Not played that much poker since last update, just a few MTT's (all £7.70 or under - Well Done me!) and have dabbled at 2 tabling 10p/20p with a small profit posted. Did attend my local casino in Huddersfield on Friday night and entered the weekly £1k Gtd, £40 Buy In MTT. It started at 8pm and by the time we reached 3am and the final 4, it had really become a **** shoot with the blinds up to 20k/40k and the total chips on show only amounting to 800k. I got it in with A,10 against 3,3 and despite a 10 on the flop the 3 on the river saw me finish in 4th for a return of £145. Really enjoyed the evening and have to say that the banter at the tables was very entertaining. It is a really nice casino to play poker with no-one taking it too seriously and all willing to chat. Will probably be visiting again some time soon but it really depends on work commitments. Returned to work on Wednesday expecting to be starting my new role but have been asked to carry on in my present role for a few more weeks as finding a replacement is perhaps not as easy as they envisaged. Also is looking more and more likely that the eventual outcome may see me moving stores and into a higher profile role. We shall have to wait and see. Villa for the Play-Offs? Funny how a couple of wins can change your perspective and with us still to play the majority of teams in the play-off picture it maybe back on again. Put it this way I have been checking the Play-Off final dates to make sure I am off work when they occur, just in case you understand. On today's events I have to say that all it has shown is that Jack Grealish is quickly turning into the kind of footballer he was always going to. The way he handled himself was outstanding and shows he has grown to a new level of maturity and becomes a bigger and bigger idol every day. Special mention to Tyrone Mings who was a colossus today and is fast becoming a fan favourite. Would love to see him sign in the summer and become the man to finally replace Olof Mellberg.
Work continues to frustrate with no definitive answer as to where I will end up. My boss is on holiday this week so it is looking like at least another couple of weeks until I possibly find out what I will be doing. Villa are absolutely flying and are as entertaining to watch as the good old 'Big Ron' days. We have also tightened up considerably and as long as we stay lucky with injuries until the end of the season I think we have a great chance of making the Play Offs now, even taking into account we have the toughest run in. Last 2 games are Leeds away, Norwich home and we also have Bristol City home and Sheff Wed away to overcome. Watched 2 series recently on Netflix. The latest series of Homeland which has been thoroughly intriguing as expected and I am currently half way through the Madeline McCann documentary, which I have found really un-nerving. Although everyone will agree the McCann's were very stupid in leaving their kids as they did, they most certainly have my sympathy. It must be the worst thing in the world to suffer what they have had to go through and to become a suspect in your own child's dissappearance. When you see the anguish on their faces and knowing the decisions they made will be with them for the rest of their lives it really is heart breaking. For those who question there innocence I would just ask you 2 questions. 1. Would they really be able to keep this pretence up for so long. 2. Why would they keep bringing the story back into the public domain. Next series on the agenda will be Afterlife by Ricky Gervais, not heard one bad review. Went to casino again last Friday and despite a decent start in the regular £1k Gtd MTT, ended up losing a fair amount of chips after betting flop and turn with a flush draw, hitting it on river, betting out and getting called with a better flush. After busting out I ended up playing £1/£1 cash, long and short sat down with £140, left with £160. Really interesting table dynamic though when a regular, who lets say likes a drink, had won £3.5k on roulette sat down. To say this guy was loose aggressive is the understatement of the year and for 20 minutes it was £600 pot after £700 pot with another regular character getting involved in every hand and the rest of the table suddenly prepared to get it in with the very bottom of their range. After 20 mins of action the guy who likes a drink decides to stagger outside for a cig. After 10 mins the cardroom manager appears at the table and removes his stack of chips, much to everyone's dissappointment and informs us he has been sent home. Although this is probably really good management the table never seemed the same again. As I am off Thursday and they run a nice £30 buy in tourney on a Wednesday night I might be making another visit. Online I have been playing a bit of 20nl on Sky, trying to really focus by sticking to 2 tables. As you can see below I have been holding my own and enjoying it.
As a result of having Willow, apart from spending more time in my local public house, it has given me a lot of time to think and reflect as we wander around the local countryside. As a result of these musings I have come to the conclusion I spend far too much money and far too much time on poker. I have lately justified my spending on poker by the fact I came 3rd at SPT Manchester last year and I am therefore still up. This morning I have taken the decision to set monthly deposit limits of £5 across all the poker sites I play on with the exception of SkyPoker where I have set my monthly deposit limit to £100. I have also topped up my balance on SkyPoker to £100. Sticking to a plan and good BRM has always been my downfall and I am hoping this will help me adhere to my goal of 3 tabling 5p/10p on SkyPoker. Having experienced the 10p/20p tables lately I am evidently not good enough / well enough rolled to play at that level. My first target will be to get to £500 to have another crack at 10p/20p.
As a result of having Willow, apart from spending more time in my local public house, it has given me a lot of time to think and reflect as we wander around the local countryside. As a result of these musings I have come to the conclusion I spend far too much money and far too much time on poker. I have lately justified my spending on poker by the fact I came 3rd at SPT Manchester last year and I am therefore still up. This morning I have taken the decision to set monthly deposit limits of £5 across all the poker sites I play on with the exception of SkyPoker where I have set my monthly deposit limit to £100. I have also topped up my balance on SkyPoker to £100. Sticking to a plan and good BRM has always been my downfall and I am hoping this will help me adhere to my goal of 3 tabling 5p/10p on SkyPoker. Having experienced the 10p/20p tables lately I am evidently not good enough / well enough rolled to play at that level. My first target will be to get to £500 to have another crack at 10p/20p.
As a result of having Willow, apart from spending more time in my local public house, it has given me a lot of time to think and reflect as we wander around the local countryside. As a result of these musings I have come to the conclusion I spend far too much money and far too much time on poker. I have lately justified my spending on poker by the fact I came 3rd at SPT Manchester last year and I am therefore still up. This morning I have taken the decision to set monthly deposit limits of £5 across all the poker sites I play on with the exception of SkyPoker where I have set my monthly deposit limit to £100. I have also topped up my balance on SkyPoker to £100. Sticking to a plan and good BRM has always been my downfall and I am hoping this will help me adhere to my goal of 3 tabling 5p/10p on SkyPoker. Having experienced the 10p/20p tables lately I am evidently not good enough / well enough rolled to play at that level. My first target will be to get to £500 to have another crack at 10p/20p.
Proud to say I have stuck to my plan of not depositing and have been mainly playing 5p/10p cash and a total of 5 MTT's. On the MTT front I have nothing to show for my play despite qualifying for the £6k BH on Sunday through a satellite. The cash tables have been getting progressively better as the week went on and despite a rocky start where I got down to my last £30 I have managed to win in my last 4 sessions to improve the bankroll. Tonight I will be focusing on cash and also will enter the 6pm satellite into the main, using my £2.30 voucher to help pay for the pleasure. Would like to take the opportunity to say a huge well done to PompeyNic, one of the good guys of the forum and typify's what SkyPoker is all about, on his reaching Vegas. I am sure he will have a tremendous time and look forward to hearing about your adventures on the forum.
At work a replacement for me has finally been found and it looks like I will be relieved of my position straight after Easter. In terms of where I end up it is still not 100% confirmed but it is looking increasingly likely I will stay in my current shop as the Customer Trader, a solution I will be very happy with. March was particularly good to Villa and the play-offs are now within their grasp, although with our run in nothing can be taken for granted. Will definitely be cheering on the draw at Boro tonight. Was good to see two of my teenage day heroes be invited to Villa Park on Saturday and get the rousing reception they deserved. Juan Pablo Angel was the dream of football fans, an exotic South American who knew where the back of the net was and had long flowing locks tied up in an alice band. Martin Laursen, on the other hand, was a chiselled Scandinavian who really took no prisoners but still was able to play a defense splitting pass. Have seen rumours strongly linking Tim Sherwood to the QPR job and would love to see him back in management. His love for the game is clear to see and he was really entertaining as Villa manager, trying to play football in the right way.
Another Saturday, another Villa win, that's six on the bounce. Lucky to get all 3 points yesterday and that's surely a good sign. Little trip to Rotherham midweek and then the big one with Bristol City coming to Villa Park on Saturday afternoon. Two wins and we will nearly be there. On the poker front it was a case of nearly going bust for the month. Was down to my last £20 when I loaded up the laptop yesterday evening following a couple of pints with Willow post work and entered the Late Reg Semi only to bust out. This left me with the miserly sum of £13 and I thought sod it and entered an all-in Sat for the Main. Managed to bink this and was into the Main Event. At 8:30pm I was chugging along quite nicely with double starting stack and a bounty to my name. Made the obvious decision to enter the Mini. By the time we got to 10pm I was still in both, about 25th in Main and leading the Mini. Started dreaming of what I would do with the £5k bonus for winning both. By 11pmish the dream was over and I had taken 25th in the Main and 21st in the Mini. This has given the old Bankroll a timely boost and I am now in a slight profit for the month . Today I will be playing an hour or so of cash now and then I will probably enter a few MTT's later after a long walk with Willow and the Mrs and a stop off for some light refreshments.
Two situations I keep coming across on the 5p/10p Cash Tables that I could do with a bit of advice on, please.
1. Get dealt a small pocket pair and I see 1 or 2 limps before my turn to act. Do I raise, and if so how much, and does it make a difference to your actions dependant on whether we have position.
2. Have AQ pre-flop out of position, ie. in the Blinds. Do we fold, call or 3-bet to a raiser. Does it make a difference if suited.
I get that your answers will say 'player dependant' but assume we have no info.
Interesting progression in the "Total Profit" column, & proof, if it were needed, what a thing variance is in Tournament poker.
Well done though, the £ challenge going well, & Villa winning 6 on the spin, the job situation almost sorted, & Willow part of the family. Good times, huh?
Two situations I keep coming across on the 5p/10p Cash Tables that I could do with a bit of advice on, please.
1. Get dealt a small pocket pair and I see 1 or 2 limps before my turn to act. Do I raise, and if so how much, and does it make a difference to your actions dependant on whether we have position.
2. Have AQ pre-flop out of position, ie. in the Blinds. Do we fold, call or 3-bet to a raiser. Does it make a difference if suited.
I get that your answers will say 'player dependant' but assume we have no info.
Thanks for any help.
1. Small PP's are mostly going to be in a situation of having to give up immediately if the pot goes multi-way and you don't flop a set. If you can get to a flop heads up with them and also have the benefit of position you're in much better shape in terms of either getting to showdown and still being ahead, or having more fold equity and opportunities to turn your hand into a bluff if the circumstances seem favourable.
Therefore whether or not to iso-raise with them preflop will depend on the make-up of the rest of the table. If you think you have preflop fold equity (eg cut off limps first in, you're on the button and there are 2 tight regs in the blinds) then go for it. If you think an iso-raise is just going to bloat the pot and still bring a number of callers along for the ride (pretty standard stuff at 10nl!) then it's fine to overlimp these kind of hands in my opinion.
2. If your in the big blind with AQo or AQs, how to respond depends on the position of the open raiser (the earlier their position, the tighter their range is likely to be). I tend to do the following as a default...
Vs UTG open - flat call both AQs and AQo Vs MP open - 3bet AQs and call AQo. Vs CO, BTN or SB open - 3bet all combos of AQ.
Whatever play you opt for, don't fold AQ to a single raise - it's far too strong for that.
Finally, good job on the recent tourney score and I'm seriously impressed by your diligent record keeping
Interesting progression in the "Total Profit" column, & proof, if it were needed, what a thing variance is in Tournament poker.
Well done though, the £ challenge going well, & Villa winning 6 on the spin, the job situation almost sorted, & Willow part of the family. Good times, huh?
Good times indeed Tikay. Continued good run on MTT tables managing a 5th in £1k BH and a 3rd in £100 Turbo Freezeout on Tuesday. Job situation sorted and I got the move I wanted, staying in my current store but as the Customer Trader rather than Deputy.
Two situations I keep coming across on the 5p/10p Cash Tables that I could do with a bit of advice on, please.
1. Get dealt a small pocket pair and I see 1 or 2 limps before my turn to act. Do I raise, and if so how much, and does it make a difference to your actions dependant on whether we have position.
2. Have AQ pre-flop out of position, ie. in the Blinds. Do we fold, call or 3-bet to a raiser. Does it make a difference if suited.
I get that your answers will say 'player dependant' but assume we have no info.
Thanks for any help.
1. Small PP's are mostly going to be in a situation of having to give up immediately if the pot goes multi-way and you don't flop a set. If you can get to a flop heads up with them and also have the benefit of position you're in much better shape in terms of either getting to showdown and still being ahead, or having more fold equity and opportunities to turn your hand into a bluff if the circumstances seem favourable.
Therefore whether or not to iso-raise with them preflop will depend on the make-up of the rest of the table. If you think you have preflop fold equity (eg cut off limps first in, you're on the button and there are 2 tight regs in the blinds) then go for it. If you think an iso-raise is just going to bloat the pot and still bring a number of callers along for the ride (pretty standard stuff at 10nl!) then it's fine to overlimp these kind of hands in my opinion.
2. If your in the big blind with AQo or AQs, how to respond depends on the position of the open raiser (the earlier their position, the tighter their range is likely to be). I tend to do the following as a default...
Vs UTG open - flat call both AQs and AQo Vs MP open - 3bet AQs and call AQo. Vs CO, BTN or SB open - 3bet all combos of AQ.
Whatever play you opt for, don't fold AQ to a single raise - it's far too strong for that.
Finally, good job on the recent tourney score and I'm seriously impressed by your diligent record keeping
UTV!
Cheers for the feedback and yes I do like a spreadsheet. Assuming you 3 bet AQ OOP, get a call and then an A hits the flop how do you tend to proceed.
Two situations I keep coming across on the 5p/10p Cash Tables that I could do with a bit of advice on, please.
1. Get dealt a small pocket pair and I see 1 or 2 limps before my turn to act. Do I raise, and if so how much, and does it make a difference to your actions dependant on whether we have position.
2. Have AQ pre-flop out of position, ie. in the Blinds. Do we fold, call or 3-bet to a raiser. Does it make a difference if suited.
I get that your answers will say 'player dependant' but assume we have no info.
Thanks for any help.
1. Small PP's are mostly going to be in a situation of having to give up immediately if the pot goes multi-way and you don't flop a set. If you can get to a flop heads up with them and also have the benefit of position you're in much better shape in terms of either getting to showdown and still being ahead, or having more fold equity and opportunities to turn your hand into a bluff if the circumstances seem favourable.
Therefore whether or not to iso-raise with them preflop will depend on the make-up of the rest of the table. If you think you have preflop fold equity (eg cut off limps first in, you're on the button and there are 2 tight regs in the blinds) then go for it. If you think an iso-raise is just going to bloat the pot and still bring a number of callers along for the ride (pretty standard stuff at 10nl!) then it's fine to overlimp these kind of hands in my opinion.
2. If your in the big blind with AQo or AQs, how to respond depends on the position of the open raiser (the earlier their position, the tighter their range is likely to be). I tend to do the following as a default...
Vs UTG open - flat call both AQs and AQo Vs MP open - 3bet AQs and call AQo. Vs CO, BTN or SB open - 3bet all combos of AQ.
Whatever play you opt for, don't fold AQ to a single raise - it's far too strong for that.
Finally, good job on the recent tourney score and I'm seriously impressed by your diligent record keeping
UTV!
Cheers for the feedback and yes I do like a spreadsheet. Assuming you 3 bet AQ OOP, get a call and then an A hits the flop how do you tend to proceed.
UTV
If you've 3bet, got a call, and hit and Ace on the flop then it's happy days for the most part and you should generally be looking to go for 3 streets of value (unless the board gets super ugly in some way - 4 to a flush/straight etc.). You'll very rarely be behind in this situation as the 2 most likely hands that dominate you (AK and AA) will be in your opponents 4bet range the vast majority of the time.
Whilst people will hit the flop miraculously well sometimes, you can't be overly afraid of getting stacked and, even when that happens, it's not necessarily a mistake on your part. You need to play your value hands strongly and aggressively because good hands are hard to come by and you need to make the most you can from those situations.
Finally, some people just seem to lose their heads in 3bet pots far more often than in a single raised pot scenario (which adds to the value of having a well devised but not excessively tight 3betting range). Here's a typical example from a hand I played vs a normally decent reg this afternoon...
Poker and Villa keep on moving in the right direction. It's now 8 wins on the spin for Villa and with Bolton away and Millwall at home over Easter, the magical 10 is not out of our grasp. If only we had played like this under Mr Negative Bruce in the early part of the season we would be going straight up. Yesterday was doubly positive as we had some big players out in the likes of Grealish, Mings, Hause, Elphick and Kodija. Not sure what the most wins back to back in The Championship is but I know Villa's record set in 1910 is 9. On the poker front I decided to buy in direct to the £10k Avenger on Friday, shame there are not more £22 Mains, and managed a 22nd place finish for a profit of over £100. Exit hand was poorly played by myself, overvaluing A,5 in the BB. Looking back it is really frustrating when you have played a tourney for a few hours, got deep and then make a stupid mistake to bust out. Looking forward to UKOPS and will definitely be getting involved as I am off Easter Sunday, Monday and Tuesday and with the wife currently in New York with her friend until 23rd April I am free to do as I like . About to fire up 3 10p/20p cash tables (bigger BR, bigger games) for an hour or so before I take Willow out for her 2nd walk of the day. Across the fields from Skelmanthorpe to Emley and then pop in The Grove on the way home for a couple or 3 or 4 (the wife is away!) to coincide with Liverpool v Chelsea. Tonight will play a few MTT's and watch the Masters, dependant on whether we get to 5 or 6 or 7. One thing that is not moving in the right direction is my weight. Having started the year at 14'2 I managed to get down to 13'7 a few week back but have gone off the rails and currently stand at 13'9. After today I will be back on the calorie counting in my quest to get down to 13'. You can follow my journey weekly at FatClub 2019 on The Rail and also the amazing weight loss journey of a certain OAP who frequents these pages and should dedicate his time to writing a book "Never to old lose a couple of stone".
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Some cracking photos there @68Trebor, thanks.
The food looks abso delish.
Not played that much poker since last update, just a few MTT's (all £7.70 or under - Well Done me!) and have dabbled at 2 tabling 10p/20p with a small profit posted.
Did attend my local casino in Huddersfield on Friday night and entered the weekly £1k Gtd, £40 Buy In MTT. It started at 8pm and by the time we reached 3am and the final 4, it had really become a **** shoot with the blinds up to 20k/40k and the total chips on show only amounting to 800k. I got it in with A,10 against 3,3 and despite a 10 on the flop the 3 on the river saw me finish in 4th for a return of £145. Really enjoyed the evening and have to say that the banter at the tables was very entertaining. It is a really nice casino to play poker with no-one taking it too seriously and all willing to chat. Will probably be visiting again some time soon but it really depends on work commitments.
Returned to work on Wednesday expecting to be starting my new role but have been asked to carry on in my present role for a few more weeks as finding a replacement is perhaps not as easy as they envisaged. Also is looking more and more likely that the eventual outcome may see me moving stores and into a higher profile role. We shall have to wait and see.
Villa for the Play-Offs? Funny how a couple of wins can change your perspective and with us still to play the majority of teams in the play-off picture it maybe back on again. Put it this way I have been checking the Play-Off final dates to make sure I am off work when they occur, just in case you understand. On today's events I have to say that all it has shown is that Jack Grealish is quickly turning into the kind of footballer he was always going to. The way he handled himself was outstanding and shows he has grown to a new level of maturity and becomes a bigger and bigger idol every day. Special mention to Tyrone Mings who was a colossus today and is fast becoming a fan favourite. Would love to see him sign in the summer and become the man to finally replace Olof Mellberg.
Bankroll £117.
Work continues to frustrate with no definitive answer as to where I will end up. My boss is on holiday this week so it is looking like at least another couple of weeks until I possibly find out what I will be doing.
Villa are absolutely flying and are as entertaining to watch as the good old 'Big Ron' days. We have also tightened up considerably and as long as we stay lucky with injuries until the end of the season I think we have a great chance of making the Play Offs now, even taking into account we have the toughest run in. Last 2 games are Leeds away, Norwich home and we also have Bristol City home and Sheff Wed away to overcome.
Watched 2 series recently on Netflix. The latest series of Homeland which has been thoroughly intriguing as expected and I am currently half way through the Madeline McCann documentary, which I have found really un-nerving. Although everyone will agree the McCann's were very stupid in leaving their kids as they did, they most certainly have my sympathy. It must be the worst thing in the world to suffer what they have had to go through and to become a suspect in your own child's dissappearance. When you see the anguish on their faces and knowing the decisions they made will be with them for the rest of their lives it really is heart breaking. For those who question there innocence I would just ask you 2 questions. 1. Would they really be able to keep this pretence up for so long. 2. Why would they keep bringing the story back into the public domain. Next series on the agenda will be Afterlife by Ricky Gervais, not heard one bad review.
Went to casino again last Friday and despite a decent start in the regular £1k Gtd MTT, ended up losing a fair amount of chips after betting flop and turn with a flush draw, hitting it on river, betting out and getting called with a better flush. After busting out I ended up playing £1/£1 cash, long and short sat down with £140, left with £160. Really interesting table dynamic though when a regular, who lets say likes a drink, had won £3.5k on roulette sat down. To say this guy was loose aggressive is the understatement of the year and for 20 minutes it was £600 pot after £700 pot with another regular character getting involved in every hand and the rest of the table suddenly prepared to get it in with the very bottom of their range. After 20 mins of action the guy who likes a drink decides to stagger outside for a cig. After 10 mins the cardroom manager appears at the table and removes his stack of chips, much to everyone's dissappointment and informs us he has been sent home. Although this is probably really good management the table never seemed the same again. As I am off Thursday and they run a nice £30 buy in tourney on a Wednesday night I might be making another visit. Online I have been playing a bit of 20nl on Sky, trying to really focus by sticking to 2 tables. As you can see below I have been holding my own and enjoying it.
Bankroll £137.18
As a result of having Willow, apart from spending more time in my local public house, it has given me a lot of time to think and reflect as we wander around the local countryside. As a result of these musings I have come to the conclusion I spend far too much money and far too much time on poker. I have lately justified my spending on poker by the fact I came 3rd at SPT Manchester last year and I am therefore still up. This morning I have taken the decision to set monthly deposit limits of £5 across all the poker sites I play on with the exception of SkyPoker where I have set my monthly deposit limit to £100. I have also topped up my balance on SkyPoker to £100. Sticking to a plan and good BRM has always been my downfall and I am hoping this will help me adhere to my goal of 3 tabling 5p/10p on SkyPoker. Having experienced the 10p/20p tables lately I am evidently not good enough / well enough rolled to play at that level. My first target will be to get to £500 to have another crack at 10p/20p.
Bankroll £100.
In case you forgot, may I remind you of Bad Jumper's hand against you in the Final?
Proud to say I have stuck to my plan of not depositing and have been mainly playing 5p/10p cash and a total of 5 MTT's. On the MTT front I have nothing to show for my play despite qualifying for the £6k BH on Sunday through a satellite. The cash tables have been getting progressively better as the week went on and despite a rocky start where I got down to my last £30 I have managed to win in my last 4 sessions to improve the bankroll. Tonight I will be focusing on cash and also will enter the 6pm satellite into the main, using my £2.30 voucher to help pay for the pleasure.
Would like to take the opportunity to say a huge well done to PompeyNic, one of the good guys of the forum and typify's what SkyPoker is all about, on his reaching Vegas. I am sure he will have a tremendous time and look forward to hearing about your adventures on the forum.
At work a replacement for me has finally been found and it looks like I will be relieved of my position straight after Easter. In terms of where I end up it is still not 100% confirmed but it is looking increasingly likely I will stay in my current shop as the Customer Trader, a solution I will be very happy with.
March was particularly good to Villa and the play-offs are now within their grasp, although with our run in nothing can be taken for granted. Will definitely be cheering on the draw at Boro tonight. Was good to see two of my teenage day heroes be invited to Villa Park on Saturday and get the rousing reception they deserved. Juan Pablo Angel was the dream of football fans, an exotic South American who knew where the back of the net was and had long flowing locks tied up in an alice band. Martin Laursen, on the other hand, was a chiselled Scandinavian who really took no prisoners but still was able to play a defense splitting pass. Have seen rumours strongly linking Tim Sherwood to the QPR job and would love to see him back in management. His love for the game is clear to see and he was really entertaining as Villa manager, trying to play football in the right way.
Bankroll £70.36
Another Saturday, another Villa win, that's six on the bounce. Lucky to get all 3 points yesterday and that's surely a good sign. Little trip to Rotherham midweek and then the big one with Bristol City coming to Villa Park on Saturday afternoon. Two wins and we will nearly be there.
On the poker front it was a case of nearly going bust for the month. Was down to my last £20 when I loaded up the laptop yesterday evening following a couple of pints with Willow post work and entered the Late Reg Semi only to bust out. This left me with the miserly sum of £13 and I thought sod it and entered an all-in Sat for the Main. Managed to bink this and was into the Main Event. At 8:30pm I was chugging along quite nicely with double starting stack and a bounty to my name. Made the obvious decision to enter the Mini. By the time we got to 10pm I was still in both, about 25th in Main and leading the Mini. Started dreaming of what I would do with the £5k bonus for winning both. By 11pmish the dream was over and I had taken 25th in the Main and 21st in the Mini. This has given the old Bankroll a timely boost and I am now in a slight profit for the month
Bankroll £105.41.
Two situations I keep coming across on the 5p/10p Cash Tables that I could do with a bit of advice on, please.
1. Get dealt a small pocket pair and I see 1 or 2 limps before my turn to act. Do I raise, and if so how much, and does it make a difference to your actions dependant on whether we have position.
2. Have AQ pre-flop out of position, ie. in the Blinds. Do we fold, call or 3-bet to a raiser. Does it make a difference if suited.
I get that your answers will say 'player dependant' but assume we have no info.
Thanks for any help.
Glgl
Could of been better if not for following hand.
Nice finish to the weekend.
Puts us nearly back in the black for 2019 MTT's on SkyPoker.
Bankroll £452.09
Interesting progression in the "Total Profit" column, & proof, if it were needed, what a thing variance is in Tournament poker.
Well done though, the £ challenge going well, & Villa winning 6 on the spin, the job situation almost sorted, & Willow part of the family. Good times, huh?
Therefore whether or not to iso-raise with them preflop will depend on the make-up of the rest of the table. If you think you have preflop fold equity (eg cut off limps first in, you're on the button and there are 2 tight regs in the blinds) then go for it. If you think an iso-raise is just going to bloat the pot and still bring a number of callers along for the ride (pretty standard stuff at 10nl!) then it's fine to overlimp these kind of hands in my opinion.
2. If your in the big blind with AQo or AQs, how to respond depends on the position of the open raiser (the earlier their position, the tighter their range is likely to be). I tend to do the following as a default...
Vs UTG open - flat call both AQs and AQo
Vs MP open - 3bet AQs and call AQo.
Vs CO, BTN or SB open - 3bet all combos of AQ.
Whatever play you opt for, don't fold AQ to a single raise - it's far too strong for that.
Finally, good job on the recent tourney score and I'm seriously impressed by your diligent record keeping
UTV!
Continued good run on MTT tables managing a 5th in £1k BH and a 3rd in £100 Turbo Freezeout on Tuesday.
Job situation sorted and I got the move I wanted, staying in my current store but as the Customer Trader rather than Deputy.
Bankroll £477.46
Cheers for the feedback and yes I do like a spreadsheet.
Assuming you 3 bet AQ OOP, get a call and then an A hits the flop how do you tend to proceed.
UTV
Whilst people will hit the flop miraculously well sometimes, you can't be overly afraid of getting stacked and, even when that happens, it's not necessarily a mistake on your part. You need to play your value hands strongly and aggressively because good hands are hard to come by and you need to make the most you can from those situations.
Finally, some people just seem to lose their heads in 3bet pots far more often than in a single raised pot scenario (which adds to the value of having a well devised but not excessively tight 3betting range). Here's a typical example from a hand I played vs a normally decent reg this afternoon...
I wish to make it clear I was not the "decent reg".
PS - I think @68Trebor is down the pub celebrating Villa's 7th straight win.
Poker and Villa keep on moving in the right direction.
It's now 8 wins on the spin for Villa and with Bolton away and Millwall at home over Easter, the magical 10 is not out of our grasp. If only we had played like this under Mr Negative Bruce in the early part of the season we would be going straight up. Yesterday was doubly positive as we had some big players out in the likes of Grealish, Mings, Hause, Elphick and Kodija. Not sure what the most wins back to back in The Championship is but I know Villa's record set in 1910 is 9.
On the poker front I decided to buy in direct to the £10k Avenger on Friday, shame there are not more £22 Mains, and managed a 22nd place finish for a profit of over £100. Exit hand was poorly played by myself, overvaluing A,5 in the BB. Looking back it is really frustrating when you have played a tourney for a few hours, got deep and then make a stupid mistake to bust out. Looking forward to UKOPS and will definitely be getting involved as I am off Easter Sunday, Monday and Tuesday and with the wife currently in New York with her friend until 23rd April I am free to do as I like
One thing that is not moving in the right direction is my weight. Having started the year at 14'2 I managed to get down to 13'7 a few week back but have gone off the rails and currently stand at 13'9. After today I will be back on the calorie counting in my quest to get down to 13'. You can follow my journey weekly at FatClub 2019 on The Rail and also the amazing weight loss journey of a certain OAP who frequents these pages and should dedicate his time to writing a book "Never to old lose a couple of stone".
Bankroll £509.08.