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Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary.

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  • TommyDTommyD
    edited January 2013
    Oh and thanks everyone for the PMs, those with questions I will get back to all of you over the next few days, I haven't forgotten about them :)
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  • TommyDTommyD
    edited January 2013
    And after a frustrating period where only a couple of nl30 tables were running and the widget wouldn't move.....

    We're home.

    P/L:  -£871.63
    C4P:  50,013

    Stick a fork in me, I'm done.  Will give full report thoughts etc next time I'm online (i.e. February)

    Till then, night all, I'm off to bed.
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  • TPTP123TPTP123
    edited February 2013

    I've been abroad for the last 3 weeks and a bit but thought i'd have a gander to see how you got on. Congrats man, nice to see you hit your target... been a good read as well. keep it up fella 

    Would be interesting to here guesstimates of how many hours you put in over the month, how many hands over each stakes, and if you had to do it again like at gunpoint for the month what would you do differently.. 
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  • TommyDTommyD
    edited February 2013
    PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalance
    kenhed Small blind  £1.00 £1.00 £352.10
    TommyD Big blind  £2.00 £3.00 £290.00
     Your hole cards
    • Q
    • J
    		   
    RUNITSRANN Fold     
    launder Fold     
    x Raise  £6.00 £9.00 £276.25
    gadgerno1 Fold     
    kenhed Fold     
    TommyD Call  £4.00 £13.00 £286.00
    Flop
      
    • A
    • K
    • 6
    		   
    TommyD Check     
    x Check     
    Turn
      
    • 10
    		   
    TommyD Bet  £6.50 £19.50 £279.50
    x Fold     
    TommyD Muck     
    TommyD Win  £12.35  £291.85
    TommyD Return  £6.50

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  • TPTP123TPTP123
    edited February 2013
    haha... I guess some people want their cake and eat it!!!! 

    But not just eat....

    Like really eat it with both hands... like go caveman on the cake... 

    Maybe even wear like 20% of said cake on the face.... 

    And lastly make sure there is someone nearby who be starving and needy and not offer them any cake but eat it in front of them making them jelly that they can't have cake or eat it or even wear a little bit of it

    Pfft... make a royal flush and moan!!! oh dear god.. I've lost all respect fo you!!


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  • TommyDTommyD
    edited February 2013
    In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary.:
    haha... I guess some people want their cake and eat it!!!!  But not just eat.... Like really eat it with both hands... like go caveman on the cake...  Maybe even wear like 20% of said cake on the face....  And lastly make sure there is someone nearby who be starving and needy and not offer them any cake but eat it in front of them making them jelly that they can't have cake or eat it or even wear a little bit of it Pfft... make a royal flush and moan!!! oh dear god.. I've lost all respect fo you!!
    Posted by TPTP123
    Haha

    Wasn't really a moan, just a sigh ;)
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  • bluebird57bluebird57
    edited February 2013
    had enough leaving reported abuse and not happy with outcome
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  • TommyDTommyD
    edited March 2013
    In Response to Re:foul abuse on this site:
    had enough leaving reported abuse and not happy with outcome
    Posted by bluebird57
    Only just seen this Bluebird.  Don't think it was aimed at me but if you see this feel free to PM me about it.
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  • TommyDTommyD
    edited March 2013
    And we're back.

    So I get a call the other day from my Dad.  He's coming to the SPT this weekend and decided to check out Aspers while my mother did some shopping around Westfield.

    Dad:  'So I went in Aspers.  It's a bit grotty isn't it.'
    Me:  'Really?  I thought it looked quite swish.'
    Dad:  'Yeah, but the people in there were shabby.  People wearing T-Shirts...'

    When you say the word casino, below is how my father sees it, with a Speak-Easy soundtrack on loop.
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  • TommyDTommyD
    edited March 2013
    In Grant the Cat news: (For those new to the thread, Grant is named after a friend of mine who is also Ginger and a pain in the backside, he's a stray/neighbour's cat who comes around for Tuna).

    I've somewhat warmed to him.


    He's coming around all of the time now.  Doesn't do my allergy any favours but he's unusual for a cat in the way he demands affection so much.  He's more like a dog than a cat, plus we still don't know if he has an owner.  I'm planning to follow him Spy Vs Spy style one of these days.
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  • TommyDTommyD
    edited March 2013
    In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary.:
    In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : lolol I normally start to think the latter about 2 days into a month grind. How much harder do you think it has been to get the target relative to previous rake races like last years in January? in terms of number of games running etc (accepting it depends on when you are available to play, maybe specify that!).  Chin up just do some mteeeeet binks. gl
    Posted by beaneh
    I missed this one before and it's a good time to look back on January and that rake race.

    Cash tables were better in that rake race.  More ran, more faces and it was a lot easier to start a table.  Now for my style of play the benefit I received for the new poker point system of weighted contribution really showed.  I got more points from cash tables than I ever did in previous races.  However the downside was the DYMs just didn't run at the high levels as they did the year previous.  There were plenty of the ones above £55 going in Jan 2012, hardly any ran this Jan and the £55 DYMs were well down.  Now I know I'm currently a long term loser on the £55 DYMs, however I have cashed in more than half.  I beat the game, I don't beat the rake.  The fact is that with the length of blind levels and the structure (IMO the standard ones are pretty much turbos by industry standard) along with the fact they are 6-max and how much education is out there for free, the edges in these games are just not that big at all.  The playerpool just isn't big enough and the Reg ability levels are not different enough to crush these games.  DYMs don't lend themselves to big edges anyway.  Luckily enough the C4P I have gained from them dwarf the losses so it's still +ev for me to play them at a large volume.

    So in conclusion for the question, cash was much better all day round, DYMs were much worse.  MTTs were pretty netrual.

    For me, January was tough.  I documented the downswing I was on and it really put me through the mental grind.  I'm pretty pleased how I reacted TBH.  I didn't tilt to any major levels, I didn't go chasing at higher limits and I worked through it to play better.

    Luckily subsquent months have been kinder to me.  And I didn't go for the points total in Feb.  Without the DYMs running I just couldn't face it truth be told.
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  • beanehbeaneh
    edited March 2013
    In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary.:
    In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : I missed this one before and it's a good time to look back on January and that rake race. Cash tables were better in that rake race.  More ran, more faces and it was a lot easier to start a table.  Now for my style of play the benefit I received for the new poker point system of weighted contribution really showed.  I got more points from cash tables than I ever did in previous races.  However the downside was the DYMs just didn't run at the high levels as they did the year previous.  There were plenty of the ones above £55 going in Jan 2012, hardly any ran this Jan and the £55 DYMs were well down.  Now I know I'm currently a long term loser on the £55 DYMs, however I have cashed in more than half.  I beat the game, I don't beat the rake.  The fact is that with the length of blind levels and the structure (IMO the standard ones are pretty much turbos by industry standard) along with the fact they are 6-max and how much education is out there for free, the edges in these games are just not that big at all.  The playerpool just isn't big enough and the Reg ability levels are not different enough to crush these games.  DYMs don't lend themselves to big edges anyway.  Luckily enough the C4P I have gained from them dwarf the losses so it's still +ev for me to play them at a large volume. So in conclusion for the question, cash was much better all day round, DYMs were much worse.  MTTs were pretty netrual. For me, January was tough.  I documented the downswing I was on and it really put me through the mental grind.  I'm pretty pleased how I reacted TBH.  I didn't tilt to any major levels, I didn't go chasing at higher limits and I worked through it to play better. Luckily subsquent months have been kinder to me.  And I didn't go for the points total in Feb.  Without the DYMs running I just couldn't face it truth be told.
    Posted by TommyD
    I think better is the wrong word, there may physically have been more games but with 5/6 players all folding on 12-20 tables the games were awful.

    dyms aren't even slightly interesting and should be easily crushable on sky there may be a tonne of info and explanations of how to beat them but no one bothers to try and learn so you deffo must have big leaks to not be winning after rake.
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  • TommyDTommyD
    edited March 2013
    In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary.:
    In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : I think better is the wrong wor d, there may physically have been more games but with 5/6 players all folding on 12-20 tables the games were awful. dyms aren't even slightly interesting and should be easily crushable on sky there may be a tonne of info and explanations of how to beat them but no one bothers to try and learn so you deffo must have big leaks to not be winning after rake.
    Posted by beaneh
    On DYMs maybe you're right.  I'm easily beating all levels apart from the £55 (including all of the ones above).  Maybe I have huge leaks, the passion to sort out my DYM game isn't exactly massive anymore.  One thing I do know, I get called on the bubble hand a vast amount more than anyone else, and tbh it's a call you never want as it means the other two are usually freerolling.  Had plenty of games with people passing to everyone else's shove for ten orbits, then I shove and foldy villain decides K6 is in their call range v me.

    Meh, maybe I just suck and shouldn't whine so much.

    On the cash games, I didn't have that as much as you did.  Yeah maybe better was the wrong word and yes there were plenty of sessions with tons of people just folding but I had some good sessions in there where people were opening up much more.
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  • beanehbeaneh
    edited March 2013
    In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary.:
    In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : On DYMs maybe you're right.  I'm easily beating all levels apart from the £55 (including all of the ones above).  Maybe I have huge leaks, the passion to sort out my DYM game isn't exactly massive anymore.  One thing I do know, I get called on the bubble hand a vast amount more than anyone else, and tbh it's a call you never want as it means the other two are usually freerolling.  Had plenty of games with people passing to everyone else's shove for ten orbits, then I shove and foldy villain decides K6 is in their call range v me. Meh, maybe I just suck and shouldn't whine so much. On the cash games, I didn't have that as much as you did.  Yeah maybe better was the wrong word and yes there were plenty of sessions with tons of people just folding but I had some good sessions in there where people were opening up much more.
    Posted by TommyD

    pretty sure I was the only one raising any non Aces hands in january.


    the dyms are just maths, theres no skill except judging your oppos calling range, tis utterly mind numbing, if in doubt fold. + the sample size will be small so you may have just run worse at the bigger buyin ones.

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  • TommyDTommyD
    edited March 2013
    In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary.:
    In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : pretty sure I was the only one raising any non Aces hands in january. the dyms are just maths, theres no skill except judging your oppos calling range, tis utterly mind numbing, if in doubt fold. + the sample size will be small so you may have just run worse at the bigger buyin ones.
    Posted by beaneh
    There was at least two of us.
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  • beanehbeaneh
    edited March 2013
    In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary.:
    In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : There was at least two of us.
    Posted by TommyD

    pftttt kings you loooosey goosey.
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  • The_Don90The_Don90
    edited March 2013
    Love the discussion on these nits.

    However since im not a good reader - and theres 63 pages which is out of my reading range - can tommy tell me more about this cat. he looks cute, and i like cats. and im tilted so cats might de-tilt me. 

    :)
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  • TommyDTommyD
    edited March 2013
    Anyway, all this talk of nits has made me a little thirsty for some ego poker hands.  Me and young Smitty (Great Britain's youtube answer to LonelyGirl13) got into a 'mine is bigger than yours' thing yesterday on the Mastercash tables.  He showed me one, I showed him one back.  Might be great poker, might be rank awful, not for me to judge.

    Hand 1, I bottled my read tbh.  Not nice to say but I did, the whole plan was to let him barrel off and I blinked.  Hand 2, trying to represent strength, I think the board hits my 'peeled and binked a set' range well plus it's tough for him to have too much IMO.

    Then again, I could be completely wrong.
    PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalance
    TommyD Small blind  £1.00 £1.00 £528.55
    gadgerno1 Big blind  £2.00 £3.00 £461.40
     Your hole cards
    • 10
    • 10
    		   
    smudge36 Fold     
    BenjiT93 Fold     
    Smitalos Raise  £6.00 £9.00 £440.20
    TommyD Raise  £17.00 £26.00 £511.55
    gadgerno1 Fold     
    Smitalos Raise  £40.00 £66.00 £400.20
    TommyD Call  £28.00 £94.00 £483.55
    Flop
      
    • 8
    • 7
    • 7
    		   
    TommyD Check     
    Smitalos Bet  £50.00 £144.00 £350.20
    TommyD Call  £50.00 £194.00 £433.55
    Turn
      
    • 2
    		   
    TommyD Check     
    Smitalos Bet  £92.50 £286.50 £257.70
    TommyD Fold     
    Smitalos Show
    • J
    • 5
    		   
    Smitalos Win  £192.20  £449.90
    Smitalos Return  £92.50 £1.80 £542.40


    PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalance
    TommyD Small blind  £1.00 £1.00 £446.80
    Smitalos Big blind  £2.00 £3.00 £339.10
     Your hole cards
    • 4
    • 3
    		   
    TommyD Raise  £5.00 £8.00 £441.80
    Smitalos Raise  £20.00 £28.00 £319.10
    TommyD Call  £16.00 £44.00 £425.80
    Flop
      
    • 6
    • 8
    • 2
    		   
    Smitalos Bet  £22.00 £66.00 £297.10
    TommyD Call  £22.00 £88.00 £403.80
    Turn
      
    • J
    		   
    Smitalos Bet  £50.00 £138.00 £247.10
    TommyD Raise  £120.00 £258.00 £283.80
    Smitalos Fold     
    TommyD Show
    • 4
    • 3
    		   
    TommyD Win  £187.00  £470.80
    TommyD Return  £70.00
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  • GliterBabeGliterBabe
    edited March 2013
    Try this for tilt !!!! My cat is nearly 20 and his insurance premiums just went from £52 to £86 per month, tough if he gets ill now the DD quickly got cancelled.......
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  • TommyDTommyD
    edited March 2013
    In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary.:
    Love the discussion on these nits. However since im not a good reader - and theres 63 pages which is out of my reading range - can tommy tell me more about this cat. he looks cute, and i like cats. and im tilted so cats might de-tilt me.  :)
    Posted by The_Don90
    Here you go Don, more Cat pics:








    I have no idea if he 'has cheeseburgerz.'

    He turned up after we moved into the new place, that was about nine months ago.  Slowly he's been turning up more.  I think today he's been either sleeping on the sofa or stalking in the garden all day.  I'm quite concerned he is owned by someone and they are waiting by their garden door with cat food in hand.  The problem is he doesn't have a collar on, never has.  I'm considering taking him to the vets to see if he's chipped, the problem is I don't want to become responsible for the blighter, nor if the vet tells me I should chip him do I want to pay for it.  Not sure what to do TBH.
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  • The_Don90The_Don90
    edited March 2013
    Just to help tommy i googled "a cat keeps comming to my house" link one scrolled down through some garbage and found this. Maybe a good suggestion - saves the vets

    "if you dont want to keep it, dont let it in...and whatever you do, dont feed it. it will go away soon enough... the more you feed it the more it'll just keep coming back. 
    on the other hand, if you want to keep it...take some advice from a cats sanctuary or the RSPCA regarding inoculations etc...they'll also advise you on whether it probably has an owner or not
    (cats just make a home wherever they're being fed)"


    However you seem happy with this cat, but im sure you'll decide whats best for you. 
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  • TommyDTommyD
    edited March 2013
    In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary.:
    Try this for tilt !!!! My cat is nearly 20 and his insurance premiums just went from £52 to £86 per month, tough if he gets ill now the DD quickly got cancelled.......
    Posted by GliterBabe
    Just claim someone else's cat Wayne.  That's what I have done.  Apparently.

    Blooming thing's sat on a heated blanket right now purring at me.  Think it's time to put him outside.
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  • Lambert180Lambert180
    edited March 2013
    Emma reckons you should print them photos with a kind of 'is this your cat?' style thing and stick 'em up in the area or post some around the street.

    EDIT: Probably not the one with you in PJs ;)
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  • TommyDTommyD
    edited March 2013
    In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary.:
    Just to help tommy i googled "a cat keeps comming to my house" link one scrolled down through some garbage and found this. Maybe a good suggestion - saves the vets " if you dont want to keep it, dont let it in...and whatever you do, dont feed it. it will go away soon enough... the more you feed it the more it'll just keep coming back.  on the other hand, if you want to keep it...take some advice from a cats sanctuary or the RSPCA regarding inoculations etc...they'll also advise you on whether it probably has an owner or not (cats just make a home wherever they're being fed)" However you seem happy with this cat, but im sure you'll decide whats best for you. 
    Posted by The_Don90
    Good plan Don, gonna look up the nearest RSPCA place now and take a trip.
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  • TommyDTommyD
    edited March 2013
    In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary.:
    Emma reckons you should print them photos with a kind of 'is this your cat?' style thing and stick 'em up in the area or post some around the street. EDIT: Probably not the one with you in PJs ;)
    Posted by Lambert180
    I don't really want to do that, mainly because ever since 101 Dalmatians I'd be worried some Victorian style villian would just use this as an opportunity to get a free cat.  Plus if someone had lost a cat they'd be much more likely to put up signs themselves.  I've looked a lot around the area, haven't seen one yet.

    BTW, those are not my PJs, that is a tracksuit bottom and Kansas City Chiefs limited edition jumper.  Why is it limited edition?  Because no one else in the UK buys the stuff for them, that's an import.

    Go Chiefs!
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  • beanehbeaneh
    edited March 2013
    hand 1 is awful awful 3bet if you're going to be folding post to just 2 barrels on this texture with stacks as they are. 

    hand 2 fold pre fold pre once you call pre i'd rather call flop raise turn than anything else.
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  • TommyDTommyD
    edited March 2013
    In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary.:
    hand 1 is awful awful 3bet if you're going to be folding post to just 2 barrels on this texture with stacks as they are.  hand 2 fold pre fold pre once you call pre i'd rather call flop raise turn than anything else.
    Posted by beaneh
    Completely agree with you on hand 1.

    Hand 2 the HU dynamic had gone to a point where I was not folding anything connected or suited pre.  Yes I know the small connectors are a lot worse than the middle, higher ones and yes fold pre optimal.  The plan was play streets.
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  • hawk7112hawk7112
    edited March 2013
    In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary.:
    In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : I don't really want to do that, mainly because ever since 101 Dalmatians I'd be worried some Victorian style villian would just use this as an opportunity to get a free cat.  Plus if someone had lost a cat they'd be much more likely to put up signs themselves.  I've looked a lot around the area, haven't seen one yet. BTW, those are not my PJs, that is a tracksuit bottom and Kansas City Chiefs limited edition jumper.  Why is it limited edition?  Because no one else in the UK buys the stuff for them, that's an import. Go Chiefs!
    Posted by TommyD

    I have seen the export records and Yes you have the only one outside of Kansas to own one. ;)

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  • beanehbeaneh
    edited March 2013
    In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary.:
    In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : Completely agree with you on hand 1. Hand 2 the HU dynamic had gone to a point where I was not folding anything connected or suited pre.  Yes I know the small connectors are a lot worse than the middle, higher ones and yes fold pre optimal.  The plan was play streets.
    Posted by TommyD


    good plan, except that if you plan to always do it with 34o you're just burning money.......
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  • WotAliasWotAlias
    edited March 2013
    In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary.:
    And we're back. So I get a call the other day from my Dad.  He's coming to the SPT this weekend and decided to check out Aspers while my mother did some shopping around Westfield. Dad:  'So I went in Aspers.  It's a bit grotty isn't it.' Me:  'Really?  I thought it looked quite swish.' Dad:  'Yeah, but the people in there were shabby.  People wearing T-Shirts...' When you say the word casino, below is how my father sees it, with a Speak-Easy soundtrack on loop.
    Posted by TommyD
    well son first the good news when I met your ma she wasn't carrying any bags secondly it would have been better to have attached a picture from the sting and lastly u are going down Saturday afternoon.LAST LONGER? I forgot to say that most of the people in aspers should have been wearing t shirts that fitted. Ie no belly or cheeks...

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