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Variance is an ugly beast at times I'm afraid. It affects poker everywhere, Live & Online, & on all Online Sites, equally. But of course for every example of -ve there is an equal & opposite example of +ev. Players generally remember -ev, & forget +ev. It's the nature of things.
I don't understand your comment about "only British players winning " I'm afraid - can you elaborate upon that, please?
I'm sorry you've decided to leave Sky Poker, & I wish you much poker enjoyment wherever you decide to play. To really enjoy poker, though, it'd best to find a way to come to terms with not always winning, otherwise I agree, it's not much fun, if losing hurts as most of us will lose more hands than we win.
Happy New Year, by the way.
Yes, you were a bit unlucky there.
To beat A-A with 4-2 you do need to get "quite lucky". Strictly speaking, although we all define bad beats differently, I'd not call it a bad beat, either, as you went in a good way behind. But most see bad beats different to me.
But you were extremely unlucky not to win after that Flop.
Many players focus on the "beats" they take, & it's understandable. But to my mind, it's better to focus on the positives (in poker, as in life), because looking at negatives serves no purpose or function. It's like complaining when it rains - it won't stop the rain!
I shared a poker table with a guy yesterday, & he started every other sentence with "this is how unlucky I am, listen"......then went on to regale us with some tale of misfortune.
So it's folded round to him in the BB, & he gets a walk - with Aces! He then says "see, this is how unlucky I am"......
An orbit later, he finds aces again. And they got beat by a flopped flush. Cue "see, this is how unlucky I am".......
Unlucky? He was healthy, well-dressed, drove a posh car, was adorned with bling, & had paid £165 to enter a Poker Tournament. That's how unlucky he is......
I hope the next time that coup goes off, Spike, you are on the right side of it.
Talking about positive i would just like to say that master cash has seriously improved my cash table play to the point where on the majority i am actually managing to stay up, I still have a few silly plays, which when I look back on I know I have been stupid but also I am making a lot better plays generally and with it is coming the better bank balance and I must admit a lot of it is thanks to sky poker and master cash so thank you for that.
Spike2120
Omaha Hi-Lo - I'm glad you've picked up on that, Penguin.
This is my personal comment, NOT an official Sky Poker news release, but the last I heard, Hi-Lo was due to be introduced on the next "Release" (that's tech-speak for Upgrade), which is scheduled for January or February. It will also include, I believe, Rebuys & Add-Ons for MTT's.
I think Omaha Hi-Lo is "ready", but it was felt - very sensibly I think - that as Omaha was new to Sky Poker, & we have so many players new to poker here, it was best to introduce Omaha Hi Only first, so as to enable our Players to get to understand the game before introducing a split pot version. To those who have never played Omaha Hi-Lo, or indeed any split-pot game, it would be a real struggle at first.
When it arrives, we'll do another of those open-source learning Threads as we did with High Only Omaha recently, though I sense you won't need that.
For those not in the loop, by the way, Hi-Lo Omaha, played properly, has very low variance compared to High-Only Omaha, & even Hold Em. But we'll save that story for another day....;)
I'm thrilled to hear that Master Cash has helped your game. We do some "Test" Questions with it each week, on the Forum, ("Make Your Play") & the feedback on those is worth it's weight in gold.
Thank you very much for your kind words. I had to steel myself to open up the Forum this morning, as I heard from numerous people that there was a lot of negativity & rudeness on it yesterday, so a bit of positive feedback today is just what the doctor ordered. Forums have moods, you know - they really do - & it's surprising how negativity & trolling can be so contagious. And positivety & upbeatness ditto! It's like being married, I guess.
Again, thank you, & I do mean that.
Thats good news, I find it difficult to switch between the two omaha disciplines, although having played mainly hilo, I was persuaded to enter a live omaha hi tourny in Bournemouth earlier this year. After many mistakes the gods smiled and I was more than happy with a 4way chop at 3am !
I am interested in your comment about the difference in variance but will wait for your explanation of it. It may explain why Hilo is the game I am most comfortable with on a cash table, tight play seems to bring the rewards.
Happy New Year
Tony
* For "skilful", read "lucky".
Happy New Year to tou, too, Tony. Two tones? Sounds like a ska band......
Yes, that's two fairly quirky hands in close succession. In both of them, you went in slightly behind, caught up, overtook, disappeared into the distance, & then got caught on the line! I am sure you were very disappointed, but it helps if you, remember you were behind pre-flop both times - but not by much. The intracacies that 52 playing cards can throw up can make you throw up if you are that way inclined.
I played Live yesterday, & saw (had, actually, it was me) that fairly rare happening of A-A v A-A. It happens, but it's rare. THREE HANDS later, on the same Table, in a 144 runner-comp, we saw it again - A-A v A-A!
Never take for granted the beauty of poker, or playing cards, both capable of infiite surprise & delight, but when they tag-team us it's awesome stuff.
I hope you are well fella, I sensed you were not too good on Friday.
Lovey-wuvvy kisses hunny-bunny.
Yes I am ok thanks, nice one with the win, I was ok Friday, just a bit tired thanks m8, hope you are ok?, my wife sez I am a pain in the posterior
As for the make your plays, up until last weeks show I have only managed to watch the repeats so I was playing them along on the tele going through my head what I would do and then waiting for the results afterwards but last week I did actually post on the second make your play and I am trying to be more involved with forum activities to improve my game.
Also me and DOHHH have been talking about making a players make your play thread where we make our own plays and and then decision to make which we can keep going in the week, with players, presenters and analyist a like being able to put in detail explanations on how they see the hand from their point of view as we both feel it has helped out our games out a lot and keeping these running throughout the week would be good.
What are your thoughts on this?
Spike2120
In fact, I genuinely think it would work better "Forum-to-Forum" than on the Live TV Show, as time-constraints prevent us from reading out the replies in full on the Show.
What are my thoughts on this? DO IT! (Please).
Self-help ftw.
THIS is what Community Building is about. Well done you two.
Post of the Week for me. But it's only Monday.
Spike2120
In fact, "recruitment" (when the e-Mails go out) is towards the end of this week, & Event One will be January 19th, with the Final Event, the Winners Freeroll, (for Team tikay one assumes) being on Tuesday February 26th.
Interestingly, Leg Five will be on February 16th - Shrove Tuesday. Team tikay plan to leave our opponents as flat as a pancake that day. Never mind Shrove, they'll be shrivelled.
Lets gogogo!
Hope to get some good feedback of this and sorry if the scenario is a bit rubbish but its my first attempt lol
Basically, you could post a hand from a game of snap and you'd be able to get poker players to debate it.
Well done on your initiative and good luck.
glad the scenarios ok lol
Btw I think I'd like it pronounced Vilhelm, but shan't take offence if pronounced otherwise.
Look on the bright side - you made two players very happy!
An early night allowed plenty of time to consider where I had gone wrong, but I think I have to put it down to the amazing combinations 52 cards can throw up.
I had A-A v A-A yesterday, & 5 hands later, it happened again.
With a 9 Seat Final Table, & 10 left, some donk pushed J-6 into 7-7 & door-carded his J. Then he shoved with A-8 slap-bang into A-J. Door card 8. Next, his 5-4 busted A-K, the guy was clueless, but the Poker Gods were on my side. Sorry, I mean his side.
Having just been bubbled out of a tourny by someone with 85 offsuit, they must all be learning from you !