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06-29-2015 , 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by wrsport1015
seems very similar to how i run. don't forget to make some time to study bankroll management to try and prevent going busto. this is the biggest problem for some of the best players.

gl OP
Thanks mate. That's my biggest issue as a gambler hence why I put restrictions on what buy ins I can play.

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Originally Posted by partywme
Pwallis what part of the UK you from? GL with the poker
I'm from the south east, currently staying at my nan's in Sunbury-on-thames just outside of London, yourself?

Thanks, you too.
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06-29-2015 , 07:18 PM
Small MTT session tonight after waking up too late to play the majority of decent tourneys. Cashed the 11r and had this with 20 left (1.8k up top)

    Poker Stars, $10 Buy-in (1,000/2,000 blinds, 400 ante) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 7 Players
    Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #36936741

    Hero (CO): 30,588 (15.3 bb)
    BTN: 55,707 (27.9 bb)
    SB: 116,971 (58.5 bb)
    BB: 53,595 (26.8 bb)
    MP1: 35,282 (17.6 bb)
    MP2: 86,505 (43.3 bb)
    MP3: 36,174 (18.1 bb)

    Preflop: Hero is CO with A A
    MP1 raises to 4,000, 2 folds, Hero raises to 30,188 and is all-in, 3 folds, MP1 calls 26,188

    Flop: (66,176) K T J (2 players, 1 is all-in)
    Turn: (66,176) 5 (2 players, 1 is all-in)
    River: (66,176) 5 (2 players, 1 is all-in)

    Spoiler:
    Results: 66,176 pot
    Final Board: K T J 5 5
    Hero showed A A and lost (-30,588 net)
    MP1 showed A Q and won 66,176 (35,588 net)



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    Not a bad score, but getting super frustrated with being so close. Finished 10th in a $27 hyper MTT this morning as well. I've got a decent stack in a $5.50 deep so hopefully I can grind out a win for $600 to recover from yesterday.
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    06-30-2015 , 04:20 AM
    Deep stack was another disappointment, however, I've been offered a job. I interviewed for a job the other week and was unsuccessful despite them liking me the most apparently but they opted for someone with more experience. Turns out the candidate turned them down for a permanent position as this role is a 1 year fixed contract and they then asked if I was still available and they wanted to offer me the job. Agency have gone back to them to try and negotiate a salary and he thinks £30k + 1k bonus on completion of contract + study support for ACCA is fair which is really good for my age (23) so no complaints there, just hope they agree to it. Things are looking up, it means I could withdraw some of my roll to pay debts and keep a bit in there to grind until I get paid.

    Updates to come.
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    06-30-2015 , 05:10 AM
    Well done.

    Hope you the max salary, but dont be too hardlined on the salary. The couple of thousand reduction now counts for not much down the line. Get the job security and experience, grind when you can, options in the future.
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    06-30-2015 , 06:57 AM
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    Originally Posted by intime
    Well done.

    Hope you the max salary, but dont be too hardlined on the salary. The couple of thousand reduction now counts for not much down the line. Get the job security and experience, grind when you can, options in the future.
    Cheers, they ended up offering me £1k extra than what I posted above which is sweet. Super tilted though as I've just FT bubbled a $27 6 max turbo in which I had 150k chips when average was like 40k (FT average 120k). Lost a couple of flips when it mattered then let the big stack bully a bit before finally playing back at him and him waking up with AK. Another so close but $140 is better than nothing.
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    06-30-2015 , 09:32 AM
    Gl, sir. Subbed, wish you all the best through all the BS. Keep ya head up
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    06-30-2015 , 09:36 AM
    Nice story!!!
    following and gl...
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    06-30-2015 , 05:24 PM
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    Originally Posted by BalticGuy
    Gl, sir. Subbed, wish you all the best through all the BS. Keep ya head up
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    Originally Posted by sanko33
    Nice story!!!
    following and gl...
    Tyty. My sleeping pattern is proper ****ed! Just woken up at 10pm lol which is annoying as I keep missing all of the good MTTs. Start my new job on Monday so hopefully I've sorted it out by then.
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    06-30-2015 , 05:38 PM
    Gl with that jerb...economy is still ****e even for very experienced people..grab it with both hands and use it wisely!
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    06-30-2015 , 07:02 PM
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    Originally Posted by worpler
    Gl with that jerb...economy is still ****e even for very experienced people..grab it with both hands and use it wisely!
    In finance? I've found that the market has picked up a lot recently. Thanks though.

    1/9 in a $5.10 hyper, $1k up top.

    Edit: 2nd for $750. Got crushed 3 handed by ICM as the short stack was folding with 2bb and I just got punished by the CL as a result. Stupid but good score.

    Last edited by Pwallis1; 06-30-2015 at 07:20 PM.
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    06-30-2015 , 08:34 PM
    Busted most other tourneys for not much $ but the roll is now over the $1.5k mark and with my new job starting Monday things are definitely looking up. It's a shame I won't get the chance to grind MTTs full time given that I'm going to be working but it's impossible to turn down that sort of money.

    I guess the good thing is aside from probably ~$500-700 worth of expenses, the roll no longer needs to be touched as my job will pay for those going forward leaving me plenty of time to build the roll without having to drop down stakes too much.

    Are there any UK southerners out there that grind live in or around the London area? Looking to get back into live poker as I'd love to go out to the WSOP next year but not sure where I should be playing around here.

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    06-30-2015 , 09:56 PM
    good ****ing job.
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    07-01-2015 , 04:07 AM
    You seem to be a hell of a player... I hope you can keep your cravings in check... GL OP.
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    07-01-2015 , 04:16 AM
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    Originally Posted by kYndr
    good ****ing job.
    Thanks.

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    Originally Posted by Dubnjoy000
    You seem to be a hell of a player... I hope you can keep your cravings in check... GL OP.
    Ty sir.

    Played a $5.50 PSKO 6 max turbo just now for a laugh, ended up busting 14th out of 860 or something, stupid thing was that despite being 1st or 2nd in chips at that point, losing an all in in a turbo is very bad news. I guess the hand is pretty standard, still took $50 after knockouts which is a decent return.

      Poker Stars, $5 Buy-in (8,000/16,000 blinds, 3,200 ante) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 5 Players
      Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #36959191

      MP: 181,054 (11.3 bb)
      CO: 92,652 (5.8 bb)
      Hero (BTN): 289,822 (18.1 bb)
      SB: 186,294 (11.6 bb)
      BB: 114,523 (7.2 bb)

      Preflop: Hero is BTN with 3 3
      2 folds, Hero raises to 286,622 and is all-in, SB calls 175,094 and is all-in, BB folds

      Flop: (398,188) 7 5 K (2 players, 2 are all-in)
      Turn: (398,188) 4 (2 players, 2 are all-in)
      River: (398,188) 3 (2 players, 2 are all-in)

      Results: 398,188 pot
      Final Board: 7 5 K 4 3
      Hero showed 3 3 and lost (-186,294 net)
      SB showed K K and won 398,188 (211,894 net)



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      In other news, I've been invited for an interview at a different company (better pay, more preferable role and permanent) but obviously I start on Monday at this other place. They want to interview me on Tuesday so it's all a bit of a ****ing logistical nightmare at the moment, I've already told the agency I wasn't looking elsewhere (which is true - this has been in the pipeline for a while) and I don't want to **** them about. Saying that, I was 2nd choice for this job and I guess I need to be selfish in terms of this, so do I just take the other one if I get offered it? (there's only 2 of us interviewing for it).
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      07-01-2015 , 04:45 AM
      depending terms of notice of 1st job i'd take the 2nd one. it's absolutely ok for you to grab a better opportunity
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      07-01-2015 , 04:49 AM
      Your question can be answered with some simple mathz

      Moar manies > Less manies
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      07-01-2015 , 04:57 AM
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      1.000$ plus 1.000fpp in 3 days is pretty impressive
      I suppose you very good and degen helps you to not be money scare while playing

      GL with the new job, it was while ago but hippodrome in leicester sq should be quite good to play live. The only issue about it, it is inside a casino and you need to be able to pass the all floor without looking at roulette.....
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      07-01-2015 , 05:24 AM
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      depending terms of notice of 1st job i'd take the 2nd one. it's absolutely ok for you to grab a better opportunity
      That's what I was thinking, I suppose I better check the notice period.

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      Your question can be answered with some simple mathz

      Moar manies > Less manies
      Haha, right you are sir.

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      Originally Posted by sanko33
      1.000$ plus 1.000fpp in 3 days is pretty impressive
      I suppose you very good and degen helps you to not be money scare while playing

      GL with the new job, it was while ago but hippodrome in leicester sq should be quite good to play live. The only issue about it, it is inside a casino and you need to be able to pass the all floor without looking at roulette.....
      Thanks mate. I probably play my best poker when I have less than 5 BI for the game I'm playing, no fear and no ****ing about. I didn't even consider the roulette thing as most of the poker clubs I've played at don't have casino games. My issue isn't so much the constant necessity to be gambling on pit games but more the fact that I cannot stand being down at any point.

      I withdrew $700 and left myself $1k in the account. Decided to sit a reg at 100nl HU to get some action and wow, I can't remember the last time I played this well. Everything worked, called his bluffs perfectly and just generally ran good without being all in pre.



        Poker Stars, $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 2 Players
        Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #36959291

        Hero (BB): $356.76 (356.8 bb)
        SB: $100 (100 bb)

        Preflop: Hero is BB with K 7
        SB raises to $4, Hero calls $3

        Flop: ($8) 7 3 2 (2 players)
        Hero checks, SB checks

        Turn: ($8) 6 (2 players)
        Hero bets $3.82, SB calls $3.82

        River: ($15.64) J (2 players)
        Hero bets $7.57, SB raises to $29, Hero calls $21.43

        Results: $73.64 pot ($0.50 rake)
        Final Board: 7 3 2 6 J
        Hero showed K 7 and won $73.14 ($36.32 net)
        SB showed 9 T and lost (-$36.82 net)



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          Poker Stars, $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 2 Players
          Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #36959301

          Hero (SB): $295.47 (295.5 bb)
          BB: $124.84 (124.8 bb)

          Preflop: Hero is SB with 8 J
          Hero raises to $2.50, BB calls $1.50

          Flop: ($5) A 7 T (2 players)
          BB checks, Hero bets $3.63, BB calls $3.63

          Turn: ($12.26) 4 (2 players)
          BB bets $9.64, Hero raises to $25.16, BB calls $15.52

          River: ($62.58) 6 (2 players)
          BB checks, Hero bets $264.18 and is all-in, BB folds

          Results: $62.58 pot ($0.50 rake)
          Final Board: A 7 T 4 6
          Hero mucked 8 J and won $62.08 ($30.79 net)
          BB mucked and lost (-$31.29 net)



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            Poker Stars, $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 2 Players
            Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #36959311

            Hero (SB): $398.31 (398.3 bb)
            BB: $101.14 (101.1 bb)

            Preflop: Hero is SB with T J
            Hero raises to $2.50, BB raises to $9, Hero calls $6.50

            Flop: ($18) 9 4 T (2 players)
            BB checks, Hero bets $10, BB raises to $28, Hero calls $18

            Turn: ($74) 3 (2 players)
            BB bets $21, Hero calls $21

            River: ($116) 2 (2 players)
            BB bets $43.14 and is all-in, Hero calls $43.14

            Results: $202.28 pot ($0.50 rake)
            Final Board: 9 4 T 3 2
            Hero showed T J and won $201.78 ($100.64 net)
            BB showed J A and lost (-$101.14 net)



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            VAMOS!
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            07-01-2015 , 03:43 PM
            Decent day, +$703 in cash games to go with the MTT 2nd place from earlier.
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            07-01-2015 , 03:57 PM
            sicko! the heater is real!:-D
            btw, sn on stars same as here?
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            07-01-2015 , 04:07 PM
            Good luck OP

            I'm pretty much in the same boat as you, minus the falling out with parents etc. Fine at poker but completely ****ed my finances up thanks to ****ing casino games and recently those machines at the betting shops now I've blocked everything but Stars online. Now gone nearly 2 weeks no gamble and looking for it to continue other than strictly sticking to NLHE. Need to get some sort of social life too.
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            07-01-2015 , 04:07 PM
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            07-01-2015 , 04:37 PM
            Whenever i thought you couldn't run better you prove me wrong

            Keep it up like that. I cross my fingers for you that your shot at NL100 HU will continue like that. So in no time you will have a healthy BR for them.
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            07-01-2015 , 05:30 PM
            in before busto
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            07-01-2015 , 11:11 PM
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            sicko! the heater is real!:-D
            btw, sn on stars same as here?
            Cheers, no it's not, I will reveal SN at a later date (will explain why then as well).

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            Good luck OP

            I'm pretty much in the same boat as you, minus the falling out with parents etc. Fine at poker but completely ****ed my finances up thanks to ****ing casino games and recently those machines at the betting shops now I've blocked everything but Stars online. Now gone nearly 2 weeks no gamble and looking for it to continue other than strictly sticking to NLHE. Need to get some sort of social life too.
            I can relate, I have very little social life, but it has mostly been caused by me being too busy gambling to have time for people. It's not easy and it's something that does get me down but I'm lucky enough to have a gf to keep me busy and I'm hoping the rest will come with time once I've sorted myself out. I know what those machines are like, the problem is you can self exclude from a bookies but just drive to a different one. I would recommend trying GA if you haven't already but the crux of the matter is that you need to want to give up or you won't. I wish you all the best, shoot me a PM if you want to talk further.

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            Hope you enjoy!

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            Originally Posted by be water my friend
            Whenever i thought you couldn't run better you prove me wrong

            Keep it up like that. I cross my fingers for you that your shot at NL100 HU will continue like that. So in no time you will have a healthy BR for them.
            Haha, I wouldn't say I'm running insane as I'm below EV in both cash and SNGs (not sure about mtts - 1 decent score but loads of FT bubbles) but it's nice to be playing well and making money. I'm not exclusively playing 100NL, I'm generally sitting 50nl-200nl 100bb and cap tables waiting for action playing fish at all stakes and regs at 100nl and below if I feel up to it (I mostly decline). I like to aggressively shot take as I believe a lot of regs play with a far too conservative bankroll management style. Luckily for me I feel no real added pressure with having a smaller bankroll for the stakes I play as I've been there a million times, it's just about ensuring you know when to move down.

            It also looks like I may be moving home as my job is much closer to there. I haven't fully reconciled with my dad yet but my mum is talking about the possibility of me moving back which is good, only issue is I can't freely play poker at home as they see it as the same as all other types of gambling and no amount of explaining will convince them otherwise. I withdrew $627 yesterday which should cover most of my immediate debt payments until I get paid from work and the roll is about $1600 i think (haven't got stars open). Things are starting to piece together, just have to try not to **** up as per usual.

            Think we're going to Thorpe Park again today but we may not as the weather is a bloody joke in the UK at the moment. It's been uncomfortable to grind in this heat and I can't imagine anything worse than standing in it all day. GL all.
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