Well done bandit looking good !! oh by the way i cant find the thread ..."players past and present" ? Mind you theres a lot i cant find on this forum now it is growing so fast, wish i knew how to 'mark forum as read, ' so that when i come here the only posts are the ones after my last visit !! sigh!! Posted by bennydip2
Hi Bandit, Good read , its nice to read a success story instead of omg i waz robbed ,fix fix, fix....... Good man, keep up the good work. Posted by mike1975
cheers for that m8 don't see the point of dwelling on negatives am more interested in the positives i get from the game
Well done bandit looking good !! oh by the way i cant find the thread ..."players past and present" ? Mind you theres a lot i cant find on this forum now it is growing so fast, wish i knew how to 'mark forum as read, ' so that when i come here the only posts are the ones after my last visit !! sigh!! Posted by bennydip2
hi benny thread is Past & Present Poker Players think its on page 2 look forward to the read
hi DTW just had a read and you are progressing fast...i sense a soon to be Open champion here!
but anyway one bit of advice i would give is that you should not rely on Sharkscope; I think you should start you own basic spreadsheet and that way you can track your progress far more easily.
will only take a minute to complete after each tournie/satellite/cash game...just stuff like Game Type/Date/Profit & Loss and also you may want to add a comment section so you can maybe jot down a line or 2 about how you played?
i would upload my spreadsheet but its a bit complicated cos it tracks other stuff but i'm sure you get the idea.
hi DTW just had a read and you are progressing fast...i sense a soon to be Open champion here! but anyway one bit of advice i would give is that you should not rely on Sharkscope; I think you should start you own basic spreadsheet and that way you can track your progress far more easily. will only take a minute to complete after each tournie/satellite/cash game...just stuff like Game Type/Date/Profit & Loss and also you may want to add a comment section so you can maybe jot down a line or 2 about how you played? i would upload my spreadsheet but its a bit complicated cos it tracks other stuff but i'm sure you get the idea. Posted by scotty77
cheers for that scotty i was thinking of keeping a log from 1st sept at end of august i will do a summary of 1st 3 months of playing poker and see where i am at then set my goals again for next 3 months at the moment tho i am way ahead of schedule i thought i wouldn't break even til at least xmas but am already showing a profit from my 3 month allowance i set for myself at the start will continue with-in my bankroll that i set at start of august til 31/8/09 as for winning an open was looking at doing that by 2010 my main goal at present is to get consistant cashing which i seem to be on course for but time will tell
Nice one, Mike. You're doing very well.. if I can offer any advice (from my own limited experience!) it is be patient and have belief* - have tonnes of patience! - and stick to strict bankroll management rules (I use 5% entry). Will be following your progress. All the best, Elliot.
Hi m8 wp in the deep stack last nite, there a different animal to the fast blind structures, but im sure these will soon become yr 1st choice of game. Thnx 4 yr support last nite and i hope yr gd form continues. Gl at the tbs 2nite, ill drop in at some point 2 c how your doing, Ozzie
Hi m8 wp in the deep stack last nite, there a different animal to the fast blind structures, but im sure these will soon become yr 1st choice of game. Thnx 4 yr support last nite and i hope yr gd form continues. Gl at the tbs 2nite, ill drop in at some point 2 c how your doing, Ozzie Posted by Ozzie08
cheers for that m8 u played a good game glad u made final table had a go on tikay's tonight fin 46th don't normally pay £11 buy-in but glad i did as a one off great experience few points for but back to £3 & £5 buy-ins i think otherwise me profit i built up will disappear think there's a £3 one tomorrow so will have another go in that
don't you remember m8 i started in deepstack when yourself /bigsteve42/irishover & tiggerace7 were teaching me so will use SnG's for practice and improve my game on MTT & Cash tables from end of aug
In Response to Re: dtw's POKER DIARY Chapter 1 - Learning the Basics of Poker ( 8th June - 31st August 2009) : cheers for that m8 u played a good game glad u made final table had a go on tikay's tonight fin 46th don't normally pay £11 buy-in but glad i did as a one off great experience few points for but back to £3 & £5 buy-ins i think otherwise me profit i built up will disappear think there's a £3 one tomorrow so will have another go in that don't you remember m8 i started in deepstack when yourself /bigsteve42/irishover & tiggerace7 were teaching me so will use SnG's for practice and improve my game on MTT & Cash tables from end of aug many thx oz michael Posted by DTWBANDIT
Lol i seemed 2 have forgotten that, i must of played 2 mnay games lately and its fried my brains, ill c you in the deepy 2 mora, it may well be a massive field at 3 quid buy in. Hopefully a long night ahead for the 2 of us if we mangage to make final tb
In Response to Re: dtw's POKER DIARY Chapter 1 - Learning the Basics of Poker ( 8th June - 31st August 2009) : Lol i seemed 2 have forgotten that, i must of played 2 mnay games lately and its fried my brains, ill c you in the deepy 2 mora, it may well be a massive field at 3 quid buy in. Hopefully a long night ahead for the 2 of us if we mangage to make final tb Gl m8, Ozzie Posted by Ozzie08
hi oz seems the £3 deepy's are fri & sun £5 are mon & tues so tomorrow will be playing some cash / sat & £1-10 speed buy ins gl m8
well I told you what I was doing. Last update I was started at 50 and on 82. I had a truly horrific run and I won't bore you with details but I ended up at 38.
I have never felt so depressed at the bad beats I received. It was shocking.
I kept at it believing I was playing good poker and getting real bad luck. Which most of the time I was. Some of the regular players here will I am sure openly admit they got lucky on me many times. Maybe they won't. But to have AA cracked and come back from 400 chips to 27th was a big deal for me. Tonight I went all in with the best 2 pair on flop to have river hit a full house for other person, KK beat by all in preflop- of A4, and very next hand of QQ beat all in preflop of A7 and also my KK with proper raises sucked out to a river on 88 by massie in tonight in tikeys. To give you idea of why I get annoyed. I don't think I play bad poker overall but get bad beat so much it really annoys me when the people who bd beat me are regular winners and I know they should not be there because they have played bad but get lucky. ALL THE TIME.
Anyhow I entered a deepie and won it so from my 50 I am now at £112 for once my hands held up, and so I am stilll ahead by about 100% for this month. I hope your having good fortune as well.
I am really annoyed with poker at this moment, normally it doesn't bother me because I just play for fun, but this month I tried to do BRM and just got so many bad beats it makes me puke. I am very annoyed but still in good profit
I feel ovrall I play good poker but so far have not had the luck that goes with good play, and still have much to learn.
Hi mate, well I told you what I was doing. Last update I was started at 50 and on 82. I had a truly horrific run and I won't bore you with details but I ended up at 38. I have never felt so depressed at the bad beats I received. It was shocking. I kept at it believing I was playing good poker and getting real bad luck. Which most of the time I was. Some of the regular players here will I am sure openly admit they got lucky on me many times. Maybe they won't. But to have AA cracked and come back from 400 chips to 27th was a big deal for me. Tonight I went all in with the best 2 pair on flop to have river hit a full house for other person, KK beat by all in preflop- of A4, and very next hand of QQ beat all in preflop of A7 and also my KK with proper raises sucked out to a river on 88 by massie in tonight in tikeys. To give you idea of why I get annoyed. I don't think I play bad poker overall but get bad beat so much it really annoys me when the people who bd beat me are regular winners and I know they should not be there because they have played bad but get lucky. ALL THE TIME. Anyhow I entered a deepie and won it so from my 50 I am now at £112 for once my hands held up, and so I am stilll ahead by about 100% for this month. I hope your having good fortune as well. I am really annoyed with poker at this moment, normally it doesn't bother me because I just play for fun, but this month I tried to do BRM and just got so many bad beats it makes me puke. I am very annoyed but still in good profit I feel ovrall I play good poker but so far have not had the luck that goes with good play, and still have much to learn. Posted by Draig
hi Draig i am sorry to hear of your bad run of luck m8 but glad to see you are back in profit mate it seems to me that Poker is like most Betting sports as its progressive i for one would say you have a good game the problem we all have is a losing streak and when it happens regulary its hard to keep a possitive mental attitude i think thats where our discipline comes into the game (which i am still leaening) as with most sports games i try not to dwell on negs i've had days where the river hasn't been in my favour getting good cards and losing relying on bankers only to see them bust out the important thing for me is i try not to carry it over til the next day i'll go and play 30p SnG's & freerolls until i am back to a possitive frame of mind with no negative thoughts then i'll play a sat or a £1-10 speed tourney to get my game back m8 u are back to winning ways now please try & stay possitive and when u get a bad beat as hard as it is u gotta forget about
Nice one, Mike. You're doing very well.. if I can offer any advice (from my own limited experience!) it is be patient and have belief* - have tonnes of patience! - and stick to strict bankroll management rules (I use 5% entry). Will be following your progress. All the best, Elliot. *Belief (C) Phil12uk 2009 Posted by NoseyBonk
agree with u there Elliot i'm on 5% buy-in for tourney's as well, have not really dabbled in cash tables yet what % would you say is a good place to start m8 i have a go on 2/4 blinds now & again
In Response to Re: dtw's POKER DIARY Chapter 1 - Learning the Basics of Poker ( 8th June - 31st August 2009) : agree with u there Elliot i'm on 5% buy-in for tourney's as well, have not really dabbled in cash tables yet what % would you say is a good place to start m8 i have a go on 2/4 blinds now & again cheers michael Posted by DTWBANDIT
I don't play any cash YET either, but my rule for table selection (in terms of costs) would be the same 5% entry, but that 5% must represent the initial 100 BB buy-in. So for example to play 0.02/0.04 I'd be buying in at £4.00 and that would need a BR of at least £80. With my own current BR of £280 I'd stick to the 0.05/0.10.
That may be a bit strict (?) That's just my own rule - See what others think.
In Response to Re: dtw's POKER DIARY Chapter 1 - Learning the Basics of Poker ( 8th June - 31st August 2009) : I don't play any cash YET either, but my rule for table selection (in terms of costs) would be the same 5% entry, but that 5% must represent the initial 100 BB buy-in. So for example to play 0.02/0.04 I'd be buying in at £4.00 and that would need a BR of at least £80. With my own current BR of £280 I'd stick to the 0.05/0.10. That may be a bit strict (?) That's just my own rule - See what others think. Cheers Posted by NoseyBonk
many thx for that m8 just went to have a dabble on 10 seat 2/4 got off to a good start then me old computer crashed have rebooted lost me seat at table glad tho it crashed then & not when i'm playing 5-00 am deffo gonna invest in another computer this won seems to be on last legs
well last weekend of playing all types of tourney's next week i will be mainly playing deepstacks (thats where i started) have decided to invest in another computer which will allow me to play 2 tables from 1st week in september full summary will be here next week covering my 1st 3 months of poker
draig have left you a message re specs on your page
many many thanks to everyone who has contributed to my learning the basics of internet poker
DTW...HOWS THINGS... SEE YOUR DOING OK! ILL HAVE A FEW DEEPYS WITH U NEXT WEEK PAL.. HOPE ALL IS GOOD...AND HELLO TO U AS WELL OZZIE ;-))) Posted by jimbo31
hi jimbo back from yr hols ozzie is at a barbie tonite think he is in £3 deepy tomorrow at 7pm unlucky in bh hope you fared better in the deepy look forward to deepy's next week m8
well last weekend of playing all types of tourney's next week i will be mainly playing deepstacks (thats where i started) have decided to invest in another computer which will allow me to play 2 tables from 1st week in september full summary will be here next week covering my 1st 3 months of poker draig have left you a message re specs on your page many many thanks to everyone who has contributed to my learning the basics of internet poker dtw michael Posted by DTWBANDIT
Hi Turpin,
Got your message and replied.
Update for you on my progress this month.
If you recall 1st Aug I put £50 in. I then went up to £82, then back down to £38, which was infuriating. However I am now back up to £117, and not so many days left to the end of the month.
Have had a couple of cashes last few days which has kept the profit going the right way, while still paying for the entry fees.
Now I just need one good cash finish in one of the 7pm deepies and I will be happy enough. Last one we played in where I kept having pocket pairs was good fun. I was getting so many of them but they all kept missing, and thought I showed good dicsipline to fold them to unfavourable flops. The last one I thought I was a bit unlucky not to win with 8-8, especially then hitting the straight at the end to be called by a KQ all the way down so he hit the better straight but there you go, that's poker!
Been playing a fair bit of Omaha on that other site as well and doing ok on it. Fun game that is also, I am slowly getting to grips with it. First Omaha tourney I entered for $5 was about 30 runners and I came 3rd for about $25 so I was pleased with that.
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ok benny will give it a quick update
cheers for that m8 don't see the point of dwelling on negatives am more interested in the positives i get from the game
dtw
hi benny thread is Past & Present Poker Players think its on page 2 look forward to the read
many thanks
dtw
but anyway one bit of advice i would give is that you should not rely on Sharkscope; I think you should start you own basic spreadsheet and that way you can track your progress far more easily.
will only take a minute to complete after each tournie/satellite/cash game...just stuff like Game Type/Date/Profit & Loss and also you may want to add a comment section so you can maybe jot down a line or 2 about how you played?
i would upload my spreadsheet but its a bit complicated cos it tracks other stuff but i'm sure you get the idea.
cheers for that scotty i was thinking of keeping a log from 1st sept
at end of august i will do a summary of 1st 3 months of playing poker and see where i am at then set my goals again for next 3 months at the moment tho i am way ahead of schedule i thought i wouldn't break even til at least xmas but am already showing a profit from my 3 month allowance i set for myself at the start will continue with-in my bankroll that i set at start of august til 31/8/09 as for winning an open was looking at doing that by 2010 my main goal at present is to get consistant cashing which i seem to be on course for but time will tell
many thanks for your input m8
dtw
cheers for that m8 u played a good game glad u made final table had a go on tikay's tonight fin 46th don't normally pay £11 buy-in but glad i did as a one off great experience few points for but back to £3 & £5 buy-ins i think otherwise me profit i built up will disappear think there's a £3 one tomorrow so will have another go in that
don't you remember m8 i started in deepstack when yourself /bigsteve42/irishover & tiggerace7 were teaching me so will use SnG's for practice and improve my game on MTT & Cash tables from end of aug
many thx oz
michael
Gl m8, Ozzie
hi oz seems the £3 deepy's are fri & sun £5 are mon & tues so tomorrow will be playing some cash / sat & £1-10 speed buy ins gl m8
michael
well I told you what I was doing. Last update I was started at 50 and on 82. I had a truly horrific run and I won't bore you with details but I ended up at 38.
I have never felt so depressed at the bad beats I received. It was shocking.
I kept at it believing I was playing good poker and getting real bad luck. Which most of the time I was. Some of the regular players here will I am sure openly admit they got lucky on me many times. Maybe they won't. But to have AA cracked and come back from 400 chips to 27th was a big deal for me. Tonight I went all in with the best 2 pair on flop to have river hit a full house for other person, KK beat by all in preflop- of A4, and very next hand of QQ beat all in preflop of A7 and also my KK with proper raises sucked out to a river on 88 by massie in tonight in tikeys. To give you idea of why I get annoyed. I don't think I play bad poker overall but get bad beat so much it really annoys me when the people who bd beat me are regular winners and I know they should not be there because they have played bad but get lucky. ALL THE TIME.
Anyhow I entered a deepie and won it so from my 50 I am now at £112 for once my hands held up, and so I am stilll ahead by about 100% for this month. I hope your having good fortune as well.
I am really annoyed with poker at this moment, normally it doesn't bother me because I just play for fun, but this month I tried to do BRM and just got so many bad beats it makes me puke. I am very annoyed but still in good profit
I feel ovrall I play good poker but so far have not had the luck that goes with good play, and still have much to learn.
hi Draig i am sorry to hear of your bad run of luck m8 but glad to see you are back in profit mate it seems to me that Poker is like most Betting sports as its progressive i for one would say you have a good game the problem we all have is a losing streak and when it happens regulary its hard to keep a possitive mental attitude i think thats where our discipline comes into the game (which i am still leaening) as with most sports games i try not to dwell on negs i've had days where the river hasn't been in my favour getting good cards and losing relying on bankers only to see them bust out the important thing for me is i try not to carry it over til the next day i'll go and play 30p SnG's & freerolls until i am back to a possitive frame of mind with no negative thoughts then i'll play a sat or a £1-10 speed tourney to get my game back
m8 u are back to winning ways now please try & stay possitive and when u get a bad beat as hard as it is u gotta forget about
michael
agree with u there Elliot i'm on 5% buy-in for tourney's as well, have not really dabbled in cash tables yet what % would you say is a good place to start m8 i have a go on 2/4 blinds now & again
cheers
michael
That may be a bit strict (?) That's just my own rule - See what others think.
Cheers
many thx for that m8 just went to have a dabble on 10 seat 2/4 got off to a good start then me old computer crashed have rebooted lost me seat at table glad tho it crashed then & not when i'm playing 5-00 am deffo gonna invest in another computer this won seems to be on last legs
any suggestions anyone
michael
well last weekend of playing all types of tourney's next week i will be mainly playing deepstacks (thats where i started) have decided to invest in another computer which will allow me to play 2 tables from 1st week in september full summary will be here next week covering my 1st 3 months of poker
draig have left you a message re specs on your page
many many thanks to everyone who has contributed to my learning the basics of internet poker
dtw
michael
hi jimbo back from yr hols ozzie is at a barbie tonite think he is in £3 deepy tomorrow at 7pm unlucky in bh hope you fared better in the deepy look forward to deepy's next week m8
be lucky
michael
Hi Turpin,
Got your message and replied.
Update for you on my progress this month.
If you recall 1st Aug I put £50 in. I then went up to £82, then back down to £38, which was infuriating. However I am now back up to £117, and not so many days left to the end of the month.
Have had a couple of cashes last few days which has kept the profit going the right way, while still paying for the entry fees.
Now I just need one good cash finish in one of the 7pm deepies and I will be happy enough. Last one we played in where I kept having pocket pairs was good fun. I was getting so many of them but they all kept missing, and thought I showed good dicsipline to fold them to unfavourable flops. The last one I thought I was a bit unlucky not to win with 8-8, especially then hitting the straight at the end to be called by a KQ all the way down so he hit the better straight but there you go, that's poker!
Been playing a fair bit of Omaha on that other site as well and doing ok on it. Fun game that is also, I am slowly getting to grips with it. First Omaha tourney I entered for $5 was about 30 runners and I came 3rd for about $25 so I was pleased with that.
See you soon keep up the good work.