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Title: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: TightEnd on March 30, 2008, 12:24:41 PM Beginning Monday, and running for a week, Pab goes into the well.
For those of you who do not know, or know of, Pab here is a biography of him: blonde Hall of Fame Entry (http://blondepoker.com/index.php?q=node/13152) Last I knew he was in Australia, playing online and enjoying himself in sunnier climes. So for all those online MTT/Cash questions, travel advice, WSOP Short handed reflections and the rest....put those questions down and Pab will be along during the week to answer.. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: NoflopsHomer on March 30, 2008, 12:26:54 PM Do you think your bowling skills are ready to take on Moorman again this summer?
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Karabiner on March 30, 2008, 12:49:50 PM Are you coming to BB6 ?
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: booder on March 30, 2008, 12:55:37 PM who?
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: action man on March 30, 2008, 02:08:56 PM Got any action with the birds in aus yet?
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on March 30, 2008, 02:36:31 PM Im around so ill start answering questions now,
Noflops, I may prop bet moorman at bowling this year to try and put him off his waddle, barring that im out of ideas as im pretty sure he is a bowling superuser. Karabiner - Wont be at BB6 as ill still be out of the country but have seen the BB7 advanced warning thread and should be available booder - sigh, rick - no Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: GlasgowBandit on March 30, 2008, 03:27:55 PM 1/ If you could hand pick a table of the superstars with you in seat 5 who would be at either side of you and why?
2/ Who has been the biggest influence on your game? 3/ If you could give Flushy anything what would it be? 4/ Do you fear going bust? 5/ In your opinion who is tyhe best UK tournament player online and live? Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: booder on March 30, 2008, 03:31:53 PM although you are a successful online Mtt player, your live performances are relatively unsuccessful( small sample size acknowledged). does your live game differ greatly from your online game,do you get bored playing live or do you just run bad live?
your favourite online tourny is? do you see yourself still earning your living in 5 years time from poker or have you other plans? Triggs hair......a mess or fashionable ? cheers Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: action man on March 30, 2008, 03:44:38 PM although you are a successful online Mtt player, your live performances are relatively unsuccessful( small sample size acknowledged). does your live game differ greatly from your online game,do you get bored playing live or do you just run bad live? your favourite online tourny is? do you see yourself still earning your living in 5 years time from poker or have you other plans? Triggs hair......a mess or fashionable ? cheers he made a wsop final table boo, give the lad some slack lol. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: action man on March 30, 2008, 03:46:54 PM ps im not cutting the hair till i win my next tourney...hope i dont resemble cousin IT otherwise ill have no bleedin dolla t cut it anyway.
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: RED-DOG on March 30, 2008, 03:58:53 PM Hi Pab.
I like tourneys. I see myself as a decent online multi tourney player, but it seems to be getting harder to make final tables. Do you think it's still possible for a "decent" tournament player to make a living online, or do you think that cash is the best/easiest option? Do you use Poker-tracker or any other software packages of that ilk? Whether you do not, what do you think about them? From a poker point of view, what do you see as your best quality? Thanks for doing the well. Good luck, Tom. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: ACE2M on March 30, 2008, 04:05:55 PM What leaks do you have if any? have you had any leaks you've plugged successfully?
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: booder on March 30, 2008, 04:56:40 PM although you are a successful online Mtt player, your live performances are relatively unsuccessful( small sample size acknowledged). does your live game differ greatly from your online game,do you get bored playing live or do you just run bad live? your favourite online tourny is? do you see yourself still earning your living in 5 years time from poker or have you other plans? Triggs hair......a mess or fashionable ? cheers he made a wsop final table boo, give the lad some slack lol. respect for that,that is why i used the word relatively. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Colchester Kev on March 30, 2008, 04:58:12 PM although you are a successful online Mtt player, your live performances are relatively unsuccessful( small sample size acknowledged). does your live game differ greatly from your online game,do you get bored playing live or do you just run bad live? your favourite online tourny is? do you see yourself still earning your living in 5 years time from poker or have you other plans? Triggs hair......a mess or fashionable ? cheers he made a wsop final table boo, give the lad some slack lol. respect for that,that is why i used the word relatively. No respect is due, he came last !! :D Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Royal Flush on March 30, 2008, 05:02:06 PM Have you ever fully recovered from the pounding Panther gave you HU in the old $15k/$27r on tribeca?
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on March 30, 2008, 05:37:50 PM 1/ If you could hand pick a table of the superstars with you in seat 5 who would be at either side of you and why? 2/ Who has been the biggest influence on your game? 3/ If you could give Flushy anything what would it be? 4/ Do you fear going bust? 5/ In your opinion who is tyhe best UK tournament player online and live? 1, ill have to think about that one, ill come back to it 2, Id probably say dave (geeforce), we met working at William hill before we even thought of playing poker for a living but were both very passionate about the game. We became friends and started talking on msn about poker on a regular basis. We bounced hands off each other, discussed strategy as well as supporting each other deep in tournaments etc.. He took the plunge before me as I was traveling at the time, but was very helpful to have a close friend when i was deciding to pursue poker as my livelihood. We are still great friends now, and are currently sharing a flat in Sydney with some other non poker playing friends. It does help having a good friend who plays poker as well for a living as some of the stresses and emotions that come with it are hard to express to other people. 3. A gag 4. I feel very fortunate to be where I am financially from poker, and id leave the game before going bust completely if it ever came to that. Opting not to use my university degree was a pretty big decision and my parents took some convincing it was the right way to go. To play poker until I lost my last penny would be irresponsible and an insult to my parents who worked so hard to put me through school/university 5. Not really in the loop as far as live tournament players go on the UK circuit, but hard to argue with Julian's results and is a very popular guy amongst his peers. Online its gotta be moomin Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on March 30, 2008, 05:51:45 PM although you are a successful online Mtt player, your live performances are relatively unsuccessful( small sample size acknowledged). does your live game differ greatly from your online game,do you get bored playing live or do you just run bad live? your favourite online tourny is? do you see yourself still earning your living in 5 years time from poker or have you other plans? Triggs hair......a mess or fashionable ? cheers I actually feel for the amount of live tournaments ive played ive put up decent results, not ground breaking but im happy. The WSOP was obviously my best live moment, but ive had deep runs in the aussie millions and EPT dortmund last year although vegas was a complete wash out. I dont think my live game differs too much from online but I think i get impatient too soon live which is something ive tried to address in the past. I dont get bored, ipod helps. I still see myself playing poker in 5 years time, unless i go busto. Triggs hair, mess but im hardly a fashion icon myself Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: TheChipPrince on March 30, 2008, 06:38:05 PM Pab, how does your family react to you being a full time internet player? Did they accept it and support you when you first started, or did they tell you 'to get a proper job'?
Do you share all your wins with them, and do you think they'll always have doubts that you'll blow the lot, 'gambling' as none poker players call it? Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on March 30, 2008, 06:48:59 PM Ill start answering Q's again either after ive finished playing sunday tournaments, or more likely 2morrow, keep em coming though
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: neeko on March 30, 2008, 07:07:21 PM Do you consider yourself a cash game player or a mtt player?
You commuted from Australia to Poland for the ETT there, are you mad? Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: AlexMartin on March 30, 2008, 08:25:31 PM Is it true you went to Oz coz you couldnt handle telling ur folks about your sexuality?
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on March 30, 2008, 08:35:38 PM Is it true you went to Oz coz you couldnt handle telling ur folks about your sexuality? sigh, rumbled, may as well book a flight back home now Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Longy on March 30, 2008, 11:40:17 PM Thanks for doing this pab.
How have you found the balance between travelling the world and playing poker. Do you see this as a holiday and you will play poker as and when you feel, or are you still treating as a "job" as such? How have you dealt with finding reliable internet connections etc? Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Horneris on March 31, 2008, 12:47:56 AM Hi Pab.
Do you think we will make the play offs? Did you catch the Walsall game anywhere (it was on Sky)? What was the last game you went to? Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: AlexMartin on March 31, 2008, 01:09:50 AM when did you realise u were good enough to play fulltime?
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Girgy85 on March 31, 2008, 02:19:07 AM Hi Pab,
I recently read that you went to Australia, i am moving out there in April and wondered if you played at Sydneys Star City Casino? What was it like if you did? Any tips? Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: celtic on March 31, 2008, 04:59:36 AM do you know my girlfriend's step sister? she is called jo. she lives in sydney too.
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on March 31, 2008, 06:17:37 AM Hi Pab. I like tourneys. I see myself as a decent online multi tourney player, but it seems to be getting harder to make final tables. Do you think it's still possible for a "decent" tournament player to make a living online, or do you think that cash is the best/easiest option? Do you use Poker-tracker or any other software packages of that ilk? Whether you do not, what do you think about them? From a poker point of view, what do you see as your best quality? Thanks for doing the well. Good luck, Tom. I think tournaments online have become harder and the constantly swelling fields make it harder to 'get there' and has increased variance. I dont really play that many tournaments anymore so im not really in that good a position to judge if its still viable to make living online playing exclusively tournaments. Moorman does it, but he puts in a crazy amount of volume and is constantly on a emotional rollercoaster. Everytime I do sit down for a tournament session though I still see very stupid suicidal plays as well as plenty of players making fundamental errors with no comprehension of their own stacks size or the stack size of their opponents. On that note id say its still possible to make a decent living but be prepared for some lengthy baron spells with the field sizes. I use poker tracker mainly to keep accurate records of my cash game play and have PAHUD installed on my computer but don't use it. PAHUD isnt really necessary once you get to 10/20nl+ as the player pool is so much smaller than the lower levels and you get to know others players games. Also since no-one is 12-14 tabling the games have constantly changing dynamics and 3-4 games are very common as well as plenty of HU action. I dont have a problem with people using software packages such as HUD etc... part of online poker imo. The software is easily accessible online, so if you feel your opponents have an edge by using this software there is nothing stopping you getting involved. Id say my best quality as a poker player is money management. Im not backed, not sponsored and have never been in my 2 years 3 months as a 'pro'. I have never over extended myself playing over my head at cash game levels or travelled the live circuit running up huge costs chasing the big score. I enjoy live tournaments and sometimes its hard missing out on events, the hardest for me was deciding not to play EPT monte carlo last year but Im not looking to go bsuto anytime soon. I have invested a decent chunk of money that will never return to the poker economy whatever happens. If i lost all my $$ apart from what was invested it would be time to start working even though it would kill me. Playing the game until I was completely broke and walking away with nothing to show for it is not an option IMO. I know you are not sponsored as well Tom and enforce strict bankroll management and even though its not glamorous it keeps you in the game you obvioulsy love. I know lots of players that have made more $$ than me that are now bust, or rely on backing/staking to get by and its not how i want my poker career to go. np for doing the well Pab Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on March 31, 2008, 06:23:42 AM What leaks do you have if any? have you had any leaks you've plugged successfully? Such a tough and broad question. If you have read my blog I had my worst month ever in december straight after my bet ever 2 months before that. In january after sobering up after new year I spent a long time reviewing all my sessions from December in poker tracker to see where I was going wrong. I had got complacent and was simply expecting to turn up at 10/20nl and win without thinking. I was plying very sloppy bluffing in terrible spots, trying to constantly outplay everyone every hand I was in as i had a misguided sense of invincibility. I know it wasnt a specific leak but I had to do some serious self-evaluation and sort it and have had winning months in jan, feb and march. :-) Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on March 31, 2008, 06:24:58 AM although you are a successful online Mtt player, your live performances are relatively unsuccessful( small sample size acknowledged). does your live game differ greatly from your online game,do you get bored playing live or do you just run bad live? your favourite online tourny is? do you see yourself still earning your living in 5 years time from poker or have you other plans? Triggs hair......a mess or fashionable ? cheers he made a wsop final table boo, give the lad some slack lol. respect for that,that is why i used the word relatively. No respect is due, he came last !! :D Agreed Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on March 31, 2008, 06:26:25 AM Have you ever fully recovered from the pounding Panther gave you HU in the old $15k/$27r on tribeca? nope, mentally scarred from all the jokers on the rail and the constant spamming of the tribeca lobby str8 afterwards. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on March 31, 2008, 06:49:47 AM Pab, how does your family react to you being a full time internet player? Did they accept it and support you when you first started, or did they tell you 'to get a proper job'? Do you share all your wins with them, and do you think they'll always have doubts that you'll blow the lot, 'gambling' as none poker players call it? My parents are great and would always support me in whatever I chose to do im sure. My decision to become a full time poker player wasn't really a clear cut decision and I wasn't leaving a career or had a family of my own to support. Basically I was going ok at poker in my last year at uni and it allowed to quit my part time job towards the end of my 3rd year. After Uni I went traveling for 6 months to S.America, NZ, Aus, Fiji, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand and came back home for Christmas 05. I still had a few small bankroll knocking around maybe $10k online in total and a small amount of money in my bank. My plan was to enjoy Christmas with my family and then look to embark on a career playing poker purely on a recreational level. I played some tournaments over Christmas while at home and ran so hot coming 2nd in a Ladbrokes tournament for around $8k as well as several good cashes on blue sq including a final in a 5 gold rings event with tikay and flushy. i had won a stars Bahamas package from a double shootout while i was Australia earlier that year so I traveled to that the 1st week in january and was continuing to play online. While in the Bahamas I won a WPT package on paradise as well as another tournament for $10k. After that I never really looked back and started playing full time and didnt take long for me to hit a big score taking down a Paradise Masters event for $64k n change. My mum was more apprehensive at the beginning and took some convincing that I was not a degenerate gambler. She realised I wasn't just messing around and was beaming with pride when the Doncaster Free press did a double page spread on me buying at least 10 copies, lol. My grandad is very old school and thinks I should get a job like he had to when he was a lad etc.... It took time but i was honest with my parents about what I was doing, how much i was winning/losing etc.. and now they support me 100%, i think, lol Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on March 31, 2008, 06:57:08 AM Do you consider yourself a cash game player or a mtt player? You commuted from Australia to Poland for the ETT there, are you mad? I consider myself a cash game player now. Its far more convenient especially when traveling a lot but also allows you greater flexibility as to when you play. Online tournament pros are a slave to the schedule and play some horrendous long hours. I used to be just the same but was becoming a social recluse and had nothing else to talk about except poker. The Australia to Poland trip wasn't done out of choice really. I had an email from stars saying I had an unused step 3 ticket after trying to qualify for the PCA and could use it for other EPT steps. I spun it up into a step 6 ticket and had a few choices. There were step 6's running for warsaw, san remo and monte carlo. The warsaw one had cash paying down to 7 places i think so i opted for that one and ended it winning it, hence t ridiculous 30hr journy for 4 hrs in a tournament. On an unrelated note I am mad Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on March 31, 2008, 07:04:05 AM Thanks for doing this pab. How have you found the balance between travelling the world and playing poker. Do you see this as a holiday and you will play poker as and when you feel, or are you still treating as a "job" as such? How have you dealt with finding reliable internet connections etc? I love travelling and have not really stopped since mid 2005. i think my longest stint at home is maybe 2 months, if that. Playing cash makes it easy to go for long stretches without playing that much so the balance suits me fine. Also if im having a bad session, quitting and going to the beach to get drunk is a great alternative, :-) I always play poker when I feel like it regardless of where i am in the world. I probably don't play enough but ill be putting that right in Vegas this year, 7 weeks at the series. Internet connection isnt really a problem. I travel with a laptop and plenty of places have wi-fi. Also If you go into an internet cafe they usually let you plug the LAN cable into your laptop so you dont have to worry about spyware infected computers etc.... Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on March 31, 2008, 07:08:42 AM Hi Pab. Do you think we will make the play offs? Did you catch the Walsall game anywhere (it was on Sky)? What was the last game you went to? Will be very close on making the play-offs, I think if we had beat brighton on saturday I would have been very confident. Didnt get to see the walsall match, aussies not into league 1 football, :dontask: ashamed to say i dont remember the last game i went to, ;scarymoment; Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on March 31, 2008, 07:11:44 AM when did you realise u were good enough to play fulltime? When I won the paradise masters event for $64k Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: M3boy on March 31, 2008, 07:14:37 AM Paul
What has been your greatest influence? By that I mean the one thing or person that helped you to become such a winning player? Also, for people struggling - at what point should they admit defeat and give up? Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on March 31, 2008, 07:17:54 AM Hi Pab, I recently read that you went to Australia, i am moving out there in April and wondered if you played at Sydneys Star City Casino? What was it like if you did? Any tips? Played at star city a couple of times, usually drunk after a night out though as its open 24hrs at the weekend for drinking. They have very steep rake and time charges as well as stupid restrictions on buying into games. The 1/2nl has a min and max sit down of $80. The $200 max buy in game is $5-$5 blinds and you are required to pay 1 dollar every hand as well as an hourly time charge. The standard is very poor and there is definitely money to be made for some low stake players. Chipping down or 'going south' is also allowed, lol Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: byronkincaid on March 31, 2008, 09:04:02 AM hey pab, n1 for doing a well.
What is your UTG opening range in a 6 handed game? What is your button opening range in a 6 handed game? What is your C bet % after raising pre flop? What is your C bet % after 3 betting? I have trouble playing people who 3 bet light. How do you combat it in what must be very aggro 10/20 games? Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: RED-DOG on March 31, 2008, 10:52:57 AM Hi Pab. I like tourneys. I see myself as a decent online multi tourney player, but it seems to be getting harder to make final tables. Do you think it's still possible for a "decent" tournament player to make a living online, or do you think that cash is the best/easiest option? Do you use Poker-tracker or any other software packages of that ilk? Whether you do not, what do you think about them? From a poker point of view, what do you see as your best quality? Thanks for doing the well. Good luck, Tom. I think tournaments online have become harder and the constantly swelling fields make it harder to 'get there' and has increased variance. I dont really play that many tournaments anymore so im not really in that good a position to judge if its still viable to make living online playing exclusively tournaments. Moorman does it, but he puts in a crazy amount of volume and is constantly on a emotional rollercoaster. Everytime I do sit down for a tournament session though I still see very stupid suicidal plays as well as plenty of players making fundamental errors with no comprehension of their own stacks size or the stack size of their opponents. On that note id say its still possible to make a decent living but be prepared for some lengthy baron spells with the field sizes. I use poker tracker mainly to keep accurate records of my cash game play and have PAHUD installed on my computer but don't use it. PAHUD isnt really necessary once you get to 10/20nl+ as the player pool is so much smaller than the lower levels and you get to know others players games. Also since no-one is 12-14 tabling the games have constantly changing dynamics and 3-4 games are very common as well as plenty of HU action. I dont have a problem with people using software packages such as HUD etc... part of online poker imo. The software is easily accessible online, so if you feel your opponents have an edge by using this software there is nothing stopping you getting involved. Id say my best quality as a poker player is money management. Im not backed, not sponsored and have never been in my 2 years 3 months as a 'pro'. I have never over extended myself playing over my head at cash game levels or travelled the live circuit running up huge costs chasing the big score. I enjoy live tournaments and sometimes its hard missing out on events, the hardest for me was deciding not to play EPT monte carlo last year but Im not looking to go bsuto anytime soon. I have invested a decent chunk of money that will never return to the poker economy whatever happens. If i lost all my $$ apart from what was invested it would be time to start working even though it would kill me. Playing the game until I was completely broke and walking away with nothing to show for it is not an option IMO. I know you are not sponsored as well Tom and enforce strict bankroll management and even though its not glamorous it keeps you in the game you obvioulsy love. I know lots of players that have made more $$ than me that are now bust, or rely on backing/staking to get by and its not how i want my poker career to go. np for doing the well Pab Thanks for taking the time to give such a comprehensive answer. FWIW I don't play "Big Field" tourneys, but I'm still finding it harder to final these days, so I'm giving cash a go. I personally have no problem with peeps using tracking software etc, I just wonder if I'm putting myself at a disadvantage by not using it. (I'm such a technophobe) Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: davids2s on March 31, 2008, 02:21:40 PM Hi Pab.
1. How much of a role do you think natural ability plays in poker? Obviusly some things can be taught/learnt, but I ask you because i seem to remember way before you even began your illustrious poker career, you always managed to be up in our 3 card brag games, usually resulting in a free Burger Jims for yourself. When you began playing poker did alot of things come naturally or did you donk off much $ before you learnt more about the game? 2. Do you wish Burger Jims delivered to Australia? Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Colchester Kev on March 31, 2008, 04:07:31 PM Are you officially the richest person in Doncaster ??
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: TheChipPrince on March 31, 2008, 04:20:28 PM Are you officially the richest person in Doncaster ?? Nah, that'll be Jeremy Clarkson or Paddington Bear... Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: maldini32 on March 31, 2008, 04:34:52 PM how do u play ak out of the blinds early in a deep stack tournament with multiple limpers?
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: sovietsong on March 31, 2008, 11:02:11 PM do you ever ship $5 to people begging on the rail, if you do can i have $5 please.
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Dry em on April 01, 2008, 08:39:47 AM top 3 things that are ftw iyo?
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on April 01, 2008, 11:52:37 AM Ill be back tuesday evening (UK time) to answer questions,
pab Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Graham C on April 01, 2008, 01:03:33 PM Do you have other hobbies outside poker and do you give sufficient time to them or do you find yourself playing poker if you get a spare hour or so?
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: pokerram on April 01, 2008, 02:19:07 PM hi m8 how did you get started in poker both online and live
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Moorman1 on April 01, 2008, 06:23:06 PM Is it true that you invented the resteal?
Do you play any other hands apart from AA utg? Is it more satisfying busting me in a donkament rather than a random? Which one do you have more chance in beating me at in Vegas... Pro Evo or Ten Pin Bowling? Who would win in a 200bb cash match between you and dave (geeforce1) Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: rudders on April 01, 2008, 10:13:29 PM are u continuing to play omaha or have you given up with that ?(and are you at noflops standard yet?)
do you consider yourself to an expert pai gow player? do white russians improve you low level nl cash play? did you leave the country to avoid the outstanding swimming race that we had a bet on? what is the silliest prop bet that you have ever made? Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: NoflopsHomer on April 02, 2008, 02:20:04 AM are u continuing to play omaha or have you given up with that ?(and are you at noflops standard yet?) LOL, not sure if that's a compliment or an insult! Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: action man on April 02, 2008, 06:22:26 AM pab in last 10 of stars supertuesday $1k buyin ONE TIIIIIIIIIME.
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: LeKnave on April 02, 2008, 06:29:24 AM pab in last 10 of stars supertuesday $1k buyin ONE TIIIIIIIIIME. woooooooooowww so sick. gl pablo, watching but too stars busto to rail. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: LeKnave on April 02, 2008, 07:18:41 AM run good much?
Ricemyster: posts small blind 2000 Tmay420: posts big blind 4000 *** HOLE CARDS *** gcnmoo: raises 7000 to 11000 Paolo69: raises 17000 to 28000 Ricemyster: folds Tmay420: folds gcnmoo: raises 651377 to 679377 and is all-in Paolo69: calls 101486 and is all-in *** FLOP *** [6c 7c Tc] *** TURN *** [6c 7c Tc] [Kc] *** RIVER *** [6c 7c Tc Kc] [2c] *** SHOW DOWN *** gcnmoo: shows [Jh 3d] (a flush, King high) Paolo69: shows [Ad Aspades] (a flush, King high) gcnmoo collected 133286 from pot Paolo69 collected 133286 from pot Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on April 02, 2008, 08:24:16 AM Paul What has been your greatest influence? By that I mean the one thing or person that helped you to become such a winning player? Also, for people struggling - at what point should they admit defeat and give up? Id say the one of the biggest influences for me has been players such as geeforce and moorman. For a long time now we have discussed hands and strategy on msn on almost a daily basis. Back when overthegun was around there was always fierce competition at the top ad that was always motivation to keep improving and putting up the results. As for people struggling I think its too difficult to quantify when is the right time to stop. You just need to do a stern self-evaluation of your game as well as any potential effects to things outside of poker, family etc... I dont really know what else to say about this point Paul, sorry Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on April 02, 2008, 08:31:58 AM hey pab, n1 for doing a well. What is your UTG opening range in a 6 handed game? What is your button opening range in a 6 handed game? What is your C bet % after raising pre flop? What is your C bet % after 3 betting? I have trouble playing people who 3 bet light. How do you combat it in what must be very aggro 10/20 games? I dont know my C bet %'s as ive had 4 computers over the last year as well as playing in internet cafes so my pokertracker data is very distorted. A lot of my play depends on the dynamics of the game im in. You caould have some regualrs pegged on how they play yet a new player to the table could change how the regular is playing and you need to adapt yourself. I do a fair bit 3 betting light obviously to balance my ranges and get action on my big hands. From my experience when moving from 2/4nl up to 10/20nl each level was more agressive than the previous meaning you had to make some bankroll adjustments. for example making sure u have 10 more buyins for 5/10 then you had buy ins for 3/6 when you started. Also gives you a cushion while playing against a whole new bunch of regulars. Sorry for the general repsonse, but im not a big PT/PAHUD guy at all, I rarely use or analyze stats like that. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on April 02, 2008, 08:41:01 AM Hi Pab. 1. How much of a role do you think natural ability plays in poker? Obviusly some things can be taught/learnt, but I ask you because i seem to remember way before you even began your illustrious poker career, you always managed to be up in our 3 card brag games, usually resulting in a free Burger Jims for yourself. When you began playing poker did alot of things come naturally or did you donk off much $ before you learnt more about the game? 2. Do you wish Burger Jims delivered to Australia? Yo dave crave, nice of you to make an appearance. 1. I don't really know how you could judge on the natural ability so im gonna dodge answering that 1 properly. Instinct and the analysis of situations are 2 things that cant really be taught but play a fairly big part in poker. Most of my play in the early days was in freerolls etc.. then played micro tournaments from any freeroll winnings. It took a long time obviously for me start winning regularly but I never jeopardized my personal finances by playing too big before I was ready 2. Just called burger jims, they said 30-40mins mate, :-) Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on April 02, 2008, 08:42:26 AM Are you officially the richest person in Doncaster ?? Not yet......................... Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on April 02, 2008, 08:43:14 AM how do u play ak out of the blinds early in a deep stack tournament with multiple limpers? check and play pretty passively Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on April 02, 2008, 08:44:02 AM do you ever ship $5 to people begging on the rail, if you do can i have $5 please. no, should I ? Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on April 02, 2008, 08:45:57 AM top 3 things that are ftw iyo? Min-raising Rail 'experts' Short-stackers in cash games Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on April 02, 2008, 08:53:02 AM Do you have other hobbies outside poker and do you give sufficient time to them or do you find yourself playing poker if you get a spare hour or so? At the moment I'm sharing a flat in Sydney with some friends from home and my days are filled with either Poker or drinking/socializing or both. I am pretty lazy but have been trying to exercise on a regular basis. Back home I play a fair bit of pool/sooker as well as playing 5-aside football if the opportunity arises. I think I mentioned in another thread that I only play poker If i'm in the mood/right frame of mind or get goaded into Sunday donkathons by moorman. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on April 02, 2008, 09:05:17 AM hi m8 how did you get started in poker both online and live Online, I got hooked by late night poker on TV and started playing freerolls at every opportunity as the game was so new and exciting to me. For a long time I would make a few $ from freerolls then play low stakes SnG's. I started making small deposits so I wasnt totally reliant on freerolls in order to play. The transition from winning a little to winning more regular is such a gradual one that I don't really remember any specifics of how or when it happened. For a long time I only played live poker If I won a satellited online. I have been lucky enough to win a lot of packages in my career allowing me to get a lot of big tournament live experience without crippling myself financially. My first ever live tournament was the Irish open in 2005, I was shaking violently every pot I played, turned red if I was bluffing and was seated next to Simon trumper and julian gardner so was pretty intimidated. Now i feel pretty comfortable at a live table but am still a little paranoid about giving off tells. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on April 02, 2008, 09:08:26 AM Is it true that you invented the resteal? Do you play any other hands apart from AA utg? Is it more satisfying busting me in a donkament rather than a random? Which one do you have more chance in beating me at in Vegas... Pro Evo or Ten Pin Bowling? Who would win in a 200bb cash match between you and dave (geeforce1) 1. 84 suited 2. yes i patented it 3. Infinitely more satisfying 4. Pro evo, np PLAY4ROLLZ 5. Dave plays more HU than me but I think we would struggle to keep ego's out of it and get it in with junk pretty early Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: LLevan on April 02, 2008, 09:12:15 AM No questions at this time but just wanted to say kudos to you.............you've just battled for over 6 hours through 330 odd runners on PS to finish 3rd for a nice 30k+ payday yet you still have the time to come onto Blonde and answer all these questions. Congrats on the nice cash
;kneelsucker; Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on April 02, 2008, 09:16:42 AM are u continuing to play omaha or have you given up with that ?(and are you at noflops standard yet?) do you consider yourself to an expert pai gow player? do white russians improve you low level nl cash play? did you leave the country to avoid the outstanding swimming race that we had a bet on? what is the silliest prop bet that you have ever made? I still dabble in omaha when nl action is dead or I fancy a change. I watched a fair amount of omaha videos on cardrunners in recent weeks that has helped me along nicely. I still feel completely lost at times though. Im not sure if the noflops comment is abuse or compliment. yes, I have an edge when playing pai gow' Without a shadow of a doubt there is a Positive correlation between white russians consumed and performance at low level cash I think some1 faked a dodgy knee to avoid said swimming bet. I'm not really one for prop bets but I do remember giving a rotund Welshman $100 to say something to crazycanuck in Aruba, sigh Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on April 02, 2008, 09:18:05 AM run good much? Ricemyster: posts small blind 2000 Tmay420: posts big blind 4000 *** HOLE CARDS *** gcnmoo: raises 7000 to 11000 Paolo69: raises 17000 to 28000 Ricemyster: folds Tmay420: folds gcnmoo: raises 651377 to 679377 and is all-in Paolo69: calls 101486 and is all-in *** FLOP *** [6c 7c Tc] *** TURN *** [6c 7c Tc] [Kc] *** RIVER *** [6c 7c Tc Kc] [2c] *** SHOW DOWN *** gcnmoo: shows [Jh 3d] (a flush, King high) Paolo69: shows [Ad Aspades] (a flush, King high) gcnmoo collected 133286 from pot Paolo69 collected 133286 from pot So painful, :-( I think winning this pot would lock up 2nd place, but im not much of a complainer, :-) Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on April 02, 2008, 09:19:46 AM No questions at this time but just wanted to say kudos to you.............you've just battled for over 6 hours through 330 odd runners on PS to finish 3rd for a nice 30k+ payday yet you still have the time to come onto Blonde and answer all these questions. Congrats on the nice cash ;kneelsucker; Thanks, not a problem Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: LeKnave on April 02, 2008, 09:44:40 AM So painful, :-( I think winning this pot would lock up 2nd place, but im not much of a complainer, :-) yeah it for sure would have, so so sick. but loldonkaments etc, tht guy ran sick good vs u lol. I will ask u some actual qu's later, probs about how to get off life tilt, and stop breaking mouses. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Graham C on April 02, 2008, 10:00:05 AM With regards to starting with freerolls, did you build up from there and go to the low limit mtts, the built up some more and end up playing the low limits for a while building up all the time, or was there a point where you said sod this, deposited some money and played at a higher stake where the game was not necessarily harder, but you were technically out of the bankroll requirements for that level?
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on April 02, 2008, 10:57:44 AM With regards to starting with freerolls, did you build up from there and go to the low limit mtts, the built up some more and end up playing the low limits for a while building up all the time, or was there a point where you said sod this, deposited some money and played at a higher stake where the game was not necessarily harder, but you were technically out of the bankroll requirements for that level? Yeah, mainly freerolls and low level tournaments, dont recall making a significant deposit in order to get started really. Back then poker wasnt nearly as popular as it is now, and freerolls had much more manageable fields and hence made it a lot easy to get some $$ in the roll. Once I started a roll I was probably playing overhead my head at times but never too crazy. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: ericstoner on April 02, 2008, 11:41:54 AM having just returned from a fabby month in sydney,now could you ever think of coming home.
and isn't star city a fun(not) place to play poker..............what a dump. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Graham C on April 02, 2008, 12:50:25 PM having just returned from a fabby month in sydney,now could you ever think of coming home. and isn't star city a fun(not) place to play poker..............what a dump. obv brag, insta ban ;) Hope you had a nice time :) Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: jizzemm on April 02, 2008, 02:02:13 PM obv brag, insta ban ;) Agree.. Welcome back Eric.. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: brummieboy on April 02, 2008, 02:21:22 PM No questions at this time but just wanted to say kudos to you.............you've just battled for over 6 hours through 330 odd runners on PS to finish 3rd for a nice 30k+ payday yet you still have the time to come onto Blonde and answer all these questions. Congrats on the nice cash ;kneelsucker; Thanks, not a problem He also took down the $30 rebuy on Full Tilt at the same time, congrats Pab, couple of great results, watched you up to the final table on both but couldn't keep my eyes open any longer and had to go to bed. DuckU had a massive lead when I left in the Tilt surprised to see he didn't take it. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Karabiner on April 02, 2008, 10:21:04 PM top 3 things that are ftw iyo? Min-raising Rail 'experts' Short-stackers in cash games Superb picks sir, it's not just me then.. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: KingPoker on April 02, 2008, 10:29:29 PM In your opinion....
1) Best weekly tourneys are...? 2) How much do you use software such as PT? (may have already answered these q's, havent bothered to look back through thread yet!) Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on April 03, 2008, 01:58:54 AM having just returned from a fabby month in sydney,now could you ever think of coming home. and isn't star city a fun(not) place to play poker..............what a dump. Yeah I really like Sydney and Melbourne, and could maybe see myself living here when im older. If it wasnt for my family I think I would travel for ever, cash permitting. Ive never been to star city to play 'properly' as the games are not big enough but we have had a few druken outings as its only 2 min walk from our flat in Pyrmont. They have some crazy rules about buy in amounts etc, ridiculous time charges n rake as well as allowing players to go south and chip down to the minimum if they desire. I think its the $200 buy in game that charges $1 for every hand you are dealt, they may even have an hourly charge as well, shocking. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on April 03, 2008, 02:38:43 AM In your opinion.... 1) Best weekly tourneys are...? 2) How much do you use software such as PT? (may have already answered these q's, havent bothered to look back through thread yet!) 1. Do you mean best for value or structure? As far as structure goes, my favourites are the full tilt 6 max tournamnts, mainly the $300 f/o on a saturday and the 100r on a wednesday. The structure of the stars $1k was immense as well. 2. Only use poker tracker for keeping records of my cash games really Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on April 03, 2008, 02:42:23 AM I am thinking about animating the HH's from both tournaments yesterday on either PokerXfactor or Cardrunners. Not sure if im allowed to post the links here, please can a mod clarify. If not they will be on my blog or you can pm me for the link.
I think they could make for quite interesting viewing as they were pretty different. I got huge chips in the stars tournament and played accordingly whereas The FTP got neglected as it was a much smaller tournament and ended up blinding down to 4.5k at 500/1k i think, something ridiculous anyway. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Chili on April 03, 2008, 03:07:56 AM Did you enjoy taking my money at my brief visit to The Orleans last year in Vegas??
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on April 03, 2008, 03:19:19 AM Did you enjoy taking my money at my brief visit to The Orleans last year in Vegas?? Dont remember the hand exactly as i was a few white russians deep at the time, :-o if it was a bad beat I do apologise Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Chili on April 03, 2008, 03:28:20 AM Did you enjoy taking my money at my brief visit to The Orleans last year in Vegas?? Dont remember the hand exactly as i was a few white russians deep at the time, :-o if it was a bad beat I do apologise LOL I don't remember the hand either. All I do know is that the table was well lively with holidaying American's wanting to give us cash - then you skinted me! rotflmfao rotflmfao Well done though Paul on your continued successes x Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: TightEnd on April 03, 2008, 11:26:39 AM I am thinking about animating the HH's from both tournaments yesterday on either PokerXfactor or Cardrunners. Not sure if im allowed to post the links here, please can a mod clarify. yes fine Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on April 03, 2008, 12:15:14 PM Just uploaded the stars one, looked at a few pots where I run like the sun, :-)
http://www.pokerxfactor.com/HH124054/594_20080403_075927 you have to be a pokerxfactor member to view the HH, sign up is free Any questions about hands can be directed to me on this thread and ill try and answer with something that makes me sound like i know what im doing, lol Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Dry em on April 03, 2008, 12:58:45 PM Just uploaded the stars one, looked at a few pots where I run like the sun, :-) http://www.pokerxfactor.com/HH124054/594_20080403_075927 you have to be a pokerxfactor member to view the HH, sign up is free Any questions about hands can be directed to me on this thread and ill try and answer with something that makes me sound like i know what im doing, lol Thx for this, interesting viewing. Can you talk us through the 55 hand where u open from EP, are raised all in by the button (short stack) and then again all in for almost 7k by the sb. You're raise was for 800 and you were playing like 28k. Do you often take this shots when you're a big stack. Interesting hand, as my initial reaction was fold Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: action man on April 03, 2008, 02:12:09 PM Just uploaded the stars one, looked at a few pots where I run like the sun, :-) http://www.pokerxfactor.com/HH124054/594_20080403_075927 you have to be a pokerxfactor member to view the HH, sign up is free Any questions about hands can be directed to me on this thread and ill try and answer with something that makes me sound like i know what im doing, lol Thx for this, interesting viewing. Can you talk us through the 55 hand where u open from EP, are raised all in by the button (short stack) and then again all in for almost 7k by the sb. You're raise was for 800 and you were playing like 28k. Do you often take this shots when you're a big stack. Interesting hand, as my initial reaction was fold it never a fold when your touch turns to gold! Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on April 03, 2008, 02:13:33 PM I remember time banking this hand a little bit at the time. I had been pretty active in the prior 30-35 hands so my EP raise wasn't to be respected as much as usual. The first guy who goes all in is a micro-stack and the other guy goes all in for 6.7k. When it comes back to me there is around 10k in the pot and its an extra 5900 for me to make the call. Seeing as though i had the impression my EP wasn't overly respected I felt it would widen the guys range to shove and isolate the dead money from the micro stack that was already in. It was a gambling call and taking a shot knowing I still had way above average chips if i lost.
I feel my strength in tournaments is playing a big stack so i may take some unnecessary risks to attain a big stack or keep building it. This maybe a mistake, maybe even a leak, Im not sure. The spot is definitely very marginal and would maybe fold on another day decision would be perfectly fine. On this day I made the call, was in front for the main pot but got lucky to scoop it all and keep on building. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: TheChipPrince on April 03, 2008, 02:15:29 PM Just uploaded the stars one, looked at a few pots where I run like the sun, :-) http://www.pokerxfactor.com/HH124054/594_20080403_075927 you have to be a pokerxfactor member to view the HH, sign up is free Any questions about hands can be directed to me on this thread and ill try and answer with something that makes me sound like i know what im doing, lol Thx for this, interesting viewing. Can you talk us through the 55 hand where u open from EP, are raised all in by the button (short stack) and then again all in for almost 7k by the sb. You're raise was for 800 and you were playing like 28k. Do you often take this shots when you're a big stack. Interesting hand, as my initial reaction was fold Just watched, folding that too... Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Dry em on April 03, 2008, 02:23:06 PM Similar spot with the 7's later on, although I suspect you were a bit steamed by then after just losing your stack and trying to get it back a little too quickly? Probably a fold do you think now? (although I can see myself making this call too, albeit for the wrong reasons)
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Dry em on April 03, 2008, 04:16:06 PM Last one - can you talk us through your strategy for 4 handed play? How much were the money jumps in your mind? There were a few spots where you decided not to push back against the CL when he was raising every hand (A8 from sb for example) which surprised me a bit
thanks Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: GlasgowBandit on April 03, 2008, 04:19:29 PM Last one - can you talk us through your strategy for 4 handed play? How much were the money jumps in your mind? There were a few spots where you decided not to push back against the CL when he was raising every hand (A8 from sb for example) which surprised me a bit thanks I was also surprised by this hand, I felt that when anyone played back and CL he tended to fold. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: cambo on April 04, 2008, 01:18:20 AM whats ur fav meal in scruffy murphys just off george street? and have you ever been snaking about at 6am in the basement club there looking for an irish slag that noone else wants? lol
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: UpTheMariners on April 04, 2008, 03:40:18 AM hi pab just watched the video which was great viewing :)up On hand 251 where you flat called with JJ to an EP raise can you explain why you did this rather than RR preflop? also if the board came down with overcards to your jacks would you have played the hand the same way?
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: crip17 on April 04, 2008, 05:48:31 PM whats ur fav meal in scruffy murphys just off george street? and have you ever been snaking about at 6am in the basement club there looking for an irish slag that noone else wants? lol LOL my sisters worked in scruffy murphys a few years ago, but since moved on to beter things lol. 24hr wack job, will be heading over there later the year myself. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on April 04, 2008, 10:32:50 PM Similar spot with the 7's later on, although I suspect you were a bit steamed by then after just losing your stack and trying to get it back a little too quickly? Probably a fold do you think now? (although I can see myself making this call too, albeit for the wrong reasons) The 7's were a much easier call. I lost a decent sized pot the hand before when i 4bet shoved with A5 on the bubble and ran into QQ. So raise it up in MP and get flatted by the SB and then the BB squeezes. Paying against good players, I felt the squeeze opportunity opened up my opens range a lot more to include a fair amount of hands I dominate as well as all the hands im racing with. Again if I lose this hand im not crippled, 16k at 400/800 with a slow structure is definitely workable. Also as we were approaching the business end of the tournament it seemed like a good opportunity to gamble again for a big stack. I play tournaments better at the latter stages when im leading from the front, obviously circumstances sometimes dictate that its not possible, but I don't mind gambling it up a bit to get a big stack, also there are always the cash games afterwards, :-) The A5 4 bet hand just before the 77 hand was a marginal shove on my part. It was the bubble and I knew one of the guys on my left was gonna re-raise me soon with or without a hand as people are fully aware of bubble dynamics and don't let big stacks run over it like they used to be able to. It looks very spewy when you get called but ive discussed the situation with a few different players and im happy with move. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on April 04, 2008, 11:05:55 PM Last one - can you talk us through your strategy for 4 handed play? How much were the money jumps in your mind? There were a few spots where you decided not to push back against the CL when he was raising every hand (A8 from sb for example) which surprised me a bit thanks Yeah the 4 handed dynamic was a really weird one with that guy winning the 3 way massive pot to knock 2 guys out and take such a commanding lead. My stack size was between 30-40BB;s for a lot of the 4 handed play which seemed like to much to jam preflop over the top of his raise. I was trying to pick my spots to play back at the chip leader but not risk my position too much as there was a good chance one of the other guys would bust pretty soon, then tmay picked up AK with 10BB's and I had AQ. This was after my AA had chopped with J3 for 266k pot with the other 2 under 100k stacks. The A8 from the BB hand was a tricky one. I had 150k at 2k/4k and the other stacks were 67k and 132k. I felt shoving preflop over his raise was too much, and he has shown a propensity to 4 bet light which made me hesitant to 3 bet preflop. Looking back at the hand I maybe should have made a move on that flop raising his 15k bet to 40k or something leaving 100k behind in case he shoved on me. The jumps in money were not really that big a factor but I didn't wanna donk off to the CL and give away $8k in prize money when in all likelihood one of the others would bust b4 me. It was such a strange situation with him having so many more chips, he had more than 2x the 3 of us put together and because the situation was so unfamiliar I probably didn't play it optimally. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on April 04, 2008, 11:07:06 PM whats ur fav meal in scruffy murphys just off george street? and have you ever been snaking about at 6am in the basement club there looking for an irish slag that noone else wants? lol Only been to scruffy murphys once and didnt stay long, althought the 2nd part of our question might tempt me to revisit at about 6am Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on April 04, 2008, 11:26:13 PM hi pab just watched the video which was great viewing :)up On hand 251 where you flat called with JJ to an EP raise can you explain why you did this rather than RR preflop? also if the board came down with overcards to your jacks would you have played the hand the same way? Yeah that was a strange hand too. Im pretty sure the EP raiser was new to the table and I had no prior info on his game. If i 3 bet the guy I have to call a shove as 3 bet/folding would be pretty terrible IMO which seemed like risking a lot of chips at the time. I play a fair amount of cash games and have no issue seeing flops, especially in postion and it takes some very good tournament players well out of their comfort zone. As the had played out I had 4k invested and it cost me 51k total to call his shove with no information after he originally raised in EP, but the added variable of the SS squeezing from the BB made it a very close decision as I think the OR could isolate with a fairly wide range. For once I took the conservative route and being results orientated it was correct, lol. Moorman said he would 3 bet the hand almost 100% of the time but we play very different styles. It is however is a rubber stamp to the 3bet/calling shove option as well. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Karabiner on April 04, 2008, 11:46:42 PM How do you generally tend to deal with mini-raises ?
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: julian on April 07, 2008, 01:50:11 PM hey paul,
not sure if these q's have already been asked, i just spotted the thread & thought i'd better get in quick before it finishes... what is your biggest strength as a live player? what is your biggest weakness as a live player? what is your biggest strength as an online player? what is your biggest weakness as an online player? has anybody you've sat with & played really stood out from the crowd? many tx in advance - hopefully hook up in vegas! Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: TightEnd on April 07, 2008, 01:51:35 PM yes Julian, the well will conclude at the end of the day..so final questions now before we wrap up please....
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: action man on April 07, 2008, 01:58:51 PM have you sorted out your wsop schedule yet?
will you be playing any events outside of the rio? if so which ones if i go on a mega rush can i stay on the couch of the ballas pad? Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: LeKnave on April 07, 2008, 02:01:05 PM What are you thoughts on moving up to $100r and the nightly bigger tournies.
Any requirements you wanted before you starting playing them? Is it a case of getting in there and taking shots @ them? Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on April 08, 2008, 07:07:58 AM hey paul, not sure if these q's have already been asked, i just spotted the thread & thought i'd better get in quick before it finishes... what is your biggest strength as a live player? what is your biggest weakness as a live player? what is your biggest strength as an online player? what is your biggest weakness as an online player? has anybody you've sat with & played really stood out from the crowd? many tx in advance - hopefully hook up in vegas! hey Julian, Not really sure what my biggest strength as a live player is, maybe my temperament but that can be applied to live and online. I don't get fazed by any table antics or speech play although I have yet to come across some1 like tony G who has a unique type of speech play. My biggest weakness as A live player is without doubt spotting physical tells, I wouldn't have a clue where to start and don't really rely on it to any degree when im playing live. Its something I could potentially try and develop but Im hesitant to do so as it may distract me from my own game if I'm too busy trying to spot tells all the time. Maybe I give off a lot of tells too, who knows, lol. My biggest strength as an online player is not playing in games that are out of my bankroll/skill level. I think this has been one of the keys to my success so far and my ability to play at a fairly high level without backing or sponsorship and me in no immediate danger to go busto. My biggest weakness as an online player is playing when I'm too tired and sometimes not stopping mid-session when im clearly playing below par or on tilt. The best player ive played against was Erik Lindgren in the 5k 6max wsop event. He plays a different style to a lot of players, limping a lot, flat calling a lot of raises and is extremely comfortable post flop and playing down the streets. He made a big call against me in the final with 3rd pair that was good, maybe I was giving off physical tells, lol. Catch ya for food/beer in vegas im sure Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on April 08, 2008, 07:12:23 AM have you sorted out your wsop schedule yet? will you be playing any events outside of the rio? if so which ones if i go on a mega rush can i stay on the couch of the ballas pad? No schedule for WSOP, will play when I feel like it. The only events Ill defiantely be playing are the 5k 6 max and the main event. As for events outside the rio Ill probably play some of the $1k deep stack events at the venetian and the WPT at bellagio If i run good online over the 7 weeks. Room for a clam on the sofa im sure, gl on the rush. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on April 08, 2008, 07:28:04 AM What are you thoughts on moving up to $100r and the nightly bigger tournies. Any requirements you wanted before you starting playing them? Is it a case of getting in there and taking shots @ them? Id definitely rail some of the bigger tournaments late on first and start getting some notes on the regular players to begin with before jumping in head first. The $100r's can be very expensive if you get serial gamblers on your table and you get caught in the crossfire. If you want to move up, you have to take shots at some time but have the mental strength to move back to your regular games if things don't work out. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: TightEnd on April 08, 2008, 10:11:11 AM Well climbed out of: Thanks very much to Pab for doing this for us, much appreciated
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: boldie on April 08, 2008, 10:23:46 AM Well climbed out of: Thanks very much to Pab for doing this for us, much appreciated what he said...thanks for this Pab. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: LeKnave on April 08, 2008, 10:46:55 AM ty pablo.
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: TheChipPrince on April 08, 2008, 11:27:10 AM Cheers Pab, NEXT!!
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Rod Paradise on April 08, 2008, 11:34:18 AM Cheers Pab, NEXT!! Cheers PAB FLUSHY FOR THE WELL Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: julian on April 08, 2008, 11:47:28 AM tx mate,
i remember dc saying that ericL had really impressed by the way & the no. of pots he played. aye, eats sound good, til then... Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Karabiner on April 08, 2008, 03:31:11 PM Cheers Pab, and if you ever figure out a counter-strategy for dealing with mini-raises please let me know ;)
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Geo the Sarge on April 08, 2008, 03:54:32 PM Another great well.
Many thanks Pab Geo Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Royal Flush on April 08, 2008, 04:05:55 PM KARL FOR THE WELL!!!
I am dying to find out how heavy Praz's bags are Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: ACE2M on April 08, 2008, 04:13:58 PM Tikay for the well
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: booder on April 08, 2008, 04:16:33 PM Boldie for the well
he takes over every other bloody thread, might as well have his own :D Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: boldie on April 08, 2008, 04:24:49 PM Boldie for the well he takes over every other bloody thread, might as well have his own :D rotflmfao Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Girgy85 on April 08, 2008, 04:58:49 PM Great well thanks for answering soume tough questions.
Good luck. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Karabiner on April 08, 2008, 05:26:59 PM Pussy for the well... ::)
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: booder on April 22, 2008, 01:05:09 PM ;bump;
anyone else going to be in the well ? Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: TightEnd on April 22, 2008, 01:06:26 PM Yes
Bear with me. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: AndrewT on April 22, 2008, 01:07:27 PM Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: boldie on April 22, 2008, 01:50:27 PM Well, he is smarter than the average bear. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: action man on April 22, 2008, 01:51:12 PM timmy o'toole
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: I KNOW IT on April 22, 2008, 02:28:23 PM M3BOY ?
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: booder on April 22, 2008, 02:32:53 PM Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: TightEnd on November 30, 2008, 11:30:20 PM CONGRATULATIONS TO PAB
Winner of the £3,000 buy in GUKPT Grand Final tonight, for the sum of £167,050. mbn. Pab was "in the well" on blonde earlier this year, so here is that thread again for those who missed it and a chance for people to say well done and ask Pab questions about this win...I'll contact him in the next couple of days and ask him to pop onto the thread I'm also going to have to update this http://blondepoker.com/?q=node/13152 well done Pab!! Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Graham C on November 30, 2008, 11:33:05 PM Congratulations Pab, amazing result ;applause;
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Colchester Kev on November 30, 2008, 11:34:11 PM The lad has put a bit of pudding on since these pics were taken ... poker players physique obv.
http://blondepoker.com/?q=node/13152 Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Jon MW on November 30, 2008, 11:35:04 PM Congratulations Pab, amazing result ;applause; this +1 Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: mondatoo on November 30, 2008, 11:36:45 PM Nice bumpage Tighty
Congrats Pab and vwp ,you deserved it well done Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: TightEnd on November 30, 2008, 11:42:17 PM oh, and also post here if you were on Pab at 125s
blatant brags encouraged! Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: anthonyl on November 30, 2008, 11:43:00 PM oh, and also post here if you were on Pab at 125s blatant brags encouraged! Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Robert HM on November 30, 2008, 11:45:18 PM Congratulations Pab, amazing result ;applause; Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: AndrewT on November 30, 2008, 11:47:50 PM oh, and also post here if you were on Pab at 125s blatant brags encouraged! I am now thinking of reinvesting my winnings at Luton next weekend. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Hairydude on November 30, 2008, 11:49:04 PM WP Pab-great 6 digit score- my question- did you have any action on yourself for the GUKPT Grand final at 125/1????
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Dry em on December 01, 2008, 01:04:43 AM Congrats again sir, sick result
Me and James both say a big ty, blue sq maybe not so happy :) oh and Jaffa too! Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Royal Flush on December 01, 2008, 04:05:42 AM Congrats again sir, sick result Me and James both say a big ty, blue sq maybe not so happy :) oh and Jaffa too! So tilted i didnt look at last years field size for this comp, such a ridic error in the bsq book. Anyhow still glad i swapped 5% (Pab you know its the golden combo!) Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Cupcake on December 01, 2008, 04:12:48 AM Great result sir, very well played. ;hattip;
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: boldie on December 01, 2008, 05:56:20 AM Nice bumpage Tighty Congrats Pab and vwp ,you deserved it well done This. VWP. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: turny on December 01, 2008, 10:28:53 AM great result mate well played
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: cia260895 on December 01, 2008, 10:49:48 AM Now thats what you call a result WP
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on December 01, 2008, 11:44:07 AM Thanks everyone, will do a brief tourny report on this thread shortly and will re-open the well to questions for another week,
pab Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: AndrewT on December 01, 2008, 11:45:28 AM Thanks everyone, will do a brief tourny report on this thread shortly and will re-open the well to pab FYP Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: AlexMartin on December 01, 2008, 12:07:56 PM weeeeee, new credit avenue has opened!
congrats sir, vwp and defserved. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: JaffaCake on December 01, 2008, 12:27:17 PM just checked my bets, did some at bluesq then some more on ladbrokes....poor ole laddies are shippin my 125-1's worth lol. nice one pab, you're my hero!!
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: T_Mar on December 01, 2008, 12:32:24 PM Congrats Pab, ... Dont know you personally, but would like to say a big TY as was on at 125/1 .... Weeeeeeeee!!!
GL next week in the Masters event!!!! Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: steeveg on December 01, 2008, 12:35:37 PM well done ;applause;
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: anthonyl on December 01, 2008, 12:43:36 PM although you are a successful online Mtt player, your live performances are relatively unsuccessful( small sample size acknowledged). does your live game differ greatly from your online game,do you get bored playing live or do you just run bad live? lol oops Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: cambo on December 01, 2008, 12:57:45 PM awesome result wp!
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: NoflopsHomer on December 01, 2008, 04:51:00 PM What it's like? I mean, it 'actually' being nice.
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Colchester Kev on December 01, 2008, 04:56:27 PM What it's like? I mean, it 'actually' being nice. Nope, read it dozens of times, still have no clue what language you are speaking. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: LeKnave on December 01, 2008, 04:57:13 PM how do u win monies live?
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: DUNK619 on December 01, 2008, 05:00:03 PM how do u win monies live? i see youve done quite a bit of travelling is there a place on this planet that is more depressing than doncaster train station?Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: kinboshi on December 01, 2008, 05:04:28 PM What it's like? I mean, it 'actually' being nice. Nope, read it dozens of times, still have no clue what language you are speaking. Ironside on Flops' account me thinks. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: brummieboy on December 01, 2008, 05:52:24 PM Corking result well done sir.
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: anthonyl on December 01, 2008, 05:57:13 PM What do you intend to do with your winnings? investment?
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: gatso on December 01, 2008, 06:04:16 PM at the end of day 1b did you play any hands differently from normal just to try and get your stack bigger than moomin's and make him quit poker?
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: NoflopsHomer on December 01, 2008, 06:11:48 PM What it's like? I mean, it 'actually' being nice. Sorry I'm referring to 'Must be nice' Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: maldini32 on December 01, 2008, 06:12:11 PM What it's like? I mean, it 'actually' being nice. Nope, read it dozens of times, still have no clue what language you are speaking. rotflmfao Me and you both Kev! Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: riverdave on December 01, 2008, 08:27:43 PM Wiiiiiiiiiiiii well done Pab. Internits rule.
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on December 01, 2008, 10:01:36 PM Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on December 01, 2008, 10:12:00 PM What do you intend to do with your winnings? investment? going into savings until i return from vegas next year when ill use it to buy a house or flat i think, im a life nit Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on December 01, 2008, 10:13:03 PM at the end of day 1b did you play any hands differently from normal just to try and get your stack bigger than moomin's and make him quit poker? lol, played normally, although chufty screwing me over for a 50BB pot in the last level saved moorman's career Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: hatthehole on December 02, 2008, 01:28:48 AM Great result pab congrats.
Which do you prefer 25/50 cash or big prizepool tourneys? How big of a jump is required from beating the nightly tourneys to beating 5/10 cash? Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: anthonyl on December 02, 2008, 06:30:19 AM Have you ever asked moorman how much he ate mud for?
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: T_Mar on December 02, 2008, 11:40:46 AM Pab.. Would you consider uploading a couple of your recent online tourn hh where you gone deep into poker x factor hand replayer for the mere mortals like me to have a gander??? Seen a couple of the older ones you did and found em really useful!
All the best.. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: TightEnd on December 02, 2008, 12:39:47 PM Pab,
what were the few key hands/situations that got you in a position to win at the weekend? Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Colchester Kev on December 02, 2008, 12:44:07 PM Pab, what were the few key hands/situations that got you in a position to win at the weekend? And is 89 off suit the hand that you never want to see against you ever again ? Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on December 02, 2008, 01:40:06 PM Great result pab congrats. Which do you prefer 25/50 cash or big prizepool tourneys? How big of a jump is required from beating the nightly tourneys to beating 5/10 cash? Thanks mate, Never played consistently at 25/50 cash, mainly 10/20nl then would move up if the game was good or was having a good week/month. Not played that high stakes cash for a while as I went on a bad run just before the wsop this year, so started playing tournaments again for a change and to prepare for the wsop itself. Pretty funny actually that the day before the grand final started I was in london with everyone and I was saying how I was looking to really cut down my tournament volume and rejuvinate my cash career, weather that will happpen now or not remains to be seen, lol. Tournament players do get all the spotlight though and there is not other feeling like it in poker when you win a big event. However the variance can be terrible and the demanding schedule can really take its toll at times. If i had a gun to my head for a definate answer I would go with big prizepool tourneys. I think the 2nd question is hard to answer really, 5/10nl is a really high standard of cash game play so I would imagine that a person that has only played tournaments in the past would be a loser if they were to jump straight into those games. The skill levels required are incomparable since many different skill sets are required to be successful at each discipline. In the case of a tournament player wanting to covert to cash games I would suggest starting lower, maybe 1/2, 2/4nl to really get to grips with 100BB+ play and join cardrunners, dueces cracked or leggo and spend a lot of time watching videos. On a little unrelated note I also think that if a tournament player becomes successful at cash games it will in turn improve their early-mid tournament game as they will be far more comfortable with flop/turn and river decisions. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on December 02, 2008, 01:40:31 PM Have you ever asked moorman how much he ate mud for? no, should I? lol Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: anthonyl on December 02, 2008, 01:41:20 PM Have you ever asked moorman how much he ate mud for? no, should I? lol yes, lol Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on December 02, 2008, 01:41:57 PM Pab.. Would you consider uploading a couple of your recent online tourn hh where you gone deep into poker x factor hand replayer for the mere mortals like me to have a gander??? Seen a couple of the older ones you did and found em really useful! All the best.. Next time i go deep or win a comp on stars/tilt I would be happy to upload the HH if some1 reminds me. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: T_Mar on December 02, 2008, 01:53:07 PM Pab.. Would you consider uploading a couple of your recent online tourn hh where you gone deep into poker x factor hand replayer for the mere mortals like me to have a gander??? Seen a couple of the older ones you did and found em really useful! All the best.. Next time i go deep or win a comp on stars/tilt I would be happy to upload the HH if some1 reminds me. Ta, Much appreciated.. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on December 02, 2008, 02:02:56 PM Pab, what were the few key hands/situations that got you in a position to win at the weekend? Throughout the whole tournament there were several key pots at various points in the tournament. On day 1 I won a 70k pot from padraig parkinson at the 300/600 BB level with 99 vs AK AIPF. This was huge pot and only came about because maz nawab in the BB had been away for a few hours and had created a really weird dynamic with me on the button and padraig, romanello and skalie all acting before me with the BB sat out. In this hand I ended up 5 bet jamming after padraig opened the CO, i 3 bet the button and then he small 4 bet. I had 3 bet him twice before and folded both times so it just felt like he would 4 bet bluff or 4 bet a lot worse hands than mine for value as it looks like im just using my stack in position. I was suprised he was as strong as AK, but I won the race (mbn i know) and continued building on day 1. I still had about 25k chips behind If i lost the hand so all good. At the start of day 2, I moved to the immediate left of ali mallu and had no intentions to mix it up with him without the goods as he is far too unpredictable and could end up 2nd guessing myself out of the tournament pretty sharpish. On the first orbit he folds almost everything and I raise twice taking two pots uncontested and then a hand develops when ali is on the button and im in the SB. He opens for 3200 @ (600/1200) and I looks down at AK and 3 bet to about 10500, he instantly says all in and even though I knew I was calling I was still a little suprised he jammed so much. I call pretty quickly and he tables A9, and doesnt get there and im chip leader after about 15 mins of day 2. The pivotal pot on the final was 4 handed when i doubled up from erik svanes when he raised the button, I 3 bet the SB with AK and he jammed on me with KJ. There was history leading up to this though as I had 3 bet him twice in quick succession just before the dinner break and he folded both times so I think this was playing on his mind over the 1hr dinner break. Just before we started playing again after the dinner break he said he had a feeling that me and him would clash, this hand occurred 3 hands after dinner or something. This pot was huge, 1.2m 4 handed with 2.7m chips in play Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on December 02, 2008, 02:05:17 PM And is 89 off suit the hand that you never want to see against you ever again ? lol yeh too sick. Towards the end he asked me if i wanted to go all in blind next hand for the trophy, i declined and so the next hand he open ships 30BB's and shows me 89o when I pass, lol Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Hairydude on December 02, 2008, 02:28:34 PM And is 89 off suit the hand that you never want to see against you ever again ? lol yeh too sick. Towards the end he asked me if i wanted to go all in blind next hand for the trophy, i declined and so the next hand he open ships 30BB's and shows me 89o when I pass, lol lol so sick-did he actually mean all in blind for just trophy with an even split of the cash or was it a split for the difference between 1st and 2nd prize anol?? Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on December 02, 2008, 04:36:29 PM And is 89 off suit the hand that you never want to see against you ever again ? lol yeh too sick. Towards the end he asked me if i wanted to go all in blind next hand for the trophy, i declined and so the next hand he open ships 30BB's and shows me 89o when I pass, lol lol so sick-did he actually mean all in blind for just trophy with an even split of the cash or was it a split for the difference between 1st and 2nd prize anol?? Pretty sure he meant that because we were about even stacks we should just go all in blind next hand and see who won, trophy and extra £39k. I said no becasue I felt the match was goign in my favour especailly after a pep talk with HU champ j.kimber on the break just before that Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: TightEnd on December 02, 2008, 05:16:11 PM Pab, even allowing for the fact you scooped
how did you judge the standard of the GUKPT Grand final compared to say your WSOP final or an online biggie? many differences? much adapting required by you? Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: NoflopsHomer on December 02, 2008, 06:24:25 PM When are you coming back up to Leeds?
Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: The Baron on December 03, 2008, 02:16:28 AM Have you heard the rumours that Liverpool are after Delph?
When is IamSuited returning to the front lines? What the hell posessed you into making the SB vs BB call with K5 in the ECOOP last night? What was your thinking behind it? Do you find you're more suited to live comps than online? Do you find there are more free chips in play? Who stacks chips more neatly, you or Moomin? Were there any hands in the GUKPT you played badly? Did you kick yourself at any stage? Would you be able to raise your game further by putting in even more hours than you do? ie going for the P5's no 1 spot. Would you say it's easier to be profitable at cash or comps online right now? Did you find it difficult going back to tourneys after playing so much cash earlier this year? Did you bring any bad cash habits with you when you first went back? Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: JaffaCake on December 03, 2008, 05:35:28 AM And is 89 off suit the hand that you never want to see against you ever again ? lol yeh too sick. Towards the end he asked me if i wanted to go all in blind next hand for the trophy, i declined and so the next hand he open ships 30BB's and shows me 89o when I pass, lol lol so sick-did he actually mean all in blind for just trophy with an even split of the cash or was it a split for the difference between 1st and 2nd prize anol?? Pretty sure he meant that because we were about even stacks we should just go all in blind next hand and see who won, trophy and extra £39k. I said no becasue I felt the match was goign in my favour especailly after a pep talk with HU champ j.kimber on the break just before that lol gotta look after my £20 at 125-1 :o)...u battered him, was bit surprised to see him tryin to take the skill out and just boshing it in but about the 4th time u got it in good it finally held, great dispay, especially when sometimes it feels like it just might not be your day as they say....u proved that was blx, so long as u keep composed and playing better poker u get there no mattr who's day it looks like being. quite a compliment that a v gd player like duvall is reduced to basically gamblng rather than tryin to outplay u tho. see ya for celebratory beers in luton, does life get any better than that? Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Acidmouse on December 03, 2008, 10:24:43 AM Have you heard the rumours that Liverpool are after Delph? Which prem team has not got scouts watching him? only a matter of time Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Micko on December 03, 2008, 06:09:25 PM Pab, what were the few key hands/situations that got you in a position to win at the weekend? Throughout the whole tournament there were several key pots at various points in the tournament. On day 1 I won a 70k pot from Padraig (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=690) Parkinson (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=690) at the 300/600 BB level with 99 vs AK AIPF. This was huge pot and only came about because Maz (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=277) Nawab (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=277) in the BB had been away for a few hours and had created a really weird dynamic with me on the button and padraig, romanello and skalie all acting before me with the BB sat out. In this hand I ended up 5 bet jamming after padraig opened the CO, i 3 bet the button and then he small 4 bet. I had 3 bet him twice before and folded both times so it just felt like he would 4 bet bluff or 4 bet a lot worse hands than mine for value as it looks like im just using my stack in position. I was suprised he was as strong as AK, but I won the race (mbn i know) and continued building on day 1. I still had about 25k chips behind If i lost the hand so all good. At the start of day 2, I moved to the immediate left of Ali (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=23) Mallu (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=23) and had no intentions to mix it up with him without the goods as he is far too unpredictable and could end up 2nd guessing myself out of the tournament pretty sharpish. On the first orbit he folds almost everything and I raise twice taking two pots uncontested and then a hand develops when ali is on the button and im in the SB. He opens for 3200 @ (600/1200) and I looks down at AK and 3 bet to about 10500, he instantly says all in and even though I knew I was calling I was still a little suprised he jammed so much. I call pretty quickly and he tables A9, and doesnt get there and im chip leader after about 15 mins of day 2. The pivotal pot on the final was 4 handed when i doubled up from erik svanes when he raised the button, I 3 bet the SB with AK and he jammed on me with KJ. There was history leading up to this though as I had 3 bet him twice in quick succession just before the dinner break and he folded both times so I think this was playing on his mind over the 1hr dinner break. Just before we started playing again after the dinner break he said he had a feeling that me and him would clash, this hand occurred 3 hands after dinner or something. This pot was huge, 1.2m 4 handed with 2.7m chips in play Pab, Im interested in the Ali Mallu hand and your thoughts when he pushed way the A9. With youse both being deep was your initial plan to play small pots with him and trap him? Did it ever cross your mind to fold the AK when he pushed as he prob would make the same move way middle pairs + or had you already made up your mind when you 3 bet him you weret folding? Congrats again on your win. Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on December 06, 2008, 04:31:48 PM Pab, even allowing for the fact you scooped how did you judge the standard of the GUKPT Grand final compared to say your WSOP final or an online biggie? many differences? much adapting required by you? Hard to compare this final to the one in the WSOP as I didnt play for very long on the one in vegas. I was still very inexperienced overall and came out all guns blazing in the wsop and soon spewed off my chips and headed for an early exit. The standard on the GUKPT final was pretty good as it contained lots of experienced players. I didnt really need to adapt too much from an online final as a lot of the situaitons I have seen thousands of times, it was all about keeping my head in the pressure cooker situation and not blowing up like before. My timing was very good and my hands held up at the right times and everything just seemed to fall into place, :-) Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on December 06, 2008, 04:32:34 PM When are you coming back up to Leeds? sometime before christmas, ill be sure you are kept in the loop, :-) Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on December 06, 2008, 04:42:54 PM Have you heard the rumours that Liverpool are after Delph? When is IamSuited returning to the front lines? What the hell posessed you into making the SB vs BB call with K5 in the ECOOP last night? What was your thinking behind it? Do you find you're more suited to live comps than online? Do you find there are more free chips in play? Who stacks chips more neatly, you or Moomin? Were there any hands in the GUKPT you played badly? Did you kick yourself at any stage? Would you be able to raise your game further by putting in even more hours than you do? ie going for the P5's no 1 spot. Would you say it's easier to be profitable at cash or comps online right now? Did you find it difficult going back to tourneys after playing so much cash earlier this year? Did you bring any bad cash habits with you when you first went back? 1. everyones after delph, fml 2. Iamsuited should be back in halo action saturday night as ive just busted in Bristol, sigh 3. dont remember the stack sizes exaclty but pretty sure his range was ATC, therefore K hi = call, shame it didnt hold 4. I prefer live poker, but am happy playing 1 or 2 events a month, if that. Grind the money and tweak your game online, then take shots at live comps for the glory imo. 5. Moomin cant stack chips, pretty sure he doesnt have opposable thumbs or something. 6. I 3 bet stuart rutter at one point on day 2 when I should have defiantely flat called, my hand was too strong and I had position, but by 3 betting I allowed stuart to 4 bet in my eye and I had essentially turned my hand into a bluff as there was no way i could call the 4 bet. 7. The volume required to get anywhere near the top 10 on pocket 5's is crazy as well as the consistent results you must up. Im trying to cut back on volume tbh, play more cash at the hours I desire. 8. Probably tournaments, more recreational players will play a tournament rather than a cash game so there is still a lot of dead money around imo. 9. I am finding it easier and easier to switch back and forth between the two. When I first started putting tournament volume in again I was far too loose in the early/mid stages and making way too many moves Title: Re: Paul "Pab" Foltyn: In the well Post by: Pab on December 06, 2008, 04:49:37 PM Pab, what were the few key hands/situations that got you in a position to win at the weekend? Throughout the whole tournament there were several key pots at various points in the tournament. On day 1 I won a 70k pot from Padraig (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=690) Parkinson (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=690) at the 300/600 BB level with 99 vs AK AIPF. This was huge pot and only came about because Maz (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=277) Nawab (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=277) in the BB had been away for a few hours and had created a really weird dynamic with me on the button and padraig, romanello and skalie all acting before me with the BB sat out. In this hand I ended up 5 bet jamming after padraig opened the CO, i 3 bet the button and then he small 4 bet. I had 3 bet him twice before and folded both times so it just felt like he would 4 bet bluff or 4 bet a lot worse hands than mine for value as it looks like im just using my stack in position. I was suprised he was as strong as AK, but I won the race (mbn i know) and continued building on day 1. I still had about 25k chips behind If i lost the hand so all good. At the start of day 2, I moved to the immediate left of Ali (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=23) Mallu (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=23) and had no intentions to mix it up with him without the goods as he is far too unpredictable and could end up 2nd guessing myself out of the tournament pretty sharpish. On the first orbit he folds almost everything and I raise twice taking two pots uncontested and then a hand develops when ali is on the button and im in the SB. He opens for 3200 @ (600/1200) and I looks down at AK and 3 bet to about 10500, he instantly says all in and even though I knew I was calling I was still a little suprised he jammed so much. I call pretty quickly and he tables A9, and doesnt get there and im chip leader after about 15 mins of day 2. The pivotal pot on the final was 4 handed when i doubled up from erik svanes when he raised the button, I 3 bet the SB with AK and he jammed on me with KJ. There was history leading up to this though as I had 3 bet him twice in quick succession just before the dinner break and he folded both times so I think this was playing on his mind over the 1hr dinner break. Just before we started playing again after the dinner break he said he had a feeling that me and him would clash, this hand occurred 3 hands after dinner or something. This pot was huge, 1.2m 4 handed with 2.7m chips in play Pab, Im interested in the Ali (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=23) Mallu (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=23) hand and your thoughts when he pushed way the A9. With youse both being deep was your initial plan to play small pots with him and trap him? Did it ever cross your mind to fold the AK when he pushed as he prob would make the same move way middle pairs + or had you already made up your mind when you 3 bet him you weret folding? Congrats again on your win. When I first moved to the table and noticed we both had big stacks I planned to stay out of his way and avoid any marginal situations. However once he opens the button and I 3 bet from the small blind its just such an obvious spot for to me to 3 bet he is going to give me very little credit that I have to stack off when he jams. He did instantly say all in and I was a little taken aback at first but then called pretty quickly and was delighted to see his A9, and even more delighted to hold, lol. It does suck tho when he turns up with 22 in the same spot and holds though................. |