ILX POKER TOURNAMENT #7 (?) Sunday 1st Nov 2009 4pm ET/9pm GMT

sorry couldn't resist that one much like calling with shit hands.

hahaha

I think it helps that I've mostly played Limit instead of NL the last year and a half, but I'm not sure how it helps. Maybe that I've seen a lot more postflop play than you guys?

i think playing limit helps a lot to focus on the odds which many NL players don't pay enough attention to at times?

^ that might be bullshit though

I think that's right. I know it keeps me from being too in love with my pocket pairs -- in limit, when there's no way to chase people away from the pot preflop and my QQ-KK-AA is up against 4-5 villains, I've learned the hard way not to get too tilted when they're cracked.

Any chance we could start an hour earlier this week? I don't want to run too close to the Super Bowl.

i can.. might have to just request a new one though. who is in? if we get enough numbers in i'll sort it.

Crap, I forgot about having to arrange things with the FT poobahs. The regular time can work for me if it's a hassle to change it. What I have in mind to cook that day is going to be 'set it up early and let it cook itself'.

I should be back from Finland in time to play - may be a bit knackered though!

it's not really such a hassle - just need to send an email to them.

easiest actually is just to ask them to create a new standalone one (3pm) for this week only and we just make sure none of us sign up to the 4pm one by accident.

if we do perhaps we should make this one a proper freezeout so it's over quicker?

The game doesn't start until an hour after last week's tourney ended, so no need for that.

Ken, did you change the tourney time? No problem if you didn't, I just need to know for cooking porpoises.

hi there!

sorry i hadn't done it - who's in for tonight??

registered and ready to pwn

Have you moved it to 8 now Ken? Less ideal but should be able to join.

No, it's still the same time as previous.

Aces. I have registered. Anyone else?

andre is in and maybe john s.

where are the others?

cool, got my loose/sloppy play out of the way earlier today -- busted in 8 hands

woah the final 3 struggle was pretty epic (96 hands!!)

the struggle with the final 2 was less so (1 hand)

GOD FUCKING DAMMIT I FORGOT ABOUT THIS AGAIN!!!!

set an alarm clock next week!

Man. I played a decent game and then pushed T5o into Goobs who for some reason called with KT. High standard all round, you guys.

is we playing today or am peoples valentining?

silence = dissent

have made other plans for tourney time, will catch you guys in a week

sorry i was chinese new yearing! see you guys next week yes

I was playing FIFA 2010 (fuck you, Bristol City). This weekend will probably work.

Question for Mark and Ken and anyone else with opinions on MTT SnGs: I played a few 45s and one 27 this weekend and cashed in 3 of 8, no wins. Do you guys pay any attention to % in the money, or is it all about ROI? If the former, is there a number you shoot for?

I just tighten up a bit before the bubble as there's no point in busting out one or two short of the money with marginal hands. Once you're in the money, though, you have to take calculated risks as the high paying places are so much more profitable than the mid-low ones.

I've won a couple of 45-man tourneys (but none with more players) and you have to play with balls, keep an eye on stack sizes and grab opportunities whenever you can.

In other words, it's all about ROI. Don't bust on the bubble, but don't play scared.

WmC, have you thought about doing a few heads up tourneys to improve that aspect of your game? I think you're maybe a bit conservative at times and it might help you loosen up.

I've thought about it -- it's a little daunting though, the prospect of getting all or nothing. The funny thing is, in Limit SnGs (STT) I'm pretty strong when we get down to 2- and 3-handed. I have as many wins as I have 2nds + 3rds combined. But you're right, I do tighten up a bit too much in NL -- still getting the lay of the land.

Today I was reading Shaun Deeb's Beginner's Guide to 180s and going "hmmmm" a lot.

wmc i thought you usually play pretty good when it gets to heads up actually.

although i'm no good usually. at the bubble it depending on how the other players play, i guess, usually tighten up and also encourage people to go at each other (and for a 3 places paid go harder at the player with the medium stack as they have the most to lose and tend to get softer)

Tonight, you guys?

i'm in.

Aye

yep

Only 10 mins you guys!

THE VERY FIRST HAND:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v222/biondino/wtf.jpg

And the best thing? I folded J5o, and would have quadrupled up...

And the two of us who got busted wound up finishing 1-2!

Good game, you guys!

Game today?

Suspect not for me - got a friend coming over. I also have a message that WmC won't be able to make it. Have fun if you do play, you guys!

oh oops i just got home and saw this.

can play tonight if on...

yep, i'm in if quorum

Me too.

Guess not, then.

Sorry, you guys! I should have mentioned this morning that I couldn't make it.