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Hit & Run (maybe)

GELDYGELDY
edited August 2012 in Poker Chat
My forum voice is back, so here I am.

But in the meantime I have decided, for various reasons, to reduce my play on Sky. Was going to take a complete break, but I'd miss you guys & gals too much. Besides, how would I know how well it was improving here if I was not playing. The forum & Tikay are awesome, looking forward to the rest of the Sky Poker experience reaching the same level.

Was planning to try out another site, just to compare and contrast, but have not done so. Instead will try to play more live, and recover a few evenings for the rest of my life.

Great challenge threads, best of luck to you all. GaryQQQ, has dev nicked your mojo? You two seem to take turns at running hot or cold. All you real lifers, & dazler, hoping things are as well as they could be, considering. Kalie, I'm trying to Batkin88-ise my play a bit, as your style is clearly additive to mine. We shall see if I can pull it off.

All you Tikay elves, awesome performance on the Vegas thread, and congrats/commiserations to the Vegas mob. Oldboy in particular, not sure I could have matched your performance. but there's always next year.

Good luck on the tables all.

GELDY


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  • DazlerDazler
    edited July 2012

    Welcome back Geldy i for one am happy you are. Its good to try new things and playing live is a good way to enjoy poker and socialise face to face instead of looking at a screen. Place wouldnt be the same without you so good luck buddy in your endevours and glad your not going anywhere permanantly :)

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  • devonfish5devonfish5
    edited July 2012
    hi GELDY,
    glad u have decided to stay too m8,
    gl with the live play,where do you play?
    i used to run a weekly live home game,with my brother & 3 mates,
    even though i lost £600 over a years play it was great fun,
    best wishes buddy,
    :)
    dev
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  • Batkin88Batkin88
    edited July 2012
    batkin88-ise lol very cool! Need any advice just PM or post in my diary! Glad to see ya back gl at th etables... don't leave, way too many regs are no longer regs and float on and off now!!
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  • HITMAN_RVHITMAN_RV
    edited July 2012
    GL Mate!!

    Do come & see us In the Squad Comrade!!
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  • IDONKCALLUIDONKCALLU
    edited July 2012
    welcome back geldy i have played u a few times at the table i like to say we have similar kinda playing style with the way u play im sure u can make moneys on here in no time :) wasnt u the 1 that took a big shot for vegas final that takes kahooooonas :)
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  • GELDYGELDY
    edited July 2012
    thks everyone - most appreciated
    will be playing live here in Central London,  a bit at the Fox, Empire etc.
    c u on the tables




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  • MRBURNS4MRBURNS4
    edited July 2012
    Good luck Geldy with the live play sure you will cash well
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  • GELDYGELDY
    edited July 2012
    Thanks MrBurns4,

    The comments in your thread helped precipitate the situation last week. Not your fault of course, but it's amazing how things can escalate so quickly - poor old evilpingu. But please, no comments on that topic on this thread.

    As for the live play, it's started well with a cash (just) in a 2-day tournie last weekend. Let's see how it progresses. Normally I don't have enough free time to play live, but the timing is good for the next few weeks. I hope you're right.

    Ah yes idonkcallu, that was me. It's a fine line between big kahooonas and a big leak in the bankroll. Fortunately my bubble at least paid well, if not a seat to Vegas, and congrats again to the winner Oldboy who played phenomenally over there, particularly given that he has never been a live player!
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  • MRBURNS4MRBURNS4
    edited July 2012
    Well done on your cash. I will be reading with interest as I would also like to play a lot more live games.

    I am pleased my thread did get so much construtive postings as without discussion nobody can ever move forward.

    Maybe you will inspire me to be less lazy and get out to more live events lol
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  • GELDYGELDY
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: Is GELDY back, or has he gone?:
    Well done on your cash. I will be reading with interest as I would also like to play a lot more live games. I am pleased my thread did get so much construtive postings as without discussion nobody can ever move forward. Maybe you will inspire me to be less lazy and get out to more live events lol
    Posted by MRBURNS4
    Quid pro quo. Played 3 live tournies this weekend. NLH1 36/111, PLO8 card dead throughout on an active table, NLH2 cashed 6/69. Sky played the forum donkfest and a little Sun night happy hour cash. Playing down a level or two as I've removed most of my bankroll.

    And no connection problems - although my cocktail was a bit late in arriving on Sunday evening.

    Now get off that **** of yours and do the same.
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  • GELDYGELDY
    edited July 2012
    Cashed again tonight live. So that is back to back cashes. I used to be a winning live player before starting on Sky, but it's clear that with my Sky experience my play is an order of magnitude better than it was. Certainly with the added Batkin88 looseness at appropriate times which I am re-introducing into my game.

    Although the pace of the game is clearly a lot slower than online, there is a lot more to be gained. For instance the satisfaction looking at the guy you have just stacked (the previous day's winner as well) with him shaking his head muttering "how could I put you on kings". Ok, so he had a few chips left but my 56o finished him off. (which I arrogantly played knowing he would shove any flop - which I fortuitously paired with a redraw for a straight ).

    Also when you get AA vs KK vs QQ on the table, it comes up in conversation for hours. As does the KKKK, and the 27o winning hand. Much better than the vnh and that's it which you get online.

    So if you haven't played live, but have a decent Sky game, find a local live tournie and give it a go.
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  • GELDYGELDY
    edited July 2012
    3 cashes in a row playing live, all freeze-outs £50-£100 bi.

    Thank you Sky. Clearly it has been very beneficial to my play to have spent many hours:

    1. multi-tabling mtts on Sky
    2. watching Sky Poker TV with TK et al
    3. perusing the Sky Poker clinic
    4. watching the Sky regs in action (you know who you are)

    Of course, I know it could just be down to positive variance, but let's not spoil the illusion too quickly. (& while I've been writing this I've lost two bis at cash with Apic tptk vs flopped set)

    Meanwhile 3 & 4-betting is a lot more intense for me live than online, so hopefully the live play will help that part of my online play.

    And having diversified my play between live & Sky I am now much more relaxed wrt the various trials & tribulations of the current Sky experience. So for sure, I will be back.



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  • DazlerDazler
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: GELDY trying to play more live:
    3 cashes in a row playing live, all freeze-outs £50-£100 bi. Thank you Sky. Clearly it has been very beneficial to my play to have spent many hours: 1. multi-tabling mtts on Sky 2. watching Sky Poker TV with TK et al 3. perusing the Sky Poker clinic 4. watching the Sky regs in action (you know who you are) Of course, I know it could just be down to positive variance, but let's not spoil the illusion too quickly. (& while I've been writing this I've lost two bis at cash with Apic tptk vs flopped set) Meanwhile 3 & 4-betting is a lot more intense for me live than online, so hopefully the live play will help that part of my online play. And having diversified my play between live & Sky I am now much more relaxed wrt the various trials & tribulations of the current Sky experience. So for sure, I will be back.
    Posted by GELDY
    i always wonder whether when ive taken a break from live and go back to it do i take with me my online gameplay and not play so well or actualy take with me extra skills. And vice versa. Is an interesting topic Geldy i think you can take good and bad stratagies between the two will be interesting to see if your skills from online do bink you some more binkage live :) wd on you cashes too m8
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  • devonfish5devonfish5
    edited July 2012
    wee  well played m8,
    nice 1
    :)
    dev
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  • MRBURNS4MRBURNS4
    edited July 2012
    Well done and yes when the kids go back to their Mum I will get off my lazzy backside and start at my local casino in Dundee as I know they run tornys a couple times a week :)

    Thanks for the gentle push lol
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  • GELDYGELDY
    edited July 2012
    Couldn't last forever - my 33 aipf called by the mega big stack with 35. I'll take that every time, but on this occasion he rivered a straight. Same way as he took out a 4-way aipf earlier A10 > KK vs JJ vs 88, same straight on the river.

    Meanwhile had the longest losing streak on cash on Sky ever. Luckily I had removed most of my bankroll earlier in the month which has limited the damage - but for the first time this year my bankroll on Sky is now £0.00, and it will stay that way for the rest of the month.

    GL on he tables everyone, & gl in Dundee Mr Burns.
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited July 2012
    Welcome back!
    I don't think anyone could forget the night you bought in to Viva Las Vegas!
    One of the best tournaments I've railed!
    You were so unlucky!
    Hope you have plenty more thrills and spills!
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  • DazlerDazler
    edited July 2012
    In Response to All good things must come to an end:
    Couldn't last forever - my 33 aipf called by the mega big stack with 35. I'll take that every time, but on this occasion he rivered a straight. Same way as he took out a 4-way aipf earlier A10 /> KK vs JJ vs 88, same straight on the river. Meanwhile had the longest losing streak on cash on Sky ever. Luckily I had removed most of my bankroll earlier in the month which has limited the damage - but for the first time this year my bankroll on Sky is now £0.00, and it will stay that way for the rest of the month. GL on he tables everyone, & gl in Dundee Mr Burns.
    Posted by GELDY
    well your challenge if you chose to except it is to build a bankroll from nothing like i did and play a couple of freerolls by the end of the month, this post will self distruct in 4 days :)
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  • GELDYGELDY
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: All good things must come to an end:
    Welcome back! I don't think anyone could forget the night you bought in to Viva Las Vegas! One of the best tournaments I've railed! You were so unlucky! Hope you have plenty more thrills and spills!
    Posted by DUNMIDOSH
    you are so kind, I don't think I'll be forgetting it for a while either!
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  • GELDYGELDY
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: All good things must come to an end:
    In Response to All good things must come to an end : well your challenge if you chose to except it is to build a bankroll from nothing like i did and play a couple of freerolls by the end of the month, this post will self distruct in 4 days :)
    Posted by Dazler
    Hum, a challenge eh!

    Have to think about that one - not sure I have the discipline to only play freerolls & my c4p, after all, bank roll management is not my strong point, and I've seen a lot more disciplined player like Rancid go down in flames. Could be a short challenge.

    Anyways you get back to that gf of yours........


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  • Spad3sSpad3s
    edited July 2012
    Really interesting thread.

    Fascinating news, guy is going to play less on sky poker.
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  • GELDYGELDY
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: All good things must come to an end:
    Really interesting thread. Fascinating news, guy is going to play less on sky poker.
    Posted by Spad3s
    Please Spad3s, don't incite me, I don't want to get banned again. Would rather discuss what I am doing to deal with the situation, than the issues that lead to it.
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  • DazlerDazler
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: All good things must come to an end:
    In Response to Re: All good things must come to an end : Please Spad3s, don't incite me, I don't want to get banned again. Would rather discuss what I am doing to deal with the situation, than the issues that lead to it.
    Posted by GELDY
    guy posts on thread hes not interested in hmmmmmmmmmmmm gl geldy
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  • GELDYGELDY
    edited July 2012
    Tikay on a communication roll - still think he is posting too many words though - but rather he over-compensated than ignored us given our requests for more & better communication.

    Saturday was awful in live tournies. Big bi but get called all the way by weak hands that luckbox the river - time & time again. Guess I didn't adjust my play well enough - but there were chips for the taking if you held up against them - I didn't.

    Fortunately made up for it on Sunday - 4/64 for a pleasant cash. Should've gone further but too willing to gamble.

    Played Sat night freeroll on Sky - had to change my playing style completely to cope with the table dynamic. Doubled my stack but didn't add-on so ended up short stacked pretty soon and my flip didn't.
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  • GELDYGELDY
    edited August 2012
    H

    a ha ha ha ha

    So tonight I have played my first ever online poker not on Sky

    But that's not the funny bit - I thought I was signing up for some global site **** - but as I am in Spain at the moment I appear to have arrived on their .es site! This must be even more parochial than Sky in the UK.

    First tournie I finish I bubble - didn't even know I was near the money - lucky I had satted into it.

    Played a few more - got some results - ended up in profit.

    But for the area 51 guys, the rng on this other site was even worse than Sky's. Went out of one tournie with KK and a K on the flop. Didn't help that someone had AA with an A on the flop as well. Set over set eh! Had JJ with a J on the turn - they made a straight. Ho hum.

    Shame Sky forum posts add picture doesn't work with google chrome - wasted 15 mins trying to get add picture to work before closing all browsers and logging in to Sky on ie instead.






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  • GELDYGELDY
    edited August 2012
    oh - and in the tournoi in which I had my best result there was someone who kept on being disconnected, and having 4mins added to their time each time it happened. Give me Sky any day.
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  • GELDYGELDY
    edited August 2012

    Hit & Run

    Now trying to close my first non-Sky online poker account, because I don't want an online poker account for playing in Spain. But because my account hasn't been verified yet (ie I haven't sent in all the documents they requested) I cannot withdraw the cash. An email has been sent to customer support.

    And as for that time bank idea - yeuk - please Sky do not bring that in here - playing the bubble was sooooo slow.


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  • GELDYGELDY
    edited August 2012
    surprise, surprise - I cannot close my new account until I have fully opened my account

    so I will have to do all the paperwork to open it just to close it - sigh

    more fool them - though - didn't intend to play - but nothing better to do.




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