#2 Bitcointalk Poker Series (0.05 BTC & BIG BTC Ticket sponsored by SwC Poker)

[Betwrong]

@Steamtyme Your BIG BTC ticket has been credited!

Confirmed(looks so good), and the hat has been ordered. I've received access to the entirety of the prizepool at this point. Thanks again.
In future anyone wondering about credited tickets it has an expiry of 2022/01/01, I'm sure I'll find the time.
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Congrats on winning the BIG BTC ticket, @Steamtyme! Win big in that one!

I myself was awarded with such ticket somewhere in 2016, and had been procrastinating with my participation for more than a year(the tournament was starting at 4 AM where I lived). Finally when they announced that the next BIG BTC was going to be the last one, I had no choice but to play. Long story short, I was lucky to finish on the 3rd place, winning 0.17 BTC(around $500 at the time).

Congrats again, and good luck, mate!

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I am torn. I wasn't sure if I'd have the ticket for this Sunday so when I saw the other large guarantee tournament running I jumped in that. I'll weigh my options and might just play both.

do it up, MTT sunday. running good in both the sportsbet.io 1 BTC tourney and the BIG BTC would make for a hell of a day.

i'm gonna play in the SB tourney and probably the LITTLE BTC. there's a BIG BTC satellite starting at the same time as the SB tourney so i might take a shot at that.

[Steamtyme]

Congrats on winning the BIG BTC ticket, @Steamtyme! Win big in that one!
I myself was awarded with such ticket somewhere in 2016, and had been procrastinating with my participation for more than a year(the tournament was starting at 4 AM where I lived). Finally when they announced that the next BIG BTC was going to be the last one, I had no choice but to play. Long story short, I was lucky to finish on the 3rd place, winning 0.17 BTC(around $500 at the time).
Congrats again, and good luck, mate!

Thanks man, good job on your shot at it. Here's to hoping I can place anywhere near where you did.

do it up, MTT sunday. running good in both the sportsbet.io 1 BTC tourney and the BIG BTC would make for a hell of a day.

i'm gonna play in the SB tourney and probably the LITTLE BTC. there's a BIG BTC satellite starting at the same time as the SB tourney so i might take a shot at that.

Yeah I think I'm down. I work days Monday so getting in a 2 tournament session that stretches into the evening would be nice. Hoping it stretches into the evening    
The 1 BTC starts at 2PM for me and the Big BTC is at 4, so I casually dropped the prizepools VS. anticipated entrants first then then the times. She's onboard.

For fun I mentioned what the buy-in was for the Big BTC, waited for her should I say something face, then told her I won entry. Made my day

Hopefully I can carry forwards some of that rungood I had in the Thursday Double. Love those tournaments by the way, didn't hurt shipping the [A]. Real interesting concept for a sidepot and cumulative pot, by using the results from both tournaments played simultaneously.

i'm gonna play in the SB tourney and probably the LITTLE BTC. there's a BIG BTC satellite starting at the same time as the SB tourney so i might take a shot at that.

Sounds like a decent line-up. I had originally thought about playing the Big, and the Medium or something like that for a big Sunday. I'm really liking the tournament structure and games on SWC this week. Probably going to try and focus more attention here for now as opposed to ACR. HAven't really given GG a fair shake yet, but I'm funded and can check it out whenever.
I'll be sure to fill everyone in on how I make out, hopefully come back with some great news.

[Trofo]

The 1 BTC starts at 2PM for me and the Big BTC is at 4, so I casually dropped the prizepools VS. anticipated entrants first then then the times. She's onboard.

That is nice local time for max concentration on the tournaments. For me the 1 BTC starts at 9PM while Big BTC is at 11PM which is much too late for me since I work early next day. Do you guys know if Big BTC is always at the same time or does it change?

I'll give a try to Big BTC satellite today probably in parallel SB one, if I got that correctly winner of that tournament gets this same ticket as you got?

[Steamtyme]

I think they hold the Big BTC at the same time each week. Up until recently I believe it was once a month.
Yeah if you are playing a satellite for the BIG BTC the prize will be entry - same ticket I have.

Timing is good for sure. Good luck today.
Edit: Well that was an all around disappointing Sunday. For the most part happy enough with my play. The Big BTC started off rough unfortunately getting premium hands that missed the mark entirely.
AK suited UTG+1 RFI, I 3-bet and they 4 bet to a 5th of my stack. I flat not sure if this was a mistake or not. What can I say I didn't want to jam my stack in at that point. Flop is all hearts, maybe 2 - Q high. They lead out for 2K 1/2 pot - I fold with no flush draw and 2 overs.
I've played with them in the past and while it could have been AA, KK it could easily be QX maybe a hearts draw.
I fold
A few pocket pairs that flopped 2 overs, no flopped sets.
I did bounce around between 6-9.3 K but it seemed anytime I made progress forward, I would have the best hand until the river.

Final 2 hands for me where TT I RFI 2.3 BB 1 caller, flop is 8 high, I lead out 3.5 and the caller jams this is about 19~ BB - I called. They show AA nd I'm now down to a 5 BB stack - in the SB I jam Q5 suited, and the BB easily calls with AA.

The 1BTC tourney was a bad start for me from the go. It was a very action heavy tourney from the get go. Twice in the 25 minuted I lasted I ran into a flopped 2 pair that boated up on the turn. I steadily lost to the weirdest of holdings. People calling down with no other way to describe it but absurd hands.
In the end I made for a bluff into a very wet board, and this was an instance of them having the full house by the turn.

Thanks again for the chance to play in the Big BTC.

[Betwrong]

I think they hold the Big BTC at the same time each week. Up until recently I believe it was once a month.
Yeah if you are playing a satellite for the BIG BTC the prize will be entry - same ticket I have.

Timing is good for sure. Good luck today.
Edit: Well that was an all around disappointing Sunday. For the most part happy enough with my play. The Big BTC started off rough unfortunately getting premium hands that missed the mark entirely.
AK suited UTG+1 RFI, I 3-bet and they 4 bet to a 5th of my stack. I flat not sure if this was a mistake or not. What can I say I didn't want to jam my stack in at that point. Flop is all hearts, maybe 2 - Q high. They lead out for 2K 1/2 pot - I fold with no flush draw and 2 overs.
I've played with them in the past and while it could have been AA, KK it could easily be QX maybe a hearts draw.
I fold
A few pocket pairs that flopped 2 overs, no flopped sets.
I did bounce around between 6-9.3 K but it seemed anytime I made progress forward, I would have the best hand until the river.

Final 2 hands for me where TT I RFI 2.3 BB 1 caller, flop is 8 high, I lead out 3.5 and the caller jams this is about 19~ BB - I called. They show AA nd I'm now down to a 5 BB stack - in the SB I jam Q5 suited, and the BB easily calls with AA.

The 1BTC tourney was a bad start for me from the go. It was a very action heavy tourney from the get go. Twice in the 25 minuted I lasted I ran into a flopped 2 pair that boated up on the turn. I steadily lost to the weirdest of holdings. People calling down with no other way to describe it but absurd hands.
In the end I made for a bluff into a very wet board, and this was an instance of them having the full house by the turn.

Thanks again for the chance to play in the Big BTC.

Man! One of those days, huh?

I too find it frustrating that people call my all-in when I have, say, QQ, and they have something like K8o, or even worse, and they win in the end. It feels like they know what cards are going to appear on the table, and that's why they call. But I kill those thoughts quickly. I know it's just bad luck. It happens to everyone at some point ...

Good luck next time, mate!

[Steamtyme]

Man! One of those days, huh?
I too find it frustrating that people call my all-in when I have, say, QQ, and they have something like K8o, or even worse, and they win in the end. It feels like they know what cards are going to appear on the table, and that's why they call. But I kill those thoughts quickly. I know it's just bad luck. It happens to everyone at some point ...
Good luck next time, mate!

Thanks. Yeah I was in a rather shit mood for the rest of the evening, bought into a few games I probably shouldn't of considering my mindset was pretty toxic at that point, but, c'est la vie. I've gotten over it and will just hope for better next time i get a shot at some good money. A few bounces on th etrapoline with the kids and I was right as rain. 

Still really having a good time on SWC and their tournaments. Maybe I'll have better reads on people in the future.

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