Well Tikay I hate to say 'I told you so' but last night when you got off to a good start I said you should stop, bank the winning month and leave it there. Now look what you've gone and done!
One of the problems with the influx of good new players is that you're edge is going to be less and variance is just going to be a tart now and again. Never mind, your mojo will return.
If it makes you feel better (it won't, I'm just kicking you when you're down) I cashed in all but one STT last night (lost a 3.30 late on) AND 3 from 5 MTTs (albeit small cashes). The only downer was going out 3 from the bubble in the £55 BH when I had AQ on a AK7 board, allin on the flop and get called by 87 (!) Oppo obviously turns the trips and off I go. Ho hum, even then I made a small profit due to bounties.
Banned from playing tonight due to the late finish last night so have a good evening, it's a new month after all!
Well Tikay I hate to say 'I told you so' but last night when you got off to a good start I said you should stop, bank the winning month and leave it there. Now look what you've gone and done! One of the problems with the influx of good new players is that you're edge is going to be less and variance is just going to be a tart now and again. Never mind, your mojo will return. If it makes you feel better (it won't, I'm just kicking you when you're down) I cashed in all but one STT last night (lost a 3.30 late on) AND 3 from 5 MTTs (albeit small cashes). The only downer was going out 3 from the bubble in the £55 BH when I had AQ on a AK7 board, allin on the flop and get called by 87 (!) Oppo obviously turns the trips and off I go. Ho hum, even then I made a small profit due to bounties. Banned from playing tonight due to the late finish last night so have a good evening, it's a new month after all! Posted by Enut
You did, too.
I thought about it, but really, winning or losing, say, £30, does not make a deal of odds in the greater scheme of things. Anyway, I enjoy playing too much to stop early!
You & Trevil were both deep in the PLO8 MTT too, as I recall?
Perhaps have a month on PLO in October with the odd PLO8 thrown in for the social side? A change is as good as a rest and all that. Posted by MAXALLY
I'll try & play a bit of PLO, yes, but having, with the rest of the Ploppers, help to build up the PLO8 liquidity, it feels like a big challenge to repeat the trick at PLO.
Deffo tempting though, I do like a challenge.
Maybe I could do "split" evenings, a few hours of each.
I certainly could not play both at the same time. Carnage awaits for all who go down rhat road.....
In Response to Re: Can an old dog learn new tricks? : You did, too. I thought about it, but really, winning or losing, say, £30, does not make a deal of odds in the greater scheme of things. Anyway, I enjoy playing too much to stop early! You & Trevil were both deep in the PLO8 MTT too, as I recall? Posted by Tikay10
Yes we were and Trevil duly spanked my botty in heads up battle. If I recall in the last hand I flopped the mother of all draws (nut flush and nut low) and proceeded to miss both. He played v well and deserved the win.
In Response to Re: Can an old dog learn new tricks? : Yes we were and Trevil duly spanked my botty in heads up battle. If I recall in the last hand I flopped the mother of all draws (nut flush and nut low) and proceeded to miss both. He played v well and deserved the win. Posted by Enut
Well 1-2 in either order is pretty good, well done both of you.
He's a proper handful in the DYM's, too, turns up with all sorts.
I was going to post a couple of exit hands in the clinic but this is not worthy....
1. I had got short after letting the big stack bully me when I thought we were on the bubble (I hadn't realised it was a 6max) 2. I had misread stack sizes and thought if both of us exited I would still get 2nd (wrong again)
Hence the rather poor call here...
Now there was no guarantee either was as strong as they were but still...
Hand History #822416682 (12:28 30/09/2014)
Player
Action
Cards
Amount
Pot
Balance
Phantom66
Small blind
200.00
200.00
70.00
noviceplay
Big blind
285.00
485.00
0.00
Your hole cards
3
7
Q
5
markmarkma
Raise
800.00
1285.00
7645.00
Phantom66
All-in
70.00
1355.00
0.00
markmarkma
Unmatched bet
515.00
840.00
8160.00
Phantom66
Show
3
7
Q
5
noviceplay
Show
3
K
A
10
markmarkma
Show
2
9
A
A
Flop
K
8
4
Turn
J
River
7
markmarkma
Win high
Pair of Aces
420.00
8580.00
markmarkma
Win low
8-low
420.00
9000.00
This wasnt much better - in my diary I had misrembered me having suited cards which may have made the reshove more pallatable. As it was OK PLO8 play to r/r = shocking DYM play when you look at stack sizes and know that big stack seems incapable of laying a hand down.
edit:2nd H/H withdrawn as it was causing a few problems! will try again later. But basically busted out when s/stack was risking his and I had AAKJos.
The morale boost for you Mr Tikay - apart from a chuckle at my ineptitude - is that I am on a streak of 9/10 at £3.30 DYMs and it took the above hand to break a run of 8 wins, which just goes to show how much variance is at play here - I have no doubt that it will be very tough for me to make a +ROI in the long run.
My 3377 all-in? That situation, it was the right thing to do I reckon. I couldn't fold and rely on you (vesp) scooping to save me could I? Cracking result!
My 3377 all-in? That situation, it was the right thing to do I reckon. I couldn't fold and rely on you (vesp) scooping to save me could I? Cracking result! Posted by Macacgirl1
I was fully expecting a call from you given your tiny stack, but i wasn't expecting the Small Blind to get involved! Epic game, i think the first time i've been to level 11.
Current total, after 31 DYMs. Team Concrete 12 Team Twiglet 24
I am prepared to call it a draw if you promise to never give myself and Amarie verbal ever again. And to admit that you are scared as you might lose this challenge to a "girlie". And, you never mention bisto, trains, concrete and bridges in the chat-box ever again. And, you have to actively participate in the "what we have had/are going to have for dinner" discussions in the chat-box. For 60 days.
So Mr. K. We played 11 games together last night. Scores On The Doors. TK - 6/11 Mac - 8/11 Current total, after 31 DYMs. Team Concrete 12 Team Twiglet 24 I am prepared to call it a draw if you promise to never give myself and Amarie verbal ever again. And to admit that you are scared as you might lose this challenge to a "girlie". And, you never mention bisto, trains, concrete and bridges in the chat-box ever again. And, you have to actively participate in the "what we have had/are going to have for dinner" discussions in the chat-box. For 60 days. That sounds perfectly reasonable! Posted by Macacgirl1
Never, never, NEVER. Do you hear me? NEVER!*
* I reserve the right to re-negotiate if you reach 99 before me. That sounds perfecty reasonable.
Well, the challenge isn't who gets to 100 first, it's who has the most wins after 100 total games. So there. Final offer, no further negotiations allowed.
Current total, after 41 DYMs. Team Concrete 18 Team Twiglet 30
Truce called to the challenge as I was fed up of trying! Had two glasses of wine, played like a baboon and promptly lost six games on the trot. Awesome stuff! Take that bank roll!
Current total, after 41 DYMs. Team Concrete 18 Team Twiglet 30 Truce called to the challenge as I was fed up of trying! Had two glasses of wine, played like a baboon and promptly lost six games on the trot. Awesome stuff! Take that bank roll! Posted by Macacgirl1
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September has been good for me as i've i've recovered my BR to where it was at the start of July.
Swings & Swongs and all that jazz !
A good & a bad from last night.
The bad.
A chap - BIG winner in MTT's but not so @ SNG's, limped from a 5 big stack.
I had A-K-4-2 & jammed on him.
He called. He had the awesome 2-3-3-5.
The flop was 3-5-5 - ship the boat - but I was nicely wrapped to redraw to the low. Blankety blank.
And I'm thinking, why would anyone limp-call with that? Raise, fine, but limp-call for his whole stack? It's all a mystery to me.
The good.
Alexis - very solid was the villain. We both had playable stacks. I was being a bit gung-ho, & opened with A-2-7-9 hh.
He re-potted.
Now when Alexis repots me, HE HAS THEM ACE THINGS.
For some reason, I could not find the fold (bad mistake, I was not pot stuck), & we got it in.
As expected, he has Aces, but I have the better low.
Low cards please dealer.......
It came J-J-7.
Oops, I'm in trouble now. Running low cards please Dealer.
Turn.......7
River......7
So I snap thought "he has the house, 7-7-7-A-A", but then, when the chips slid across to me, I realised I had the quads.......;)
Gelders has been a revelation, love to see how he has re-invented himself.
We were on three tables at the same time at one point last night, & he had over 5,000 chips on each of them.
Eventually, I formulated a way to try & cope with his relentless aggression, but it really makes you think.
Some exciting games in store, for sure.
Got some more September wrap-ups to do, (shortly) but I'll be back on the tables tonight.
As Mick the Scaffold notes, & Spite Call Twiglet, these are the swings & swongs.
I thought about it, but really, winning or losing, say, £30, does not make a deal of odds in the greater scheme of things. Anyway, I enjoy playing too much to stop early!
You & Trevil were both deep in the PLO8 MTT too, as I recall?
Deffo tempting though, I do like a challenge.
Maybe I could do "split" evenings, a few hours of each.
I certainly could not play both at the same time. Carnage awaits for all who go down rhat road.....
He's a proper handful in the DYM's, too, turns up with all sorts.
I was going to post a couple of exit hands in the clinic but this is not worthy....
1. I had got short after letting the big stack bully me when I thought we were on the bubble (I hadn't realised it was a 6max)
2. I had misread stack sizes and thought if both of us exited I would still get 2nd (wrong again)
Hence the rather poor call here...
Now there was no guarantee either was as strong as they were but still...
Hand History #822416682 (12:28 30/09/2014)
edit:2nd H/H withdrawn as it was causing a few problems! will try again later. But basically busted out when s/stack was risking his and I had AAKJos.
The morale boost for you Mr Tikay - apart from a chuckle at my ineptitude - is that I am on a streak of 9/10 at £3.30 DYMs and it took the above hand to break a run of 8 wins, which just goes to show how much variance is at play here - I have no doubt that it will be very tough for me to make a +ROI in the long run.
My 3377 all-in?
That situation, it was the right thing to do I reckon. I couldn't fold and rely on you (vesp) scooping to save me could I?
Cracking result!
Epic game, i think the first time i've been to level 11.
So Mr. K.
We played 11 games together last night.
Scores On The Doors.
TK - 6/11
Mac - 8/11
Current total, after 31 DYMs.
Team Concrete 12
Team Twiglet 24
I am prepared to call it a draw if you promise to never give myself and Amarie verbal ever again.
And to admit that you are scared as you might lose this challenge to a "girlie".
And, you never mention bisto, trains, concrete and bridges in the chat-box ever again.
And, you have to actively participate in the "what we have had/are going to have for dinner" discussions in the chat-box. For 60 days.
That sounds perfectly reasonable!
* I reserve the right to re-negotiate if you reach 99 before me. That sounds perfecty reasonable.
So there.
Final offer, no further negotiations allowed.
Team Concrete 18
Team Twiglet 30
Truce called to the challenge as I was fed up of trying!
Had two glasses of wine, played like a baboon and promptly lost six games on the trot.
Awesome stuff!
Take that bank roll!