Thanks sky - great day

bigflop1

spt cardiff - where do i begin? after the heartache last year of qualifing and then not being able to get time off work, i was looking forward to today.

things started well and was over double the average by the break... the only name i recognised on my opening table was nicky piper. i fished a few hands with him in, just because i wanted to tweet "i just ko'd nicky piper lol!!

as people got ko'd a few regular names came and went from the table.. met bromley04, andrew1947 and solack (all top blokes)

a few big hands later i found myself over three times the the average with 30 left, then all of a sudden i went card dead for about an hour or so and found myself short stack on the cash bubble.. managed to hold on to min cash 340 quid...and to top that get initiated by rv into team "hitsquad"

just like to say thanks sky for a great day/night

had to admit i was a but dissapointed when spt wales was moved from my local in swansea, but after playing today in cardiff i can see why it was done.. great venue.. see you all in notts (hopefully)

AMYBR

Nice post.

shuv

Who won in  the end? I watched it till there was 4 people left but cudnt stay awake any longer so had to go bed

shuv

never mind just saw the live link was still there nd read it, well doen to all who cashed

HITMAN_RV

Very WP Darren Sir!!

Great to finally present you with your Squaddie Colours, long overdue!!

Great day + 1!!!

Cya soon, Run Golden

HITMAN_RV

In Response to Re: Thanks sky - great day:

Who won in  the end? I watched it till there was 4 people left but cudnt stay awake any longer so had to go bed
Posted by shuv

Cashers in SPT Cardiff as follows

player alias notes

1 Colin Napier CTBN 4080
2 Jen Mason Djinnrummy 2610
3 Greg Howell GregHogg 1955
4 mark Hillier desmondduce 1510
5 Lee Strange Strangey 1060
6 Stefan Radusin stefros 855
7 Simon Massey BigMas6304 695
8 David Harvey Hitman_RV 570
9 Philip Evans Luckylad13 450
10 Paul Barber Barbie59 390
11 Adam Bromley Bromley04 390
12 Paul Lambert Lambert180 375
13 Mike Hudson Mike1975 340
14 Dylan Herbert TheBurger1 340
15 Darren Davies Bigflop1 340
16 Darren Stanley solidstan1 340

DietChips

In Response to Re: Thanks sky - great day:

Who won in  the end? I watched it till there was 4 people left but cudnt stay awake any longer so had to go bed
Posted by shuv

CTBN (Colin Napier) won it and Jen Mason was the runner up

GREGHOGG

In Response to Re: Thanks sky - great day:

In Response to Re: Thanks sky - great day : Cashers in SPT Cardiff as follows player alias notes 1 Colin Napier CTBN 4080 2 Jen Mason Djinnrummy 2610 3 Greg Howell GregHogg 1955 4 mark Hillier desmondduce 1510 5 Lee Strange Strangey 1060 6 Stefan Radusin stefros 855 7 Simon Massey BigMas6304 695 8 David Harvey Hitman_RV 570 9 Philip Evans Luckylad13 450 10 Paul Barber Barbie59 390 11 Adam Bromley Bromley04 390 12 Paul Lambert Lambert180 375 13 Mike Hudson Mike1975 340 14 Dylan Herbert TheBurger1 340 15 Darren Davies Bigflop1 340 16 Darren Stanley solidstan1 340
Posted by HITMAN_RV

SPT

Well played bigflop

and Hitman, I suppose!

hoggers, 88.....interesting!

GREGHOGG

In Response to Re: Thanks sky - great day:

Well played bigflop and Hitman, I suppose! hoggers, 88.....interesting!
Posted by SPT

I usually find that when a play is described as "interesting" that it's bad. 

The play felt right at the time. Oh well you live and learn innit, but no regrets i'm delighted with my 3rd place finish!

It was a pleasure playing the final table in a great atmosphere and spirit, the rail was first class both live and online.

Well played all who cashed. I am delighted for Colin. Unlucky Jen, it was great battlling with you.

it was great to meet some new and see some old faces!

Thanks to all the sky crew for your hard work... Onwards to blackpool! But i will always have fond memories of Wales!

DOHHHHHHH

What were the stacks of the 2 shovers?

It had to be a call sat with 11xbb? Knowing that if either of you or CTBN won you got the ladder to third?

Both your ranges should smother the guy who jammed 3xbb or whatever it was. 

Maybe if you know ctbn isn't the kinda player to isolate the shortstack with like a marginal range, then you can fold, but dunno....

Does he re-jam and iso with mid aces, suited broadways, mid pairs etc?

I'd calllllllllllllllllllllll. (obv)

Lambert180

I was on CTBNs table when we were down to 2 tables and to be honest, he was pretty aggro, and was rejamming to isolate with alot of hands where your 88 is good.

Twas CTBN that knocked me out in 12th, when I jammed A6s on the button (was folded to me) and he picked up KK in the BB at least I had outs

GREGHOGG

In Response to Re: Thanks sky - great day:

What were the stacks of the 2 shovers? It had to be a call sat with 11xbb? Knowing that if either of you or CTBN won you got the ladder to third? Both your ranges should smother the guy who jammed 3xbb or whatever it was.  Maybe if you know ctbn isn't the kinda player to isolate the shortstack with like a marginal range, then you can fold, but dunno.... Does he re-jam and iso with mid aces, suited broadways, mid pairs etc? I'd calllllllllllllllllllllll. (obv)
Posted by DOHHHHHHH

The way it played out, i was lucky not to finish 4th

The shortstack had 4bbs. colin had alot of bbs. Colin is very agressive.

Some would argue its a no-brainer snap fold. Others, like me, are prepared to gamble for the bigger money. Although, in hindsight it might have been better for me to fold the 88 and get it in first (i.e wait for a better spot)

DOHHHHHHH

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Maybe if you know ctbn isn't the kinda player to isolate the shortstack with like a marginal range, then you can fold, but dunno.... Does he re-jam and iso with mid aces, suited broadways, mid pairs etc? 
Posted by DOHHHHHHH

This is the important bit, what's his iso range?

Will he just flat stuff like 44/55/66/77/A4s/A5s/A6s/A7/A8/QTs/QJs/KTs/KJs/KQs etc? Or will he re-jam it to iso the short stack?

Is he aware of your stack size, and your likely calling range behind?

Short stack is irrelevant imo. So is the ladder factor, as you should be confident that you/ctbn or more likely, both, have got the shorty beat. 

Asking for reads, so don't expect you to answer on here, but that's what you should have been considering imo. 

SPT

Greg

Interesting = Interesting

Not Interesting = Bad!


It was an interesting spot


How many bb did you have if you folded there?

I think the key factor was whether you had a stack that could bother the other two if you shoved in later spots or whether you didn't have much fold equity

Without much folding vig I think I call with 88 too

If I think I can shove first into mspots and only get called by top 25% hands for a while, then wait it out

Lambert180

I probably would have folded in your spot Gregg, and tried to guarantee a ladder, with the shorty being so shorty. And realistically you are mostly gonna be behind or racing against 2 overs when you don't need to race here (possibly 4 overs with the shorty), but it is hard in the heat of the moment, and I don't think it was a terrible call against that particular player.

Still a very nice cash!

GREGHOGG

In Response to Re: Thanks sky - great day:

Greg Interesting = Interesting Not Interesting = Bad! It was an interesting spot How many bb did you have if you folded there? I think the key factor was whether you had a stack that could bother the other two if you shoved in later spots or whether you didn't have much fold equity Without much folding vig I think I call with 88 too If I think I can shove first into mspots and only get called by top 25% hands for a while, then wait it out
Posted by SPT

Thanks Rich

I have had feedback from other players that they thought the 88 was a v. bad call. This is why i thought you might have used interesting in this way also. sry!

If I fold, i have c. 10 bbs. Which assuming the shorty is busted by Colin is just enough to worry them i think 3 handed. But as Jen and Colin are both very agressive, i could easily have become mincemeat.

Dohhhhhhh, It is possible i misjudged Colin's Iso range in this spot because i didnt check the depth of his stack properly. (my mistake) With Jen behind with lots of chips his range could be stronger than i had assigned. But tbh i have never been in a spot like this before (live FT, stream, decent money) I should have taken longer on the decision.

On balance, i am veering towards fold but i am still not sure!, like i say no regrets anyhow! Its all good experience.

YOUNG_GUN

Wiii another squaddie, hope to meet u in Notts Bigflop  

Wd all that cashed nice to see alot of pink and orange up there, Go on the hogg! about time... 14th time was it  

Hitsquad FTW and Hogg i suppse ..

dylan12

Nice post Darren, once again, well done on the cash mate, you did brilliant! 

jungle99

well done all who cashed i enjoyed it overall apart from my awfull luck with kk which i wont bore you with lol hope everyone had a safe journey home as i drove from cardiff to sheffield this morning in near on impossable conditions and witnessed maybe 10 smashes due to weather. this was my first spt an enjoyed it so il defo be at nottingham maybe blackpool if it dont clash with my stag do!

SoLack

Thanks Darren good to meet you and all regulars and newbies alike

Well done all the cashers esp pleased for Colin n Greg

GaryQQQ

Just got home, had a brilliant time as always. Very well played to you Darren (even though you knocked me out lol) and all others who cashed.

Lambert180

Nice to meet you Gary and Solly

ctbn

In Response to Re: Thanks sky - great day:

In Response to Re: Thanks sky - great day : Thanks Rich I have had feedback from other players that they thought the 88 was a v. bad call. This is why i thought you might have used interesting in this way also. sry! If I fold, i have c. 10 bbs. Which assuming the shorty is busted by Colin is just enough to worry them i think 3 handed. But as Jen and Colin are both very agressive, i could easily have become mincemeat. Dohhhhhhh, It is possible i misjudged Colin's Iso range in this spot because i didnt check the depth of his stack properly. (my mistake) With Jen behind with lots of chips his range could be stronger than i had assigned. But tbh i have never been in a spot like this before (live FT, stream, decent money) I should have taken longer on the decision. On balance, i am veering towards fold but i am still not sure!, like i say no regrets anyhow! Its all good experience.
Posted by GREGHOGG

hi greg

just to give my thoughts on the hand in question.

when the short stack pushes, i look to see 10s,,,, think about it ,,cant see your stack , past the dealer, i did not want to ask what you had behind ,i new what jen had, so i thought it was a automatic isolation,,, so pushed,, 

when you started thinking about your desision,the longer you were thinking,(SEEMED LIKE HOURS AND NOT MINUTES) i had now put you on JJ,and when you called i thought i was a gonner,

the short stack showed AJ .... me 10/10...then i saw your 88. I COULD NOT BELIEVE YOU HAD CALLED WITH 88 IN THAT POSITION,, but was over the moon to be in my position 3 way , and was even praying for a ace or jack to hit , to save a 8 from being turned over.as the pot with you was the one worth winning.

very well played to you and the rest of the final table

ps...... greg im not aggresive ,,,, im a big teddy bear..lol

colin (ctbn)

Poker_Fail

Was a very fun day, my first time playing live, loved live cash

Tempusfuge kept trying to convince me he was older than 24... I wasn't buying it

Sarah looked depressed lol

Felt realy bad on the Sunday after having 32 hours without any sleep

dylan12

In Response to Re: Thanks sky - great day:

In Response to Re: Thanks sky - great day : hi greg just to give my thoughts on the hand in question. when the short stack pushes, i look to see 10s,,,, think about it ,,cant see your stack , past the dealer, i did not want to ask what you had behind ,i new what jen had, so i thought it was a automatic isolation,,, so pushed,,  when you started thinking about your desision,the longer you were thinking,(SEEMED LIKE HOURS AND NOT MINUTES) i had now put you on JJ,and when you called i thought i was a gonner, the short stack showed AJ .... me 10/10...then i saw your 88. I COULD NOT BELIEVE YOU HAD CALLED WITH 88 IN THAT POSITION,, but was over the moon to be in my position 3 way , and was even praying for a ace or jack to hit , to save a 8 from being turned over.as the pot with you was the one worth winning. very well played to you and the rest of the final table ps...... greg im not aggresive ,,,, im a big teddy bear..lol colin (ctbn)
Posted by ctbn

Translator please! 

Nice to see you again mate  

GREGHOGG

In Response to Re: Thanks sky - great day:

In Response to Re: Thanks sky - great day : hi greg just to give my thoughts on the hand in question. when the short stack pushes, i look to see 10s,,,, think about it ,,cant see your stack , past the dealer, i did not want to ask what you had behind ,i new what jen had, so i thought it was a automatic isolation,,, so pushed,,  when you started thinking about your desision,the longer you were thinking,(SEEMED LIKE HOURS AND NOT MINUTES) i had now put you on JJ,and when you called i thought i was a gonner, the short stack showed AJ .... me 10/10...then i saw your 88. I COULD NOT BELIEVE YOU HAD CALLED WITH 88 IN THAT POSITION,, but was over the moon to be in my position 3 way , and was even praying for a ace or jack to hit , to save a 8 from being turned over.as the pot with you was the one worth winning. very well played to you and the rest of the final table ps...... greg im not aggresive ,,,, im a big teddy bear..lol colin (ctbn)
Posted by ctbn

Thanks Colin for this post, and once again very well done.

You are right to say that the pot between me and you was the one worth winning, i only had just over 10 bbs so this is why i called. (the money jumps from 4th to 2nd was not as big as the jump from 2nd to 1st, and i wanted to put my self in a chance of winning the 4k.  I was not afraid to exit in 4th and if you have AK, which is what i was half expecting, i have a big flip for some chips. In hindsight folding would have been better, but the call felt right at the time.

ctbn

In Response to Re: Thanks sky - great day:

In Response to Re: Thanks sky - great day : Thanks Colin for this post, and once again very well done. You are right to say that the pot between me and you was the one worth winning, i only had just over 10 bbs so this is why i called. (the money jumps from 4th to 2nd was not as big as the jump from 2nd to 1st, and i wanted to put my self in a chance of winning the 4k.  I was not afraid to exit in 4th and if you have AK, which is what i was half expecting, i have a big flip for some chips. In hindsight folding would have been better, but the call felt right at the time.
Posted by GREGHOGG

your spot on greg, going for the win,,, and good luck in blackpool m8

colin