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Welcome to The Poker Clinic (please read before you post)
Sky_Rich
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Welcome to the Sky Poker ‘Poker Clinic’. In this particular section of the Sky Poker Community you’ll be able to ask fellow players for advice and views on what they might have done in your situation.
Which brings us neatly to the main point of this post. When going to a doctor, you try to give them as many details about symptoms, background information and so on. For an accurate poker diagnosis, The Poker Clinic is going to ask you to do the same.
We need as much information as possible on the type of game you were playing, position and stack sizes of the relevant players and some background on the table (what was your table image like, was it an aggressive or tight table, etc). We weren’t at the table at the time, so think of this as your chance to put us there.
If you’re unsure of getting all the important details in you can simply copy and paste the template below and fill in the necessary details.
* Table type (Tournament/Sit & Go/Cash):
* Number of players at the table:
* Player types (Were any of the players loose, tight, aggressive or passive? If you have no information, say as much!)
* Stack sizes of the relevant players:
* Blinds/antes:
* Details on this hand:
There are a couple of final points to bear in mind:
* The more you tell us, the more we can tell you!
* Everyone has an opinion. Offer your own and respect the opinions of your fellow players.
* Being called a donkey isn’t nice. Try to keep your criticism of play constructive; we’re all hoping to improve as players and having your confidence knocked doesn’t help
Enjoy and happy posting!
(P.S. - Here is a list of common Poker abbreviations that you might find useful when reading other people's posts.)
Which brings us neatly to the main point of this post. When going to a doctor, you try to give them as many details about symptoms, background information and so on. For an accurate poker diagnosis, The Poker Clinic is going to ask you to do the same.
We need as much information as possible on the type of game you were playing, position and stack sizes of the relevant players and some background on the table (what was your table image like, was it an aggressive or tight table, etc). We weren’t at the table at the time, so think of this as your chance to put us there.
If you’re unsure of getting all the important details in you can simply copy and paste the template below and fill in the necessary details.
* Table type (Tournament/Sit & Go/Cash):
* Number of players at the table:
* Player types (Were any of the players loose, tight, aggressive or passive? If you have no information, say as much!)
* Stack sizes of the relevant players:
* Blinds/antes:
* Details on this hand:
There are a couple of final points to bear in mind:
* The more you tell us, the more we can tell you!
* Everyone has an opinion. Offer your own and respect the opinions of your fellow players.
* Being called a donkey isn’t nice. Try to keep your criticism of play constructive; we’re all hoping to improve as players and having your confidence knocked doesn’t help
Enjoy and happy posting!
(P.S. - Here is a list of common Poker abbreviations that you might find useful when reading other people's posts.)
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Ooooooooo shiny new part of forum
, like it, does this mean we will get an FAQ,s section? 
glad you like it. yeah sure, we can have a think about starting a FAQ thread. I've got a few things on right now but i'll put that on my list.
cheers
Hey there,
Hopefully you managed to find the password in time. you should have been able to find it here.
the process of giving out the password for these freerolls has been reviewed and it's been decided that from now on all passwords will just be announced on the wall of the Sky Poker Facebook page.
hopefully that'll make things a lot easier.
all the best,
Rich
P.s How do you play pocket 6's and j 10 unsuited cos i keep losing these hands. do i raise if so how much by? many thanks again.
Hey Magnum,
That's great to hear, i'm so pleased your enjoying the community/ Sky Poker.
I'm not really sure i'm qualified to answer your poker question and i'd hate to give you dud advice. why not start a new thread here in the Clinic and ask your question. I'm sure all our guys will be happy to help.
All the best to you,
Rich
rich i was thinking all the freerolls are re buys but they should be freerolls so can it go back to being normal no rebuys?
thanks
bluff (c.dodd)
Thanks for your comments bluff, i'll certainly pass them on the the rest of the team who make decisions on such things.
I'm pretty sure there will be some future freerolls coming that don't involve re-buys. More announcements on those when i have the info.
All the best to you,
Rich
Played this hand on a freeroll is it bad play or bad luck or normal for a freeroll new to this site ?
this was late in the game and i had only played 1 hand in around 35 minutes so i was playing tight
iwas suited,and 2 clubs on the board
I wanted to try and start a conversation about how to play AK - reading through forums and talking it through with friends there are obviously a lot of differing opinions out there.
The background:
Sunday Primo - about 20 players remaining. I'm 2nd with about 120k in chips with the chip leader on the same table with a little more. The villian in this case is the chip leader who I perceive as loose agressive.
The villian is UTG and makes a 4x raise to 24k (everyone else is on between 20 - 70k in chips roughly) and i'm 2 behind with AK un-suited. I decide to shove....
Everyone folds and after a good think our villian calls and shows 99. I don't hit and am out.
Now after a long think and review I think that in that position I have two options, fold or shove. Even at 120k in chips the raise constitutes a good portion of my stack so a call isnt great, and if i dont hit i waste them, if i shove i give myself 2 chances at winning the hand - Hence the shove...
But after all that I now wonder whether folding would have been the best option, I'm very deep in the tourny and in a great position, why go up against the chip leader? I would have been in a superb position if I'd hit and had a very good starting hand but would be interesting in what everyone else thinks they would do in this position.
Thanks all
LamiePie
if u raised allin preflop he/she may have folded. u let him/her see a free flop, and with his/her raise on the flop, was pretty much committed. but i suppose it all depends on what type of player u were up against, whether he/she would have called anyway. aj fold or raise!
4p/8p NLHE cash game. Was i right to fold as the the player had been playing tight. Vr46 Short stacked and when he fired out 2xBB on the flop i put him on a Flush draw, I felt he had one diamond in his hand. The fourth diamond come on the turn and VR46 shoved. As he was playing tight i automatically put him on a higher diamond than mine. The fact that there were two players in the hand also put a seed of doubt in my mind, to wether my hand was still good. Any Thoughts? was i playing to tight or should i of come in over the top and re-raised on the flop?
Cheers
seriously bud, cash players pay rake which in the long run will be much more then the registration fee on tourneys. Secondly stop ranting and tell people why u are so bothered? it sounds to me like u have taken a shot and got bad beat? or unlucky, u have played long enough to know better
It always seems that the chip leader has an unfair advantage
when the cards are dealt. they seem to hit more than other players
is it just me or is there a bias on the tables, or could it be a bias
to a particular seat.
have been only playing for approx 3 weeks came second in a bounty hunter tournament today.
should have won was 4 x chip leader in final heads up and blew out. congrats to player that won, he played well.
still am proud of second place. have climbed pretty well in poker league since starting.
poker hand session 980719356 on 2011-04-28 at 10-14-22
appreciate all feedback.
bit of technophobe hope this is how posting is done.
looking for a mentor really.
thanks in anticipation
sean