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In poker it is always the best 5 cards, 1 or two from your hand and 3 or 4 from the flop turn and river, in this case it is AAKQJ neither the 9 nor 6 play because there are 5 higher cards.
Well they both say wrong!
Work it out for yourself.
In Hold Em, it's the best FIVE CARD hand combined from the 5 Community Cards & your two hole cards.
So, in the case you cite, BOTH players have identical hands, & neither of them can use their "kickers". Because the BEST FIVE CARDS count.
"that are televised" could mean 2 things. "Made for Television" (such as Matchroom produce, or Poker Million etc), or Tourneys that are televised.
A few years back, I was the "Ambassador" for another Site, & we did a lot of stuff together. They sponsored a Tourney - the "London Poker Masters", at The Gutshot, & that was a "televised Tourney". It was £500 Entry, which my sponsor paid. Suffice to say, I was pretty pleased & proud, with my Sponsor, & the TV cameras watching, to come 2nd for £18,000. 2nd place was actually "only" £15,749, but we did some "business", so I took £18,000.
Two weird sidebars to that. I was running a Live Update for my "other site" (the one I still have) at The Vic that weekend, & we had some staff issues, & I was shuttling between the Vic & The Gutshot all weekend. I never went to bed for 3 days straight, in fact. And it showed, on the TV Cameras, I looked like I had not slept in 3 days, & I was a bit embarrassed for my then Sponsor. I don't look good on the berst of days, but I was in dreadful shape on that occasion, & I sort of regret it in a way. When you get Sponsored, you should give your all, & I fell a bit short imo.
The other oddity was that a Norweigan guy at The Vic, Rolf Wood, owed me a few favours, I'd got him out of a hole in Sweden previously, & again in Barcelona, just did him a favour like. So he wanted to repay me. And he did so by insisting he buy a 20% stake in me in that Event at The Gutshot. I tried to refuse, as I never sell bits of myself, almost never have before or since, (it is a common practice on the circuit), but he insisted. So he got 20% of me. And so 20% of £18,000.....
Which was fine. The Gutshot never paid me in cash, they gave me a kite, which I banked the next day. Rolf rung me that night, "well done, da de da, where's my £3,600?". I told him I don't usually carry a £3,600 wedge around with me, he'd have to wait a few days until I could get my hands on some pound notes. He was going home to Norway, & insisted I pay him instantly. So we sort of fell out about it.......he ended up threatening to send the boys round! The Gutshot cheque cleared my bank 3 days later, & wrote to him in Norway, & asked for some bank details to pay him. It was awkward, as it had to be translated to the right currency, which I offered to do at "spot". He did not agree with "spot", & thought I was fiddling him out of £30 or £40, & so it went on. Ugh. Poker players & money, there's nowt stranger, but you soon suss who your real friends are.
So, I'd done him a favour, he repaid that by buying a stake in me which I never wanted him to do (my Entry was paid by my Sponsor!), that "favour" cost me £3.5k, & we fell out about it. Marvellous. The irony is amazing.
Made for TV Tourney? Yes, there was one, & that is a story in itself, but I'll return to that later, today if time permits, but no promises. I've just been asked to do tonight's Show, & there are "some issues" to attend to on the Forum, so bear with me please.
A GREAT question, I love being reminded of these tales & episodes in my poker life, & I love writing about them. Thank you.
I wonder what price City were to win 4-2 at the Bridge yesterday?
Good Luck with the bet anyway bud. If the price reprersented value, it would be worth a punt I'm sure, it is not as cut & dried as most think, though I'd have to favour United, especially if anyone would give me even money.
So no, you're not mad. Not away from the poker Table, anyway......
Give us your thoughts on this Tikay
My 3rd post is a better example on the thread.
I won't bother digging through Pokertube trying to find you butting heads with Devilfish and the like ;-)
Here's a question or three for you ( and for anyone else who cares to contribute).
What's the longest downswing you've ever been on?
What were your feelings at the time?
How did you recover from it?
Mike
As for you 'friend' Rolf at least you knew afterwards where you stood with him. Like you say, sometimes mates and money don't mix!
Just waiting for the book to come out!
Hi Guys,
I've just finished the 4 hour Live Show, & it's been "a bit" of a day today, so I'll pick up on these questions first thing on Monday.
Take care now.
And, if we listen to Mr O'Neill, "you wuz robbed"!
Has to be said, how hot is Rooney right now? And that run of headers is almost surreal. Good headers, too, not just hit & hope bullets, he's perfected that most difficult of tricks, the looped header.
He's a regular at Luton & DTD, so if you are ever there, keep an eye out for him. And if you see him, I'll give you a fiver if you jump up from your seat, point behind him, & say "watch out - SHARK ATTACK"....
Let me know how far he runs!
And when reminded, I write stuff, & could go on & on. And a Red Card to the first one who says I do......
FWIW, I don't agree. Not strongly or violently, more wishily-washily really. It's not as simple as it may seem.
Two examples.
1) If money is added to the more pricey Tourneys - the £20, £25, £30, £50 & above Tourneys, then it discriminates against those who play at the lower Levels. So they'd be miffed - & they represent a large slice of the Customer-Base. Or vice-versa. So if you do it anywhere, you have to do it everywhere. And why do it at all? Adding money is not sustainable, for anyone, because where do you think that Added-Money comes from? Correct, whatever way you look at it, it comes from the Clients.
2) Added-Money would come from the Company Promotional Budget - which is, by the way, huge. The Budget would not be increased, it would just be sliced up a different way. If you add something here, you have to deduct something there, you know how it works. And as Traffic & Uniques are continuing to increase, week on week, as they have been for some time now, it rather suggests that Sky Poker have got the Promotional Spend nicely balanced.
So no, personally, it does not tick many boxes for me. Nice thought, but there is no such thing as "free lunches".
My longest downswing? About a year, I think, when I was playing the Live Circuit. I managed to exit on the FIRST HAND of not one, but TWO £1,000 Events, both times with Aces, AIPF. In successive weeks.....On one occasion, a 10,000 chip jobbie,, Matey Boy had 5-5!
It continued like that, week after week, month after month, & I played badly because of "fear", & I started to expect my big hands to lose. And they did. Time after time.
How did it end? It just did, just like that, boom, overnight, & I went on a right heater, which was pretty sweet
How did I cope with the downswing? Easy. I don't do things I don't enjoy, & I would have packed the game up if it bothered me, but you should expect downswings in any game which includes a significant luck quotient. You have to get poker in context with the real world, too, so playing poker for me was a bit like letting a kid loose in a sweet factory, & I knew it. Poker is a recreation, & for me, it followed a life in which my job involved heavy & onerous responsibilities, & extremely long hours. And if anyone thinks they are hard done by when playing poker, they just need to watch the news from Haiti, Chile, or wherever.
It also taught me about playing within my bankroll. I was playing for big money then - BIG money - & so the beats pinched a bit. Now I play at levels which are ridic low relative to my 'roll, & I've never enjoyed poker more.
A terrific question, thank you.
Started a discussion on the forum last week about SKY hosting an SPT here in Ireland. The general feedback was very positve from regular plyers who reside in the U.K. Just wondering what your feelings are on this and how much of a possibility this is ? P.S Thanks for your imput on my play on PRIMO on Sunday and look forward to your views on the matter
Gazamak, Torres, I've not forgotten either question, bear with me please, I'll reply shortly, or during the Evening.
It's hard to answer such a wide question as "any tips?", but a few basic guidelines might help. Really, if have a specific question, ask it, & the guys on here will always help out. You alreasy won the tikay sleepie, which shows you have got the basics in place,
But as a general rule, in Tourneys.....
Start tight, then gradually loosen up & widen your ranges.
Don't play too many hands. Those that play most hands soon go busto. Ignoring Blinds, if you play - on average - more than 1 hand per orbit, you are playing too loose.
Try to BET not CALL where possible. Calling-Stations always go busto over time.
Try to MAKE things happen, by finding aggressive situations to force others off better hands, rather than "let things happen", by Calling & hoping you get lucky. The latter is Bingo, not popker.
Never limp or smooth call after Level 4 or 5.
Keep an eye on "where you are" by frequently referring to the Lobby.
Late stages, with less than 10xbb (varies, some, like me, leave it MUCH longer), look for any open spot to shove with atc.
Most of all, enjoy. If you get upset at Bad Beats or bad calls, you are not suited to poker, try Chess.
Good luck.
You were a terrific guest on Sunday's Show, thank you.
An SPT in the ROI? I'm sure they will try, but it's quite awkward really, as they don't have established Venues. The Merrion is now closed down, & it's quite tough to hold a third-party Event at The Fitz, as they need to keep their regulars happy. The Sporting Emporium is lovely, but a little small. That apart, it means using a Hotel, & so we'd have to organise Dealers & Tables and such-like, which gets a bit heavy. I've had my fingers burned twice in Ireland when organising third-party Events, so personally, I'm wary.
But I love playing poker in Ireland, & have been playing in & around Dublin for over 10 years now. Julian Threw's family still live there, so they look after me a treat when I'm over, & I get on OK with Andy Black, Donnache, Liam Flood, Alan Smurfit, Roy Brindley, Noel, & I've done charity work out there with Padraig.
So here's the thing. If the SPT cannot get to Ireland next year, I'll come across, & we'll have a weekend of poker somewhere, & try & invite a few lads along.
Should be fun, eh?