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Played 2 x £5 Double Your Money (results: 3rd, 3rd)
Played 2 x £300 Gtd (30 mins) (results: knocked out both times)
Played 1 x £15K Super Direct (result: 4th/12 - needed top 2)
Played 1 x £100 Gtd (30 mins) (result: 11th for £7.26)
Played 1 x £50 Gtd Free-Buy (result: 15th)
Played 1 x £15K All-In Sat (result: out first hand xD)
Played 1 x £1500 BH Direct (result: 5th/18 - needed top 2)
Not the best day ever, but I had an awful lot of fun :-) Balance is now £110.91. I think I will be playing lots of £5 DYM's today - played a couple yesterday and really enjoyed them.
Played 6 x £5.50 Double Your Money (results: 5th, 4th, 1st, 5th, 2nd, 4th)
Played 1 x £2.25 Double Your Money (result: 3rd)
Played 1 x £8K BH Direct (result: 12th)
Day 163 (Tuesday)
Played 1 x £5.50 Double Your Money (result: 3rd)
Played 1 x £100 Lunch Timed (result: 6th for £11.78)
Played 1 x £5K Turbo Direct (result: 8th, needed top 5)
Played 1 x £5K Open All-In (result: didn't qualify)
Played 1 x £5K Turbo Open* (result: 215th)
Didn't play Wednesday.
Balance now £86.65, really need to try get that back above £100 ideally.
* Decided to buy-in direct as it's an event I really enjoy. Actually started really well and was leading for much of the first 45 minutes. However I had a hand which lost me a few thousand chips and my play just became really bad after that. Unusual because I rarely go on tilt, but it's a learning experience.
Day 164
Played 1 x £10K Super Sat (result: 8th)
Played 1 x £200 GTD Trubo (result: 4th for £24.20)
Day 165
Played 1 x £200 GTD Trubo (result: 13th - needed top 6)
Day 166
Played 1 x £200 GTD Trubo (result: out early)
Balance now £90.75, will update the first post now.
Played 1 x £5.50 Double Your Money (result: 3rd)
Balance now £95.25. Have decided to play the main event tonight (Tuesday), regardless of if I satellite in or not. I will be trying to qualify though naturally.
Played 2 x Six-Max (Speed) (results: 2nd, 1st)
Played 1 x £11 Turbo Open (result: out just before late reg closed)
Played 1 x £200 GTD Turbo (result: 11th)
Day 169 (Wednesday)
Played 2 x £5.50 Double Your Money (results: 5th, 3rd)
Balance now stands at £99.42. Just about to post a number of hands on the poker clinic, been doing a lot of analysis on my play lately. I do feel like I am improving, albeit slowly.
Played 2 x £5.50 Double Your Money (results: 6th, 1st)
Played 1 x £200 GTD Turbo (result: 22nd)
Balance now £92.92.
Did you miss me?
I haven't played poker for ages, mainly because of a lack of time. I'm also less keen on playing here after the demise of the SPT's and Sky Poker TV.
However, over the last few days, I found myself with nothing to do, so I played a few MTT's. MTT's have always been my favourite form of poker, despite me mainly focussing this diary on DYM's in the past.
It seems like the break has done me good - I feel like I'm playing well and running well right now :-)
I finished 21st in the Super Roller on Sunday - just three places off the money!
Since then I also won £29.88 in a £400 Bounty Hunter, and also just finished 16th in the Turbo Tuesday main event to net £27.61 - good times :-)
I'm also considering playing my first ever live tournament at the Grosvenor Casino in Leicester soon. I know someone who plays in them and he's slowly convincing me to take part. Not entirely sure how well I'll do in a live game with nine players though (rather than online six-max). Let's see :-)
I probably won't post again for a while, but I will be back at some stage.
Bye for now!
Pete.
I haven't been around for any of this diary but i'll continue to read as you update.
Being an F1 fan myself i'm intrigued by the nickname Tikay's given you. Would be great to engage in a bit of F1 chat, since i've re-started looking at the forum on a regular basis it appears that F1 is slightly under-represented in all the great diaries we have on the forum. At least, no-ones posted about it over the last month so.
It's been a while since I've logged on to the Sky Poker site! Hopefully some of you still remember me.
I went away for two main reasons; one, a lack of time - and two, I became a little disenchanted with Sky Poker following the changes to Sky Poker TV, I personally would call it a demise, but that's my own opinion.
Anyhow, I am missing my poker, so I've decided to give this another whirl for a while.
The plan is one (perhaps two) SNG's most days, at the £55 level. I will drop down to the £33 level should no games at £55 be available (I seem to remember that they were not very popular for some reason).
I would also quite like to play the Turbo Tuesday main event - if it still runs, and if I available. We'll see how it goes. I will keep you updated of course :-)
Played: 2
Cashed: 2 (1st x 1, 2nd x 1)
Lost: 0
Total Staked: £110
Total Won: £200
Profit: £90
I thought I played very well, even if I do say so myself haha.
I would like to get feedback on this hand if anyone is reading this:
Also, for the record, while I'm not currently following strict bankroll management in terms of the amount in my poker account, I am more than happy to redeposit. Just saying that as the stakes I am playing for now are considerably higher than when I was regularly writing this diary.
Hmmm, it has been a while since I've posted here so my forum etiquette is lacking somewhat. Perhaps next time I post a hand, I will blank out the names - is that the done thing these days?
I have replied this morning to the PM you sent on Monday, sorry for the delay, I had a bad day yesterday.
Peter is, arguably, the best betting judge of FI I've ever met, & I'm sure he won't mind me mentioning that last season he got the absolute lot.
Elsewhere (please don't ask) I sort of head up a Sports Betting Community, & we are, by any standards, very successful, with a ROI of 5.72% over a sample size of 5,393 bets in a 4 year period.
We log & "proof" every bet in advance, & record results meticulously, by Sport, Bookie, Tipster, etc.
When Peter joined us, we were losing quite badly on our FI betting, but, mainly thanks to Peter, we are now profitable in Motorsports to the tune of 6.94% over a 251 bet sample size.
When Peter talks F1, it's best to listen good.
Played in the Turbo Tuesday main event yesterday, finishing 27th (my lucky number!) for £57.
As for today, I played two more £55 DYM's, finishing first in both - the Sky Poker revival is going extremely well so far.
DYM's
Played: 4
Cashed: 4 (1st x 3, 2nd x 1)
Lost: 0
Total Staked: £220
Total Won: £400
Profit: £180
MTT's
Played: 1
Cashed: 1 (27th x 1)
Lost: 0
Total Staked: £11
Total Won: £57
Profit: £46
Total Profit: £180 + £46 = £226
Here's a hand I thought was interesting:
In Response to Re: dym hand: Fair enough, I will make sure I do this if I am talking about the specifics of people's play. Thanks :-)
In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player: This post, coming from a man I revere as much as you, is the nicest compliment I have ever had. I sincerely appreciate that, thank you very much. I feel honoured
Just finished playing in a £400 Bounty Hunter with an £11 buy-in. I'm delighted to say that my recent success has continued. I finished 3rd, netting £38.40 + £10.78 in head prizes :-)
DYM's
Played: 4
Cashed: 4 (1st x 3, 2nd x 1)
Lost: 0
Total Staked: £220
Total Won: £400
Profit: £180
MTT's
Played: 2
Cashed: 2 (3rd x 1, 27th x 1)
Lost: 0
Total Staked: £22
Total Won: £106.18
Profit: £84.18
Total Profit: £180 + £84.18 = £264.18
Looking back through my game history, there is one hand where I am very disappointed with my play.
What disappointed me most was my play post-river. He had bet, and I had clearly made up my mind to try bluff the pot. Why would I just click back the raise?! 4800 into a pot of 18,000 when he already has 2400 on the table is extremely poor play - there's no way he should be folding in that position. I disappointed myself here; big mistake number two.
DYM's
Played: 6
Cashed: 5 (1st x 4, 2nd x 1)
Lost: 1 (5th x 1)
Total Staked: £330
Total Won: £500
Profit: £170
MTT's
Played: 2
Cashed: 2 (3rd x 1, 27th x 1)
Lost: 0
Total Staked: £22
Total Won: £106.18
Profit: £84.18
Total Profit: £170 + £84.18 = £254.18
The new F1 season, despite what the media say, will in my opinion be largely like the last, with Mercedes dominating. Although I do quite strongly think that Nico will be taking the title this season, rather than Lewis.
Meanwhile at the back, I think it's quite possible that McLaren will finish dead last in the constructors championship this season. The media are hyping up that they will progress up the field, but with engine development so restricted, I don't see it personally - and with Manor getting Mercedes engines, I think McLaren are under serious threat this season.
Rules, for the most part, stay static for this season. As for the new team, they're extremely successful over in the US, and I do expect them to score points this season, perhaps not consistently in year one, but they should do much better than HRT, Caterham & Marussia did in their first seasons.
A couple of things to note, this tournament only cost me £8.70 to enter, because I had a £2.30 tournament token from Sky Poker rewards.
Also, while I had a spare 10 minutes waiting for the tournament to begin, I decided to play some cash (very unusual for me) and actually won £30 or so. I won't keep this on my record though, I don't really play cash enough to make it worthwhile maintaining a proper record of results.
DYM's
Played: 6
Cashed: 5 (1st x 4, 2nd x 1)
Lost: 1 (5th x 1)
Total Staked: £330
Total Won: £500
Profit: £170
MTT's
Played: 3
Cashed: 2 (3rd x 1, 27th x 1)
Lost: 1 (71st x 1)
Total Staked: £30.70
Total Won: £106.18
Profit: £75.48
Total Profit: £170 + £75.48 = £245.48
I don't know how to get rid of these boxes below ..
Your raise sizing needs looking at. Just looks like you're clicking buttons.