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Hi Bubsey, organist, I'll reply to you both in the morning, as I'm a bit busy tonight, & I want to reply properly.
Thanks.
Hello TK.
I have a simple question for you, or is it. Hang on a minuit i think we need to look in depth at this and maybe the only way to answer is to say you either agree or dissagree and i am sure there will be many on both sides.
Well its all about my findings since I started playing poker. O and i had better point out that I only started playing poker last November, October time. Some will of course have started the old LOL now but Im not stupid like I look like I am with this ear phrazoligy n my disgustin biker ways. Ha HA LOL got u all back. But seriously I helped teach my oldest son A level maths and Physics, he is now an accountant and a very accomplished poker player in casinos.
I will make some points, 1) Some of the very good advice given out by the presenters on sky simply does not work at the small blind levels where i play. I wonder how many new players go broke like I did but never come back. I only came back because Sky E-mailed me with a very attractive looking promo.
I am thinking of two things here in particular, aggression and if u have less than 10 big blinds.
I have found aggression is the quickest way to go broke at small blind levels. Even if u start with rockets the chances are u will get to many callers. Somone gets lucky because there are so many of them n rivers u far to often for this to work.
I also see how aggression works brilliantly when there is more at stake. This important fact was never made clear to me when it needed to be, when i was a foolish begineer watching sky poker on the TV.
Now if u have less than 10 big blinds you are told that u are in bad trouble n there is very little hope so first sine of reasonable hole cards throw the lot in. This is a load of rubbish n in this case i think it is still a load of old rubbish even in big time land. I recently on another site came back from less than 1 big blind mid way threw a tourny to hit the final table out of over 900 starters. O K so i got lucky. But the point is I was skint I needed to make the cash to get me in the next one. It is easy with only 3 or 4 big blinds to sit tight and by just picking of the occasional hand go much deeper into a tourny. Also the longer u stay in the more usefull information u are picking up which is vital for the new player.
Ive got a few more points to make but this is goin on a bit so they can wait. And i am fully aware I might be talking a load of ....... because i am very new.
A quick one would be make some tables only availiable to very new players.
I must say though when I started on Sky mid November I very quickly doubled my first deposit and thort I was a poker god. Inevitably i crashed and burned big style. But if I had not come back to sky I would never have had the privilige and fun of meeting a rite nice bunch of people and i can say that so far this is the only one i have played on that seem fair.
However by coming back I discovered that some very nice very good players had droped down from higher ground to where I was n picked me off n smashed me n....
Ok im ok Im ok....... Now I learnin fast n ive now got more money in my account than I ever deposited so something is going my way 4 a change. So to those who smashed me up I thank u for giving me a goal to aim at. Im coming no doubt about it Im coming n when I get there I will attempt to give out a damn good thrashing. See u soon when I will prob get smashed again but at least I have a dream.
In closing I have a complaint to make bout Rich Orford. Now Ive had a rubbish life n bin quite ill recently, undiagnosed diabetes for years n years n a damaged heart. I only say this cus its relivant to what has happened. Im 49 so im not to old but im no youngster either, more a shy retirering type, a recluse would be more accurate. I was watchin Rich on TV n he was bangin on bout he was going to be at Luton by midnight n how he wanted somone to keep a model there called kitty. Well im a bit inqi well first thing i do next mornin is bang on the comp google images and the name, omg ffs. I must av passed out or somthin cus I woke up in the foetal position on my livinroom floor with my thum in my mouth. Not good 4 a 49 year old.
Thats not the worst of it though the images were still on the comp n my sons n a few others had been in n out omg.
Did this really happen ? only you can decide.
Finnally TK and im serious now never ever give out my real name n if u ever want me in the studio u will have 2 provide a mask n call me Kendo Bonny Saki. Bye
neil
Hi ntg,
I'll be getting up to date on this Thread, & the outstanding questions, including yours, this afternoon, bear with me please.
I'll take a look in a bit Mr Blackfish Sir!
Be interesting to see what some of the TP-ers, past & present, make of it, too.
hope your feeling better from the other night.
cheers rosjim1
cheers, kiewoods
I will try & get up to date with the questions today, also the PM's. I had one PM on Sunday - a VERY long & complex one, containing a whole range of questions - & I got a complaint this morning that I had yet to answer it. Please bear with me, I'll try to do as many of the PM's today as I can.
Really, that's one for the Producers of the TV Shows. I'll pass it on to them, & you can also ask them yourself by using THIS Board.
If we think this through, the likely reasons that DYM's are not featured much become clear.
They are 6 seat SNG's, with THREE players all winning exactly the same amount. So there is no 1st, 2nd, or 3rd as such. You either get top three & double up, or not.
In essence, DYM's are all about what happens when there are 4 players left. Before that, they are pretty standard, & after that, there is no more "proper" play, as the top three all get the same, so play becomes meaningless & most shove blind once it's down to 3.
So I don't think, overall, they would make compelling, or even very interesting, viewing for the core audience.
What would be interesting is some discussion of "optimal play" when 4 handed, & I'll certainly make the Producers aware of your interest.
The feature was called, if I recall correctly, "Defend Your Crown" (DYC), & it was not a figment of your imagination, I remember it well. But I've not done a Thursday Showfor some time, (but I will be this Thursday!) so "I don't know" is the short answer. I'll find out, & get back to you when I know - hopefully today.
Thank you for enquiring as to my health. I just have a touch of flu - "man-flu", which, as you know, is extremely unpleasant, in fact far worse, I would imagine, than childbirth or a headache. I am reasonably optimistic that I may yet survive.
kiewoods
Using your code.....
1) I'm not sure. The longest streak I can recall hearing about was 20, I think. If anyone has done better, I'm sure they'll soon tell us. I once managed 15 on the bounce. And then promptly lost 8 on the bounce! And you'd think it would be quite impossible to lose 8 in a row, but variance (posh-speak for "luck") is some powerful thing.
2) I don't have a favourite starting hand in Omaha, & the value of the hand, to a degree, depends on what sort of opponents you are facing. Some players play Omaha as if it were roulette, & just pot every hand pre flop & every street, which is not exactly skilful, & certainly not subtle. You can take these guys on with quite a wide range.
Technically, mathermatically, I suppose A-A-K-K DS might have the best pre-flop odds of any Omaha hand, but if you attract three callers & fail to "connect" with the flop, it's pretty naff, as it's only one pair, & our "maths" are out of the window. Bear in mind that in Omaha, A-A-K-K would only be a very small or marginal favourite against most playable hands, it's completely unlike Hold Em where Aces would be a monster favourite.. And raising strongly with A-A-K-K nails your holding very precisely to other payers, you may as well play the hand face-up.
When they do this, I'm always happy to call & take a flop with cards that work well together. 7-8-9-T DS is a good example, or, even better, "gapped" connecters, either 1 or 2 gappers. With 1 & 2 gappers, you can often flop better wraps, & wraps are the most powerful hand in Omaha. You cannot flop a full wrap with A-A-K-K, for example.
3) In money terms, yes, though if I took into account the time I've spent playing poker, instead of, perhaps, more meaningful pursuits, I've spent a great deal of my time playing cards, & it's hard to put a price on that. I've also spent a lot of time chasing girls, gambling, & hedonism generally. Those shining examples apart, I have wasted the rest of my life.
Good Luck!
im going to print out your views on man flu and next time i have it point them out to our lass.
thank once again
dose the dyc pay the entry into the tourney.
No, on this occasion, uniquely for an SPT, there were not any "freebies" handed out. To tell the truth, there was a problem with the supplier, who failed to deliver. To make up for this, Sky Poker have laid on a "Reunion Freeroll" for those who were in Saturday's SPT Main Event. It's worth £750 (equivelant to about £5 per player), & this takes place tomorrow (Wedneasday) evening, at 7.30pm.
Details are HERE
The analysis you have Posted above makes my eyes bleed, to be honest! - keep it a bit simpler would be my take. But I'm old skool.
The Posts by "Zing" on that thread are right on the money, imo.