Quick session last night - ran a bit meh but played meher.
I was in a its late - not much time - reg for anything going mood - impatient with my game and it cost me.
Nice to chat with Stuarty and Ger - GL both in your challenge guys. I need to avoid the £3's while I have this B/R so I guess I wont be joining you too much on the tables for the time being.
Last game last night was a £1 6max win and snuck in a cheeky £1 6max this morning and won that to recover a little.
Overall -£2.95 on the tables and 18 points earned.
Probably wont get on again today as I have an evening class - L3 education and training - interesting, like the practical stuff although some of the background learning is a bit dull - law - role - ethics etc. All clearly very important for anyone teaching as a career but I don't "teach" in that sort of envirnment so as well as being dry it's not all directly relevant to me.
Well the good news is I got some poker in today and managed to hit 50 points, so that at the very least is the freerolls qualified for.
Not so good were the poker results - making them not so "free" at the moment.
I guess I am bit rusty and I am definitely still playing a little impatiently which is never a good thing.
Interesting read on the poker rewards thread. The new scheme has certainly worked its behavioural change magic on me - I decided that instead of whining I would treat it as an opportunity and seek to benefit from it.
Stretching my casual play to hit 100pts/week should be fairly comfortable most weeks - I just need to get my poker head switched on so I am not losing.
I guess car crash TV is popular so car crash poker diaries also have their place.
Last night I rounded off with some cash great news for the points with the rewards accelerator but terrible news for the B/R.
On the whole a bad session card wise but I didn't make a few bad plays too. I think I upped my game a little and didn't do anything too stupid when Shaki joined my table but up until then it had been a different story.
My plan was to start with a B/R of £50 - I was £13.85 short of that so I have deposited that this morning and will edit my results to be from that baseline. Doesn't change how much I have lost but it does give me a more playable B/R.
From what I can tell (small sample obviously) the rewards accelerator this week has had the effect of killing midweek traffic and the FR hunters were out in force on the cash tables last night earning their points.
That's a pity for the regulars on the site - we seem to have had quiet tables for most of the week and yet the FRs are going to have large fields.
Next week should be relatively easy to meet the target of 100pts with double points weekend on SNGs.
I have made my points playing almost exclusively on dym's and try for 20 a day to get into the ukpc freerolls. made my 100 points now so no my points for me (no point, I wont get to next pay level, so have switched to another site where I am grinding a bonus).
haven't decided what I will use token on, either a dym or save them for mtt. decisions, decisions!
nice blog phantom, I look forward to reading it. I have made my points playing almost exclusively on dym's and try for 20 a day to get into the ukpc freerolls. made my 100 points now so no my points for me (no point, I wont get to next pay level, so have switched to another site where I am grinding a bonus). haven't decided what I will use token on, either a dym or save them for mtt. decisions, decisions! Posted by MrWh1te
Thanks Mt White.
Just hit 101 points after 5/5 in dyms tonight for a bit of a recovery on the B/R.
I agree with you for us low stakes players the rewards system doesn't really give much incentive to go for points beyond 100 as 500 is such a long way away. Maybe next week it will be possible for me to make 500 with the SNG promo,
I have a busy day Sunday so may not get back on - but at least I will have my first token and FRs for next week.
I will definitely be saving the tokens up for now.
Earlier on hit a run of bad bubble beats - standard run for DYM play. Later on got a bit luckier - though not as lucky as the SB in this hand...
Bit of missing DYM strategy from the BB here I think. Even though ul their nut low gets counterfeited on river, why risk any chips here with the pf call? Even down the streets why would I be bluffing and they are risking getting quartered.
Got a few more games in today. Earlier on hit a run of bad bubble beats - standard run for DYM play. Later on got a bit luckier - though not as lucky as the SB in this hand... Bit of missing DYM strategy from the BB here I think. Even though ul their nut low gets counterfeited on river, why risk any chips here with the pf call? Even down the streets why would I be bluffing and they are risking getting quartered. Player Action Cards Amount Pot Balance jorzar05 Small blind 150.00 150.00 605.00 really? Big blind 300.00 450.00 2410.00 Your hole cards A 9 2 5 BEACHBABY Fold Phantom66 Raise 600.00 1050.00 6285.00 jorzar05 Fold Really? Call 300.00 1350.00 2110.00 Flop 8 3 6 Really? Check Phantom66 Bet 675.00 2025.00 5610.00 Really? Call 675.00 2700.00 1435.00 Turn 4 Really? Check Phantom66 Bet 1350.00 4050.00 4260.00 Really? Call 1350.00 5400.00 85.00 River 2 Really? Check Phantom66 Bet 300.00 5700.00 3960.00 Really? All-in 85.00 5785.00 0.00 Phantom66 Unmatched bet 215.00 5570.00 4175.00 Really? Show K 7 2 A Phantom66 Show A 9 2 5 Phantom66 Win high Straight to the 6 2785.00 6960.00 Phantom66 Win low 5-low 2785.00 9745.00 Posted by Phantom66
See this quite a lot and i just dont get it.
Guess some people just see a half decent hand and cant let go.
I'd be folding AA32 in this spot with the shorty only having 2bb.
First FR played - bumbled around starting stack with nothing much happening until down to 9BB. Shoved A9 ran into AJ gg gn.
Missed DTD as I could only get on my phone at the time. Seems I would have lost my token had I entered it. Waiting to see what happens with the tournament tokens before I enter my next SNG as I would like to save them as advertised (and most volume will be saved for double points promo at the weekend).
First FR played - bumbled around starting stack with nothing much happening until down to 9BB. Shoved A9 ran into AJ gg gn. Missed DTD as I could only get on my phone at the time. Seems I would have lost my token had I entered it. Waiting to see what happens with the tournament tokens before I enter my next SNG as I would like to save them as advertised (and most volume will be saved for double points promo at the weekend). Posted by Phantom66
what phone do you have ? I might know a work around.
This time my AQs v AJo v 24s (I was covered aipf and the side pot remained static until the 4 came on the river, bet and called and the 4's win)
Plenty more chances to get a bit of luck and hopefully it will come in a batch in a single tourney and achieve a bit of binkage.
Only other game was the £1 PLO8 MTT - last of the 4 game league. Unfortunately couldnt join earlier games and try for a low score in the league. Made it to FT about 3rd/4th in chips. Picked up some decent hands and "went for it". 1st allin split, 2nd one donated my stack to Churchy gn gg and all.
Yesterday I did my 20 minute micro-teach - seemed to go pretty well, apart from managing my time and not getting a final exercise in. Took me forever for to prepare this 20 mins - beginning to find a bit of understanding and sympathy for teachers workload outside the classroom now. And that's without a whole bunch of other responsibilities that teachers carry to worry about.
Profit could have been a whole lot better if it wasnt for those pesky cash tables, x4 points were needed to get up to the 100 points today. All down to one hand really, I flopped 2nd nut str8 v top 2 pair, all-in on flop and opponent housed up on the river.
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I guess car crash TV is popular so car crash poker diaries also have their place.
Last night I rounded off with some cash great news for the points with the rewards accelerator but terrible news for the B/R.
On the whole a bad session card wise but I didn't make a few bad plays too. I think I upped my game a little and didn't do anything too stupid when Shaki joined my table but up until then it had been a different story.
My plan was to start with a B/R of £50 - I was £13.85 short of that so I have deposited that this morning and will edit my results to be from that baseline. Doesn't change how much I have lost but it does give me a more playable B/R.
From what I can tell (small sample obviously) the rewards accelerator this week has had the effect of killing midweek traffic and the FR hunters were out in force on the cash tables last night earning their points.
That's a pity for the regulars on the site - we seem to have had quiet tables for most of the week and yet the FRs are going to have large fields.
Next week should be relatively easy to meet the target of 100pts with double points weekend on SNGs.
I have made my points playing almost exclusively on dym's and try for 20 a day to get into the ukpc freerolls. made my 100 points now so no my points for me (no point, I wont get to next pay level, so have switched to another site where I am grinding a bonus).
haven't decided what I will use token on, either a dym or save them for mtt. decisions, decisions!
Thanks Mt White.
Just hit 101 points after 5/5 in dyms tonight for a bit of a recovery on the B/R.
I agree with you for us low stakes players the rewards system doesn't really give much incentive to go for points beyond 100 as 500 is such a long way away. Maybe next week it will be possible for me to make 500 with the SNG promo,
I have a busy day Sunday so may not get back on - but at least I will have my first token and FRs for next week.
I will definitely be saving the tokens up for now.
GL at the tables.
Got a few more games in today.
Earlier on hit a run of bad bubble beats - standard run for DYM play. Later on got a bit luckier - though not as lucky as the SB in this hand...
Bit of missing DYM strategy from the BB here I think. Even though ul their nut low gets counterfeited on river, why risk any chips here with the pf call? Even down the streets why would I be bluffing and they are risking getting quartered.
Bring on the Freerolls!
I might know a work around.