Road to being a pro

[theprawnidentity]

They mostly look like coolers but don't have much value without the suits anyway.

[Lambert180]

Sky HHs can be a bit of a mare to read (if you don't post them on the Sky forum) like, but I've played 90% of my volume on there for pretty much the whole time I've played poker so I'm well used to it by now. Deffo put suits in though, then I'll give my (limited) advice when I can.

[Lambert180]

Also, meant to say that it's really not that hard to review your HHs on Sky, although granted you can't do all the lovely things you can on HEM like just viewing hands against 1 particular villian  or viewing hands with particular starting hands etc.

If you go to 'My Sky Poker' and 'Hand Histories' though you got pretty much all you need. Imo, it's best to just keep a notepad document open while you play and then C+P any hand IDs in-game for any hands you're unsure about as they come up, then you can just search for the hands at the end of the session or whenever. Otherwise I'd just set the filters to like won/lost 20xBB (you gotta enter it in £££ like so this is a pain if you're playing across multiple levels) and go from there.

[shipitgood]

Just post the hands the way they are posted in PHA, or atleast include suits when posting.

I seen you at the tables last night, seemed to be a fleeting visit!

No idea what your bankroll roll is, but if it's 500 or below, would defo play 10nl for a while to get used to the site /players and build up a bankroll.

[KingPush]

Just post the hands the way they are posted in PHA, or atleast include suits when posting.

I seen you at the tables last night, seemed to be a fleeting visit!

No idea what your bankroll roll is, but if it's 500 or below, would defo play 10nl for a while to get used to the site /players and build up a bankroll.

Yeah I should do but it's a lot of effort. Got 500 so not moving down yet. What's your sn man?

[KingPush]

Played about 4 or 5 hours mostly on deep tables at .5/.10 won about 4 BIs and there might be some hands on TV I think, especially one with JJ where I turn the nuts and get pretty lucky. Think getting in as much volume as possible is going to be the key to me to become as good as I can. Whether this means moving to zoom 10nl or not I dunno but I'll stick it out at Sky until the end of the month anyway. Noticed I play a lot better when listening to music rather than doing anything else, keeps me in a good mood and stops boredom, also seems to keep me more alert.

Also won a tenner on Middlesbrough winning today so BR got a decent boost. No idea what it is at right now pretty much spent a shit load of money on going out recently and most of that was form my BR so just gonna wait until student loan comes in and then sort my life out again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOpTrDlYQ7I

Also been messing about with CREV but I don't know what I'm fucking doing so if anyone does and can help out that'd be top draw.

[vegaslover]

How many points are you racking up on sky? It's certainly not like RB on Euro sites but will give your bankroll a boost at the end of the month

[KingPush]

How many points are you racking up on sky? It's certainly not like RB on Euro sites but will give your bankroll a boost at the end of the month

925 and got 30% rakeback so should have a bit.

Watched this last night and thought it was the shit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z73La1RdWOo now reading "think and grow rich"

[KingPush]

Running hella bad on Sky poker still. Tried to check more with strong hands, it went horribly. AA lost to KT on qxxja. Xx flop then xb/c turn and he bets river half pot and I jam the rest in which is about pot, feel like a lot worse calls in this spot. Also checked back nut flush on 952sss then he bet turn 8 1/3 pot and river 5 small as well, I raised and then he 3bet, think this is a snap fold but called it off like a mug. Then x/c KQ all the way down on KJxxxr and fella hits his set on the turn after betting 88s on the flop.  Only lost about 25bbs for the session after gii on 10102dd after checking jt, tactic finally paid off and we make a full house on the turn and quads on the river just for effect.

[KingPush]

Played about 6 hours a day for the last 4 days. Not made any money but definitely feel like I'm going to. Gonna probably get more coaching from a coach I've had before. what is the etiquette on asking a coach on what games he plays and at what stakes and what his win rate is? Feel awkward about doing it but surely it's my right as a customer or no? It's like a 100 quid for an hour which would be a a decent percentage of my bankroll but considering I can then ask him questions on everything for the next 6 months I still think it's plus EV.

[SuuPRlim]

if someone is selling himself as a coach then you, as a customer, have every right to ask any question you like on his credentials.

I'd wanna see decent sample graphs, and breakdowns by stakes personally.

[Whollyflush]

Played about 6 hours a day for the last 4 days. Not made any money but definitely feel like I'm going to. Gonna probably get more coaching from a coach I've had before. what is the etiquette on asking a coach on what games he plays and at what stakes and what his win rate is? Feel awkward about doing it but surely it's my right as a customer or no? It's like a 100 quid for an hour which would be a a decent percentage of my bankroll but considering I can then ask him questions on everything for the next 6 months I still think it's plus EV.

100 quid per hour, for someone playing your stakes seems very pricey, I can't really see how you can justify paying this when your starting out. Your learning curve should be pretty steep atm as your still a relative newbie, so just putting in hours you should still get plenty of aha moments. Be careful with coaches, lots of cowboys who specialise in buzzwords

[anthonyl]

I left uni to work for a big 5 accountancy firm in 1996 on £12k a year (Outside of London) after graduating in a non accountancy subject and if i was looking to do the same now i would just go straight into work after Alevels and avoid all the debt and come up the other end with the same professional qualifications 3 years earlier and get on the earnings career path quicker.  Out of interest does anyone know what a graduate trainee would start on straight out of uni now in a similar career in 2014?  Just interested in comparing relative debt/salary ratios across the two periods and how they have changed.

How does having £60k of student debt around your neck effect you getting a mortgage even if you have a reasonably well paid secure job at, say, 26/28 years old?

I joined a big 4 after graduating in 2007, starting salary was around 34K GBP including benefits, and overtime (Luxembourg though). EY London back then paid 27.5K, and around 43K when qualified (now, 2014 it hasn't increased).

EY Bham pay around 21K for graduates, and 32K when qualified (same 2007, and again not changed in 2014).

Never known uni debt (as long as its student loan debt) affect any mortgage. I took out a mortgage in 2012 and they just asked for my last 3 months pay slips which showed like 215 GBP coming out per month (there was only 1K left on it, but they didn't ask how much was left, total debt was 12.5K i think as 1k fee per year).

[arbboy]

I left uni to work for a big 5 accountancy firm in 1996 on £12k a year (Outside of London) after graduating in a non accountancy subject and if i was looking to do the same now i would just go straight into work after Alevels and avoid all the debt and come up the other end with the same professional qualifications 3 years earlier and get on the earnings career path quicker.  Out of interest does anyone know what a graduate trainee would start on straight out of uni now in a similar career in 2014?  Just interested in comparing relative debt/salary ratios across the two periods and how they have changed.

How does having £60k of student debt around your neck effect you getting a mortgage even if you have a reasonably well paid secure job at, say, 26/28 years old?

I joined a big 4 after graduating in 2007, starting salary was around 34K GBP including benefits, and overtime (Luxembourg though). EY London back then paid 27.5K, and around 43K when qualified (now, 2014 it hasn't increased).

EY Bham pay around 21K for graduates, and 32K when qualified (same 2007, and again not changed in 2014).

Never known uni debt (as long as its student loan debt) affect any mortgage. I took out a mortgage in 2012 and they just asked for my last 3 months pay slips which showed like 215 GBP coming out per month (there was only 1K left on it, but they didn't ask how much was left, total debt was 12.5K i think as 1k fee per year).

£32k in 2014 for newly qualified ACA with a big 4 firm in Birmingham?  Really?  Pretty sure they were getting more than that back in 2001.

[Lambert180]

Don't you only play like 20NL?

Either way, don't pay £100 per hour for coaching at your levels. I know a couple of players from Sky that offer coaching and they're 2 of the best cash players on the site, and only charge £30 per hour, both of which I've received coaching from (albeit 1 of them was only for one session) and would recommend them highly. Think whoever is offering it for £100 per hour is trying to rip you off tbh.