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Diary of a fledgling player

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  • GaryLaudGaryLaud
    edited May 2014
    yes. I eventually found it - didnt notice it up the top of the window, as it had been added as a TV Table, which means any hands which go on there, you can submit them to the TV pundits for analysis!! how cool eh!? I played it, eventually busting an hr & qtr in 194/595...here is my exit hand, where I had a STR8 and my oppy turns over cards to make a F/Hse!:-
    GBUS Small blind   75.00 75.00 9227.50
    Bartie191 Big blind   150.00 225.00 3317.50
      Your hole cards
    • J
    • Q
    		     
    natjordbet Fold        
    cranny Fold        
    KidCarter Fold        
    GaryLaud Call   150.00 375.00 1610.00
    GBUS Call   75.00 450.00 9152.50
    Bartie191 Check        
    Flop
       
    • 10
    • A
    • 8
    		     
    GBUS Check        
    Bartie191 Bet   150.00 600.00 3167.50
    GaryLaud Call   150.00 750.00 1460.00
    GBUS Call   150.00 900.00 9002.50
    Turn
       
    • 9
    		     
    GBUS Check        
    Bartie191 Bet   300.00 1200.00 2867.50
    GaryLaud Raise   750.00 1950.00 710.00
    GBUS Fold        
    Bartie191 Call   450.00 2400.00 2417.50
    River
       
    • 8
    		     
    Bartie191 Check        
    GaryLaud All-in   710.00 3110.00 0.00
    Bartie191 Call   710.00 3820.00 1707.50
    Bartie191 Show
    • 8
    • 10
    		     
    GaryLaud Show
    • J
    • Q
    		     
    Bartie191 Win Full House, 8s and 10s 3820.00   5527.50
    and yes still going on!
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  • Chris_McChris_Mc
    edited May 2014
    Tends too happen gary, u where a little unlucky, but I think a raise on the button there would miby have your opo folding pre,  not all the time its gets through but alot of the time it does.
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  • peter27peter27
    edited May 2014
    Ahh, that is unlucky! I guess it happens sometimes, just got to dust yourself of and try again :)

    Didn't realise the Social Freeroll was a TV table yesterday!! Kinda wish I had played now!! :p
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  • peter27peter27
    edited May 2014
    Day 144 (Saturday)

    Played 1 x £2.20 @ 2:20 (result: out very early)

    A bit un-representative. I got called away within the first five hands and had to go - unavoidable circumstances. Someone jammed on me and I just called because I needed to go, did have AQ un-suited but it wasn't good enough!

    Balance now £90.82.
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  • peter27peter27
    edited May 2014
    Day 145 (Sunday)

    Played 1 x £200 Bounty Hunter (result: out fairly early)
    Played 1 x £100 Deep Stack (result: 9th/92 for £5.98)

    Another cash in a deep stack, really starting to think I've found my niche in poker. Considering doing another mini challenge, playing 100 Deep Stack's, thoughts?

    Balance now £92.30.
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  • peter27peter27
    edited May 2014
    Day 146 (Monday)

    Played 1 x £2.20 @ 2:20 (result: no cash)

    Exit hand:
    PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalance
    GaryQQQ Small blind   150.00 150.00 17340.00
    onepara26 Big blind   300.00 450.00 1605.00
      Your hole cards
    • A
    • A
    		     
    peter27 Raise   600.00 1050.00 9942.50
    daphne56 Fold        
    Richard49 Fold        
    hathechewe Call   600.00 1650.00 8365.00
    GaryQQQ Raise   2550.00 4200.00 14790.00
    onepara26 Fold        
    peter27 All-in   9942.50 14142.50 0.00
    hathechewe All-in   8365.00 22507.50 0.00
    GaryQQQ Call   7842.50 30350.00 6947.50
    GaryQQQ Show
    • K
    • K
    		     
    peter27 Show
    • A
    • A
    		     
    hathechewe Show
    • 7
    • 8
    		     
    Flop
       
    • A
    • Q
    • 8
    		     
    Turn
       
    • J
    		     
    River
       
    • 5
    		     
    GaryQQQ Win Flush to the Ace 30350.00   37297.50
    Day 147 (Tuesday)

    Played 1 x £2.20 @ 2:20 (result: no cash)

    Really enjoying this deepstack tournament of late! It's nice to have a break from the DYM's too.
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  • mrsduckmrsduck
    edited May 2014
    In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player:
    Day 146 (Monday) Played 1 x £2.20 @ 2:20 (result: no cash) Exit hand: Player Action Cards Amount Pot Balance GaryQQQ Small blind   150.00 150.00 17340.00 onepara26 Big blind   300.00 450.00 1605.00   Your hole cards A A       peter27 Raise   600.00 1050.00 9942.50 daphne56 Fold         Richard49 Fold         hathechewe Call   600.00 1650.00 8365.00 GaryQQQ Raise   2550.00 4200.00 14790.00 onepara26 Fold         peter27 All-in   9942.50 14142.50 0.00 hathechewe All-in   8365.00 22507.50 0.00 GaryQQQ Call   7842.50 30350.00 6947.50 GaryQQQ Show K K       peter27 Show A A       hathechewe Show 7 8       Flop     A Q 8       Turn     J       River     5       GaryQQQ Win Flush to the Ace 30350.00   37297.50 Day 147 (Tuesday) Played 1 x £2.20 @ 2:20 (result: no cash) Really enjoying this deepstack tournament of late! It's nice to have a break from the DYM's too.
    Posted by peter27
    Noooooooo, gutterood! Hate trips making a flush against you :(
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  • peter27peter27
    edited May 2014
    In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player:
    In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player : Noooooooo, gutterood! Hate trips making a flush against you :(
    Posted by mrsduck
    Aye, but it happens! I can brush it off :-)
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  • peter27peter27
    edited May 2014
    Day 148 (Thursday)

    Played 2 x £1.10 Six-Max (results: 5th, 4th)
    Played 1 x £3.30 Double Your Money (results: 2nd)

    Day 149 (Friday)

    Played 1 x £5.50 Double Your Money (result: 6th)
    Played 1 x £3.30 Double Your Money (result: 3rd)
    Played 1 x £2.20 @ 2:20 (result: 7th - top six cashed!)

    Balance now £81.20, will update the first post now. Also going to start two mini-challenges:

    1) Repeating my 100 x £3.30 DYM's challenge
    2) 50 x Deep Stack tournaments, most of which will be the £2.20 @ 2:20

    Hopefully these will boost my bankroll a little long-term.
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  • Chris_McChris_Mc
    edited May 2014
    In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player:
    Day 148 (Thursday) Played 2 x £1.10 Six-Max (results: 5th, 4th) Played 1 x £3.30 Double Your Money (results: 2nd) Day 149 (Friday) Played 1 x £5.50 Double Your Money (result: 6th) Played 1 x £3.30 Double Your Money (result: 3rd) Played 1 x £2.20 @ 2:20 (result: 7th - top six cashed!) Balance now £81.20, will update the first post now. Also going to start two mini-challenges: 1) Repeating my 100 x £3.30 DYM's challenge 2) 50 x Deep Stack tournaments, most of which will be the £2.20 @ 2:20 Hopefully these will boost my bankroll a little long-term.
    Posted by peter27

    Gl, on your mini challenges, remember your notes was reading earlier, one thing I'm pretty hopeless at, but do seem too remember most players I come a cross , but set the colour codes as well, red = honkin        green = friendly or team member.       Yellow = good.      Blue = I like this players name.....    
    In all seriousness though, it is something I have too work on if I'm  going too be playing cash more regular.


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  • peter27peter27
    edited June 2014
    Day 150 (Saturday)

    Played 2 x £8K Early Sat (results: didn't qualify either time)
    Played 2 x £3.30 Double Your Money (results: 1st, 4th)
    Played 1 x £2.20 @ 2:20* (result: 3rd for £17.70)

    Mini "100 x Deepstack MTT" Challenge

    Played: 1
    Wins: 0
    Final Tables: 1
    Cashes: 1
    Fails: 0
    Entry Fees: £2.20
    Winnings: £17.70
    Profit: £15.50

    Mini "100 x £3.30 DYM" Challenge

    Played: 41
    Cashes: 25
    Fails: 16

    Balance now £90.90, will update the first post now.

    * Thanks to Stuarty for cheering me on in this, was a very fun end to the tournament!
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  • peter27peter27
    edited June 2014
    Day 151 (Sunday)

    Played 1 x £3K BH Micro Sat (result: 1st - entry into semi)
    Played 1 x £3,000 BH Semi (result: 5th ... 4th got £33 - VERY gutted)
    Played 1 x £500 D/Stack Sat (result: 9th/20 - needed top 2)

    Mini "100 x Deepstack MTT" Challenge

    Played: 1
    Wins: 0
    Final Tables: 1
    Cashes: 1
    Fails: 0
    Entry Fees: £2.20
    Winnings: £17.70
    Profit: £15.50

    Mini "100 x £3.30 DYM" Challenge

    Played: 41
    Cashes: 25
    Fails: 16

    Balance now £85.90.
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  • peter27peter27
    edited June 2014
    Massive update here, been quite lazy recently!

    Day 152     (Monday)

    Played 1 x £2.20 @ 2:20 (result: 28th - no cash)
    Played 2 x £3.30 Double Your Money (results: C*, 3rd)
    Played 1 x £5.50 Double Your Money (result: 1st)

    * forgot what position, but I cashed.

    Day 153 (Tuesday)

    Played 1 x £5K Open Super Sat (result: 10th - needed top 8)
    Played 1 x £5K Turbo Direct (result: out early - shoved pocket Q's, opposition hit an A to knock me out)
    Played 1 x UKPC Free Sats FR (result: 28th out of 225 - needed top 6)
    Played 1 x £5.50 Double Your Money (result: 4th)
    Played 4 x £3.30 Double Your Money (results: 1st, 5th, 6th, 4th)
    Played 1 x Top Of The Posts (result: 23rd - no cash)**

    ** harsh exit hand:
    PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalance
    vaigret Small blind   100.00 100.00 6350.00
    splashies Big blind   200.00 300.00 6050.00
      Your hole cards
    • J
    • J
    		     
    benc Fold        
    peter27 Raise   440.00 740.00 3745.00
    jdsallstar Fold        
    vaigret Call   340.00 1080.00 6010.00
    splashies Fold        
    Flop
       
    • 4
    • 4
    • 3
    		     
    vaigret Check        
    peter27 Bet   540.00 1620.00 3205.00
    vaigret All-in   6010.00 7630.00 0.00
    peter27 All-in   3205.00 10835.00 0.00
    vaigret Unmatched bet   2265.00 8570.00 2265.00
    vaigret Show
    • 7
    • K
    		     
    peter27 Show
    • J
    • J
    		     
    Turn
       
    • K
    		     
    River
       
    • Q
    		     
    vaigret Win Two Pairs, Kings and 4s 8570.00   10835.00
    Day 154 (Wednesday)

    Played 1 x £2.20 @ 2:20 (result: 32nd out of 211)***
    Played 2 x £3.30 Double Your Money (results: 1st, 5th)

    *** needed top 23 to cash, but I'm still very happy - out lasted a lot of top players and played well. Another bad beat.

    Mini "100 x Deepstack MTT" Challenge

    Played: 3
    Wins: 0
    Final Tables: 1
    Cashes: 1
    Fails: 0
    Entry Fees: £6.60
    Winnings: £17.70
    Profit: £11.10

    Mini "100 x £3.30 DYM" Challenge     ****

    Played: 10
    Cashes: 5
    Fails: 5

    **** The figures in my previous update were wrong, fixed now.

    Balance now £78.17. I am losing money at the moment, but I do feel like I am playing very well and I am taking comfort that the majority of my knock-outs recently have been bad beats. Most of the time I am getting my money in while ahead and that's promising :-)
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  • peter27peter27
    edited June 2014
    Since my last update I've played very little.

    Day 155

    Played 1 x £2.20 @ 2:20 (result: out early)
    Played 7 x £3.30 Double Your Money (results: 2nd, 1st, 4th, 5th, 4th, 5th, 2nd)

    Mini "100 x Deepstack MTT" Challenge

    Played: 4
    Wins: 0
    Final Tables: 1
    Cashes: 1
    Fails: 0
    Entry Fees: £8.80
    Winnings: £17.70
    Profit: £8.90

    Mini "100 x £3.30 DYM" Challenge     ****

    Played: 17
    Cashes: 8
    Fails: 9

    I keep getting close to £100, but then drop quite significantly - getting a little annoying! I'll keep pushing though :-) Balance now £70.87, will update the first post now.
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  • peter27peter27
    edited July 2014
    Hey guys!

    Been away for a while for many reasons; busy at work, the World Cup, spending time with the girlfriend etc. etc.

    Anyhow, I've got the poker bug again so I'm going to start playing a little more. Don't think I'm going to limit myself to a specific type of poker, just going to play whatever I fancy for now and have fun :-)

    Will still be updating my progress of course. At my last update my balance was £70.87, I have withdrawn some of that to leave a nice round £50 in my account. Will update the first post now!

    Feel free to leave me messages and let me know how you guys have been :-)
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  • TENTENTENTENTENTEN
    edited July 2014
    good luck try the dtds tonight a good evenings fun  for about a fiver
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  • TENTENTENTENTENTEN
    edited July 2014
    did you play the dtds ?
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  • peter27peter27
    edited July 2014
    In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player:
    did you play the dtds ?
    Posted by TENTENTEN
    No, I wasn't around at that time sadly. I have played them in the past however! How were they? :-)
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  • peter27peter27
    edited July 2014
    Day 156

    Played 1 x £5.50 Double Your Money (result: 3rd)

    Haven't had much luck (or skill) on the £5.50 DYM's in the past so I am glad I cashed yesterday :-)

    Balance now £54.50.
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  • peter27peter27
    edited July 2014
    Day 157

    Played 4 x £5K Turbo Direct (results: 1st - qualified, 7th, 7th, 8th)
    Played 1 x £5 Double Your Money (result: 5th)
    Played 1 x £5K Open Super Sat (result: 12th)
    Played 1 x £5K Turbo Open (result: out early, KK got beat by AA)
    Played 1 x £300 Gtd (30 mins) (result: out early)

    A poor day in terms of my balance, but I did have lots of fun! Balance now stands at £31.50, will try build that back up today :-)

    This hand pretty much sums up the luck I had yesterday:
    PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalance
    ballon1 Small blind   75.00 75.00 1900.00
    weaktaz Big blind   150.00 225.00 4525.00
      Your hole cards
    • A
    • J
    		     
    RossMc Fold        
    peter27 Raise   330.00 555.00 845.00
    JAYKAY68 All-in   2600.00 3155.00 0.00
    dcookie Fold        
    ballon1 Fold        
    weaktaz Fold        
    peter27 All-in   845.00 4000.00 0.00
    JAYKAY68 Unmatched bet   1425.00 2575.00 1425.00
    peter27 Show
    • A
    • J
    		     
    JAYKAY68 Show
    • A
    • K
    		     
    Flop
       
    • K
    • K
    • K
    		     
    Turn
       
    • 5
    		     
    River
       
    • 2
    		     
    JAYKAY68 Win Four Kings 2575.00   4000.00
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  • jimb0d1jimb0d1
    edited July 2014
    Time to stop the sats with that bankroll peter!
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  • peter27peter27
    edited July 2014
    In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player:
    Time to stop the sats with that bankroll peter!
    Posted by jimb0d1
    You're right, I am not properly following BRM since my comeback. I have decided to focus on enjoying my poker for now rather than specifically aiming to increase my balance.

    Satellites and MTT's are my favourite form of poker, even though DYM's are probably more profitable for me - sometimes I just get fed up and bored of DYM's though :/
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  • peter27peter27
    edited July 2014
    Day 158

    Played 2 x £100 Speed B/H (results: 10th, 3rd for £13.98 + £6.10 HP)
    Played 1 x £100 Gtd (30 mins) (result: 5th for £9.98)
    Played 1 x £6K Open Direct (result: 2nd for £2.20)
    Played 1 x £5 Double Your Money (result: 3rd)
    Played 1 x £5 Six-Max (Speed) (result: 1st)

    Also played a bit of cash when I was trying to hunt for the 798th million hand, lost a few pound.

    All in all, a very good day. Balance now £61.90.

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  • shakinacesshakinaces
    edited July 2014
    As long as you can afford the loss / or to reload your account, it has to be worth taking a few shots.

    At the end of the day, unless you getting to the point where the grind is bringing meaningful sums of money, fun and enjoyment has to be one of the main reasons for playing - any wins are just a bonus!

    And hey, it only takes one good satellite performance followed by a bit of tournament run good and you could be insta-rolled for a year of micro-stakes :)

    ps - run good!
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  • hhyftrftdrhhyftrftdr
    edited July 2014
    Open shove AJ above.
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  • DOHHHHHHHDOHHHHHHH
    edited July 2014
    In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player:
    Open shove AJ above.
    Posted by hhyftrftdr
    +1 and it's not even close to being close.

    Peter, why didn't you?
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  • peter27peter27
    edited July 2014
    In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player:
    As long as you can afford the loss / or to reload your account, it has to be worth taking a few shots. At the end of the day, unless you getting to the point where the grind is bringing meaningful sums of money, fun and enjoyment has to be one of the main reasons for playing - any wins are just a bonus! And hey, it only takes one good satellite performance followed by a bit of tournament run good and you could be insta-rolled for a year of micro-stakes :) ps - run good!
    Posted by shakinaces
    This is exactly what I wanted to hear, thanks very much :-)

    In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player:
    Open shove AJ above.
    Posted by hhyftrftdr
    In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player:
    In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player : +1 and it's not even close to being close. Peter, why didn't you?
    Posted by DOHHHHHHH
    Honestly, I have no idea. Shoving would be the logical thing to do, and I'm not sure what I was thinking :/
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  • peter27peter27
    edited July 2014
    Day 159

    Played 3 x £10k Super Sat (results: 2nd - qualified, 1st for £33, 1st for £33)
    Played 1 x £10k Sky BH Direct (result: 3rd)
    Played 1 x £10k Sky Sports BH (result: 131st/352 - £11.25 in HP)
    Played 1 x £1500 BH Direct (result: out early)
    Played 1 x £5 Six-Max (Speed) (result: 1st)

    Such a good day yesterday! Balance has now gone up to £107.95, will update the first post now. It has to be said that I feel like I'm playing well and running well right now. Really enjoying my poker :-)
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  • peter27peter27
    edited July 2014
    Didn't get a chance to play yesterday, but almost certainly will today :-)
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  • peter27peter27
    edited July 2014
    Day 160

    Played 2 x £5 Double Your Money (results: 1st, cashed - not sure which position)
    Played 1 x £200 GTD Turbo (result: 4th/42 for £23.10)

    Also played a little cash when hunting for the 799th million hand :-)

    Really am playing and running well of late, balance is now £132.15. Will update the first post now.
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