APAT Season 5: Discussion

[Paulie_D]

Would it be safe to assume that soon there could be an announcement about the possibility of there being Betfair satellites due to take place very shortly for an as yet unnamed APAT event in Coventry at the end of this month??

It"s possible, I suppose...but the time frame is very tight....and, on past experience, Betfair aren"t necessarily that efficient.

Even the direct buy-in needs a week"s lead in time...so, I"d go with a NO on this particular one...until advised to the contrary.

But...I know nothing.

[Outlander]

It"s possible, I suppose...but the time frame is very tight....and, on past experience, Betfair aren"t necessarily that efficient.

Even the direct buy-in needs a week"s lead in time...so, I"d go with a NO on this particular one...until advised to the contrary.

But...I know nothing.

Hmmm... I"m taking that as a probable almost definite NO to sats for March event in Coventry. Rather than a possibilty of sats to March event in Coventry but NOT on Betfair. Until advised to the contrary of course.

 

[Paulie_D]

Hmmm... I"m taking that as a probable almost definite NO to sats for March event in Coventry. Rather than a possibilty of sats to March event in Coventry but NOT on Betfair. Until advised to the contrary of course.
 

Like I said...I know nothing....not even if Betfair are coming back.

My response is based solely on the tight time-frame between an official announcement, which still hasn"t happened, and any cut-off date to allow enough time for the moneys to be sent to the venue.

Factor in that most sats (in S4) were held at the beginning of the week and we"re basically left with the week after next if it can be done at all....with direct buy-in the same week.

Just my opinion.

[Paulie_D]

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[suzanne]

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Coventry...by far the finest casino I have visited

One thing marred my last visit and I thought about posting after the event but I didnt. Still bothers me though so a good time to get it off my chest. Thoughts please.

Its very early in the tourney, first or second level, I arrived a wee bit late and a bit flustered. I cant remember the exact details but it went something like this.

I was either in bb or limped utg with 44, folds round and Foggy who is my button raises. I call (cant remember if anyone else was in the pot). Flop comes down 422...JACKPOT!! Keeping in mind that Foggy is a bit of a rock in the early stages I have to put him on a high pair so I check, he bets, I call. Turn was a mid card, nothing scary so I check again, he bets, I call. River is a blank, I dont see any point in betting to scare him off so i check again hoping he will pop it up but he checks too and shows AA. When I thought about it afterwards I should have put a bet in on the flop and maybe the turn but nevermind.

The thing that upset me was that after the showdown the dealer said "Ohhh...we have a dirty player on the table"

I know it shouldnt have upset me but it did. I still dont know what a "dirty player" is and just played the hand knowing it was Foggy and not to get too fancy. Had it been someone i didnt know I probably would have played it different.

Can someone explain to me what a dirty player is please?

[TightEnd]

He is implying you are soft-playing your opponent

However a dealer will not know any history you have with that player that might make you want to play a hand a certain way, eg a strategy you have in mind to trap check

More importantly it"s not a dealer"s place to comment on player"s play. If it happens again anywhere you should be having a quiet word with the TD or the organiser as you or anyone else never wants a dealer comment to influence play.

[TightEnd]

that said if you check the nuts last to act on the river then that can be said to be soft-play. Then the dealer has every right to call for a ruling and the TD can enforce a range of penalties for blatant soft-play. Players at the table can call for a ruling too

However this is not the case here. You didn"t maximise the chips from your holding, potentially, but out of position you are never last to act.

[duke3016]

nowt wrong with the play - out of order by the dealer, maybe they were trying to lighten the atmo -- but still out of order.

[ck1888]

Is the possible takeover/sale of ongame holding up APAT?

[MintTrav]

I"d have thought he meant that you were being tricky with your big hand to trap your opponent into betting into you, so you could get more chips from him than if you had bet out - a compliment in fact.

[suzanne]

that said if you check the nuts last to act on the river then that can be said to be soft-play. Then the dealer has every right to call for a ruling and the TD can enforce a range of penalties for blatant soft-play. Players at the table can call for a ruling too

However this is not the case here. You didn"t maximise the chips from your holding, potentially, but out of position you are never last to act.

It was never a case of holding the nuts on the river. There was no flush/straight possibility, the turn and river were over cards which might have hit his pp. I just knew he had AA/KK and was right.

My reason for mentioning it was that the dealers comment really f*cked up my game afterwards.

Or maybe not......well yes it did as I was out before the first break. I am a ROCK ffs

[suzanne]

I"d have thought he meant that you were being tricky with your big hand to trap your opponent into betting into you, so you could get more chips from him than if you had bet out - a compliment in fact.

I want to marry you....have I left it too late?

[nosey-p]

I"ve got a feeling tonight"s the night

[Quasar]

I"ve got a feeling tonight"s the night

Hope so  

[SirPercival]

OK...I"ve jumped the gun.

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