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£10,000 POT, WOW.

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  • chirkerchirker Member Posts: 160
    edited November 2009
    your right Tikay, and i would never dream of playing for stupid money, just playing for fun. Not winning but enjoying it.
  • scrumdownscrumdown Member Posts: 1,609
    edited November 2009

    nice  post  tikay   think  moral    of  it  dont   lose  what   u  cant  afford   stick  within    your  budget

  • chrisbhoychrisbhoy Member Posts: 302
    edited November 2009
    there was a certainplayer on here that people will know who they are who called me for £300 a while ago on a 1 outer and he hit it on river lol
    his reply was its only £300, now its players like that who have more money than sense
    gone are my big table days now!
  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 169,112
    edited November 2009

    Just to vary the slant on what I said earlier.

    I've spent the evening trying to recall how many UK Pros I know who are wealthy, or able to lead a comfortable lifestyle, without worrying about money.

    I came up with about 4.

    It's NOT easy to make big money at poker. Those who do, in the main, earn it "off-table", via interests in Online Rooms or suchlike.

    Play small + enjoy big + owe nobody = worry none.
  • loonytoonsloonytoons Member Posts: 4,270
    edited November 2009
    In Response to Re: £10,000 POT, WOW.:
    Just to vary the slant on what I said earlier. I've spent the evening trying to recall how many UK Pros I know who are wealthy, or able to lead a comfortable lifestyle, without worrying about money. I came up with about 4. It's NOT easy to make big money at poker. Those who do, in the main, earn it "off-table", via interests in Online Rooms or suchlike. Play small + enjoy big + owe nobody = worry none.
    Posted by Tikay10
    Are you one of the four??
  • elsadogelsadog Member Posts: 5,677
    edited November 2009
    A lot of sense talked here. As has been said before play within your means always. At a level lower than the one Tikay talks about I have seen excellent poker players come and go over the years. One guy split from his wife, sold the house to bankroll himself in his dream of being a top rank pro. He lost the lot in under 2 years. Good players vanish with great regularity. Enjoy poker and improve your game but remember less than 1% make a profit in the long term. I know I am repeating what I have posted here before many times, but it's the truth.

    Last thing.....ask yourself am I a poker player or a gambler ......there is a big differece in my book.

    Ask Tikay when he last backed a horse....it might surprise you. I don't know the answer he'll give but I think I can guess.
  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 169,112
    edited November 2009
    In Response to Re: £10,000 POT, WOW.:
    A lot of sense talked here. As has been said before play within your means always. At a level lower than the one Tikay talks about I have seen excellent poker players come and go over the years. One guy split from his wife, sold the house to bankroll himself in his dream of being a top rank pro. He lost the lot in under 2 years. Good players vanish with great regularity. Enjoy poker and improve your game but remember less than 1% make a profit in the long term. I know I am repeating what I have posted here before many times, but it's the truth. Last thing.....ask yourself am I a poker player or a gambler ......there is a big differece in my book. Ask Tikay when he last backed a horse....it might surprise you. I don't know the answer he'll give but I think I can guess.
    Posted by elsadog
    1983, I think. Mind you, I lost enough before that to last a lifetime!

    I bet on everything at one stage, with bookies, on the spreads, the lot. But I've not had a single bet on anything since the day I started poker.
  • ACESOVER8sACESOVER8s Member Posts: 1,307
    edited November 2009
    In Response to Re: £10,000 POT, WOW.:
    In Response to Re: £10,000 POT, WOW. : 1983, I think. Mind you, I lost enough before that to last a lifetime! I bet on everything at one stage, with bookies, on the spreads, the lot. But I've not had a single bet on anything since the day I started poker.
    Posted by Tikay10
    I can say the same goes for me, I no longer bother with sports betting, casino games or any other form of gambling.
  • brookbridbrookbrid Member Posts: 133
    edited November 2009
    Thats nothing,,250/500 cash 2 players,, was with a pro mate of mine in his appt,,,1am about 6 months ago,, 25k in front of him,,he had aj, diamonds 3 x raise,bloke calls, flop came ace spades, jack clubs, 4 diamonds, my mate pots bet, the other bloke calls, turn was jack spades,,full house,,checks this,,guy pushes all in ,my mate cant all quick enough with full house,,,, over 50 k in the pot,,,,fella turns over queen and king of spades,,,RIVER 9 OF SPADES,,my mate was as cool as a cucumber when he collected,,,,but he said after that was the right move from him....


    Right move or not,,i could not risk a years salary on a semi-bluff,,,could you?


    by the way he has a rolling fund of £200k 
  • SAFCarmySAFCarmy Member Posts: 18
    edited November 2009

    In Response to Re: £10,000 POT, WOW.:

    my money's on launder

    Your money should be on Launder for one of two reasons:

              He works for sky and is making them money by fixing hands

              He is not accually real, he is a poker bot

    I know how it might sound but ive watched him and he hits mirical after mirical. He re-raises with rubbish but always comes out on top. He starts by losing a few hands then you watch him go, it is unbelievable (literaly)

    Ask yourself why he never talks in the chat box, he has never been a phone in guest on sky poker, he has never been shown on sky poker in real life at say the WSOP event, or any event.

    I am taking stats and watching ALOT of the table it sits on, im going to prove it.

  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 169,112
    edited November 2009
    In Response to Re: £10,000 POT, WOW.:
    In Response to Re: £10,000 POT, WOW. :
    my money's on launder Your money should be on Launder for one of two reasons:           He works for sky and is making them money by fixing hands           He is not accually real, he is a poker bot I know how it might sound but ive watched him and he hits mirical after mirical. He re-raises with rubbish but always comes out on top. He starts by losing a few hands then you watch him go, it is unbelievable (literaly) Ask yourself why he never talks in the chat box, he has never been a phone in guest on sky poker, he has never been shown on sky poker in real life at say the WSOP event, or any event. I am taking stats and watching ALOT of the table it sits on, im going to prove it.
    Posted by SAFCarmy
    Good Luck with that, Sir!
  • ACESOVER8sACESOVER8s Member Posts: 1,307
    edited November 2009
    In Response to Re: £10,000 POT, WOW.:
    In Response to Re: £10,000 POT, WOW. :
    my money's on launder Your money should be on Launder for one of two reasons:           He works for sky and is making them money by fixing hands           He is not accually real, he is a poker bot I know how it might sound but ive watched him and he hits mirical after mirical. He re-raises with rubbish but always comes out on top. He starts by losing a few hands then you watch him go, it is unbelievable (literaly) Ask yourself why he never talks in the chat box, he has never been a phone in guest on sky poker, he has never been shown on sky poker in real life at say the WSOP event, or any event. I am taking stats and watching ALOT of the table it sits on, im going to prove it.
    Posted by SAFCarmy
    I've never heard complaint of poker bots on sky, i think as there are very few real money web browser based poker platforms the bots to hit these kinds of sites are not readily available. i can guarantee that he doesn't work for sky on some kind of "Super User" account which seems to be what your saying. People always come up with these Theory's but you have to remember your dealing with one of the biggest media companies the world has to offer. Poker is not inly not Sky's main business interest but it would make up a pretty insignificant part of their income. (not saying the players are insignificant to sky, just the volume of money) Do you honestly think they would allow this to happen? the negative publicity of this kind of scandal would do untold harm to Sky as a corporation while the gain from allowing it to occur would be .....errrrmmmmmm....... wait a min i'm thinking..................No, No sorry can't think of one :)  
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