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ste_mc_efc
Chairman of Selectors
I'm up for a little game have stars installed.
Can't be too many runners though as i'm in work in a few hours and too much nothing poker before then will make it drag.
Can't be too many runners though as i'm in work in a few hours and too much nothing poker before then will make it drag.
Jakester1288
School Cricketer
Seeing as Matt and Blake are gone. I'll leave it. It's 4:09am, I'm going to play a sit and go or something then hit the hay myself.
blake
School Cricketer
Whilst Matt and Jake joined some giggle for shits competition, I went with the big money - a 10,000 buy in competition with 27 players. First would pocket almost 100,000 - since I had won a few 300 buy in competitions I thought I might as well have a bit of a laugh in a serious one. My balance is only 28K chips btw, I don't play that much and Matt and Jake rarely ever get above 1K - so, 10K was a very hefty chunk.
I failed early. In the first or second hand I lost my two pairs to three of a kind and was down to last - 25th out of 25th, with 500 chips, starting with 1500. From there though, I fought, despite having the short stack, and won and won and won... to 1st place. Even at Heads Up I only had 9K and my opponent had about 31K, and I managed to somehow pull off a bit of luck and win the tournament - 100K chips richer! My record in 27/45 man tournaments is now: 2nd, 1st, 1st. Very happy. I'm not a great player, but obviously not the worst!
I failed early. In the first or second hand I lost my two pairs to three of a kind and was down to last - 25th out of 25th, with 500 chips, starting with 1500. From there though, I fought, despite having the short stack, and won and won and won... to 1st place. Even at Heads Up I only had 9K and my opponent had about 31K, and I managed to somehow pull off a bit of luck and win the tournament - 100K chips richer! My record in 27/45 man tournaments is now: 2nd, 1st, 1st. Very happy. I'm not a great player, but obviously not the worst!
ste_mc_efc
Chairman of Selectors
Just deposited 50 pound on full tilt.
Won 2 out of 3 heads up sng for a profit of about 80 cents so far. haha.
Unlucky for the one I lost. Kj against AJ all in on a jack high flop, hits his ace on the turn. Beat him in the rematch though so I'm only 20 cents (the rake) down against him.
Won 2 out of 3 heads up sng for a profit of about 80 cents so far. haha.
Unlucky for the one I lost. Kj against AJ all in on a jack high flop, hits his ace on the turn. Beat him in the rematch though so I'm only 20 cents (the rake) down against him.
blake
School Cricketer
You sound like quite a decent and experienced player Ste, I guess working in a casino would definitely get you a bit more familiar with it, though. I'm a good play-money player, but when it comes to real money I doubt I would have what it takes - with play money, I have no fear about losing chips and so I am more aggressive with my bluffs, or calls, where as with real-money I would be a bit more tentative. Sometimes, however, particularly early in tournaments, you need that aggression to get off to a good start. I don't mean going all-in pre-flop first hand, but just some attacking betting. Probably best not to bluff too much early, because people are more reckless, but if you have good cards there's no point letting them go to waste.
Sounds like playing on a $1/$2 table wouldn't be such a bad idea, people would care less about their hands and if you did lose it wouldn't be such a huge problem - but you could also make a decent about of money, if people don't care as much when they lose.
Sounds like playing on a $1/$2 table wouldn't be such a bad idea, people would care less about their hands and if you did lose it wouldn't be such a huge problem - but you could also make a decent about of money, if people don't care as much when they lose.
ste_mc_efc
Chairman of Selectors
I play quite small stakes really.
Currently on the bubble of a 2 dollar 27 man tournament. edit: just took it down. key hands late on were when I shoved QQ shortstacked, held against AK to put me in the game All in with A3s against A5 and split pot. Then last hand heads up he smooth calls the blind, I shove QJ he calls A6 bit luck to hit two pair but I'm not complaining. That 80 dollars is now 96
I was massive chip leader and flopped an open ended straight flush draw and middle pair.
Two guys obviously had big hands (top set and overpair, in fact)
But couldn't lay that big a draw down, didn't hit and I went to middle. Back up to second now and the bubble has just burst.
Won (well chopped, but the other guy rebought and I never, so I made the most profit) in a 5 pound re-buy game in my friends yesterday... i spend way too much time playing.
I basically get free experience in work, get to watch some good players play and learn a lot. One of the regulars in the cash game in the casino was in the home game (turns out we have some mutual friends as facebook would put it.) Obviously I knew exactly how he played (he is good, won about 800 quid over christmas) and had an advantage there.
Currently on the bubble of a 2 dollar 27 man tournament. edit: just took it down. key hands late on were when I shoved QQ shortstacked, held against AK to put me in the game All in with A3s against A5 and split pot. Then last hand heads up he smooth calls the blind, I shove QJ he calls A6 bit luck to hit two pair but I'm not complaining. That 80 dollars is now 96
I was massive chip leader and flopped an open ended straight flush draw and middle pair.
Two guys obviously had big hands (top set and overpair, in fact)
But couldn't lay that big a draw down, didn't hit and I went to middle. Back up to second now and the bubble has just burst.
Won (well chopped, but the other guy rebought and I never, so I made the most profit) in a 5 pound re-buy game in my friends yesterday... i spend way too much time playing.
I basically get free experience in work, get to watch some good players play and learn a lot. One of the regulars in the cash game in the casino was in the home game (turns out we have some mutual friends as facebook would put it.) Obviously I knew exactly how he played (he is good, won about 800 quid over christmas) and had an advantage there.
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