I try to play the sunday major freeroll every night and one thing Is for sure ill always end up with the rain man on my table at some point. hes a very good opponent watch him is all I'm saying lol
I almost forgot about this Reeler, did you complete it? Did you enjoy it? Was it worth it? Would you do it again? Would you recommend it?
I currently find myself with only £133.07 in my Sky account- after a pretty dismal spell of MTT's- and am wondering if I should take the plunge now and make the switch to these (or sit and go's maybe) and see if I can run it back up into an MTT bankroll (or even stick with them if they go well)... or I could just redeposit and take my MTT torturepunishment medicine like a grown up... #atacrossroads #havinganmttwobble
hi myna ive took a little break from this challenge. my thoughts so far is I could have won more and I will do it again. I want to beat my score and I think u should maybe give it a go. my reason for you trying this challenge is that it will refresh your game and your bank roll. I won the first mini of the year after a break from mtt. dym do help my mtt play as yes its all about survival, at certain points of mtt and you learn these skills in dym. I hope you get what I'm saying if not ill try to expain more better and give you more info which will help your mtt game. I don't think you should give up mtt completely just give your self one mtt a night very small of course and work with that. any problems myna am very happy to help.
may I add myna there is a dym blog by john connor and I recommend you read that. I use some of the things that he says in there. and add in my own style etc if u need any help post up a hand or 2 and ill happily give you my thoughts. good luck with this myna
Thanks for taking the time to reply so thoroughly reeler, much appreciated. Also congratulations on your fantastic MTT results (over your last 500 or so games in particular) exceptional stuff.
...my reason for you trying this challenge is that it will refresh your game and your bank roll...
I'm in dire need of both. I currently have a "study buddy" here on Sky... I say study buddy, it's more like a student-teacher thing (all of my homework assignments come back to me with big red crosses and "must do better" written on them)... anyway, this person has pointed out to me that 4% ROI is being talked about as very good in DYM's (which I was not aware of... again, do your research Myna, must do better). I would like to think I would have an edge in this format, given that the one area I still do consistently well in is satellites, and to my mind, with the flat payout structure, ICM considerations, the counter intuitive folds you have to make in certain spots (way tighter than Nash including pocket aces sometimes) and the counter intuitive/wider than Nash shoves (shoving 100% of hands in certain spots) these DYM's are essentially short handed satellites. However, if very good/experienced players are yielding 4% then there seems little point in me switching to them unless I'm prepared to study them, get good and put in a tonne of volume...
Would I be right in assuming that people are essentially using these as a means to get the "Priority" rewards and some of the regulars are perhaps putting in a lot of hours/volume and only making very small profits from them? I have no interest in chasing Priority so, like you say, it probably makes no sense for me to switch to these and give up the MTT's completely but, as you also suggest, giving a certain number a shot (as a "Challenge") may well give my game that little refresher or boost that it needs...
My worry would be (always fretting) that if I was to try a sample (or challenge) of say 50 games or so and I found myself on the wrong side of variance (or it may be that I don't have an edge after all) then this might do more harm than good to both my bankroll and my confidence- both of which are already shot to bits
I was all set to have a bash at these the other night in fact (think it was late on Sunday evening) I was loitering in the lobby for ages hovering over Register buttons... only the £5 games were running though and I also recognised some of the names (as good, winning players) so I bottled it and didn't jump into a single one in the end...
You've given me plenty to think about though reeler, which I'm grateful for. I'll check out John Connor's blog as well and appreciate your offer of help with hands and stuff- very generous.
All the best for 2018 and I'll let you know which road I decided to go down...
Thanks for taking the time to reply so thoroughly reeler, much appreciated. Also congratulations on your fantastic MTT results (over your last 500 or so games in particular) exceptional stuff.
...my reason for you trying this challenge is that it will refresh your game and your bank roll...
I'm in dire need of both. I currently have a "study buddy" here on Sky... I say study buddy, it's more like a student-teacher thing (all of my homework assignments come back to me with big red crosses and "must do better" written on them)... anyway, this person has pointed out to me that 4% ROI is being talked about as very good in DYM's (which I was not aware of... again, do your research Myna, must do better). I would like to think I would have an edge in this format, given that the one area I still do consistently well in is satellites, and to my mind, with the flat payout structure, ICM considerations, the counter intuitive folds you have to make in certain spots (way tighter than Nash including pocket aces sometimes) and the counter intuitive/wider than Nash shoves (shoving 100% of hands in certain spots) these DYM's are essentially short handed satellites. However, if very good/experienced players are yielding 4% then there seems little point in me switching to them unless I'm prepared to study them, get good and put in a tonne of volume...
Would I be right in assuming that people are essentially using these as a means to get the "Priority" rewards and some of the regulars are perhaps putting in a lot of hours/volume and only making very small profits from them? I have no interest in chasing Priority so, like you say, it probably makes no sense for me to switch to these and give up the MTT's completely but, as you also suggest, giving a certain number a shot (as a "Challenge") may well give my game that little refresher or boost that it needs...
My worry would be (always fretting) that if I was to try a sample (or challenge) of say 50 games or so and I found myself on the wrong side of variance (or it may be that I don't have an edge after all) then this might do more harm than good to both my bankroll and my confidence- both of which are already shot to bits
I was all set to have a bash at these the other night in fact (think it was late on Sunday evening) I was loitering in the lobby for ages hovering over Register buttons... only the £5 games were running though and I also recognised some of the names (as good, winning players) so I bottled it and didn't jump into a single one in the end...
You've given me plenty to think about though reeler, which I'm grateful for. I'll check out John Connor's blog as well and appreciate your offer of help with hands and stuff- very generous.
All the best for 2018 and I'll let you know which road I decided to go down...
Hi Myna, I've played against you many of times and your right up there with the best in MTT just on the wrong side of variance at the moment most probs, The dym are good to refresh your game but as been said before the roi for massive volume is not viable to build a bank roll imo, I quite like the £1/£2 deep stacks for building a bank roll, Can be done quite easily and quite quickly, I should play them more but don't because of the time involved in playing them, I'd most probably have a good roi if i just stuck to them but like yourself love the £5/£10 bounty hunters but the variance involved is hard to take sometimes lol, Aces cracked the last 3 times when aipf v 6-4, 10-8 and 10-7 but I take them flips all day gladly with a smile, gl whatever you decide to do i'm sure you will do well and sry Reeler for jumping in on your dym blog
I almost forgot about this Reeler, did you complete it? Did you enjoy it? Was it worth it? Would you do it again? Would you recommend it?
I currently find myself with only £133.07 in my Sky account- after a pretty dismal spell of MTT's- and am wondering if I should take the plunge now and make the switch to these (or sit and go's maybe) and see if I can run it back up into an MTT bankroll (or even stick with them if they go well)... or I could just redeposit and take my MTT torturepunishment medicine like a grown up... #atacrossroads #havinganmttwobble
It feels weird replying/fielding questions/suggestions on someone else's thread. Apologies reeler, hope you don't mind.
Thanks for that Blackpuma. I appreciate the encouraging words but I feel that the actual better MTT players on Sky might have a little chuckle at that tbh
It could be variance, don't get me wrong, but there is always the possibility (worryingly) that I/you/anyone just has an extended period of running way above EV which serves to give a false impression of their actual ability and what they might begin to expect to win on a regular basis. When this bubble bursts (EV levels out) it gives a more accurate indication of where they actually sit in the food chain... sure, I'm not a fish but I am definitely not an apex predator either, I probably sit somewhere in the middle... like a squid... or an octopus... not sure where I'm going with this now.
I do agree with you about the £1 and £2 games, both in terms of their value (+) and the time commitment (-). I had moved away from them given that they are slow and don't offer a big score, but given my current predicament it may well be prudent to gravitate back to them and lick my wounds rather than embarking on a rather desperate quest in a foreign country... (DYM's)
...I'll probably just see you back at the MTT tables puma
as I have told you on chat box many times myna your up there as a very good mtt player . your just on the wrong end of variance.every ones game needs a little shake up from time to time. I wouldn't recommend staying on dym it was a challenge and one I will do again when I finish this one lol. I might also do a hu challenge that will help when I get too the final 2 players. ps I don't mind you talking on my page as you talk a lot of sense and its good for me to learn from you aswell thanks again.
Keep the faith Myna. Everyone on here seems to rate you far more highly than you rate yourself and I'm sure they can't all be wrong. I think basking shark would be far the better metaphor in your case - just a little more growth and I'm sure you'll be joining the ranks of the other great white sharks of Sky with their virtually pornographic sharkscope graphs .
Good luck with the challenge reeler. Having seen your aggro style at the cash tables I'd imagine you'll fare pretty well in DYM's.
Comments
All the best.
Rainman215.
I currently find myself with only £133.07 in my Sky account- after a pretty dismal spell of MTT's- and am wondering if I should take the plunge now and make the switch to these (or sit and go's maybe) and see if I can run it back up into an MTT bankroll (or even stick with them if they go well)... or I could just redeposit and take my MTT
torturepunishmentmedicine like a grown up...Would I be right in assuming that people are essentially using these as a means to get the "Priority" rewards and some of the regulars are perhaps putting in a lot of hours/volume and only making very small profits from them? I have no interest in chasing Priority so, like you say, it probably makes no sense for me to switch to these and give up the MTT's completely but, as you also suggest, giving a certain number a shot (as a "Challenge") may well give my game that little refresher or boost that it needs...
My worry would be (always fretting) that if I was to try a sample (or challenge) of say 50 games or so and I found myself on the wrong side of variance (or it may be that I don't have an edge after all) then this might do more harm than good to both my bankroll and my confidence- both of which are already shot to bits
I was all set to have a bash at these the other night in fact (think it was late on Sunday evening) I was loitering in the lobby for ages hovering over Register buttons... only the £5 games were running though and I also recognised some of the names (as good, winning players) so I bottled it and didn't jump into a single one in the end...
You've given me plenty to think about though reeler, which I'm grateful for. I'll check out John Connor's blog as well and appreciate your offer of help with hands and stuff- very generous.
All the best for 2018 and I'll let you know which road I decided to go down...
Thanks for that Blackpuma. I appreciate the encouraging words but I feel that the actual better MTT players on Sky might have a little chuckle at that tbh
It could be variance, don't get me wrong, but there is always the possibility (worryingly) that I/you/anyone just has an extended period of running way above EV which serves to give a false impression of their actual ability and what they might begin to expect to win on a regular basis. When this bubble bursts (EV levels out) it gives a more accurate indication of where they actually sit in the food chain... sure, I'm not a fish but I am definitely not an apex predator either, I probably sit somewhere in the
middle... like a squid... or an octopus... not sure where I'm going with this now.
I do agree with you about the £1 and £2 games, both in terms of their value (+) and the time commitment (-). I had moved away from them given that they are slow and don't offer a big score, but given my current predicament it may well be prudent to gravitate back to them and lick my wounds rather than embarking on a rather desperate quest in a foreign country... (DYM's)
...I'll probably just see you back at the MTT tables puma
If you post more video's on your youtube channel teaching me how to play 10nl I'll consider it
Good luck with the challenge reeler. Having seen your aggro style at the cash tables I'd imagine you'll fare pretty well in DYM's.