My only game today was the Omaha freeroll. I couldn’t get anything going and spent nearly an hour folding pre and missing flops. When down to 10BB I finally managed to flop a set of threes on 38Qr, my stack went in ahead but I was unable hold against pocket kings which improved to a higher set on the turn.
Just a quick q as dont know as only reached 500 c4p, in a month, twice and that was ages ago.
If at the start of the month you had 1000 points and then made 600 that month, when u get your c4p payment does it take the 600 back so you still only have 1000 points left?
Hi Gary, good to see you are on your way! Just a quick q as dont know as only reached 500 c4p, in a month, twice and that was ages ago. If at the start of the month you had 1000 points and then made 600 that month, when u get your c4p payment does it take the 600 back so you still only have 1000 points left? Thanks and GL. Posted by DEL560
Hi Del.
If you earn 500 to 999 poker points then 500 points will get taken for your C4P payment. So if you earn 600 ponits they will take 500, leave you 100, and award you £4.80 in cash (0.8p x 600).
The next tier is 1,000 to 1,999 poker points, if you finish anywhere in that range 1,000 will be taken at the end of the month. And so it goes on through the levels.
In December I deliberately kept under 500 points so that I could manipulate my points balance to exactly 1,000 points to start this BR challenge.
If you enjoy playing freerolls and think the 500 Poker Points are worth more in Freeroll entries than £4.00 in cash (the C4P value of 500 points) you should opt out of C4P.
The only tournament I entered today was the Omaha freeroll. It was to no avail, I didn’t get much going and busted in 142/468 with 52 paid, my exit coming just as the dozens of away players were beginning to blind out.
Another HU STT win boosted my balance. With my poker points running out I now often scan the lobby keeping an eye on the £1.05 or 55p HU games. I saw a good table again at £1.05 and bought in.
When I’d ground my opponent down to less than 25% of the chips in play I had AKs aipf versus his A4s for the win, but he got there to double. When I’m properly rolled for my games I can laugh these off, though when you’re sitting only eight buy-ins it really stings, it was a good reminder to me why sensible BRM is so important. Anyway, I kept my cool and went on to take the win. The poker gods kindly evened up the luck factor at the end; my JT beat AT aipf in the final hand.
In Response to Re: 1,000 Poker Points ----- /> £1,000 Can it be done? Latest balances; Cash £8.84 Poker Points 322 : Hi Del. If you earn 500 to 999 poker points then 500 points will get taken for your C4P payment. So if you earn 600 ponits they will take 500, leave you 100, and award you £4.80 in cash (0.8p x 600). The next tier is 1,000 to 1,999 poker points, if you finish anywhere in that range 1,000 will be taken at the end of the month. And so it goes on through the levels. In December I deliberately kept under 500 points so that I could manipulate my points balance to exactly 1,000 points to start this BR challenge. If you enjoy playing freerolls and think the 500 Poker Points are worth more in Freeroll entries than £4.00 in cash (the C4P value of 500 points) you should opt out of C4P. Posted by GaryQQQ
The cards still aren’t falling my way in the freerolls. Once again I made a disappointingly early exit in the 12-30pm. When getting short I got my stack in on the right side of a 60/40 but found myself on the rail. With only 289 points left it's beginning to look like I’m going to be left with no more than a few small min-cashes to show for my 1,000 points.
In the early afternoon, a time when not many micro-stakes games run, I patiently waited for a good HU STT. Eventually one came along, though I had to make do with a turbo structured 55p game. I managed to win for a pleasing success rate of 4/4 in HU matches so far. That pushed my cash balance through the £10.00 barrier, the first landmark of note in this challenge.
Progress is very slow at the moment because I’m only looking at HU STTs and my tiny cash balance forces me to table select very carefully. When the balance builds to a more comfortable level I’ll be prepared to take on a wider range of opponents in the HU games, I’ll also start looking at DYMs. When I get to that point my volume will increase hence giving my balance the opportunity to grow at a faster rate.
Hi Gary you mentioned that you played alot of hypers on another site, do you know about any decent learning resources specific to hyper games? i'm looking to brush up on my hyper game so would be good to get some different perspectives on how to play them.
Hi Gary you mentioned that you played alot of hypers on another site, do you know about any decent learning resources specific to hyper games? i'm looking to brush up on my hyper game so would be good to get some different perspectives on how to play them. Posted by benc
Yeah sure, min raise every button, shove 77+, there you go everything you need to know about hypers
Tbf this is really good Gary. Over £10 from just over 700 points which is reality have a value of £0 is great. Posted by BUFC
Thanks a lot. Putting it like that makes it feels quite good. £10 is still super-scary though, if I lose just one £1 HU match that's 10% of my balance gone. I'll start to feel a bit more relaxed if I can build to the £20/£30 mark. When I get £50ish I'll feel pretty rich and the hard work can begin as I push on towards the big numbers.
Hi Gary you mentioned that you played alot of hypers on another site, do you know about any decent learning resources specific to hyper games? i'm looking to brush up on my hyper game so would be good to get some different perspectives on how to play them. Posted by benc
Not really. With a search engine you'll find tons of free stuff out here that may or may not be useful. If you're really serious about it you could subscribe to a training site, there is one that specialises in HU STTs though it looks like their best content is very expensive.
I've always spent at least 25% of my poker time away from the tables; watching videos, reading forums, books and strategy articles etc. Low stakes MTTs are my speciality, a couple of years ago I focussed on HU STTs for a while specifically to help improve my MTT end-game. If you think about it when there are two left it is by far the most crucial stage of any MTT, there is much more money on the line now than at any other time. For that reason I started playing HU STTs, purely as practice for MTTs. I soon realised the fast HU matches are a fun form of poker, particularly if you only have a few minutes to spare, also they're a good way to run up a few extra loyalty points quickly. So I've continued to play them recreationally ever since.
About a year ago I actually wrote a HU strategy article and made a couple of vids myself for a private Team51 group, mainly to help a couple of guys in the team who were very good at being runner-up in MTTs but awful at getting the all important first place money.
In Response to Re: 1,000 Poker Points ----- /> £1,000 Can it be done? Latest balances; Cash £10.24 Poker Points 289 : Thanks a lot. Putting it like that makes it feels quite good. £10 is still super-scary though, if I lose just one £1 HU match that's 10% of my balance gone. I'll start to feel a bit more relaxed if I can build to the £20/£30 mark. When I get £50ish I'll feel pretty rich and the hard work can begin as I push on towards the big numbers. Posted by GaryQQQ
Ok thanks for the reply, i will keep a look out for any decent articles or free vids related to hypers, i like to spend some time just listening and reading different approaches to the game just so my game doesn't stagnate as such. Well done on reaching double figures by the way, looking foward to seeing where your bankroll is this time next month.
In Response to Re: 1,000 Poker Points ----- /> £1,000 Can it be done? Latest balances; Cash £10.24 Poker Points 289 : Did u know there are 55p Hypers also Gary? Posted by GREGHOGG
Yes, I do Greg, played one yesterday, though turbo not hyper.
I'm happy to play 55p HU games and pay 10% rake against the right opponents. I'll be giving the hypers a miss at that level though. 10% rake is almost unbeatable in hypers imo, the 5% rake charged at £1.05 upwards gives me a much better chance of turning a profit.
For now I'm avoiding hypers because luck comes into it much more than in the slower games. Later when my balance is in more comfortable territory I'll happily play hypers to help run-up poker points, though I expect most (90%+) of the £1K profit (if I get there) to be won in MTTs.
You may have already seen this Gary, but if not, see below.
I know you don't normally play at night, but if you have a £10 roll now you can reg up the mini in advance and maybe win yourself a fiver. Every little helps!
Start Date/Time16:00 - 29 JanCurrent Prize Pool£55Buyin + Fee£0 + £0DescriptionMini Turbo Freeroll, Top 10 win a £2k Mini Turbo Seat at 8.15pm tonight.
You may have already seen this Gary, but if not, see below. I know you don't normally play at night, but if you have a £10 roll now you can reg up the mini in advance and maybe win yourself a fiver. Every little helps! Start Date/Time 16:00 - 29 Jan Current Prize Pool £55 Buyin + Fee £0 + £0 Description Mini Turbo Freeroll , Top 10 win a £2k Mini Turbo Seat at 8.15pm tonight. Posted by DOHHHHHHH
Thanks for the tip, I'll make a decision close to the start dependant on the field size.
Edit;
I gave it a miss. Over 500 runners are chasing 10 spots with rebuys and add-ons available to them, too much of a long-shot to justify using 25 of my points. Many of the freerolls with a £50 prizepool go off with around 200-250 runners, so they're better value for me.
Oooops. I managed to lose a bit of money today. The damage was done in HU STTs in which I lost three out of four matches. It was simply a case of finding myself on the wrong side of the coolers and flips. No worries, it’s expected, you can’t win them all. As long as I win more than I lose over time I’ll be OK. The first DYM of this challenge went a bit better as I successfully cashed in a £1.15 game.
In the 12-30pm freeroll I busted agonisingly close to the money. I jammed AQ from the button over a frequent limper and ran into KK in the blinds. It was an unavoidable cooler due to the hyper-turbo structure and very shallow stacks at the time. I’m playing for first place, not min-cashes. To do that I need to win all the chips so I won’t be shying away from any +ev spots.
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Day 24
Closing Balances; Cash £8.84 Poker Points 322(no change)
My only game today was the Omaha freeroll. I couldn’t get anything going and spent nearly an hour folding pre and missing flops. When down to 10BB I finally managed to flop a set of threes on 38Qr, my stack went in ahead but I was unable hold against pocket kings which improved to a higher set on the turn.
Just a quick q as dont know as only reached 500 c4p, in a month, twice and that was ages ago.
If at the start of the month you had 1000 points and then made 600 that month, when u get your c4p payment does it take the 600 back so you still only have 1000 points left?
Thanks and GL.
If you earn 500 to 999 poker points then 500 points will get taken for your C4P payment. So if you earn 600 ponits they will take 500, leave you 100, and award you £4.80 in cash (0.8p x 600).
The next tier is 1,000 to 1,999 poker points, if you finish anywhere in that range 1,000 will be taken at the end of the month. And so it goes on through the levels.
In December I deliberately kept under 500 points so that I could manipulate my points balance to exactly 1,000 points to start this BR challenge.
If you enjoy playing freerolls and think the 500 Poker Points are worth more in Freeroll entries than £4.00 in cash (the C4P value of 500 points) you should opt out of C4P.
Closing Balances; Cash £9.79 Poker Points 313
Up 95p today
The only tournament I entered today was the Omaha freeroll. It was to no avail, I didn’t get much going and busted in 142/468 with 52 paid, my exit coming just as the dozens of away players were beginning to blind out.
Another HU STT win boosted my balance. With my poker points running out I now often scan the lobby keeping an eye on the £1.05 or 55p HU games. I saw a good table again at £1.05 and bought in.
When I’d ground my opponent down to less than 25% of the chips in play I had AKs aipf versus his A4s for the win, but he got there to double. When I’m properly rolled for my games I can laugh these off, though when you’re sitting only eight buy-ins it really stings, it was a good reminder to me why sensible BRM is so important. Anyway, I kept my cool and went on to take the win. The poker gods kindly evened up the luck factor at the end; my JT beat AT aipf in the final hand.
Closing Balances;
Cash £10.24 Poker Points 289
Up 45p today
The cards still aren’t falling my way in the freerolls. Once again I made a disappointingly early exit in the 12-30pm. When getting short I got my stack in on the right side of a 60/40 but found myself on the rail. With only 289 points left it's beginning to look like I’m going to be left with no more than a few small min-cashes to show for my 1,000 points.
In the early afternoon, a time when not many micro-stakes games run, I patiently waited for a good HU STT. Eventually one came along, though I had to make do with a turbo structured 55p game. I managed to win for a pleasing success rate of 4/4 in HU matches so far. That pushed my cash balance through the £10.00 barrier, the first landmark of note in this challenge.
Progress is very slow at the moment because I’m only looking at HU STTs and my tiny cash balance forces me to table select very carefully. When the balance builds to a more comfortable level I’ll be prepared to take on a wider range of opponents in the HU games, I’ll also start looking at DYMs. When I get to that point my volume will increase hence giving my balance the opportunity to grow at a faster rate.
I've always spent at least 25% of my poker time away from the tables; watching videos, reading forums, books and strategy articles etc. Low stakes MTTs are my speciality, a couple of years ago I focussed on HU STTs for a while specifically to help improve my MTT end-game. If you think about it when there are two left it is by far the most crucial stage of any MTT, there is much more money on the line now than at any other time. For that reason I started playing HU STTs, purely as practice for MTTs. I soon realised the fast HU matches are a fun form of poker, particularly if you only have a few minutes to spare, also they're a good way to run up a few extra loyalty points quickly. So I've continued to play them recreationally ever since.
About a year ago I actually wrote a HU strategy article and made a couple of vids myself for a private Team51 group, mainly to help a couple of guys in the team who were very good at being runner-up in MTTs but awful at getting the all important first place money.
I'm happy to play 55p HU games and pay 10% rake against the right opponents. I'll be giving the hypers a miss at that level though. 10% rake is almost unbeatable in hypers imo, the 5% rake charged at £1.05 upwards gives me a much better chance of turning a profit.
For now I'm avoiding hypers because luck comes into it much more than in the slower games. Later when my balance is in more comfortable territory I'll happily play hypers to help run-up poker points, though I expect most (90%+) of the £1K profit (if I get there) to be won in MTTs.
Edit;
I gave it a miss. Over 500 runners are chasing 10 spots with rebuys and add-ons available to them, too much of a long-shot to justify using 25 of my points. Many of the freerolls with a £50 prizepool go off with around 200-250 runners, so they're better value for me.
Closing Balances; Cash £8.89 Poker Points 271
Down £1.35 today
Oooops. I managed to lose a bit of money today. The damage was done in HU STTs in which I lost three out of four matches. It was simply a case of finding myself on the wrong side of the coolers and flips. No worries, it’s expected, you can’t win them all. As long as I win more than I lose over time I’ll be OK. The first DYM of this challenge went a bit better as I successfully cashed in a £1.15 game.
In the 12-30pm freeroll I busted agonisingly close to the money. I jammed AQ from the button over a frequent limper and ran into KK in the blinds. It was an unavoidable cooler due to the hyper-turbo structure and very shallow stacks at the time. I’m playing for first place, not min-cashes. To do that I need to win all the chips so I won’t be shying away from any +ev spots.