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  • edited March 2010
    Tikay,

    One wonders whether Sky Poker has any plans to employ sattelites into the WSOPE Main Event later in the year, or is this hush hush?
  • edited March 2010
    Hi Tikay!

    First of all, I would like to thank you (and the other forum members) for their advice on this (and other) thread/s. I played my first bounty hunter tournament last night and came 10th (or 11th!? it was late!) out of 60(ish). Quality result! Couple of heads as well!!

    I'd like to pick your brains again if I may, i'd also be grateful for the thoughts of the other forum users regarding my play last night.

    So far, i've been playing the hands according to my position on the table (tight aggressive), occasionally "knocking it up a notch" to keep the other players on there toes so I don't become predictable. At the moment, my lack of experience means I lack the "flamboyance" of the better players when it comes to playing my hands out of position. By that I mean, last night I was sat with a relatively large stack compared to other players on the table, however when it came to part with my chips on what I thought was a nominal/not bad hand (still like those pretty face cards!) I was reluctant to play:

    Big blind was 800. I was sat with around 15,000 chips, I held K 10 unsuited on the large blind. The two kids ahead of me had around 4-5000 chips apiece both called. Flop showed (i think) 8 J 7. The lad in early position raised it up to x2 BB, the next lad called, I folded. Turns out the turn and river would have got me an unsuited straight and won the hand, all for the price of 1600 (roughly) chips in total.

    I know from reading the forums that I need to calculate risk v reward, stack sizes, odds etc, but to be honest because i'm still learning it's all a bit complicated and i'm still trying to keep it simple. My own personal feeling on the matter is i'd rather not risk my chips on a gut shot, but it happened a couple of times during the tournament and I reckon I probably could have maybe got rid of a couple of those loose players.

    Your advice about "calling stations go busto" has stuck in my mind, so I'd rather bet it out than 'limp' (still guilty on that a few times unfortunately! :( ), but it seems that relative to my stack size I might as well have a go? The girl with the largest stack on the table (i'd be surprised if she didn't end up winning?) seemed to be doing what I was avoiding and looked like she was doing ok. Maybe sometimes it's whether lady luck is smiling down on you though?!

    Sorry if it's a bit lengthy/waffly.
    I also realise that this post is similar to a previous post I made, however for me! the theory is a lot easier than the application, and my understanding changes when I put this knowledge into practice, and so my understanding of the situation changes.

    Thanks everyone,
    Pete - 5caramanga
  • edited March 2010

    Morning.

    I'll get up to date on the questions later this morning - I just need to address my PM backlog first, then I'll do this Thread.

    Loving the questions, nice variety, keep them commg please.

    I'll be back to get them answered within the hour.
  • edited March 2010
    In Response to Bounty tonight:
    Hi I finished 14th, my name is STUPENDOUS and although I was pleased with my performance, I am slightly annoyed with myself for going out. I had about 178000 chips and raised 4times the blind 32000 with AK suited and chewy42310(who made the final table) went all in. I wasnt sure whether to fold and lose 32000 chips but still be in the tournament or go for it. As I had AK suited, I went 'all in'. Chewy had a pair of 7's and needless to say they held up and I went out. I know I would have made the final table had i won the hand, was my move understandable or reckless? I think Chewy was brave as I think I would have folded a raise with a pair of 7's. Regards
    Posted by STUPENDOUS
    Hi

    Ok, we are late in the tourny, you raise 4X the BB, you Opponent pushes all in, suddenly, you have a question or two to ask yourself, you have A high sooted (only makes about a 2% difference), what am I beating?, is it possible he has a PP, he pushed imo it would be very possble, so you are about 50/50, but if you miss as you did, your whole tourny is on the line, is it worth putting your tourny on the line for a 50/50 shot?, or wait for a better position?, are you sure your opponent would have folded his PP, what had he been playing like?, if it was me, I would have folded like a shot.
  • edited March 2010
    In Response to Bounty tonight:
    Hi I finished 14th, my name is STUPENDOUS and although I was pleased with my performance, I am slightly annoyed with myself for going out. I had about 178000 chips and raised 4times the blind 32000 with AK suited and chewy42310(who made the final table) went all in. I wasnt sure whether to fold and lose 32000 chips but still be in the tournament or go for it. As I had AK suited, I went 'all in'. Chewy had a pair of 7's and needless to say they held up and I went out. I know I would have made the final table had i won the hand, was my move understandable or reckless? I think Chewy was brave as I think I would have folded a raise with a pair of 7's. Regards
    Posted by STUPENDOUS
    Hi Stupendous.

    EXCELLENT question.

    We have some VERY good players on this Site, so what I have done is posted your question on our Poker Strategy Board, & hopefully, we will get a few good & varied answers on there, & then you can decide which ones make sense, & maybe be re-assured as to how to deal with this awkward spot in future.

    The Thread is HERE.

    Hope that helps, & if you have any further questions, fire away.

    Have a good weekend.
  • edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: Ask Tikay?:
    Tikay, One wonders whether Sky Poker has any plans to employ sattelites into the WSOPE Main Event later in the year, or is this hush hush?
    Posted by Wilhelm
    Hi Mr Willhelm.

    I have no idea, is the straight answer. Probably because, as you say, it's "hush-hush"!

    I will ask the question of the Suits, (though not in iambic panatmeter.....) but I'm a seller, as there are a number of issues mitigating against it, which, collectively, suggest it might be awkward.

    1) It takes place in September. With the focus very much on WSOP, which does not end until mid-July, it would only lave 1 month - August - for Super-Satellites. Three is much preferable.
     

    2) Online Poker is extremely seasonal, & traffic is lower during the summer months & school holidays.

    3) WSOP-E has an Online room as a Sponsor, so it's slightly less marketeable for Sky Poker. WSOP (Harrahs) do in fact have their own Online Room, but thus far, they don't really market it, & the WSOP brand is "clean". Which, by the bye, may well change for 2011, along with a raft of other WSOP upcoming changes I fancy.

    4) WSOP-E is a great event, but in relative terms, compared to the real deal, in Vegas, it's very much the poorer relation. Si I would think, right now, that Sky Poker would prefer to focus on the Vegas WSOP. 

    But that's not to say that Sky Poker will not have some WSOP-E involvement, as they might. Watch this space....... 
  • edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: Ask Tikay?:
    tikay i love skypoker but you dont have enough big tournies to play in.my sharkscope results are better than any other player on the site i can find, even dantb10. will sky be running more £10 £20 tornies as site seems to favour cash players and as i have worked out at long last i dont cut it at cash.i want to stay but other sites offer more tournies what do you suggest i do because after tournies i turn to cash and then lose my profit.please help
    Posted by swiper
    Hi Swiper,

    Congrats on your results! They are not "the best on Sky Poker" by any means, but they are certainly very impressive.

    More £10 & £20 Tourneys?

    Yes, they will. But it's a very young site - just 3 years old, & it is not on a network, so it takes time to build liquidity.

    The Tourneys here are selected to satisfy the demand, & it's quite odd, or unusual, the sort of Tourneys which are popular here.

    They used to have a 5k stack Deepie at 7.30 every night which was a thing of beauty, a good player could not fail to turn a profit in it over time. But despite constant lobbying & urgings from the "7.30 Gang", we could not get the numbers above 40, & it gradually sunk to 30, 20, & then 10 runners. A great shame, imo.

    And yet, every night at 8pm, they have a fairly "sharp" structured Tourney, with 2,000 chips, & it attracts 400, 500, 600 even 700 runners night after night. Last night the £22 Main Event was "all seats sold", capped at 700, & yet it was over in less than 4 hours!

    Yes, you can go to other Sites who have bigger Tourneys, & more variety, but it's as broad as it's long, & as you are making good money here, why change? I should urge cautuion, too - it's notoriously hard to turn a profit on the "worldwide" Sites.

    But whatever you do, & wherever you do it, I wish you well, & hope your run continues. 
  • edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: Bounty tonight:
    In Response to Bounty tonight : Hi Stupendous. EXCELLENT question. We have some VERY good players on this Site, so what I have done is posted your question on our Poker Strategy Board, & hopefully, we will get a few good & varied answers on there, & then you can decide which ones make sense, & maybe be re-assured as to how to deal with this awkward spot in future. The Thread is HERE . Hope that helps, & if you have any further questions, fire away. Have a good weekend.
    Posted by Tikay10
    You have about 10 replies already - all of them excellent, imo, too.
  • edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: Ask Tikay?:
    Hi Tikay! First of all, I would like to thank you (and the other forum members) for their advice on this (and other) thread/s. I played my first bounty hunter tournament last night and came 10th (or 11th!? it was late!) out of 60(ish). Quality result! Couple of heads as well!! I'd like to pick your brains again if I may, i'd also be grateful for the thoughts of the other forum users regarding my play last night. So far, i've been playing the hands according to my position on the table (tight aggressive), occasionally "knocking it up a notch" to keep the other players on there toes so I don't become predictable. At the moment, my lack of experience means I lack the "flamboyance" of the better players when it comes to playing my hands out of position. By that I mean, last night I was sat with a relatively large stack compared to other players on the table, however when it came to part with my chips on what I thought was a nominal/not bad hand (still like those pretty face cards!) I was reluctant to play: Big blind was 800. I was sat with around 15,000 chips, I held K 10 unsuited on the large blind. The two kids ahead of me had around 4-5000 chips apiece both called. Flop showed (i think) 8 J 7. The lad in early position raised it up to x2 BB, the next lad called, I folded. Turns out the turn and river would have got me an unsuited straight and won the hand, all for the price of 1600 (roughly) chips in total. I know from reading the forums that I need to calculate risk v reward, stack sizes, odds etc, but to be honest because i'm still learning it's all a bit complicated and i'm still trying to keep it simple. My own personal feeling on the matter is i'd rather not risk my chips on a gut shot, but it happened a couple of times during the tournament and I reckon I probably could have maybe got rid of a couple of those loose players. Your advice about "calling stations go busto" has stuck in my mind, so I'd rather bet it out than 'limp' (still guilty on that a few times unfortunately! :( ), but it seems that relative to my stack size I might as well have a go? The girl with the largest stack on the table (i'd be surprised if she didn't end up winning?) seemed to be doing what I was avoiding and looked like she was doing ok. Maybe sometimes it's whether lady luck is smiling down on you though?! Sorry if it's a bit lengthy/waffly. I also realise that this post is similar to a previous post I made, however for me! the theory is a lot easier than the application, and my understanding changes when I put this knowledge into practice, and so my understanding of the situation changes. Thanks everyone, Pete - 5caramanga
    Posted by 5caramanga
    Hi Pete.

    This boils down to two or three things really.

    1) Calling for gutshots.

    It's simple maths. You are usually on a 4 outer, so that's about a 16% or 13/2 shot on the Flop, If you have the odds, fine, but you almost never have, & in Tournaments, as opposed to Cash, it's a no-no usually. And it's ALWAYS better to be the aggressor anyway. 13/2 shrinks if you can bully every one off, but you rarely can.

    A pal of mine, John Gale, was a whizz at playing poker by maths. He got a very unlucky 2nd in a Pot-Limit WSOP Event in '05 I think, & then won the same event the very next year. If you gave him "the right price", he's call for his Tourney with ANY TWO, if he did not have the price, he'd Pass, simple.

    2) Calling Stations.

    Yes, when they are catching flops, they are unplayable, & there's nothing you can do aboit it, nor should you, let them have their moment of glory. They ALL go busto soon enough, & they get about as much respect in poker as multi-accounters, who are the lowest of the low. 

    3) If I'd called, I would have won.

    NEVER think that way. You may pass 100 hands in a night, almost all correctly, but the one where you would have hit, you remember. 

    In Live Poker, you do hear THE most stupid things said from time to time. It goes Raise, re-raise, re-re-raise, rinse repeat, all-in, Call, & EVERYONE knows it's K-K v A-A.

    The Flop comes 2-2-7, & some eejit jumps up & says "nooooooo!, I woulda flopped quads". Yes, he would. But it would still have been a shocking call.

    Glad to hear you are getting a few results, keep it up
    .
  • edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: Ask Tikay?:
    Hi Tikay! First of all, I would like to thank you (and the other forum members) for their advice on this (and other) thread/s. I played my first bounty hunter tournament last night and came 10th (or 11th!? it was late!) out of 60(ish). Quality result! Couple of heads as well!! I'd like to pick your brains again if I may, i'd also be grateful for the thoughts of the other forum users regarding my play last night. So far, i've been playing the hands according to my position on the table (tight aggressive), occasionally "knocking it up a notch" to keep the other players on there toes so I don't become predictable. At the moment, my lack of experience means I lack the "flamboyance" of the better players when it comes to playing my hands out of position. By that I mean, last night I was sat with a relatively large stack compared to other players on the table, however when it came to part with my chips on what I thought was a nominal/not bad hand (still like those pretty face cards!) I was reluctant to play: Big blind was 800. I was sat with around 15,000 chips, I held K 10 unsuited on the large blind. The two kids ahead of me had around 4-5000 chips apiece both called. Flop showed (i think) 8 J 7. The lad in early position raised it up to x2 BB, the next lad called, I folded. Turns out the turn and river would have got me an unsuited straight and won the hand, all for the price of 1600 (roughly) chips in total. I know from reading the forums that I need to calculate risk v reward, stack sizes, odds etc, but to be honest because i'm still learning it's all a bit complicated and i'm still trying to keep it simple. My own personal feeling on the matter is i'd rather not risk my chips on a gut shot, but it happened a couple of times during the tournament and I reckon I probably could have maybe got rid of a couple of those loose players. Your advice about "calling stations go busto" has stuck in my mind, so I'd rather bet it out than 'limp' (still guilty on that a few times unfortunately! :( ), but it seems that relative to my stack size I might as well have a go? The girl with the largest stack on the table (i'd be surprised if she didn't end up winning?) seemed to be doing what I was avoiding and looked like she was doing ok. Maybe sometimes it's whether lady luck is smiling down on you though?! Sorry if it's a bit lengthy/waffly. I also realise that this post is similar to a previous post I made, however for me! the theory is a lot easier than the application, and my understanding changes when I put this knowledge into practice, and so my understanding of the situation changes. Thanks everyone, Pete - 5caramanga
    Posted by 5caramanga
    In tournament poker the way you are seen at the table matters the most. If you are seen to be a tight player then you will make more chips by playing the opposite to what the table regards you as playing so far. Vary your game accordingly if you are playing tight and your good hands are being paid off keep playing this way but if you see that your hands are not being paid off change to a looser style until you get resistance then change back to your original tight image do this as often as is required and you will win a lot more tournaments. As to your play with K 10 there was nothing wrong with the fold and drawing to a gutshot although sometimes is correct most of the time i would muck them.
  • edited March 2010
    hey tikay im guessing your april fools day joke is theres no 12k cause its taking names now im i right ?
  • edited March 2010
    Am i a victim of my own success? I have been playing poker since January last year and got really excited and caught up in the game from the off. I started with Ladbrokes and won £1000 in my first two weeks on the cash tables. I lost it the next two weeks then almost gave up playing. I joined sky sometime in between that time and gave up with Ladbrokes very quickly after blaming the dealer and the luck of the other players etc. etc. I then  joined another site trying to find a site that would help me win of course that didnt happen as i really didnt know an awful lot about the game. I won $2000 on the new site i joined in a sit and go ladder tournament then decided to buy a book about poker. The following Saturday I qualified for thier Sunday tournament and went on to win $49500. This has given me a massive boost obviously and I have bought and read another 5 books since but now after another 6 months feel that I really dont know what level I am at and find it difficult to concentrate at playing lower level poker than that of which I won. I do believe I am no longer a novice but feel confused at what level I should be playing. I have gone back to the lowest level possible and think that I will get a true reflection on my game if I work from there. Am I just being negative or is this the sensible thing to do. I dont play cash games anymore as i feel my tournament play is better and more enjoyable. 
  • edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: Ask Tikay?:
    hey tikay im guessing your april fools day joke is theres no 12k cause its taking names now im i right ?
    Posted by lpool67
    No Sir, not an April Fools Joke, but maybe I should have phrased it better.

    It has been the case for a while now, that there was a £12,000 Guaranteed bounty Hunter Tourney every Thursday night. Very popular it is, too, despite what some say or prefer - it "maxed out" again last night at 700.

    But April will be different on Thusday nights. Very different, & I think rather special. With or without £12k Bounty Hunters. Or do I mean with AND without £12k Bounty Hunters?........

    Await the news, but Thursday nights will soon be different gravy, different league almost.

    My apologies for the inadvertent steer.
  • edited March 2010
    Tikay 


    When is the next instalment of you blog being posted? It is such an interesting read, I have been looking forward to it since part 1!



    Lewis 
  • edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: Ask Tikay?:
    Am i a victim of my own success? I have been playing poker since January last year and got really excited and caught up in the game from the off. I started with Ladbrokes and won £1000 in my first two weeks on the cash tables. I lost it the next two weeks then almost gave up playing. I joined sky sometime in between that time and gave up with Ladbrokes very quickly after blaming the dealer and the luck of the other players etc. etc. I then  joined another site trying to find a site that would help me win of course that didnt happen as i really didnt know an awful lot about the game. I won $2000 on the new site i joined in a sit and go ladder tournament then decided to buy a book about poker. The following Saturday I qualified for thier Sunday tournament and went on to win $49500. This has given me a massive boost obviously and I have bought and read another 5 books since but now after another 6 months feel that I really dont know what level I am at and find it difficult to concentrate at playing lower level poker than that of which I won. I do believe I am no longer a novice but feel confused at what level I should be playing. I have gone back to the lowest level possible and think that I will get a true reflection on my game if I work from there. Am I just being negative or is this the sensible thing to do. I dont play cash games anymore as i feel my tournament play is better and more enjoyable. 
    Posted by bigred147
    I'm not sure, to be honest. But many congrats on the near $50k scoop!

    I think, possibly, embracing the complexities of variance would be a good start. It does not matter who you are, or how good you are, $50k wins don't come twice a week, & you may be "paying" for that scoopio for some time yet.

    The other thing I noticed from your Post is something I see so often, & I'm afraid is completely beyond my comprehension. "Blaming the Dealer, or other players", on certain sites. In this case, not Sky Poker, but it usually is.

    In fact there's a whole thread on here today, with some Gentleman repeatedly referring to outdraws on here, river cards on here, suckouts on here.

    Pardon me asking, but you never really believed that sort of thing, did you? It's a serious question, because I just don't understand how that mindset works!

    Anyways, whatever you decide, roll on the next $50k scoop. Nice, very nice.
  • edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: Ask Tikay?:
    Tikay  When is the next instalment of you blog being posted? It is such an interesting read, I have been looking forward to it since part 1! Lewis 
    Posted by BrownnDog

    Ooh, you just reminded me!

    I'll be back on the "correct" computer tomorrow, where I stored it, so I'll Post it then. In fact, there are 4 Parts already "saved", & several more on the way. You have been warned. ;)

    One way & another, poker & non-poker, it's been quite a fortnight.
  • edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: Ask Tikay?:
    Am i a victim of my own success? I have been playing poker since January last year and got really excited and caught up in the game from the off. I started with Ladbrokes and won £1000 in my first two weeks on the cash tables. I lost it the next two weeks then almost gave up playing. I joined sky sometime in between that time and gave up with Ladbrokes very quickly after blaming the dealer and the luck of the other players etc. etc. I then  joined another site trying to find a site that would help me win of course that didnt happen as i really didnt know an awful lot about the game. I won $2000 on the new site i joined in a sit and go ladder tournament then decided to buy a book about poker. The following Saturday I qualified for thier Sunday tournament and went on to win $49500. This has given me a massive boost obviously and I have bought and read another 5 books since but now after another 6 months feel that I really dont know what level I am at and find it difficult to concentrate at playing lower level poker than that of which I won. I do believe I am no longer a novice but feel confused at what level I should be playing. I have gone back to the lowest level possible and think that I will get a true reflection on my game if I work from there. Am I just being negative or is this the sensible thing to do. I dont play cash games anymore as i feel my tournament play is better and more enjoyable. 
    Posted by bigred147

    Simple answer: do you what you enjoy

    Because if you don't enjoy it, what's the point?

  • edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: Ask Tikay?:
    In Response to Re: Ask Tikay? : Simple answer: do you what you enjoy Because if you don't enjoy it, what's the point?
    Posted by BelovedLtd
    Oh my - do I like you, or do I like you?

    Poker seems to be full of haters these days, moany-woany minnie-winnies, & along comes Mr Beloved & says "just enjoy it".

    Sing my song!
  • edited March 2010
    Hi Tikay,

    Not a question, just a big thanks.  I was watching you and the lurverly Miss Long last night.  I heard you say "when your heads up raise on the button"

    I was the short stack by about 3 to 1 going into heads up,  followed your advice and went on to win it.  Yippee

    So a big thanks for the advice TK,  keep on giving out the pearls of wisdom.  See you in Glasgow 
  • edited March 2010
    Hi Tikay

    I have 0.90p left in my account what would you advise me to do with this???

    Cheers

    Gareth
  • edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: Ask Tikay?:
    In Response to Re: Ask Tikay? : Hi Mr Willhelm. I have no idea, is the straight answer. Probably because, as you say, it's "hush-hush"! I will ask the question of the Suits, (though not in iambic panatmeter.....) but I'm a seller, as there are a number of issues mitigating against it, which, collectively, suggest it might be awkward. 1) It takes place in September. With the focus very much on WSOP, which does not end until mid-July, it would only lave 1 month - August - for Super-Satellites. Three is much preferable.   2) Online Poker is extremely seasonal, & traffic is lower during the summer months & school holidays. 3) WSOP-E has an Online room as a Sponsor, so it's slightly less marketeable for Sky Poker. WSOP (Harrahs) do in fact have their own Online Room, but thus far, they don't really market it, & the WSOP brand is "clean". Which, by the bye, may well change for 2011, along with a raft of other WSOP upcoming changes I fancy. 4) WSOP-E is a great event, but in relative terms, compared to the real deal, in Vegas, it's very much the poorer relation. Si I would think, right now, that Sky Poker would prefer to focus on the Vegas WSOP.  But that's not to say that Sky Poker will not have some WSOP-E involvement, as they might . Watch this space....... 
    Posted by Tikay10
    Ta Tikay,

    I only wonder because I am not yet of legal age to gamble in America, and am far too comfortable at Sky Poker...
  • edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: Ask Tikay?:
    In Response to Re: Ask Tikay? : I'm not sure, to be honest. But many congrats on the near $50k scoop! I think, possibly, embracing the complexities of variance would be a good start. It does not matter who you are, or how good you are, $50k wins don't come twice a week, & you may be "paying" for that scoopio for some time yet. The other thing I noticed from your Post is something I see so often, & I'm afraid is completely beyond my comprehension. " Blaming the Dealer, or other players ", on certain sites. In this case, not Sky Poker, but it usually is. In fact there's a whole thread on here today, with some Gentleman repeatedly referring to outdraws on here , river cards on here, suckouts on here . Pardon me asking, but you never really believed that sort of thing, did you? It's a serious question, because I just don't understand how that mindset works! Anyways, whatever you decide, roll on the next $50k scoop. Nice, very nice.
    Posted by Tikay10
    Im glad you noticed quite clearly how I came from being a novice who blamed everyone but myself and the realization that Im not going to become a poker superstar overnight and no I dont really think any site is fixed. It is annoying when things go wrong but then again its great when things go right how often this is ignored or conveniantly forgotten. My game has improved and I do want so much to get better but the problem I have is that I have won a lot of money but now realize as you say wont win this weekly and have truthfully gone on tilt for a lot longer than should have. I now need to know that Im not going to be given the big wins without a lot of skillfull play and a lot of patience but yes I think I am definately learning. I guess I was just feeling a bit down and needed re assurance. Thanks for the reply and hope to get into it again soon Ive had a week break so hopefully that will do the trick and you will be criticizing my all in move heads up in the primo soon.
  • edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: Ask Tikay?:
    In Response to Re: Ask Tikay? : Oh my - do I like you, or do I like you? Poker seems to be full of haters these days, moany-woany minnie-winnies, & along comes Mr Beloved & says "just enjoy it". Sing my song!
    Posted by Tikay10
    In truth I havent forgotten how to enjoy a game of poker. The point I was making was that maybe I was getting more involved with what I should be doing rather than what I want to be doing and that is playing for fun.
  • edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: Ask Tikay?:
    In Response to Re: Ask Tikay? : In truth I havent forgotten how to enjoy a game of poker. The point I was making was that maybe I was getting more involved with what I should be doing rather than what I want to be doing and that is playing for fun.
    Posted by bigred147
    Whoa, hold up Mr Red!

    I was NOT referring to you, not one bit.

    Have a peruse of this, or almost any other Poker Forum, & you wll get my drift. There are players throughout poker who do nothing - nothing - but moan & whinge, about anything & everything - "the scowly haters" - & the odd thing is that, in the main, they moan about freebies & Promotions! Try & find them being "up" about anything & you will struggle, they lack "balance", & they never start their own Threads, because it's easier to moan than to do. They are the Blamers, in a Blame Society, but they lack the wit & spark to be doers.

    If someone golfed, or fished, or cycled, for a hobby & did not enjoy it, what would they do? Yes, pack it in. But Poker is incredibly addictive, so they don't.......which is rather a shame. ;)

    I know a player who has been with Sky Poker almost since it started. When he first arrived, he complained that Sky Poker were "cheats", & went off on an incomprehensible foul-mouthed rant. 3 years later, he's still here. Still ranting. Nobody's listening, mind......

    Fortunately, these haters & scowlers are more than balanced out by warm-hearted, genuine, people, & I pretty much stay in poker because of the wonderful people I have met in the game.
  • edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: Ask Tikay?:
    In Response to Re: Ask Tikay? : Im glad you noticed quite clearly how I came from being a novice who blamed everyone but myself and the realization that Im not going to become a poker superstar overnight and no I dont really think any site is fixed. It is annoying when things go wrong but then again its great when things go right how often this is ignored or conveniantly forgotten. My game has improved and I do want so much to get better but the problem I have is that I have won a lot of money but now realize as you say wont win this weekly and have truthfully gone on tilt for a lot longer than should have. I now need to know that Im not going to be given the big wins without a lot of skillfull play and a lot of patience but yes I think I am definately learning. I guess I was just feeling a bit down and needed re assurance. Thanks for the reply and hope to get into it again soon Ive had a week break so hopefully that will do the trick and you will be criticizing my all in move heads up in the primo soon.
    Posted by bigred147
    I think I understand your problem, or "issue", a little better now. You have won a big bunch of money, almost "out of nowhere", & now you are not quite sure "where you are" in poker.

    In your shoes, I'd lock up 80% of it, then assume the balance was your poker bankroll, & it was not replaceable, so, in effect, start again. Do be very careful it (the entire win) does not trickle away, there's no point winning 50 large if you simply re-invest it in poker, no point at all.

    When I retired from proper work & took up poker, I was running & rooming with 2 other guys, Julian Thew & Ian Oldershaw. Ian came with us to Amsterdam, scooped £113,000, & then decided to go play the Pro Circuit. He owed a few bob in %'s - I run so good! - & so was left with about £90,000. He went & paid off his mortgage with £80k, & used the rest as his Poker Bankroll. He lost most of that £10k, then promptly packed up poker & returned to work. But the mortgage was paid off. For life. These days he plays the occaqsional £50 or £100 Tourney, & loves it.

    I hope you lock up most of your win, then earn even more with the amount you re-invest in poker.

    Keep us updated as to what you decide to do, please, & I look forward to sharing Tables with you. Be gentle with me please. ;)
  • edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: Ask Tikay?:
    In Response to Re: Ask Tikay? : Ta Tikay, I only wonder because I am not yet of legal age to gamble in America, and am far too comfortable at Sky Poker...
    Posted by Wilhelm
    I'm astonished - you are less than 21?!

    Pardon me asking, but what sort of education have you had? That may sound a strange question, but it's not, nor is it patronising or condescending, but I had you down as middle-aged! For various reasons I will not bore you with, I was not educated, as such, & so the subject always interests me greatly.

    I still keep thinking about that turn of phrase you used, which left me feeling a little inadequate - "iambic pentameter" - whch I have never once come across in my life. And I LOVE discovering new words & phrases. This will sound all wrong, I know it will, but it's not every day that someone less than 21 years old uses words & phrases I have never heard of, & it both pleased me, and at the same time made me feel incredibly ignorant!

    More of the same please. But different.

    Today's new word is murmuration;)
  • edited March 2010
    Hi tikay

    I have to say you are the most honest, most patient person I have the great honour of being able to call a friend, you big up the players on this site, not only the big players for want of a better word,but also those of us who have the smaller BR, I dont think, and hope you will ever change, I know I siad it before and will never tire of saying it thank you :)
  • edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: Ask Tikay?:
    Hi Tikay I have 0.90p left in my account what would you advise me to do with this??? Cheers Gareth
    Posted by 35suited
    Hi Gareth,

    Play a little poker, maybe consume a little alcohol, find a fine woman, & waste the rest.

    Alternatively, go on a Freeroll Rampage & build it up to a £2 or £5 then play a DYM. Soon you will be rich beyond your wildest dreams. Or busto. ;)
  • edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: Ask Tikay?:
    Hi Tikay, Not a question, just a big thanks.  I was watching you and the lurverly Miss Long last night.  I heard you say "when your heads up raise on the button" I was the short stack by about 3 to 1 going into heads up,  followed your advice and went on to win it.  Yippee So a big thanks for the advice TK,  keep on giving out the pearls of wisdom.  See you in Glasgow 
    Posted by JockBMW
    Thank you Mr NiceCar.

    I think it's pretty much an unwritten Law of Poker - better players than me will confirm this - but when Heads-Up, you are obliged to Raise on the Button EVERY hand.
  • edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: Ask Tikay?:
    Hi tikay I have to say you are the most honest, most patient person I have the great honour of being able to call a friend, you big up the players on this site, not only the big players for want of a better word,but also those of us who have the smaller BR, I dont think, and hope you will ever change, I know I siad it before and will never tire of saying it thank you :)
    Posted by acebarry10
    Thank you Barry, that's very kind of you.

    I'm afraid, with increasing age has come increasing impatience - perhaps intolerance is a better word - of ill manners & rudeness. But that apart, I retired from work, & luckboxed my way via a circuitious route into THE most wonderful role here at Sky Poker, & it behoves me not to take it for granted, so yes, I will always be patient with, & answer questions, when they are not asked in a rude manner. But I struggle terribly with people who are rude.

    I can't help it, it's an age thing probably.
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