I am currently going through a period of being caught by any call at the table. It effects your game (it certainly effects mine) and so I will take some time away. The reason your seeing a lot of these rivers etc is because it's almost impossible to get the majority of players on here off any hand. When you have multiple callers it happens......a lot.
Tonight I lost to a guy who was calling with every hand he got. He decimated my stack when hitting his runner runner straight, it was a mighty 4 to 8. A little later i went all-in with 88. Another player (a very good player) called with AK and Mr Call-it-all also went in for half his stack. He had Q5os and of course he hit two fives on the board, taking us both out. He was the tournament cl by now having removed at least 5 players from the table with absolute junk. I watched for a while after going out and he did the same to 2 more players.
I decided to take a look at his sharkscope stats and they were quite amazing. He's currently running on Sky at -98% ROI. As I watched another player joined and he was at it as well, calling every hand and winning them. Now we had two of them taking the table to pieces. Someone at the table commented that we now have two big fish. I decided to sharkscope the second ''fish'' and his stats were nearly as impressive as the first fish at -76% ROI.
These players never make the cash. They will never make money at poker as long they play. What they will do is cause mayhem prior to their demise. So in answer to your question Greggy, yes it's random as are the thoughts of such players.
In Response to Re: just how random are the cards that are dealt????? : same as my above post... i was a lil harsh on a first time poster... i kinda got the wrong end of it and immediately assumed it was a standard bad beat moaner... i should of cut the OP some slack being as it was his first post, i just think you need to be tough with people who haven't yet gripped bad beats. Posted by BlackFish3
Yes i do see ure point with the bad beat people but as you also say it was his 1st post.gl matey dav
In Response to Re: just how random are the cards that are dealt????? : yes ok i dont play on here... hmmm... i pretty much only post when i am playing poker... what's wrong with posting a lot anyway? there are people that have posted more than me, why dont people moan at TK for posting so much? you post a fair amount yaself. Posted by BlackFish3
Yes I do post a fair bit and I LOVE winding people up when I know they will bite. You always bite. Tikay works for Sky Poker. He is paid to work on the site (at least I would assume so). If you had a thread called "Ask Blackfish" you would feel mandated to post a lot too.
I am currently going through a period of being caught by any call at the table. It effects your game (it certainly effects mine) and so I will take some time away. The reason your seeing a lot of these rivers etc is because it's almost impossible to get the majority of players on here off any hand. When you have multiple callers it happens......a lot. Tonight I lost to a guy who was calling with every hand he got. He decimated my stack when hitting his runner runner straight, it was a mighty 4 to 8. A little later i went all-in with 88. Another player (a very good player) called with AK and Mr Call-it-all also went in for half his stack. He had Q5os and of course he hit two fives on the board, taking us both out. He was the tournament cl by now having removed at least 5 players from the table with absolute junk. I watched for a while after going out and he did the same to 2 more players. I decided to take a look at his sharkscope stats and they were quite amazing. He's currently running on Sky at -98% ROI. As I watched another player joined and he was at it as well, calling every hand and winning them. Now we had two of them taking the table to pieces. Someone at the table commented that we now have two big fish. I decided to sharkscope the second ''fish'' and his stats were nearly as impressive as the first fish at -76% ROI. These players never make the cash. They will never make money at poker as long they play. What they will do is cause mayhem prior to their demise. So in answer to your question Greggy, yes it's random as are the thoughts of such players. Posted by elsadog
Elsa, You're overstating it a bit saying its almost impossible to get the majority of players n here off any hand. Its difficult to get some players off any hand and it some donkfest tourneys its almost impossible but not with the majority of players (IMO). You sound a bit jaundiced so I hope you come back happier and ready to play.
In Response to Re: just how random are the cards that are dealt????? : Yes I do post a fair bit and I LOVE winding people up when I know they will bite. You always bite. Tikay works for Sky Poker. He is paid to work on the site (at least I would assume so). If you had a thread called "Ask Blackfish" you would feel mandated to post a lot too. Posted by Seagull158
so you are just a troll then that aims to wind people up? lol... whateva makes ya happy i guess! he dont get paid to write on the forums, he does that in his own time...
In Response to Re: just how random are the cards that are dealt????? : so you are just a troll then that aims to wind people up? lol... whateva makes ya happy i guess! he dont get paid to write on the forums, he does that in his own time... Posted by BlackFish3
Not JUST a troll. Sometimes do a bit of light-hearted trolling but most of the time I make serious posts.
In Response to Re: just how random are the cards that are dealt????? : Not JUST a troll. Sometimes do a bit of light-hearted trolling but most of the time I make serious posts. Posted by Seagull158
ah good to know you are just a part-time troll... got worried you was a full timer for a minute.
In Response to Re: just how random are the cards that are dealt????? : if you dont like my posts, dont read on them and comment... simples... Posted by BlackFish3
so funny, you hate all these threads but you continuously post on them belittling the OP to try and boost your own ego. stop chatting s**t
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Tonight I lost to a guy who was calling with every hand he got. He decimated my stack when hitting his runner runner straight, it was a mighty 4 to 8. A little later i went all-in with 88. Another player (a very good player) called with AK and Mr Call-it-all also went in for half his stack. He had Q5os and of course he hit two fives on the board, taking us both out. He was the tournament cl by now having removed at least 5 players from the table with absolute junk. I watched for a while after going out and he did the same to 2 more players.
I decided to take a look at his sharkscope stats and they were quite amazing. He's currently running on Sky at -98% ROI. As I watched another player joined and he was at it as well, calling every hand and winning them. Now we had two of them taking the table to pieces. Someone at the table commented that we now have two big fish. I decided to sharkscope the second ''fish'' and his stats were nearly as impressive as the first fish at -76% ROI.
These players never make the cash. They will never make money at poker as long they play. What they will do is cause mayhem prior to their demise. So in answer to your question Greggy, yes it's random as are the thoughts of such players.