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Most excellent input guys, questionable one from her though
I have until 20th March to pay off my half of this Vegas splurge....Run like Bates this week please Sky!
Also ran AQ into AK more times than I care to remember this evening. Had a little CB debate with another reg about his AQ hand that happened on my table and challenged him to put it in the clinic..... lets see if he's game
Love the game
VUL Harry
I can't lie, I ran very well in the turbo tonight. I got it in really bad in a large 3way pot as we'd just got into the money, and got there on the river. Won flips when I needed too. Think I played pretty well as well though, always a nice combo to run and play decent.
Still pretty meh to bust in 8th, when 1st was 10x what I won, but beggars cant be choosers. To win the LL was a bonus, unlucky JJJohnson in that respect.
Think my (essential) exit hand was pretty standard. Laddering wasn't a big consideration at the time, wanted to get to the FT and beyond so no qualms about shoving Q9s and unlucky to run into a hand that could call.
At least I have a few more £££ in the account for all the inevitable rebuys tomorrow
Double gtd main event week was a mixed bag.
Mondays- I'd satted into this the previous week in one of the £6 super sats. I genuinely can't remember a single hand in it! Can't have been a vintage tournament and I know I didn't get any heads or cash.
Tuesday - Was better, as detailed above. Pleased to finish 8th out of nearly 800 runners for £210, but of course that tinge of disappointment when 1st is 10x that amount. Any edge you might feel you have at the business end of the Turbo is slightly negated by its structure and clock, with a bit (more) luck I might have binked my 3rd main, wasn't to be though.
Wednesday - The rebuy is a tournament I really enjoy....it's also a tournament that your balance enjoys less if things don't go your way! As predicted above, I was in for £66 in it, and didn't get anywhere near the money. I'd like it if Sky could introduce £4.80 sats that include the buy in and an immediate rebuy. I do wonder how many people sat into this tourney and then don't have the means to make the most of it with a rebuy/add on....At least I used my mad skills to win 2 all in sats to claw back some of the losses
Thursday - Was in this for free due to winning the last longer on Tuesday. I thought I busted about 30 or so places off the money with no heads, but it might have been significantly closer than that, as Dohhh busted the same level as me but he was well into the cash by then. Exit hand was close....sitting on 12bb and 88 in the SB, guy mins UTG from a slightly larger stack....think I'd have folded 66 and maybe 77, easy ship with 99....88 right in the middle. I had decent fold equity so went with it, he called with AJ and flopped his Jack. Ironically, later that evening in the £11 9.30 BH, I got AJ in against 88, flopped my Ace but he 4 flushed me. Poker eh?
Friday - Bought in direct. Got off to a terrible start. Then found a sweet spot; UTG raises from a large stack, UTG+1 goes all in for about 800 (20bb), I have JJ on the button and about 900 so easy decision for me and the added benefit of covering for a bounty, big stack correctly calls with 810s and we fade the very few outs they had for a treble up and head prize. Busted a short stacked Henners10 in lucky circumstances, A4 beating AK AIP (flop of 44K, poker eh?). Meandered along in the tournament, never had a large stack but was always reasonably comfortable, picked up another 2 heads and got into the money. Made a couple of mistakes, did a raise fold on the button that was awful and even saw it coming yet still did it, wp me. Left me dented, soon after shoved J10 into A10 and its gg me for £45 in heads and similar in prize money.
Think the total outlay this week was £110 (£11 + £66 + £33) and returns of around £300, cashing in 2/5 mains.
Was 'concerned' (in a good way) with UKOPs being followed pretty closely by this special double week, it was potentially a bankroll busting combo. Thankfully the bankroll remains in tact
Just need City, Everton and Chelsea to hold for SkyBets very generous 4/1 special today. Hold!!!!!!!!
So I got back to the flat and plonked myself on the sofa. Had a mooch at the various tournaments and sats, and decided I'd wait until the 6pm £24 Roller sat, as that is the one that houses all the £5.30 sat winners. Plus it has a 7min clock so slightly less of a shove fest than others. Got through it relatively unscathed, fortunately had a guy to my direct right at the business end who perhaps wasn't up to speed with solid sat strategy. I did get very lucky in one spot I should add.
Roller was fun. Made some good plays, some questionable plays, and some downright awful plays. Just got into the money whilst nursing a short stack. Fortunately for me some guy on my table literally blinded himself out, he just folded everything until he got his 1bb stack in and lost. I did shove 99 on the button, on the stone bubble, for about 10bb. I really was unsure what to do, as the said guy was very short (maybe 4bb at this point), but it just felt wrong to pass. The BB didn't have much more than me so knew I wasn't getting called light which probably swayed it for me.
So into the money and all the usual immediate bustouts happened, probably lost 3 or 4 players in an orbit. I got a much needed DU when I found KQ in the BB and essexphil had KJ in the SB, held there to give me something to splash about with.
With 13 left, I was again hovering around a 15bb stack. Raise folded KQ on the button against a big stack...really unsure about that. Eventually got 33 and 11bb in blind on blind vs Jord16, he called with A3h, flop brought 2 hearts and the river was an Ace to seal my fate. Disappointing to go out in those circumstances but I'm glad he used the chips wisely and took it down, very pleased for him. It's amazing what feelings you can have in a split second....I went from 'oh cr@p' when he called me, to 'oh that's good' when the cards overturned, to 'sh!tte the bed' when he flopped the flush draw, and eventually 'sigh' when the river was an A. Poker eh
13th for almost £265, after getting in for £24, isn't too shabby I suppose. Came on the back of a successful betting Saturday. Had that Skybet boosted special that came in at 4/1. Really fancied United at nearly 3/1 for some reason, so felt ridiculously dirty and had a few quid on them along with another boosted special of Rooney anytime/United win at 6/1. Eurgh, won't be betting on them anytime soon. Shame the boxing was a total wash out but by then I was too drunk to care
Might post some HH from last night, the good the bad and the ugly, for people to take apart if they so desire
I'm heading to Manchester today to see City put out of our Champions League misery, so in a bit of a rush (supposed to be meeting my dad in 30 mins and I've yet to even shower!)
Just wanted to let you know I'd seen ^ and will reply either tonight when I get home or more likely tomorrow.
We're gonna win the Champions League!
8th in the Turbo, 40 summat in the Fri BH, 13th in the Roller, just busted the Rebuy in 15th, all in the last week basically.
It's pleasing to go deep so grumbling seems futile, but if some hands hold in key spots I might have cashed for much more £££.
3 ME cashes in a row to look on the bright side, will try again tomorrow despite my awful track record in BH's.
I appreciate they don't have it easy, and probably have do deal with numbskulls at all hours. Having to bite your tongue when people push you can't be much fun either.
However, very disappointed with what just took place. Over such a trivial amount of money as well but beside the point.
UKOPs schedule looks good. Could get expensive with these afternoon games, various sats etc but gotta be in it to win it. Might look at trying to sell some action, maybe a package, will decide closer to the time. I'm sure some mug will invest in me
Got 2nd in the 9.30 BH last night. Ran very well. Kinda lost the plot 3 handed and struggled for spots, Bar4004 put me out of my misery HU.
Gotta miss some of my favourite tournaments tonight. A local pub has a dodgy stream of the Sunderland v City game. Would've liked to have gone but the train times back meant it was too tight. Probably for the best, we've lost 1-0 up there 4 years running!
Hey Lambert, I hope City play an optimal game tonight and end up winning
Having a poker challenge that involves a monetary goal, but wanting to play as little poker as possible to get there?
Explain that to me.
As Dev explained on numerous occasions, its his challenge and up to him how he acheives it.
I think its something to do with the modern age where everyone wants everthing as soon as possible.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
Rule of the P's !!
What about the rule of JFDI....just f...ing do it.
Like that too :-)
have come up with a fail proof way to make money,
will sit at one NL20 table per day,
when folded to me on BTN me min-raise to 40p,
hopefully get 2 folds from blinds and add 30 pence to bankroll,
insta stand and book the win.
if either blind calls my preflop raise i will check/fold to any raise postflop,
obv do same if 3bet pre,
this limits any damage to bankroll to just 40p which although it hurts like hell its not exactly a fortune is it chaps?
when i have crushed the level to 4 thousand buy-ins i will move up to NL30 when i will add a 2nd table to each session,
hehehehehe clever old spanksy
run good old chap