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A diary with a twist....... You decide

cenachavcenachav Member Posts: 2,682
edited December 2013 in Poker Chat
Hello all.  Due to circumstances beyond my control I have £5.91 in my account and no way to top up until late January so it's spin up or go home time.  There have been lots of diaries before staing they are starting from a low, or no, balance and how they intend to spin it up to a fortune.  This is different as I am asking you, the community, on how I should play.  I will give you 6 options and will go with the one with the most votes.  In the event of a tie, I will toss a coin to determine the winner.  As I, hopefully, get a bigger roll I will put up more polls so you can decide on how I should go.  I will be playing various frerolls along the way too in an attempt to boost my balance.

First poll

Cash, STT or MTT???  

Cash, 2 tables of 2p/4p cash with about a £3 buy in on both or 1 table of 5p/5p cash with the opition of a small reload if it starts going wrong.

STT, 5 £1 DYM's or 1 £2 dym and a £3 dym.

MTT, A £3 morning BH and a £2 evening BH or the 2 afternoon £2 deepstacks and a £1 rebuy with no rebuys allowed.

Sucess or failure is in my hands but the path to riches or ruin is in yours
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  • cenachavcenachav Member Posts: 2,682
    edited December 2013
    As per normal diary, hands will be posted with witty banter and beard related jokes supplied.  I will attempt to answer any questions on here apart from what I would prefer to play.  What I want is irrelevant it's up to the community to choose my path through this.

    If I get to £40-£50 then I will put up new polls as I will be able to action a bit of BRM then.  With under £6 this is impossible
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  • THEROCK573THEROCK573 Member Posts: 2,550
    edited December 2013
    turn heel imo
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  • GELDYGELDY Member Posts: 5,203
    edited December 2013
    Hilo dyms
    Very low variance
    and our resident expert tikay posts all you need to know on his thread
    including how to play omaha hilo
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  • Lambert180Lambert180 Member Posts: 12,197
    edited December 2013
    Where was the option for a £5.25 HU Hyper :(

    Oh well, I decided to punt for 2 tables of 4NL, safest option imo.... apart from £5 DYMs but you'll have to win 4/5 to make about 12p profit  at them ;)
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  • GaryQQQGaryQQQ Member Posts: 6,804
    edited December 2013
    £1.05 HU tables ftw. 10x prefereable to £1.15 DYMs, 5% rake v 15% rake.

    Good luck
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  • SlykllistSlykllist Member Posts: 2,888
    edited December 2013
    Have voted for the DYM option initially as it's the lowest variance option there.

    GL
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  • HITMAN_RVHITMAN_RV Member Posts: 8,688
    edited December 2013
    GL Mate!!

    ..was tempted to vote "whack it on Sky Bingo, you have more chance"

    ...but i respect you as a player more than that!


    Hope works out!
    Will pm you later in week with a proposal, but focus on this for now!!

    Gwan Comrade!!
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  • Lambert180Lambert180 Member Posts: 12,197
    edited December 2013
    In Response to Re: A diary with a twist....... You decide:
    GL Mate!! ..was tempted to vote "whack it on Sky Bingo, you have more chance" ...but i respect you as a player more than that! Hope works out! Will pm you later in week with a proposal, but focus on this for now!! Gwan Comrade!!
    Posted by HITMAN_RV
    I'm pretty sure Mark is taken... and I'm sure you've got a wife Dave!
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  • play2win02play2win02 Member Posts: 61
    edited December 2013
    You could do Lambos Challenge !
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  • cenachavcenachav Member Posts: 2,682
    edited December 2013
    In Response to Re: A diary with a twist....... You decide:
    You could do Lambos Challenge !
    Posted by play2win02
    I did actually think about putting that in but it's a little too high variance even for me!  If I get to the next level and the challange is still going then I may put it in :).  The HU too.  TBH a bit gutted that I didn't put that in to start.  Live and learn I suppose.

    I may as well include a sample hand from the 8.05 £2 bh on Saturday I played with the free tourny ticket sky was giving away.

    Player Action Cards Amount Pot Balance
    cenachav Small blind   10.00 10.00 1990.00
    MattH23 Big blind   20.00 30.00 1920.00
      Your hole cards
    • 7
    • 4
    		     
    PROINSIAS Fold        
    chalfont18 Fold        
    dawlish68 Call   20.00 50.00 1690.00
    ** Call   20.00 70.00 2580.00
    cenachav Raise   90.00 160.00 1900.00
    MattH23 Fold        
    dawlish68 Call   80.00 240.00 1610.00
    ** Call   80.00 320.00 2500.00
    Flop
       
    • 7
    • 3
    • 4
    		     
    ** Bet   270.00 590.00 1630.00
    dawlish68 Call   270.00 860.00 1340.00
    ** Call   270.00 1130.00 2230.00
    Turn
       
    • K
    		     
    cenachav All-in   1630.00 2760.00 0.00
    dawlish68 Fold        
    ** All-in   2230.00 4990.00 0.00
    ** Unmatched bet   600.00 4390.00 600.00
    cenachav Show
    • 7
    • 4
    		     
    ** Show
    • K
    • 5
    		     
    River
       
    • 7
    		     
    cenachav Win Full House, 7s and 4s 4390.00   4390.00 
    I'm never a great fan of playing oop especially early doors but I wanted to size up the table as there were loads of limpers every hand and 74 is in the top bit of my range :)
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  • cenachavcenachav Member Posts: 2,682
    edited December 2013
    Played the freeroll to try to get into tomorrows ME.  I hope I start running better!
    Player Action Cards Amount Pot Balance
    JARON Small blind   10.00 10.00 3455.00
    cenachav Big blind   20.00 30.00 2085.00
      Your hole cards
    • K
    • K
    		     
    clawman118 Fold        
    ALA230 Fold        
    ** Raise   80.00 110.00 1920.00
    GBUS Fold        
    JARON Call   70.00 180.00 3385.00
    cenachav Raise   480.00 660.00 1605.00
    ** Call   420.00 1080.00 1500.00
    JARON Call   420.00 1500.00 2965.00
    Flop
       
    • 5
    • 8
    • 7
    		     
    JARON Check        
    cenachav Bet   420.00 1920.00 1185.00
    ** All-in   1500.00 3420.00 0.00
    JARON Fold        
    cenachav Call   1080.00 4500.00 105.00
    cenachav Show
    • K
    • K
    		     
    ** Show
    • 4
    • 4
    		     
    Turn
       
    • J
    		     
    River
       
    • 6
    		     
    ** Win Straight to the 8 4500.00 
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  • VespaPXVespaPX Member Posts: 12,487
    edited December 2013
    Save your money for a beard trim :-)
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  • cenachavcenachav Member Posts: 2,682
    edited December 2013
    Freerolled into the main.
    Can it be taken down with no rebuys and no add on?  Only one way to find out!

    cenachav3231014Entry to £12,000 Rebuy Open
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  • LewispLewisp Member Posts: 9
    edited December 2013
    My word a fully grown man with a bald head and ridiculous beard writing a diary about playing poker with a £6 bankroll, what is this world coming to you sad b3stard
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  • cenachavcenachav Member Posts: 2,682
    edited December 2013
    Out in 204th.  Not too bad seeing as I had to really batton down the hatches early on then couldn't get a break later.  Onwards and upwards :)


    cenachav0204
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  • cenachavcenachav Member Posts: 2,682
    edited December 2013
    Very hard playing the rebuy when you have hands like this.  At least it was an easy fold on the flop
    Player Action Cards Amount Pot Balance
    4th_street Small blind   40.00 40.00 2840.00
    andrea1971 Big blind   80.00 120.00 4000.00
      Your hole cards
    • A
    • J
    		     
    ** Call   80.00 200.00 2070.00
    Mclean_616 Fold        
    *1 Call   80.00 280.00 2360.00
    cenachav Raise   400.00 680.00 1160.00
    4th_street Fold        
    andrea1971 Fold        
    ** Call   320.00 1000.00 1750.00
    *1 Call   320.00 1320.00 2040.00
    Flop
       
    • 8
    • 10
    • 3
    		     
    ** All-in   1750.00 3070.00 0.00
    *1 Call   1750.00 4820.00 290.00
    cenachav Fold        
    ** Show
    • 3
    • Q
    		     
    *1 Show
    • 3
    • 9
    		     
    Turn
       
    • 6
    		     
    River
       
    • 9
    		     
    *1 Win Two Pairs, 9s and 3s 4820.00 

    I will be taking the results of the poll tonight and starting to play tomorrow.  Let's hope the poker gods let me win my flips for the next week or two!
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  • cenachavcenachav Member Posts: 2,682
    edited December 2013
    The results are in and tomorrow I will be playing.......
    7 Votes (20.0%)2 2p/4p cash tables

    0 Votes (0.0%)1 5p/5p cash table

    14 Votes (40.0%)5 £1 dyms

    4 Votes (11.4%)1 £2 and 1 £3 dym

    2 Votes (5.7%)BH Mtts

    3 Votes (8.6%)Deepstack Mtts

    5 Votes (14.3%)Just whack it on sky bingo, you have more chance

    5 £1 DYM's.  Good luck me!  I think I will need it!
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  • mac24mac24 Member Posts: 242
    edited December 2013

    i'd go for the bounty hunters but only as I have had a bit of luck on them.

    so far I have spun a fiver into just shy of 29 quid in a week on my way to a buy in to the 4k bh tourney by playing 2.30 buy in tourneys

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  • cenachavcenachav Member Posts: 2,682
    edited December 2013
    Ok, played the first 3 DYM's.  One NLH, one PLO and one PLO8.  Results, won the NLH and lost the Omaha ones :(

    All pretty standard stuff and variance was not my friend.

    Any feedback on this hand would be welcome.  I called the flop bet with a gutshot to the nuts as I was getting great pot odds and better implied odds
    Player Action Cards Amount Pot Balance
    doublen Small blind   10.00 10.00 1870.00
    cenachav Big blind   20.00 30.00 1950.00
      Your hole cards
    • 9
    • 10
    • 3
    • 3
    		     
    ** Call   20.00 50.00 2170.00
    VespaPX Fold        
    maybenever Call   20.00 70.00 2080.00
    macbroon Call   20.00 90.00 1870.00
    doublen Call   10.00 100.00 1860.00
    cenachav Check        
    Flop
       
    • K
    • 6
    • 8
    		     
    doublen Check        
    cenachav Check        
    ** Bet   20.00 120.00 2150.00
    maybenever Call   20.00 140.00 2060.00
    macbroon Call   20.00 160.00 1850.00
    doublen Call   20.00 180.00 1840.00
    cenachav Call   20.00 200.00 1930.00
    Turn
       
    • 3
    		     
    doublen Check        
    cenachav Check        
    ** Bet   200.00 400.00 1950.00
    maybenever Fold        
    macbroon Fold        
    doublen Fold        
    cenachav Call   200.00 600.00 1730.00
    River
       
    • K
    		     
    cenachav Check        
    ** Bet   600.00 1200.00 1350.00
    cenachav Call   600.00 1800.00 1130.00
    88 Show
    • Q
    • K
    • 3
    • 2
    		     
    cenachav Muck
    • 9
    • 10
    • 3
    • 3
    		     
    ** Win Full House, Kings and 3s 1800.00 

    Should I of gone bust after the miricle turn and river cards?
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  • F_IvanovicF_Ivanovic Member Posts: 2,412
    edited December 2013
    River is not really a mircale... you now lose to any 2 pair hand OTT and have the worst possible FH and when opponent bets full pot you can bet they have a FH more than often enough! So yeah I would probably fold river. If I thought I was ahead OTT I would just raise there btw. 
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