play = 2,443 (= £24.43)
February to date........
Played 478
Won 279
Lost 201
Win-rate, January, 58.36%
PROFIT/LOSS in February, £236.80
Profit/Loss per game February = £0.50
Shocking session.
Felt unwell, flu, heavy cold, eyes streaming, was daft to even try to play, but I'd not played for 10 days & was itching to play again. Mistake, big mistake.
Luckily, there were no £11 Games running, or I'm sure I'd have lost more. Decided to quit early & went to bed.
One of my worst nights ever, stats-wise, really poor show.
Sent myself a Memo.
Is there any chance of Sky sending Anna round to rub some Vic into your chest? Although, come to think of it, you wouldn't want that as they may send Orford around as a last minute substitute! (If anyone who reads this now has that mental picture in their heads then I sincerely apologise).
I had more than enough of Anna the Diva last week.
It's just the annual dose of flu, combined with an adrenelin hangover from last week. I'm rarely unwell, but when I am, I make a shocking fuss......
But it's really bad. Imagine childbirth - it's TEN times worse. Honest, it is.
Tuesday 25th February
Played 19
Won 2
Lost 7
Split....
£2.25 - Played 0, won 0, Lost 0
£3.30 - Played 7, Won 1, Lost 6
£5.50 - Played 2, won 1 lost 1
£11.00 - Played 0, won 0, Lost 0
PROFIT/LOSS on Day £18.10
PROFIT/LOSS per game £2.01
REWARD POINTS = 31
BANKROLL at close of Play = £1,094.26
REWARD POINTS at close of play = 2,474 (= £24.74)
February to date........
Played 487
Won 281
Lost 208
Win-rate, January, 57.70%
PROFIT/LOSS in February, £218.70
Profit/Loss per game February = £0.45
So if Monday was my worst session ever, what was Tuesday?
P9, W2....!
Ugh ugh ugh.
Just got my session started, & my internet went down, everything, the lot. I had SIX Tables on the go, & was Registered for 2 more. I lost the lot, except one x £5.50, as it took me nearly an hour to re-connect. Apparently, the whole area suffered problems that night.
Marv.
We can get uppity about these things, but the Internet is not perfect, not by a long way, & it happens.
Anyway, I was still a bit mardy with the 'flu, & just decided it'd be best to quit for the night, & start afresh Wednesday.
Ugh.