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£40 to £1,040.... dev's 2nd DYM/CASH challenge.

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  • devonfish5devonfish5 Member Posts: 4,291
    edited December 2014
    Thanks Stuart, hhy & gran,

    I didn't think I should use it but my brother thought it was ok to do so.
    totally agree Stuart about volume but as I am still in the early stages of trying to beat the £5's this time around, playing with caution has been my priority up until now anyway.
    cheers hhy, you are right of course.
    ha ha gran. 

    I am going to try playing more games from now on as my confidence is pretty good right now & with my b/r slowly getting bigger too, each loss is becoming less important.
    I'll try & play 3x£5 & 3x£3 as I did last session for the next few days & see how that goes.

    thanks again guys,
    dev
  • devonfish5devonfish5 Member Posts: 4,291
    edited December 2014
    In Response to Re: £40 to £1,040.... dev's 2nd DYM challenge.(current b/r £618.84).... profit from £5 games...+£76.00:
    In Response to Re: £40 to £1,040.... dev's 2nd DYM challenge.(current b/r £618.84).... profit from £5 games...+£76.00 : At last Devon )) GL
    Posted by gran23
    ha ha,

    you knew it was coming gran... it was only a matter of time  lol
    thanks for all your support too...
    it really is appreciated  -:)
  • devonfish5devonfish5 Member Posts: 4,291
    edited December 2014
    day 185 wednesday  17/12/14

    part 4  lol

    2x£5 & £3 & £1,000 freeroll...

    WON £3.80 B/R £622.64 PTS 675 £5 GAMES W 1 L 1 TOTAL W222 L 168 PROFIT +£75.00

    0-1 DOWN ON £5'S SO HAPPY WITH 1-1 & LOSING JUST £1.00

    31/530 IN FREEROLL won £10.00

    B/R £632.64

    happy with how I played & winning £10 finishes a pretty good day all in all (won £20.35)
    back tomorrow   night all.
  • devonfish5devonfish5 Member Posts: 4,291
    edited December 2014
    In Response to Re: £40 to £1,040.... dev's 2nd DYM challenge.(current b/r £632.64).... profit from £5 games...+£75.00:
    Get on those tables Devon lol Todays xmas promo is the same as the other days, top 100 get £20 and prio excluded You came 100th with 278 points the other day so you now know what is needed 350-400 to be safe ? GL if you go for it
    Posted by gran23
    Cheers gran,
    todays includes cash players too, so might make a diference I think.
    deffo going to need more than last time & think 350-400 as you say would be the minimum.
    see how I feel, but got lucky last time, so maybe give today a miss as it is hard work & ok last time i finished level from playing, i might not be so lucky today.
    never say never though, see how i feel tonight  lol

    edit[ just been chatting with bro & he thinks it could be 500 points needed, so deffo not going to bother, not for 20 squid, if it was £100 yeah, then i'd go for it, even £50...maybe  :)
  • devonfish5devonfish5 Member Posts: 4,291
    edited December 2014
    In Response to Re: £40 to £1,040.... dev's 2nd DYM challenge.(current b/r £632.64).... profit from £5 games...+£75.00:
    In Response to Re: £40 to £1,040.... dev's 2nd DYM challenge.(current b/r £632.64).... profit from £5 games...+£75.00 : Todays is exactly the same as the one you came 100th in mate That one also included cash players GLGL
    Posted by gran23
    are you sure?
    think the last one was for dym only?
  • devonfish5devonfish5 Member Posts: 4,291
    edited December 2014
    In Response to Re: £40 to £1,040.... dev's 2nd DYM challenge.(current b/r £632.64).... profit from £5 games...+£75.00:
    In Response to Re: £40 to £1,040.... dev's 2nd DYM challenge.(current b/r £632.64).... profit from £5 games...+£75.00 : No mate i am certain it was all players Also the last one was on a friday when people finish work earlier etc etc and i dont think todays will have as much traffic. GL whatever you decide to do
    Posted by gran23
    cheers gran,
    yep, just checked mate, it was the same promo...
    see how i feel later -:)


  • GELDYGELDY Member Posts: 5,203
    edited December 2014
    In Response to Re: £40 to £1,040.... dev's 2nd DYM challenge.(current b/r £613.49).... profit from £5 games...+£82.00:
     question,  regarding points /bonus won from playing £5 games....              played 385 games = 1925 points = £19.25 won in bonus...       can I/should I include that in my profit column for the £5 games?       or is it seperate & goes down as 'simply bonus money' at the end of each month?       just thought I'd put it out there to see peeps opinions,       cheers, dev
    Posted by devonfish5
    hi dev, congrats on the steady progress. as to your question i'm a big believer in accurate attribution when analysing performance. so if by playing the 5.50s you have earned rakeback then include it. and for monthly analysis include it in the month it was earned, not when received. one way to think about it is that you overpaid the rake when you entered the dym. so your win/lose was a little worse than it should have been, and adding in the rakeback just adjusts for the lower actual rake you have effectively paid.
  • devonfish5devonfish5 Member Posts: 4,291
    edited December 2014
    In Response to Re: £40 to £1,040.... dev's 2nd DYM challenge.(current b/r £613.49).... profit from £5 games...+£82.00:
    In Response to Re: £40 to £1,040.... dev's 2nd DYM challenge.(current b/r £613.49).... profit from £5 games...+£82.00 : hi dev, congrats on the steady progress. as to your question i'm a big believer in accurate attribution when analysing performance. so if by playing the 5.50s you have earned rakeback then include it. and for monthly analysis include it in the month it was earned, not when received. one way to think about it is that you overpaid the rake when you entered the dym. so your win/lose was a little worse than it should have been, and adding in the rakeback just adjusts for the lower actual rake you have effectively paid.
    Posted by GELDY
    Thanks Geldy,
    I did think that by playing the higher £5 games where imo the edge of winning is arguably reduced than the £3 level,
    that if you added on your rakeback to your overall profits of playing, then this would help balance that out a little.
    I can see why some are saying not to include it, but I guess it's a personal thing & maybe there is no right or wrong here.
    I never though about the 'rake' as such as it's always been 10%, but you make a good case for adding rakeback on.
    I'm still unsure as to what to do, so for now I'll leave things as they are I think.
    but i do think that the more you play & the more rakeback received should be looked upon as a reward & should be included somewhere along with your profits, even though as hhy made the point that you get them regardless of winning or losing, but as long as you are a winning player per say, then I can't see any problem adding rakeback on to that.
    anyway, I'm sure this will continue....

  • devonfish5devonfish5 Member Posts: 4,291
    edited December 2014
    day 186 thursday  13/12/14

    1x£5

    WON £4.50 B/R £637.14 PTS 680 £5 GAMES W 1 L 0 TOTAL W 223 L 168 PROFIT +£79.50

    now I know what u r thinking... Dev, what r u doing...again?  lol

    I loaded up 1 game & bro wanted me to go in to town with him, so that's why I've only played the 1 game  -:)
    I'm sure I'll be back later sometime  lol
    still nice seeing those winning numbers go up though... lol

    edit[  just as a matter of interest...
                                                  in this game on bubble I'm second shortie on 2305 chips 
                                                  shortie has 1040 chips
                                                 other 2 players have 4580 & 4300 chips
                                          
    i'm holding 88   shortie goes aipf( a descent reg I think, who I've only just played today for the 1st time)

    i call thinking this could be my best/only chance to cash... shortie has AK clubs
    i win hand running out 3 9cl 6cl 7 10  

    was this ok by me, i felt it was as I put shortie on ak aq or similar, i didn't think he had a big pair, but obviously could have.
    I'll post in poker clinic too.
  • devonfish5devonfish5 Member Posts: 4,291
    edited December 2014
    day 187 friday  14/12/14

    had tooth ache y'day, got worse as the day then night went on, so that was my reason for not playing any more games y'day  :(
    hope to get it sorted today or Monday at the latest.
    will still play the odd game here 'n' there over today & the weekend, but no great volume as i also feel sick with it too.
    the 3x£5 & 3x£3 sessions will be kept on hold for a few days  -:)
  • devonfish5devonfish5 Member Posts: 4,291
    edited December 2014
    day 187 friday 14/12/14

    3x£5 & £3  6 tables...

    LOST £17.00 B/R £620.14 PTS 707 £5 GAMES W 1 L 2 TOTAL W 224 L 170 PROFIT +£73.00

    'booked the loss' on £5's after going behind 0-1 & 0-2
    no good on £3's either so happy stopping
    tried posting a hand up for you to laugh at but even that doesn't want to know  lol

    anyway, as follows i'm holding AQ clubs  fLOP AAQ  5 5  
                                            PLAYER X IS HOLDING A 10
                                            PLAYER Y IS HOLDING 55
    i GIVE UP  -:)
  • devonfish5devonfish5 Member Posts: 4,291
    edited December 2014
    Darts bet of the day... TAYLOR TO WIN@15/8

    BET £40  RETURN £115    Aaaaaaagh

    NEW B/R £580.14
  • splashiessplashies Member Posts: 3,680
    edited December 2014
    In Response to Re: £40 to £1,040.... dev's 2nd DYM challenge.(current b/r £620.14).... profit from £5 games...+£74.00:
    Darts bet of the day... TAYLOR TO WIN@15/8 BET £40  RETURN £115    Aaaaaaagh NEW B/R £580.14
    Posted by devonfish5
    Wow 7/8 BI's on 1 bet.

    Dev are you one of those people who drive 20mph on on the motorway but do 60mph in a 30 zone?

    gl though.
  • devonfish5devonfish5 Member Posts: 4,291
    edited December 2014
    In Response to Re: £40 to £1,040.... dev's 2nd DYM challenge.(current b/r £620.14).... profit from £5 games...+£74.00:
    In Response to Re: £40 to £1,040.... dev's 2nd DYM challenge.(current b/r £620.14).... profit from £5 games...+£74.00 : Wow 7/8 BI's on 1 bet. Dev are you one of those people who drive 20mph on on the motorway but do 60mph in a 30 zone? gl though.
    Posted by splashies
    Ha Ha,
    i drive at 28mph & 60-65 mph respectively  lol
    I only have the occasional bet & I guess betting on the 16 times world champion is about as safe as you can get,  lol
    I nearly had £90 on Peter Wright @ 2/9 to win £20 (wish I had, he won 3-0) lol but thought better of it.

    anyway, back to today, toothache has eased off so feeling better, not sure why it came & went, saw the dentist & she couldn't see any problem, hope that's it but I've got my doubts.
    playing some poker in a bit, gl me.  :)
  • devonfish5devonfish5 Member Posts: 4,291
    edited December 2014
    day 188 saturday  21/12/14

    went for the xmas promo top 50 sit n go win £100 each

    points won today 836  but will be a few less counting for promo

    £5 games  played 3 sessions   W19  L 28
                                            W 15  L 9
                                           W 44 L 38

    TOTAL W 78  L 75

    lost £61.25    B/R £518.89   PTS 1543  

    £5 GAMES W 78 L 75  TOTAL W 302 L 245  PROFIT +£11.50

    not my best day poker wise. got off to a horrible 1st session & it was always damage limitation from there on in.
    but on the plus side , as long as I have enough points & get the £100 bonus it's still a pretty good overall result I guess.

    anyway, it's all over now, can't change anything can I.
    FEELING OK TBH BIT TIRED BUT AT LEAST i'VE GIVEN IT MY BEST SHOT, so can't ask for anymore than that.
    just hope to see that bonus tomorrow, if not I will be gutted, won't I.  lol
    night all.


  • devonfish5devonfish5 Member Posts: 4,291
    edited December 2014
    In Response to Re: £40 to £1,040.... dev's 2nd DYM challenge.(current b/r £580.14).... profit from £5 games...+£73.00:
    In Response to Re: £40 to £1,040.... dev's 2nd DYM challenge.(current b/r £580.14).... profit from £5 games...+£73.00 : Well Done on giving it a shot Devon, 153 games today so thats 153 days work packed into 1 lol, you deserve the day off today my friend. Im sure you should have enough for a top 50 spot so if your gonna have a bad day at the tables it might aswell be one like today when sky are kind enough to refund your losses. Im thinking maybe 1 game per day from now on is the way forward and book the win or loss to limit any damage :) On a more serious note though i think 4-6 tables is prob a more optimum amount for you to play at any one time cos although 12 tables etc are ok for rake races it must reduce your win rate playing so many at once and that said i dont think today is a true reflection on your £5 dym game. GLGL
    Posted by gran23
    Thanks my friend,  what a lovely post & a lovely way to start off my Sunday. ty
    the 1st session where all the damage was done I was playing 12 tables, obviously for the maximum points.
    after that in session 2 It dropped to 10 then eventually 8 for the rest of the day & that felt fine tbh.
    If I could turn the clock back then I would have played the 8 all day long & I think would have broken even.
    anyway, another lesson learnt, & so it goes on  lol

    as you say 4-6 is my way forward from now on maybe trying 8 again sometime for a session or two, & see if this is +ev or not.
    no regrets though & IF I make the bonus with the £8 poker points added on it still equates to around £47 profit  -:)
    back in May/June I think it was it took me a whole month to make £45 playing the £1 games..  lol
    so I'll take that for a few hours grinding  lol

    as to the £5 profit. obviously I'm gutted it's dropped from £73 to £11 in 1 session, but I'll hopefully rebuild it up again.
    I'll still go ahead & play 3x£5 & 3x£3 sessions as originally planned, even if it means I go in the red for a while, as I'm sure you are all right in saying I should up my volume... well a bit anyway.  lol

    day off today, going out for Christmas lunch with the family, so that's always good fun  -:)
    anyway gran, have a nice Sunday yourself & best wishes as always mate.
    thanks again for posting & all your support :)
    dev

  • stuarty117stuarty117 Member Posts: 1,395
    edited December 2014
    Congrats dev 

    well done on the 100quid makes up for yesterday.

    300 odd got into the top 50 if i knew it was going to be that low i may have tried lol

    Plus you will get a nice bonus at the end of the month now propbably over the 3000 points so you could be close to £700 by new year.
  • devonfish5devonfish5 Member Posts: 4,291
    edited December 2014
    In Response to Re: £40 to £1,040.... dev's 2nd DYM challenge.(current b/r £518.89).... profit from £5 games...+£11.50:
    Congrats dev  well done on the 100quid makes up for yesterday. 300 odd got into the top 50 if i knew it was going to be that low i may have tried lol Plus you will get a nice bonus at the end of the month now propbably over the 3000 points so you could be close to £700 by new year.
    Posted by stuarty117
    Thanks Stuart,
    yeah, you just never know how many points you need on these things do you.
    still you'll remember for next time  :)
    I could have had the whole evening off & watched the darts  lol

  • devonfish5devonfish5 Member Posts: 4,291
    edited December 2014
    Day 189 sunday 21/12/14

    24th  785pts  Devonfish win £100

    HOOOORAY... only gone & done it...

    BR £618.89

  • devonfish5devonfish5 Member Posts: 4,291
    edited December 2014
    day 189 sunday  21/12/14  day off
    day 190 monday 22/12/14

    3x£5 & 3x£3

    WON £9.60 B/R £628.49 PTS 1567 £5 GAMES W 3 L 0 TOTAL W 305 L 245 PROFIT +£25.00

    welcome back dev  ha ha


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