Just had my biggest ever losing night on Sky. In fact prolly in the last 5 years. Not pretty. I'll spare you the details. Rewards points were amazing though. Posted by Jac35
In Response to Re: Ramblings of an 'old' man : welcome to the world of mtts - i guess for every swing there is a swong and you have been swinging so well Posted by GELDY
Hi geldy
Sigh. If only it had of ben just mtts
Got rather heavily involved in 4 tabling 50nl as well. Didn't play well at all, in fact, pretty horrificly. Flopped sets 3 times and was 0 for 3 and gave money away in other places. Chased and missed every fxxking draw.
Plus, managed to have aces cracked 6 times in £20 dyms
One guy who was being genuine asked me if id ever won a dym
He was really sympathetic. Every time I lost, he kept writung stuff like "omg, this isn't fair"
Not the best of nights.
Quite philosophical about it this morning. I've run unbelievably well thus year. It was just my turn to run badly
In Response to Re: Ramblings of an 'old' man : Hi geldy Sigh. If only it had of ben just mtts Got rather heavily involved in 4 tabling 50nl as well. Didn't play well at all, in fact, pretty horrificly. Flopped sets 3 times and was 0 for 3 and gave money away in other places. Chased and missed every fxxking draw. Plus, managed to have aces cracked 6 times in £20 dyms One guy who was being genuine asked me if id ever won a dym He was really sympathetic. Every time I lost, he kept writung stuff like "omg, this isn't fair" Not the best of nights. Quite philosophical about it this morning. I've run unbelievably well thus year. It was just my turn to run badly Posted by Jac35
More people need to follow this guys example when talking to players they perceive as massive fish.
There might be a few more of you around then.
Mornings after a big losing session are the worst. Get back in and book a win (even if it's small in comparison) asap!
Evening Jac35 Just thought I would pop in and say how much I enjoy your "ramblings", seeing as how you don't know how many people read it. You seem to have a natural ability to write just enough about your various interests to keep people coming back for more. And next time you are having a nightmare DYM session, can you let me know. I am sick of you owning me on them when I play you. Good luck Posted by dragon1964
Cheers mate, thanks a lot.
Beware, gonna do a waaayyy too long couple of posts tomorrow.
As for owning you. Are you sure? You might have the wrong player!
Hi Pal, Hope it turns around for you soon. I always read even though not playing here anymore. Best diary on the forum. Run golden Pat Posted by day4eire76
Hi Pat
Are you not playing here now due to the reasons you told me about?
Really hope that isn't the reason.
Don't let a few idiots get you down. Come back and play.
Lack of interaction? I'd say this was the most popular Diary here, or not far off it. I agree, it would be better if there were "View Counts", as you mentioned they have elsewhere, but there are many things that would help, too, like emoticons etc. The Business knows the View Counts, but choose not to publicise them. I love the honesty in this Diary. Most (not all) Diaries amount to "I played well & won", or "I ran bad & lost", very few are honest enough to admit their failings & weaknesses. Keep it going. When is the "Big Day", when your new arrival is expected? Posted by Tikay10
The big day is anticipated as being February 9th. I rather hope it will be the 8th as that would have been my Dads birthday.
Penny is doing really well. Getting a bit plump, but i'm told that's a good thing. There was a slight blip the other day, She went into the waiting room to call someone in, lost her balance and fell over. She was in the right place though and had a scan. Baby is fine, Mum to be has a bruised ar.se.
I wrote in my very first post on this thread that we have yearly meetings with her consultant and the QMC to assess how she is getting on. Well, it was that time of year again last week and we journeyed down the A52 with some trepidation. We were fairly comfortable about it this time, but it's always nice to hear that nothing has changed from the consultant. Pleased to say we got the good news. Bit gross though, seeing her flirting with the apparently sexy voiced, Mourinho lookalike.
It was a bit tough after that. We went to Castle Marina to get a pram. She has had her heart set on getting a pram ever since we found out she was pregnant. A while ago we decided to get a "mobo" so that when the baby is born we can do the things that "normal" people do. Go for a walk round Carsingtom, that kind of thing. Would obviously be a bit difficult to push both of them around. So, scooter it was. We changed her car so that we could get both the mobo and the pram in the boot. However, the problem is, we can't
Penny is far stronger than me and never moans about having MS. It was heart breaking to see her in tears as we tried pram after pram with no success. Eventually, we had to admit defeat. Penny never swears and so when she said "Well, that's another fxxking thing MS has cost me" it was painful.
So, we had to start looking at pushchairs and even had the same difficulty with them. We thought we were going to have to put it in the footwell but in the end we found one that fit. Off course, it was the most expensive one in the shop. When she looked at me, it was the easiest decision ever to say that we'd take it.
All in all though, things are great and we just can't wait until February.
In Response to Re: Ramblings of an 'old' man : Ha! Always a cloud to evey silver lining. Like. You are my kind of man. Posted by Tikay10
It was ever so strange. Whilst the day before I was upset about losing a pretty small amount, I was very relaxed after this loss. Worst day I 've had on SKY, just under £400.
However, I can hardly be upset about running/playing badly on one night. We always tend to remember the rough nights. How about the good ones though?
i'm really average at the game but looking back, have been so lucky for a long time. I moaned about losing with aces a few times the other night. Wait a minute Paul, didn't you win a £700+ with 3's against aces at the casino only last Sunday? A couple of Fridays ago, I won the £11 rebuy. I remember I was all in bvb shortstacked with Ace Rag and holding v KQ. From there, as Mr Chickn might put it, I went on the rampage. Big hand after big hand getting paid each time and when I bluffed they folded. Won £570 there, could just have easily gone out with Ace Rag. There was no skill at the SPT final table when with the blinds high I was lucky enough to be holding the best hand against other players shoves with perfectly reasonable holdings. A Newcastle, sorry to bring it up again Tikay, I won a pot just short of £1000 when in hindsight I really should have folded.
I know that all looks like a huge brag. It's not though, it's just pointing out for all the times we grumble about being unlucky, there are plenty of other times when we get lucky, but in our deluded states we put that down to our 'edge'
One of the hands from the other night where I thought I was unlucky I actually just busted myself. On the bubble Had about 4000 utg. BB had around 4500, so we're in control. I raised Aces and he called in the big. I call his check raise all in on 952. He had called with 52. yep, that's prob not good but my call is terrible.
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Tikay mentioned on another thread about what a wonderful position we're all in to be able to afford to play a bit of poker.
Dead right, I was welling up the other night when I watched a program on the supposed property boom. There was a very proud guy who worked hard for a living but didn't earn much. He was in tears that he had to go to food banks on occasions so that he could feed his children.
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Kind of related but a bit different. Was wondering if anyone could help me with this. Goodness knows how this has come back to me. We never really had any money as I was growing up. My Dad wasn't a gambler but liked the odd bet. At the beginning of each football season he would have a modest bet and a couple of times they came in and we could to go on holiday, down to Devon.
Well at the start of the 1982/83 season he bet on Real Madrid to win the Cup Winners Cup. Obviously they were a short price, so I believe he bet more than he would normally. They got to the final and all they had to do was beat lowly Aberdeen. I was 7 and so had no understanding and was cheering when Aberdeen won in extra-time. Can't believe how calm he was when his bet had just gone down and his lunatic 7 year old son was dancing around the house because the British team had won. I know absolutely nothing about betting but for the first time the other day it struck me that should he have "layed it off?" Should he not have put a bet on Aberdeen?
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None of this poker nonsense last couple of days. Decided to have a short break. Was nice to go out for a good meal last night and a couple of drinks.
In Response to Re: Ramblings of an 'old' man : It was ever so strange. Whilst the day before I was upset about losing a pretty small amount, I was very relaxed after this loss. Worst day I 've had on SKY, just under £400. However, I can hardly be upset about running/playing badly on one night. We always tend to remember the rough nights. How about the good ones though? i'm really average at the game but looking back, have been so lucky for a long time. I moaned about losing with aces a few times the other night. Wait a minute Paul, didn't you win a £700+ with 3's against aces at the casino only last Sunday? A couple of Fridays ago, I won the £11 rebuy. I remember I was all in bvb shortstacked with Ace Rag and holding v KQ. From there, as Mr Chickn might put it, I went on the rampage. Big hand after big hand getting paid each time and when I bluffed they folded. Won £570 there, could just have easily gone out with Ace Rag. There was no skill at the SPT final table when with the blinds high I was lucky enough to be holding the best hand against other players shoves with perfectly reasonable holdings. A Newcastle, sorry to bring it up again Tikay, I won a pot just short of £1000 when in hindsight I really should have folded. I know that all looks like a huge brag. It's not though, it's just pointing out for all the times we grumble about being unlucky, there are plenty of other times when we get lucky, but in our deluded states we put that down to our 'edge' One of the hands from the other night where I thought I was unlucky I actually just busted myself. On the bubble Had about 4000 utg. BB had around 4500, so we're in control. I raised Aces and he called in the big. I call his check raise all in on 952. He had called with 52. yep, that's prob not good but my call is terrible. .... Tikay mentioned on another thread about what a wonderful position we're all in to be able to afford to play a bit of poker. Dead right, I was welling up the other night when I watched a program on the supposed property boom. There was a very proud guy who worked hard for a living but didn't earn much. He was in tears that he had to go to food banks on occasions so that he could feed his children. ... Kind of related but a bit different. Was wondering if anyone could help me with this. Goodness knows how this has come back to me. We never really had any money as I was growing up. My Dad wasn't a gambler but liked the odd bet. At the beginning of each football season he would have a modest bet and a couple of times they came in and we could to go on holiday, down to Devon. Well at the start of the 1982/83 season he bet on Real Madrid to win the Cup Winners Cup. Obviously they were a short price, so I believe he bet more than he would normally. They got to the final and all they had to do was beat lowly Aberdeen. I was 7 and so had no understanding and was cheering when Aberdeen won in extra-time. Can't believe how calm he was when his bet had just gone down and his lunatic 7 year old son was dancing around the house because the British team had won. I know absolutely nothing about betting but for the first time the other day it struck me that should he have "layed it off?" Should he not have put a bet on Aberdeen? ... None of this poker nonsense last couple of days. Decided to have a short break. Was nice to go out for a good meal last night and a couple of drinks. Posted by Jac35
Nice post Jac.
And yes, he could have guarenteed himself profit by laying Aberdeen....
new poster. Liked what you said on Chicks thread so thought I'd check out your diary. (SOO many diaries so little time, sigh) "Ramblings of an old man" had put me off TBH as I'm "not young" and have been known to ramble quite a bit so I thought it might be like reading my own diary!! I also pictured you as the poker equivalent of Tommy Lee Jones' character in "No Country For Old Men!" Either that or Tikay was pseudonyming! (is that even a word?) See what I mean...rambling.... Not read much yet BUT I will.....I'm off next week and Tuesday is free..;-) oh wait ..
Remember a couple of years ago my dad had an accumulator come down to the result of a arsenal v chelsea game. It was a sunday game and all his saturday results came in. He was ion for hundreds, but wouldnt lay it off. Bet you the bookie layed it off. Arsenal were leading at half time too but ended up getting beat. Should've gone for the mincash innit.
A mate also did one of those ridiculous 15team accs and got let down by man uniteds incipid draw v exeter when rooney and ronaldo were in their pomp. that's a bad beat, he's a liverpool fan too which was even more galling.
Exactly why I like your posts and style of writing. Too many diarys are hand history's and moaning about getting unlucky or bragging about bluffing. Its great that your posts give a real insight into the man behind the screen name.
Poker wise us players are a strange breed. I was talking about this last night going over hhs. He asked about the big hands I made when winning the main event on an Irish site two days in a row. I could only recall the final hands on both nights A9 Friday and AK Saturday. On the other hand I could recall bet sizing cards suits and holdings when I made fts on main and mini on Sky but missed the jackpot. I think its just a human thing to remember the times we are beat as we are always inclined to think "What If".
Sky wise I'm not sure when I will be back playing. The main reason for playing here (apart from making a few quid) was the community. Its just not the same if I have to knock off chat.
In Response to Re: Ramblings of an 'old' man : Nice post Jac. And yes, he could have guarenteed himself profit by laying Aberdeen.... Posted by gazza127
Meh, pedant warning, you want to be laying Madrid!
But yeah, pretty sure Betfair or any other easy Exchange wouldn't have existed 'back in the day' but you get the same result by taking some of the expected winnings and punting it on Aberdeen lifting the trophy (or some on win and some on draw on the match odds).
Very tempting to let it ride though if they were big favourites. Today in general, laying off is a -EV move, but obviously is a vehicle to eliminate some or all of the variance.
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Not nice to read about tears etc. Come February I'm sure there will be much joy. All the best.
In Response to Re: Ramblings of an 'old' man : Meh, pedant warning, you want to be laying Madrid! But yeah, pretty sure Betfair or any other easy Exchange wouldn't have existed 'back in the day' but you get the same result by taking some of the expected winnings and punting it on Aberdeen lifting the trophy (or some on win and some on draw on the match odds). Very tempting to let it ride though if they were big favourites. Today in general, laying off is a -EV move, but obviously is a vehicle to eliminate some or all of the variance. ----- Not nice to read about tears etc. Come February I'm sure there will be much joy. All the best. Posted by bbMike
Oh yeah... thats what i meant. Brain on meltdown.
Worrying... i work in the sports betting industry.
Short answer JD is "no", as you're prolly aware though, I struggle to do short posts and so your question got me thinking. I'll write something over the next few days about how I did get into poker.
Glenelg, new poster? I thought you had been on here before and rather sadly checked. Didn't take long. You were on the first page!
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I've given Mrs J permission to kick my head in if I play online again this month. She has made it difficult for me to be sneaky about it. She's hidden the **** laptop!
Did a bit again last night. Feels like I've forgotten how to play poker online over the last few weeks. To put into perspective how badly I was doing overall last night, I was up nearly six buyiins on one 50nl table and still down chunks.
As Ivan hinted at in a post in the clinic, my thought processes at the moment are seriously flawed. When I first read it, I was a bit annoyed to be honest. Then I realised why I was irritated. Because it's true! Don't really know what the problem is. Possibly I've just become a bit complacent and lazy because I've run well. Need to have a little think about things and go back to basics.
It's funny when you're playing badly you do seem to have some rough runouts as well. I think it was Gazza who wrote about it a while ago. When the cards get turned over, you try and work out the way you'll lose the hand. Stuff like aces v 8's. Hitting the 8 would be boring. There we go, 4 flush will do nicely.
Still might have a bash live this week but definitely having a little rest from things on here.
If I do manage to find the laptop and any of you see me on a table, feel free to give me some chat box abuse
MS. I have two close friends with MS, & they are quite remarkable, in that both of them are ever-smiling, & put on a very brave face. All things considered, that is really something, & my admiration for them is huge. I have a few friends who are paralysed, too, & spend their life in a wheelchair, again, they all seem incredibly cheerful.
The other point was something you & I have discussed face to face, but yes, anyone who can afford to play poker has their life in pretty decent shape, & has no right to chunter. Most can't afford it, either the time or the money, & let's not forget, x% (80% or more, I'd guess?) of the world's population don't even have basic internet access.
Loving this Diary, excellent balance.
Be really great if Penny were to deliver a day early, too. What will be will be, but fingers crossed for that bonus.
So Pride Park will soon become the Ipro Stadium. Win Win as far as I'm concerned. Pride Park has never meant anything to me. Certainly, nothing like The Baseball Ground.
£7 million into the clubs coffers. I would imagine a decent amount of it is up front and expected to be spent on players. I doubt they would come in with this sort of money unless they were convinced that we were at least attempting to get back into the Premier League again.
It doesn't even sound too dumb. There are plenty of awful sounding grounds around these days.
Would have been difficult to pop down to watch a game at "Tampax Towers" "Aunty Sues Comfy Slippers Stadium" or god forbid "The City Ground"
What's in a name.. So Pride Park will soon become the Ipro Stadium. Win Win as far as I'm concerned. Pride Park has never meant anything to me. Certainly, nothing like The Baseball Ground. £7 million into the clubs coffers. I would imagine a decent amount of it is up front and expected to be spent on players. I doubt they would come in with this sort of money unless they were convinced that we were at least attempting to get back into the Premier League again. It doesn't even sound too dumb. There are plenty of awful sounding grounds around these days. Would have been difficult to pop down to watch a game at "Tampax Towers" "Aunty Sues Comfy Slippers Stadium" or god forbid "The City Ground" Posted by Jac35
I was at Pride Park on the night it opened, JNK was in the USA at his holiday home, so he let me use his private suite at the ground to entertain some Clients.
Francis Lee was in the box with me, as it happens, he & John were still big buiddies, even though Lee had long left Derby County, & gone on to make a fortune in business, much of which he later plundered on racehorses.
Anyway, as I'm sure you'll recall, there was a floodlight failure, on the very first night, whoops. John had asked me to ring him after the game to let him know all went well. I was a bit nervous, fearing he'd be angry - he could chunter, given the chance - but he just laughed, & said "we should have called it Pride Dark"
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There might be a few more of you around then.
Mornings after a big losing session are the worst. Get back in and book a win (even if it's small in comparison) asap!
gl next session.
Penny is doing really well. Getting a bit plump, but i'm told that's a good thing. There was a slight blip the other day, She went into the waiting room to call someone in, lost her balance and fell over. She was in the right place though and had a scan. Baby is fine, Mum to be has a bruised ar.se.
I wrote in my very first post on this thread that we have yearly meetings with her consultant and the QMC to assess how she is getting on. Well, it was that time of year again last week and we journeyed down the A52 with some trepidation. We were fairly comfortable about it this time, but it's always nice to hear that nothing has changed from the consultant. Pleased to say we got the good news. Bit gross though, seeing her flirting with the apparently sexy voiced, Mourinho lookalike.
It was a bit tough after that. We went to Castle Marina to get a pram. She has had her heart set on getting a pram ever since we found out she was pregnant. A while ago we decided to get a "mobo" so that when the baby is born we can do the things that "normal" people do. Go for a walk round Carsingtom, that kind of thing. Would obviously be a bit difficult to push both of them around. So, scooter it was. We changed her car so that we could get both the mobo and the pram in the boot. However, the problem is, we can't
Penny is far stronger than me and never moans about having MS. It was heart breaking to see her in tears as we tried pram after pram with no success. Eventually, we had to admit defeat. Penny never swears and so when she said "Well, that's another fxxking thing MS has cost me" it was painful.
So, we had to start looking at pushchairs and even had the same difficulty with them. We thought we were going to have to put it in the footwell but in the end we found one that fit. Off course, it was the most expensive one in the shop. When she looked at me, it was the easiest decision ever to say that we'd take it.
All in all though, things are great and we just can't wait until February.
Whilst the day before I was upset about losing a pretty small amount, I was very relaxed after this loss.
Worst day I 've had on SKY, just under £400.
However, I can hardly be upset about running/playing badly on one night. We always tend to remember the rough nights. How about the good ones though?
i'm really average at the game but looking back, have been so lucky for a long time.
I moaned about losing with aces a few times the other night. Wait a minute Paul, didn't you win a £700+ with
3's against aces at the casino only last Sunday?
A couple of Fridays ago, I won the £11 rebuy. I remember I was all in bvb shortstacked with Ace Rag and holding v KQ. From there, as Mr Chickn might put it, I went on the rampage. Big hand after big hand getting paid each time and when I bluffed they folded. Won £570 there, could just have easily gone out with Ace Rag.
There was no skill at the SPT final table when with the blinds high I was lucky enough to be holding the best hand against other players shoves with perfectly reasonable holdings.
A Newcastle, sorry to bring it up again Tikay, I won a pot just short of £1000 when in hindsight I really should have folded.
I know that all looks like a huge brag. It's not though, it's just pointing out for all the times we grumble about being unlucky, there are plenty of other times when we get lucky, but in our deluded states we put that down to our 'edge'
One of the hands from the other night where I thought I was unlucky I actually just busted myself. On the bubble
Had about 4000 utg. BB had around 4500, so we're in control. I raised Aces and he called in the big. I call his check raise all in on 952. He had called with 52. yep, that's prob not good but my call is terrible.
....
Tikay mentioned on another thread about what a wonderful position we're all in to be able to afford to play a bit of poker.
Dead right, I was welling up the other night when I watched a program on the supposed property boom. There was a very proud guy who worked hard for a living but didn't earn much. He was in tears that he had to go to food banks on occasions so that he could feed his children.
...
Kind of related but a bit different. Was wondering if anyone could help me with this.
Goodness knows how this has come back to me.
We never really had any money as I was growing up. My Dad wasn't a gambler but liked the odd bet.
At the beginning of each football season he would have a modest bet and a couple of times they came in and we could to go on holiday, down to Devon.
Well at the start of the 1982/83 season he bet on Real Madrid to win the Cup Winners Cup. Obviously they were a short price, so I believe he bet more than he would normally. They got to the final and all they had to do was beat lowly Aberdeen. I was 7 and so had no understanding and was cheering when Aberdeen won in extra-time. Can't believe how calm he was when his bet had just gone down and his lunatic 7 year old son was dancing around the house because the British team had won.
I know absolutely nothing about betting but for the first time the other day it struck me that should he have "layed it off?" Should he not have put a bet on Aberdeen?
...
None of this poker nonsense last couple of days. Decided to have a short break.
Was nice to go out for a good meal last night and a couple of drinks.
Nice post Jac.
And yes, he could have guarenteed himself profit by laying Aberdeen....
paul you have a gift for writing you should try your hand at books or something. I mean that seriously by the way.
was it your dad who introduced you to poker?
Exactly why I like your posts and style of writing.
Too many diarys are hand history's and moaning about getting unlucky or bragging about bluffing.
Its great that your posts give a real insight into the man behind the screen name.
Poker wise us players are a strange breed.
I was talking about this last night going over hhs.
He asked about the big hands I made when winning the main event on an Irish site two days in a row.
I could only recall the final hands on both nights A9 Friday and AK Saturday.
On the other hand I could recall bet sizing cards suits and holdings when I made fts on main and mini on Sky but missed the jackpot.
I think its just a human thing to remember the times we are beat as we are always inclined to think "What If".
Sky wise I'm not sure when I will be back playing.
The main reason for playing here (apart from making a few quid) was the community.
Its just not the same if I have to knock off chat.
All the best in everything pal.
Pat
But yeah, pretty sure Betfair or any other easy Exchange wouldn't have existed 'back in the day' but you get the same result by taking some of the expected winnings and punting it on Aberdeen lifting the trophy (or some on win and some on draw on the match odds).
Very tempting to let it ride though if they were big favourites. Today in general, laying off is a -EV move, but obviously is a vehicle to eliminate some or all of the variance.
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Not nice to read about tears etc. Come February I'm sure there will be much joy. All the best.
Worrying... i work in the sports betting industry.
Thanks for the replies Paul.
Two things stick in the mind.
MS. I have two close friends with MS, & they are quite remarkable, in that both of them are ever-smiling, & put on a very brave face. All things considered, that is really something, & my admiration for them is huge. I have a few friends who are paralysed, too, & spend their life in a wheelchair, again, they all seem incredibly cheerful.
The other point was something you & I have discussed face to face, but yes, anyone who can afford to play poker has their life in pretty decent shape, & has no right to chunter. Most can't afford it, either the time or the money, & let's not forget, x% (80% or more, I'd guess?) of the world's population don't even have basic internet access.
Loving this Diary, excellent balance.
Be really great if Penny were to deliver a day early, too. What will be will be, but fingers crossed for that bonus.
Francis Lee was in the box with me, as it happens, he & John were still big buiddies, even though Lee had long left Derby County, & gone on to make a fortune in business, much of which he later plundered on racehorses.
Anyway, as I'm sure you'll recall, there was a floodlight failure, on the very first night, whoops. John had asked me to ring him after the game to let him know all went well. I was a bit nervous, fearing he'd be angry - he could chunter, given the chance - but he just laughed, & said "we should have called it Pride Dark"