POKER IN MY LIFE

TRIP5

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Can anyone please explain watt this is about? I might not be the brightest bulb in the box, but reading this on another thread my enthusiasm for the forum was dimmed. I sent Trip5 a message asking for illumination, however I am still in the dark. Please help relight my enthusiasm with an explanation. Re: WANNA PLAY A FORUM SNOG??? posted at 19/5/2012 1:24 AM BST on SkyPoker.com TRIP5 Posts: 3315 First: 30/11/2009 Last: 19/5/2012 Round 2... HERE But wooogie cant join.. He just doesnt get it! xx
Posted by Woogie8688

Hey sweetie!!!!

Yup.. sorry, this defo isnt directed towards you dear.. we were having some drunk team games last night... only for a quid but the player who started calling us all names had a similar name to your but the swear filter on here wouldnt let me type it so I had to amend...

Totally didn't realise that I'd spelt it the same as yours tho lol ooops fail ))

So sorry If i caused you any upset!! It 100% wasn't directed at you.. and was more a flippant comment about someone who was not very nice to play with - no more no less!!

As for sending me a message, until such time as Sky introduce a 'you have a new message' icon I never know there is a message waiting until someone tells me to check my inbox on the tables!! I'm not really one for continually checking my own profile lol

Anyways.. sorry for the diary hijak.. just wanted to clear things up!!

All the best now

xx

unknown_username

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In Response to Re: POKER IN MY LIFE : Hey sweetie!!!! Yup.. sorry, this defo isnt directed towards you dear.. we were having some drunk team games last night... only for a quid but the player who started calling us all names had a similar name to your but the swear filter on here wouldnt let me type it so I had to amend... Totally didn't realise that I'd spelt it the same as yours tho lol ooops fail )) So sorry If i caused you any upset!! It 100% wasn't directed at you.. and was more a flippant comment about someone who was not very nice to play with - no more no less!! As for sending me a message, until such time as Sky introduce a 'you have a new message' icon I never know there is a message waiting until someone tells me to check my inbox on the tables!! I'm not really one for continually checking my own profile lol Anyways.. sorry for the diary hijak.. just wanted to clear things up!! All the best now xx
Posted by TRIP5

Thanks Irene,

Am real glad it wasn't aimed at me, I would hate to get on the wrong side of you, of all people lol.

You can hijack this diary any time you want as well, you brighten up any page :-)

Take care Mike. xx

unknown_username

If I hadnt got the MRI scans as evidence to the contrary I would have thought i was brainless.

Yesterday i was getting beat up on the £3.30 & £5.00 Dym tables, a horrible mixture of card dead, bad decisions/timing & some cooler situations, eg. AA v QQ & Q on river & A3 spades in BB villain in the cut off just flat calls, flop comes down A34 hearts, chk chk is followed by 3 on turn, at this point am wondering how to get paid :-) Bet,raise & reraise all in follow & mission accomplished, am so glad he must have flopped the flush. Am expecting the chips to come my way but instead am looking at the Tournament information screen saying I finished 5th. He had only had AA :-(

Then I only went & decided to go & swim in deeper waters on the £11 Dym tables. mad, stupid, insane I will let you decide.But i don't know whether because it was Sunday but to be honest the play was not a great deal different.

So this morning instead of going for another MRI scan just to check I was not missing that thing between my ears, I ventured onto the £11 tables again. played 3 won 3, even had the pleasure of a couple of games with JohnConnor whose Dym ABC guide I had read through again just for that last minute inspiration. 

What a difference a day makes, this wasn't deep water it was "shark infested". Played quite a few games & at the end of the day, really happy to be £27.00 better off. Totally different playing with these guys & I have to say it was fun ( not really the right word but it will do).

After last weeks fiasco in the early stages of the DTD i have only gone & registered for it again this week thinking I have got to defend my title in the Take on Tikay.

I don't think I had better play tomorrow, a visit to A & E might be better advised.

devonfish5

hi mike,
"you don,t have to be mad to play here...but it helps"

LOL

(*  *)
   "
   ^

unknown_username

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hi mike, "you don,t have to be mad to play here...but it helps" LOL (*  *)    "    ^
Posted by devonfish5

In  that case  m8 am as mad as a march hare lol

Great to see your challenge is still on the up Ian, keep running good m8 :-)

unknown_username

This thread seems to be taking on a very fishy theme, as last night i felt very much a fish out of water having registered again for the DTD. Bearing in  mind that my poker life has basically been spent playing Sng's where I feel comfortable with stack sizes in relation to blinds, bet sizing & positional play, however, here I was in the pretty murky waters of mtt's.

The 7.15 deepstack started fine, even chatting in the chat box, hats off to slykllist tho who at the same time was cooking some moroccan meal I couldnt even pronounce, let alone cook.

When the 7.45 deepstack got underway I didnt even look in the chat box, but great start doubling up with AK v KK in the 1st hand & was in the top 20 of both events. Once the Take on Tikay started I took Maxallys  advice & switched to mini view, all fine & I found out the benefit of synchronised breaks, call of nature & a cup of coffee. I had thought at one point the empty bottle on the side might find another use :-) 

From here things went downhill fast i felt like I was drowning, all of a sudden I longed to be swimming with the Dym sharks. Should I bet call or raise, what size ? I must have missed the ch865 Sky poker school lesson on play in the middle parts of mtt's.

So from being nicely placed in all 3 I found myself busted out pretty quickly. Oh well all part of the learning curve, but if anyone can give me any advice on changing gears & the middle stages of mtt's where a lot of people just seem to shove I would be grateful.

Putting off the MRI scan for a bit, its back to swimming with the sharks.

rusty762

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This thread seems to be taking on a very fishy theme, as last night i felt very much a fish out of water having registered again for the DTD. Bearing in  mind that my poker life has basically been spent playing Sng's where I feel comfortable with stack sizes in relation to blinds, bet sizing & positional play, however, here I was in the pretty murky waters of mtt's. The 7.15 deepstack started fine, even chatting in the chat box, hats off to slykllist tho who at the same time was cooking some moroccan meal I couldnt even pronounce, let alone cook. When the 7.45 deepstack got underway I didnt even look in the chat box, but great start doubling up with AK v KK in the 1st hand & was in the top 20 of both events. Once the Take on Tikay started I took Maxallys  advice & switched to mini view, all fine & I found out the benefit of synchronised breaks, call of nature & a cup of coffee. I had thought at one point the empty bottle on the side might find another use :-)  From here things went downhill fast i felt like I was drowning, all of a sudden I longed to be swimming with the Dym sharks. Should I bet call or raise, what size ? I must have missed the ch865 Sky poker school lesson on play in the middle parts of mtt's. So from being nicely placed in all 3 I found myself busted out pretty quickly. Oh well all part of the learning curve, but if anyone can give me any advice on changing gears & the middle stages of mtt's where a lot of people just seem to shove I would be grateful. Putting off the MRI scan for a bit, its back to swimming with the sharks.
Posted by Woogie8688

Hi Woogie,

I am pretty new to the DTD monday session too, and need a few tips too! especially

1) Do lots of people call pretty light in these tournies cos they are low stakes or what....cos they certainly do me!!......ie Deep into the touney and I am forced to push pocket 88's from sb with 12 bb stack left v early limper and he calls out of his 20 bb stack with QJo !!.......This is not the exception it seems...this appears to be the norm!!......... I can't believe this is how to win these deepstacks by pure gambling..but heyho what do I know...
Would like to hear from fellow dtd'ers on this one
and :-
2) I too cannot get along with this mini view mullarkey! I wish sky would let you resize screen. I find I play the two early deepstacks normal screen and then try to juggle tikay mini view in , and i just don't seem to grasp the nettle! Hence I always seem to crash out early in one of these tournies because of this..............Maybe I should have all games on mini view, .... but I just don't get on with them.

Anyway nice to read your blog and wil continue to look in 

and good luck, and will prob run in to you on the tables next week

unknown_username

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In Response to Re: POKER IN MY LIFE : Hi Woogie, I am pretty new to the DTD monday session too, and need a few tips too! especially 1) Do lots of people call pretty light in these tournies cos they are low stakes or what....cos they certainly do me!!......ie Deep into the touney and I am forced to push pocket 88's from sb with 12 bb stack left v early limper and he calls out of his 20 bb stack with QJo !!.......This is not the exception it seems...this appears to be the norm!!......... I can't believe this is how to win these deepstacks by pure gambling..but heyho what do I know... Would like to hear from fellow dtd'ers on this one and :- 2) I too cannot get along with this mini view mullarkey! I wish sky would let you resize screen. I find I play the two early deepstacks normal screen and then try to juggle tikay mini view in , and i just don't seem to grasp the nettle! Hence I always seem to crash out early in one of these tournies because of this..............Maybe I should have all games on mini view, .... but I just don't get on with them. Anyway nice to read your blog and wil continue to look in  and good luck, and will prob run in to you on the tables next week
Posted by rusty762

Hi rusty,

Looks like we are in the same boat lol,

I have a feeling resizeable tables might be on sky's agenda for future upgrades.

Am afraid I cant answer the other questions about DTD so hopefully some kind people out there have some clues. Nice you enjoy the thread & i hope you enjoying sky as much as i am :-)

Good luck to you as well & hopefully be in DTD next week if we get some answers lol 

 

unknown_username

Am like a little kid with a new toy this morning, was reading another thread & Belsibub had put up a link on how to set up an additional screen, ok that's easy for most of you, but I haven't joined the 21st Century yet!!. Having a monitor in the garage I hooked it up to my laptop & with a bit of messing I have it all working great, all I can say is for a change I cant wait to  play 2/3 tables at the same time :-)

Have to wait a little while tho am trying the dym ladder challenge again, currently playing the £5.50. But typing this at the same time on the other screen -  wow what a difference !!

Yesterday was spent on the £11 dym tables, managed to win 6/7 so real happy with that but needed  it after such a bad day Sunday, playing so much tighter & it seems to be paying off (that'l be the kiss of death). Am really looking forward to playing with my "New" toy today & just cashed in the £5.50 ladder challenge so my next £11 Dym is for that as well .

ps. Has anybody any thoughts on the last couple of posts on this thread please with regard to mtt's I really would appreciate any help. Cheers

  

Tikay10

Morning woogie.

Dual monitors are the absolute nuts! It really helps, I confess.

Oddly, I manage fine on one for poker, but for work, I use two, one for my Microsoft Outlook (business) e-Mails, & the other for everything else. Really helps.

Good to see you are persevering with the Diary. The test of these things is if you can keep them going beyond the first few months. I have one which shortly reaches it's 5th birthday, which just shows that not only do I talk a lot of nonsense, but I write a lot, too....


Keep it up woogers.  

unknown_username

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Morning woogie. Dual monitors are the absolute nuts! It really helps, I confess. Oddly, I manage fine on one for poker, but for work, I use two, one for my Microsoft Outlook (business) e-Mails, & the other for everything else. Really helps. Good to see you are persevering with the Diary. The test of these things is if you can keep them going beyond the first few months. I have one which shortly reaches it's 5th birthday, which just shows that not only do I talk a lot of nonsense, but I write a lot, too.... Keep it up woogers.  
Posted by Tikay10

Morning Tikay,

I never said you talk a lot, and what you talk/type  as far as I am concerned is any thing but nonsense. (Omg what a creep)  lol

Be sure to let us know the date & we can get your diary a cake & wish it happy birthday.

As far as my diary is concerned, as long as people like reading the nonsense I type then it may well last for a while yet :-)

Mike 

unknown_username

A different start to today, no 30p Dym. For the past few days I have been starting the morning off with the ladder challenge before I start playing on the £11 Dym tables. for 2 reasons really 1) that I am happy with my game before i sit on an £11 table. 2) £11 tables dont fill up quickly at that time of the day.I have already said on a previous post what I thought about the standard of play on the 30p tables.

I presume the cost to Sky of putting on that table exceeds the 30p it recieves in rake. Personally I think it is a big shame, I started on sky with £10 & learnt my way around the poker on sky playing these tables, feeling comfortable with the 33 BI I had, now it would only be 16. Even when I suffered a crisis of confidence, I dropped back to that level. However playing that level was far better standard than any "freeroll" table I have ever played. Never did I have to wait long for the table to fill (unlike other levels). Tikay himself said that the behind the scenes changes to the software meant that Sky had more capacity than would ever be needed (unless of course sky is to go global & needs the capacity). 

I hope the recreational players who have no intention of performing a bankroll challenge & are quite happy to play the game we all love at the lower levels are not forced away with Sky's decision to Double the minimum cost of a game of poker.

If it hadn't been for the 30p Dym tables I don't think I would still be playing & enjoying my time on Sky poker.   

unknown_username

Another different start to the day, just read dev's challenge update, 1st bad day but I know he has the game/desire to come back from that. 

Am glad that Scouse Red's knee op went ok, reminded me of the time I had mine to repair a torn cartilage. 3 weeks before the operation I had spent the night in Torbay hospital having suffered from a "suspected stroke", having spent the night undergoing tests ECG, blood pressure etc I was released & told to make an MRI scan on my brain.

This I did, and was told I would be contacted with the results but I heard nothing. The day of the knee operation arrived, eat or drink  nothing from midnight the night before & be at the hospital for day surgery at 8.00am, my daughter dropped me up there & I proceeded to sit & wait for the next 4 hours till I was called to see the anesthetist. Nice woman, but she then said "Oh i see you have had an MRI scan & it shows an undefined finding so I wont be able to give you a general anesthetic." We discussed the options available one of which was to have an epidural , am not happy about the idea of watching the surgery but hell lets get it over with.

So within the hour I am all gowned up, the surgeon has put the arrow on the right knee ( after I had told him which one!! ) & I am on the trolley all ready to go when a nurse comes along with some bad news, there are no beds for the night available & as I am about to be paralized from the waist down for the next 6 - 8 hours It wont be possible to perform the operation. So 15 minutes later i am fully dressed & stood in the hospital car park phoning my daughter for a lift home.

The next day I phoned the hospital to try & speak to the consultant I had seen about my "suspected stroke" but unfortunately she is on holiday. With not having had the knee op I am able to go back to work the following day, where i receive a phone call from another consultant at the hospital.

"Hello Mr Roberts, yes I can confirm the MRI scan shows that you indeed did have a stroke & at the same time there is an incidental finding, you also have a Brain Tumour"  That's the NHS for you.

So however bad the beats in poker seem, there are worse beats in life.     

devonfish5

hi Mike,
another very honest and informative post,as always.
your story is an "inspiration" for us all.
yes,here,s me posting about losing some money last night,
which pales into insignificance compared to what you and i,m sure many others have been through.
thanks again m8 for your kind words over on my thread.
best wishes,
as always
:-)
ian

day4eire76

Hi Mike,

Awful news pal.Really puts a few downswings into perspective.Hopefully your feeling better and all the best with everything.

Run well pal.

Pat

ps didnt see your message in chat box this morning until near the end of the game as I was multi tabling.

Dazler

totaly agree mike there are a lot worse things in life that can happen than a bad beat or loss in poker, and if we get to the point were we arnt enjoying the game because were losing too much money and feel like its out of control then we shouldnt be playing it. nothing wrong with a little moan now and again but we do have to keep things into perspective. Life is too short and we may as well have fun while we are here and playing poker can be part of that fun

unknown_username

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Hi Mike, Awful news pal.Really puts a few downswings into perspective.Hopefully your feeling better and all the best with everything. Run well pal. Pat ps didnt see your message in chat box this morning until near the end of the game as I was multi tabling.
Posted by day4eire76

Hi Pat, 

Cheers m8, had the op 3 months later & the knees fine lol

i guessed as much its too early for me to try multitasking (am not a woman) tho, & I hope you dont suffer too many beats today like that 1. 

run good m8

 

unknown_username

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totaly agree mike there are a lot worse things in life that can happen than a bad beat or loss in poker, and if we get to the point were we arnt enjoying the game because were losing too much money and feel like its out of control then we shouldnt be playing it. nothing wrong with a little moan now and again but we do have to keep things into perspective. Life is too short and we may as well have fun while we are here and playing poker can be part of that fun
Posted by Dazler

I am going to have a moan m8 i should never have been beaten in that game, its the last time I tell you that "Shoving" is the best policy at that stage of a Dym. And a little bit less of the "Life is too short" bit as well if you don't mind!! lol

But totally agree m8 & the game WAS fun :-)

unknown_username

A big thank you to Sky's profanity filter for getting my day off to a start with a smile.

Ever since I was enlisted as the 101st member of Team Hit Squad I have been a proud squaddie & nailed my colours to the mast figuratively speaking. (could be painful if you get it wrong).

Yesterday I was playing a Dym & an opponent asked what the (T.H.S.) stood for in the location section on my avatar, I duly explained I was a loyal squaddie in Team Hit Squad.

This morning to eradicate any doubts as to where my allegiance lay I tried to change the said area to (Team Hit Squad). Saving the information I was then informed that "obscenities" were not allowed - WHAT?? All I can think is that the "profanity filter" is already a member of one of the other noble teams.

So Hitman, if you read this Captain I suggest you get in touch with the powers that be within Sky, as in my opinion this is definitely a case of UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION

unknown_username

I think the Sky poker god's are trying to tell me that Sunday should be a day of rest. Succesive Sunday's now my bankroll has really suffered, whereas during the week sees steady if slow progress. Mind you having begun the month with a bankroll of £10.00 i have got to be happy with £163.97 & £25.27 in c4p for 2,106 points so far this month.

I appreciate that I am taking a risk now by playing the £11 Dym's with only 15 buy ins, but feeling confident with my play at that level & as long as I don't play sunday's I should be ok. So if any sharks read this please be gentle with me.

Can't get my head around the different increments on the c4p's widget either but they must be like that for a reason. I mean 1500 - 2000 points is worth £9 yet the next from 2000 - 2500 is only worth £6.

Looking forward to the forum DTD tonight ( Never thought I would say that) to see whether having dual monitors helps me to play better or even if it only helps me to read the comments in the chat boxes. ( I wonder what Slyklyst is cooking tonight??) Good luck to all playing in it tonight & have fun. :-)

 

devonfish5

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I think the Sky poker god's are trying to tell me that Sunday should be a day of rest. Succesive Sunday's now my bankroll has really suffered, whereas during the week sees steady if slow progress. Mind you having begun the month with a bankroll of £10.00 i have got to be happy with £163.97 & £25.27 in c4p for 2,106 points so far this month. I appreciate that I am taking a risk now by playing the £11 Dym's with only 15 buy ins, but feeling confident with my play at that level & as long as I don't play sunday's I should be ok. So if any sharks read this please be gentle with me. Can't get my head around the different increments on the c4p's widget either but they must be like that for a reason. I mean 1500 - 2000 points is worth £9 yet the next from 2000 - 2500 is only worth £6. Looking forward to the forum DTD tonight ( Never thought I would say that) to see whether having dual monitors helps me to play better or even if it only helps me to read the comments in the chat boxes. ( I wonder what Slyklyst is cooking tonight??) Good luck to all playing in it tonight & have fun. :-)  
Posted by Woogie8688

hi mike,
it is the second part of the 500 pts that increases the most and by more the higher you go.
2500 - 3000 increases by £12 and 3500 - 4000 increases by £15.
hope that helps m8.
gl buddy
:-)
ian
ps,
i also had a horrible night last night ...sunday.
so that will be something that i will also be paying attention to over the nxt few weeks.

unknown_username

My journey on Sky poker changed again last night, 1 minute you think you are travelling from A - B by car & the next minute you are going from A - C by train. In fact at the moment I think I am travelling by coach from A - F ( God knows where Z will find me )

Last night I was reading posts on the forum and noticed Rich Orford's Wed night Timed Tournament challenge, I have only played one TT previous and was lucky to make a small profit in that. Out of curiosity I looked at them in the lobby, the 1st at 7.05pm was a £3.30 x 30 min, £200 guaranteed  jobby, but what attracted my attention was that with some 10 mins to go there were only some 27 runners. Now even by my basic grasp of maths I reckoned it needed some 60+ runners, so there was every chance of a lot of extra value. So I duly regd, was a bit disappointed when it made the required numbers with seconds to spare tho. 

Before playing Dym's I had read JohnConnor's guide, but here I honestly hadn't got a clue as to strategy, tactics ( & listening to Ch 865 am not sure anyone has ) but luck was on my side AA in 1st couple of hands shortly followed by a big win with AQ clubs v AK AIPF (hit the flush on the turn) I now had a huge chip stack. I am then faced with a whole load more decisions, do I settle for what I have or do I try & accumulate more chips, (where was a JohnConnor guide when you needed it!! ) luckily for me the cards made it easier & at the end of 30mins I had increased my chip stack with controlled aggression.

Now not having read all the previous weeks posts/scores i honestly didn't have a clue whether what I had finished with was a good R.O.I. but having posted the score 642% I felt rather good when BorinLoner asked " Should we all go home" and Rich suggested that I might have ruined the night after 40 mins. 

I then assumed the role of an F1 driver who has just posted the fastest time & sits in the garage waiting, and wondering do i need to go out again.  I soon got the answer when Poppy765 posted 2 scores around the 550% (once is luck, twice is skill) after another min cash I realised that I for one wasn't going to improve on my score. So all I can do then is wait till 12.00 and am really chuffed to say that I had won the seat into tonight 12K bounty hunter.

I think I made about £21 profit on the TT, but that didn't matter to me in the slightest I was now going to be playing for the 1st time in a main event. Once I saw that I had been registered for the main event I instantly registered for the mini, hell I don't live in Wales but my granddad was welsh so that might count. 

Just realised as well that I haven't played a bounty hunter before either, so I am off to search the forum for "anybodies guide to bounty hunters"

Mike

 

Oopnorth

A very good read Mike and best of luck in the Bounty Hunter, there'll be a strategy there somewhere if you look hard enough, look forward to the story continuing...

MAXALLY

Good luck tonight Mike in the B/H's!

You will find that the play may be a little more 'loose agressive' than other formats of the game due to having an extra value on your head. Play big hands strong and hope they hold up. You will find there are a lot of beats in B/H's due to players calling off on gut shots etc and sometimes getting there where in other cases they might fold.

If you survive the crazy anything goes first hour and half or so in these, then they should settle down, and a more traditional game of poker should break out!

Oh....and when you win the jackpot, don't forget to buy us a pint

unknown_username

Thanks guys appreciated,

All points duly noted m8, mind you am not sure what a "traditional game of poker" is anymore :-) and if and when Maxally it will be worth a hell of a lot more than a pint !!

Mike

unknown_username

Best of luck in the bounty hunter mate.

Hope i get to rail ya on the final table.

Daz

unknown_username

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Best of luck in the bounty hunter mate. Hope i get to rail ya on the final table. Daz
Posted by _ARAZI_

Thanks m8,

If the impossible happens then not only will it be great to have you on the rail, but will need somebody close by who can administer  CPR because I reckon that would be guaranteed heart attack material lol

Mike

unknown_username

Well thats the end of the month for me, glad to say I have turned the £10 into £213.39 & earned £28.84 for 2,403 points.

Not quite the way I had thought it might go either. Started off with the intention of playing low stakes Dym's to see where that got me but then things started to happen that changed the course of the whole month. 1st off I joined the Hit Squad & found myself playing the Monday night DTD & by some miracle I managed to take down the Take on Tikay. I then chose to be totally stupid & go against all my bankroll management principles by playing the £11 Dym's a level at which I am now fairly happy with. ( That will be this kiss of Death)

Last night provided another totally ridiculous chapter, I  managed to luck box the Timed Tourney R.O.I competition winning a seat in tonights 12k Bounty Hunter in which I finished 91/430 but managed to take a couple of bounties to make it a really good night.

I havent got a clue what next month will bring & I am not even going to hazard a guess. But one thing is sure thanks to all of you guys on the forum who have made it one of the most enjoyable months of my poker life.

ps. was gutted  that tonights live show was cancelled, you never know I might even have had a hand shown on TV lol

Mike.

devonfish5

hi Mike,
not a bad month then,all in all.
look forward to see what June brings.
keep up the good work m8,
be lucky
:-)
dev

unknown_username

Start of a new month & how depressing is my widget ( sounds crude that) No pink line & a big fat £0. Still could be worse from what i read on other threads I could be playing 2p/4p cash, I reckon if I did it would have to be hidden as I couldn't handle any more depression. 

Cash is a form of poker i have never had any success with at all and although it is popular here on sky i am not remotely tempted (not yet anyway) What does surprise me here on sky is the popularity with the STT players to play Dym's as opposed to Sng's. I was watching Sng's in the lobby yesterday & the only one to fill and that took an age was the £1.00 Sng. Any ideas?

All I can think is its the payout structure which is very top heavy or the games take too long, I personally miss the Heads up element at the end of a Sng and that with slightly longer blind levels it is not always the usual "all in shove fest" at the end. 

Anyway am going to give the Dym ladder challenge another bash, but am about as optimistic of completing it as I am on England's chances of winning the Euro's.