Sunday, June 05, 2005
I Won Ten Grand Once ...
... now I'm playing $1-2 limit on the Internet. A comedown - or a much more sensible way of playing ? This is poker after all, not a sport - you want to play against the worst players, not the best. I could still knock it up a notch or two and I will once I'm sure I have the fundamentals down. What's quite striking is the difference in the games on different sites at different times. For example, $1-2 on Crypto in the afternoon is a totally different game to, say, $2-4 on Stars at 11pm.
The other striking factor is how many bonuses there are knocking around at the moment. I've pulled in $300 in bonuses in the last 10 days, with another $300 in the pipeline. And none of these are sign-up bonuses ! They're either monthly deals or reloads on Party and Stars. All you have to do is break even at $1-2 ($2-4 on Stars) and you're pulling in $10/table hour for free. When I see posts on Gutshot saying "boo hoo I can't afford the £200 can we have a satellite" it makes me wonder what's wrong with people. I hate to break this to you but if you can't make £200 online in 2 weeks then you'd be toast in a £200 event anyway (even this one).
The other striking factor is how many bonuses there are knocking around at the moment. I've pulled in $300 in bonuses in the last 10 days, with another $300 in the pipeline. And none of these are sign-up bonuses ! They're either monthly deals or reloads on Party and Stars. All you have to do is break even at $1-2 ($2-4 on Stars) and you're pulling in $10/table hour for free. When I see posts on Gutshot saying "boo hoo I can't afford the £200 can we have a satellite" it makes me wonder what's wrong with people. I hate to break this to you but if you can't make £200 online in 2 weeks then you'd be toast in a £200 event anyway (even this one).
# posted by Andy_Ward @ 10:33 AM 
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'That last line should be written in gold. Absolutely spot on.'
hmmm
a/ it's not true
b/ it's incredibly ironic
hmmm
a/ it's not true
b/ it's incredibly ironic
# posted by 
: 3:10 AM
: 3:10 AM
On further thought, if you're saying it's not true because even the worst players have a chance in a tournament, that's fair enough (provided they are at least aggressive).
If you're saying it's ironic as a comment on anyone who placed highly in this particular competition, I wouldn't know about that :-)
Andy
If you're saying it's ironic as a comment on anyone who placed highly in this particular competition, I wouldn't know about that :-)
Andy
Yes, lots of losing players have shots in these tournaments + lots of top tournament players lose money on-line e.g. Lucy Rokach. In fact I suspect most of the 'names' in tournament poker don't cut in on-line.
irony: while a few of us are struggling to make the grade on-line, you guys aren't breaking any balls!
irony: while a few of us are struggling to make the grade on-line, you guys aren't breaking any balls!
# posted by : 1:05 PM
: 1:05 PM
Funnily enough I was talking to Lawrence about this last night. I will probably start a new post on the subject over the weekend.
Just one small point, are you the same person who posted the previous anonymous comment in this thread ? I have no problem whatsoever with anonymous posts, I just don't know right now if I have reached agreement with the previous poster or if this is someone else chipping in.
Andy.
Just one small point, are you the same person who posted the previous anonymous comment in this thread ? I have no problem whatsoever with anonymous posts, I just don't know right now if I have reached agreement with the previous poster or if this is someone else chipping in.
Andy.
'This is poker after all, not a sport - you want to play against the worst players, not the best.'
By that logic you'd end up playing in the micro games!
maple leaf
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By that logic you'd end up playing in the micro games!
maple leaf
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