In Response to Re: Ask Tikay? : Hi Bunny, Sadly, no. I am up in Harrogate tomorrow, for a meeting, so that's Tuesday out. On Wednesday, I have a photo-shoot in the morning, & then I'm in the Studio from 2pm until 7pm doing the weekly Pre-Records, & in the evening, I play the tikay Sleepie, & the 8pm Doublestack, &, traditionally, we have a bit of a thread going, & have some fun, so I can't miss that. I am free on Thursday evening, but the Luton comp that day - a real beauty, £250 & 10,000 chips is a two-dayer (as it should be), but I am tied up on Friday evening with the Take-on-tikay Tourney, so I can't do the Luton 2-dayer on Thursday. Saturday I am doing the Show, so that's the £500 Main Event out of the window, too. I HAD planned to be there on Sunday, as they have a weekly £100 Freezeout which I rather enjoy playing, but as it's Fessie Week, they have changed it to a Bounty Tourney, & I din't play "Live" Bounty Tourneys - so I'll go to DTD on Sunday instead, & play their "Super50", which is £50, with a 10,000 Chips, & usually attracts top side of 200 runners. That's the long answer, then, the short answer is "no, sadly not"! If you play any of the Luton Fessie, I hope you run well. Posted by Tikay10
cheers for the info! This then leads me to ask the question of, why is it you don't play live bounties? Is it because of the awesome players who make a crying call for 50%+ of their stack for the £25 on your head (not realiseing that there is a much greater prize for winning the comp than knocking that 1 person out).
Hope you didnt think i was being cheeky the other night in the "Take on Tikay" when i said - i didnt know if you were playing POKER or ORAGAMI with the amount of folding you were doing .
what could i of done differntly here? 06/06/2010 21:41 264155423 Holdem £12k GTD Primo No Limit 100.00/200.00 3317.50 6735.00 -3317.50 Details Posted by Bucha
Can someone explain what is happening with Sky Poker - Why is there such a big time gap between games, ie 21.55 seems to be the next available on most forms of Poker.
can u please tell what has happened to the £11 bounty hunter as i have registered and no torny has come up and it has dissapeared.. many thanks.. Posted by DUTCHESS62
Looking at other threads it appears that the site had problems last night and a lot of the games were cancelled. If you haven't received a refund of the buy-in then I would suggest giving customer care a call.
U r always bestowing the virtues of this site (as ur paid 2 do), can u pls explain 2 me y I've been knocked out of the last 3 tourny's with a mid 2 large stack in each 1 with AA, and more importantly the % odds of losing 3 in a row with the bullets. I had a mid stack in all 3 tourneys and to tell u the truth I really dont see the point in playin on here anymore, It's 1 step forward and 2 steps back,the site may not be crooked but at the very least the vast majority of players are clueless and SKY encourages this e.g (REBUY and ADDON) is now being introduced. If u can get knocked out with that hand 3 consecutive tourny's I give up, pls tell me y I shudn't take my game elsewhere.
And before all the SKY sycophants tell me about area 51 and bb's etc, we'll compare notes, trust me when u've added the AA's x3 and the loss of 15 consecutive coin tosses in a row u start to ask questions.
I will challenge anyone on this site that says they have lost more times than me when they're ahead ???
hand no's
265316485 264856766 265350804
I'm sure I'll get the usual sky reply but I really think the standard of play and player that sky produces does not lend itself 2 callin this a GOOD POKER SITE
p.s During these 3 tourney's I plated above I alse seem AA x 3 with other players, only 1 held up, so that's 5 form 6 ????????????
Hi Tikay U r always bestowing the virtues of this site (as ur paid 2 do), can u pls explain 2 me y I've been knocked out of the last 3 tourny's with a mid 2 large stack in each 1 with AA, and more importantly the % odds of losing 3 in a row with the bullets. I had a mid stack in all 3 tourneys and to tell u the truth I really dont see the point in playin on here anymore, It's 1 step forward and 2 steps back,the site may not be crooked but at the very least the vast majority of players are clueless and SKY encourages this e.g (REBUY and ADDON) is now being introduced. If u can get knocked out with that hand 3 consecutive tourny's I give up, pls tell me y I shudn't take my game elsewhere. And before all the SKY sycophants tell me about area 51 and bb's etc, we'll compare notes, trust me when u've added the AA's x3 and the loss of 15 consecutive coin tosses in a row u start to ask questions. I will challenge anyone on this site that says they have lost more times than me when they're ahead ??? hand no's 265316485 264856766 265350804 I'm sure I'll get the usual sky reply but I really think the standard of play and player that sky produces does not lend itself 2 callin this a GOOD POKER SITE p.s During these 3 tourney's I plated above I alse seem AA x 3 with other players, only 1 held up, so that's 5 form 6 ???????????? Regards Al Posted by ACA
5 from 6???
Try running it three hundred thousand times and maybe you will get consistant results.
In Response to Re: Ask Tikay? : 5 from 6??? Try running it three hundred thousand times and maybe you will get consistant results. Losing players moan - winning players don't - fact. Look at your own game, stop blaming things you can't control and maybe your fortunes will change, aces are not invincible. No doubt you will come back with the old "yes but I have thousands in other accounts online, I win everywhere else but here" Nonsense - if this is the case then maybe the sky players are just too good for you. Posted by DOHHHHHHH
You changed your name Tikay ????
blah blah blah, the old look at your own game sychophantic line,
winning players do moan, I am winning on this site and I still have the right to complain about bad players, as usual with guys like u, you've won a toury or 2 and are blinded by the cash, u've completely missed my point, the standard of player on this site is getting worse and SKY's structure promotes this (BH's, roulette, turbo's, the new rebuys etc etc) u need 2 play in a deep stack to get any real play. This would seem like a good thing, easy money u might say well clearly that's not the case I continually get my money in ahead and lose (I can quote u 000's if u wish), only a few % of players respect a raise or shuv, y r players playing junk like J2, K3 or Q4 off when 3 players have already called before them etc etc etc, it makes a mockery of the game and it becomes a lucky dip at times.
You clearly have gained from bad players on this site or you wouldn't have reply'd to this post, weel done u, I've only got another 299994 hand 2 go and I'll get back 2 u on %
Yeh ill leave it to TK to give the 'proper' response, although I dunno why he gives people like you the time of day.
The amount of times he has to defend peoples right to play as they wish is krazy, If I were him I'd have the same answer written in a word document and copy and paste it everytime someone has a moan.
Theres rebuys, turbos, speed, normal, deep, and super deep structured tournys on every site.
Im not a tournament player - I play cash, so I regularly find spots where playing 'junk' is the right thing to do. And even if it wasn't - I would still do it. The game has changed, any 2 cards are good nowardays - adapt to it, rather than moaning about it.
If you cant beat people who call off with jack 2 then there really must be something wrong with your game.
Neway I'll hand over to TK to give you the 'correct' official reply - and try to persuade you that sky poker is a good site, as it's his job, but if I were him, I really wouldn't bother.
Yeh ill leave it to TK to give the 'proper' response, although I dunno why he gives people like you the time of day. The amount of times he has to defend peoples right to play as they wish is krazy, If I were him I'd have the same answer written in a word document and copy and paste it everytime someone has a moan. Theres rebuys, turbos, speed, normal, deep, and super deep structured tournys on every site. Im not a tournament player - I play cash, so I regularly find spots where playing 'junk' is the right thing to do. And even if it wasn't - I would still do it. The game has changed, any 2 cards are good nowardays - adapt to it, rather than moaning about it. If you cant beat people who call off with jack 2 then there really must be something wrong with your game. Neway I'll hand over to TK to give you the 'correct' official reply - and try to persuade you that sky poker is a good site, as it's his job, but if I were him, I really wouldn't bother. Posted by DOHHHHHHH[/QUOTE
Tikay
pls dont reply, Phil (DOHHHH) Ivy has sorted out what I'm doin wrong, dont raise or shuv when ur ahead just donk off ur chips with any 2
I suspect you have made your mind up, so I know better than to try & convince you otherwise.
And I won't try & tell you that Sky Poker is "the best" - that's for those who can choose where they play to decide, & perhaps I should deal in facts, not opinions. Clients choose where to play poker, & nobody is forced to play any particular Room. It's the same with any product or service. Personally, I don't like or trust ASDA, so I shop at Sainsburys & Tesco.
Where I struggle a little, however, is to find a coherent response to the notion that, for players, it is a bad thing if other, shall we say "less-gifted", or as you describe them, "bad", players, consistently call with "junk hands". In my experience of the game, I'd have thought that was a good thing, no?
Poker must be THE only game where players complain that their competitors are bad, & consistently get it in behind! When we have A-A, what do we WANT them to call with? A-A only?
The sad thing, to be honest, is that Sky Poker (in this case, though exactly the same things are said of 'Stars, Laddies, FT etc) are said to be to blame for this. The Rules of poker are pretty much universal, Live & Online, so how any Online Poker Site can be blamed for the magical way in which a deck of cards can throw up such a beautiful variety of unlikely outcomes is a bit beyond my understanding, I'm afraid.
And poker, is, after all, a luck-based game, in which ANY player can have his winning days, but in which the more skilful will always have a significant edge.
I lost a pot last night in Omaha with Quad Kings to a Royal Flush, which is not that rare in Omaha. It "cost me" ("lost me" would be better) about £90 I think. Last week, I won with the identical coup, though that time it was me with the Royal, & I scooped £1,300. It's poker, swings & roundabouts, & we can't have our cake & eat it. One of the Games was here on Sky Poker, one was Live. Was either "rigged"? Of course not.
We enjoy winning, & we don't much like losing, but I think it behoves us all to accept defeat & victory with equal dignity.
Anyway, enjoy your weekend, whatever you do, & enjoy your poker, wherever you play it.
Excellent post sir if i do say so myself, I agree with DOHHHH here i am also sick of certain players using the community to have a dig at the less structured players on this site.
IMO all players have the right to call with whatever hand they want they pay the money and play how they want to, Of course i don't agree that this is a good strategy but...... i want these kind of players on my table because these players are the ones that i want to get my money or chips in against if they beat me with a junk hand against my AA then so be it.
Too many people abuse the community IMO the community is here for people to have a chat a laugh and try and improve their own game maybe if more people concentrated on their own game instead of other's we would not be having this conversation.
Excellent post sir if i do say so myself, I agree with DOHHHH here i am also sick of certain players using the community to have a dig at the less structured players on this site. IMO all players have the right to call with whatever hand they want they pay the money and play how they want to, Of course i don't agree that this is a good strategy but...... i want these kind of players on my table because these players are the ones that i want to get my money or chips in against if they beat me with a junk hand against my AA then so be it. Too many people abuse the community IMO the community is here for people to have a chat a laugh and try and improve their own game maybe if more people concentrated on their own game instead of other's we would not be having this conversation. Thanks Anthony Posted by Buster69
Thanks Anthony, & it was good to chat with you on the Rail last night. I managed to cash in the Main, where I did not expect (or, I think, deserve to), but go busto relatively early in the T-o-T in which, especially as I had a lot of chips early, I was confident I would cash in. But neither of us could "get off" the hand, & my Kings got binked by Queens. Such is poker, & we live to fight another day.
I had about 4 hours poker fun last night in the two Tourneys, & I made £8 profit - I reckon that's pretty spectacular value considering it's a hobby, & we must factor in the anticipation we feel before nights such as last night. I dread to think how much it costs to spend a night in a pub!
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Watched The Club last night. Good show. Can't believe I got a mention!
Can you guess where I am from originally? Posted this on the Bankroll thread but then thought you might not see it being the busy man you are.
Clue - there are some cable hauled trams still working there and have been since 1902. And I don't mean since 7 last night! You'd like them I think.
cheers for the info! This then leads me to ask the question of, why is it you don't play live bounties? Is it because of the awesome players who make a crying call for 50%+ of their stack for the £25 on your head (not realiseing that there is a much greater prize for winning the comp than knocking that 1 person out).
when is the next take on Tikay competitiom
Hi Tikay
Hope you didnt think i was being cheeky the other night in the "Take on Tikay" when i said - i didnt know if you were playing POKER or ORAGAMI with the amount of folding you were doing .
It was just a bit of banter mate !
:-)
Can u tell me the % odds of bullets being vracked 5 times in a row
U r always bestowing the virtues of this site (as ur paid 2 do), can u pls explain 2 me y I've been knocked out of the last 3 tourny's with a mid 2 large stack in each 1 with AA, and more importantly the % odds of losing 3 in a row with the bullets.
I had a mid stack in all 3 tourneys and to tell u the truth I really dont see the point in playin on here anymore, It's 1 step forward and 2 steps back,the site may not be crooked but at the very least the vast majority of players are clueless and SKY encourages this e.g (REBUY and ADDON) is now being introduced.
If u can get knocked out with that hand 3 consecutive tourny's I give up, pls tell me y I shudn't take my game elsewhere.
And before all the SKY sycophants tell me about area 51 and bb's etc, we'll compare notes, trust me when u've added the AA's x3 and the loss of 15 consecutive coin tosses in a row u start to ask questions.
I will challenge anyone on this site that says they have lost more times than me when they're ahead ???
hand no's
265316485
264856766
265350804
I'm sure I'll get the usual sky reply but I really think the standard of play and player that sky produces does not lend itself 2 callin this a GOOD POKER SITE
p.s During these 3 tourney's I plated above I alse seem AA x 3 with other players, only 1 held up, so that's 5 form 6 ????????????
Regards
Al
Try running it three hundred thousand times and maybe you will get consistant results.
Losing players moan - winning players don't - fact.
Look at your own game, stop blaming things you can't control and maybe your fortunes will change, aces are not invincible.
No doubt you will come back with the old "yes but I have thousands in other accounts online, I win everywhere else but here"
Nonsense - if this is the case then maybe the sky players are just too good for you.
blah blah blah, the old look at your own game sychophantic line,
winning players do moan, I am winning on this site and I still have the right to complain about bad players, as usual with guys like u, you've won a toury or 2 and are blinded by the cash, u've completely missed my point, the standard of player on this site is getting worse and SKY's structure promotes this (BH's, roulette, turbo's, the new rebuys etc etc) u need 2 play in a deep stack to get any real play.
This would seem like a good thing, easy money u might say well clearly that's not the case I continually get my money in ahead and lose (I can quote u 000's if u wish), only a few % of players respect a raise or shuv, y r players playing junk like J2, K3 or Q4 off when 3 players have already called before them etc etc etc, it makes a mockery of the game and it becomes a lucky dip at times.
You clearly have gained from bad players on this site or you wouldn't have reply'd to this post, weel done u, I've only got another 299994 hand 2 go and I'll get back 2 u on %
Many Thanks
Al
Yeh ill leave it to TK to give the 'proper' response, although I dunno why he gives people like you the time of day.
The amount of times he has to defend peoples right to play as they wish is krazy, If I were him I'd have the same answer written in a word document and copy and paste it everytime someone has a moan.
Theres rebuys, turbos, speed, normal, deep, and super deep structured tournys on every site.
Im not a tournament player - I play cash, so I regularly find spots where playing 'junk' is the right thing to do. And even if it wasn't - I would still do it. The game has changed, any 2 cards are good nowardays - adapt to it, rather than moaning about it.
If you cant beat people who call off with jack 2 then there really must be something wrong with your game.
Neway I'll hand over to TK to give you the 'correct' official reply - and try to persuade you that sky poker is a good site, as it's his job, but if I were him, I really wouldn't bother.
Hi Mr ACA.
I suspect you have made your mind up, so I know better than to try & convince you otherwise.
And I won't try & tell you that Sky Poker is "the best" - that's for those who can choose where they play to decide, & perhaps I should deal in facts, not opinions. Clients choose where to play poker, & nobody is forced to play any particular Room. It's the same with any product or service. Personally, I don't like or trust ASDA, so I shop at Sainsburys & Tesco.
Where I struggle a little, however, is to find a coherent response to the notion that, for players, it is a bad thing if other, shall we say "less-gifted", or as you describe them, "bad", players, consistently call with "junk hands". In my experience of the game, I'd have thought that was a good thing, no?
Poker must be THE only game where players complain that their competitors are bad, & consistently get it in behind! When we have A-A, what do we WANT them to call with? A-A only?
The sad thing, to be honest, is that Sky Poker (in this case, though exactly the same things are said of 'Stars, Laddies, FT etc) are said to be to blame for this. The Rules of poker are pretty much universal, Live & Online, so how any Online Poker Site can be blamed for the magical way in which a deck of cards can throw up such a beautiful variety of unlikely outcomes is a bit beyond my understanding, I'm afraid.
And poker, is, after all, a luck-based game, in which ANY player can have his winning days, but in which the more skilful will always have a significant edge.
I lost a pot last night in Omaha with Quad Kings to a Royal Flush, which is not that rare in Omaha. It "cost me" ("lost me" would be better) about £90 I think. Last week, I won with the identical coup, though that time it was me with the Royal, & I scooped £1,300. It's poker, swings & roundabouts, & we can't have our cake & eat it. One of the Games was here on Sky Poker, one was Live. Was either "rigged"? Of course not.
We enjoy winning, & we don't much like losing, but I think it behoves us all to accept defeat & victory with equal dignity.
Anyway, enjoy your weekend, whatever you do, & enjoy your poker, wherever you play it.
I had about 4 hours poker fun last night in the two Tourneys, & I made £8 profit - I reckon that's pretty spectacular value considering it's a hobby, & we must factor in the anticipation we feel before nights such as last night. I dread to think how much it costs to spend a night in a pub!