AbvUrPlayGrd

@pinki I have no idea what you're talking about, but I like the song thanks 🙂

September Mission completed! Actually made a bit playing Omaha for a change 😀 Need some serious coaching for Hexapro's because I can't win a bean at them 🙃 Made some money on the free "Money train" spins but it is SO boring. I wouldn't have had a slot machine addiction when I was a kid if they all looked like that. Can we not have a Monopoly or Only fools and horses slot machine please 😄 BR= €327

Thats about 2 more than I would get!

Not much to report as I haven't played much at all other than complete most of the September mission. Played the 3k august freeroll and placed for €150 after running out of chips, so quite happy with that. Hopefully i'll do more tournaments soon but I need to be in the mood and be prepared to sit for a few hours at a time. So we shall see. BR=€303

Yeah it's difficult to say the least, which is why I prefer not to have a table full of them, nor do I really want a table full of elite players. A little poker gem that has always stuck with me goes something like " If you look around the table and can't see the weak player, it's you!" That's an all too common occurrence and mostly you are going to be frustrated, either because you called and they have it or because you didn't call and it's something similar.

Yes and if you have someone like BoldBimbo or whatever they're called on your table, you will probably only manage 20 h/h while they run the clock down on every hand playing around with emotes 🤪

Entered a little micro tournament I think I could probably walk away and cash at this point so I'll probably be the bubble boy 🤣

Don't get me wrong. I welcome bad players on the table with open arms but not the whole table, time and time again. If you have1 or 2 on a 6 max table or maybe 3 on a full ring table then I find it much easier. It also opens up opportunities to exploit good regs who are targeting the whales on the table and then get into some meta games with them too. Keeps the brain alive and makes it interesting and hopefully profitable. When you start a session and all or most of your tables are just full of bad players it (for me at least) has a negative affect on my game and state of mind. If that's the situation day in and day out then your game has to suffer. The biggest issue is that most of the time you will have no idea where you stand in a hand because they will call a raise with literally anything, even heavy raises. And not just the odd one but often 2,3,4 at a time, so unless you absolutely smash the board, which you won't do most of the time, you are burning money. How do you combat that? It's hard to find a raise that is high enough to isolate to 1 player without them folding and quite often even when you think you have found that sweet spot, they get sick of folding their 92s,A3, Q5 and come along anyway. So you raise with AK and the flop comes K25r happy days and now what do you bet? 1/2 pot and they are all coming along for the ride, 3/4 pot and you may lose 1, pot probably the same difference. So you bet 1/2 and get 3 callers and there aren't really that many safe cards. Practically half the deck puts you in trouble or improves a hand. No, give me a nice balanced table and I'm happy 😀

No. I totally misread the story. ☺️

I just found this blog, read a bit, skipped a bit and even though I didn't have any interaction with the guy I found it quite emotional to read this to be honest.

I'm pleased he returned your loan and that you didn't loan it to him again. You were fortunate. I and many others have learnt the hard way, never lend money to a poker player (unless they also happen to be your best friend) because there is a high likelihood you won't get it back, not easily anyway. Pleased it's heading in the right direction for you 🙂

I don't know how big a 4b it was but I don't necessarily think it was a bad call. Depends on history, dynamics and all that jazz but it's a game of incomplete information. Besides it may have been me...so just in case lol Ain't that the strangest thing! I found that quite often, almost like you're being punished for leaving. What normally happens to me and I haven't figured out why it does this. But quite often I select "leave all tables next BB" and when my BB comes around the table doesn't close. Then I feel obliged to play another round and the shit hits the fan!

GL with the move!

Since you defended with 53o i don't think it's a bad call with the information you based it on. The flop bet looks like a weak bet or a set. When they snap shove on the K it looks more like the flop bet was weak and so now you really only have to decide if they hold a K. If they hold a K why are the snap shoving when you have only really indicated that you may have a bit of the flop and so they should just bet again or check and see if you bite. There is the possibility that they could put you on 45 or TQ and with a flush draw arriving on the turn too, maybe they get a little trigger happy but the only likely FD you have is 45h QTh and you're not folding them anyway. I like the call and if you're wrong it's not a bad thing to put into the minds of the table. I will take that line pre, probably more often than not, depending on my opps, situation etc. Just catching up so i'm a bit late to the party.

Arrived yesterday thank you 😆

I would think exactly the same thing if it were someone else but I'm a bit weird🤪. Low stakes were a struggle because I already served my time playing at that level(live) and endured the pain and it was really hard going back there to suffer it all again, only it seemed far worse than when I did my apprenticeship. I was always a tournament player and that's what I enjoyed. One day I was offered a challenge by a fellow player and that challenge was to play nothing but low stakes cash (25/25)for a whole year. No tournaments. It was a daft £50 wager and he didn't expect me to be able to last a month but I like a challenge. I stuck it out for a whole year and actually made a net profit of over £10k and as I was tracking everything on my poker journal and wanted everything in the green, I would never go home until I had made a profit, even if it was only 25p 😊. The point is that I learnt to deal with all types of player and acquired incredible levels of patience and discipline but I was only able to achieve that because it was a challenge and I had a goal. Without that I would have given up within a fortnight. I didn't enjoy it at all. I later moved up levels when I did play cash and actually enjoyed it to an extent because the higher I went the more interesting it became and for me, the easier it became. Players didn't step out of line so often, their ranges were more predictable, their tendencies were more obvious and because the stakes were higher and most were grinders, the pressure was easier to apply, making tells more likely. Then there was the added bonus of mind games, the game within a game and it made it fun and interesting. Strangely enough, when it got to £5/£5 the standard dropped sharply IMO and it was closer to that of 25p/25p. I stuck to £1/£1 or £1/£2 when I played cash, mainly for that reason. Lord! I'm not sure I've even made my point yet. I could sit at 4NL all day long, every day and make a decent living from it but I wouldn't enjoy it and it wouldn't help towards my goal. My goal was to play higher, make more in less time to allow me to play tournaments too as my reward and in turn I would make at least L6 and enjoy the challenge of better players. If I don't have a goal or challenge and I'm not enjoying what I'm doing then I lose focus, patience and discipline and that is why I needed to move up. From what I observed I was going to have to start at at least 50NL but under the circumstances I wasn't prepared to make that level of deposit and so it all went to hell. I don't particularly like the Hexapro format as a daily grind. I would do 3000 S&G's but there isn't the volume running to do enough sets. 🤣😂🤣 Most people tell me that you should always take the add-on. Live or online I don't always take it and try to find as many reasons as I can for not taking it. Personally I think it depends on too many factors to be something you take automatically. Thank you. Things are going well elsewhere but I have to admit that there is something different about UB that I like. Jami and Stubbe have been great and are trying to sort it out. Sometimes I wish I would wait until the next day to have a rant when it's less emotional. When I read about other people playing tournaments I get envious and wish I had more time for them. It's obvious that is what I want to be doing and so I have made the decision to give it another go and focus on just that instead of worrying about playing volume and formats I don't enjoy, just for the sake of reaching higher levels of rakeback. My goal now is simply to enjoy what I'm doing and play when I feel like it. So yesterday I deposited €50 and played a tournament. I only just managed to reach the money which didn't cover my costs because i had to rebuy(hate them!). Turns out that I have returned just in time to complete the final challenge for august and so I entered 2 tournaments today that I wouldn't normally attempt on that bankroll because....well because i'm a sucker for a challenge! Turns out I binked them both! I don't really enjoy it when we get to H/U play but it's a necessary evil. One of them was pretty straight forward, the other was a bit of a struggle but they never adjusted so I caught up and overtook in the end. Dream start with the bonus of completing the challenge 😁 BR €158.62 (inc €10 from free spins)

I'll do that thanks.

Well it's been a while since I posted anything because I haven't been playing here. I actually logged in to see if my account had been verified yet and it hasn't. A couple of weeks ago I had made the decision to deposit enough to move up some levels where I would hope to be playing a better calibre of opponent. I know that sounds really nuts, why would I want to play against better players and make my job harder! What I have always found for me personally and I think it is true generally, is that you are only as good as the company you keep. How that translates with poker for me is that I have been surrounded by mainly poor players and as a consequence I ended up lowering my standards and increasing my expectations. When the level of play is so bad that I have absolutely no idea where I am in a hand most of the time, or what cards they hold and I start playing like a robot, it's time to get out. It's ok to play like a robot in terms of controlling emotions but not the way you play. My bankroll has been up and down like a yoyo, usually in tune with my emotions and not helped with the missions, more on that later. So I decided that I was going to move up for two reasons. 1.I needed to be amongst better players to keep me on my toes and keep me interested. At the same time I would hope after the initial baptism of fire I would make more money from playing less to allow me more time to play some tournaments. 2. I wanted to reach level 6 and I wasn't going to do that playing at the level I was in the time remaining, no matter how many hours I put in. I think I did well to get as far as I did but level 6 would have been a bridge too far. What actually happened was this. I can't remember what my bankroll had dropped to again but it was under €100 and I had the last mission to complete which was to cash in 2 MTT's 2 days in a row which had to be at least €5 buy-in (way above the limits of my BRM but I like a challenge). Shouldn't be too difficult but there are no guarantees in tournaments. Anyway I entered a couple on day 1 and managed to cash in one of them. Day 2 I forgot about until it was getting on a bit and so I entered some, including a €10. I can't begin to explain how badly I ran (I'm not sure how many times I need to explain to the poker gods that I don't require a set on the river to make their straight). I should have had final table chips on 2 tables when it was still in the rebuy period ( i hate rebuy tournaments but there wasn't many options) but instead I ended up having to rebuy. In the end I ended up on tilt, spite rebuying until I ran my BR down to zero and then found a way of getting rid of whatever was left. I didn't just go on tilt because of what was happening in the games. In the back of my mind I was thinking that I may never see any money I win anyway. It has now been 3 weeks since I gave access to my bank account (something I really did not feel comfortable doing) for UB to verify my source of funds. This is after they had already verified my ID and address. Ultimately the blame for trashing my BR lies with me. I'm in control of what I do but poker is a very emotional game. A lot of people don't realise that there are so many things that can affect how you play and your thought process. If you are not in the right state of mind when you play because you had an argument with your wife or whatever, it will affect your play. Sometimes in your favour but normally not. Now because it has taken so long and my account is still not verified I won't make my target. I needed to make an appropriate deposit 2 weeks ago if I was to be successful and I certainly wasn't going to do that with the uncertainty of not knowing if or when I would ever be able to withdraw. I know most, if not all of you have no issues getting your funds out otherwise you wouldn't be here and neither would UB but I also know that a LOT of people are having issues from reading posts on the subject. I don't expect or want anyone to be slagging them off because overall I like the way it's set up and the community spirit. All very different to other poker rooms, which is nice. However, there is no reason why they couldn't have asked for this information when I was asked for my ID and proof of address, to speed things up. Moreover they should have asked for all of this verification BEFORE I deposited in the first place. The fact that they wait until you have deposited is very alarming and shows that it is simply a business decision and nothing to do with protecting the player or an anti money laundering prevention. If people had to wait weeks to be verified i'm sure most would just find somewhere else to play and that is why they take your deposit first. Fortunately I have only really lost $50 and time invested. Could have been worse. I enjoy playing here and the community spirit but now I'm left feeling like it's all been a waste of time and even if I do finally get verified. I won't want to start again trying to reach the higher levels of rakeback . Well there you are. Sorry it was a bit doom and gloom but I thought I should explain why I dropped off the radar. I'll pop back from time to time and see if there has been any progress and take it from there. GL in your games.

We thought about it years ago too but nothing ever came of it. But it's now or never. I just need to convince someone that parking a 30' coach on their land is a great idea😋

My other dream would be to have a garage that big 😆

Seriously contemplating turning one of these into a self sufficient (as far as possible)mobile home and jumping off the grid. Has anyone had any experience of doing anything like this?

And just to keep the reporting unbiased.... Lucky 22.mp4 .......making a poor read and call and getting very lucky makes a nice change.

Not the worst start believe me. You know what is needed now and just need to try and stick to it. Easier said than done but you can be 100% of what happens if you don't. Maybe just reminding yourself of that fact will be enough when it gets tough, and it will. GL

No poker to be seen here folks....move along! AA v QJ.mp4 AT v 67.mp4

and so it continues.mp4 Figured I could only really be in terrible shape against 88 so all goes in on the flop....couldn't even wait until the river !