"With the Double Points weekend, think I'll try for 1,000 points this week, which boosts my Rewards by 25%. Ought to be able to get 600 points from Friday to Saturday, so that means 133 points on each of Monday, Wednesday & Thursday.
Profit per game? Be a bit more ambitious this week, & go for £0.15 per game. I've been doing better than that, but I don't think it's sustainable.
% of games won? Again, 60% is not sustainable for me, but I'll aim for 59%. That's a decent profit if I can do it, so that's OK. So....
Was going along nicely until the Double Points weekend, & then the wheels went in all directions.
Too many games over the weekend? Maybe. Don't think so, but maybe.
Run bad? Well we always think we run bad when we lose. It felt that way at times, but 150 games in a low variance format is a reasonable sample size. I certainly run bad in the £11 games, which skew the numbers, but I ran good in plenty, too.
Lack of effort? Not at all - I prepared well, & really concentrated.
No excuses really. Long term, the figures are good, but that was a BAD week by any standards.
Since I returned, I've hardly had a losing day, & my stats were as good as they have ever been, maybe I was running good & then, as always, variance caught up with me.
I had always wanted to try a full weekend, playing a stack of games, & I don't regret it, I really enjoyed it.
After withdrawing most of my roll at the end of last month, i couldn't win a thing for about a week. Was beginning to think the conspiracy theorists are right :-) Normal service has been resumed over the last few days. See you later. Posted by VespaPX
Gotta love the pokers. Just when you think you've got it sussed, boom, you get a slap round the chops.
I sometimes wonder why you post about wanting 60% win rate. Obviously that's a number that we would all like but I'm not too sure that it's totally relevant.
I was for a long time around 62% and 8.8% roi. Over the last 18 months that's dropped to around 59% and 7.7% roi.
So I'm not doing as well now? While it's certainly true that I don't win as many games, I've made more money than before.
The ego in me would love to have my old roi but I'll let that go for greater profits.
When I moved up the stakes a bit I realised that it would be tougher but the rewards better if I could keep slightly ahead.
If you could drive the £11 games and maybe start getting £16.50s into the lobby then I'm sure your profits would be higher. More and more people are now playing your curious little game so they might fill up. I know you don't think that there would be the traffic but give it a try?
Just a thought but could it be that some of the £22+ nl regs would play higher stake plo8 dyms if they were offered but aren't bothered about playing the lower stake games? (Not me, I can't win the £3 games)
I sometimes wonder why you post about wanting 60% win rate. Obviously that's a number that we would all like but I'm not too sure that it's totally relevant. I was for a long time around 62% and 8.8% roi. Over the last 18 months that's dropped to around 59% and 7.7% roi. So I'm not doing as well now? While it's certainly true that I don't win as many games, I've made more money than before. The ego in me would love to have my old roi but I'll let that go for greater profits. When I moved up the stakes a bit I realised that it would be tougher but the rewards better if I could keep slightly ahead. If you could drive the £11 games and maybe start getting £16.50s into the lobby then I'm sure your profits would be higher. More and more people are now playing your curious little game so they might fill up. I know you don't think that there would be the traffic but give it a try? Just a thought but could it be that some of the £22+ nl regs would play higher stake plo8 dyms if they were offered but aren't bothered about playing the lower stake games? (Not me, I can't win the £3 games) Posted by Jac35
I would certainly love it if I could only play £11 (or bigger) games, at the moment, because there are so few, they skew the results in both directions. 58% in exclusively £11 games would clearly be more profitable. Assuming I could beat them, that is......
"More and more people are now playing your curious little game"
Decided, as I had not played this week until last night, to go for 500 points this week, which would give me a bonus £5, these fivers & tenners all add up over time.
Three nights, & 500 points, so I decided to go for around 170 points on each of Friday, Saturday & Sunday.
Made 168 points last night, bang on target, & the games were good, so I was tempted to stay on & play another hour or two, but I also wanted to watch the PGA golf. It was about 11pm, & I was still feeling fresh, but the golf beckoned, so I drew stumps, cooked my dinner, & sat down to watch the last 2 hours of the golf.
And the very moment I sat down to watch it......play was abandoned for the day, due to an electrical storm.
Marv.
Another 170 points tonight & we'll be nicely on target, but I'll try & get them early, so I can watch the last few hours of the golf.
Love watching golf on TV, though I much prefer the BBC's coverage, Peter Alliss is so good, the camera positions are better, & we are not plagued with all those adverts & that odious, schmaltzy background music they have been using for years, which does my head in. Pictures, commentary, that's all we want. No background music, right?
Whoever invented & thinks we want background music needs shooting. I mean, does anyone think all that background music on TV enhances our enjoyment of the Show?
Normal service was resumed last night & we resumed the very slow but steady progress northwards. Played 36 games & won 22 of them (61%), & made £17, which is just shy of £0.50 per game. Bit of a relief that, after I bombed so badly last weekend. Trouble is, it will take me a week to claw back last weekend's hit, but that's the nature of the game I suppose.
4 games ran @ £11, (won 3) so that was pretty good, but I gave a bit back in the £5.50 games, winning just 7 of 16. Fortunately, I won 12 of 16 @ £3.30, so overall, that'll do.
Hope to see a few of you tonight, & enjoy your Saturday.
Did you see the recent programme on Alliss? I thought it was tremendous. The Vorderman comment was wonderful. The two of you are quite similar in many ways. Both of comparable ages and still reasonably 'with it'
It's a real shame that the BBC are gradually losing all the golf. They get it just right. 'Ken on the Course' is a brilliant feature. They do make the odd mistake but quickly rectify them. I like Lineker but that didn't work. I think everyone though Torrance would be a good addition but he was pretty bad on the coverage.
Biggest plus point for the BBC is that they don't have Montgomerie
Did you see the recent programme on Alliss? I thought it was tremendous. The Vorderman comment was wonderful. The two of you are quite similar in many ways. Both of comparable ages and still reasonably 'with it' It's a real shame that the BBC are gradually losing all the golf. They get it just right. 'Ken on the Course' is a brilliant feature. They do make the odd mistake but quickly rectify them. I like Lineker but that didn't work. I think everyone though Torrance would be a good addition but he was pretty bad on the coverage. Biggest plus point for the BBC is that they don't have Montgomerie Posted by Jac35
Agree with every word & sentiment of that. (Except Alliss & I being similar, he can be a bit crusty & ill-tempered at times).
I'm a huge fan of both Alliss & Ken Brown, & the BBC coverage of The Open - 10 hours per day - is just wonderful. Those little cameos "Ken on the course" are just fabulous. Hazel Irvine is good, too, much less wooden than her counterpart on Sky. They covered the Ladies Open the next week, too, I watched every moment of it.
I rarely diss Sky Sports, they do so much stuff so very well, especially Football & Cricket, but my oh my, their golf coverage does my head in. They just seem to flit from green to green, & all we see is a succession of players putting out, often effective "gimmes".
Part of the attraction of The Open is the BBC coverage, & I fear it will never be the same once it transfers across. Still, Sky did a great job with F1, perhaps they will do the same with The Open.
I planned my schedule this week especially to watch all of the USPGA, and was really looking forward to it, but after 2 hours on Thursday evening, I gave up & went to bed. And oh my, those cheesy player interviews.......
I'll tune in around 10pm this evening, & see if I can see it through to the end, but HIGNFY might win the battle of the zapper.
Decided, as I had not played this week until last night, to go for 500 points this week, which would give me a bonus £5, these fivers & tenners all add up over time. Three nights, & 500 points, so I decided to go for around 170 points on each of Friday, Saturday & Sunday. Made 168 points last night, bang on target, & the games were good, so I was tempted to stay on & play another hour or two, but I also wanted to watch the PGA golf. It was about 11pm, & I was still feeling fresh, but the golf beckoned, so I drew stumps, cooked my dinner, & sat down to watch the last 2 hours of the golf. And the very moment I sat down to watch it......play was abandoned for the day, due to an electrical storm. Marv. Another 170 points tonight & we'll be nicely on target, but I'll try & get them early, so I can watch the last few hours of the golf. Love watching golf on TV, though I much prefer the BBC's coverage, Peter Alliss is so good, the camera positions are better, & we are not plagued with all those adverts & that odious, schmaltzy background music they have been using for years, which does my head in. Pictures, commentary, that's all we want. No background music, right? Whoever invented & thinks we want background music needs shooting. I mean, does anyone think all that background music on TV enhances our enjoyment of the Show? Posted by Tikay10
The only music that should ever be heard when watching golf is in this link:
I grew up waiting for this tune, nothing was more exciting than the very first day of The Open Championship, all manner of players and shots being shown, good, bad and ugly......I loved it.
Caveat; I didnt mind the Nirvana and Pearl Jam offerings at the recent US Open from Seattle....
In Response to Re: Can an old dog learn new tricks? : The only music that should ever be heard when watching golf is in this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-bd5j18N0s I grew up waiting for this tune, nothing was more exciting than the very first day of The Open Championship, all manner of players and shots being shown, good, bad and ugly......I loved it. Caveat; I didnt mind the Nirvana and Pearl Jam offerings at the recent US Open from Seattle.... Posted by HENDRIK62
Ooh yes, now that is perfect, sets the tone just so.
The difference with Sky Sports, of course, is they repeat it time & time again. Watch any live golf on Sky, & we get the same music during every leaderboard graphic, & the intro & outro to commercial breaks, so we hear it 50 or more times in one evening's viewing.
I'm sure the Producer has never sat at home & watched the Show, he'd realise immediately how grating it is.
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Guess I'd best try & update this, after a monster week last week. "Monster" in that I played a lot of games.
Quick reminder first of where I was, & my targets for last week.
This was BEFORE last week.
Summarising July, up to & including 2nd August.
P 525, W 317, L 208 = 60.3% games won.
Total profit - £197.91
Profit per game = £0.38
Those numbers include £6 from the Rewards Freeroll, & £24.82 in Rewards Payments. So those bonuses came to £0.06 per game in total.
Current balance = £2,115.34
And this was the target for last week.......
"With the Double Points weekend, think I'll try for 1,000 points this week, which boosts my Rewards by 25%. Ought to be able to get 600 points from Friday to Saturday, so that means 133 points on each of Monday, Wednesday & Thursday.
Profit per game? Be a bit more ambitious this week, & go for £0.15 per game. I've been doing better than that, but I don't think it's sustainable.
% of games won? Again, 60% is not sustainable for me, but I'll aim for 59%. That's a decent profit if I can do it, so that's OK.
So....
1,000 points
£0.15 average profit per game.
59% of games won.
There you go, set myself up for the fall....."
Monday 3rd August, 35 games, W 20, = 57%, profit £0.75, = £0.02 per game.
Wednesday 5th August, 37 games, W 24, = 65%, profit £17.35, = £0.47 per game
Thursday 6th August, 30 games, W 19, = 63%, profit £19.55, = £0.65 per game
Friday 7th August, 57 games, W 28, = 49%, loss £28.85, = £0.51 per game
Saturday 8th August, 48 games, W 22, = 46%, loss £21.65, = £0.45 per game
Sunday 9th August, 45 games, W 22, = 49%, loss £18.80, =£0.42 per game.
All figures INCLUDE winnings from the Rewards Freeroll (£10 + £4 = £14) & this week's Rewards payment of £24.30.
Closing balance was £2,083.99, including the Rewards Payment received Monday 10th August.
Summary of last week;
Played 252, W 135, = 54%, loss on week £31.35, = £0.12 per game
Reward Points earned 1,620
Summarising July, up to & including 9th August.
P 777, W 452, L 325 = 58.2% games won.
Total profit - £166.56
Profit per game = £0.21
Those numbers include £16 from the Rewards Freeroll, & £49.12 in Rewards Payments. So those bonuses came to £0.08 per game in total.
Current balance = £2,083.99
Funny enough, terrible as those figures are, it's revved me up to play again, so I might play a few sessions tonight & over the weekend.
Last week's targets then.....
1,000 points - SUCCEEDED
£0.15 average profit per game - FAIL
59% of games won - FAIL
There you go, set myself up for the fall..... SUCCEEDED
Well that went well. Not.
Was going along nicely until the Double Points weekend, & then the wheels went in all directions.
Too many games over the weekend? Maybe. Don't think so, but maybe.
Run bad? Well we always think we run bad when we lose. It felt that way at times, but 150 games in a low variance format is a reasonable sample size. I certainly run bad in the £11 games, which skew the numbers, but I ran good in plenty, too.
Lack of effort? Not at all - I prepared well, & really concentrated.
No excuses really. Long term, the figures are good, but that was a BAD week by any standards.
Since I returned, I've hardly had a losing day, & my stats were as good as they have ever been, maybe I was running good & then, as always, variance caught up with me.
I had always wanted to try a full weekend, playing a stack of games, & I don't regret it, I really enjoyed it.
Guess I'd better try & repair the damage.
Tonight, then.
"More and more people are now playing your curious little game"
No biting. You hear me?
Decided, as I had not played this week until last night, to go for 500 points this week, which would give me a bonus £5, these fivers & tenners all add up over time.
Three nights, & 500 points, so I decided to go for around 170 points on each of Friday, Saturday & Sunday.
Made 168 points last night, bang on target, & the games were good, so I was tempted to stay on & play another hour or two, but I also wanted to watch the PGA golf. It was about 11pm, & I was still feeling fresh, but the golf beckoned, so I drew stumps, cooked my dinner, & sat down to watch the last 2 hours of the golf.
And the very moment I sat down to watch it......play was abandoned for the day, due to an electrical storm.
Marv.
Another 170 points tonight & we'll be nicely on target, but I'll try & get them early, so I can watch the last few hours of the golf.
Love watching golf on TV, though I much prefer the BBC's coverage, Peter Alliss is so good, the camera positions are better, & we are not plagued with all those adverts & that odious, schmaltzy background music they have been using for years, which does my head in. Pictures, commentary, that's all we want. No background music, right?
Whoever invented & thinks we want background music needs shooting. I mean, does anyone think all that background music on TV enhances our enjoyment of the Show?
Normal service was resumed last night & we resumed the very slow but steady progress northwards. Played 36 games & won 22 of them (61%), & made £17, which is just shy of £0.50 per game. Bit of a relief that, after I bombed so badly last weekend. Trouble is, it will take me a week to claw back last weekend's hit, but that's the nature of the game I suppose.
4 games ran @ £11, (won 3) so that was pretty good, but I gave a bit back in the £5.50 games, winning just 7 of 16. Fortunately, I won 12 of 16 @ £3.30, so overall, that'll do.
Hope to see a few of you tonight, & enjoy your Saturday.
I'm a huge fan of both Alliss & Ken Brown, & the BBC coverage of The Open - 10 hours per day - is just wonderful. Those little cameos "Ken on the course" are just fabulous. Hazel Irvine is good, too, much less wooden than her counterpart on Sky. They covered the Ladies Open the next week, too, I watched every moment of it.
I rarely diss Sky Sports, they do so much stuff so very well, especially Football & Cricket, but my oh my, their golf coverage does my head in. They just seem to flit from green to green, & all we see is a succession of players putting out, often effective "gimmes".
Part of the attraction of The Open is the BBC coverage, & I fear it will never be the same once it transfers across. Still, Sky did a great job with F1, perhaps they will do the same with The Open.
I planned my schedule this week especially to watch all of the USPGA, and was really looking forward to it, but after 2 hours on Thursday evening, I gave up & went to bed. And oh my, those cheesy player interviews.......
I'll tune in around 10pm this evening, & see if I can see it through to the end, but HIGNFY might win the battle of the zapper.
The difference with Sky Sports, of course, is they repeat it time & time again. Watch any live golf on Sky, & we get the same music during every leaderboard graphic, & the intro & outro to commercial breaks, so we hear it 50 or more times in one evening's viewing.
I'm sure the Producer has never sat at home & watched the Show, he'd realise immediately how grating it is.