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At least you got something back the second time. very lucky there getting pocket kings so close together. I hope you will end your session with a profit, kicking a bit the one with the jacks Even if not for the whole amount.
------------ I am out of focus now... playing whole day cash game, and better quit when I am in plus, than starting loosing... I am still playing poker, I am deep in 100k privilage... I am hoping now for final table
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Posted by Mober: At least you got something back the second time. very lucky there getting pocket kings so close together. I hope you will end your session with a profit, kicking a bit the one with the jacks Even if not for the whole amount.
I am today in plus 5 10$ from those micros... 5 buy ins, and now I was kicked out in 100k privilage earning 0,43$ had JJ and after raise I shove and got call with QQ...
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Id forgotten about this promo until I got an email from stars last night, so popped on over there and started the promo. Played for a short while, about 20 minutes before other things took over and I had to finish. I have not made any challenges yet, came close with A3, but got called and lost to a flush on the river. I am .15c up though, despite losing that A3 hand. Will give it another bash today.
You are all (as well as all the other 'missioners') practicaly making plenty more rake to Amaya that they are actually going to spend on those shootouts you could register for at the end. I am not saying don't do missions, but I am only doing them when it's dirt cheap, otherwise what is the point? Shootouts are bingo, and the bingotickets payed by the missions you made through - if those missions are there to encourage you to play cashgames (a thing that you normally wouldn't do if you are MTT player) then it's probable that this isn't totally +EV for you. I am just saying.
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Took me about an hour n half playing 0.01-0.02 blinds to get mine. Make 4$ profit and paid less them 2$ rake. And get into 6 150k tourneys lol i think it was pretty +ev
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Posted by bowie1984: You are all (as well as all the other 'missioners') practicaly making plenty more rake to Amaya that they are actually going to spend on those shootouts you could register for at the end. I am not saying don't do missions, but I am only doing them when it's dirt cheap, otherwise what is the point? Shootouts are bingo, and the bingotickets payed by the missions you made through - if those missions are there to encourage you to play cashgames (a thing that you normally wouldn't do if you are MTT player) then it's probable that this isn't totally +EV for you. I am just saying.
You are wrong with this one... there is 6 shootout and all of them have 150k$ prize pool + 6 more to come same all in tournaments... each of them have 16k+ places paid... so its preaty huge chance that you will win something... last place is paid 2$ and first is minimum 10K$ with a chance to win 1m$... There couldnt be better offer
------------ finaly I got it... I almoust fold it... I check fold and when action came to player next to me I saw, and said sht I got chriss moneymaker hand, and quickly uncheck fold, and raised... here is this magical hand so enjoy!!!! http://www.boomplayer.com/hr/poker-hands/Boom/13865961_...
Posted by StheP: finaly I got it... I almoust fold it... I check fold and when action came to player next to me I saw, and said sht I got chriss moneymaker hand, and quickly uncheck fold, and raised... here is this magical hand so enjoy!!!! http://www.boomplayer.com/hr/poker-hands/Boom/13865961_...
Ah, this answers a question, I hadn't asked yet; the terms say it must match 5d4s exactly, but your example illustrates that 4s5d is also valid... I was wondering about that. Congrats on that one; I imagine this one will have the least entries, and therefore best value...
I noticed no one that posted the 5d4s mission completion, just shoved pre flop.
Considering this hand comes along once every 2704 hands (on average), it does not have great showdown value, and the expectation you will something from that particular freeroll (since fewer people may complete it than the number of prizes there are), would it not make sense to shove, or at least raise big, just to win the hand pre-flop?
Posted by marqis: I noticed no one that posted the 5d4s mission completion, just shoved pre flop.
Don't know what your trying to say here, there was no shove pre-flop on my hand, and you actually can't cause i was playing .02/.04 limit holdem.
I see limit... Never mind then. My point was that the value of completing the mission, might exceed the risk of losing the all in, in case someone calls. Unless you plan to play tens of thousands of hands before the mission times-out, you might be best of to shove that hand, as you may not get another chance.
The chance that someone calls should be less than 10%, and you'll still have a chance. I guess you'll lose your stack about 8% of the time, assuming NL2, that is $0.16 (on a full $2 stack). The value of the freeroll you get for completing this particular mission may be much greater, and makes this shove +EV.
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I didnt shove my 45 but was ubber aggressive and yes i was more then willing to lose a couple $ for my last challenge lol after pver an hour of play and getting the hand only once i wouldnt let it go even at showdown with 5high
