Going strong. For topping up I try to do 3/4 or less then top up or if you lose a big pot then insta top up. With 2 tables you can just reload as you go when your below max. When multi tabling it gets a bit harder though so 3/4 is decent enough without the auto topup on Sky.
Just completed Day 25 - Feb 17th Days Profit £19 Closing Bankroll £140 I have a new daily record profit of £19 Been running really good recently. £40 in last 4 days. 2 Tables NL4 again. Up £6 before heading into evening session. No spectacular hands that I can remember just won lots of pots. Called an all in £3 preflop. Easy call as I had AA. I was against QQ, my hand held up. Won a big pot with 53 in BB. Flopped a straight. It was strangely a day of nothing significant but somehow I won £19 Pavillion Posted by Pavillion
Just found your thread towards bottom of page 2 with no posts in reply for a few days.
So maybe you need to liven it up a bit. After all the quest seems to be going well pokerwise, but not many people will bother to find it, if it is only your progress in pounds and pence.
Your opening post was intriguing talking about coming over from Canada, and your wifes input into your BRM.
So why not over the next few days tell us a little about poker in Canada? Or let us know if you are still saving for the Vegas trip ?
Have you played live since you have been over here ? Or give us your opinions on happenings on the site, the poker world or life in general ?
And perhaps pose a few questions for us too. Good luck.
My numbers are not progressing at moment so on Penguins suggestion lets talk about Vegas and things. Whilst I lived in Canada it was only a 4hour flight from Toronto. Went 3 times in last 2 years I was in Canada and now hoping to get back Spring 2013. First time I went stayed at Bellagio. (wife was with me so it had to be nice). I was so impressed with the size of things there - you do so much walking. Her sister was with her so it was have breakfast together then I was off and we would meet for dinner. She, inadvertantly I believe said why dont I go alone next time. Booked it quick before she changed her mind. Stayed at Monte Carlo - hotel was Ok but a bit back off strip. On this trip I got a Harrahs card and started earning points. Enough now to get offered free weekday hotels most weeks. The 3rd time I went stayed at Flamingo - not a 5star hotel but it was free and clean. Just needed a bed and shower really. Now I get offers come through to stay there again at no cost so I am hoping to have my Sky bankroll at £1500 plus my savings of £100 per month should get me to £3000.
After flight, food etc should give me a bankroll of about £1500 for say 10 days. Not a massive roll but if I start well I will be OK and generally I always found it much easier to win in Vegas than at casinos in Canada or online. Bearing in mind most people are there to have fun and dont care too much about losing a few$100 - especially after the adult pop kicks in with some of the American bravados. I cannot drink for medical reasons so I dont go down the same path but its good to sit there and take the opportunity to take advantage when you can. Ive always brought more money back than I took to Vegas.
As for the food its great wherever you go. Breakfast at a restaurant at front of Paris was great and best buffet was probably Wynn but a bit more expensive and a long walk. The Aria was open last time I was there but didnt play there - its on my bucket list for next time.
Any other Sky members want to go about the same time we could form a group.
My game is hovering rather than progressing and I am interested in getting a mentor to review my plays. Any offers?
Thanks for the encouragement Devonfish. Gonna spike their drinks. Still they will have to get home early to have their cocoa before zzzz. So should be OK after about 9pm I hope lol If my wife reads this I am in deep xxxx
Only been to Vegas in July, when its a bit hot for too much walking. And I always allowed an hour for my buffet breakfasts to make sure I got full value! Will only make it this year if I am lucky enough again to qualify through Sky.
I stayed at the Rio, and didnt really see much of Vegas apart from main strip. For tournies, I thought Caesars was well organised but a bit old fashioned and stuffy, loved the Venetian, it had some good tournaments but the poker room was too open and so noisy. Played a couple of times at Harrahs in smaller tournaments and found it very relaxed. Succumbed to temptation to have alcoholic drink and met some interesting characters there. And it was the only place I final tabled too.
Dont know what to suggest as regards a mentor. As a downswinging tourny player, my cash game is recreational only and never gets above 40nl. I would never have had the patience to build a bankroll through the cash levels.
You may not need a top player to mentor you though. Even someone whose game is similar level to your own can help. Just the thought of having to justify your decisions to someone else, can lead to better decisions, and make you look at your own game more closely.
Looking at the results you have posted, you have not really had many big upswings/downswings. A good thing in many ways, and probably shows you are picking your spots well. But maybe it also shows that you are not playing your good hands strongly enough ?
Hey devon yep I laughed too. When asked why I moved back to England I say to be closer to mother in law. Nobody believes me lol. I tell her that too. Seriously she is probably like all mother in laws - opinionated and ok in small doses lol Now if my wife reads this I am really in trouble lol
Writing about Vegas I have the bug again. Been to most casinos on strip and a few downtown. Was probably most dissapointed with Bellagio poker room. Everyone wants to play there but it is so cramped and waitress service is slow. Venetian is very nice secluded room but I found softest games at Ballys especially after about 9pm. Caesars was certainly a nice room too. Did not like MGM much - too noisy right next to club and several are part of main casino floor like Luxor, Excalibur, IP, Planet Hollywood. Dream dream next time - sometime in next 18 months
Looking at the results you have posted, you have not really had many big upswings/downswings. A good thing in many ways, and probably shows you are picking your spots well. But maybe it also shows that you are not playing your good hands strongly enough ?
Penguin - maybe its not that so much, more of me playing too many marginal hands like QT etc and eating away at my stack . Got to get out of thinking its only 4p to call. Gonna tighten up today and see how it goes.
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Just found your thread towards bottom of page 2 with no posts in reply for a few days.
So maybe you need to liven it up a bit. After all the quest seems to be going well pokerwise, but not many people will bother to find it, if it is only your progress in pounds and pence.
Your opening post was intriguing talking about coming over from Canada, and your wifes input into your BRM.
So why not over the next few days tell us a little about poker in Canada? Or let us know if you are still saving for the Vegas trip ?
Have you played live since you have been over here ? Or give us your opinions on happenings on the site, the poker world or life in general ?
And perhaps pose a few questions for us too. Good luck.
:-)
devon
I stayed at the Rio, and didnt really see much of Vegas apart from main strip. For tournies, I thought Caesars was well organised but a bit old fashioned and stuffy, loved the Venetian, it had some good tournaments but the poker room was too open and so noisy. Played a couple of times at Harrahs in smaller tournaments and found it very relaxed. Succumbed to temptation to have alcoholic drink and met some interesting characters there. And it was the only place I final tabled too.
Dont know what to suggest as regards a mentor. As a downswinging tourny player, my cash game is recreational only and never gets above 40nl. I would never have had the patience to build a bankroll through the cash levels.
You may not need a top player to mentor you though. Even someone whose game is similar level to your own can help. Just the thought of having to justify your decisions to someone else, can lead to better decisions, and make you look at your own game more closely.
Looking at the results you have posted, you have not really had many big upswings/downswings. A good thing in many ways, and probably shows you are picking your spots well. But maybe it also shows that you are not playing your good hands strongly enough ?
only meant in fun
(think it,s called English humour)
:-)
devon