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Title: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: sofa----king on October 22, 2006, 02:05:33 AM you know this forum,ive often wondered how many people actually play poker on here, or are most of the posters wannabee poker players,not taking the p155 ,but at what level and how many of yall play real poker live,or online .everytime i come on here i allways think to myself do these people really play or do they all play freerolls,and maybee just like the game and watch it on tv, im just curious,ive nothing against anyone so please dont jump down my neck PLEASE,IT JUST MAKES ME THINK EVERYTIME I COME ON HERE ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: sofa----king on October 22, 2006, 02:06:53 AM JUST THOUGHT ID ADD I KNOW A LOT OF YOU PLAY THE GAME BUT CURIOUS TO ALL
Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Poppet7 on October 22, 2006, 02:08:42 AM I play poker. Live and online. Low stakes STTs and MTTs. Been playing for a year now.
Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Rookie (Rodney) on October 22, 2006, 02:10:27 AM I play poker, live and online, Honest.
Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: sofa----king on October 22, 2006, 02:10:42 AM I play poker. Live and online. Low stakes STTs and MTTs. Been playing for a year now. THANKYOU POPPET ,NOW A SERIOUS ANSWER FROM ME,i didnt think you played lol,i dont know why i just thought you were a nice chatty person who likes to talk and be nice lol thnx ,,,now i know about you lol gl Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: ifm on October 22, 2006, 02:10:49 AM The only reason i think anyone would join this forum as a non poker player is to maybe rail a friend in the liveupdates, so i'd say 99% play poker.
I'd guess that maybe half haven't played live though. Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Poppet7 on October 22, 2006, 02:12:06 AM I play poker. Live and online. Low stakes STTs and MTTs. Been playing for a year now. THANKYOU POPPET ,NOW A SERIOUS ANSWER FROM ME,i didnt think you played lol,i dont know why i just thought you were a nice chatty person who likes to talk and be nice lol thnx ,,,now i know about you lol gl That's ok :) Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: sofa----king on October 22, 2006, 02:12:56 AM The only reason i think anyone would join this forum as a non poker player is to maybe rail a friend in the liveupdates, so i'd say 99% play poker. very good answer,your all to inteligent for me on here lol gl I'd guess that maybe half haven't played live though. Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: byronkincaid on October 22, 2006, 02:13:23 AM I play $1 sngs, freeroll mtt's and a little bit of 10c/20c NL cash but I usually lose when I play cash. I think it might be rigged against me. I love watching pokermillion, you see some great poker on that program.
Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: sofa----king on October 22, 2006, 02:16:20 AM I play $1 sngs, freeroll mtt's and a little bit of 10c/20c NL cash but I usually lose when I play cash. I think it might be rigged against me. I love watching pokermillion, you see some great poker on that program. thanx byron its good to be honest and not say you were a £20-£40 nl live player i respect your honesty and gl ,,p.s lol i allways thought you were on the big tables m8 dont know why lol glTitle: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: bolt pp on October 22, 2006, 02:17:31 AM rotflmfao
Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: sofa----king on October 22, 2006, 02:19:05 AM isnt it funny how people get impressions of people without even talking to them by just reading things that they write and how they word things lol well that was 2 people i had on the total opposite hehe
Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Poppet7 on October 22, 2006, 02:21:51 AM Can you tell me a bit about you cos I don't know anything about you either ;hide;
Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: sofa----king on October 22, 2006, 02:23:00 AM Can you tell me a bit about you cos I don't know anything about you either ;hide; IM BONKERS THATS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW LOL.IS THIS A DATE????HEHE IM MARRIED WITH A CHILDTitle: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: sofa----king on October 22, 2006, 02:24:01 AM Can you tell me a bit about you cos I don't know anything about you either ;hide; NO I SUPPOSE ITS ONLY RIGHT ,,WHAT YOU WANNA KNOW????Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Poppet7 on October 22, 2006, 02:26:56 AM A date? Well no... lifes complicated at the moment so I don't need to get involved when you're married with a kid lol ;)
Well, just the questions you've asked everyone else...poker stuff. and the bit about being bonkers, I think most of us blondites are! Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: turny on October 22, 2006, 02:31:52 AM poppet=bonkers rotflmfao (in a nice way of course) :D
Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Poppet7 on October 22, 2006, 02:34:09 AM ;D Thanks Belly!
Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: jezza777 on October 22, 2006, 02:36:55 AM I play mainly tournament poker. My main site at the moment is crypto but I have at least one account on every network. I have played a fair bit of live poker but only play once a week at the moment. I have played cash poker from £0.50/1.00 up to £5.00/10.00 but I stink at every level so have currently banned myself from playing. I have been playing for around 4 years now and I still love it.
Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: sofa----king on October 22, 2006, 02:43:53 AM A date? Well no... lifes complicated at the moment so I don't need to get involved when you're married with a kid lol ;) well where do i start?i play live about 4 nights a weekWell, just the questions you've asked everyone else...poker stuff. and the bit about being bonkers, I think most of us blondites are! 100+100+100 100+100 50 rebuys and maybee 1 away 500ish i play cash about 4 nights a week where the potts get to £1200-£4000. i am constantly raising the pot. ask anyone. live i win online i do my complete b0110x (stoped that now)thats why im on here tonight any other questions ???????????oh yeh my claim to fame was when tikay told the world how i outclassed lucy rockhard,dave boyband ulliot and ali malu all at the same table (and him lol)and he said i was bonkers Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Poppet7 on October 22, 2006, 02:47:30 AM You sound bonkers! ;D
Other questions... -What is your shoe size? -Can you roll your tongue? -What is your favourite word? -Do you like onions? Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: thetank on October 22, 2006, 02:47:58 AM I play tournament poker.
Mainly single table, but take the odd day of MTTs when I think i need a change. Used to playing $50 games, I see that as my level. 6/7 at a time if at all possible. Since a bankroll disaster in the summer, I'm religiously sticking to a 100 buy-in rule. Have been grinding out at the $10s for some time, but am now up playing the $20s again. (fank thuck) Forking out for expenses has been killing me (and sand blasting the fragile bankroll), I honestly almost got myself a real job at one point. >:? Hopefully it won't be too long, before I'm back playing my $50s again, this time with a mighty roll. I'm hoping before end of December. Not only am I playing higher, but I've seriously cut expenses by moving in with a pal. So I have every confidence I will reach my target. i used to play a few fezzies here and there. Live poker has been put on the back burner till the $50 machine is seriously back in buisness though. Hopefully I'll be playing a few events around the country next year. Can't blame bad luck ever, as I play thousands of the bloody things (online STTs). I went bust because of poor money management, and thats not going to happen again (he said firmly, hoping it was true this time :D ) Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: turny on October 22, 2006, 02:51:37 AM You sound bonkers! ;D Other questions... -What is your shoe size? -Can you roll your tongue? -What is your favourite word? -Do you like onions? how bigs your willy easy pops you hardly know the guy rotflmfao Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Poppet7 on October 22, 2006, 02:53:32 AM :o I would never ask a thing like that!
Size doesn't matter, it's what you do with it that counts ;D Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: turny on October 22, 2006, 02:55:57 AM :o I would never ask a thing like that! Size doesn't matter, it's what you do with it that counts ;D funny that thats the saying i always use ;) Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Poppet7 on October 22, 2006, 02:57:54 AM I've never believed it myself ;)
Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: sofa----king on October 22, 2006, 03:11:14 AM You sound bonkers! ;D Other questions... -What is your shoe size? -Can you roll your tongue? -What is your favourite word? -Do you like onions? how bigs your willy easy pops you hardly know the guy rotflmfao anyways do you mean now or about 2 min ago? Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: turny on October 22, 2006, 03:15:26 AM oh you are a naughty girl poppet! ;D
Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Poppet7 on October 22, 2006, 03:16:17 AM I didn't ask that!! It was belly!!
Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: turny on October 22, 2006, 03:18:03 AM no it wasnt it was you pops you just removed it from your original post ;)
Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: sofa----king on October 22, 2006, 03:18:46 AM I didn't ask that!! It was belly!! i was gonna say ,ive gone right off you lol ,,,,,any way its not that big,but belly wouldnt like it for a wart on his nose,,,,,,, lmaoTitle: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Poppet7 on October 22, 2006, 03:20:20 AM :o Now look what you've done mr belly! He's gone off me, and it's only the first date! :(
Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: madasahatstand on October 22, 2006, 09:36:16 AM i play on ladbrokes. been playing mtts mostly from $5-$25. the stakes i play are too big for my bankroll which is why im constantly in the red. just as well i have my wages to keep me going. im thinking of joining a rakeback site as i do spend quite a bit on poker but the problem is that i like laddies:( ive been playing $5 stts with over 20 seats in between mtts. in terms of live games, i came 3rd in the blonde bass (brag brag) . ive not been in the money in the other 4(ish) live tourneys but have quite a bit of success in boyfriendscousinkevs home games.
Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: snoopy1239 on October 22, 2006, 09:51:39 AM I started at the £20 PLH rebuys in Notts, had an awesome run which brought me in over 10k, lost some, spent a LOT and left myself with no bankroll. Went bust about 18 months ago as a reusult of spending too much and thinking I was better than I was, so it was back to basics. Played the £5 rebuys at Walsall until I won, split one after about fourth attempt for 1k and then I was away again. Went back online and was breaking even for ages, won 4k in Walsall and several k in 2 online multis which did my bankroll a world of good. Suddenly found a strategy that worked for me onine about 1 yr ago, quit my job to play pro, went to work for blonde 2-3 months later, carried on playing pro and have been winning since, but few multi successes this year. Rather concerned by the ban, but i'm going to treat it as a challenge. Have been low a few times, but I'm alive so can't complain. Love life, love updates, love poker, love the people. Going bust did me the world of good. Currently play 2/4 cash and multi £20-500 when I can, have to play satellites for anything bigger. And exhale....
Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: ItsMrAlex2u on October 22, 2006, 11:14:41 AM I play online mostly as I live in Jersey and although we have a poker club it is mickey mouse with disney proportions !!!
I consider myself a better tournament player than cash although do ok at both, mainly play 3 /6 nl cash on tribeca. Tourns, I play the sunday nighters on tribeca and occasionally the 20k mideweek, also like the ladbrokes 8pm tourns. I play live when I get the opportunity, have qualified for a few events via satelite, (VC Cup, euro finals in paris, wsop and Grov grand prix), also have paid to enter other festival events in Brighton and Amsterdam (off there in 2 weeks, cant wait). I have a full time job at RBS though which gets in the way!! I dont make any spectacular money out of the game but especially this year the extra cash from a few good results has been nice! Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: TightEnd on October 22, 2006, 11:27:08 AM I spend all day sorting out arguments.
I spend all night sorting out arguments. I dream about arguments. Fortunately this means I can't find the time to lose too much at poker. Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: sofa----king on October 22, 2006, 11:28:01 AM that was nice some good answers there guys but what i was asking ,is do a lot of you think like me?curious if people on here play? some nice honest answers apart from byron lol
Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: byronkincaid on October 22, 2006, 11:40:33 AM lol sorry m8 couldn't resist when you said "without taking the mick" I'm playing 2/4NL atm badly. I'm aggressively moving up as soon as I get 20 buyins for the next level, would love to be playing 10/20 sometime next year.
The impression I get is that most people on here play poker. Lot's of small stakes players of course but everyone has to start somewhere and I think Blonde is a nice place to learn about poker cos there's no flaming and stuff. You can post stuff on some other forums and it's all just LOOOOOOOOOL U SUCK. You can get a good idea of what everyone is playing on the hand analysis forum. Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: madasahatstand on October 22, 2006, 11:42:39 AM that was nice some good answers there guys but what i was asking ,is do a lot of you think like me?curious if people on here play? some nice honest answers apart from byron lol depends what you mean 'thinking like me'? give us a clue what the question is and ill try to answer again:) Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Sheriff Fatman on October 22, 2006, 11:43:00 AM I play much less than I want to because of clashes with my work commitments.
I don't have a big enough security net in terms of bankroll to consider not having work commitments to worry about. I'm currently playing lower stakes than I'd ideally like to be while I re-build my bankroll , having spent a chunk of it on my wedding and honeymoon. Sheriff Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Sark79 on October 22, 2006, 11:51:41 AM I play really small STT($1) one month and then the next month play $20 STT when I have built up to them. I sadly go broke often because I make too many withdrawals, go on tilt easily and then try to keep playing the same levels with a reduced bankroll :D. I am currently re-building right now ( again ) and am trying to control my self destruct tendencies and not move up or take out money from my account. When playing the $15 and $20 STT, I feel out of my depth, so am going to stop playing this level until I can win consistenly at the $5 and $10 limits.
Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: NoflopsHomer on October 22, 2006, 11:55:03 AM I play MTT's any buy-in between $10 and $100 mostly on UB and Crypto, on average I manage one decent win a week, I don't play live much so when I do I want to play good quality comps, hence I save up a percentage of my winnings to play good tournaments, (e.g the £200 FO at Gutshot recently and I'm half way to covering the €1000 Green Joker Event at the end of November). The only time I have played a main event live I finished 4th in Southampton which I was pretty chuffed about, but I still can't afford to play them, so, sats, sats and more sats.
I suck at all forms of cash, except limit Hi/lo Omaha. Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: GrannyDee on October 22, 2006, 11:57:08 AM Online
I currently play anything from $10 sngs and $33 sngs on party my bankroll is primarily suited to the $22 sngs however needed to be less choosy when the online ban came into effect in America. Going through a rebuilding process at the moment playing 20 sngs a night hoping to hit the $50 and $70 sngs by the new year as well as playing the $5-$10 limit hold'em games on party and crypto again. Live Play anything from £10 rebuys mtts to £200 freezeouts. Hoping to play bigger tournaments next year across the country and maybe even a cheeky wee visit to the WSOP $1000 buyin event if the money allows. Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: sofa----king on October 22, 2006, 12:08:50 PM the feed back im getting here is that a lot of blondes play mostly online ,this is not a dig at anyone but it seems to me that it sounds as if nobody wins online????ok red gets a few results and a few others but im sure that online DO NOT PAY,,,,,, i just think online is a expensive way of entertainment the only winner online i think is the rake,i think the only value online imho is to play small mtts ,without showing off but i have played from £3 up to £2000 online mtts and i really dont see any diffrence in the play as to £3 its crazy as to £2k is the same as the £100 and above tourneys seem to bring bigger players i.e bigger bankrolls i.e bigger bluffers and looser players ,thinking they can make more moves on lower rolled players...in lehmans terms if i played
£3 re- buy against a guy on £250 a week wages i think the game would be quite tight from him,but if i was playing aginst a guy @ £2000 hup i dont know who he is he could be a millionaire and be very loose,,,bloody hell lol, my point is i think online is no good its ok for small fun but i dont ever think anyone will get a fortune and keep it as it just gets passed around,ive spoken to a lot of top players online about this and a lot agreed they all seemed to think that only 2-5%off online players actually win (long term) Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Acidmouse on October 22, 2006, 12:15:59 PM I play for fun. $2-$10 STT $1-$10 MTT's and Micro cash games, also £10-£20 MTT live games.
I do it to meet people and have a laff, I dont really care about being great or making cash. Its cheap form of entertainment for me. Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Tonji on October 22, 2006, 12:17:31 PM online low limit STT, occasionally low buy in MTT, micro limit cash. I'm an amateur with a slowly built bankroll over a couple of years, thats reached stagnation over the last few months. I've not played live for 2 years.
Its a hobby, & will stay like that, I'll keep it fun, & not take it too serious. Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Newportlad on October 22, 2006, 12:29:57 PM I've been playing for just under 2 years now.
Live. When i first started i managed to win 4 times in my first 7 visits to the Grosvenor, Cardiff. thought this could be my 'niche' but reality has kicked in, and i've only cashed once this year. Also play live MTT (£20 ish) in Newport, but i have great difficulty in beating all the fish there (and there are some REALLY bad players). Online. Tend to play most formats (Cash/STT/MTT). Given up on the cash for the moment, as the swings as very volatile. Make a steady profit in the $10 STT, but im trying to crack the MTT's at the moment. Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Sheriff Fatman on October 22, 2006, 12:33:00 PM the feed back im getting here is that a lot of blondes play mostly online ,this is not a dig at anyone but it seems to me that it sounds as if nobody wins online????ok red gets a few results and a few others but im sure that online DO NOT PAY,,,,,, i just think online is a expensive way of entertainment the only winner online i think is the rake,i think the only value online imho is to play small mtts ,without showing off but i have played from £3 up to £2000 online mtts and i really dont see any diffrence in the play as to £3 its crazy as to £2k is the same as the £100 and above tourneys seem to bring bigger players i.e bigger bankrolls i.e bigger bluffers and looser players ,thinking they can make more moves on lower rolled players...in lehmans terms if i played £3 re- buy against a guy on £250 a week wages i think the game would be quite tight from him,but if i was playing aginst a guy @ £2000 hup i dont know who he is he could be a millionaire and be very loose,,,bloody hell lol, my point is i think online is no good its ok for small fun but i dont ever think anyone will get a fortune and keep it as it just gets passed around,ive spoken to a lot of top players online about this and a lot agreed they all seemed to think that only 2-5%off online players actually win (long term) Online games are more competitive than live in terms of rake charged, bonuses offered, rakeback paid. The games are faster and multi-tabling is possible, so you can get far more hands/hr online than live. Also, the 'overhead' costs of online play are much lower than live. Therefore, from a purely 'profit' perspective the chances of making money online are far greater than they are playing live. Sheriff Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Claw75 on October 22, 2006, 01:05:12 PM I play for fun. $2-$10 STT $1-$10 MTT's and Micro cash games, also £10-£20 MTT live games. I do it to meet people and have a laff, I dont really care about being great or making cash. Its cheap form of entertainment for me. pretty much identical here Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Trace on October 22, 2006, 01:41:23 PM What's poker?
Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: GlasgowBandit on October 22, 2006, 02:59:14 PM I'm more of a gambler so my bankroll management is appalling. In short I can't manage it :D I think I need a poker mentor. Or preferably someone to let me use their account and buy me into a game I play better if someone has staked me in or indeed if I am playing someone elses money if they ask me to play for them.
I play both live and online. Live I will play cash game stakes from 25p/50p PL to £1/£2 NL. I am a failry decent cash game player when I take it seriously but most times when I buy into a cash game I am there for the craic. In regards to the Tourneys I play these online as well mostly $5, $10, $20, $50 STT's will sometimes venture into $100 STT's. MTT's I play $10 rebuys - $150 freezeout. Live tourneys I will play anything from £5 bingo rebuy fests to whatever I can afford when its on. :D I don't think much of gambling between 2k a month that I would say ia bout average for me. Again I come back to my first point I am a gambler without discipline. I aim to start a fresh in the new year and start keeping records and properly try and manage a bankroll. I was planning this a few months back but a few unexpected things came up. Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: tantrum on October 22, 2006, 03:50:49 PM Quote What's poker? Trace, thanks for asking this question. I also would like to know what MTT/STT/ online and live games stand for? ' 25p/50p PL to £1/£2 NL' those must be some secret codes that I would like to know what they mean. So the 'blondepoker' is not an online dating agency? Always thought it was weird; all those posts with weird cards symbols and blinds and stacks and bizarre screen names; I thought that this is some kind of flirting game, fortune telling threads predicting the weather. I mean 'bad beats' stories? At first I thought they were about pub fights and domestic violence, instead pple are posting something like hand histories that I have difficulty in understanding them. Those must be coded messages I am sure, so the villains and victims can't be prosecuted. So 'poker' is not an abrieviation for 'poke her'? Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: ACE2M on October 22, 2006, 04:02:30 PM having just spent all my money on a new house i am now splashing about in the $10/$20 stts again and same for mtts until i can get some bankroll going.
Recently had a great streak with 3 online wins of 3k + and 2 live wins for 3.5k and 2.1k which came in very handy for a deposit and some extra savings. Now trying to learn how to play cash games properly because i'm an absolute fish. Hope to be playing $5/$10 next year some time. Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: charmaine on October 22, 2006, 05:26:34 PM When i have some pennys i like to donate them in 50 / 1$ stt's , played a few $5 tournamounts and actually made final table ;D
Played with Pauls points once and entered a free roll thingy and won woohoooooo lol Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: kinboshi on October 22, 2006, 05:28:49 PM my point is i think online is no good its ok for small fun but i dont ever think anyone will get a fortune and keep it as it just gets passed around,ive spoken to a lot of top players online about this and a lot agreed they all seemed to think that only 2-5%off online players actually win (long term) If I can make the money I've made playing recreationally online, then I'm sure there are people making a very nice income online. I'm currently paying for my kitchen extension from my poker winnings - so even if I lose all my bankroll, I'm up. I think you're wrong to say that people can't make money online. A lot don't of course, but that's the same in live games isn't it? I usually play $1/$2 NL online, and my bankroll has been built up completely from my winnings and my initial $40 deposit (when I started on the 0.05/0.10 tables). Started to play a few more tourneys now, and have played only a handful of times live. Talking of tourneys, got the Sunday Million on PokerStars to play this evening... Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: rudders on October 22, 2006, 05:35:30 PM the feed back im getting here is that a lot of blondes play mostly online ,this is not a dig at anyone but it seems to me that it sounds as if nobody wins online????ok red gets a few results and a few others but im sure that online DO NOT PAY,,,,,, There are a fair few winners online james - pab and geeforce spring to mind instantly- both making a full time living off it ( they also happen to be excellent live players too. for my part i am just a part-time player- but could not play if i reguarly lost. as you know i play play stt/mtt live- £100 rebuy being my fav. also played a few festivals when time allows- luton/walsall/cardiff/aruba that sort of thing. Online I play $200 stts (some 100 and 500 too), and lots of the bigger mtts (with reasonable sucess) mostly on tribeca (as Khazi) or stars and UB. i have got to this point working my way up the levels and by maintaining a workable bankroll- its taken a few big dents but not gone bust yet(touch wood). and yes I am in profit online ( analy retentive as i am - i keep records of every single game that i play live onlive the lot) Oh and for the record- sofa-king- james IS mad and is probably the best chip accumulator that i have played against or seen......... its just that he doesnt always keep them . ;ifm; ;ifm; ;smackedbottom; Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Tinsel Town on October 22, 2006, 05:59:12 PM I play mostly $5 and $10 Sng mostly STT but sometimes MTT SnG's
I usually do OK in SnG's but use up my bankroll chasing dreams of qualifying for EPT/WPT events and thinking I can get the better of 400 to 500 players in other regular MTT's I play live in Cincinatti's where I cashed in BB2. However this was probably due to the fact that everyone was falling about drunk and I was on antibiotics and stone cold sober. I've cashed in other tourneys in there as well right enough. I'm not a gambler and play because I thoroughly enjoy the game. I'm competitve by nature but I'm too old and fat to compete in physical activities like I used too. This game gives me that buzz again. I've not been in a bookies in years and only put money on football through my skybet account. Strictly low limit. That's it Td Th Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: roverthtaeh on October 22, 2006, 06:15:56 PM Mainly cash, 15/30 or 25/50.
Slow bankroll building, $110 of deposits - $4850 now. 12 months online. Few S&G's and MTT's, up to $10. Still learning tournament play. Play live once a week - local clubs. Doing ok so far. Interesting thread, nice one sofa----king. Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Rookie (Rodney) on October 22, 2006, 06:30:48 PM That's it Td Th Lol, you forgot to mention you were my official railbird at one point this year! :D As for me, i started playing live about 2 years ago now i guess. I then found online poker fairly soon and started playing on UB until i managed to deposit on Laddies. From there i won a couple of tournies and lost some, i wasnt keeping any records back then. Earlier this year i managed to turn £50 to £5600 on Titan Poker within a week and won a nice couple of tournies on Laddies a few weeks later. I managed to live off that once i got sacked from work! oops... I have recently done it again on UB, depositing $90 and turning it into $10k in approx 8 days! I withdrew most of that and have recently decided to put a workable amount into Party and play their $50 turbos. First month went well, winning over $5k but now i have to start all over again on Pokerstars as the traffic on Party is not good enough anymore. I keep records on all my SNG's now and play multis on UB and Hills too. I play live about 3/4 days a week i guess. Speaking of which, i better get ready for the game tonight!! .... Good thread this SofaKing. Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Tinsel Town on October 22, 2006, 06:40:13 PM That's it Td Th Lol, you forgot to mention you were my official railbird at one point this year! :D Damn. I thought I still was. 8) 8) Td Th Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Sheriff Fatman on October 22, 2006, 06:41:32 PM Mainly cash, 15/30 or 25/50. Slow bankroll building, $110 of deposits - $4850 now. 12 months online. Few S&G's and MTT's, up to $10. Still learning tournament play. Play live once a week - local clubs. Doing ok so far. Interesting thread, nice one sofa----king. $4850 is seriously short bankroll for $15/30 and $25/50 limits. Your risk of busting out is high. Sheriff Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: roverthtaeh on October 22, 2006, 06:42:32 PM C E N T S !!!
Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: KeithyB on October 22, 2006, 06:58:35 PM I’ve played stakes online poker for just over 12 months now and have deposited about £125 total across 4/5 sites in that time. Current bankroll is around £1,100 so I’ve done ok ( clearly just a grinder though! :D ) but it’s more about the challenge ( and the fun ) than the winnings for me.
Would like to play more but struggle finding the time to be honest :dontask: Small stakes only, playing mainly $5/$10 STT and MTT’s with some 0.25/0.50 cash games thrown in. I’ve never played live and have no real plans to do so as I have a serious problem with my facial control !!!! ::) Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Sheriff Fatman on October 22, 2006, 07:49:03 PM C E N T S !!! Was hoping that's what you'd say! Carry on then..... Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Royal Flush on October 22, 2006, 08:03:10 PM the feed back im getting here is that a lot of blondes play mostly online ,this is not a dig at anyone but it seems to me that it sounds as if nobody wins online???? ok red gets a few results and a few others but im sure that online DO NOT PAY,,,,,, i just think online is a expensive way of entertainment the only winner online i think is the rake, Lots do play online here, not suprising given its a forum online. If you go into a live cardroom would you be suprised if people said they played mostly live! I don't know why you think the rake is the only winner, the rake is less than live (especially after you factor in expenses) there are lots of people who play for a living online, quite a few of my friends fall into this catergory. Red is a prime example, do you think he is just lucky? I think he just treats online very proffesionaly and as such enjoys the rewards for doing so. i think the only value online imho is to play small mtts ,without showing off but i have played from £3 up to £2000 online mtts When has a site ran a £2k MTT?!?! Of course the play differs in them, i have also played a rather wide range of online tournaments (right from the eary days of online tournaments) and there is a big diffrence. but i dont ever think anyone will get a fortune and keep it as it just gets passed around,ive spoken to a lot of top players online about this and a lot agreed they all seemed to think that only 2-5%off online players actually win (long term) Which top players have you talked to about it, there are loads of excellent young Americans who have banked fortunes, yes some lose it back because although they may be good card players they are poor poker players (money management is part of being a poker player, a truely good player has no need to go skint) some of those are at the top of the game (and there always will be some as they enjoy a good run whilst playing out of thier rolls) As for myself i play these online comps for a living playing, so anything from 20 rebuys to 500 fo's Live i have played the £5 rebuys and main events, the biggest event i have played would be an EPT, the biggest i actually bought in for was a £1k main event. Although that will change next month when i am playing singapore. Gl at the tables James, i am looking foward to meeting you, have heard a lot about you from Maria, Jon Raab and Rudders. Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Graham C on October 22, 2006, 08:49:12 PM I'm a wannabeepro player but only play for small stakes online - I do play a lot online though. Have only played live three times - blonde bash 3 was the biggest of the live events I've played, the others being £10 rebuys in small places.
Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: potted on October 22, 2006, 09:16:38 PM i play on line a bit but struggle as i treat it like an hours entertainment rather than playing properly. i have cashed at nottingham about 20 times in the past 2 years bubbled in my one visit to the gutshot in a £100 fo
Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Longy on October 22, 2006, 09:25:37 PM Great thread, very interesting and as tikay always says we are a varied bunch from top pros to micro limit players.
My story is i that i quit teaching at Easter to become an online poker pro. For a few reasons i wasn't enjoying my job, my love for poker and the fact that i had always made a good 2nd living from the game. I started off grinding cash games playing 4 tables at a time but i think slowly began to realise i wasn't as good as i thought, my winrate wasn't what i expected and to be honest i was making a living through rakeback and bonuses in truth. Then an incident which initially did not seem good, the backlight (means the screen just goes black) on my laptop went and i was forced to move onto my housemates pc for a week. Without the crutch of my beloved Poker Tracker and its add ons, i decided to give SNG's a shot as player tendencies are less important. Wow since then i think i have found my game, i started with the regulars and seemlessly moved up to 8 tabling 33 regs. I have now switched to the turbos on stars for the rest of the month to try out the theory that is more $/hr there and that appears true, so i maybe there to stay. So currently found playing 16/27 turbos on stars 8 tabling, have plans to 10/12 table and move up. I love playing live but online is my cash cow,. As flushy point out above there are more online pros than you think and some people are making more than you think. A few names spring to mind of big winners online Johnny Lodden, Prahlad Friedman Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: sofa----king on October 22, 2006, 10:36:23 PM the feed back im getting here is that a lot of blondes play mostly online ,this is not a dig at anyone but it seems to me that it sounds as if nobody wins online????ok red gets a few results and a few others but im sure that online DO NOT PAY,,,,,, There are a fair few winners online james - pab and geeforce spring to mind instantly- both making a full time living off it ( they also happen to be excellent live players too. for my part i am just a part-time player- but could not play if i reguarly lost. as you know i play play stt/mtt live- £100 rebuy being my fav. also played a few festivals when time allows- luton/walsall/cardiff/aruba that sort of thing. Online I play $200 stts (some 100 and 500 too), and lots of the bigger mtts (with reasonable sucess) mostly on tribeca (as Khazi) or stars and UB. i have got to this point working my way up the levels and by maintaining a workable bankroll- its taken a few big dents but not gone bust yet(touch wood). and yes I am in profit online ( analy retentive as i am - i keep records of every single game that i play live onlive the lot) Oh and for the record- sofa-king- james IS mad and is probably the best chip accumulator that i have played against or seen......... its just that he doesnt always keep them . ;ifm; ;ifm; ;smackedbottom; Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: sofa----king on October 22, 2006, 10:45:14 PM the feed back im getting here is that a lot of blondes play mostly online ,this is not a dig at anyone but it seems to me that it sounds as if nobody wins online???? firstly it was £2k heads up m8typo errorok red gets a few results and a few others but im sure that online DO NOT PAY,,,,,, i just think online is a expensive way of entertainment the only winner online i think is the rake, but ive played the same people and diffrent people and regardless to amount that is being played for there is not much diffrence in either if anything the £2k heads up games were looser as people dont think they would be but let me just say .. the more you play for online the looser the game gets coz you know if your playing someone for £2k or £100 it really dosent matter awhat im trying to get through to most of blond players is every time you sit at a table there will allways be someone sitting with a bankroll 10 times what you got on that table so if you work and get £500 a week wages in a job and sit at a table with all your wages ,you will have someone on that table who gets £5000k a week wages so .....any way you all know the score ...how many times do you hear he called me with blah blah and hit the nuts or so,it happens everyday online you get people posting here ..you never guess what he called me with ??? yeh blah blah and hit his gutshot ,,,,well i dunno who am i to say its just a opinion of mine ,,all i know when i play live i get results whether cash or tourney or heads up,,and you know what........ive never ever ever won online ok a few chit ones 2k3k2k and a few heads up to ,but im not a bad player,maybee crazy but not bad Lots do play online here, not suprising given its a forum online. If you go into a live cardroom would you be suprised if people said they played mostly live! I don't know why you think the rake is the only winner, the rake is less than live (especially after you factor in expenses) there are lots of people who play for a living online, quite a few of my friends fall into this catergory. Red is a prime example, do you think he is just lucky? I think he just treats online very proffesionaly and as such enjoys the rewards for doing so. i think the only value online imho is to play small mtts ,without showing off but i have played from £3 up to £2000 online mtts When has a site ran a £2k MTT?!?! Of course the play differs in them, i have also played a rather wide range of online tournaments (right from the eary days of online tournaments) and there is a big diffrence.i have played a lot of £2k heads up m8 but i dont ever think anyone will get a fortune and keep it as it just gets passed around,ive spoken to a lot of top players online about this and a lot agreed they all seemed to think that only 2-5%off online players actually win (long term) Which top players have you talked to about it, there are loads of excellent young Americans who have banked fortunes, yes some lose it back because although they may be good card players they are poor poker players (money management is part of being a poker player, a truely good player has no need to go skint) some of those are at the top of the game (and there always will be some as they enjoy a good run whilst playing out of thier rolls)the top players would go potty on here if i mentioned who they were for saying it ,but seriously m8 about 4 of the top 10 on and offline players in the country.... As for myself i play these online comps for a living playing, so anything from 20 rebuys to 500 fo's Live i have played the £5 rebuys and main events, the biggest event i have played would be an EPT, the biggest i actually bought in for was a £1k main event. Although that will change next month when i am playing singapore. Gl at the tables James, i am looking foward to meeting you, have heard a lot about you from Maria, Jon Raab and Rudders. Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Royal Flush on October 22, 2006, 11:08:13 PM Part of it may be that the levels you are talking about online are VERY tough, you are playing some of the worlds best players. I didn't realise you meant HU matches, i would love to know how those huge games go. I play quite a lot of HU myself and wonder how diffrent it can be at the top levels.
I don't know how you can single out 4 of the top 10 online players in the UK, firstly it's near impossible to tell who they are, secondly you would probably never meet them! I can think of a few who are known players who would probably disagree with what you say. Mafews, Gryko, Grundy, etc. The truth is the online pros are anonymous, the biggest winners may well not be known to us. Great thread btw. Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: sofa----king on October 22, 2006, 11:16:55 PM Part of it may be that the levels you are talking about online are VERY tough, you are playing some of the worlds best players. I didn't realise you meant HU matches, i would love to know how those huge games go. I play quite a lot of HU myself and wonder how diffrent it can be at the top levels. a lot of these players play on other names but what the big point is I BET THERES NOT 5% WINNERS ON THIS FORUM or any other forum or poker site in the world I don't know how you can single out 4 of the top 10 online players in the UK, firstly it's near impossible to tell who they are, secondly you would probably never meet them! I can think of a few who are known players who would probably disagree with what you say. Mafews, Gryko, Grundy, etc. The truth is the online pros are anonymous, the biggest winners may well not be known to us. Great thread btw. Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Royal Flush on October 23, 2006, 12:24:58 AM Part of it may be that the levels you are talking about online are VERY tough, you are playing some of the worlds best players. I didn't realise you meant HU matches, i would love to know how those huge games go. I play quite a lot of HU myself and wonder how diffrent it can be at the top levels. a lot of these players play on other names but what the big point is I BET THERES NOT 5% WINNERS ON THIS FORUM or any other forum or poker site in the world I don't know how you can single out 4 of the top 10 online players in the UK, firstly it's near impossible to tell who they are, secondly you would probably never meet them! I can think of a few who are known players who would probably disagree with what you say. Mafews, Gryko, Grundy, etc. The truth is the online pros are anonymous, the biggest winners may well not be known to us. Great thread btw. I am willing to take that bet! If we take the 5% winners 95% losers as the divide in poker, it's debateable but lets assume it. Do you think those people who are members of a poker discussion forum are going to be better than or worse than average? I would safely say that the chances are they are going to be better than average, so a higher % of winners. Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Sark79 on October 23, 2006, 12:27:30 AM I think the Blonde Leauge games I have played ( not many recently ) have a better standard of players than a random $5 mtt .
Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: sofa----king on October 23, 2006, 12:29:02 AM Part of it may be that the levels you are talking about online are VERY tough, you are playing some of the worlds best players. I didn't realise you meant HU matches, i would love to know how those huge games go. I play quite a lot of HU myself and wonder how diffrent it can be at the top levels. a lot of these players play on other names but what the big point is I BET THERES NOT 5% WINNERS ON THIS FORUM or any other forum or poker site in the world I don't know how you can single out 4 of the top 10 online players in the UK, firstly it's near impossible to tell who they are, secondly you would probably never meet them! I can think of a few who are known players who would probably disagree with what you say. Mafews, Gryko, Grundy, etc. The truth is the online pros are anonymous, the biggest winners may well not be known to us. Great thread btw. I am willing to take that bet! If we take the 5% winners 95% losers as the divide in poker, it's debateable but lets assume it. Do you think those people who are members of a poker discussion forum are going to be better than or worse than average? I would safely say that the chances are they are going to be better than average, so a higher % of winners. Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: I, Zimbra on October 23, 2006, 12:31:11 AM I was just about to make the same point that Flushy has just made.... so I won't... and instead will just restrict myself to saying "Great thread". :)up
Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: action man on October 23, 2006, 01:04:02 AM after finishing night shift at my local bakery in may 2005, i have played for a living. For my income i rely on mtt's and mtt's. Stt's i play $100 $200 and $500's, mtt's i play 20k 15k 10k 8k 5k and the sunday comps on stars and party as well as the occasional daddy. I am pruod of myself for still playing for a living and making a good wage. my live game is shocking. ive played about 5 main events and never cashed, i play way too conservative live, and too loose when i am in a pot, if that makes sense. so far i have won 32 mtt's this year
Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: sofa----king on October 23, 2006, 01:08:52 AM after finishing night shift at my local bakery in may 2005, i have played for a living. For my income i rely on mtt's and mtt's. Stt's i play $100 $200 and $500's, mtt's i play 20k 15k 10k 8k 5k and the sunday comps on stars and party as well as the occasional daddy. I am pruod of myself for still playing for a living and making a good wage. my live game is shocking. ive played about 5 main events and never cashed, i play way too conservative live, and too loose when i am in a pot, if that makes sense. so far i have won 32 mtt's this year nice one m8 gl see im the opposite live no probs cash and mtt but online NEVERTitle: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Poppet7 on October 23, 2006, 01:17:18 AM after finishing night shift at my local bakery in may 2005, i have played for a living. For my income i rely on mtt's and mtt's. Stt's i play $100 $200 and $500's, mtt's i play 20k 15k 10k 8k 5k and the sunday comps on stars and party as well as the occasional daddy. I am pruod of myself for still playing for a living and making a good wage. my live game is shocking. ive played about 5 main events and never cashed, i play way too conservative live, and too loose when i am in a pot, if that makes sense. so far i have won 32 mtt's this year Can I have a few tips then actionman? ;D Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: action man on October 23, 2006, 01:26:06 AM sorry poppet i already have my new protegee, she is none other than suzanne, hope i can help her as much as i can
Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: Poppet7 on October 23, 2006, 02:09:37 AM She won't mind sharing!
or can I be next in the queue please? ;D Title: Re: serious question,without taking the mick Post by: action man on October 23, 2006, 03:16:14 AM lol, youll have to ask my old man, he was the one who lost £6k on his credit card while i was learning the game
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