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Goodbye to a very special player.
MASSIVE +1
Not too bad for a split ! :-))) xxx
Not too bad for a split ! :-))) xxx
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I hope you will spare a few moments to read this.
Last night marked the virtual retirement from Sky Poker of one of THE great stalwarts of recreational play.
Not a "big name", just a small ball player, but a very special one.
Just plays DYM's, mainly PLO8 as it happens.
How many DYM's?
21,927.
Of those 21,927, some 9,849 were in 2014, which is the 5th highest on the site measured by any or all formats of DYM. All the more remarkable they were in the less-trafficked PLO8 variant.
Won big money? Well not by the nose-bleed boys numbers, no, but pretty decent, all the same. Over all 21,927 games a ROI of 4.9% & a profit of £2,784. The vast majority of those near 22,000 games were at £3.30, so £2,737 takes some winning at that level. That makes the Sharkscope Graph a very pleasent sight, nice & steady, up up up, & all green.
Has a "Best Winning Streak" of 18, which is not so bad, & a "Most Losses Streak" of 20. Reacted to both in the same way. "This is poker, get used to it".
Pretty handy at NLH, too. Rarely plays NLH, but won a Freeroll into the last UKOPS High Roller & finished 6th, for £2,340.
And this player has never once moaned or groaned, threatened to leave Sky Poker, caused the Mods a moments concern, bad-mouthed anyone in the chat box, just takes their wins & losses like a proper grown up.
Promotes the game, too. Recently organised a Challenge which attracted a lot of interest, & a thread which ran to nearly 800 Posts, without a single moan or groan. Just recreationals enjoying themselves.
Studied the game, watched coaching videos, has Skype strategy groups?? No no, no, would rather stick needles in their eye than do that stuff. Just common-sense & application.
Regularly spends time coaching/mentoring new or inexperienced players, too, sitting with them at a 60p table if need be. Not so many players can say that.
So, perfect in every way, then? No, not exactly. Talks. A LOT. Bores everyone with "interesting facts". Is a food-a-holic, too, & bores players to death with endless food stories. Consumes 10 packs of Twiglets every day, too. So no, not perfect, but this is a proper recreational player, playing the game as it was designed to be played - for fun.
Not a youngster either. Don't know their age, but we can assume it is retirement age.
Yesterday was their last ever day on Sky Poker playing PLO8 DYM's, though a further non PLO Challenge is likely before the final goodbye in January or February.
Then it's a "Dream Retirement Holiday" in the USA, Florida, Vegas, all sorts. After that, it's goodbye Great Britain & hello to a new retirement villa in Corfu.
The name of this person is "Macacgirl1", real name Karen, who spent much of her life attached to Her Majesty's Royal Navy I believe.
A sad day for me, as I have become very fond of Karen, & am going to miss her terribly, but that's the same for all the PLO8 DYM players here, they all love her to bits.
Not a sad day for Karen though, life moves on & all that.
Poker would be a far better place for a few more like Karen.
Good luck in your retirement Karen, & thank you for being such an inspiration to so many.You are the very essence of how a recreational player should play the game.
It really is all a bit totes emosh.
A big loss for the Sky community and the Ploppers in particular
Glad to have met you albeit briefly, enjoy your place in the sun.
Neil
Was always a pleasure seeing you on the forums.
Good luck!
You will be sorely missed on the PLO8 tables and, when you eventually retire to the sunshine, on the forum.
I am a tad Jealous of you retiring to Corfu, but as I know that you are still going to be organising some Poker out there, I am going to get Tikay to ask the suits if we can have a Corfu leg of the Sky Poker tour.
Enjoy you hols, sounds like a terrific trip, and your retirement in Corfu.
Craig
Echo all that TK says above, a true legend of Sky Poker
Dave
Enjoy the sunshine.
All the best.
Rainman397
Already wished Macacgirl all the best on the PLO8 challenge thread.
Just wanted to add my thanks on this thread too.
Complete star that will be sorely missed.
I'm not gone just yet, but am 'retired' from PLO8.
I'll still be playing NLH DYMs (but absolutely nowhere near the volume I used to with PLO8) and I've challenged myself again to try and win a couple of hundred £s via freerolls only. So I'm here until the end of Feb, albeit lightly, before we have a final big holiday, then moving.
We are retiring early, not silly early, but I'm far from being a pensioner!
Thanks again and I hope you all enjoy your game, nothing else can really matter, I'll always believe that.
BIG +14 too!!
You have Been Inspiring as well as much Fun!!
Please stay in Touch, look forward to playing against you more before you leave!!
The Hitman!!
POKER FOR HEROES!!!!
UKOPS Cashes
£2,340.00 macagirl1 UKOPS HR 6th
£1,349.71 HITMAN_RV UKOPS 4K BH 1st
£128.96 GELDY UKOPS PLO 6th
£106.00 TheUKSpoon UKOPS £55BH 13th
£221.10 HITMAN_RV UKOPS3 16th
£28.88 GELDY UKOPS 2K Mini 22nd
£104.25 GELDY UKOPS Rebuy 10th
£140.00 HITMAN_RV UKOPS5 9-Max 3K 9th
£185.00 MacMonster UKOPS5
£236.60 GELDY £15,000 UKOPS 6 Main 16th
£234.50 MacMonster UKOP Main
Day 1 Raised £522!!!!!!!!
Day 2 £53
Day 3 £35
Day 4 -
Day 5 £32.50
Day 6 £83.00
Day 7 £40.00
Day 8 £67.00
10% Profits Donated £590.50
Other Donations £272.00
£862.50 !!!!! Total
...I work with annuity funds - could get you a bang-tidy deal on a pension.
Just holla