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Having returned the poker equivalent of Jesus' 40 days in the wilderness, I have found the the your sidekick, the absolutely Michelle Orpe had disappeared from the screens completely [Shows you how long it's been!].
So I was therefore wondering where she'd gone and whether [a] she was still involved in poker and [b] whether she might ever return.
cheers,
Mike
Michelle is presenting the EPT, will she return I dont know
Michelle is presenting the EPT, will she return I dont know
Michelle is now the EPT "TV Host", she took Kara's job when Kara moved onwards & upwards to ever growing fame,fortune & success.
But we've been blessed, Lisa Marie Long & Sarah Champion have become very firm favourites of the Sky Poker Community, & they both work very hard here. I have no idea if Michellle will ever return. People come & go, you know, & life goes on.
I'm glad to hear you have sorted yourself out man. But please, if bad beats make you hit the bottle, then either.....
a) Poker is not the game for you. You will ALWAYS get bad-beats in poker, & if you can't accept them stoically, you should not play the game. Why anyone wouild get upset at a bad-beat is completely beyond me. They are an integral part of poker, & always will be.
b) Drop down a few Buy-In Levels, so you are playing well within your means & bankroll. Beats don't hurt - not at all - if you play within your means.
We are nearly at the end of our second series of TKO, which are, basically, 1,400 player Freerolls. If you win one, which takes 4 hours, then you earn maybe £50 or £100. I got 12th of 800+ for £2.50, & 2nd of 1,400 for £28 I think. And yet I've rarely had as much fun playing poker, & most of the other 1,400 players would say the same. You don't have to play "big money" to enjoy the game.
Hope it goes well for you, but do please take it easy fella.
can you tell me why is it that when i win a few tornys for about 2 days after i get nothing but rubbish starting hands and bad beats. i play live games twice a week and know that luck can go up and down but on this site i could bet my house on after winning over £20 i'll get this so called bad luck until at least half of it has gone
That's how poker works, & life works, a spell of good luck is usually folowed by a spell of bad luck, & vice-versa. Over time, it evens out. It's called, in poker, "variance", & it applies equally, to all players, on all sites.
We see & remember the "bad luck" when we lose, we don't see the good luck when we win.
If you are good enough, you will overcome luck in the medium & long term. But nobody on earth can overcome short term luck & variance.
Hopefully you are due a spell of good fortune now.
the one that culls you a fish.is the fish.thay think thay now it all.just say thanks.and thay shutup.
Your words however oh wise one are noted.
Thanks also to you and Barry re: Ms Orpe info.
cheers,
Mike
Some peoplle DO react very oddly to adversity in poker.
I sat down at a Table last night, & before the first hand had been dealt, a Gent asked......
"tikay, my aces got bust today, by A-T, & my Kings got busted yesterday by A-3, do I get a medal for not sticking my fist through my laptop screen?".
I really never know what to say when I see those sort of statements. I can't begin to imagine why anyone would play a game that makes them so angry, or how they cope with a little wind in their face in real life.
Anyway, it's good to have you back, & I hope the Gods of Poker are kind to you.
jay
Before each TKO Series, e-Mails are sent to ALL Sky Poker players. Everyone, every single player, is entitled to play them, but you HAVE to reply to the e-Mail, & choose your preferred Team. The next series of TKO will start quite soon, probably middle to late March.
Your Tourney question. As the Tourney progresses, become more & more aggressive. You have to change gear when the Blinds start to bite.
Good luck.
TKO II finishes tonight, so, if a decision is made to have TKO III, it is usualy advertised on the home page and also emails are usually sent out asking you to pick a team but only if you asked to be kept in touch about promotional things like this.
It depends in how you play after the first break in a tourny, what is the blind structures, what is the table like, what is your table image, i.e. is there soeone on the table who will fold to a raise? if you get HU with this player raise, is there someone who is very lose, wait for a hand then bang, use position be a little more aggro, but slect your place and target, dont try to play every hand, be seslctive in what you play, use your own image on the table to your advantage i.e. if you have been folding a lot, wait for position and if everyone has limped into the pot, try a decent raise depending on the blinds what size of raise, but listen to the answers you get, if everyone folds fine, but if someone calls or raises be ready to lay down your hand if you supect/know you are behind, tournies are won by folding hands unless you have enought outs and its not to dear to call.
Oh and there is never a simple answer
jay
jay
thankyou for you help in this matter and its been good to see you on tv
BIGD1NGA
The short answer is "apply yourself", nobody has a right to win.
When you say you have "tried everything", exactly what have you tried?
for example you could have one of us between you and lisa long!
good idea or not?
http://www.google.ru/intl/ru/landing/transsib/en.html
hi Tikay i will start with my alias (GORTONEUS) i have just been knockedout of the £1200 GTD bountey hunter on the 16/2/10 start time 21.30 hand number 234192764 i have ak clubs and just flat call the big blind 1 calls another raises to 200 the next calls for 200, back on me i go allin for just over 2k every1 folds but 4 1 player with 10 q suited when i see his cards i'am well happy but he ends up gettin a st8 on the river should i of raised first? do you think i played the hand wrong or was i just unlucky, your thoughts on this hand would b helpfull many thanks GORTONEUS
Hi Gorton,
I'm a bit confiused by the pre-flop betting sequence, but that aside, & as it turned out, you played it rather beautifully, especially if you thought someone might Raise behind you.
By whatever means, you got it all-in "good", & that's perfect, as good as it gets.
The result is not relevant. You got all your money in "good".
I don't know if Team tikay will be in the next TKO yet - it's "winner stays on" & we await the result of last night. But you can CHOOSE who you play for, just tick the relevant box when the e-Mail arrives, & Bob's your uncle.
By the bye, you should not really allow other people to play on your account. It's OK in Freerolls I guess, but when playing for money, it's not appropriaste to allow others to access your account.
Once again, congrats - & thank you - for your success last night.
jay
Could you clarify, or expand, please?
Are you taking about playing cards?, Credit Cards?, I'm not clear, sorry.
Don't worry Tikay, have a break for 5 minutes, I will take over
I had 2 cards on my account at one point and was unable to remove it but contacted Customer care and explained to them the problem - they are very helpfull and removed one of my cards for me!!
Hope tis helps mate.
Back to you Tikay!!