The poker thread...

[The Merse]

Update:

 

I'm still on a pish run!

 

PS made my 6th Royal last night - and got paid a massive 70p.

[The Merse]

Ring games suck man.

 

Tournament suits our style of play IMO.

 

I was bored this afternoon and started reading this thread for a trip down bad beat memory lane and stumbled across this comment.

 

What a cracker!

 

I'm almost exclusively cash now.

 

[The Merse]

Yowzer.

 

Just won the biggest pot I've ever won in a live cash game!

 

Was soooo sick.

 

I really don't know where I found the nerve/stupidity to do what I did...

 

We were 5 handed and this tight guy raises to ?14.

 

SB calls, I have Qc9c in the BB and call.

 

Flop comes down QsTc6c

 

So top pair and flushing. SB checkcs, I check, orig raiser bets ?15, SB calls.

 

I pump it up to ?60, orig raiser then pops it up another ?100 on top of my re-raise.

 

My stack at this stage was ?430 with about ?80 invested at that time.

 

About say ?300 for me to call ?100 in to...

 

I tanked and decided to call as I wasn't prepared to give my hand up, although I did know I was behind obv.

 

Turn was an offsuit 8.

 

So the board now QT68.

 

I'm flushing, top pair, and the turn has actually given me a double gutshot straight draw....

 

I decided to ship it in for my remaining ?330. (Christ knows where I found the balls for that!)

 

The guy had me covered and called and showed...QQ for top set.

 

So i'm needing a club a 7 or a J.

 

River brings a J and I take down a pot over ?1k.

 

Yikes!!!

[Chris Benoit]

Yowzer.

 

Just won the biggest pot I've ever won in a live cash game!

 

Was soooo sick.

 

I really don't know where I found the nerve/stupidity to do what I did...

 

We were 5 handed and this tight guy raises to ?14.

 

SB calls, I have Qc9c in the BB and call.

 

Flop comes down QsTc6c

 

So top pair and flushing. SB checkcs, I check, orig raiser bets ?15, SB calls.

 

I pump it up to ?60, orig raiser then pops it up another ?100 on top of my re-raise.

 

My stack at this stage was ?430 with about ?80 invested at that time.

 

About say ?300 for me to call ?100 in to...

 

I tanked and decided to call as I wasn't prepared to give my hand up, although I did know I was behind obv.

 

Turn was an offsuit 8.

 

So the board now QT68.

 

I'm flushing, top pair, and the turn has actually given me a double gutshot straight draw....

 

I decided to ship it in for my remaining ?330. (Christ knows where I found the balls for that!)

 

The guy had me covered and called and showed...QQ for top set.

 

So i'm needing a club a 7 or a J.

 

River brings a J and I take down a pot over ?1k.

 

Yikes!!!

 

Nice on, kinda puts my ?50 win at the nuts last night to shame

[Bigsmak]

 

I really don't know where I found the nerve/stupidity to do what I did...

 

 

Yikes!!!

 

 

Well... Had you been drinking?

[The Merse]

Well... Had you been drinking?

 

Scarily I was sober!!

[Goonieref]

Everyone get on rush poker on full tilt, I reckon it will change the face of poker, I play full time and I have switched to playing 4 tables of this at once, super swingy and crazy.

 

PS - dmcg the play of q9 hand was horrible, hope you learn from it

[Bigsmak]

Everyone get on rush poker on full tilt, I reckon it will change the face of poker, I play full time and I have switched to playing 4 tables of this at once, super swingy and crazy.

 

PS - dmcg the play of q9 hand was horrible, hope you learn from it

 

I read the invitation from FT.. it says you move from table to table so that you are always in the action,,, Is this true?

 

How then, do you get a read on your opponents?

[The Merse]

Everyone get on rush poker on full tilt, I reckon it will change the face of poker, I play full time and I have switched to playing 4 tables of this at once, super swingy and crazy.

 

PS - dmcg the play of q9 hand was horrible, hope you learn from it

 

HU4ROLLZ.

 

The Q9 hand certainly wasn't the best hand i'll ever play, i was a bit unlucky to run into the hand that I did, against pretty much any other hand I'm drawing a lot more live.

 

Even though he had what he had I was still 32% going into the river, which isn't a good situation to put my money in, the guy was tilty as well though so I felt my ship my get rid of him.

 

He'd folded twice in the last hour or so after raising someone else ?100 on the flop and then they shipped over the top of them.

 

I can't really be arsed trying to justify the play, because personally I don't like it either and I won't be in a rush to play that big a pot again, especially out of position.

 

What is this your talking about on FT>?

[Goonieref]

You dont get reads on players because the players change every hand. You just have to have a super tight preflop game with huge amounts of discipline. Post flop is really tricky but me and several other guys are discussing what plays are most optimal considering you could be playing a fish or a shark.

 

I think I live near you dmcg, you can just come and sweat me playing rush some time if you want.....it is sickest thing ever.

[DikT.]

I don't think your play with Q9 suited was too bad to be honest. I tend to raise large with suited connectors (or near connectors anyway) especially if I get two of the same suit on the flop. My perverted theory is there are 9 out cards for a flush so quite happy to bet on the %age that it will come quite frequently. Well done by the way.

 

I am seriously beginning to believe there is something fishy about PKR though. Four days in a row now I have logged in, started playing and third or fourth hand someone has hit quads (none of them me BTW!!!!) Either extremely coincidental or something strange happening.

[Statto]

**WARNING, the following post may contain a bad beat**

 

I have AJ heads up, I raise (again), he calls, flop 477, he checks, I bet, he min-raises, I don't think he has the 7, if he did -because of the type of player he was- I believed he would have flatted it, I believe I can push him off the hand, I push, he calls, he shows 4T, turn 7, river 7 for quads Ace kicker (it went in my favour...)

[Era Macaroons]

Yowzer.

 

 

 

Ca- Ching

 

other guy must have been gutted...hope it was Naz!

[Sexton Hardcastle]

Been on Betfair poker a fair bit recently. After loosing my 20 quid within minutes i was watching one of the higher stakes game for a bit of banter.

 

$25/50, 6 Way. UTG raised it up to 250 and there was 3 calls. SB/BB. Flop came 4J4 rainbow. SB bet another $250 which was raised to $600 by the BB. Flat called by the other two. Turn was a 10 i think to which the SB checked and the BB pushed all in for around $900. The other boy took his time over it and used the timebank of 30 seconds or so and he shoved all in as well. Think it was for around $2000.

 

SB Insta calls and Turns over 4's. AJ and Queens were the other hands. River was a blank. Cant ask for much more of a dream flop and the boy took down around $7500. Couldnt quite believe what i had seen. Usually getting beat for your 20 quid is bad to take. These boys jsut played on and i left a few hands later.

 

Whats the biggest pot wins/losses you kids have had?

[The Merse]

Been on Betfair poker a fair bit recently. After loosing my 20 quid within minutes i was watching one of the higher stakes game for a bit of banter.

 

$25/50, 6 Way. UTG raised it up to 250 and there was 3 calls. SB/BB. Flop came 4J4 rainbow. SB bet another $250 which was raised to $600 by the BB. Flat called by the other two. Turn was a 10 i think to which the SB checked and the BB pushed all in for around $900. The other boy took his time over it and used the timebank of 30 seconds or so and he shoved all in as well. Think it was for around $2000.

 

SB Insta calls and Turns over 4's. AJ and Queens were the other hands. River was a blank. Cant ask for much more of a dream flop and the boy took down around $7500. Couldnt quite believe what i had seen. Usually getting beat for your 20 quid is bad to take. These boys jsut played on and i left a few hands later.

 

Whats the biggest pot wins/losses you kids have had?

 

 

Pot I posted above was about ?1050, that was the biggest I've won.

 

Lost a few ?600 + pots at casino and also lost a pot for about $1,200 online.

 

Flopped 2nd nut flush versus nut flush while playing $3/6.

 

My mate lost a pot for around $2,500 when playing $5/10.

 

He had AA and lots of pre-flop action.

 

Flop came down A55 and the guy had 55.

 

[The Merse]

Went on Sky just a min ago.

 

3 consecutive hands:

 

AA, JJ, JJ.

 

And I flopped a set on every single one.

 

Mad!

[The Merse]

You dont get reads on players because the players change every hand. You just have to have a super tight preflop game with huge amounts of discipline. Post flop is really tricky but me and several other guys are discussing what plays are most optimal considering you could be playing a fish or a shark.

 

I think I live near you dmcg, you can just come and sweat me playing rush some time if you want.....it is sickest thing ever.

 

Just gave that Rush a go.

 

****ing love it!!!

 

Sky can kiss my arse, I'm moving to Full Tilt!!

[Goonieref]

Just gave that Rush a go.

 

****ing love it!!!

 

Sky can kiss my arse, I'm moving to Full Tilt!!

 

 

Mate, I'm making a potentially harsh judgement but please please please be careful on "rush", that is a bankroll remover if you do not have maximum discipline and tilt control.

[Era Macaroons]

Mate, I'm making a potentially harsh judgement but please please please be careful on "rush", that is a bankroll remover if you do not have maximum discipline and tilt control.

 

Havent tried it yet ...but if McG can win at it.......

[The Merse]

Mate, I'm making a potentially harsh judgement but please please please be careful on "rush", that is a bankroll remover if you do not have maximum discipline and tilt control.

 

Lol.

 

I just went on mega-tilt and lost my whole BR.

 

Unfortunately I didn't read your post before hand.

 

Ps I didn't really.

 

[Goonieref]

Lol.

 

I just went on mega-tilt and lost my whole BR.

 

Unfortunately I didn't read your post before hand.

 

Ps I didn't really.

 

 

mock all you want, just looking out for you.

[The Merse]

mock all you want, just looking out for you.

 

i know i'm only messing, it did feel just a teeny bit patronising though.

[Statto]

Qualifying for SPT Glasgow starts on Monday 8th of February.

 

The Event is on Saturday 8th of May, the last match-day of the SPL season.

[Jamboy81]

Right, I've held off long enough.

 

Can anyone recommend a poker site to register with?

[Bigsmak]

Right, I've held off long enough.

 

Can anyone recommend a poker site to register with?

 

full tilt is the best

 

if you want a 27% rake back sign up through the Hendon Mob

 

http://www.thehendonmob.com/full_tilt/

 

feel free to say that I recommended you ..

 

I'm Bigsmak

[Larry]

Just gave that Rush a go.

 

****ing love it!!!

 

Sky can kiss my arse, I'm moving to Full Tilt!!

 

Been trying Rush myself the past few nights with mixed results. Just playing micro limits, $10 and $25 sit downs. Still not sure about it, but its definately entertaining.

 

Played a few tourneys, keep getting in good position and end up losing the vital hand when its going to be the difference between final tabling/serious money and just cashing and getting the buy in back.

[Era Macaroons]

Right, I've held off long enough.

 

Can anyone recommend a poker site to register with?

 

I would suggest smaller 'European' based sites to begin with such as Ladbrokes or W.Hills amongst many others, your more likely to have a chance.

 

I only say that cos even at low levels the Huge American sites (Stars, FT) seem to be of a high standard....reason being, Yanks grew up with poker over the dinner table...we're learning it.

 

Good Luck.....mind n post yer results

[Era Macaroons]

Qualifying for SPT Glasgow starts on Monday 8th of February.

 

The Event is on Saturday 8th of May, the last match-day of the SPL season.

 

cheers, will need to have a go

 

(didnt end up doing so for Newc)

 

Just checked that we dont have any cup finals/league championships on May 8th so should be fine.

[Era Macaroons]

full tilt is the best

 

if you want a 27% rake back sign up through the Hendon Mob

 

http://www.thehendonmob.com/full_tilt/

 

feel free to say that I recommended you ..

 

I'm Bigsmak

 

Bigsmaks right use hendon mugs if you decide to join this site

 

just enter EraMacaroons for 29% rakeback lol

[Era Macaroons]

Been trying Rush myself the past few nights with mixed results. Just playing micro limits, $10 and $25 sit downs. Still not sure about it, but its definately entertaining.

 

Played a few tourneys, keep getting in good position and end up losing the vital hand when its going to be the difference between final tabling/serious money and just cashing and getting the buy in back.

 

I see you got your wish BBJ.....heres hoping

 

(gl with rush...not tried it yet)

[Era Macaroons]

i know i'm only messing, it did feel just a teeny bit patronising though.

 

Are you going to try n qualify for sky poker tour ? your site after all

[DikT.]

Just tried thaty Rush for the first time. Pure mentalist!!! I only used play money so as I could try it. If that is the way they play for real money, think I will stick to Ring games :-)

[Larry]

Entered a $5 heads up shootout tourney last night. 256 players. won 5 games to get to the final 8 and guaranteed $45. Only to come up against a Celtic fan who knocked me out...

 

I had 2to1 chip lead over him, got 55. raised it up he calls

 

346 flop..great flop i think, he checks, I bet 300 into 480 pot..now he only has about 750 so im thinking he will fold or go all in..he calls...

 

turn is a 9 and he instantly pushes all in for the last 450 odd, the 9 couldnt have helped, he must have had me beat on the flop.But only 450 to call for a chance of a place in the last 4, I probably still have 8 straight outs and 2 for my set..even if i lose I still will only be 2to1 behind in chips, still got a chance. I call

 

He turns over K9....river is a blank

 

How the **** did he call 300 of his 750 on the flop? The bhoy went on to final table heads up and just spli 1st place

[Superman]

Been on Betfair poker a fair bit recently. After loosing my 20 quid within minutes i was watching one of the higher stakes game for a bit of banter.

 

$25/50, 6 Way. UTG raised it up to 250 and there was 3 calls. SB/BB. Flop came 4J4 rainbow. SB bet another $250 which was raised to $600 by the BB. Flat called by the other two. Turn was a 10 i think to which the SB checked and the BB pushed all in for around $900. The other boy took his time over it and used the timebank of 30 seconds or so and he shoved all in as well. Think it was for around $2000.

 

SB Insta calls and Turns over 4's. AJ and Queens were the other hands. River was a blank. Cant ask for much more of a dream flop and the boy took down around $7500. Couldnt quite believe what i had seen. Usually getting beat for your 20 quid is bad to take. These boys jsut played on and i left a few hands later.

 

Whats the biggest pot wins/losses you kids have had?

 

Whats your alias on BF mate? I play quite a bit on BF, just SnG's mainly with the odd MTT.

[Ali-1874]

What kind of SnG's do you guys play?

 

I've just been keeping it low with $5 ones but It's getting a bit boring playing for 40 minutes or so and not winning that much. Should I up the number of people in the SnG or go to MTTs?

[Larry]

What kind of SnG's do you guys play?

 

I've just been keeping it low with $5 ones but It's getting a bit boring playing for 40 minutes or so and not winning that much. Should I up the number of people in the SnG or go to MTTs?

 

It might not be too clever re bankroll but I like to mix up the diffferent types of games I play to stop me from getting bored. So I end up going from playing heads up horse to holdem tourneys to mixed cash. probably why Im not profitable though:24_shocked:

 

 

Sticking with Holdem just now though as I seem to be playing decent the last couple of days. especially in sngos and tourneys. Cash I just seem to play too loose.

[The Merse]

Played for 20 mins earlier on Full Tilt.

 

Flopped 3 sets and lost every hand.

 

Twice set over set, then my set v a flush draw which got there on river.

 

Not so good!

 

Had been slowing accumulating a playable wee roll on FT but took a bit of a hit with that.

[Larry]

Another failed attempt at making a final table and decent cash. playing in those double tourneys on tilt. just $5+1 1200 runners, finished 16th for $43..first place was $1200. Was in the top 5 chip stacks for alot of it, then went completely card dead 88 twice and A10 twice in the last hour and a half. pushed all in with A 10 and ran into JJ.

 

 

Playing in the same $5 heads up tourney that i finished 4th-8th last night, and again won 5heads up and am guaranteed 8th($45) again. Waiting on my next opponent now. won 10 out of 11 heads ups in the two tourneys combined so Im guessing lady luck is about to change:angry:

[Larry]

Another failed attempt at making a final table and decent cash. playing in those double tourneys on tilt. just $5+1 1200 runners, finished 16th for $43..first place was $1200. Was in the top 5 chip stacks for alot of it, then went completely card dead 88 twice and A10 twice in the last hour and a half. pushed all in with A 10 and ran into JJ.

 

 

Playing in the same $5 heads up tourney that i finished 4th-8th last night, and again won 5heads up and am guaranteed 8th($45) again. Waiting on my next opponent now. won 10 out of 11 heads ups in the two tourneys combined so Im guessing lady luck is about to change:angry:

 

yep out in 4th-8th again. boy called a couple of bluffs with ace high and bottom pair to have 1900-1100 lead. Got AJ and ended up re raising and then he pushed in, I called. 22 vs AJ. no help. oot. Not terrible, won 10 out of 12 heads up in the two tourneys combined.

[Era Macaroons]

Anyone going for Saturday tourney at Circus? my pass is red hot n jackpots comin down bro:mwah:

 

'off, ok see you at the final table:sneaky::sneaky::frustrated:

[Superman]

Anyone going for Saturday tourney at Circus? my pass is red hot n jackpots comin down bro:mwah:

 

'off, ok see you at the final table:sneaky::sneaky::frustrated:

 

Never played at Circus, what's the buyin for the Sat tourney?

[Larry]

Never played at Circus, what's the buyin for the Sat tourney?

 

?30+?3 Double chance freezout. Think you get 5500 chips and another 4000 which you can take at anytime up till and during the first break. Something like that anyway.

[DikT.]

Well I played on Full Tilt for real money last night for the first time (NOT Rush!!!) Half an hour, beaten with AA, KK, JJ, AK, AQ suited and AJ suited. Back to PKR I reckon!!!

[Bigsmak]

Well I played on Full Tilt for real money last night for the first time (NOT Rush!!!) Half an hour, beaten with AA, KK, JJ, AK, AQ suited and AJ suited. Back to PKR I reckon!!!

 

How did you play the hands?

 

Did you limp with the KK or AA and or were you aggressive?

[Superman]

?30+?3 Double chance freezout. Think you get 5500 chips and another 4000 which you can take at anytime up till and during the first break. Something like that anyway.

 

Cool man, might pop along tonight. Not had a live game of pokes in ages.

[DikT.]

How did you play the hands?

 

Did you limp with the KK or AA and or were you aggressive?

 

Never been much of a limper Bigsmak. Pretty aggressive always. just went back to PKR for half hour before lunch. $1/$2. First hand 6,6. I limped with that. Flop 2,6,6. Clown goes all in, just over $40. Whooppee thinks I nice easy double up first hand. he turns QQ. You guessed it, Q on the turn, Q on the river!!!!!!! Giving up for a while!!!

[Bigsmak]

Never been much of a limper Bigsmak. Pretty aggressive always. just went back to PKR for half hour before lunch. $1/$2. First hand 6,6. I limped with that. Flop 2,6,6. Clown goes all in, just over $40. Whooppee thinks I nice easy double up first hand. he turns QQ. You guessed it, Q on the turn, Q on the river!!!!!!! Giving up for a while!!!

 

mmm ... been there.. done that.

[The Merse]

Wow!

 

Just took a call from a mate.

 

He won a Freeroll on Partypoker for a seat to play in the Los Angeles Poker Classic Celebrity Invitational!!

 

The trip is for two people though and I'm getting to go with him, obviously don't have an entry to the tourney but a free trip to LA sounds good to me!!

 

Staying in the 5 star Hilton hotel, leave next Friday!!

 

Woohoo!!!!

[Era Macaroons]

?30+?3 Double chance freezout. Think you get 5500 chips and another 4000 which you can take at anytime up till and during the first break. Something like that anyway.

 

3500 starting chips plus 2000

Cool man, might pop along tonight. Not had a live game of pokes in ages.

 

did u go? I had a decent tournament but just could not shake this granny who ended up knocking me out after 3rd battle...argh.

[Statto]

Just qualified for the SPT Glasgow leg, the big hands were;

 

5 handed, I'm on the button, blinds 50/100, pocket 4's

min-raise UTG, next player calls, I call, blinds fold - pot 750.

Flop Q97

pre-flop-raiser bets 200, next player folds, I think this is weakness, I raise to 600, leaving back 1370 - he folds, I take down a pot of 950.

 

5 handed, I'm on the Big Blind, blinds 50/100, A2 of clubs

folded round to the button, he calls, SB folds, I check.

Flop A2A (2 spades), I check, he bets 125 - I feel this is strong, I raise to 450 with the nuts, he pushes for another 1885, I snap call, he shows J7 of spades - he's drawing dead - I win the pot of 4270, taking me up to 5080.

 

4 handed, I'm on the Big Blind, blinds still 50/100, pocket A's

UTG limps, button folds, SB calls, I raise 250, UTG calls, SB folds - pot 800

Flop T38, I bet 500, UTG-man min-raises, I push him all in for another 950, he shows TJ.

Turn 4, River 3 - I win the 4700 pot, taking me up to 7430.

 

6 handed (final table), I'm on the Small Blind, blinds 150/300, pocket T's

folded round to the button, button pushes for 2410, I push all in 8142.5, BB folds, button shows pocket 2's - pot 5120

Flop 9A3, Turn J, River 9, this takes me up 11,002.5

 

4 handed (guaranteed ?88, top 3 won the seats), I'm UTG, blinds 200/400, A7

I raise to 1100, button folds, SB folds, BB pushes for 5932.5, I have 9752.5 back, I make a disciplined fold.

 

4 handed, I'm on the Small Blind, blinds 200/400, AT

folded round, I raise to 1100 total (900 raise, 700 more), BB pushes for 5332.5, I have 8852.5 back, I call, BB shows JK - pot 11,465

Flop 8JA, Turn 9, River 7, this takes me up to 15,685 and wins the seat for the SPT.

 

 

Except for losing the odd blind, I only lost that one hand during "competitive play", although it was a fold - not really losing a showdown, I only made one "move", the top hand ^^^ with the 4's. Pretty simple stuff really.