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Here's the thing though.
"On their backs" they go, & A-J man is thrilled to see he's snapped off A-8 man, & 7-7 man loves his chances against J-6. Life is good, poker is great, they've trapped the shover all ends up, bowled him through the gate.
Then the binkage occurs, & suddenly now they don't like the play quite so much......
Can poker players overturn the laws of physics & have their cake & eat it? I don't think so, but to hear the bellyaching you'd think it was their given right for players to make bad plays & lose every time. It don't work that way! 60/40 shots win 6 times in 10, which is very acceptable. They lose 4 times in 10, which is not.
Tonight I was talking to my mate from work and I realised there are some commonalities between both that and poker which when discussing it I couldnt understand why mentally my poker game isn't as good as perhaps it could or should be.
The main commonality is that the best player in the world could lose to a total novice, I know perhaps there is more luck in poker than bowls and skill side is a lot higher, but luck is still there, this still happens and also you can't play your best all the time, either in poker your reads are off, or the cards are not in your favour, and in bowls it can just not be your day it happens to us all.
Basically what I am saying, however long winded lol, is that it doesn't matter what you do for a hobbie or a sport for that matter whatever you do there is always gonna be good nights and bad nights well the good nights always feel nice but the bad nights can hurt real bad especially when you feel you did no wrong like penguin said earlier, but at the same time its how you take them falls that defines what kind of player you are, after a bad beat or bad run do you just get angry and lose the lot or do you just say to yourselves (perhaps after a long contemplation and hopefully time from the tables if the case lol) that its just one of those things that happens and if you are a good player if you are skillful in what you do eventually that skill will prevail and you will start winning again. I know both at poker and at bowls I have beated myself up for things just cause it either it weren't my night or I just couldn't do a thing right whatever I tried but at end of the day it happens we just turn it around next time
good luck on tables all, also Penguin I live near the Ricoh arena and the G casino but never been in whats it like mate?
Spike2120
I deal with with it in my own way. If I got my money in first with spanners, well ultimately the other guy was not forced to Call. Wrong, but it feels better if I tell myself that.
If I make a bad Call, that's much easier to handle - I only have myself to blame, & I beat myself up good & proper. I'll cogitate for days on a bad Call. "Unforced error" usually. This is bad thing.
Many players have trouble accepting the responsibility for a mistake. We live in a blame society.
My car crash was caused by black ice, the Council should have gritted the road.
Wrong. Driver error.
I've been so unlucky, I've been made redundant 7 times.
Unlucky? Possible, but unlikely.
Best thing I feel after my very long stupid explanation that got totally underminded by penguins post lol is to just take the bad times on the chin if you have to walk away for a bit leave it a while and go back to it at a later date.
I will be honest here anyone who played me between I think 11 and 4 this afternoon had a field day lol I was shocking and lost a bit of money in the process but eventually after leaving it 20 mins and still not getting anywhere I gave up, walked away, well got called into work and now I am back and playing well and doing ok chip wise so basically let the bad runs go straight out your mind just think to the positives and with it will come a positive vibe on the tables believe me it works.
Oh and for 75% of that I have Tikay to thank for as his post earlier really made me look at things differently.
Thanks Tikay
The rest of your post is interesting too.... yes we all go through bad runs, I had six downhill months once. But dont just blame it on bad beats and bad luck, poker is a confidence game, you wont play well if you believe the cards are against you. If you are not playing well take some time out and think it through. Anger and beating yourself up never help. I started out just playing small tournys coz it was the cheapest way to gain more experience and there was never a time when I played with money I couldnt afford to lose. And Ive always stayed at a level im comfortable with even though Ive built a worthwhile bankroll over the last 2 years. I dont need financial pressure on my game, that way the bad nights dont hurt at all ! So play within your bankroll only move up when you are winning consistently and please enjoy the game.. its supposed to be fun !
As stakes wise I can only afford the lowest stake which I must admit does not bother me in the slightest, poker is poker played at whatever level with whatever stakes and to me it can only slightly be beaten by one thing, but for many years that was all I knew lol, I do have hopes to move up but it will only ever be if my play and bankroll will allow me too
This site has given me something new to try, learn and hopefully I feel I am improving and am getting good at it, thats not saying I am brilliant but that I can hold my own, and most importantly something I love to play, I am doing a maths degree and this allows me to use my maths brain, my competitiveness and my mental thinking all in one, its just great
So don't worry penguin I do enjoy it A LOT and to me it is a lot of fun lol
It's in my real name - "Tony Kendall" - & there is also, embarrassingly, a "tikay Appreciation Society" on Facebook. Again, I've not opened that in over a year I don't think. I like to believe that that one was started by admiring & nubile young females.
Really, I just don't have the time to mess around on Facebook, it's a time-sponge, & I'm a little short of time, both in the near term, & long term, if you get my drift. I have Sky Poker, APAT, "the other place", & I need a little time to play poker, schmooze, &, you know, do nocturnal stuff.
May I ask why you enquire?
The reply MereNovice gave to spike was perfect.
In even less words, if you can get 2/1 about an even money shot, get in. If you are only getting evens about a 2/1 shot, muck.
This logic, by the way, is incredibly important in Omaha - MUCH more so than in Omaha. In Hold Em we try to start with made hands (Pairs), in Omaha, we are usually drawing, re-drawing, & even re-re-drawing. Knowing the odds of the various draws & redraws in Omaha is critically important.
Considering I have been on this site 8/9 months and only started using the forum seriously about a month if that and I feel in possibly just the last couple of days all thanks to the forum, Tikay and anyone else who has given me advise, I have learnt so much more about poker and looking at it a lot different from what I was and with it is coming better results and me playing a better game
Thank you all and especially Thank you to Tikay and MereNovice!
Hi Lois,
Welcome to Sky Poker.
If you are referring to the next Series of TKO - which will have a new name, as "O" got well & truly owned - you don't get "picked", you just sign up, & you are in. Just await an e-Mail from Sky Poker in the next few days, & return that, & you are in - it's that easy.
The e-Mail will ask you to choose my Team (Team tikay), another Team, or "no preference". My recommendation would be to choose Team tikay, as we have yet to lose a single series of TKO, & the Winning Team get a £1,000 Freeroll.
Good Luck.
Hi Tikay, a pleasure playing with you as always, a plethora of Omaha questions for you
1. Can there be a thread in the Community specifically for Everything Omaha, with sub-sections, such as Ask Tikay, and maybe boards for newbie, intermediate and advanced, with tips and advice from yourself, essentially a micro-site for Omaha.
2. Omaha is starting to get a foot hold and cover the guarantees which is great news. Can we have a range of buy in's? At the moment they are all £5, i would like to play a little higher, i was thinking of the 8.15 £200 guaranteed at £10? some might want to play a little lower, maybe £3 for some of them.
3. Omaha Bounty Hunters are mental, have you tried them yet? Are the tactics any different in these to the standard bounty hunter tournies?
4. Can you suggest any good Omaha books to read? I understand all of the basics, i'm looking for something in the intermediate range?
5. In Hold-em the average hand is 2pr, what is the average hand in Omaha?
6. Any Omaha hints and tips? Things i've seen so far to improve include; selection of starting hands, don't draw to flushes other than the nuts, when u have a house, watch out for bigger houses, as they are much more common than in hold em. Any nuggets will be great!
Thanks Tikay, thats it for now i'm sure there's more to follow!
Adrian
i know what you mean about facebook being a time sponge lol.. good analagy!!
hi tikay can we set up tourny for laurren all buy in goes to her to get 1 big pressy 4 when see gets out of hospital say £2 buy in we should get somthing big out of it for her as she will still be recovering when she gets home give her somthing to do
Sadly, I would imagine that it's not really possible, for complex legal reasons.
She got a CD player for Christmas, & if she needs a new game - PacMan or whatever it's called these days - , or some LP's, I already have personal pledges from a number of Community Members (who wish to remain anonymous) which cover the cost, & I'll chip in whatever's necessary.
Please don't think I'm being ungrateful - I'm not at all - it's just that money is the least of the problems right now.
What else can we all do? Well I think today's Thread has been magnificenmt - priceless in fact, as it will take Lauren ages to go through it.
It's likely that someone will go & visit her when she's better, if so, I'll let everyone know, & perhaps they can send cards or pressies down then. It's also possible (hush, the Suits don't know yet!) that Lauren may get a VIP Tour of the Studios here when she is better, so we could pass on stuff then.
Thank you very much for the lovely suggestion.
I'll reply to SkiCowboys later - there's about 8 questions in that one!
no prob was just a thought.
i thought it was the tikay from tv on this thread but must not be ------- handsome ,well -dressed and cool. lol
only kiddin but it is a nice pic tikay
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For months now SKY have said there is no direct buy in to the spt legs, what a turn around, guess i'll just wait in the future and buy in instead of trying to qualify for a select game.....the gloss is taken off it.I feel a big let down with all my travel costs for a tour that someone can just buy into if they live down the road.
If i could get a refund for my expenses SKY can sell my seat.
Disapointed.
I hear you, loud & clear. If you come & see me on Saturday, I'll explain.
We had an emergency Telecon today, & were between a rock & a hard place, due to the uncertain weather situation. We discussed all options, for over an hour, & it's was hard to come to a decision that was fair to everyone - it really was a difficult call.
I'll explain properly on Saturday. Have a safe journey.
PS - How bad is the weather up there in Shetland-Ville??
15 mins ago was sitting on 10 seater 50p/£1.00. I have 10 10 under the gun and raise pre flop to £4.00.
I get 3 callers - (villian is second caller and has been playin a little loose). flop comes qc 5d 5c. I put in bet of £15.00. Ist caller folds and villian goes all in 4 £160.00 - I have £97.00 left.
Usually I would instant fold but this got me thinking - I can't put him on aa ak and kk because he would have raised pre flop. Can't put him on qq because he has flopped the boat and cant really see him risking his entire stack with aq/ak, which begs the question is he pushing with a flush draw to a paired board or has he hit the 5? (FYI I folded my hand!)
I'd be pretty sure I was winning, but it takes some backbone to call that Bet!
My advice would be "Call", but whether I could do it is another matter.
Anyone else got a view on this?
I'm heading home now, up an icy M25, M40 & M1, & I'll be at home all day Thursday, then on Friday morning, I head further north to Newcastle, in readiness for Saturday's SPT.
Southbound on Sunday, via Luton's £100 jobbie, & back in the office on Monday.
Take care, & keep the questions coming, I'll deal with the remaining ones on Thursday..
The Rules vary from Venue to Venue I'm afraid, but as a general rule, all good establishments, & TDA Rules, are quite clear on this. You may NOT identify your hand during play. If you wish, you may LIE about it, though.
What really sacared me though is you said the geezer took the pot. What? WHAT? Chop his hands off! Was there nobody running the Event? I would not go there again if I were you.
I've seen enough cheating, angle-shooting, moody's, scamming, grimming, dodgy dealing, & outright cheating in Live Poker to write a book. Ignore the headcases, Online Poker is angelic by comparision to Live Poker!