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regards 1vorno1 and fisheater2
I would firstly have a look in "Bonuses" at the top of the page, failing that, I would contact Customer Care, just click on Contact us at the bottom right hand corner of the page.
Why do you talk so much sh ite Tikay???
'Did you come down early today to put a towel on the table' ??
Love it
Blinds: 20/40 *Early on
Position: On the button *Good position
Stack sizes (1st position to BB): 2955, 2795, 3415, 2335 (me), 6310, 5340 *Short-stacked
Hole cards: Kc Kd *What a nice hand
Playing styles: They're all pulling off wild raises with any two cards *Is waiting for good cards the way to play against this type of opponent?
Pre-flop actions:
-1st folds, 2nd + 3rd call, I raise to 200 (5 times big blind) *Should this raise get rid of any junk hands that may just out-flop me?
-SB + BB fold, 2nd and 3rd call again. Pot = 620 *Should 2nd + 3rd have reasonable hands?
FLOP: Qc 9h 4c *Should me and my kings be very scared of clubs?
Post-flop actions:
-2nd + 3rd check, I raise to 800 *Is this an acceptable raise considering the flop?
-2nd goes all-in, 3rd folds, I call *Should I have backed down to the club threat?
-He shows 8c Jc! *Does he have business being in this hand? If I faced the same 200 chip raise in his position with 8c Jc, pre-flop, I would fold.
TURN: Ac *Dead
RIVER: Jh
I'm knocked out the tournament.
Any help/advice for future hands like this?
I always wait for premium hands in this type of game, you do get people rasing with all kinds of hands, you may also find then calling you down with middle pairs on a high flop, or bottom pair, they just wont fold, even with a low flush draw, there are only 9 cards out of the out of the 49 left your oppo likes i.e. 9 clubs,and, dont forget your oppo may play as he/she likes, but I like to play against this type of player, they will miss most times, but, they sometimes hit, it is the nature of the game
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1) Keep playing properly. Ideally, with hands like A-A or K-K, bet so that you have one, or at most, two customers, whereas hands like 6-7 suited, or 9-10 suited, these play better multi-way, as you get the odds you need. Remember also Position, & trying to control the pot size via your betting.
2) Try to remember the times your hand "holds", or you outdraw someone, as well as the outdraws. Selective memory is a powerful thing.
Good Luck!
I would say just do what you did a week or so ago, when you won a 25 runner Tourney on Sky Poker in fine style!
It's natural to "freeze" when it gets near the money spots, but you need to do the complete opposite, & as the Tourney progresses, open up your range considerably.
Down to the last 25% of a Tourney is the time to really focus. At this stage, we do not necessarily need hands, we need positional sense, tactical awareness, & to take note of weak players who do not defend their Blinds, all the looking for open spots & orphan pots.
By the way, it was a pleasure to share a Table with you on Tuesday evening.
I think this is "selective memory" at work. You do not "lose all-ins every hand", but you remember the ones you do, & not those you don't.
If you actually think about it, the way the cards are shuffled & dealt - be it good or bad would not affect whether you repeatedly won or lost.
In Live Poker, if someone gets the same hand twice running, I often hear players say "oi, the cards are not being shuffled properly, I had the same cards 2 hands running". It fails to occur to them, I would surmise, that if the cards were NOT shuffled, they would NEVER get the same cards 2 hands running - it would be impossible, as the Button moves every hand.....
I do hope your luck soon improves, but it's best to look at how we play the game, & learn to understand variance, rather than blame the dealer, or Sky Poker, in my opinion.
Take care now.
My records are not complete, but I believe I have played in over 70% of all Take-on-tikay's since they begun, though since I went to Vegas in mid-June, & returned home mid-July, it is correct to say, not many at all. "Never" is incorrect though.
But that inaccuracy aside, you do make a fair point, & I apologise.
T-o-T began 1 night a week, & grew to 4 nights per week, Mon, Tues, Weds & Friday, though I recently asked that the Tuesday version - at £11, the most expensive - be ceased as & from last week, & it has, so it currently plays out on three nights.
It's likely that we will review these three nights very shortly, & if I cannot commit to playing them, I will ask that they be re-badged to exclude any reference to me. I have additional responsibilities within Sky Poker these days, so it's just not possible for me to play the majority of them any more.
I am pretty sure they will be replaced by "identi-kit" Tourneys, but without reference to my name.
Welcome to the Sky Poker Community, by the way, as I note this is your first Post.
Hi Tikay
I'm tinkering with the idea of buying in direct to the SPT Grand Final, which would be my first live event. I've been playing on the site in mixture of cash, s&g, and tournaments. Any tips as a potential newcomer to a live event?
Thanks
PS. Almost forgot, my girlfriend would love to meet you (that's not the reason for travelling to Nottingham :-)).
It does not occur to many Online players that the dynamics &, to a degree, rules, of Live Poker are VERY different to Online poker, & they make complete fools of themselves when they debut live, so well done you for acknowledging that a few tips would not go amiss.
Talking of amiss, it would be lovely to meet your girlfriend.
sorry to bother you as i know your busy but i just wanted to ask you a quick one.a good while ago i won a free primo entry via a live show with rich and trev (end of june i believe) and has email from sky dan b telling me to let him know when i wanted it, i emailed and requested if i could play this sunday but not sure f message was received or in fact these prizes have some sort of time limit...i am off on holiday next friday for 3 weeks os would love to play it this sunday,cash and have a few more dollars to waste, please let me know if i am able to claim it for this week
kind regards
roy
I think this is "selective memory" at work. You do not "lose all-ins every hand", but you remember the ones you do, & not those you don't.
If you actually think about it, the way the cards are shuffled & dealt - be it good or bad would not affect whether you repeatedly won or lost.
In Live Poker, if someone gets the same hand twice running, I often hear players say "oi, the cards are not being shuffled properly, I had the same cards 2 hands running". It fails to occur to them, I would surmise, that if the cards were NOT shuffled, they would NEVER get the same cards 2 hands running - it would be impossible, as the Button moves every hand.....
I do hope your luck soon improves, but it's best to look at how we play the game, & learn to understand variance, rather than blame the dealer, or Sky Poker, in my opinion.
Take care now.