Joined: Nov '12
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Hello mate
Well first of I am sorry to hear about the bad luck. 2nd thing is this, STOP playing on that site. You are always telling us story after story of just unbelievable BS which happens to you on the site. Dude go to another damn poker site for awhile. I do not care which one you chose but stop playing on that ipoker network. just a friendly suggestion. best wishes be cool
Joined: May '13
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It's a blog, I blog things. I blog the good things that happen as well like me cracking AA with my KK etc.
It's just variance mate it happens and I only had a few BI's anyway. That said I don't like any other site as I have tried all the main ones. Stars is worse of course. I can win on Ipoker I just need to have a bankroll cushion more than three BI's and to stay away from the higher stakes when I get some decent roll like last time.
On the positive side I just realized there is a depositors $2000 freeroll on at Ladbrokes in an hour which I have a few tokens for so I will try my hand at that for some free bankroll.
I still have five tokens for more special freerolls as well so at least I have some more chances. I also noticed that you can exchange ladbroke points for cash now which is nice so I can save up my points for more bankroll. Another 1600 and I can get $25. A good way to make the micro grind better as every point can make you money.
------------ Just spent the last two hours playing in a deep stack freeroll. Did not have that many hands throughout but I was playing well and being patient. Then got AA on the button so got excited so I could get some more chips, but at usual it got cracked by a low set(Set of 3's). Think I have a pocket pair downswing going on in freerolls. Only 200 left and there was only 81 places paid.
Maybe next time but I played well which was good. Not liking the deepstack set up though as it was taking ages to play
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G'day mate
I am sorry to hear that you did not make the money. Better luck to you next time. Hopefully you will be able to make a final table on one of the freerolls that you are going to be playing. Wishing you all the best Happy New Year Be cool
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I tend to not do well in MTTs/freerolls this last year but its all fun and experience. Got another one on in two hours but only 67 people signed up so far as its a VIP 3-6 star freeroll and most people wont be that high since they probably only just joined. Will see what happens.
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Will do.
81 players registered and 12 places paid so far. I will take those odds over 5000 registered and 81 paid any time. Hopefully you are right and most are either plastered by now or don't turn. +EV for me being sober.
It's a rebuy freeroll as well using LP points so I can use some of my spare ones if I need to rebuy or addon.
Nice start though. Had position on someone big betting so pushed in for the remaining of their chip stack with my QQ. I know this player from before the ladbroke upgrade and she is an idiot player so knew she had something rubbish. She called and flipped over A6o. Hits a 6 on the turn then a magic river ace on the river. Half my stack gone but I won it back on the next hand with a flush draw and better over cards.
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What a weird freeroll. Just had QQ and came up against AA and someone fishing with A7s. Flop came down with a flush draw and under cards so we all went all in. Saw the AA and knew I had lost but as soon as I saw the fishes A7s I knew he was going to river a flush. I can predict the future.
Just rebuyed twice so back on what chips I lost. Twice I have lost with QQ now, next time I am going to try playing it different.
Edit: Got QQ a third time lol. Did not get a call from the limpers this time.
------------ 26 players left and top 12 get paid. Currently 11th in the table. Nervy times.
------------ 18 players left and I am back up to 12th. Getting very tense now. If I can make the money I will have a bankroll to have without depositing on Thurs. nervy..
------------ Ladbrokes trying to bust me now. Get JJ run into shortstacks KK. Get AQ call short stacks all in donk. gets beat by 45. Ya
------------ Among the long waits for decent cards or even hitting a flop.
------------ Whey! Stupid players limping in and one with KJ. I was on BB and had K3. Flopped two and it held up for once. back to to 8th place and now I can be extra patience so I can reach the money. Phew..
15 people left. 3 to go till money..
------------ One place to go till the money and I am 13th as had 99 and lost to the same short stack guy for the 4th time even when I was ahead pre. Nerves of steel now..
------------ Finished in 12th place. Was the lowest stacked player so went for it with A6s and the guy who kept beating me and lucking out in coin flops donked all in before me had A9. Six out of six coin flips lost against him, with 5 I should have won.
3 hours not wasted though as I just made the money and I won £15. No need for depositing now but I should have finished better but kept losing to the usual suckouts to worse hands. First time in a long time I have finished in the money of a freeroll. A reward post for once.
Joined: Nov '12
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G'day mate
Well 2014 has finally arrived here at BRM There is going to be alot of changes over the next year. Lets hope they all work out for the best. Best wishes to you be cool
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Doing okay so far grinding the micros. Was up to £19.50 but got the old I have KK and they have AA set up and also had my KK cracked by JJ on the river. Still on £16.40 so a little bit up but wanted to quit on £20 but it never happens.
Happy new year to you too my friend.
Edit:
Now down to £14.60 Get QQ. Get small 3 betted so I 4 betted and the short stack went all in. I call. Flips over KK. Round 2 to mr set up and I flop a Q. Nice I thought until a K rivered. Sick of this s**t already.
Cracked someones AA with 57s on the button though which was nice. Also just got a nice set up split pot when I had a set of queens on the flop. 5 diamonds came out.
bck up to £17 odd though so I am turning it around.
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I was until now. It's setting me up bad. Now just got my JJ cracked by someone hitting a set of 7s on the flop. Just my luck as always. Back down. Bleh
Going to log off in a minute. On £16.30 at the moment so still profit and before I start spewing.
Edit: Going sleep now as had enough of the constantly low pockets sets against me. Night dude.
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G'day mate
Well you get some rest and tomorrow will be a better day for you. It is the start of a new year. Let us make sure it is a great year by working within bankroll management and building up our bankroll to a sweet amount. be cool
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Agreed. New year, new start and we have learnt from past mistakes.
Actually thinking on it last night was great. Won a great free bankroll booster from finishing 12th in that freeroll and even after all of that crap I still managed to break even.
I have a weekly depositors freeroll on in ten minutes so I will see if I can finish in the money again for more free bankroll. Sadly it's a deep stack one so everyone starts with 20,000 chips so it may take some time. Worth a shot though.
Speaking of this freeroll it is going well so far. I have plenty of chips and there is 247/536 people left and top 71 get paid.
Spoke too soon. For the second day running in a freeroll I am 70% card dead. Big stacks calling with rubbish cards opening there ranges always hit what they need or a draw and me losing coin flips against short stacks when I am ahead pre flop.
Finished 190th and I was doing fine until that coin flip, but I never seem to win them when it's needed. AK always wins for some reason. Nevermind maybe nexr time I will have a tourny where I get the luck and cards everyone else seems to get.
------------ Busto already. Great start to 2014. Half of it was my fault putting my last £8 on a bigger stake after a few set ups and beats, but who the f**k calls you down with bottom pair bottom kicker board with two over cards
Lets try this again.
------------ Getting f**king pissed off now. Every time I start playing well I got pocket pairs and someone ALWAYS has a higher pair. Its f**king stupid how this keeps happening lately. Was up to £14 now down to £6 because of set ups. The streets then set up lower cards so it looks like I am ahead until showdown reveals a nice higher pair to someone else. F**k you poker.
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After that last post it happened three more times, but luckily I did not bet much. Just had a nice set up now too. I had Aq, someone else had KQ and someone had 55 utg, flop gave a Q and a 5. Nice. Always the fish calling raises OOP who hit great cards.
Just had £80 go missing from my bank because of Nintendo. Great start to 2014 today has been. Such a s**t day for everything.
I keep running into pocket pairs all the f**king time. Why is speed poker tables such f**king set ups and f**k overs. I'm on the super micro tables as well.
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G'day mate
Well for starer's you are playing on speed tables where people only play what they think are good starting hands and any pair hoping to hit monsters.
This means if someone stays in the hand to see a flop you MUST put them on something worth while. You want to stop losing then go to a proper damn table were you can get some table rep going and pay attention to your opponents play. You will hit less variance and maybe be alot happier. best wishes to you be cool
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Maybe that is what the problem is. Then again I went from £12 to £60 on these tables. Think you might be right though but normal tables are sooo slow, and I don't know if this upgraded site has turbo tables anymore. The variance has terrible to me so I think I may go back tonormal tables and see what the difference is.
back from £3 to £8. Thank god. Still annoyed at my Nintendo bank problem though.
------------ Back on the normal slow tables. Been playing well and a few £ up but I forgot how fishy low stakes can be. Had a few pots fished away from me so far but I am still up so doing well.
------------ Thought I would test both normal and speed tables. The difference between normal tables and speed tables is astounding. The normal tables are fine most of the time apart from the fishes but variance is normal as it comes. Now with speed tables the variance and swings are huge. I am talking constant set ups, especially with sets against you. Today I have seen at least a set of 7's against me about five times and don't get me started on the premium pocket pairs vs premium pocket pairs, or flopping TPTK and always running into a higher premium pocket pair to your top pair. No matter how good you play you will lose on these tables. I think you know best of that anyway.
That is me done with speed tables unless I am rolled with 100 BI's plus. It's to inconsistent to win and I have lost more than won.
I really love Poker but lately it is really annoying me and getting me down.
