Congratulations on getting this far Matt (unable to reply directly to your post for some reason). Being in your spot for 36 hours would drive me mad. For me personally, definitely plan A mate. I don't think you can limp through (or should try - although I don't know full circs). Just do your best to pick your spots and may luck be on your side!
Best of luck to all Sky qualifiers remaining and thank you for the updates team.
Edit: that probably doesn't read right actually, (never could multi-task), it's probably plan C. You can chip up from that stack by stealing blinds and antes if you get the right spots - good luck!
Afternoon all. Nearly poker time! Odd experience having 36 hours to think about how you'll play your short stack. Quite an interesting dilemma to be honest. I'm currently sat in 667th of 744 with 659 places paid. I have precisely 18,700 chips, with blinds at 600/1200 and a 200 ante. That means it's going to cost me best part of 4,000 per orbit. So what do I do guys: 1) Look for an early double up, forget min cash I want to win it 2) Hang on and fold pretty much any hand and pray for that bubble; or 3) Something inbetween? Advice gratefully received but probably ignored if I see a pretty looking hand and can't resist playing it! Good luck to all the other Sky players, would be great to see some of them run deep. Cheers Mattp (aka Boring Accountant or Guatemala's finest poker player called Matt) Posted by mattprawn
I know you are a highly proficient player Matt so feel free to pick parts of anything I say to give consideration to or chuck the whole lot in the metaphorical bin. Here is my 2 cents anyway...
I would say you have a range of options but it ultimately boils down to your goals and the particular table you have.
With 15BB's and antes involved the stack size obviously looks decent for 3 bet jamming in favoured spots. Obviously there isn't much point if your holdings are marginal and the original raiser is a calling machine. Therefore personally I would be looking for spots to 3 bet jam on people who may be trying to scrape into the cash if you feel you have enough fold equity on them while at the same time avoiding doing this light with people who have trouble folding.
I know you will be fully aware of this basic stuff but with that stack size so much will depend on your holdings and solid reads on the type of individual table mates you are assigned.
Doug Polk made an interesting video on playing a range of stack sizes in the 8-20 BB range. I tried to find it so I could link it here but had no joy. I think the essence of the video was that contrary to what some top players may advocate; he did not feel that just jamming it in all the time with these stack sizes was the only way to go. I am not sure what others would have though of the video and there are obviously a lot of dangers when standard opening when your own stack looks so inviting for some opponents to 3 bet jam on you.
Anyways, best of luck to you today. Really hope you can do it and it was great to meet you yesterday!
The table looks like it is starting 7 handed so the blinds will come around quite quick and secondly the two bigger stacks are on your immediate right so you don't have much fold equity and it will get worse quite quickly.
RektSai has drawn double bracelet holder (and winner of Event 3 this time around, all those weeks ago), Upeshka Da Silva. If anyone needs a table breakdown, either here or by email to Tikay, let me know. Posted by FCHD
A table breakdown would be very nice thanks. Here would be perfect. Thanks
In Response to Re: Little One Drop Day 2 & the Sky Poker Super Six : A table breakdown would be very nice thanks. Here would be perfect. Thanks Posted by cpfc_2010
Couple of potential problems with Plan B The table looks like it is starting 7 handed so the blinds will come around quite quick and secondly the two bigger stacks are on your immediate right so you don't have much fold equity and it will get worse quite quickly. Posted by FCHD
7 handed obviously doesn't help although having the 2 big stacks on your right would be the favoured option IMO. They may open a lot of pots and make life difficult but at least you have position on them and have an increased amount of fold equity on the stacks to your left. It could however make some 3 bet jamming scenarious a little trickier if the big stacks are in the way.
Couple of potential problems with Plan B The table looks like it is starting 7 handed so the blinds will come around quite quick and secondly the two bigger stacks are on your immediate right so you don't have much fold equity and it will get worse quite quickly. Posted by FCHD
That's really helpful mate. Excellent advice from a mark too. I'll be looking for a spot but not panicking. Fingers crossed for a bit of run good!
Media centre looks rammed right now so will pop and say hello later to anyone there.
Play commences at 2pm, which is in 30 minutes time. The Media Centre is rammed full, barely an empty seat in here, though I've reserved a place for Lord Bok. Sam & Mark are not coming across today, both are unwell. As in, you know, "unwell". Not seen any of our players yet, but I daresay they'll all arrive soon. Posted by Tikay10
Thank you sir
I will quit spamming the forum for now then, get ready, have breaky and head up.
Congratulations on getting this far Matt (unable to reply directly to your post for some reason). Being in your spot for 36 hours would drive me mad. For me personally, definitely plan A mate. I don't think you can limp through (or should try - although I don't know full circs). Just do your best to pick your spots and may luck be on your side! Best of luck to all Sky qualifiers remaining and thank you for the updates team. Edit: that probably doesn't read right actually, (never could multi-task), it's probably plan C. You can chip up from that stack by stealing blinds and antes if you get the right spots - good luck! Posted by JohnConnor
In Response to Re: Little One Drop Day 2 & the Sky Poker Super Six: In Response to Re: Little One Drop Day 2 & the Sky Poker Super Six : A table breakdown would be very nice thanks. Here would be perfect. Thanks Posted by cpfc_2010
Not as detailed as I would like, but to get it too you before "shuffle up and deal"
1 Eric Harnish (USA) 70K. Called "Erick" on Hendon Mob. A curious profile, 3 cashes including $15K on a Party Poker cruise in 2004-5, then nothing until Jun 14. Cashed in this in 2015 and Event 52 here a couple of weeks ago (125th for $2884) 2 Kunal Patni (USA) 19K. Probably the Indian player of the same name, frequent casher in Asia (India, Macau, Phillipenes etc) with a total career total of just over $200K. A few WSOP cashes since 2015, including 2 this year ($5K NLH Event 56 for $7626 and made the top 100 of the Crazy Eights for $5637 3 Aladin Reskallah (CAN) 18K. 2 small cashes in Canada 2012/4, then burst out in 2017, cashed in Event 23 (The Marathon) for $4K and four times in Aria $500 events over two days towards the end of June (including 2nd of 194 in one) 4 Eamonn Gilroy (GBR) 118K 5 Juan Ciampa (ARG) 57K. Never cashed outside S America, 2 cashes in Argentina (inc latest, $18K back in January) and 2 in LAPT events in Uruguay for $8K combined. 6 Michael Shan (USA) 55K. No record on Hendon Mob 7 Robin Stark (USA) 59K. Won a Rio Daily Deepstacks last week for $18K, other than that only about $2K total in 2 tournaments at the Venetian (one in '17, one in '15) 8 Marcos Rogerio (BRA) 33K. Marcos Rogério De Siqueira to give him his full name. Cashes total a fraction under $100K. As you would expect most of his cashes are in Brazil, winning a Brazilian Series of Poker event for $6K in March and a couple of small events 18 months ago. Cashd in both event 64 ($1500 NLH/PLO mix, $2374) and Event 68 ($3K NLH for $5308). Biggest ever cash was for $21K in LAPT Uruguay rebuy in 2015 9 Ir a Marcus (USA) 19K. Live regular with WSOP cashes scattered around his record since 2010. Cashed the main in 2015 (322nd for $29K) and Event 3 (the shootout, that Upeshka Da Silva won) 30th for $6407.
In Response to Re: Little One Drop Day 2 & the Sky Poker Super Six : That's really helpful mate. Excellent advice from a mark too. I'll be looking for a spot but not panicking. Fingers crossed for a bit of run good! Media centre looks rammed right now so will pop and say hello later to anyone there. Cheers Matt Posted by mattprawn
It is rammed, lol, & now some chancer has plonked himself next to me so he can watch the Live Stream & he's irritating me to bits, as he is playing music on his phone way too loud & I can hear it. Not hear it properly, just that tinny sound you hear out of other folks headphones.
In Response to Re: Little One Drop Day 2 & the Sky Poker Super Six : Not as detailed as I would like, but to get it too you before "shuffle up and deal" 1 Eric Harnish (USA) 70K. Called "Erick" on Hendon Mob. A curious profile, 3 cashes including $15K on a Party Poker cruise in 2004-5, then nothing until Jun 14. Cashed in this in 2015 and Event 52 here a couple of weeks ago (125th for $2884) 2 Kunal Patni (USA) 19K. Probably the Indian player of the same name, frequent casher in Asia (India, Macau, Phillipenes etc) with a total career total of just over $200K. A few WSOP cashes since 2015, including 2 this year ($5K NLH Event 56 for $7626 and made the top 100 of the Crazy Eights for $5637 3 Aladin Reskallah (CAN) 18K. 2 small cashes in Canada 2012/4, then burst out in 2017, cashed in Event 23 (The Marathon) for $4K and four times in Aria $500 events over two days towards the end of June (including 2nd of 194 in one) 4 Eamonn Gilroy (IRL) 118K 5 Juan Ciampa (ARG) 57K. Never cashed outside S America, 2 cashes in Argentina (inc latest, $18K back in January) and 2 in LAPT events in Uruguay for $8K combined. 6 Michael Shan (USA) 55K. No record on Hendon Mob 7 Robin Stark (USA) 59K. Won a Rio Daily Deepstacks last week for $18K, other than that only about $2K total in 2 tournaments at the Venetian (one in '17, one in '15) 8 Marcos Rogerio (BRA) 33K. Marcos Rogério De Siqueira to give him his full name. Cashes total a fraction under $100K. As you would expect most of his cashes are in Brazil, winning a Brazilian Series of Poker event for $6K in March and a couple of small events 18 months ago. Cashd in both event 64 ($1500 NLH/PLO mix, $2374) and Event 68 ($3K NLH for $5308). Biggest ever cash was for $21K in LAPT Uruguay rebuy in 2015 9 Ir a Marcus (USA) 19K. Live regular with WSOP cashes scattered around his record since 2010. Cashed the main in 2015 (322nd for $29K) and Event 3 (the shootout, that Upeshka Da Silva won) 30th for $6407. Posted by FCHD
All been moved to Amazon orange! Don't worry Mark hasn't been committing mass Bok carnage Posted by mattprawn
I wish the super six copius amounts of run good today. Also massive respect to Marky and Tikay for the updates. Nothing really prepares you for the huge scale of the operation and the. super speed like exodus at a break is possibly the closest thing to rush hour madness on the tube I have ever seen.
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Just to assist with that awkward question;
Levels are 1 hour.
Blinds will start at 600-1,200/200.
After the first one hour level, blinds will be 800-1,600/200.
It's "almost certain" (but not 100%) that the money bubble will occur within the first 2 levels.
I would say you have a range of options but it ultimately boils down to your goals and the particular table you have.
With 15BB's and antes involved the stack size obviously looks decent for 3 bet jamming in favoured spots. Obviously there isn't much point if your holdings are marginal and the original raiser is a calling machine. Therefore personally I would be looking for spots to 3 bet jam on people who may be trying to scrape into the cash if you feel you have enough fold equity on them while at the same time avoiding doing this light with people who have trouble folding.
I know you will be fully aware of this basic stuff but with that stack size so much will depend on your holdings and solid reads on the type of individual table mates you are assigned.
Doug Polk made an interesting video on playing a range of stack sizes in the 8-20 BB range. I tried to find it so I could link it here but had no joy. I think the essence of the video was that contrary to what some top players may advocate; he did not feel that just jamming it in all the time with these stack sizes was the only way to go. I am not sure what others would have though of the video and there are obviously a lot of dangers when standard opening when your own stack looks so inviting for some opponents to 3 bet jam on you.
Anyways, best of luck to you today. Really hope you can do it and it was great to meet you yesterday!
The table looks like it is starting 7 handed so the blinds will come around quite quick and secondly the two bigger stacks are on your immediate right so you don't have much fold equity and it will get worse quite quickly.
Play commences at 2pm, which is in 30 minutes time.
The Media Centre is rammed full, barely an empty seat in here, though I've reserved a place for Lord Bok.
Sam & Mark are not coming across today, both are unwell. As in, you know, "unwell".
Not seen any of our players yet, but I daresay they'll all arrive soon.
I will quit spamming the forum for now then, get ready, have breaky and head up.
I will bring the coffee.
In Response to Re: Little One Drop Day 2 & the Sky Poker Super Six : A table breakdown would be very nice thanks. Here would be perfect. Thanks
Posted by cpfc_2010
Not as detailed as I would like, but to get it too you before "shuffle up and deal"
1 Eric Harnish (USA) 70K. Called "Erick" on Hendon Mob. A curious profile, 3 cashes including $15K on a Party Poker cruise in 2004-5, then nothing until Jun 14. Cashed in this in 2015 and Event 52 here a couple of weeks ago (125th for $2884)
2 Kunal Patni (USA) 19K. Probably the Indian player of the same name, frequent casher in Asia (India, Macau, Phillipenes etc) with a total career total of just over $200K. A few WSOP cashes since 2015, including 2 this year ($5K NLH Event 56 for $7626 and made the top 100 of the Crazy Eights for $5637
3 Aladin Reskallah (CAN) 18K. 2 small cashes in Canada 2012/4, then burst out in 2017, cashed in Event 23 (The Marathon) for $4K and four times in Aria $500 events over two days towards the end of June (including 2nd of 194 in one)
4 Eamonn Gilroy (GBR) 118K
5 Juan Ciampa (ARG) 57K. Never cashed outside S America, 2 cashes in Argentina (inc latest, $18K back in January) and 2 in LAPT events in Uruguay for $8K combined.
6 Michael Shan (USA) 55K. No record on Hendon Mob
7 Robin Stark (USA) 59K. Won a Rio Daily Deepstacks last week for $18K, other than that only about $2K total in 2 tournaments at the Venetian (one in '17, one in '15)
8 Marcos Rogerio (BRA) 33K. Marcos Rogério De Siqueira to give him his full name. Cashes total a fraction under $100K. As you would expect most of his cashes are in Brazil, winning a Brazilian Series of Poker event for $6K in March and a couple of small events 18 months ago. Cashd in both event 64 ($1500 NLH/PLO mix, $2374) and Event 68 ($3K NLH for $5308). Biggest ever cash was for $21K in LAPT Uruguay rebuy in 2015
9 Ir a Marcus (USA) 19K. Live regular with WSOP cashes scattered around his record since 2010. Cashed the main in 2015 (322nd for $29K) and Event 3 (the shootout, that Upeshka Da Silva won) 30th for $6407.
I'll come down to your table once you are seated.
Point taken, he was down as from "ONL SIGNUP-NO CITY, US" and I just incorrectly assumed he would be GBR. IRL it will be for future updates!