This is why I love this place.......

Tikay10

I was playing the Rewards Freeroll last night. I earn my points, & I'm on a challenge, so I play it because I earned it, & so any profits (a whole £16 so far) get added to my total.
 
As per, I said "hi, gl all" to the table.

A chap "rhono11" or similar (had some numbers behind the name, field address was Pudsey) replied "are you the old bloke off the telly?", bla bla, & so we got chatting.

He said "I'm surprised a big shot like you chats to little folks like us".
 
And so it went on. He seemed a lovely guy, just sitting there enjoying his Freeroll.

Then he suddenly said "do you know Matt Bates?"

"Yes yes".

"Well", he continued, "I had a funny hand against him last week, & I wrote to him about it. And guess what - he replied to me, & explained how to play the hand effectively".
 
Ain't that great? Elsewhere, the Pros are bickering about HUD's, "fish", & this that & the other, seemingly oblivious to the fact that us so-called "fish" are their customers, we are their income. 

My view is that the Pros & top players (Matt is not a Pro as such) SHOULD do things like that. Similar to the Trickett SNG @ DTD (thanks to Maxally).   

Anyway, well played Matt Bates. Poker will be fine if more of those top players had that attitude. And I see plenty of it here, on Sky Poker.    

ynwa197525

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I was playing the Rewards Freeroll last night. I earn my points, & I'm on a challenge, so I play it because I earned it, & so any profits (a whole £16 so far) get added to my total.   As per, I said "hi, gl all" to the table. A chap "rhono11" or similar (had some numbers behind the name, field address was Pudsey) replied "are you the old bloke off the telly?", bla bla, & so we got chatting. He said "I'm surprised a big shot like you chats to little folks like us".   And so it went on. He seemed a lovely guy, just sitting there enjoying his Freeroll. Then he suddenly said "do you know Matt Bates?" "Yes yes". "Well", he continued, "I had a funny hand against him last week, & I wrote to him about it. And guess what - he replied to me, & explained how to play the hand effectively".   Ain't that great? Elsewhere, the Pros are bickering about HUD's, "fish", & this that & the other, seemingly oblivious to the fact that us so-called "fish" are their customers, we are their income.  My view is that the Pros & top players (Matt is not a Pro as such) SHOULD do things like that. Similar to the Trickett SNG @ DTD (thanks to Maxally).    Anyway, well played Matt Bates. Poker will be fine if more of those top players had that attitude. And I see plenty of it here, on Sky Poker.    
Posted by Tikay10

there is plenty of help on here for everyone ,all you have to do is ask for it ,great to see the better players on here taking time out to help us recreational players

FeelGroggy

There are lot of very nice people on sky. In December last year I was on the final table of a Mini Roller and someone called 'StayOrGo' was there. I only had one sharkscope search left at the time but his name intrigued me so I used it on him. I realised how good he was when i saw his graph. He had been friendly in the chat  so when I busted I just asked him in the chat how is best to go about improving at the game.

He ended up emailing me a poker guide he'd originally made for his son and after a bit of back and forth with emails he added me on skype where he essentially coached me (For Free!) and taught me how to play his style. He spent many many hours of his time looking over hands and discussing strategy and poker in general for absolutly no gain to himself and helped me to improve my game massively.

Sky_Poker

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I was playing the Rewards Freeroll last night. I earn my points, & I'm on a challenge, so I play it because I earned it, & so any profits (a whole £16 so far) get added to my total.   As per, I said "hi, gl all" to the table. A chap "rhono11" or similar (had some numbers behind the name, field address was Pudsey) replied "are you the old bloke off the telly?", bla bla, & so we got chatting. He said "I'm surprised a big shot like you chats to little folks like us".   And so it went on. He seemed a lovely guy, just sitting there enjoying his Freeroll. Then he suddenly said "do you know Matt Bates?" "Yes yes". "Well", he continued, "I had a funny hand against him last week, & I wrote to him about it. And guess what - he replied to me, & explained how to play the hand effectively".   Ain't that great? Elsewhere, the Pros are bickering about HUD's, "fish", & this that & the other, seemingly oblivious to the fact that us so-called "fish" are their customers, we are their income.  My view is that the Pros & top players (Matt is not a Pro as such) SHOULD do things like that. Similar to the Trickett SNG @ DTD (thanks to Maxally).    Anyway, well played Matt Bates. Poker will be fine if more of those top players had that attitude. And I see plenty of it here, on Sky Poker.    
Posted by Tikay10

Old? OLD?

How rude.

Donttelmum

wp Mr Bates

StayOrGo

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There are lot of very nice people on sky. In December last year I was on the final table of a Mini Roller and someone called 'StayOrGo' was there. I only had one sharkscope search left at the time but his name intrigued me so I used it on him. I realised how good he was when i saw his graph. He had been friendly in the chat  so when I busted I just asked him in the chat how is best to go about improving at the game. He ended up emailing me a poker guide he'd originally made for his son and after a bit of back and forth with emails he added me on skype where he essentially coached me (For Free!) and taught me how to play his style. He spent many many hours of his time looking over hands and discussing strategy and poker in general for absolutly no gain to himself and helped me to improve my game massively.
Posted by FeelGroggy

You're welcome Danny.

I knew you had potential and you would have got there on your own anyway. Maybe just a bit quicker with my help.
 
It's great to see how you have responded and your sharkscope graph speaks for itself mate. Well done!

Cheers,

Graham

P.S

Good stuff TK and Matt Bates, great attitude! Also so many of the top players on this site are giving to charity via a TLB competition. Great guys like Scotty77, rspca12, chicknMelt, GSmith13, Wacko90, TommyD, jawzindaws, MattBates, Bromley04/023, HITMANRV to name just a few. Also TK and Neil Channing have kindly sponsored us all too. So yes, great site, great people. I learned a lot from TK, Ryan, Neil and other Sky Analysts, so feel very privileged to be an active part of SkyPoker and the Community. If I can give a bit back and help others, then, that's the least I can do.

stokefc

i echo what everybody says above,one of the good guys always helpful..and he can take the banter too

Darkangel7

I love chatting to Rhino11, he's a really good person to chat to. All the players I chat to are. Also a lot of the sky players I've met in real life are amazingly funny and really down to earth.

LARSON7

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I love chatting to Rhino11, he's a really good person to chat to. All the players I chat to are. Also a lot of the sky players I've met in real life are amazingly funny and really down to earth.
Posted by Darkangel7

Fantastic stuff, nice1 Matt.

Tikay10

Well now, this story has legs.
 
Rhino11 (sorry I called him "rhono11", but I was 6 tabling when we chatted, & I get easily confused) sent me a PM. It would be improper to divulge all the contents, but he said a lot of other players had helped him too,  & he named the following who had been especially helpful (in addition to Matt Bates)....

Maxally

Rainman

"both" Bromleys. I assume that would be Adam, & the girlie one who supports Blackburn, can't recall her name.
 

He also thanked the following for being supportive on the rail.....

DarkAngel

Irish Rose

TenTenTen                                                         

Tikay10

Ain't that just great? They don't hoot & holler about it on the Forum, but here's a chap who has been helped by loads of different players.

I can't imagine that happening on too many poker sites. The portfolio of players on this site are a great bunch. The trolls & hecklers bark loudest, but the vast majority are good people.  

TENTENTEN

TY TK yes donna & rose are lovely & Rhino is a really nice guy & we all know the Rainman runs the best tourny on sky poker has anyone mentioned the 220@220 yet lol enjoy your double points weekend guys & gals i'm off to the bestival on the sunny south island lol

Sky_Dan

Thread wins.

MattBates

Thanks for the kind words. From memory, the hand in question was a satellite one where I jammed a rag queen as it was good sat strat to do it but can look bad if you dont understand the rationale behind it. 

There are a lot of people who play on sky that help people and it can be seen as its in the clinic or their diary but a lot of stuff goes on via PM or skype/facebook etc where players help others. 

hhyftrftdr

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Thanks for the kind words. From memory, the hand in question was a satellite one where I jammed a rag queen as it was good sat strat to do it but can look bad if you dont understand the rationale behind it.  There are a lot of people who play on sky that help people and it can be seen as its in the clinic or their diary but a lot of stuff goes on via PM or skype/facebook etc where players help others. 
Posted by MattBates

So you shipped top of your range?

Nice one Matt, nice to see stuff like that.

HENDRIK62

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In Response to Re: This is why I love this place....... : So you shipped top of your range? Nice one Matt, nice to see stuff like that.
Posted by hhyftrftdr

I remember something similar happening to me on a table once.....got pmed a lot of good advice, unfortunately the baggage that has subsequently come with it probably made it -ev ;-)))))

hhyftrftdr

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In Response to Re: This is why I love this place....... : I remember something similar happening to me on a table once.....got pmed a lot of good advice, unfortunately the baggage that has subsequently come with it probably made it -ev ;-)))))
Posted by HENDRIK62

Getting stuck with the wench is deffo -ev.

TwoAnchors

Wonderful stuff.  

You don't get this cameraderie on any other poker site.  Usually it's just abuse and, on the one I play on most, tomatoes and eggs getting chucked around.

I like to think of Sky as the Gentleman's Club of poker sites.

GL all

Darkangel7

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Well now, this story has legs.   Rhino11 (sorry I called him "rhono11", but I was 6 tabling when we chatted, & I get easily confused) sent me a PM. It would be improper to divulge all the contents, but he said a lot of other players had helped him too,  & he named the following who had been especially helpful (in addition to Matt Bates).... Maxally Rainman "both" Bromleys. I assume that would be Adam, & the girlie one who supports Blackburn, can't recall her name.   He also thanked the following for being supportive on the rail..... DarkAngel Irish Rose TenTenTen                                                          
Posted by Tikay10

Omg Nat's gonna have you for that Tikay...............lmao Claret through and through

VespaPX

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Wonderful stuff.   You don't get this cameraderie on any other poker site.  Usually it's just abuse and, on the one I play on most, tomatoes and eggs getting chucked around. I like to think of Sky as the Gentleman's Club of poker sites. GL all
Posted by TwoAnchors

Some people pay good money for that sort of thing !

Jac35

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Wonderful stuff.   You don't get this cameraderie on any other poker site.  Usually it's just abuse and, on the one I play on most, tomatoes and eggs getting chucked around. I like to think of Sky as the Gentleman's Club of poker sites. GL all
Posted by TwoAnchors

I once got dragged kicking and screaming to a Gentlemans evening. Not 100% sure that Sky would love that link