As a local lad* , I can recomend Gingham Kitchen Cafe, Lincoln street. It is a no frills cafe where I go everytime I visit Nottingham when I visit my ma. They actually put her tea with 4 sugars on the table before she orders anything! I went for a proper home cooked Sunday Lunch there last year when I was at the SPT Final. It aint posh, but somewhere you can go and read your paper and see how dreadful spurs were! *was I on your table at the 6 max??? Posted by MAXALLY
Haha, no. This guy had won something like the Monte Carlo within the last few years. Although he was yet to finish as high as second in the Primo, so you were ahead of him there.
Will try to get to the Gingham Kitchen, sounds like my kind of place. Oh and these days I just look up how bad Spurs are on my phone, we're that dreadful the situation worsens several times a day.
In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : Cheers Jingle Had a breakie at Gatwick's Frankie and Bennie's before flying to Vegas. The food was deeeceee (or in English, pleasant). Yeah for the 6-Max I began a walk from the city centre, got a little lost then got watched by two cop cars (it was matchday for one of Forest or County), gave up the ghost and got a cab. I just fancied a little stroll, preferable by the river if it even goes in the right direction. I'll look into it. Last time I got to the club too early on the Friday night, managed to slam into the locked front door. As a result I hid in the bar at the local bowling alley until I was sure the club was open. The downside of this was a kids party suddenly joined the bar area at said bowling alley. Suddenly I was a man in his 30s drinking alone while 20 odd unsupervised nine year olds ran around me. Not a good spot. See you on Sat mate. Posted by TommyD
Lol. I usually find airport branches of anything one grade below the standard, but the poached eggs I had @ F&B's Notts were lovely - u've wooshed me there with 'deeeceee'?
In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : Lol. I usually find airport branches of anything one grade below the standard, but the poached eggs I had @ F&B's Notts were lovely - u've wooshed me there with 'deeeceee'? Posted by JingleMa
DeeCee is, I think, kidz speak for decent. I'm half guessing because being over 30 I no longer get the memo of the latest language changes. The same happened to me for butters, long, dench and yard.
In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : DeeCee is, I think, kidz speak for decent. I'm half guessing because being over 30 I no longer get the memo of the latest language changes. The same happened to me for butters, long, dench and yard. Posted by TommyD
Lol, I've heard of all of these, but not deecee - sucks being old don't it? (I'm 31).
Wow, I'm only 25 and have never heard of any of the above terms... what's going on with the youth eh
I know you aint playing the sidey tonight Tommy but I'm sure I'll see you at some point tonight for a pint. Gonna be setting off in just over an hour, still always feel like a little kid at christmas before SPTs.
Interesting point you made above... I was considering dipping my toe in the water with my first bit of live cash as long as the stakes aint super high, but your unwillingness to play has put me off a bit. You think the standard at DTD is gonna be far better than your average casino then?
Wow, I'm only 25 and have never heard of any of the above terms... what's going on with the youth eh I know you aint playing the sidey tonight Tommy but I'm sure I'll see you at some point tonight for a pint. Gonna be setting off in just over an hour, still always feel like a little kid at christmas before SPTs. Interesting point you made above... I was considering dipping my toe in the water with my first bit of live cash as long as the stakes aint super high, but your unwillingness to play has put me off a bit. You think the standard at DTD is gonna be far better than your average casino then? Posted by Lambert180
Hi Lambo,
Will be good2meet u2moro aswell.
Re: cash - I've played once @ DTD during one of the grand prix's they held & they opened a couple of 25/50p tables (don't know if they will do this again) - but standard on those was super soft, even I made a profit!.
In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : Hi Lambo, Will be good2meet u2moro aswell. Re: cash - I've played once @ DTD during one of the grand prix's they held & they opened a couple of 25/50p tables (don't know if they will do this again) - but standard on those was super soft, even I made a profit!. Posted by JingleMa
Yeah, be good to meet you too if I get a chance. See I'm only there for tonight and part of tomorrow because we couldn't get a babysitter for the Saturday night so no ME for me
But yeah was just put off when Tommy said cash action at casinos is alot easier than at DTD and if that's enough to put off someone of his standard, then it doesn't sound like great news for me lol. But if they got 25p/50p going, I might give it a go, if I aint busy winning tonight's side event
In Response to Re: Many Rivers To Cross. A Diary. : Yeah, be good to meet you too if I get a chance. See I'm only there for tonight and part of tomorrow because we couldn't get a babysitter for the Saturday night so no ME for me But yeah was just put off when Tommy said cash action at casinos is alot easier than at DTD and if that's enough to put off someone of his standard, then it doesn't sound like great news for me lol. But if they got 25p/50p going, I might give it a go, if I aint busy winning tonight's side event Posted by Lambert180
So my big mouth has gotten me into a spot pokerwise.
You are probably aware of the 'Sit and Go Champ' promo SkyPoker are running this week. If not, check the homepage. Another thread was started to say how only high stakes players would get into the final. If you want to know the full details check out the thread started by Chille.
Long story short I'm trying to get into the final by playing DYMs no bigger than £11. I think it's possible with a big dollop of gumption. Nearly everyone else has said it's not. So nose cut off, face spited, I'm well into it. Having completed in a few days more DYMs than I normally do in a month the strain is present but I'm finally starting to get some real volume in.
Why am I doing this? Well firstly I'm quite silly. Let's face facts at my usual level I was pretty much one of the favourites to get into the final. I'm potentially giving away a chance at a chunk of money and some much needed TV time to prove a point. The thing about the point is I don't mind who's point I prove. If I get in then everyone in that thread would have to admit it was doable, because it was done. If I don't make it but hit my target of 1.2k-1.5k games played then I'll freely admit I was wrong and depending on who gets in the final and if they have ground say 1k+ games, the final wasn't accessible by all.
I was gonna post on your bahalf that you were too busy grinding to update the diary! lol! As regards the "challenge" Tikay posted on GaryQQQ's EXCELLENT thread that
" Endeavour, effort, enthusiasm & energy beats genius all day long, with enthusiasm being the mother of effort."
I'm impressed that you have dropped down to the lower stakes games to see if the challenge can be achieved from there. As you said it would have been a reasonably comfortable passage for you if you had continued at your regular stakes. I hope you get there as you deserve to with the volume you have been putting in over the last few days.
why do things the easy way - when there is a harder way and you can prove a point. Amusingly though it means you are playing down the levels from your natural position, while for my challenge I am playing up. And I guess DYMs don't allow you to play your A game either!
All I can say is gl gl gl - and we mustn't be results orientated so regardless of how well you do 10/10 for appplication.
I was gonna post on your bahalf that you were too busy grinding to update the diary! lol! As regards the "challenge" Tikay posted on GaryQQQ's EXCELLENT thread that " Endeavour, effort, enthusiasm & energy beats genius all day long, with enthusiasm being the mother of effort." Just saying ! ;-)) Posted by Glenelg
I've always valued enthusiasm higher than genius Pad. You should have seen my old Art class work book. You couldn't tell what it was but my word then was four pots of paint on it.
Hi Tommy I'm impressed that you have dropped down to the lower stakes games to see if the challenge can be achieved from there. As you said it would have been a reasonably comfortable passage for you if you had continued at your regular stakes. I hope you get there as you deserve to with the volume you have been putting in over the last few days. Posted by Jac35
Cheers Jac
Welcome to the diary. Dropping down to the stakes I played coming up has been somewhat interesting in a multitude of ways. Mainly in giving me different kinds of problems to solve I haven't seen for a good long while.
good on you Tommy, a man after my own heart. why do things the easy way - when there is a harder way and you can prove a point. Amusingly though it means you are playing down the levels from your natural position, while for my challenge I am playing up. And I guess DYMs don't allow you to play your A game either! All I can say is gl gl gl - and we mustn't be results orientated so regardless of how well you do 10/10 for appplication. Posted by GELDY
Hey Geldy.
DYMs are a completely different strategy from any other form of poker. Doing my best but doubt I'll make it. Which is shame. For me mainly, not anyone else.
So I'm pretty much calling it on the challenge. I haven't been able to put up the numbers I wanted to, however I have done more than double my normally monthly DYMs in the space of four and a half days. Just couldn't keep the volume level high enough for long enough. I'm not totally competent at 12 tabling yet, although getting better. Had a few nasty swongs that needed a little walk away. I'm used to all of those long odd hands coming in, seen it all before, but so many over a concentrated period left me side swiped on occasion. The only way I can describe it is we've probably all had a glass of dodgy wine every so often. Now imagine if you're given a barrel of dodgy wine and have to finish it before getting a decent glass. It felt like that.
A variety of real life stuff has formed an obstacle as well. I would have continued on stubbornly all through the weekend if it was for not the last one. I found out today a good friend of mine has just broken up with his partner. When I say just broken up it apparently happened a couple of weeks ago but they've been keeping it a bit hush hush, the news filtering through different friends one at a time. I noticed something was up the other day when I was trying to plan a golf day with some mutual friends and when I mentioned his name to another mate they gave a bigger tell than I have ever seen that they knew something. So like I said I found out today, gave my friend a shout and I'll be taking him out for a few drinks tomorrow night. I really feel for both him and his partner who I like as well. They've got a house together, which would be a headache enough, but they also have a one year old together. A house, joint account, shared car etc which while is a pain in the neck to sort out and leads to all sorts of arguments is a finite issue when resolved means you never have to lay eyes on each other again. A kid, well, you're in each other's life for keeps. Or at least you should be.
The above in mind I'm pretty much giving up on the challenge, those aren't excuses for me not making it, I didn't put in enough grind but it seems quite clear the amount of grind needed is astronomical. I admit I was wrong. I've played around 500 DYMs, got around 3.5k points. From what I hear some high stakers are knocking that out in a couple of days. I'll probably have a little spurt again tomorrow morning and Sunday just in case but it's pretty academic. I won't be returning to the high stakes until after the challenge is over, rules is still rules and the last thing I want is to look like I'm trying to put a last minute rush in up there.
Good luck with the dym challenge.As a regular on the £5 dyms just one question, will you stop playing this level when the promotion is finished (to give me a chance). Its been a pleasure trying to play with such a good player as yourself I can only improve playing better players.Quick question at my level (recently went from 3 to 5dyms how steep is the quality of player from 5 to 11dyms.Any help or advice will be greatly received.
Hey Tommy, Good luck with the dym challenge.As a regular on the £5 dyms just one question, will you stop playing this level when the promotion is finished (to give me a chance). Its been a pleasure trying to play with such a good player as yourself I can only improve playing better players.Quick question at my level (recently went from 3 to 5dyms how steep is the quality of player from 5 to 11dyms.Any help or advice will be greatly received. Thanks Pat (day4eire76) Posted by day4eire76
Cheers Pat
Not a huge difference from 5 to 11. I think there are more people looking to go flipping in the 11ers, an obvious no no if you can avoid it. There seems to be more 'donk betting' in the 11ers as well. Wasn't like that in my day, I'm still adjusting to it. Less limping at 11 but seems to be still prevalent. I think providing you have both the bankroll and the mental attitude to deal with the increase sting of a swing I think you'll be fine, you seemed to me to be decent enough. At 11, as at 5.50, there is still a vast proportion of players without a working knowledge of gap theory or ICM. In standard SnGs this would be great, however with the flat pay structure of a DYM it's not great to be constantly involved in 60/40 spots, especially with the 10% rake taking a chunk.
Cheers for the kind words, I don't think I've played great at the lower stakes. I still haven't adjusted my shove and call ranges correctly. I'm fairly close but a few leaks keep jumping in. I also need to adjust to the fact I seem to get called a lot more than any other player at these levels. TBF if feels the same higher up. It may be a perception thing, or an exaggerated perception of a small quirk, but as much as I try to avoid the final hand on the bubble, gosh darn if it doesn't feel like I'm in the vast majority, mainly as the shover rather than the caller. And of course you want to not be in that hand as much as possible. I seem to be magnetised to it at the moment.
Hey Tommy, Your last post was put up when I was writing mine.Sorry to hear about your friends. Posted by day4eire76
Not your fault mate. Unless I find out tomorrow you were having an affair with my mate's partner. In which case I'll be trotting around yours to deliver a slap.
It does put things in perspective. I freely admit I couldn't complete the challenge even without this but no way will I be grinding low stakes DYMs for a pointless reason while a mate is in this sort of spot. Just gutted I didn't hear earlier, he did give us a text if I wanted to go for a beer the other day but I rainchecked it because of this ridic challenge which, in the grand scheme of things, means less than nothing. Feel a bit guilty now, shouldn't as I didn't know, but still do.
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Will try to get to the Gingham Kitchen, sounds like my kind of place. Oh and these days I just look up how bad Spurs are on my phone, we're that dreadful the situation worsens several times a day.
I know you aint playing the sidey tonight Tommy but I'm sure I'll see you at some point tonight for a pint. Gonna be setting off in just over an hour, still always feel like a little kid at christmas before SPTs.
Interesting point you made above... I was considering dipping my toe in the water with my first bit of live cash as long as the stakes aint super high, but your unwillingness to play has put me off a bit. You think the standard at DTD is gonna be far better than your average casino then?
Will be good2meet u2moro aswell.
Re: cash - I've played once @ DTD during one of the grand prix's they held & they opened a couple of 25/50p tables (don't know if they will do this again) - but standard on those was super soft, even I made a profit!.
But yeah was just put off when Tommy said cash action at casinos is alot easier than at DTD and if that's enough to put off someone of his standard, then it doesn't sound like great news for me lol. But if they got 25p/50p going, I might give it a go, if I aint busy winning tonight's side event
You are probably aware of the 'Sit and Go Champ' promo SkyPoker are running this week. If not, check the homepage. Another thread was started to say how only high stakes players would get into the final. If you want to know the full details check out the thread started by Chille.
Long story short I'm trying to get into the final by playing DYMs no bigger than £11. I think it's possible with a big dollop of gumption. Nearly everyone else has said it's not. So nose cut off, face spited, I'm well into it. Having completed in a few days more DYMs than I normally do in a month the strain is present but I'm finally starting to get some real volume in.
Why am I doing this? Well firstly I'm quite silly. Let's face facts at my usual level I was pretty much one of the favourites to get into the final. I'm potentially giving away a chance at a chunk of money and some much needed TV time to prove a point. The thing about the point is I don't mind who's point I prove. If I get in then everyone in that thread would have to admit it was doable, because it was done. If I don't make it but hit my target of 1.2k-1.5k games played then I'll freely admit I was wrong and depending on who gets in the final and if they have ground say 1k+ games, the final wasn't accessible by all.
We will see. Happy grinding.
I'm impressed that you have dropped down to the lower stakes games to see if the challenge can be achieved from there.
As you said it would have been a reasonably comfortable passage for you if you had continued at your regular stakes.
I hope you get there as you deserve to with the volume you have been putting in over the last few days.
Welcome to the diary. Dropping down to the stakes I played coming up has been somewhat interesting in a multitude of ways. Mainly in giving me different kinds of problems to solve I haven't seen for a good long while.
DYMs are a completely different strategy from any other form of poker. Doing my best but doubt I'll make it. Which is shame. For me mainly, not anyone else.
A variety of real life stuff has formed an obstacle as well. I would have continued on stubbornly all through the weekend if it was for not the last one. I found out today a good friend of mine has just broken up with his partner. When I say just broken up it apparently happened a couple of weeks ago but they've been keeping it a bit hush hush, the news filtering through different friends one at a time. I noticed something was up the other day when I was trying to plan a golf day with some mutual friends and when I mentioned his name to another mate they gave a bigger tell than I have ever seen that they knew something. So like I said I found out today, gave my friend a shout and I'll be taking him out for a few drinks tomorrow night. I really feel for both him and his partner who I like as well. They've got a house together, which would be a headache enough, but they also have a one year old together. A house, joint account, shared car etc which while is a pain in the neck to sort out and leads to all sorts of arguments is a finite issue when resolved means you never have to lay eyes on each other again. A kid, well, you're in each other's life for keeps. Or at least you should be.
The above in mind I'm pretty much giving up on the challenge, those aren't excuses for me not making it, I didn't put in enough grind but it seems quite clear the amount of grind needed is astronomical. I admit I was wrong. I've played around 500 DYMs, got around 3.5k points. From what I hear some high stakers are knocking that out in a couple of days. I'll probably have a little spurt again tomorrow morning and Sunday just in case but it's pretty academic. I won't be returning to the high stakes until after the challenge is over, rules is still rules and the last thing I want is to look like I'm trying to put a last minute rush in up there.
Good luck with the dym challenge.As a regular on the £5 dyms just one question, will you stop playing this level when the promotion is finished (to give me a chance). Its been a pleasure trying to play with such a good player as yourself I can only improve playing better players.Quick question at my level (recently went from 3 to 5dyms how steep is the quality of player from 5 to 11dyms.Any help or advice will be greatly received.
Thanks
Pat (day4eire76)
Your last post was put up when I was writing mine.Sorry to hear about your friends.
Not a huge difference from 5 to 11. I think there are more people looking to go flipping in the 11ers, an obvious no no if you can avoid it. There seems to be more 'donk betting' in the 11ers as well. Wasn't like that in my day, I'm still adjusting to it. Less limping at 11 but seems to be still prevalent. I think providing you have both the bankroll and the mental attitude to deal with the increase sting of a swing I think you'll be fine, you seemed to me to be decent enough. At 11, as at 5.50, there is still a vast proportion of players without a working knowledge of gap theory or ICM. In standard SnGs this would be great, however with the flat pay structure of a DYM it's not great to be constantly involved in 60/40 spots, especially with the 10% rake taking a chunk.
Cheers for the kind words, I don't think I've played great at the lower stakes. I still haven't adjusted my shove and call ranges correctly. I'm fairly close but a few leaks keep jumping in. I also need to adjust to the fact I seem to get called a lot more than any other player at these levels. TBF if feels the same higher up. It may be a perception thing, or an exaggerated perception of a small quirk, but as much as I try to avoid the final hand on the bubble, gosh darn if it doesn't feel like I'm in the vast majority, mainly as the shover rather than the caller. And of course you want to not be in that hand as much as possible. I seem to be magnetised to it at the moment.
It does put things in perspective. I freely admit I couldn't complete the challenge even without this but no way will I be grinding low stakes DYMs for a pointless reason while a mate is in this sort of spot. Just gutted I didn't hear earlier, he did give us a text if I wanted to go for a beer the other day but I rainchecked it because of this ridic challenge which, in the grand scheme of things, means less than nothing. Feel a bit guilty now, shouldn't as I didn't know, but still do.