Amateur Poker Association & Tour
Poker Forum => General Discussion => Topic started by: AMRN on June 18, 2009, 23:26:03 PM
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playing the FullTilt 34k gtd again having finished 56/1526 on Monday. 1469 runners tonight - am currently sat 31/47
7.5k to winner. One Time.... just One Time....!!
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playing the FullTilt 34k gtd again having finished 56/1526 on Monday. 1469 runners tonight - am currently sat 31/47
7.5k to winner. One Time.... just One Time....!!
What did you get for 56th?
Take it down ...
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poor payout structure - got $48.93 for 4 hours and a $26 buy-in.
Now 10/41 tonight
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gl steve, hope you aint bokked yrself
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poor payout structure - got $48.93 for 4 hours and a $26 buy-in.
Now 10/41 tonight
Murderous structures - except when you make the top - good luck.
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GL Steve.
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GL Steve..
TID...........
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7/34
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railing
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gl fella. Railing too, whats your username fella???
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gonna rail ID please
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harrierz
9/27 at 5th break
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harrierz
9/27 at 5th break
Gotcha
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... just logged in ... Full Tilt pay out so stacked for top few ... even worse than PokerStars??
I am just below average of 257 left in the Stars $40k g"tee ... 135 paid ...
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Gotcha, glglglgl!!! 8)
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Gotcha, glglglgl!!! 8)
Had a bit of a card rush ... but back to sleep now ...
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... just logged in ... Full Tilt pay out so stacked for top few ... even worse than PokerStars??
I am just below average of 257 left in the Stars $40k g"tee ... 135 paid ...
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much worse than stars - huge bias to the top end, but then thats good for the game i suppose.... gotta play to win.
gl louis
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Stars is bad enough ... I would flatten things out a bit ... but yes for the win ...
Have you been playing Stars Warm Ups etc ...
Full Tilt wise - what is happening with their TV tournaments?
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ooops
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Unlucky Steve ... need some luck in running there!
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Well!!
big stack makes std raise to 18k into my BB (8k) and I have AK with 129k behind. I shove and he calls with........ 88!! thought I had more fold equity than that!!
22nd for $116 works out at around $20/hour :(
Ho hum - thanks for railling guys. Was like playing an APAT event!!
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Well!!
big stack makes std raise to 18k into my BB (8k) and I have AK with 129k behind. I shove and he calls with........ 88!! thought I had more fold equity than that!!
22nd for $116 works out at around $20/hour :(
better than min wage -- ul
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... got to push ... but he has to call ... very unlucky in hand distribution ... lots of Ace-x hands getting paid there ...
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Meanwhile I have 18BBs with 198 left for 135 paid ... gone card dead ... but a couple of laps before need for heroics ... hopefully with cards.
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Button AT beats SB 33 to double up and now back above average ... 190 left ... could be a late one ... L
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Money made - waiting for a chance to push - total trash since(and before!) the bubble burst ...
108 left ... only 77 big blinds ... face card ... I remember them ... L
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92 left
77 vs KK ... I make the flush ... another double needed ... L
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... and a tedious 77th of 900 for $85.50 ...
Hand to kill me ... predictable ... AA vs QQ ... yawn ...
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Steve...ul mate........but at least he hadn"t got Q-6 !!!!
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Stars is bad enough ... I would flatten things out a bit ... but yes for the win ...
Have you been playing Stars Warm Ups etc ...
Full Tilt wise - what is happening with their TV tournaments?
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stars and FT would solve this problem if they only paid the top 10% of the field rather than the top 15%+ that they do at the moment.
However, they are not going to change this policy, because absurdly most people are happy with this arrangement.
1. donks (the majority of FT and stars customers) are happy because they have more chance of cashing and the fact they cash more often keeps them coming back (even though they are losing players)
2. very good regulars are happy because they play enough volume to get enough final tables to make decent money. They also have a load of exploitable players (who are seemingly happy to cash) that can help propel them to the final table
That only leaves decent players who have full time jobs and families and haven"t got the time to play the volume required for noticeable success. that is probably only a very small percentage of their cutomers.
I have stopped playing these big field MTTs, for 2 reasons.
1. I dont have the time to play them to a finish
2. I had 2 top 30 finishes in the space of 2 days for a grand total of about $100 when 2 wins would have given me $10K
I now play 100-200 runner tourneys on party and Poker.co.uk. You dont get the 4 figure scores that you would get on FT and stars, but you do get a better idea of how well you are running and the payouts aren"t too bad
Great run btw steve, I was railing for a bit, but got bored when you went 5 minutes without 1 outering anyone ;)
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lol.. well done steve( 1 outer) redfern,,,,,, kinda catchy , with u on mtt..... played $11 deep stack on ps... 14 hours to make ft fin 7th $396 wot was the point i thought too.. ho hum
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Stars is bad enough ... I would flatten things out a bit ... but yes for the win ...
Have you been playing Stars Warm Ups etc ...
Full Tilt wise - what is happening with their TV tournaments?
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stars and FT would solve this problem if they only paid the top 10% of the field rather than the top 15%+ that they do at the moment.
However, they are not going to change this policy, because absurdly most people are happy with this arrangement.
1. donks (the majority of FT and stars customers) are happy because they have more chance of cashing and the fact they cash more often keeps them coming back (even though they are losing players)
2. very good regulars are happy because they play enough volume to get enough final tables to make decent money. They also have a load of exploitable players (who are seemingly happy to cash) that can help propel them to the final table
That only leaves decent players who have full time jobs and families and haven"t got the time to play the volume required for noticeable success. that is probably only a very small percentage of their cutomers.
I have stopped playing these big field MTTs, for 2 reasons.
1. I dont have the time to play them to a finish
2. I had 2 top 30 finishes in the space of 2 days for a grand total of about $100 when 2 wins would have given me $10K
I now play 100-200 runner tourneys on party and Poker.co.uk. You dont get the 4 figure scores that you would get on FT and stars, but you do get a better idea of how well you are running and the payouts aren"t too bad
Great run btw steve, I was railing for a bit, but got bored when you went 5 minutes without 1 outering anyone ;)
Aye - all true - and why I head back to Betfair despite their terrible customer service - lots of 100-150 runner events - much more manageable.
That said will likely go for the Sunday Warm Up on Stars have cashed the last three - (never for much!)
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Well done Steve and Louis :) Show me de munny ::)
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Well done Steve and Louis :) Show me de munny ::)
... not much to show ....
Louis
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hopefully third time lucky - back in tonight. Currently 611/1212
Cashed in this two out of two this week..... 56th and 22nd..... a simliar improvement tonight would be most welcome.
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better start winning some races, binking a third Jack and not jamming a dominated ace from BB into a button raise 8)
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183/476 at second break
Come on, One Time (again)
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How many times :)?
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wow! got caught and lost a few chips. went round three orbits without playing a hand, then open shoved for 16BBs from the SB in an unopened pot with 44..... BB called with a similar stack with A6o!! ofc he hit the 6. finished about 60 outside the money.
one time next time
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wow! got caught and lost a few chips. went round three orbits without playing a hand, then open shoved for 16BBs from the SB in an unopened pot with 44..... BB called with a similar stack with A6o!! ofc he hit the 6. finished about 60 outside the money.
one time next time
reckless - just reckless ::) ::) ::)
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183/476 at second break
Come on, One outer every time(again)
FYP
PS on my way to the cash tables then
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Come on, One Time (again)
Probably self-boking but i"m 13th from remaining 57 in Full Tilts $24+2 ($16k Guaranteed)...
I"m not going to say the above quoted phrase though, never ever saw it bring anyone luck :D
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Come on, One Time (again)
Probably self-boking but i"m 13th from remaining 57 in Full Tilts $24+2 ($16k Guaranteed)...
I"m not going to say the above quoted phrase though, never ever saw it bring anyone luck :D
The very second after I posted this I just lost a 62k pot... still in, just.
Self-boking at it"s best.
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Doubled up with pocket Kings vs someone"s push with Q10...
6 hands later I lose 54k pot with pocket Kings that I run into pocket Aces, FML!
Still alive, 22 out of 39 remaining.
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chief bokker on my way now
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chief bokker on my way now
lol, cheers... I"m on like 25bbs but playing pretty tight as table went a bit crazy and turned into a bit of an all-in fest, open pushing anything from 15-30BBs. Let"s see what happens...
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chief bokker on my way now
Where does the term "bok" come from?
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chief bokker on my way now
Where does the term "bok" come from?
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*Shrugs* - I only learned what it meant a few months ago, never mind it"s origins :D
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chief bokker on my way now
Where does the term "bok" come from?
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no idea
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... it is a puzzle ... trying to Google it ...
Randomly found the following ... to drop the Q-Bomb ... (to hit quads!) ... dying to use that ...
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Having 10-2 offsuit push into your Kings is always nice...
card dead since though... 10-4 suited is the best hand since then which I stole a pot with.
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what was the short stack guy doing raising to 9K then folding leaving himself with 23K???? He must have the image of Ayers Rock in his head when he plays you chris
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what was the short stack guy doing raising to 9K then folding leaving himself with 23K???? He must have the image of Ayers Rock in his head when he plays you chris
I have been playing really tight and only hands that have showed down are Kings - THREE TIMES :D
Think he"s too concerned with trying to ladder to the next pay spot.
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Think he"s too concerned with trying to ladder to the next pay spot.
when you get this far, laddering is pointless for an extra buy in.
chris is 8/9 on FT. wp that man
$331 locked up. 4K would be nice for first
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... go the chief ... FTW ...
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Out in 9th...
Raise KK standard 2.5x preflop, get re-raised and I push all in - he calls...
KK vs AJ...
Safe flop then turn = J and river = A....
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vul. wp chris...good run
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SAVAGE ... wp v ul.
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Yeah, guess I would"ve took 9th at the start...
Was looking forward to getting chips at the final table to start playing properly as everyone was so passive for the most part but oh well. Pocket Kings 4 times, I won with them twice and lost with them twice... Ah well. Added to last Saturday"s final table where I took $1,215 that puts my winnings for the last 7 days to over $1,500 so not too bad a week. Although $4k would"ve been nicer, lol :D
Thanks again for the railage!
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Super late so guessing there"ll be nobody up but i"m currently 20th out of remaining 53 in chips (657 started) in the $11 one rebuy & add on tourney on Stars... I never took a rebuy or an add on so only in for $11 and guaranteed $54.76 so far - first prize is nearly $3k though... 8)
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What a rollercoaster of a game that was... I ended up 23rd for $81.40 :(
Thanks to hi_am_chris for the railage.
I was 2nd chipleader after doubling up when I got Aces shortly after posting here...
Then I procede to be dealt pocket 10"s three times in 25 minutes, and lose every time with them.
Must"ve lost well over 250k with them, with blinds at around 1/2k....
Then as shorty I push K7 suited, get called by A10 and I hit 7 on the river to double up.
Dealt AQ, I push again and go up against AK - I hit a Q to put my stack upto around 200k...
I then have pocket Kings and go all in vs QQ and he hits a Q...
I"m back shorty again and push all in with 45suited vs 1010 & A10. I treble up when two 5"s hit...
I am then quiet for 5 or 10 mins until I get dealt Pocket 10"s again...
The Alarm bells go up but SURELY I can"t lose with them for a fourth time...
Blinds & Ante"s increase my stack by 15% and I"m happy with that TBH so I ship it all in...
Find myself up against AA - the same guy who cracked my Kings with Queens, only his hand holds ::)
GG and Goodnight.
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wow you started off in the 16k at what 5pm? then finished the rebuy at 5.20am? 12+ hour stint!! Do you not like the daylight hours or something?
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Got a good run for your money Crizzy but srsly you should take the extra chips immediately.
View it as a $30 freeze in future to maximise your chances. The knock on effect of the extra chips should not be underestimated!
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wow you started off in the 16k at what 5pm? then finished the rebuy at 5.20am? 12+ hour stint!! Do you not like the daylight hours or something?
lol, different days mate...
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Got a good run for your money Crizzy but srsly you should take the extra chips immediately.
View it as a $30 freeze in future to maximise your chances. The knock on effect of the extra chips should not be underestimated!
In the one rebuy / one add-on I usually like to only buy in once initially and play REALLY loose early on to try and build a massive stack then if I trip up the rebuy is there. I done this last night with good success and had like 14k at the break. I didn"t feel the extra $10 for the add-on was worth it as I had everyone at my table covered even after they had taken theirs... I saw being in for only $11 as extra value and like I was playing a $30 freezeout for $11 :)
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And again...
10 of 80 remaining in the Ivan Demidov fan tournament.
It"s part of a promotion Pokerstars is doing. Demidov and Eastgate are playing heads up again on Stars tonight with same structure and stacks they had going into HU at the WSOP last year. They had a Demidov fan tourney and an Eastgate fan tourney, you can only play one. Whoever wins - everyone in the top 100 of their tournament gets $100 on top of the prizemoney in the pool.
Demidov FTW
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Just luckboxed a huge pot but I"m not complaining:
I shoved QJ into KJ and I hit a straight. Chips were in, nothing I could do...
(Although the KJ was a bad call to my push IMO)
Chipleader now - First prize is around $1,400
One time? :D
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Just luckboxed a huge pot but I"m not complaining:
I shoved QJ into KJ and I hit a straight. Chips were in, nothing I could do...
(Although the KJ was a bad call to my push IMO)
Chipleader now - First prize is around $1,400
One time? :D
hh pls
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Finished 11th from intial 728 runners for $76.45 ($11 buy in) + potential extra $100 if Demidov beats Eastgate heads up (Eastgate is 2:1 chipleader at moment though)... I stupidly open pushed 19bbs with A7 suited from the button to try take blinds and antes (& increase my stack by 10%). Small blind big stack wakes up with AK.... GG
hh pls
Can"t be bothered trawling through HH"s but I had 21bbs and he had 22bbs IIRC, he raised x3 from button. I"m in SB and think he"s position raising so I shove to try take his raise, the BB & antes - he calls with his KJ. I bink a straight... ;)
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Ivan Demidov just took down the Heads Up challenge vs Peter Eastgate so that"s another $100 in the kitty ;D