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Ramblings of an old man

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  • hhyftrftdrhhyftrftdr
    edited January 2015
    Mods!
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  • Jac35Jac35
    edited January 2015
    I always knew that I was one step ahead. Banning people is so last year chaps.

    Stuarty117
    Phantom66
    The1stofus
    Samantha25
    Uknowme
    Teddybloat
    Lambert180
    Craigsg1
    Vinny67
    Enut

    You're all welcome to post on my boring thread anytime. It's not that I like any of you but I need all the contributors I can get.
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  • Jac35Jac35
    edited January 2015
    In shock news I won some money online last night. Not much, about £35 but it's a start. Played a sat and took the cash. Played dtd, badly.
    I have't listened to some well meaning advice and I've played 4 £5 Dyms and 2 £3 Dyms over the last few days. I've won 5 out of 6 and think I might stay around these levels for a period to try and get some confidence back in my game.

    .....

    House was valued and we were pleasantly surprised. Viewing a house we really like the look of tomorrow and see what happens. It ticks all the boxes. Nearby Pub and closer to golf course. Oh and the schools are great as well and it faces a park and backs on to fields behind.

    .....

    Pen came home from work yesterday at 5.50 and was in bed by 6.00 feeling ill. Harry was sick twice in the night. I've woken up today and I feel evil. This winters rubbish. I normally get a cold send its gone after a couple of days. This year it seems that have been feeling rough since November.
    Afternoon off and so I'm going for a kip in preparation for the boozer tonight. Can't let a cold get in the way of the important things.
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  • Lambert180Lambert180
    edited January 2015
    Thanks for the offer Jac, but I had banned myself from posting on your boring thread, you don't call enough people idiots for my liking :)

    Glad to hear you getting a few wins online. For me at least, any win, no matter how small, feels great after you've been going through weeks/months of just getting hammered, great for the confidence.

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  • samantha25samantha25
    edited January 2015
    Well done on booking 5/6 wins LEG END :)
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  • samantha25samantha25
    edited January 2015
    oh, and I may have posted this drunk... cba reading back ;) but... 'very old man' for yr OP surely? :)
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  • Phantom66Phantom66
    edited January 2015
    5/6 pfft come back when you have 18/18 like a proper dym ledge ;)

    glad you are back I need a new diary to spam.

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  • samantha25samantha25
    edited January 2015
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    5/6 pfft come back when you have 18/18 like a proper dym ledge ;) glad you are back I need a new diary to spam.
    Posted by Phantom66

    Did you just say spam, maybe we should get married :0) not a prob you already have a wife... we can move ;)

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  • GELDYGELDY
    edited January 2015
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    Just this one post I think unless I do well in the DTDs and have something to brag about. Just this one post then :) 
    Posted by Jac35
    lies, d*mn lies and statistics eh

    welcome back Paul
    as one dym legend self destructs, it's good to see another back from the brink 
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  • Phantom66Phantom66
    edited January 2015
    Well I never knew the way to a woman's heart was so simple.

    I'm going to start writing a new book "Fifty grades of Spam". 

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  • DonttelmumDonttelmum
    edited January 2015
    Keep the chin up Paul.  Hope the family recover asap.

    Run well buddy!
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  • stuarty117stuarty117
    edited January 2015
    Hi Jac

    Welcome back

    I took some advice off a great player a couple of months ago and its improved my dyms from 4.7%roi to just over 7% roi.

    I didnt call him an idiot. I was very happy with his help.

    Thank you 

    PS Any golf. Still to cold for me but hope to get back into next month. Aim is to be off 2 by end of summer.
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  • Jac35Jac35
    edited January 2015
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    Hi Jac Welcome back I took some advice off a great player a couple of months ago and its improved my dyms from 4.7%roi to just over 7% roi. I didnt call him an idiot. I was very happy with his help. Thank you  PS Any golf. Still to cold for me but hope to get back into next month. Aim is to be off 2 by end of summer.
    Posted by stuarty117
    Right you. Listen here!
    You're not banned (yet) but consider this your first written warning.
    The impudence of it all. Coming on here bragging about Dyms and golf whilst I'm in turmoil.

    ...

    P.S.

    Congrats on roi. That's a huge leap and difficult to do. Sadly I'm going the other way. 8.9 to 8.4 in no time. Funnily enough, that's my golf handicap right now 8.9. I'd love for that to drop to 8.4 :)
    I'm hoping to be clinging onto single figures when I go to Castle Stuart, Dornoch and Nairn Dunbar at end of year. We're thinking that we'll play North Berwick on the way up as well. Have a feeling that I might need to learn to hit it straight before playing those courses!
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  • stuarty117stuarty117
    edited January 2015
    Bring plenty of Balls LOL
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  • Jac35Jac35
    edited January 2015
    Mornin

    Off to get Harry his first pair of shoes today. Time flies.It's his first birthday next Thursday. You would not believe the grief I've had about not taking the day off work. Didn't even consider it to be honest. Is that bad? 

    ...

    Another big game for the Rams today. We always seem to struggle at Cardiff. If we are beaten, I wonder if Hhhyftdr will hang on before starting the abuse,  what with City playing later on the day against this years champions? Made himself look a bit of a tool last time.

    ...
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  • hhyftrftdrhhyftrftdr
    edited January 2015
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    Mornin Off to get Harry his first pair of shoes today. Time flies.It's his first birthday next Thursday. You would not believe the grief I've had about not taking the day off work. Didn't even consider it to be honest. Is that bad?  ... Another big game for the Rams today. We always seem to struggle at Cardiff. If we are beaten, I wonder if Hhhyftdr will hang on before starting the abuse,  what with City playing later on the day against this years champions? Made himself look a bit of a tool last time. ...
    Posted by Jac35
    So your parental skills are as good as your poker skills?

    No comment on the football......yet.
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  • GELDYGELDY
    edited January 2015
    Very lucky
    just think what a precedent you would have started if you'd taken the day off. Even if you had considered it a big NO should have been the answer. 

    Meanwhile Caerdydd uber alles
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  • GELDYGELDY
    edited January 2015
    Very lucky
    just think what a precedent you would have started if you'd taken the day off. Even if you had considered it a big NO should have been the answer. 

    Meanwhile Caerdydd uber alles
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  • spinky6108spinky6108
    edited January 2015
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    Mornin Off to get Harry his first pair of shoes today. Time flies.It's his first birthday next Thursday. You would not believe the grief I've had about not taking the day off work. Didn't even consider it to be honest. Is that bad?  ... Another big game for the Rams today. We always seem to struggle at Cardiff. If we are beaten, I wonder if Hhhyftdr will hang on before starting the abuse,  what with City playing later on the day against this years champions? Made himself look a bit of a tool last time. ...
    Posted by Jac35
    Hi Jac Good to see you back. Personally i don't think its bad not to take a day off work for your sons first birthday. When i was a in charge of a factory it used to wind me up with guys taking days off for birthdays. But maybe i'm old school and times change! 

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  • GELDYGELDY
    edited January 2015
    Once again the Chinese have got it right.

    What a waste of time and effort birthdays are.  I'd much rather peeps celebrated me on the anniversary of my death rather than my birth. I can find enough reasons to have a party now without it needing to be my, or anyone elses, birthday.

    Known in Chinese as jìchén (忌辰) or jìrì (忌日).
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  • GELDYGELDY
    edited January 2015
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    Very lucky just think what a precedent you would have started if you'd taken the day off. Even if you had considered it a big NO should have been the answer.  Meanwhile Caerdydd uber alles
    Posted by GELDY
    or not as the case may be. 
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  • Jac35Jac35
    edited February 2015
    Funny old game!

    I had my first overall losing month in January since I began on Sky in  November 2011. It's been a bit rubbish for the last 3 months but with rakeback, the Christmas promotions and a live bink, I somehow made a small profit for November and December. 
    No such luck last month. First little downswing I've had playing dyms on here. A 500 game losing run. I've definitely not run well but there has to be more to it than that. I went through stacks of exit hands the other day and noticed a couple of really big leaks that had crept into my bubble play. It's early days but I've won 16/19 since then.

    Yesterday evening, the boy was fast asleep by 6.00 after going on a huge hike in his new shoes (well, to the end of the garden and back) so I settled down to play for a few hours. An hour later and I was £185 up. I know that's when I should be carrying on but with how it's gone recently I waa happy to 'book the win' and read me book instead.  Hopefully I've turned the corner.
    I had a huge bit of luck in the roller sat. It folded to me in the sb and the bb was locked. I was playing 10bigs and shoved. I was a little surprised when he snapped with Ace 6. I showed a bit of the old getthereability and that was me locked. He bust a couple of hands later. How people play sats on here is interesting. As is typical, once I was locked I saw hamd after hand.Passed them all and took the cash when the bubble burst. 

    For the freerolls I need 8k points this month. Will be looking to get into them but won't push too hard.

    ....

    Great result for the mighty rams. Joint top with Bournemouth again. Big game at their place nezt week. If Vespa can get me a ticket in the home end I promise that I'll be good :)

    ....

    Edit: just remembered that I won a mini ukops at the very beginning of November and so that actually a £1300+ month. Dym bad run started straight after that.
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  • shakinacesshakinaces
    edited February 2015
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    Funny old game! I had my first overall losing month in January since I began on Sky in  November 2011. It's been a bit rubbish for the last 3 months but with rakeback, the Christmas promotions and a live bink, I somehow made a small profit for November and December.  No such luck last month. First little downswing I've had playing dyms on here. A 500 game losing run. I've definitely not run well but there has to be more to it than that. I went through stacks of exit hands the other day and noticed a couple of really big leaks that had crept into my bubble play. It's early days but I've won 16/19 since then. Yesterday evening, the boy was fast asleep by 6.00 after going on a huge hike in his new shoes (well, to the end of the garden and back) so I settled down to play for a few hours. An hour later and I was £185 up. I know that's when I should be carrying on but with how it's gone recently I waa happy to 'book the win' and read me book instead.  Hopefully I've turned the corner. I had a huge bit of luck in the roller sat. It folded to me in the sb and the bb was locked. I was playing 10bigs and shoved. I was a little surprised when he snapped with Ace 6. I showed a bit of the old getthereability and that was me locked. He bust a couple of hands later. How people play sats on here is interesting. As is typical, once I was locked I saw hamd after hand.Passed them all and took the cash when the bubble burst.  For the freerolls I need 8k points this month. Will be looking to get into them but won't push too hard. .... Great result for the mighty rams. Joint top with Bournemouth again. Big game at their place nezt week. If Vespa can get me a ticket in the home end I promise that I'll be good :) .... Edit: just remembered that I won a mini ukops at the very beginning of November and so that actually a £1300+ month. Dym bad run started straight after that.
    Posted by Jac35
    Oh how fun it must be to support a club with stability and some sort of medium to long term plan...

    Good to hear the pokerz are turning around for you, hope it continues!
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  • VespaPXVespaPX
    edited February 2015
    Sorry mate

    Just checked and its sold out already :-(

    Saves you a long trip just to be disappointed :-)
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  • hhyftrftdrhhyftrftdr
    edited February 2015
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    Sorry mate Just checked and its sold out already :-( Saves you a long trip just to be disappointed :-)
    Posted by VespaPX
    Thought you were a Villa fan? ;)

    Nice edit brags Jac, lure everyone in with a long ramble then just drop that in at the bottom, wp too good.
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  • Jac35Jac35
    edited February 2015
    Waaah Waaah
    Cheers Harry. Think he's gone back off now but that's me up for the day :)

    Played a bit last night. Bad start and then pretty much got out of it. £15 down but a tenners worth of points. It's all about the points :)
    Touch annoyed as all my losses came at cash. Overall winner at Dyms. Should be just sticking to them this month.
    ...
    Signed Tom Ince and Jesse Lingaard. Don't know much about Lingaard.  Any good? I know Ince did well at Blackpool but he seems to have lost his way a bit since then. The wally with the brolly is pretty good at getting the best out of players though so he might be decent for us.
    ...
    Playing golf this afternoon. Why? It's ridiculously cold.
    ...
    Cheers btw Vespa. We sold out a while ago. I'm not overly optimistic about the game  I await your post next Wednesday morning :)
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  • Daisy666Daisy666
    edited February 2015
    In Response to Ramblings of an old man:
    I didn't think i was old but i must be. I was watching a match the other day and a player my age was descibed as being a veteran. The same night i went to Dtd and after winning a pot it was explained by the loser in the hand that i had called because i was old and didn't understand poker. It's coming up to year now since i started playing on Sky and i have read the forums with interest and contributed occasionally. I mainly play Dym's ranging mostly from £3 to £10 games. I have done reasonably well but am playing terribly at the moment Unlike many of the players here i begun playing poker as a live player. It was a pretty grotty casino and it was difficult to see your cards through the fog of smoke. However, i loved it! Everyone there seemed to have a nickname. There was 'bag of b******s' 'the terminator' and the wonderfully imaginative 'barn owl', surname Barnett. I met Tikay at the bar there one night and after complimenting him on his rather colourful wardrobe when presenting Poker Night Live he bought me a drink. I remember thinking what a nice guy and it surprised me to hear on another forum that he receives an amount of unpleasant mail. Guessing they've never met the man. I really enjoy playing online but there is still a thrill in going to play live. The variety of people you meet from different walks of life means you should never get bored. On one side of you may be a doctor, on the other maybe a guy who it's probably best you don't kmow what they do for a living. Something i find interesting is that plenty of players dismiss Dym's as not real poker and boring. I disagree. Multitabling them means you, hopefully, get to 'win' a tournament on a fairly regular basis and what's not tolike about a tourney ending and then your account being credited? Today has been a good day! My wife has MS we have been to see her consultant. No futher advancement in her condition. She has relapsing remitting MS and we are always anxious when we go that she hasn't moved on to secondary progressive MS which is where deteriation in her condition moves with much greater speed. Very proud of her. She still works in a very responsible job and although sometimes she can come home have tea and then go to bed till the following morning she takes very little time off and remains very positive. She does just about everything that she used to do before being diagnosed, just at a slightly slower pace. As you can probably tell i am very proud but for any golfers who are maybe reading this and considering marriage i must warn you that i was a 5handicapper when we met, now up to 9. If i get to double figures divorce will certainly be on the cards! More ramblings to follow
    Posted by Jac35
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  • samantha25samantha25
    edited February 2015
    Daisy obv couldn't find anything funny to quote ;)

    I can :) 'I didn't think I was old'
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  • Jac35Jac35
    edited February 2015
    Thanks Daisy
    ...
    Sod off Froggy
    ...
    Poker was rubbish. Lost about £150. Monster points though :)
    ...
    There's something i'm  a bit sad about. There's a reg who I used to get on well with. Facebook friends and all that. He used to post on here as well. Ypu might know him. He sometimes starts diaries on here about how he's the best Dym player on the site.

    Pretty much all the regs get on very well. We all understand variance and play hard against each other but at the same time hope each other do well.

    This reg is different. He's a very good player. He is taking delight at me struggling. A while ago before my downswing he'd constantly make comments like i'm deluded if I think I can maintain my roi. I said that with a 9k sample I was reasonably confident. Non stop he would go on about my stats. If they dropped a little then he was quick to comment.

    He was playing tonight. Seemed a very happy man. "How's the downswing going Jac?" "Your play makes me lol Jac"
    I stil have no idea what I did to upset him in the first place.
    I shouldn't let these things bother me but I do. I think it's because I don't understand it. i'm not someone who gets any joy if someone else is having a tough time
    Still, even after the big downswing my roi is comfortably better than his! :)
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  • DonttelmumDonttelmum
    edited February 2015
    He obvs doesn't want you at the tables.  Ignore it.  I play on classic mini view where you can't view the chat.  Sometimes I open up the chat box at the end of the session to see what has been said.  The amout of abuse I get is laughable.  By which time I have stopped playing and I don't care.  Try and think about it logically....do these people abuse the less experienced players?

    I'm pleased your turning it around Paul.  The best think you can do v this player is play your very best.

    Run well!
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