I haven't been around for any of this diary but i'll continue to read as you update.
Being an F1 fan myself i'm intrigued by the nickname Tikay's given you. Would be great to engage in a bit of F1 chat, since i've re-started looking at the forum on a regular basis it appears that F1 is slightly under-represented in all the great diaries we have on the forum. At least, no-ones posted about it over the last month so.
It's been a while since I've logged on to the Sky Poker site! Hopefully some of you still remember me.
I went away for two main reasons; one, a lack of time - and two, I became a little disenchanted with Sky Poker following the changes to Sky Poker TV, I personally would call it a demise, but that's my own opinion.
Anyhow, I am missing my poker, so I've decided to give this another whirl for a while.
The plan is one (perhaps two) SNG's most days, at the £55 level. I will drop down to the £33 level should no games at £55 be available (I seem to remember that they were not very popular for some reason).
I would also quite like to play the Turbo Tuesday main event - if it still runs, and if I available. We'll see how it goes. I will keep you updated of course :-)
Okay, played 2 x £55 DYM's today, and cashed in both! Good start!
Played: 2 Cashed: 2 (1st x 1, 2nd x 1) Lost: 0 Total Staked: £110 Total Won: £200 Profit: £90
I thought I played very well, even if I do say so myself haha.
I would like to get feedback on this hand if anyone is reading this:
Player
Action
Cards
Amount
Pot
Balance
Nutter5932
Small blind
10.00
10.00
1970.00
gadgerno1
Big blind
20.00
30.00
1845.00
Your hole cards
A
Q
AMS7
Call
20.00
50.00
1950.00
peter27
Raise
120.00
170.00
2135.00
TimmyRaRa
Raise
340.00
510.00
1620.00
GFKIJKLL
Fold
Nutter5932
Fold
gadgerno1
Fold
AMS7
Call
320.00
830.00
1630.00
peter27
Fold
Flop
A
5
4
AMS7
Check
TimmyRaRa
Check
Turn
7
AMS7
Check
TimmyRaRa
Check
River
8
AMS7
Check
TimmyRaRa
Bet
280.00
1110.00
1340.00
AMS7
Call
280.00
1390.00
1350.00
TimmyRaRa
Show
K
K
AMS7
Show
10
10
TimmyRaRa
Win
Pair of Kings
1390.00
2730.00
I thought this was a good lay down, but not sure. I figured my AQ was beat after a re-raise and call.
Also, for the record, while I'm not currently following strict bankroll management in terms of the amount in my poker account, I am more than happy to redeposit. Just saying that as the stakes I am playing for now are considerably higher than when I was regularly writing this diary.
Hi peter, i wont go into more detail becuase the names are on show and i think it would be unfair, but id be folding this pre without a second thought Posted by RLT16
Folding AQ pre-flop in that position? I'm quite surprised at that. Although I should note that I was the aggressor on the table at that point, everyone else was playing fairly tight - which I don't suppose is too surprising in a DYM.
Hmmm, it has been a while since I've posted here so my forum etiquette is lacking somewhat. Perhaps next time I post a hand, I will blank out the names - is that the done thing these days?
I agree with RLT - pretty standard laydown in a DYM. I would make the raise a little smaller also just to exert better pot control because it doesn't look like the initial limper is going to go away. You also save a few chips when a big re-raise comes in like in this case. I reckon I pop it up to 4BB (80 chips) in this case. Good luck at the tables!
In Response to dym hand : Folding AQ pre-flop in that position? I'm quite surprised at that. Although I should note that I was the aggressor on the table at that point, everyone else was playing fairly tight - which I don't suppose is too surprising in a DYM. Hmmm, it has been a while since I've posted here so my forum etiquette is lacking somewhat. Perhaps next time I post a hand, I will blank out the names - is that the done thing these days? Posted by peter27
yeh, i think so, people prefer if names are blanked out but then you write a little about what reads you had on the players involved, how they were playing etc.
Hey gang, It's been a while since I've logged on to the Sky Poker site! Hopefully some of you still remember me. I went away for two main reasons; one, a lack of time - and two, I became a little disenchanted with Sky Poker following the changes to Sky Poker TV, I personally would call it a demise, but that's my own opinion. Anyhow, I am missing my poker, so I've decided to give this another whirl for a while. The plan is one (perhaps two) SNG's most days, at the £55 level. I will drop down to the £33 level should no games at £55 be available (I seem to remember that they were not very popular for some reason). I would also quite like to play the Turbo Tuesday main event - if it still runs, and if I available. We'll see how it goes. I will keep you updated of course :-) Posted by peter27
Good to see you back with us Peter, & I'm glad you enjoyed last night's Show. I never realised at first that those Tweets were from you.
I have replied this morning to the PM you sent on Monday, sorry for the delay, I had a bad day yesterday.
Hi Peter, I haven't been around for any of this diary but i'll continue to read as you update. Being an F1 fan myself i'm intrigued by the nickname Tikay's given you. Would be great to engage in a bit of F1 chat, since i've re-started looking at the forum on a regular basis it appears that F1 is slightly under-represented in all the great diaries we have on the forum. At least, no-ones posted about it over the last month so. Posted by YoungUn
A little bit of detail on that.
Peter is, arguably, the best betting judge of FI I've ever met, & I'm sure he won't mind me mentioning that last season he got the absolute lot.
Elsewhere (please don't ask) I sort of head up a Sports Betting Community, & we are, by any standards, very successful, with a ROI of 5.72% over a sample size of 5,393 bets in a 4 year period.
We log & "proof" every bet in advance, & record results meticulously, by Sport, Bookie, Tipster, etc.
When Peter joined us, we were losing quite badly on our FI betting, but, mainly thanks to Peter, we are now profitable in Motorsports to the tune of 6.94% over a 251 bet sample size.
Played in the Turbo Tuesday main event yesterday, finishing 27th (my lucky number!) for £57.
As for today, I played two more £55 DYM's, finishing first in both - the Sky Poker revival is going extremely well so far.
DYM's Played: 4 Cashed: 4 (1st x 3, 2nd x 1) Lost: 0 Total Staked: £220 Total Won: £400 Profit: £180 MTT's Played: 1 Cashed: 1 (27th x 1) Lost: 0 Total Staked: £11 Total Won: £57 Profit: £46
Total Profit: £180 + £46 = £226
Here's a hand I thought was interesting:
Player
Action
Cards
Amount
Pot
Balance
neely0y0
Small blind
300.00
300.00
4372.00
peter27
Big blind
600.00
900.00
9166.50
Your hole cards
Q
J
Roachy24
Fold
mino87
Raise
1200.00
2100.00
23496.00
GFKIJKLL
Fold
AAcesFull
Fold
neely0y0
Fold
peter27
Call
600.00
2700.00
8566.50
Flop
J
J
4
peter27
Check
mino87
Bet
1200.00
3900.00
22296.00
peter27
Call
1200.00
5100.00
7366.50
Turn
5
peter27
Check
mino87
Check
River
3
peter27
Bet
1000.00
6100.00
6366.50
mino87
All-in
22296.00
28396.00
0.00
peter27
All-in
6366.50
34762.50
0.00
mino87
Unmatched bet
14929.50
19833.00
14929.50
peter27
Show
Q
J
mino87
Show
9
K
peter27
Win
Three Jacks
19833.00
19833.00
This hand was from the Turbo Tuesday event. With the benefit of hindsight, I can see that my initial call pre-flop was a little dodgy. However, I liked my play at the end, especially the cheeky small raise I made to induce a shove.
I agree with RLT - pretty standard laydown in a DYM. I would make the raise a little smaller also just to exert better pot control because it doesn't look like the initial limper is going to go away. You also save a few chips when a big re-raise comes in like in this case. I reckon I pop it up to 4BB (80 chips) in this case. Good luck at the tables! Posted by Dozza
A smaller raise would have been better in that situation, agreed. I guess my thought process was a hefty raise in that position in order to get as many opponents to fold as possible.
In Response to Re: dym hand : yeh, i think so, people prefer if names are blanked out but then you write a little about what reads you had on the players involved, how they were playing etc. Posted by RLT16
Fair enough, I will make sure I do this if I am talking about the specifics of people's play. Thanks :-)
In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player : Good to see you back with us Peter, & I'm glad you enjoyed last night's Show. I never realised at first that those Tweets were from you. I have replied this morning to the PM you sent on Monday, sorry for the delay, I had a bad day yesterday. Posted by Tikay10
Yep, yesterday's show was great fun. Those tweets were indeed from me, https://twitter.com/f1peter27 is my account. Thanks for the PM, no need to apologise though, you didn't even take that long to respond to be honest.
In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player : A little bit of detail on that. Peter is, arguably, the best betting judge of FI I've ever met, & I'm sure he won't mind me mentioning that last season he got the absolute lot. Elsewhere (please don't ask) I sort of head up a Sports Betting Community, & we are, by any standards, very successful, with a ROI of 5.72% over a sample size of 5,393 bets in a 4 year period. We log & "proof" every bet in advance, & record results meticulously, by Sport, Bookie, Tipster, etc. When Peter joined us, we were losing quite badly on our FI betting, but, mainly thanks to Peter, we are now profitable in Motorsports to the tune of 6.94% over a 251 bet sample size. When Peter talks F1, it's best to listen good. Posted by Tikay10
This post, coming from a man I revere as much as you, is the nicest compliment I have ever had. I sincerely appreciate that, thank you very much. I feel honoured
Didn't play at all on Thursday or Friday due to a lack of time.
Just finished playing in a £400 Bounty Hunter with an £11 buy-in. I'm delighted to say that my recent success has continued. I finished 3rd, netting £38.40 + £10.78 in head prizes :-)
DYM's Played: 4 Cashed: 4 (1st x 3, 2nd x 1) Lost: 0 Total Staked: £220 Total Won: £400 Profit: £180 MTT's Played: 2 Cashed: 2 (3rd x 1, 27th x 1) Lost: 0 Total Staked: £22 Total Won: £106.18 Profit: £84.18
Total Profit: £180 + £84.18 = £264.18
Looking back through my game history, there is one hand where I am very disappointed with my play.
Player
Action
Cards
Amount
Pot
Balance
luckme002
Small blind
600.00
600.00
30592.16
Bluffy666
Big blind
1200.00
1800.00
41257.56
Your hole cards
9
K
ToM4444
Fold
peter27
Raise
2400.00
4200.00
23102.24
luckme002
Raise
4200.00
8400.00
26392.16
Bluffy666
Fold
peter27
Call
2400.00
10800.00
20702.24
Flop
A
J
10
luckme002
Check
peter27
Check
Turn
3
luckme002
Check
peter27
Check
River
10
luckme002
Bet
2400.00
13200.00
23992.16
peter27
Raise
4800.00
18000.00
15902.24
luckme002
Call
2400.00
20400.00
21592.16
peter27
Show
9
K
luckme002
Show
Q
Q
luckme002
Win
Two Pairs, Queens and 10s
20400.00
41992.16
With the way the table was playing, I feel I made the correct decision to raise with the K9 off suit, although maybe the raise should have been slightly higher. However, the re-raise should have been a warning sign to get out of the hand; calling was big mistake number one.
What disappointed me most was my play post-river. He had bet, and I had clearly made up my mind to try bluff the pot. Why would I just click back the raise?! 4800 into a pot of 18,000 when he already has 2400 on the table is extremely poor play - there's no way he should be folding in that position. I disappointed myself here; big mistake number two.
Played two DYM's today, and the run finally came to an end. Won one, lost one. However, if I can manage to consistently cash in five out of six, then I'm golden here. Unlikely of course, but I'm still very happy with the way this is progressing so far. DYM's Played: 6 Cashed: 5 (1st x 4, 2nd x 1) Lost: 1 (5th x 1) Total Staked: £330 Total Won: £500 Profit: £170 MTT's Played: 2 Cashed: 2 (3rd x 1, 27th x 1) Lost: 0 Total Staked: £22 Total Won: £106.18 Profit: £84.18
Nice to see you back Peter Thoughts on the new F1 season? New rules/teams? Posted by VespaPX
Hi Vespa, nice to hear from you.
The new F1 season, despite what the media say, will in my opinion be largely like the last, with Mercedes dominating. Although I do quite strongly think that Nico will be taking the title this season, rather than Lewis.
Meanwhile at the back, I think it's quite possible that McLaren will finish dead last in the constructors championship this season. The media are hyping up that they will progress up the field, but with engine development so restricted, I don't see it personally - and with Manor getting Mercedes engines, I think McLaren are under serious threat this season.
Rules, for the most part, stay static for this season. As for the new team, they're extremely successful over in the US, and I do expect them to score points this season, perhaps not consistently in year one, but they should do much better than HRT, Caterham & Marussia did in their first seasons.
Played in today's Turbo Tuesday main event, and just got knocked out in 71st. I was playing well, in my opinion, just unfortunate to get knocked out with this hand:
Player
Action
Cards
Amount
Pot
Balance
sharklover
Small blind
800.00
800.00
15514.50
AKallin14
Big blind
1600.00
2400.00
38485.51
Your hole cards
K
A
Essexphil
Fold
azzkicker
Fold
phuckor
Raise
3200.00
5600.00
44127.75
peter27
Raise
4800.00
10400.00
19450.94
sharklover
Fold
AKallin14
Fold
phuckor
All-in
44127.75
54527.75
0.00
peter27
All-in
19450.94
73978.69
0.00
phuckor
Unmatched bet
23076.81
50901.88
23076.81
phuckor
Show
8
8
peter27
Show
K
A
Flop
10
J
4
Turn
6
River
2
phuckor
Win
Pair of 8s
50901.88
73978.69
I don't believe I did anything wrong here, but feel free to prove me wrong.
A couple of things to note, this tournament only cost me £8.70 to enter, because I had a £2.30 tournament token from Sky Poker rewards.
Also, while I had a spare 10 minutes waiting for the tournament to begin, I decided to play some cash (very unusual for me) and actually won £30 or so. I won't keep this on my record though, I don't really play cash enough to make it worthwhile maintaining a proper record of results.
DYM's Played: 6 Cashed: 5 (1st x 4, 2nd x 1) Lost: 1 (5th x 1) Total Staked: £330 Total Won: £500 Profit: £170 MTT's Played: 3 Cashed: 2 (3rd x 1, 27th x 1) Lost: 1 (71st x 1) Total Staked: £30.70 Total Won: £106.18 Profit: £75.48
Total Profit: £170 + £75.48 = £245.48
I don't know how to get rid of these boxes below ..
Your raise sizing needs looking at. Just looks like you're clicking buttons. Posted by hhyftrftdr
I'm very surprised at this comment, as bet sizing is one of the things I have been trying to always consider in detail. That's why I've mentioned it at numerous points in the diary since I came back.
That being said, I do respect your experience, and would like to get more detail on why you think this way. With reference to the previous hand, I knew from the way the table was playing that any raise I made would result in all the money going in .. I chose the lazy option and min raised to achieve this.
In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player : I'm very surprised at this comment, as bet sizing is one of the things I have been trying to always consider in detail. That's why I've mentioned it at numerous points in the diary since I came back. That being said, I do respect your experience, and would like to get more detail on why you think this way. With reference to the previous hand, I knew from the way the table was playing that any raise I made would result in all the money going in .. I chose the lazy option and min raised to achieve this. Posted by peter27
Pretty much the bolded bit at the end.
Though we ain't privy to table flow and dynamic so if it was done purposely to GII then fair enough. 3bet jamming and maximising fold equity, whilst also keeping your range as wide as possible, might be worth considering.
Comments
I haven't been around for any of this diary but i'll continue to read as you update.
Being an F1 fan myself i'm intrigued by the nickname Tikay's given you. Would be great to engage in a bit of F1 chat, since i've re-started looking at the forum on a regular basis it appears that F1 is slightly under-represented in all the great diaries we have on the forum. At least, no-ones posted about it over the last month so.
It's been a while since I've logged on to the Sky Poker site! Hopefully some of you still remember me.
I went away for two main reasons; one, a lack of time - and two, I became a little disenchanted with Sky Poker following the changes to Sky Poker TV, I personally would call it a demise, but that's my own opinion.
Anyhow, I am missing my poker, so I've decided to give this another whirl for a while.
The plan is one (perhaps two) SNG's most days, at the £55 level. I will drop down to the £33 level should no games at £55 be available (I seem to remember that they were not very popular for some reason).
I would also quite like to play the Turbo Tuesday main event - if it still runs, and if I available. We'll see how it goes. I will keep you updated of course :-)
Played: 2
Cashed: 2 (1st x 1, 2nd x 1)
Lost: 0
Total Staked: £110
Total Won: £200
Profit: £90
I thought I played very well, even if I do say so myself haha.
I would like to get feedback on this hand if anyone is reading this:
Also, for the record, while I'm not currently following strict bankroll management in terms of the amount in my poker account, I am more than happy to redeposit. Just saying that as the stakes I am playing for now are considerably higher than when I was regularly writing this diary.
Hmmm, it has been a while since I've posted here so my forum etiquette is lacking somewhat. Perhaps next time I post a hand, I will blank out the names - is that the done thing these days?
I have replied this morning to the PM you sent on Monday, sorry for the delay, I had a bad day yesterday.
Peter is, arguably, the best betting judge of FI I've ever met, & I'm sure he won't mind me mentioning that last season he got the absolute lot.
Elsewhere (please don't ask) I sort of head up a Sports Betting Community, & we are, by any standards, very successful, with a ROI of 5.72% over a sample size of 5,393 bets in a 4 year period.
We log & "proof" every bet in advance, & record results meticulously, by Sport, Bookie, Tipster, etc.
When Peter joined us, we were losing quite badly on our FI betting, but, mainly thanks to Peter, we are now profitable in Motorsports to the tune of 6.94% over a 251 bet sample size.
When Peter talks F1, it's best to listen good.
Played in the Turbo Tuesday main event yesterday, finishing 27th (my lucky number!) for £57.
As for today, I played two more £55 DYM's, finishing first in both - the Sky Poker revival is going extremely well so far.
DYM's
Played: 4
Cashed: 4 (1st x 3, 2nd x 1)
Lost: 0
Total Staked: £220
Total Won: £400
Profit: £180
MTT's
Played: 1
Cashed: 1 (27th x 1)
Lost: 0
Total Staked: £11
Total Won: £57
Profit: £46
Total Profit: £180 + £46 = £226
Here's a hand I thought was interesting:
In Response to Re: dym hand: Fair enough, I will make sure I do this if I am talking about the specifics of people's play. Thanks :-)
In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player: This post, coming from a man I revere as much as you, is the nicest compliment I have ever had. I sincerely appreciate that, thank you very much. I feel honoured
Just finished playing in a £400 Bounty Hunter with an £11 buy-in. I'm delighted to say that my recent success has continued. I finished 3rd, netting £38.40 + £10.78 in head prizes :-)
DYM's
Played: 4
Cashed: 4 (1st x 3, 2nd x 1)
Lost: 0
Total Staked: £220
Total Won: £400
Profit: £180
MTT's
Played: 2
Cashed: 2 (3rd x 1, 27th x 1)
Lost: 0
Total Staked: £22
Total Won: £106.18
Profit: £84.18
Total Profit: £180 + £84.18 = £264.18
Looking back through my game history, there is one hand where I am very disappointed with my play.
What disappointed me most was my play post-river. He had bet, and I had clearly made up my mind to try bluff the pot. Why would I just click back the raise?! 4800 into a pot of 18,000 when he already has 2400 on the table is extremely poor play - there's no way he should be folding in that position. I disappointed myself here; big mistake number two.
DYM's
Played: 6
Cashed: 5 (1st x 4, 2nd x 1)
Lost: 1 (5th x 1)
Total Staked: £330
Total Won: £500
Profit: £170
MTT's
Played: 2
Cashed: 2 (3rd x 1, 27th x 1)
Lost: 0
Total Staked: £22
Total Won: £106.18
Profit: £84.18
Total Profit: £170 + £84.18 = £254.18
The new F1 season, despite what the media say, will in my opinion be largely like the last, with Mercedes dominating. Although I do quite strongly think that Nico will be taking the title this season, rather than Lewis.
Meanwhile at the back, I think it's quite possible that McLaren will finish dead last in the constructors championship this season. The media are hyping up that they will progress up the field, but with engine development so restricted, I don't see it personally - and with Manor getting Mercedes engines, I think McLaren are under serious threat this season.
Rules, for the most part, stay static for this season. As for the new team, they're extremely successful over in the US, and I do expect them to score points this season, perhaps not consistently in year one, but they should do much better than HRT, Caterham & Marussia did in their first seasons.
A couple of things to note, this tournament only cost me £8.70 to enter, because I had a £2.30 tournament token from Sky Poker rewards.
Also, while I had a spare 10 minutes waiting for the tournament to begin, I decided to play some cash (very unusual for me) and actually won £30 or so. I won't keep this on my record though, I don't really play cash enough to make it worthwhile maintaining a proper record of results.
DYM's
Played: 6
Cashed: 5 (1st x 4, 2nd x 1)
Lost: 1 (5th x 1)
Total Staked: £330
Total Won: £500
Profit: £170
MTT's
Played: 3
Cashed: 2 (3rd x 1, 27th x 1)
Lost: 1 (71st x 1)
Total Staked: £30.70
Total Won: £106.18
Profit: £75.48
Total Profit: £170 + £75.48 = £245.48
I don't know how to get rid of these boxes below ..
Your raise sizing needs looking at. Just looks like you're clicking buttons.
That being said, I do respect your experience, and would like to get more detail on why you think this way. With reference to the previous hand, I knew from the way the table was playing that any raise I made would result in all the money going in .. I chose the lazy option and min raised to achieve this.
Though we ain't privy to table flow and dynamic so if it was done purposely to GII then fair enough. 3bet jamming and maximising fold equity, whilst also keeping your range as wide as possible, might be worth considering.