Rincewind Posted 23 December 2014 Posted 23 December 2014 Not having a go but I thought you always spoke about how you believed benefits were being unfairly denied etc? I was under the impression you were on them so if this is how they get spent god help us all! ps..sorry if I'm barking up the wrong tree. I don't mind if asked in the right way as you have done. I only play micro games. The most is $3.50. My bank roll is small, under £100. I do not really draw benefits as in JSA ESA child support etc. What I have is pension credit which is paid from another department entirely and more than JSA etc which if I was on I would not be able to even play micro stakes. I receive the PC because I have paid enough NI during my working life. It has been reported that those who are now on min wage part time or zero hour contracts may not accumulate enough to merit a pension so I consider myself lucky in this respect. But this is for another thread. I save a bit by not smoking, driving or having a missus so the spare cash goes on entertainment after bills are paid. The last month or so is the first time I have played since last February and apart from the ring games I am doing OK. Not a living but mainlining my balance.
whoareyaaa Posted 23 December 2014 Posted 23 December 2014 Played a tourney a few days ago $1.10 rebuy always play it as its quite fun, anyway there is usually around 8,000 enteries 1st price is $8,000 anyway I was in the top 5 most of the game until I called on a stupid hand think it was AQ guy had AK ended up finishing 45th took home $110, best I ever came in this tournament was 13th for $700 I will win this one day I can see it
AndWhat? Posted 23 December 2014 Posted 23 December 2014 There is SO much luck involved in those massive tournaments. I wonder if anyone has ever won an online tournament with over 1000 runners without winning an all in pre flop from behind at least once? I'm sticking to multi table SnG's at the minute, a lot less luck involved! Last night was my first attempt at the £110 North West Christmas Cracker, didn't make it through! I had AK 5 times in the space of an hour and only won once with it! There's one thing worse than being completely card dead, and that's being completely flop dead! Entering again on Boxing Day in Liverpool for my second try!
whoareyaaa Posted 23 December 2014 Posted 23 December 2014 There is SO much luck involved in those massive tournaments. I wonder if anyone has ever won an online tournament with over 1000 runners without winning an all in pre flop from behind at least once? I'm sticking to multi table SnG's at the minute, a lot less luck involved! Last night was my first attempt at the £110 North West Christmas Cracker, didn't make it through! I had AK 5 times in the space of an hour and only one once with it! There's one thing worse than being completely card dead, and that's being completely flop dead! Entering again on Boxing Day in Liverpool for my second try! With massive tournaments a lot players try and bluff due to it being small stakes, so you just have to know what your doing and believe in your hand and know when to start building your chips. this $1.10 rebuy is so easy to get ahead of the pack just need to keep your whits about you when ahead. I like playing the sit and go's with 18/27 players need to start playing more of these as they are quite placeable
Hollism Posted 23 December 2014 Posted 23 December 2014 Talking of being deep in online tourneys (and going back to bad beats a little bit) I can 13th in The Big $27.50 on pokerstars a few months back. I had 99. I raise small pre and call a 3-bet. Flop 10 9 3. I check to the aggressor who c-bets, I shove and he calls. Villain has JJ Turn 10 River 10 I know it's not much of a bad beat as the best hand pre-flop won the pot (and knocked me out), but I was ahead when they went in and the way board ran out was sickening Cashed for about $230 when first place was >$6k Well done whoareyaaaa though. 45/8000 isn't to be sniffed at. Though I know how gutting it is to go out before the final after being a chip leader for so long
Kent Posted 23 December 2014 Posted 23 December 2014 Talking of being deep in online tourneys (and going back to bad beats a little bit) I can 13th in The Big $27.50 on pokerstars a few months back. I had 99. I raise small pre and call a 3-bet. Flop 10 9 3. I check to the aggressor who c-bets, I shove and he calls. Villain has JJ Turn 10 River 10 I know it's not much of a bad beat as the best hand pre-flop won the pot (and knocked me out), but I was ahead when they went in and the way board ran out was sickening Cashed for about $230 when first place was >$6k Well done whoareyaaaa though. 45/8000 isn't to be sniffed at. Though I know how gutting it is to go out before the final after being a chip leader for so long Yeah I'd imagine that would kill me especially at that stage. Rookie run is still on. Since starting cash games on Friday I've worked up a steady $40 profit over quite a few hours of 25NL play. Pretty sure I've played around 500-550 hands which I would estimate to be around 7-9 hours in total? Could still be lucky but I'm going to continue in the same vein when I get the time and keep trying to learn and adjust as I have been as I'm sure there's plenty of room for improvement especially post-flop. It seems to me like most of the time when I lose a pot it's a bluff that wanted throwing down after being called and I try to continue being aggressive and it bites me in the arse sometimes. Overall though I think the general strategy works quite well for me at this level stealing the odd pot and playing genuinely decent hands a bit less aggressively to get some action. Really getting the bug for it at the minute and do feel like my game is pretty solid for the low level but we'll see.
Dr The Singh Posted 23 December 2014 Posted 23 December 2014 Are there any free games going, my boy is big on poker
Father Ted Posted 25 December 2014 Posted 25 December 2014 Played at Dusk Til Dawn two nights ago in the 25+5. Came 14th out of 148 runners in the end, getting knocked out at 2:30 to get my money back Re-entered after being knocked out fairly early. Had pocket 6's. Flop come 3 6 7. Four players in. A bet of 600 to my right (average stack at this stage is 20k), second player calls, I re-raise to 2.2k, then another re-raise to 8k, then fold, fold, I call. Turn comes a 10. I raise 6k, player pushes all in, I call. He only hit his set of 10's didn't he :xmassad: Was absolutely fuming, especially considering that he was playing very tight before that and then to raise just under half average with little in the pot after that flop is ridiculous.
Asha Posted 25 December 2014 Author Posted 25 December 2014 Had a little dick around on pokerstars yesterday and ended up £35 quid up. Nice little Christmas bonus.-
Asha Posted 25 December 2014 Author Posted 25 December 2014 Did a SNAP freeroll on 888 for a laugh and managed to finish 8th out of 445 for $30. Quite happy with it, have to admit I got a little bit lucky on a few flips and then got killed by one to knock me out after I shoved with the short stack.
whoareyaaa Posted 27 December 2014 Posted 27 December 2014 going to have a blast on this today, may go in to that tourney again its winnable!!
Rincewind Posted 28 December 2014 Posted 28 December 2014 I'll post the web site for the Kings head poker night again. No further update about the new season. Think it will start the first Monday in January. Think my brother may turn up so more tough opposition. He's a good tournament player. http://www.mushroom63.webspace.virginmedia.com/
Hollism Posted 29 December 2014 Posted 29 December 2014 Last night was my first attempt at the £110 North West Christmas Cracker, didn't make it through! I had AK 5 times in the space of an hour and only won once with it! There's one thing worse than being completely card dead, and that's being completely flop dead! Entering again on Boxing Day in Liverpool for my second try! How did you do with your second bullet? Just seen that the bloke that won it last year has gone and won it again! o.0
AndWhat? Posted 29 December 2014 Posted 29 December 2014 Made it to day two with 86k with the average at 75k after 8 hands I was up to 140k, then an hour later I was out. No bad beat story, just shit play from me. Yeah, that's a pretty amazing achievement to be fair! Should have been mine though!
Rincewind Posted 29 December 2014 Posted 29 December 2014 When is the next FT game? May play later. Lost a bit of what I regained. last night. played in a freeroll went out early. Had KK got called by 33 who hit trips on flop.
Hollism Posted 2 January 2015 Posted 2 January 2015 Anybody fancy another Pokerstars game this Sunday then?
Rincewind Posted 6 January 2015 Posted 6 January 2015 Won the first game of the poker night at the kings Head. Peased about that after so many runner ups. Doubled up early on via a weak player and never ran into any big challenges after until heads up.
Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot Posted 6 January 2015 Posted 6 January 2015 I won 18k in an online poker tournament around 7 years ago. Go to Gala and have a game every few months, fell out of love with it last few years.
AndWhat? Posted 12 January 2015 Posted 12 January 2015 Ronaldo (The real one) is currently running deep at the PCA Main Event!! I don't think I've ever wanted someone to win a poker tournament as much in my life!!
Rincewind Posted 13 January 2015 Posted 13 January 2015 Won the first game last night. Also saw Alf in there.
Vardinhio Posted 13 January 2015 Posted 13 January 2015 My brother is in this. Gary. I see he cashed for £2k, congratz
Hollism Posted 13 January 2015 Posted 13 January 2015 Ronaldo (The real one) is currently running deep at the PCA Main Event!! I don't think I've ever wanted someone to win a poker tournament as much in my life!! I try and avoid the live coverage of EPTs so it makes the channel four programme more interesting, but I had to see how he'd do 26th in the end. Impressive.
chrishlcfc Posted 24 January 2015 Posted 24 January 2015 Currently running 8th in a coral £3000 rebuy, using a 1st deposit free roll been in for 4 hours already down to 65 players 1st 45 players get paid. Got to get up at 7 to go spurs .
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