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Milestone Hand Winners

Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 172,626
edited January 2016 in Poker Chat


Couple of things.
 
Firstly, the individual Milestone Hand Winners are being  updated as they happen, including yesterday's winner, which was Dr_F.

All the Milestone Hand Winners, together with details of the Actual Hand, who else was in it, how it played out, are on those pages, HERE 
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 172,626
    edited January 2016

    Yesterday's winner got a bonus of £1,171, as he had accumulated 1,171 Reward Points in the 24 hours.
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 172,626
    edited January 2016


    Now here's the thing, & why I started the thread.

    In yesterday's case (& perhaps others, I've not looked) the winner took the pot UNCONTESTED - the other players folded to his pre flop raise.

    You can see how it played out     HERE

    So by folding Pre for 40p they did themselves out of the chance of a really decent prize, which included a £1,100 UKPC Seat, a £200 Bonus, & the £1 a point thing. I don't know the math, so maybe folding for 40p is correct, but with those prizes on the line, it's not a bad value call for 8 bob.

    I'm deffo not giving them a rubdown, but for future Milestone Hands, it pays to pay attention. 

    I can only assume they never realised.
     
    Not many people use the Forum, of course, as has been mentioned. Maybe they should, as we try to make people aware here.      
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  • MAXALLYMAXALLY Member Posts: 17,640
    edited January 2016


    Oh....never knew you could see details of each hand. Nice little addition that.

    I dont often check the results of these promos as I never win and Sky never send email/texts or carrier pigeon for the results to the winners. However, when do winners get their time machines sent?....Or have they had them already as they were sent tomorrow.

    2. Plus, for those players that earned more than 25 Poker Points in the 24 hours preceeding the 993M hand, will also get entry into the £2,000 Freeroll taking place on Friday 15th January at 20:00.
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  • BigHawk89BigHawk89 Member Posts: 627
    edited January 2016
    It is quite hard to see what the hand number is especially when playing more tables, shouldnt there have been at least a notification pop up that the hand is been dealt now so people can check? Or maybe stop the table so people can watch the hand been dealt?
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 172,626
    edited January 2016
    In Response to Re: Milestone Hand Winners:
    Oh....never knew you could see details of each hand. Nice little addition that. I dont often check the results of these promos as I never win and Sky never send email/texts or carrier pigeon for the results to the winners. However, when do winners get their time machines sent?....Or have they had them already as they were sent tomorrow. 2. Plus, for those players that earned more than 25 Poker Points in the 24 hours preceeding the 993M hand, will also get entry into the £2,000 Freeroll taking place on Friday 15th January at 20:00.
    Posted by MAXALLY
    Yes, it's a great page imo, which was partly why I promoted it, it was constructed by Kirsty. I've let her know you have pointed out her unfortunate typo.
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  • SkyKirstySkyKirsty Member Posts: 289
    edited January 2016
    In Response to Re: Milestone Hand Winners:
    In Response to Re: Milestone Hand Winners : Yes, it's a great page imo, which was partly why I promoted it, it was constructed by Kirsty. I've let her know you have pointed out her unfortunate typo.
    Posted by Tikay10
    My rookie mistake guys - apologies!
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  • MAXALLYMAXALLY Member Posts: 17,640
    edited January 2016
    In Response to Re: Milestone Hand Winners:
    In Response to Re: Milestone Hand Winners : My rookie mistake guys - apologies!
    Posted by SkyKirsty

    You are forgiven....but only if my name appears on the billionth hand page ;)

    Welcome back BTW.
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 172,626
    edited January 2016


    ^^^^

    It's now been corrected. 


    "Plus, for those players that earned more than 25 Poker Points in the 24 hours preceeding the 993M hand, will also get entry into the £2,000 Freeroll taking place on Wednesday 20th January at 20:00"
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 172,626
    edited January 2016
    In Response to Re: Milestone Hand Winners:
    It is quite hard to see what the hand number is especially when playing more tables, shouldnt there have been at least a notification pop up that the hand is been dealt now so people can check? Or maybe stop the table so people can watch the hand been dealt?
    Posted by BigHawk89
    Hi BigHawk,

    I don't think stopping action on all the Tables would be very well received.

    I was playing 6 Tables sat the time, & had them on "mini-view", & I generally have "Full Summary" turned off, as I cba with all that stuff scrolling through, I either win or lose the hand, end of story. 

    But as the hand approached, I opened up "Full Summary" on just one of the 6 Tables, so I could see where we were.
     
    How close were you?

    I seem to be having a bad morning here, lol...... 
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  • mumsiemumsie Member Posts: 8,218
    edited January 2016
    Players Dealt into the Milestone Hand - if you are dealt into one of the millionth milestone hands you will win:

    Hi.
    A quickie ..

    Being dealt into a milestone hand means exactly that, being dealt . So if you fold pre. You were still dealt.

    You still get something for being in it as opposed to sitting out.

    Which is completely different to reaching showdown.

    Can you agree with this without turning it into a full scale row ?
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  • BigHawk89BigHawk89 Member Posts: 627
    edited January 2016
    In Response to Re: Milestone Hand Winners:
    In Response to Re: Milestone Hand Winners : Hi BigHawk, I don't think stopping action on all the Tables would be very well received. I was playing 6 Tables sat the time, & had them on "mini-view", & I generally have "Full Summary" turned off, as I cba with all that stuff scrolling through, I either win or lose the hand, end of story.  But as the hand approached, I opened up "Full Summary" on just one of the 6 Tables, so I could see where we were.   How close were you? I seem to be having a bad morning here, lol...... 
    Posted by Tikay10

    I was playing 8 tables and had summary &, chat on it was a little sketchy around the milestone hand was making sure I didn't fold the milestone hand haha. I think I missed it by 60 hands, but made a profit for the time i was on so wasn't too bothered! 

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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 172,626
    edited January 2016


    Ha, yes, I agree.

    I also agree that for 40p, I'd take a flop, & try to win the hand. We'd be getting a cracking price.
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 172,626
    edited January 2016
    In Response to Re: Milestone Hand Winners:
    In Response to Re: Milestone Hand Winners : I was playing 8 tables and had summary &, chat on it was a little sketchy around the milestone hand was making sure I didn't fold the milestone hand haha. I think I missed it by 60 hands, but made a profit for the time i was on so wasn't too bothered! 
    Posted by BigHawk89
    We have a happy punter, BOOMIO.
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  • mrleemr1mrleemr1 Member Posts: 143
    edited January 2016
    Do you not get a huge notification and the milestone hand paused? Really unfair otherwise. Tiny writing in bottom left corner with numbers that many people have no idea about
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  • radiofed28radiofed28 Member Posts: 78
    edited January 2016
    Dr_F eh? Nice way of putting it I suppose. Always wondered how he gets away with that name ..
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 172,626
    edited January 2016
    In Response to Re: Milestone Hand Winners:
    Do you not get a huge notification and the milestone hand paused? Really unfair otherwise. Tiny writing in bottom left corner with numbers that many people have no idea about
    Posted by mrleemr1
    Don't think it's "unfair", everyone has the same opportunity & information.
     
    Some choose to make the effort to keep up with where they are, & if they do, they get a better shot at the prizes. 
          
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  • shakinacesshakinaces Member Posts: 1,590
    edited January 2016
    In Response to Re: Milestone Hand Winners:
    Players Dealt into the Milestone Hand -  if you are dealt into one of the millionth milestone hands you will win: Hi. A quickie .. Being dealt into a milestone hand means exactly that, being dealt . So if you fold pre. You were still dealt. You still get something for being in it as opposed to sitting out. Which is completely different to reaching showdown. Can you agree with this without turning it into a full scale row ?
    Posted by mumsie
    You are right, although it still seems like a mad loss of value to fold pre when instead of getting £50 just for being dealt in, you have a shot at £1k + in cash and a £1k tourni entry!

    Was the same on previous Xth hand promos, unless you are playing high stakes cash it seemed a no-brainer to be happy to get your money in the middle asap and hope to bink the hand, yet most players dealt in just snap folded lol.

    Great promo / prizes though, well played Sky.
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  • IrishRoseIrishRose Member Posts: 1,663
    edited January 2016
    Please correct me if I'm wrong (and I frequently am!!) - but if playing on a iphone I don't think you can see the hand number displayed?
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 172,626
    edited January 2016
    In Response to Re: Milestone Hand Winners:
    Please correct me if I'm wrong (and I frequently am!!) - but if playing on a iphone I don't think you can see the hand number displayed?
    Posted by IrishRose
    I honestly have no idea, Rose, never played on an IPhone, my phone is so old it has a dial on it.

    I'm sure a more helpful soul will be right along to assist.
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  • IH8UButlerIH8UButler Member Posts: 196
    edited January 2016
    Only just realised this promo is running! Assumed was just the 100 billionth hand - luckily I haven't been dealt in and folded a potential £1200-1300+ for 3bb!

    Was thinking if dealt into a milestone hand what do people think the best strategy is in view of no notification of the hand?
    I think the best plan on a cash table would be to put in a big 3 bet like 5x if raised in front, as more likely to get people to fold, the thinking being an open shove looks odd and might trigger people to check if it's a milestone and thus go all in. 
    If unraised or utg think it's just a shove as higher chance of someone noticing is better than seeing multi way flop
    Probably over thinking this considering chance of hitting it! 

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