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Just variance I guess mate and folding more is needed. I managed to win it back eventually after and now up to $23. Just took a lot of waiting around though.
No idea how much I need give from this $10 via stake in 30 days so I can withdraw it though. The terms so every 3.5 points for every $1 or something but that seems too easy.
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As long its free money its easier to gamble with it. At least thats what happens with me. I tend to be more loose in my game play, when im gambling with bonus. Some times it helps, but others its just a disaster Good luck clearing the bonus
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Yes it's free money otherwise I would not be touching this game again. Just had enough of it and if I manage to clear this bonus I will withdraw even if it's $5. $17 lost in 40 minutes and all due to coming up against sets and river flushes. Main one being against a set of 2's, gone against 6(3 today in two small sessions) this week. When did pocket 2's become such a rape hand towards me..Makes it worse as they always make the board fine looking and give me two pair or a eventually set myself just to make sure I bet every penny whereas when I get any sets people hit nothing or just fold. Funny that.
Every time I play I start playing really well for a while then the b******t comes and it ruins everything. Was up to $27 and playing great then the constant set ups start happening. One or two if fine but when it is constant it starts getting annoying.
So from $27 andnow back on $10. B******t game.(Not playing the bottom stakes as its impossible to clear the bonus as its the shittest stake) Also, all that money bet and lost and only two status points earned off my bonus haha laughable
I am quitting now otherwise i'm going to tilt it all away. Just had a guy calling with bottom pair TK after two people bet and called before him on the flop and he hit a set on the turn. Bottom pair as you do.
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Busto once again. What goes up will always come down. So much set ups and lucky cards and such as usual. Played great for days but as usual variance and site doom switch comes into motion. Can't even win heads up all ins when I am favourite as they always suckout from nothing. Last one being AK vs A6s with my last $1.80 and of course hits his runner runner flush out of the blue.
I'm done with this game even though it was free money. Only time I will play now is free money or a bonus. Ciao.
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When you reach an amount that you can cash out, request one and then switch poker site. Staying at the same site all the time, isnt good always. You can get more lucky elsewhere and being from UK, pretty much you can play in any site out there.
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Indeed. I managed 20 points out of 35 before I could cash. Like I said I was doing well but variance and stuff just took a hold of my game. It happens even though I love a good moan. I am sure I will get the bonus again as 888 loves my rake for them.
Just annoyed as played well for three days and was up $19 then it all fell apart but that is gambling on bigger stakes I guess.
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Been getting a lot of free money bonus's from 888(2x$10 and freeroll tickets) and Ladbrokes($5 free money and 2 x $5 free twister tokens) lately which has been nice S(till waiting for a PP one )
Usual success then failure but so far with a free £5 from ladbrokes two days ago I was up a quid, then had £1 left the next day with some bad variance and now up £3 after getting back to evens and £3 beyond. Taking this one as gambling like 888 until I can get to £10/15 then I can try and grind slow cash tables. On the bad side I seem to do better on speed tables compared to cash tables for some reason. Perhaps it was just variance. Let's see how far I can get this time on a free.
------------ This is why I hate poker. Always calling with the lowest hand and always catching something to beat me. Half my bankroll gone because of crap call variance.
GAME #5905184632: Holdem NL €0.02/€0.05 - 2014-08-09 22:46:01 Table Speed Hold'em 1 Server poker39.ipoker.com
Seat 1: itryyEver (€5.80 in chips) Seat 3: Medikk84 (€8.96 in chips) Seat 5: MrPhisix (€1.25 in chips) Seat 6: logans32 (€2.93 in chips) Seat 8: FINik163 (€5.42 in chips) Seat 10: naspiran91 (€3.67 in chips)
naspiran91: SB €0.02 itryyEver: BB €0.05 *** HOLE CARDS *** Dealt to MrPhisix [H10 HA] Medikk84: Fold MrPhisix: Raise To €0.15 logans32: Fold FINik163: Call €0.15 naspiran91: Fold itryyEver: Fold *** FLOP *** [S10 H7 H2] MrPhisix: Bet €0.25 FINik163: Call €0.25 *** TURN *** [S10 H7 H2 DJ] MrPhisix: Bet €0.85 FINik163: Call €0.85 *** RIVER *** [S10 H7 H2 DJ C7] *** SHOW DOWN *** MrPhisix: shows [H10 HA] (Two pair) FINik163: shows [S7 S6] (Three of a kind) *** SUMMARY *** Total pot €2.40 Rake €0.17 FINik163: wins €2.40
GAME #5905182086: Holdem NL €0.02/€0.05 - 2014-08-09 22:44:23 Table Speed Hold'em 1 Server poker39.ipoker.com
Seat 1: DurkoBukowski (€8.40 in chips) Seat 3: MrPhisix (€2.93 in chips) Seat 5: PsyCatStyle (€5.69 in chips) Seat 8: slepoyohotnik (€1.88 in chips)
DurkoBukowski: SB €0.02 MrPhisix: BB €0.05 *** HOLE CARDS *** Dealt to MrPhisix [SA HK] PsyCatStyle: Fold slepoyohotnik: Raise To €0.15 DurkoBukowski: Fold MrPhisix: Call €0.10 *** FLOP *** [H2 DQ D5] MrPhisix: Check slepoyohotnik: Bet €0.16 MrPhisix: Call €0.16 *** TURN *** [H2 DQ D5 CK] MrPhisix: Check slepoyohotnik: Bet €0.32 MrPhisix: Raise To €0.70 slepoyohotnik: Raise To €1.08 MrPhisix: Raise To €2.62 slepoyohotnik: Allin €0.49 *** RIVER *** [H2 DQ D5 CK D10] *** SHOW DOWN *** MrPhisix: shows [SA HK] (Pair) slepoyohotnik: shows [C10 DK] (Two pair) *** SUMMARY *** Total pot €4.58 Rake €0.25 MrPhisix: wins €1.05 slepoyohotnik: wins €3.53
Now to try and win it all back or suffer more "lucky" variance.
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The more i am reading your posts in this thread the more i think you have found the right title for it You are a bit unlucky with all the callers hitting their silly cards are playing against you. Good thing you are getting free cash boosts from time to time, saving you from further deposits, and keeping this thread alive Good luck.
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Everyone likes a moan don't they and it helps me from going on super tilt, and of course entertainment for you guys. Variance does sometimes even itself a little but for me like today when my QQ cracked a slow playing guy with AA.
Actually had a good night after I lost half my BR last night getting it back to £8. Today has been great as well as at one point I managed to win up to £19 before losing £4 with my two pair A and K against a set of 10s, but managed to get back to just over £17 by the end of the session. So far so good. Going for my last session of today so hopefully I can make £20 or over if things go good.
I also have been slowly unlocking a $12 bonus with Ladbrokes points and if I manage to clear that there is another one after for $50 which at my rate will be available by the end of next week. I have 400 LP's so far which means I can start doing those special 100 odd man MTT's again for extra winnings and I used to cash in those quite a lot if you remember even winning one at one point.
------------ As usually it never goes to play for me when I am on a high. Just spent 1000 hands being dicked over left right and center. Not ran this bad for quite some time. Set vs set set ups, pockets vs higher pockets and of course the flush and over card chasers who always chase and hit no matter the aggression or small percentage to hit, add that to always losing when I get my money in good or idiots hitting magical hands when they had no right too and it has been one of my worst sessions ever. £17 to £5. Not impressed whatsoever, but I still live on.
------------ I am done with this piece of cunting game. Always variance against me and fucking idiots always fucking lucking out it's a joke. I can't keep running into all of this b******t even if it is on speed tables. This game is owned by the idiots and the lucky it's always the same b******t unless I am against good players then it is my fault but it's not a coincidence all the same shite happens like De'ja Vue every time.
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Maybe someone from 888poker reads you thread here and wants to keep it alive Just change your game completely this time and play in a way you havent played before. The worst can happen is more posts in this thread lol. Good luck
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What are you saying Mober, you love my updates and rants.
I got from $10 to $140 with a free $10 last time so hopefully I can do the same and not be an idiot and jump to bigger stakes like I did when I was on $100 and lose it fast. Need to fold to obvious stuff as usual more.
------------ Actually had a decent session for once. Having more BI's on Speed tables let off some of the pressure too. Started bad losing $2 to some suckouts but managed to win it back and then end the session with $4 profit so now sitting on a safer $14.
Micro stakes Snap is so crazy though, was getting so many big bet calls from fish in EP's it was crazy.
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G'day mate
It has crept forward into my deprived little mind that I have not stopped in to wish you well in quite some time. I apologize mate for being lacked. I do hope you have been doing well overall. Wishing you the very best of luck as always. be cool
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Not seen you around for a while mate. How are things?
Been doing fine pokerwise lately but variance is starting to piss me off. I go on mad hot runs then all of a sudden I am losing to suckouts and the like and some reason everything just falls apart.
Take the last hour, I was up $10 on two tables and destroying then crap starts happening like KK losing to AK, flopping a set, then hitting a fullhouse on the turn and then slow playing the river gives the other player with a rubbish hand but higher card a better fullhouse. Then of course the many draw chases and river hits. Luckily only $4 down but I was on $25(up from $15) and cruising and now on $21. Other than that it's still all good.
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G'day mate
Things have been very hard for me to be honest but I am not going to bore you by whining. Been in a lot of pain and very depressed. Lost my entire bankroll challenge by doing some stupid things. It is my fault for going broke and I will deal with it eventually. Wishing you all the best be cool
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I think we both like losing our bankroll's. Kept on a losing streak before I gave up and had to leave. Still on $18 so still doing fine. Just wished I left it at $25. No matter I still have three weeks to improve it while trying to beat the wager.
------------ Another day of crushing(And this time no bad run or gay variance) Made another $10 on a session just now and this time thought it would be best to quit on a high just in case as you know my luck.
I actually made back what I lost this morning when I was down to $12 through more bad variance but I tried my luck two stakes up and cracked two guys going all in each on the flop with JJ and QQ with my 910s on the button(Playing looser on the button and LP is working wonders for me in cash now I don't play so tight) and sharply left not willing to temp bad BRM fate. So a nice $22 winnings today and always getting closer to beating the wager.
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Well of course i have heard about the variance before, but never before about the gay variance lol. What is the difference between them, in terms of winning-losing of course
Good thing you stopped playing when you ere winning this time. Maybe setting up a limit where you stop playing can help your game.
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G'day mate
I am glad you did well. You do know that moving up two stakes chasing your loses was bad poker. Great that the poker gods smiled on you. wishing you all the best be cool
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Posted by Mober: Well of course i have heard about the variance before, but never before about the gay variance lol. What is the difference between them, in terms of winning-losing of course
Good thing you stopped playing when you ere winning this time. Maybe setting up a limit where you stop playing can help your game.
Gay variance is when it super hates me and is is like a floodgate of bad variance has been fully opened. I actually get a sixth sense sometimes when I am on a run and i just think I should leave as things will turn sour soon, and when I carry on things do go sour. A limit and fixing all of my leaks and folding tons more is what I need to do, but when I get tilted winning things back fast just get into my head.
@Ronin:
I know but it was a risk I was willing to take at the time due to losing so much to variance and needing the status points boost to beat this wager I need to get to, to be able to withdraw.
------------ Was nearly up to $40 when this hand came up. Played against this guy before and he has not flop donked when he has had tp before. Such a sick bad beat out of nothing.
Only 90cents down but I just laughed.
#Game No : 596680092 ***** 888poker Snap PokerHand History for Game 596680092 ***** $0.01/$0.02 Blinds No Limit Holdem - *** Table Casoria 6 Max (Real Money) Seat 1 is the button Total number of players : 6 Seat 1: Phisix ( $1.83 ) Seat 2: zseloby79 ( $8.40 ) Seat 4: Yarches ( $2.92 ) Seat 6: pauricman ( $0.85 ) Seat 7: MarckNick ( $4.21 ) Seat 9: kastchey ( $1.72 ) zseloby79 posts small blind [$0.01] Yarches posts big blind [$0.02] ** Dealing down cards ** Dealt to Phisix [ 8d, Qd ] pauricman raises [$0.05] MarckNick folds kastchey folds Phisix calls [$0.05] zseloby79 folds Yarches folds ** Dealing flop ** [ Qh, 9h, 3s ] pauricman bets [$0.80] Phisix calls [$0.80] ** Dealing turn ** [ 6s ] ** Dealing river ** [ 5h ] ** Summary ** Phisix shows [ 8d, Qd ] pauricman shows [ 4c, 2c ] pauricman collected [ $1.65 ]
------------ I also forgot to mention every time I get my money in good against a short stack they always suck out to me 9/10 times. It's quite annoying but I guess sites like to keep this guys hoping for more miracles.
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Lost loads last night and was down to $14. Had a great night so far doubling my BI on both tables and I was up to $31 and then this fucking hand happened. This happens every time I have pocket pairs and they have a draw and over cards. It's fucking b******t as I would have been back on what I would have lost yesterday. So fed up with these river draw hits, but of course I never hit one when I have great odds on them.
Variance does sometimes even itself a little but for me like today when my QQ cracked a slow playing guy with AA.
