Nice one! I have also only managed to play one roller (which was also a freeroll for me) and cashed for £400 odd so its really good to hear of binks like this for us 'smaller ave players' v the 'bigger boys'
I hope you go on now to increase this BR and dont blow it all on roulette or Cheltenham!!
Very impressive Pingu, watched you're huge bluff live (obv didn't know it was a bluff at the time). Was it a case of "I've got 4th, it's a great result no matter what, I have nothing to lose.....?" Maybe you can post the hand here and give your thoughts on each street. Enjoy the dosh, n1. Posted by DOHHHHHHH
To a certain extent, I did think "I'm 4th, I would've been happy with £600 or so before this tournament started, I'm just going to go for it." I also knew that the opponent had satellited into the tournament, so I was thinking It'd probably be easier to take him off a hand than the other two guys.
Pre-flop is standard. Min-raising everything so did the same here.
On the flop, I c-bet, he re-raises. I decide that he could be 3-betting because I'd c-bet that hand when I've completely missed and is 3-betting light, or because he's got the Jack, so I go for the 4-bet and get called. At this point, I'm probably putting him on a TPGK type hand.
The turn card means that T9 has got there and 78 has improved, but on the whole, it doesn't really change much for either player. I could very easily have Jx here, so I decide to keep selling that story. My opponent has just flat called. I thought he's probably not putting me on a complete bluff. His line didn't seem that strong, and still looks a lot like TPGK.
The 10 on the river is probably the best card in the deck for me - I've put him on KJ or QJ (AJ probably 3-bets pre), so J9 and J10 have just gone ahead of him, and with both KJ and QJ, he'll probably be thinking there's not much he can now be beating when I jam on him, and have to fold, so I went for it and got it through
Nice one! I have also only managed to play one roller (which was also a freeroll for me) and cashed for £400 odd so its really good to hear of binks like this for us 'smaller ave players' v the 'bigger boys' I hope you go on now to increase this BR and dont blow it all on roulette or Cheltenham!! Posted by MAXALLY
My money is safe, I'm self-excluded from Sky Vegas until February 2017 :P
wd pingu.. does that mean ur going to bigger dyms now m8, as asked in chat last night Posted by bigal36903
Still not 100% sure, will probably play a few £11's for the next week or so, and see how it goes. Depends how much (if any) I end up withdrawing, really.
Having won the Sky Roller yesterday, I decided that the best cash level to have a go at was NL30. After all, I'd never felt out of my depth the couple of times I'd played at NL20 before. In the second hand, I decided it would be a good idea to get my money in with TT pre-flop. Ended up against KK and binked a 10 to put me up a buy-in. Bled a few quid by making pretty bad mistakes, including "value betting" a set when the river bought a 3rd spade and I'd put my opponent on a flush draw and he checked to me on the river. Played for about 45 minutes on 4 tables, and despite my early double-up, I ended the session £5 down.
Tbh, I found NL30 quite difficult, not because the standard of Poker is particularly high, but because it's just such a mixed bag. You've got some players who could probably play NL200 if they were rolled for it, some players who are playing at NL30 because it's the right level for them, and some people limp/calling and should probably be at an NL4 table (Not that I'm complaining!). Think the most challenging thing was not having any notes on anyone, not knowing who the regs are (My fault for forgetting that "Find a Player" exists), and generally spewing as I went along.
Only withdrawal so far is my deposit of £50, so all the money in my account now is winnings, not really sure what to do with the rest atm :S
Also played a couple of DYM's.
£11 DYM - W0 L1, -£11.00 £22 DYM - W1 L1. -£4.00
As it's the start of the new F1 season, I had a few bets on this weekend's qualifying: 1) Kovalainen to Out-qualify Petrov, £3 @ Evens - Kovalainen has been very impressive in the last 2 seasons despite being in a poor car near the back of the grid, whereas Petrov, while solid, hasn't really impressed me that much since coming into F1. Kovalainen has been with the team for 2 years, whereas Petrov is a newcomer, which will surely give Kovalainen an edge, so 1/1 is pretty decent.
2) Michael Schumacher to Out-qualify Nico Rosberg, £2 @ 11/4 - In testing and practice (Yes, I know it rained yesterday), Schumacher has actually looked the quicker of the two. An 11/4 cert IMO, can't get much better than that!
As it's the start of the new F1 season, I had a few bets on this weekend's qualifying: 1) Kovalainen to Out-qualify Petrov, £3 @ Evens - Kovalainen has been very impressive in the last 2 seasons despite being in a poor car near the back of the grid, whereas Petrov, while solid, hasn't really impressed me that much since coming into F1. Kovalainen has been with the team for 2 years, whereas Petrov is a newcomer, which will surely give Kovalainen an edge, so 1/1 is pretty decent. 2) Michael Schumacher to Out-qualify Nico Rosberg, £2 @ 11/4 - In testing and practice (Yes, I know it rained yesterday), Schumacher has actually looked the quicker of the two. An 11/4 cert IMO, can't get much better than that! Posted by EvilPingu
FWIW - leave £1000 in your account to play with spend £1000 on something you need/want or get in your bank account ) play NL10/20 - around that level and skim your winnings off each month
beat these levels for a while then think about moving up
+1 to Rancid, I'd say start @ nl20 but play a few sessions and if you dont think your at that level drop down.
Defo +1 to withdraw anything over £1k tis plenty, maybe you can set up a seperate bank account for poker withdrawals do as most people do so you can always fall back on it and so it doesnt get mixed in with bills and other shizzle.
+1 to Rancid, I'd say start @ nl20 but play a few sessions and if you dont think your at that level drop down. Defo +1 to withdraw anything over £1k tis plenty, maybe you can set up a seperate bank account for poker withdrawals do as most people do so you can always fall back on it and so it doesnt get mixed in with bills and other shizzle. Posted by YOUNG_GUN
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It's not often you see a chip leader from early on take it down.
Pre-flop is standard. Min-raising everything so did the same here.
On the flop, I c-bet, he re-raises. I decide that he could be 3-betting because I'd c-bet that hand when I've completely missed and is 3-betting light, or because he's got the Jack, so I go for the 4-bet and get called. At this point, I'm probably putting him on a TPGK type hand.
The turn card means that T9 has got there and 78 has improved, but on the whole, it doesn't really change much for either player. I could very easily have Jx here, so I decide to keep selling that story. My opponent has just flat called. I thought he's probably not putting me on a complete bluff. His line didn't seem that strong, and still looks a lot like TPGK.
The 10 on the river is probably the best card in the deck for me - I've put him on KJ or QJ (AJ probably 3-bets pre), so J9 and J10 have just gone ahead of him, and with both KJ and QJ, he'll probably be thinking there's not much he can now be beating when I jam on him, and have to fold, so I went for it and got it through
always thought u had good game wp n1 sir
buy something nice )
Friday 16th March:
Having won the Sky Roller yesterday, I decided that the best cash level to have a go at was NL30. After all, I'd never felt out of my depth the couple of times I'd played at NL20 before. In the second hand, I decided it would be a good idea to get my money in with TT pre-flop. Ended up against KK and binked a 10 to put me up a buy-in. Bled a few quid by making pretty bad mistakes, including "value betting" a set when the river bought a 3rd spade and I'd put my opponent on a flush draw and he checked to me on the river. Played for about 45 minutes on 4 tables, and despite my early double-up, I ended the session £5 down.
Tbh, I found NL30 quite difficult, not because the standard of Poker is particularly high, but because it's just such a mixed bag. You've got some players who could probably play NL200 if they were rolled for it, some players who are playing at NL30 because it's the right level for them, and some people limp/calling and should probably be at an NL4 table (Not that I'm complaining!). Think the most challenging thing was not having any notes on anyone, not knowing who the regs are (My fault for forgetting that "Find a Player" exists), and generally spewing as I went along.
Only withdrawal so far is my deposit of £50, so all the money in my account now is winnings, not really sure what to do with the rest atm :S
Also played a couple of DYM's.
£11 DYM - W0 L1, -£11.00
£22 DYM - W1 L1. -£4.00
As it's the start of the new F1 season, I had a few bets on this weekend's qualifying:
1) Kovalainen to Out-qualify Petrov, £3 @ Evens - Kovalainen has been very impressive in the last 2 seasons despite being in a poor car near the back of the grid, whereas Petrov, while solid, hasn't really impressed me that much since coming into F1. Kovalainen has been with the team for 2 years, whereas Petrov is a newcomer, which will surely give Kovalainen an edge, so 1/1 is pretty decent.
2) Michael Schumacher to Out-qualify Nico Rosberg, £2 @ 11/4 - In testing and practice (Yes, I know it rained yesterday), Schumacher has actually looked the quicker of the two. An 11/4 cert IMO, can't get much better than that!
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Bankroll: £2,018.49
Withdrawn: £50.00
Today: -£20.82
C4P: 903
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spend £1000 on something you need/want or get in your bank account )
play NL10/20 - around that level and skim your winnings off each month
beat these levels for a while then think about moving up
Didn't play much today.
4PLO8, -£4.00, rake in PLO8 is absolutely brutal.
£3.30 DYM - W0 L1, -£3.30
£11 DYM - W1 L0, +£9.00
£33 DYM - W1 L0, +£27.00
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Bankroll: £2,047.19
Today: +£28.70
C4P: 947
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