The poker thread...

[Era Macaroons]

having a consolation prize in the ?600 Headhunter...3 left , im 2nd....9 heads lol

[Era Macaroons]

2nd ...rivered to win it..?110

[Era Macaroons]

Do you think we should do some sort of JKB poker competition. Not just 6 or 7 of us in a sit'n'go but do something like - we all enter big tournaments, sky would probally be the best option (are all/most of us on sky?), we then get points for different things like;

 

1 point for every player you outlast/out before you

5 points per bounty (in a BH)

10 points for every other kickbacker you get further than

x2 points if you cash

50 points for 1st

30 points for 2nd

15 points for a final table finish (excluding Sit'n'go's)

 

Something like that, we'll set out what tourney's we can all enter and price ranges, possibly a few tourneys and bounty hunters at ?2.20-?5.75 and the Velocity a couple of times @ ?5.50. Would you say ?20 maximum in entry fees, with the chance of earning a little bit as well of course.

 

We all seem to be of good standard (I'm loosely including myself in that)

 

We could even include donating to a charity as well, 10% of your overall winnings, if a couple of us wins big tourney's that could be ?100+ to charity.

 

Whilst I like your sentiment I doubt this will get off the ground

 

It was tricky enough getting the 1000th post game organised (and yes I include myself for making an erse of registering)

 

see how the 2000th post game goes

 

meantime will prob c u in the odd Five 00 game...whats your username on sky?

[Statto]

meantime will prob c u in the odd Five 00 game...whats your username on sky?

 

Kevilfish,

 

I've just got knocked out in a wee ?50 GTD, I have KK one before the button, UTG raises to 80, blinds 10/20. I flat call -she likely had a big hand, raising 4x BB UTG, either a pair or a big Ace (or AA, you know where this is going), if there was no Ace on the flop, I'd let her continuation bet it and I'd raise- anyway, the SB calls and the BB folds. The flop is 246, nobody is going to have 35 so there isn't a straight out there or a flush. The SB bets 140 and the UTG raises to 1400, I was thinking she does that with any pocket pair from 7's higher, I go all in, SB folds and she calls and turns AA, then hits and A on the turn to kill me off.

 

My next big tourney will probally be the Sunday Showdown, I'll play a few more guarentees inbetween that.

[Walter Payton]

Couple of spots available in the home game tonight if anyone is interested. Drop me a PM if you want to put your name down...

[Tommy Wiseau]

More dispatches from the high stakes front line...

 

Played in the Sky ?60 GTD earlier, there were some seriously sick beats getting handed out. In fairness, I won as many as I lost , but the worst was definitely the donk who called a bigger stack's pre-flop all-in with 8 3 off suit and won it on the river.

 

The big stack was roughly a 95% favourite on the river.

 

Finished 7th and in the money, but did throw the last of my chips away with an all-in out of sheer boredom - the game got ridiculously cagey in the last 12 (8 paid) and it had taken forever.

 

I was quite happy with my ?6.24 winnings, anyway!

[The Merse]

Played like an absolute bell end at the casino last night.

 

Doubled up my original ?180 buy-in and left with.........nothing.

 

Good one Dave.

[Statto]

Just qualified for tonight's skypoker ?9K Open.

 

Lost a huge hand with Aces, I'm going through a stage just now of over raising my big pairs to suggest my hand isn't as strong as it is. I raised to 4800 (blinds 600/1200), a mid-stack goes all in for 9000 with K9 of hearts, I flop an Ace, he hits runner runner straight around the 9!. I was left with 13000 and slow rolled my way to the payouts. I was still top 10 with 26 qualifying but I had lost a couple of hands and I didn't want to get caught out and not actually qualify.

[Statto]

Just qualified for tonight's skypoker ?9K Open.

 

Out after 27 minutes.

 

I lost a few hands early on, I went from 3000 and got chipped away at to 1450, blinds were at 100/200, I think I was the big blind, there was 3 limpers, I re-raised all in with an AJ with 7 big blinds left, the first 2 folded and one called with A8, first card out, an 8, then a 3 and 3. A Queen came out on the turn, I needed a J on the end but it was an Ace.

 

I might try my luck on pokerstars.

[Mr Romanov Saviour of HMFC]

I was playing Sky Poker last night and I turned ?20 into ?100 but then I checked my account statement and they have withheld ?50 for 24 hours?! Say it's something to do with fraud checks or to see if I've been putting chips in other peoples account?!

 

Anyone ever had this? Is it just routine?

[Bigsmak]

I was playing Sky Poker last night and I turned ?20 into ?100 but then I checked my account statement and they have withheld ?50 for 24 hours?! Say it's something to do with fraud checks or to see if I've been putting chips in other peoples account?!

 

Anyone ever had this? Is it just routine?

 

Its just because you are dodgy.. Thats all.

[The Merse]

I was playing Sky Poker last night and I turned ?20 into ?100 but then I checked my account statement and they have withheld ?50 for 24 hours?! Say it's something to do with fraud checks or to see if I've been putting chips in other peoples account?!

 

Anyone ever had this? Is it just routine?

 

Yep.

 

All winnings on Sky are witheld for maximum of 24 hours.

[Walter Payton]

Anyone else playing on Pokerstars this evening? I was deep in a $2 tourney (7000 started and the bubble had already burst) but I suddenly got kicked off- the network report shows the University of Cambridge Server has suddenly got a terrible connection and the Pokerstars Web Server is offline.

[In Absentia]

Anyone else playing on Pokerstars this evening? I was deep in a $2 tourney (7000 started and the bubble had already burst) but I suddenly got kicked off- the network report shows the University of Cambridge Server has suddenly got a terrible connection and the Pokerstars Web Server is offline.

 

Not working for me tonight.

[Destruction Derby]

I have just signed up and deposited money (100% bonus once i make enough points or something) about to enter some daft wee tourney to kick off my pokerstars career, or more like another way to blow money which i aint got. happy days

[Statto]

The definition of a cold deck;

 

A player raising every second hand with marginal cards (to be polite), raises it up as expected and I look down at AQ of spades, I re-raise all in for 1800 more (150/300 Blinds) and they turn over AK.

 

Sick!

 

The other 2 Aces came out as well so unless I folded pre-flop, I was never getting away from the hand.

 

The first time I got any sort of hand to push back with and they turn over a dominating hand!

 

I've had such horrible beats of late, the last 3 times I've had pocket Aces, I've lost, the second time was my fault, but the other 2 I called the other player all in and they hit either 2 cards for a set or 4 cards to the straight (after I had hit a 3rd Ace! ) The second one I said about, I didn't raise enough pre-flop, blinds were big and I only min-raised, I got 3 callers plus the big blind had odds to call, they hit 2 8's and played it well, I went out 14 before the bubble in a 3000 person tourney.

[Statto]

Just had a sick one, 7 left in a ?250 guarenteed game on sky, ?4.40 buy in, 8 got paid.

 

I had just over 15,000, blinds at 500/1000. The chip leader is on my left, the small stack UTG to my right, I'm on the button and look down at AK, the small stack folds and I raise to 3,500, it kind of looks like a steal in that position, there had been a lot of raising and folding before this hand so if anyone has any sort of marginal hand (KJ, A9 etc.) they may push back and I'd instant call them.

The big stack -who had around 25,000 chips- pushed all in, the big blind folded and I called thinking as long as he doesn't have Aces I'd be happy. Even if he had Kings I wouldn't be too disappointed with that, I still would have had 3 outs.

He turns AQ. The flop is 356 or something like that, 2 clubs, he has the Qc, I have the Ac so he has no flush possibilities, the turn a Queen! River a 6 or something.

 

A 30,000+ pot which would have put me chip leader by quite a bit, the player in second only had 13,000 chips so I would have been well clear.

 

I walked away with ?15.36, ?76.80 to the winner though, what a difference a card makes.

 

Ahh well, great start to April, ?10.96 in the black already

[The Merse]

I've gone from playing well to playing even worse than this guy does.

 

 

[Era Macaroons]

I've gone from playing well to playing even worse than this guy does.

 

 

 

take a break from it....come back fresh....and kick ass

 

or just put your cash on my next international football coupon!!

[Statto]

Poker is a game.

Location: Pokerstars Cash Table

Blinds: 25c/50c

 

There was this American that was the loud mouth at the table, he called someone a "Euro Donk", he was generally annoying people. I won a pot with QQ and he called me a Euro Donk because I bet and he folded on the flop and he would have hit an Ace on the turn.

I then typed into the chat box, something like "that's discrimination against Europeans, it's not my fault I'm from Europe", he replied bith some sarcastic apology, "Ahh I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings..."

The very next hand, it was folded round to him on the button, he raised 3x BB to $1.50, the SB folded and I had 72. I decided to call because if I hit the flop in a big way, it would be a great way to get the guy back.

The flop was 4J2.

I check, he bets $2.50 into a pot of $3.25.

I have hit a bit of it and see this as a continuation bet so I call.

The turn is a K, it's a rainbow board (4 different suits) so there's no flush possibilities.

I check, he checks.

I am now pretty sure I'm actually ahead.

The river is an A.

I check, he bets $3.50 into a pot of $8.25, I call with bottom pair, 7 kicker.

 

He turns 56, he was betting with a gut shot and betting on my weakness. $14.55 with a 72

 

He then says, "you shouldn't really play those kind of hands" I reply with "72 is a good hand in Europe".

 

I got a bit of praise for calling from the other couple of Europeans at the table, it was like he must have bullying the other 2 for a while and then I came along, the hero that saved the day

 

He left the table shortly after

 

I was actually ahead all the way through the hand. I treated it like a fight on a poker table, I knew he was wanting to beat me so used the game element against him. That type of thing is unique to a cash table, you'd never get that in a tourney.

[Era Macaroons]

I've gone from playing well to playing even worse than this guy does.

 

 

 

break over , that should have been MORE than enough time

 

up for the Five 00 on sky?...Im in, anyone else?

[Bigsmak]

I'm in - again!

 

Woo this week baby

[Bigsmak]

I'm out

 

AA held up... Walked into that

[Era Macaroons]

Im gone too..., reached last 100 then made a naughty/greedy/silly move ....and busted

[Bigsmak]

Played in another tourney last night. Had less than average stack about halfway through. Find A 10 suited on BB.

 

The two big stacks who have played every hand limp in from the button and SB. I check.

 

Flop - 10 10 9 (two spades)

 

SB - all in for 5000 (blinds are 150 300 and I have about 2800)

ME - All in for 2800

Button All in for 5700

 

They turn - KJ offsuit, both of them. Each had 1 spade. I was like.. Yes only 4 outs.

 

Then the Q comes... I was raging and the board didn't pair. Jesus.

 

No poker for 2 weeks for me... Taking a break again.

[Walter Payton]

Played in another tourney last night. Had less than average stack about halfway through. Find A 10 suited on BB.

 

The two big stacks who have played every hand limp in from the button and SB. I check.

 

Flop - 10 10 9 (two spades)

 

SB - all in for 5000 (blinds are 150 300 and I have about 2800)

ME - All in for 2800

Button All in for 5700

 

They turn - KJ offsuit, both of them. Each had 1 spade. I was like.. Yes only 4 outs.

 

Then the Q comes... I was raging and the board didn't pair. Jesus.

 

No poker for 2 weeks for me... Taking a break again.

 

I was in a very similar situation last night in the Pokerstars $10 entry tournament last night. Down to the last 1000 players (bubble was around 350 players) and I had Kings in the Big Blind. I had around 3500 left (blinds were 100,200) and there were 5 limpers so when it came to me I raised it to 1200 (making it obvious that I had a hand I was willing to go with but happy enough to take the pot there as I didn't fancy playing a pot out of position if an Ace came on the flop). I got one caller from the button.

 

Flop came A,K,3 rainbow.

 

Realising that I'm not going to be behind anything here and that the guy I was up against was going to bet if I checked, that's exactly what I did. He bet 600 (at a pot of 3300!) and I shoved for 2300 more (I put him on the Ace and figured I looked weaker that way). He called, leaving him with only 1400... and turned over J,10 suited, but in the one suit that didn't come on the flop meaning he didn't even have a backdoor flush draw and had to realise he only had 4 outs!

 

Turn came a Q, and the river didn't pair the board...

[Walter Payton]

1 place available in tonights home game if anybody wants a game tonight.

[Statto]

I've just had a hand on sky, AQ on the button, there's one limper before me, I raise to 150 (still early on, blinds 15/30). The blinds fold and the limper calls.

 

The flop is 344.

He checks.

I bet 150 into a pot of 325.

He calls.

The turn is a J.

He bets 120 into a pot of 625.

I call the bet.

The river is a K.

He bets 120 again, into 865.

I feel this is weakness, he bet on the J, I will just be unlucky if he has KJ.

I raise to 600 with only about 480 back.

He calls and turns KQ!!!

 

At the time I felt he played it badly but what do you think?

 

Looking back on it, I perhaps should have raised it on the turn, although if he has the J (or 4) he's not folding then and I only have Ace high.

 

Since that hand, I've doubled up with KT v QJ, flopped trip Kings.

 

And I have moments ago took about 400 chips off the boy from the first hand I told you about, I make up the SB with A2, the flop is A67, when you have a low kicker with your Ace, you need high cards, they didn't come so I decided to play a small pot instead. He bets 100, I call. The turn is a 4. We both check. I hit a third Ace on the river, he bets 200 and I call, he has pocket 5's. I win 900 chips.

 

Since then, I've lost a few more in blinds and I'm now on 905 chips with the blinds at 100/200.

[Statto]

Not much of a shock, I've outlasted that guy in my above post.

 

I had a great triple up to put me on 6615.

 

A5 in the BB.

 

1 limper, SB made up.

 

Flop 245, top pair, top kicker.

 

SB pushes, I go all in for 75 more chip or something and the big stack calls.

 

SB had 8J or something, Big stack had 7K.

 

My hand held up and I've now been moved to a table of short stacks so let the bullying commense!

 

24 left. 20 paid.

 

I've just knocked someone out, I'm up to 8500 and I've been moved table, 2nd in chips at the table. 8th overall.

 

Someone has just called me on the bubble with bottom pair, he's turned the nut flush draw (Ac3c) and hit a 3 on the river, I had flopped a flush draw and miss, I bet his stack, 2400 and he calls with the 3 on the river. Do they not respect me or something

 

The bubble has now passed, 17 left, I'm 13th, 4450 chips left. Blinds 600/1200. Wee stack to my left. Bully to my right, just the way I like it.

 

I was in the BB with QT, the wee stack on my left goes all in for 1500 more, it's folded round to me, I make the call, he turns AK, he flops a K, he wins.

 

The very next hand I have just over a blind, I have 600 invested, I go all in with AK of spades, the formerly small stack calls the couple of hundred with J7 of clubs, 2 clubs on the flop, 7 on the river!

 

Finished 14th and won ?6.10, it was a ?5.50 buyin, I played one of the 60p 1 minute blind games earlier so I've broke even tonight. Give me a woo hoo for the break even!

[Statto]

8th in the Velocity.

 

I was beside another Jambo as well. The guy who put you out, I knocked him out later, calling his all in with QT, up against A8 and hit a T. He really shouldn't have been in the hand that knocked you out, limping for half his stack UTG with Q9 of clubs???

 

I did get lucky, hitting my set FIVE times in total, riverring trip 3's kept me in just before the bubble and my trip 6's against the kickbacker, just before that Q9 hand.

 

I can't play 4 handed so when it's down to 8 or 4, I need there to be action on the table especially when I'm as short stacked as I was.

 

Any tips on how to play 4 handed? I could use them, I've finished 4th in the Velocity 3 times.

[The Merse]

I've just had a hand on sky, AQ on the button, there's one limper before me, I raise to 150 (still early on, blinds 15/30). The blinds fold and the limper calls.

 

The flop is 344.

He checks.

I bet 150 into a pot of 325.

He calls.

The turn is a J.

He bets 120 into a pot of 625.

I call the bet.

The river is a K.

He bets 120 again, into 865.

I feel this is weakness, he bet on the J, I will just be unlucky if he has KJ.

I raise to 600 with only about 480 back.

He calls and turns KQ!!!

 

At the time I felt he played it badly but what do you think?

 

Looking back on it, I perhaps should have raised it on the turn, although if he has the J (or 4) he's not folding then and I only have Ace high.

 

Since that hand, I've doubled up with KT v QJ, flopped trip Kings.

 

And I have moments ago took about 400 chips off the boy from the first hand I told you about, I make up the SB with A2, the flop is A67, when you have a low kicker with your Ace, you need high cards, they didn't come so I decided to play a small pot instead. He bets 100, I call. The turn is a 4. We both check. I hit a third Ace on the river, he bets 200 and I call, he has pocket 5's. I win 900 chips.

 

Since then, I've lost a few more in blinds and I'm now on 905 chips with the blinds at 100/200.

 

The continue bet on the flop wasn't big enough imo.

 

I'd fire min 275 on the flop there.

[wibble]

The continue bet on the flop wasn't big enough imo.

 

I'd fire min 275 on the flop there.

 

2/3 - 3/4 the pot is usually about right. Enough to convince them you have the goods, but not so much that they think it's an abviuos bluff.

[Statto]

The continue bet on the flop wasn't big enough imo.

 

I'd fire min 275 on the flop there.

 

2/3 - 3/4 the pot is usually about right. Enough to convince them you have the goods, but not so much that they think it's an abviuos bluff.

 

Will use this information in the future, thanks.

 

 

Also, next week I'm in a big pokerstars tourney, one of the SCOOP events, a couple of questions, how do you spot a donkey? How do you play against them?

 

I don't want to get knocked out by a bad player so I am going to try and figure out who the bad players are, is there any real way of spotting them unless they show their bad river calls or even play many hands early on?

 

Also, the way I usually play against them is play small pots, play it slow to the river, if I only have top pair or 2 pair I flat call to the river, maybe min-raising if I have 2 pair actually.

If I had the nuts on the flop, how would you suggest I played it against a bad player? If I'm in position, flat calling his bets or if I'm out of position, check calling his bets? What street is the most valuable one to start raising it on? The turn or river?

Raising it up on the turn will give you a better idea where you are in the pot so you can possibly put a massive value bet in on the river however you may scare your customer away and not let him hit his hand.

[Era Macaroons]

Will use this information in the future, thanks.

 

 

Also, next week I'm in a big pokerstars tourney, one of the SCOOP events, a couple of questions, how do you spot a donkey? How do you play against them?

 

I don't want to get knocked out by a bad player so I am going to try and figure out who the bad players are, is there any real way of spotting them unless they show their bad river calls or even play many hands early on?

 

Also, the way I usually play against them is play small pots, play it slow to the river, if I only have top pair or 2 pair I flat call to the river, maybe min-raising if I have 2 pair actually.

If I had the nuts on the flop, how would you suggest I played it against a bad player? If I'm in position, flat calling his bets or if I'm out of position, check calling his bets? What street is the most valuable one to start raising it on? The turn or river?

Raising it up on the turn will give you a better idea where you are in the pot so you can possibly put a massive value bet in on the river however you may scare your customer away and not let him hit his hand.

 

welcome to poker school..ill tell u if u tell me:qqb016:

[wibble]

How do spot a donkey?

 

Problem you have is that poor players come in dozens of shapes and sizes.

 

Examples:

 

The calling station - who will call you all the way to the showdown with a pair of red 2's when there are 4 spades on the board, a 4- card broadway straight and a pair. - basically you will never bluff him off a hand, but if you have the goods he is going to pay you off.

 

The rock - will fold almost anything but the nuts. Easy to bluff, but if he calls you better not bet again cos he's sitting on a monster.

 

Both players are bad, but they are the polar opposites of each other.

 

Only by paying attention to the action when you are not involved will you learn these things about the other players at the table.

 

Poker God rules dictate that just as you have a read on half your table you should be moved to a new table full of unknown opponents.

[The Merse]

Will use this information in the future, thanks.

 

 

Also, next week I'm in a big pokerstars tourney, one of the SCOOP events, a couple of questions, how do you spot a donkey? How do you play against them?

 

I don't want to get knocked out by a bad player so I am going to try and figure out who the bad players are, is there any real way of spotting them unless they show their bad river calls or even play many hands early on?

 

Also, the way I usually play against them is play small pots, play it slow to the river, if I only have top pair or 2 pair I flat call to the river, maybe min-raising if I have 2 pair actually.

If I had the nuts on the flop, how would you suggest I played it against a bad player? If I'm in position, flat calling his bets or if I'm out of position, check calling his bets? What street is the most valuable one to start raising it on? The turn or river?

Raising it up on the turn will give you a better idea where you are in the pot so you can possibly put a massive value bet in on the river however you may scare your customer away and not let him hit his hand.

 

I just generally pay attention to what cards are turned over on the river, what position the player played those cards in and how the betting patterns go.

 

Quite often you'll see donks limping with Q8 or some scheckt like that from under the gun and you'll see that shown down on the river when they are making their min mornic bets all the way on a Q high flop etc.

 

Min raises pre-flop are a sign of a donkey.

 

Playing against donkeys, you have to play post-flop rather than pre-flop imo. I prefer to slink in with an AK pre-flop against a donkey and not go too crazy with it untill I hit, you don't want to be getting too many of your chips in against a donk pre-flop with AK v QJ or whatever crap they will be calling you with as you're only a 60/40 favourite. If you can get into a hand with them and connect with a flop you give yourself a much better chance of winning than the 60% if you commit pre-flop imo.

[Statto]

How do spot a donkey?

 

Problem you have is that poor players come in dozens of shapes and sizes.

 

Examples:

 

The calling station - who will call you all the way to the showdown with a pair of red 2's when there are 4 spades on the board, a 4- card broadway straight and a pair. - basically you will never bluff him off a hand, but if you have the goods he is going to pay you off.

 

The rock - will fold almost anything but the nuts. Easy to bluff, but if he calls you better not bet again cos he's sitting on a monster.

 

Both players are bad, but they are the polar opposites of each other.

 

Only by paying attention to the action when you are not involved will you learn these things about the other players at the table.

 

Poker God rules dictate that just as you have a read on half your table you should be moved to a new table full of unknown opponents.

 

I just generally pay attention to what cards are turned over on the river, what position the player played those cards in and how the betting patterns go.

 

Quite often you'll see donks limping with Q8 or some scheckt like that from under the gun and you'll see that shown down on the river when they are making their min mornic bets all the way on a Q high flop etc.

 

Min raises pre-flop are a sign of a donkey.

 

Playing against donkeys, you have to play post-flop rather than pre-flop imo. I prefer to slink in with an AK pre-flop against a donkey and not go too crazy with it untill I hit, you don't want to be getting too many of your chips in against a donk pre-flop with AK v QJ or whatever crap they will be calling you with as you're only a 60/40 favourite. If you can get into a hand with them and connect with a flop you give yourself a much better chance of winning than the 60% if you commit pre-flop imo.

 

I'll definitely be using these tips, thanks guys.

 

I'll have a wee notepad and pen writing where in terms of table position the players are that I play play pre-flop and the ones that I need to wait to post flop to play. I'll also be using the note function on PS.

[Bigsmak]

New Maybury Schedule

 

Mon - ?20 + 2 Freeze out - 8.30pm

Tue - ?25 + 3 Freeze out - 8.30pm

Wed - ?10 + 1 Freeze out - 8.30pm

Thur - 20 + 2 Freeze out 8.30pm

Fri - ?20 + 2 (?10 add on) Freeze out 8.30pm

Sat - ?30 + 3 Double chance 7pm

Sunday - ?30 + 3 Freeze out - 8.30

 

also a Sunday afternoon game - 3pm ?10 + 1 - 1 rebuy and 1 add on

 

SO.. they have gone down the freezeout route and ditched all the rebuy games. Also taking the Circus on head to head with same games same night.

[Bigsmak]

CAN'T EDIT

This is the schedule for the Merchant City it Glasgow. Not the Maybury.... I keep forgetting how many casinos I am a member of

 

New Maybury Schedule

 

Mon - ?20 + 2 Freeze out - 8.30pm

Tue - ?25 + 3 Freeze out - 8.30pm

Wed - ?10 + 1 Freeze out - 8.30pm

Thur - 20 + 2 Freeze out 8.30pm

Fri - ?20 + 2 (?10 add on) Freeze out 8.30pm

Sat - ?30 + 3 Double chance 7pm

Sunday - ?30 + 3 Freeze out - 8.30

 

also a Sunday afternoon game - 3pm ?10 + 1 - 1 rebuy and 1 add on

 

SO.. they have gone down the freezeout route and ditched all the rebuy games. Also taking the Circus on head to head with same games same night.

[The Merse]

Just won a funny hand on Sky.

 

25/50p.

 

Made it 2.50 with JJ, got 1 caller, then the BB shoves all in for ?21. I put them on AK when they do this and thought screw it lets flip. So I call, and so does the guy behind, he's all in too.

 

Comes down AA468

 

4 clubs on board, me no J of clubs!

 

As the cards aren't turned over on Sky I had all but given up hope on the hand.

 

Until player 1 flips over KQ spades and the other flips over two red tens!!

 

Only on Sky.

 

[Bigsmak]

Pushing all in with KQ... lol...

 

Calling with 10 10... lol

 

Calling with JJ ... lol

 

 

Onl;y on sky

[The Merse]

Pushing all in with KQ... lol...

 

Calling with 10 10... lol

 

Calling with JJ ... lol

 

 

Onl;y on sky

 

Just to be clear.

 

I raised. KQ called. TT shoved, I called and THEN KQ called.

[Era Macaroons]

Sky 5 '00' Gents? im in:th_love:

[Statto]

I entered a satellite earlier but got busted out after half an hour, I was shortish stacked, 8 BB. I'm in the BB with A3. It's folded round to the SB who limps, I go all in, he calls with 10 8. He rivered an 8.

 

I'm giving a few pokerstars guarentee games a go, they have better structures than sky games, the blinds go up slower and don't jump as quick.

[Statto]

How did you get on in the Five00?

 

 

I've cashed in this pokerstars $2.20 game. Guarenteed $4.12

 

235 left, I'm 200th with 12K in chips, blinds at 500/1000.

[Era Macaroons]

How did you get on in the Five00?

 

 

I've cashed in this pokerstars $2.20 game. Guarenteed $4.12

 

235 left, I'm 200th with 12K in chips, blinds at 500/1000.

 

pretty poor

 

lost 1/2 my stack early on to pocket AA, slight recovery then kinda forced to go for it on a jack high flop with j7 that i was in for free on BB , called by jq...all over pretty quick....I should have got away from hand so disappointed. I feel ive not got to grips with pace of this tourney yet.

 

...also it didnt help that a long lost mate 'skyped' me about 10 mins into it that ruined concentration !!

[Statto]

pretty poor

 

lost 1/2 my stack early on to pocket AA, slight recovery then kinda forced to go for it on a jack high flop with j7 that i was in for free on BB , called by jq...all over pretty quick....I should have got away from hand so disappointed. I feel ive not got to grips with pace of this tourney yet.

 

...also it didnt help that a long lost mate 'skyped' me about 10 mins into it that ruined concentration !!

 

I feel it's about half an hour into the tourney that blinds go from 100/200, to 200/400 to 400/800 in 15 minutes, that's a huge jump, you need hands during that period or you wont survive.

 

I finished 177th in that pokerstars tourney, a sweet $5.50 is in my account

 

I'm going try my luck at Omaha tourneys, I've only played a couple of cash games previously and got melted. My first ever hand at Omaha was a play money game, I flopped Quad Aces, I thought to myself this game is easy - I've since learned I was just lucky.

[Statto]

Right, I read up a bit on Omaha, I have learned the type of hands you go in with, connecting cards etc.

 

I entered a 9000 player freeroll, my first hand I had 4c5c7cJd, I limped UTG, someone raised to 80, I called, I flopped a straight, 689. The flop was bet. A second 8 came on the turn, check check. The river brought another 8 - disaster. Any pair is beating my straight, I folded having lost 600 out of the 1500 starting stack.

 

The next hand I'm in the big blind with two 8's and a couple of other cards, the flop is 789, I know a straight is likely but all I need is a paired board and I'm 90% sure I would win, there is a few raises and I call the rest of my 900 chips away with trip 8's.

The turn a 2 the river a 4, I'm beat, someone had TJ.

 

2 hands I lasted at pot limit Omaha, I think I'll give it a miss in future!

[Statto]

Going to try a bit of Limit Razz.

 

5 lowest cards win.

[Tommy Wiseau]

Another big win in the Sky ?30 GTD for myself - finished in 4th and up ?5.90 .

 

Had a hand near the end that pretty much cost me the tournament though:

 

Blinds are up at 800/1600, I'm big stack with 23k, the rest are on between 10k and 15k. I wake up with pocket Qs, nothing but limpers in front and I go all in (there aren't any real short stacks at the table and I reckoned there wouldn't be anyone willing to risk their tournament to see my cards) but get called by BB, who has a stack roughly half of mine. He calls all in with KT off suit, and turns a King to take the pot.

 

Was this a bad move or a bad call, or a bit of both?