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Thursday's live show with James & Ryan (***OFFICIAL THREAD***)
The next five-hour sequence of live programming on channel 865 will feature everyone's favourite Ryan...
No, not that one.
Not even close.
Who he?
That's a bingo!!!
Bizarrely, this will actually be the first time Mr Spittles and I have worked together. So, I'm sure we can incorporate a little "getting to know you" chat...which may just lead to an on-air COMPETITION, with a couple of lucky viewers winning free entry to next Tuesday's £5k Open.
What else is on the agenda?
We'll kick off at 7pm with coverage of a £750 Gtd 30' Timed Tournament. The tournament starts at 7.10pm and costs £5.50 to enter. You can register HERE.
We've got the Poker Clinic at 8pm, so please send us your Hand IDs. In Sky Poker School at 9pm, we'll be discussing crying calls and hero calls in MTTs and cash games, so please contribute your thoughts.
And we'll conclude the evening with Top of the Pots and highlights from the £12k Sky Sports Bounty Hunter.
Finally, we're really interested in hearing what you think about the latest improvements to the Sky Poker software (please read THIS).
Remember, there are three ways to get in touch:
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Comments
One thing ill say about hero calling however is when you get it wrong be prepared to look like an idiot, and how much showing it will change you image on the table. Lots of positives and negitives to that of coarse.
I wont go into my hero calls however as that would just be bragging. lol
Looking forward to the show once again.
As for the recent changes to the site sync breaks are a massive + but even something as small as saving the lobby filters is a big help to all i am sure. Well done sky.
Into my 7th week of online poker now and loving every minute of it and finding that i seem to be learning something knew everytime i play or watch the show.
I know you asked for posts on crying calls but the hand i have posted is more of a crying bet
I posted it a few weeks ago and it never got shown and i am still struggling to know what to do when in situations like this so thought i would post it again
In the hand itself the guy who is the orig raiser was opening alot of pots from alot of different positions and i thought that my reraise would take down the pot pre but the part i am struggling with and struggle with in general is when i get called in 2 spots.
I know by not reraising pre i wouldnt be even putting myself in these spots but i am trying not to just play ABC poker 24/7 and become see through to anyone who knows the game well so the question is:
Do i always have to lead out here into 2 players knowing my hand is so weak or would there be no shame in checking in this situation ?
I know i luckboxed it and got there on this occasion but this isnt a brag post because on a number of times in different hands things havnt worked out so well or i have had to be firing again on river with king high etc just to try and take the pots down.
Any advice would be much appreaciated.
Hand ID: 513630732 action table 24 1/5/2012.
TYIA
Daz.
have a good show tonight james and ryan.
was planing a check/raise till .......
JUST wondering if it good to call/shove to that bet on the flop. or did i play it rigth not looking at the result of course but i was just confused what to do he play it super strong.
i actually put on a set/2pair/str8
520526224 again for master cash
on crying calls on the river
Thank the lord lol
james, calling my bluff, it can't be story 1 as it requires you to have the ability to dance
to not get in the mind set at higher cash levels that alot of people will be making 'plays', therefore resulting in trying to 'hero call' alot more. (i.e. moving up from NL4 to NL10)
I think its vital to know your opponent before you consider this, otherwise i believe its just setting fire to money.
Did I do anything wrong or was it just unlucky. Hand number 0520681988. tonights BH (£33).
Great show
Sue
xx
Re: why i cant beat nl4. Sigh. some BBY but want advice. sick of losing at this level.
First: 2/7/2009
Last: 16/5/2012
Great show so far, Ryan's analysis is excellent as ever.
I won free entry into the 12k BH via Orfords timed tourney challenge and lasted........9 MINS!
Hand History #520684930
Early doors, no info on opponent, should i be folding here or just unlucky?
3 hands later 52068286
few more heads in these 520687826 and this followed 520688340
on a kids show with toys in 1986?? surely at 30years old you would have been too old??
Hand ID:- 517680931
1.In 1979, I was taken by my mother to see 'Grease' at the cinema. I knew all the words to 'Summer Nights' and danced in the aisle.
2.In 1986, I appeared on 'The Wide Awake Club' with my collection of toy cars. I still have a WAC Pac!
3 more to go......remember you have to tell us which one is false! Calling Jame's bluff
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Carlo has his catchphrases that we all know... 'Poker is a never ending game, 'Hose me down' etc... I think Ryan's should be 'Your never getting called by worse'
Seems to say it a lot!
3.In 1993, I directed a pretentious 16mm student film based on a passage from James Joyce's impenetrable novel 'Finnegan's Wake'.
4.In 1997, I was verbally and physically threatened by a New York taxi driver, who, after learning I was an English journalist, decided I was personally responsible for the death of Princess Diana.
1 more to go......remember you have to tell us which one is false! Calling Jame's bluff
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And the last one........
5.In 2000, I persuaded film-maker Christopher Nolan to put a re-edited version of his movie 'Memento' (with the story in chronological order) as a bonus feature on the DVD.remember you have to tell us which one is false! Calling Jame's bluff
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