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

[Steamtyme]

Finished 10th this time. Had small chances to survive after losing to @Steamtyme with those damned 3 Queens.

Yeah just bad luck that I was defending BB and put in the call. GG, not much you can do there.

Steam then said in the chat that it didn't feel good, winning so much from someone you know. I know your feelings, bro. Felt the same earlier, when I knocked out @ivan.
But it's poker, it's just a game after all.
GG, everyone!

Yeah when I saw the Set of Queens I felt pretty gross. It was training for later as I had a few of these spots. The draws were good to me today.

too bad, i would have been in a dominant position if it went the other way. i got it in good every single time today, but i just never really ran good.
@Globb0 is now heads up with @Steamtyme. take him out @Globb0, dude has been sucking out all day!

Who little old me.
It was a spot that's for sure, I knew you had an A and figured you were strong with the lead out. Didn't realize it was 2 pair strong. It was one of those I have to be good 1/3 of the time knowing it's the nut flush - didn't like seeing the 8 of clubs in your hand - and there wasn't much sense in waiting for a better spot than this. I think at that point with the pot size and what you had behind it gave me the right odds. That made it a fold or jam, at best I finally catch you bluffing me, or I get there.

Early on though I did get lucky hitting a few draws on the turn so I didn't have to sweat it out much. They usually happened in key spots to help me build back up or grab a chip advantage. There were some tough folds though. The hand you jammed into me and it was a T high board. I figured you must have had an overpair, or a set. I folded TJ.

GG everyone and congrats @Steamtyme!

Thanks, and GG. The final hand between you and Globbo came up so fast. What a roller coaster what was it a flopped J for you and a turn Q for Globbo.

Dang @Globb0 getting better and better finishing at 2nd . I notice that lately I have been doing really bad when there are only 7 or less players left on the table. I went completely out of my usual pattern and tend to goes all in like there is nothing to lose, silly gameplay from me indeed. Although it is safe to finish somewhat at rank 6 ~ or lower but it would be to get ITM
Congratulations @Steamtyme and Good Game everyone, see you next weekend  

Thanks. I'm sure you'll find your way back in the money at some point. You managed to grab my chips in a few spots, either bluffs or just getting there. Globbo was a monster in the final 10 and probably long before that with their stack.

@Globbo great heads up final. You were super aggressive and it was tough to find a spot or pull away, the all-ins were just to hard to call against. In the end I managed to get there with a flopped K high straight. I think I caught you on a bit of a hot streak with me check folding a few flops, so I checked this one back as well and called your jam. Congrats and looking forward to catching you at the tables again

I have to ask you had another one of those hands that I had a tough fold and cost me quite a few chips. I mentioned in chat about trying to remember it. It was a double paired board, I can't remember exactly what the runout was but I made trips on the turn with 8's I think and then the river paired the board again. You called my bet on the turn and then jammed the river. I had the bottom full-house and figured you had the top end.

No worries if you don't remember I can't seem to bring up my hand history to get the details. I forgot to grab screen caps in the moment.

GG everybody catch you all next week.

@CryCryptoCry
Please send the 1000 chips you got for the Independence Day Wildcard back to me until Wednesday the latest. My SwC handle is: EnterScreenN

Thanks for bringing this up, i don't want sound mean, but if he doesn't return the chips back to you (or maybe play next week) i'm going to tag him.

I suggest sending them a PM. They definitely need to return the chips. They're not mine but I don't think people should be accepting these gifts if they aren't able to play the next game.

[efialtis]

Congratulations @SteamTyme! Too bad 2nd mystery bounty was on you!

Pitkins has just received his reward!

See you all on Sunday!

[webtricks]

Congratulations Steamtyme and Globb0. You guys were good yesterday but special mention to morvillz7z. He was sitting right next to me and I loved the way he approached to the game. Calm, patient and right on the spot.

Not a good tournament for me. I messed up my range and played several bad hands. Failed to establish myself anywhere in the game and that's why had an early exit. I was playing a progressive tournament on PokerStars earlier yesterday which lasted for 5+ hours. I guess that fatigue affected my performance.

Never mind, will play with fresh mind next week and try to get on podium once again.

[Globb0]

Thanks for all the nice comments. I hope we can fix the chat back next time.

Plus I guess you all have over the 50 krill  

I have 1. something.

Low point last night, the software folded my pocket aces   fs     lol


All good.

Thanks.

*edit* Oh yeah back in the top 9 woo

[SyGambler]

sorry couldn't make it yesterday , my energy was totally down for some reason and ended up sleeping early around 6 pm
seems I was able to get some points this time as well , next goal maybe finishing ITM without playing 

grats Steamtyme and all players who were able to profit yesterday

[Betwrong]

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@Betwrong got a good streak running with finishing in the points 11 times in a row, chapeau.
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Thank you! Unlike in many other tournaments I'm participating, I'm doing my best in these series of ours. Really, these games are taken by me with the utmost seriousness. I study the style of playing of almost every participant: who's playing cautiously and who's bluffing most of the time. It helps a lot, but still, luck plays its part sometimes, even in poker.

Finished 10th this time. Had small chances to survive after losing to @Steamtyme with those damned 3 Queens.

Yeah just bad luck that I was defending BB and put in the call. GG, not much you can do there.

Steam then said in the chat that it didn't feel good, winning so much from someone you know. I know your feelings, bro. Felt the same earlier, when I knocked out @ivan.
But it's poker, it's just a game after all.
GG, everyone!

Yeah when I saw the Set of Queens I felt pretty gross. It was training for later as I had a few of these spots. The draws were good to me today.
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Congrats on winning yesterday's tournament, mate!  You totally deserved it!

[figmentofmyass]

too bad, i would have been in a dominant position if it went the other way. i got it in good every single time today, but i just never really ran good.
@Globb0 is now heads up with @Steamtyme. take him out @Globb0, dude has been sucking out all day!

Who little old me.
It was a spot that's for sure, I knew you had an A and figured you were strong with the lead out. Didn't realize it was 2 pair strong. It was one of those I have to be good 1/3 of the time knowing it's the nut flush - didn't like seeing the 8 of clubs in your hand - and there wasn't much sense in waiting for a better spot than this. I think at that point with the pot size and what you had behind it gave me the right odds. That made it a fold or jam, at best I finally catch you bluffing me, or I get there.

at those stacks/blinds i am basically never bet-folding OOP. it definitely felt like a case overestimating your fold equity.

oh well, one of these days i'll actually run good in one of these tourneys! it's tough playing against a bunch of luckboxes.

There were some tough folds though. The hand you jammed into me and it was a T high board. I figured you must have had an overpair, or a set. I folded TJ.

i had QQ.

Congratulations @SteamTyme! Too bad 2nd mystery bounty was on you!

lol, what a pisser.

[Globb0]

I was thinking about this yesterday.

We need a rule, if the bounty is on a player and they win, ie not taken out by someone, they should get their headhunter bounty to them.

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

the first mystery bounty was on @BitcoinGirl.Club, not sure who knocked him out.

If that's true it should be mine, i knocked him out of the game...don't have a screen but it was definitely me...weeee 

It was you.
I had guest in the house and the house is noisy. There were no way for me to concentrate in the game besides the cards were not coming as I was expecting. So rushed and paid the price.

Good game everyone and I hope in the next tourney I will have my 100%

[Betwrong]

I was thinking about this yesterday.

We need a rule, if the bounty is on a player and they win, ie not taken out by someone, they should get their headhunter bounty to them.

This is a great suggestion which I fully support. Indeed, if you have survived until the end, without anyone knocking you out, meaning you took the 1st place, you totally deserve the bounty put on your head.

the first mystery bounty was on @BitcoinGirl.Club, not sure who knocked him out.

If that's true it should be mine, i knocked him out of the game...don't have a screen but it was definitely me...weeee 

It was you.
I had guest in the house and the house is noisy. There were no way for me to concentrate in the game besides the cards were not coming as I was expecting. So rushed and paid the price.

Good game everyone and I hope in the next tourney I will have my 100%

There should be no rush in a poker tournament. I too always lose when in a hurry. You need to allocate 3 hours for the game only. Then you can play and enjoy it.

[tyKiwanuka]

I was thinking about this yesterday.

We need a rule, if the bounty is on a player and they win, ie not taken out by someone, they should get their headhunter bounty to them.

This is a great suggestion which I fully support. Indeed, if you have survived until the end, without anyone knocking you out, meaning you took the 1st place, you totally deserve the bounty put on your head.

I don't support it Since this is a privately paid bounty, the "donator" should be free to have whatever rules he likes to have. If he still wants to give the bounty to a winning player, to donate it to lottery/Grand Final pool, roll it over to next tournament or don't pay nothing in this scenario, should be up to him and not forced by some general rule.

We should be happy that people add more money voluntarily and not "bully" them

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

There should be no rush in a poker tournament. I too always lose when in a hurry. You need to allocate 3 hours for the game only. Then you can play and enjoy it.

Trust me, the entire week I have nothing much to do. But on the last Sunday I had full house LOL
Relatives came to visit and they have children and you know when there are children you can not do much besides you need to give time to the guests. Fact is it was more important for me to spend the time with the guests than playing poker in the last Sunday.

I don't support it Since this is a privately paid bounty, the "donator" should be free to have whatever rules he likes to have. If he still wants to give the bounty to a winning player, to donate it to lottery/Grand Final pool, roll it over to next tournament or don't pay nothing in this scenario, should be up to him and not forced by some general rule.

We should be happy that people add more money voluntarily and not "bully" them

+1
The guy who is awarding the bounty has the full right to pick anyone or apply any rule. Who was the other guys last week with me?

[efialtis]

Hey guys,

just a quick notice: Since I have now "officially launched" my site - the project I have been working on day and night for the last couple of months - I will come up with some surprise for Sunday - mood couldn't be better obviously!

Will follow up on this later, see you!

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

Hey guys,

just a quick notice: Since I have now "officially launched" my site - the project I have been working on day and night for the last couple of months - I will come up with some surprise for Sunday - mood couldn't be better obviously!

Will follow up on this later, see you!

A signature campaign paying 0.0375 a week and top five will wear it for the next one year 🤪
Only Hero+

Jokes aside, congratulations brother. I can feel your excitements. I hope this brings you some massive revenue.

[Globb0]

Hey guys,

just a quick notice: Since I have now "officially launched" my site - the project I have been working on day and night for the last couple of months - I will come up with some surprise for Sunday - mood couldn't be better obviously!

Will follow up on this later, see you!

Sounds intriguing. Good luck with your project. Glad to see someone achieving stuff out of this blasted lockdown.

[Steamtyme]

I don't support it Since this is a privately paid bounty, the "donator" should be free to have whatever rules he likes to have. If he still wants to give the bounty to a winning player, to donate it to lottery/Grand Final pool, roll it over to next tournament or don't pay nothing in this scenario, should be up to him and not forced by some general rule.

We should be happy that people add more money voluntarily and not "bully" them

+1
The guy who is awarding the bounty has the full right to pick anyone or apply any rule. Who was the other guys last week with me?

Agreed. This isn't  PKO tournament where the winner collects the final bounties at the end. In these instances the individual posting a donated bounty and or donating entry fees should decide how they proceed in abnormal spots.

Congrats efialitis on getting your project launched.

[Trofo]

just a quick notice: Since I have now "officially launched" my site - the project I have been working on day and night for the last couple of months - I will come up with some surprise for Sunday - mood couldn't be better obviously!

Congratulations man. I know the feeling when you successfully finish a big project. When will you share the page with us? You posted the page once when I was at table with you but I forgot the address of course.

Can't wait for the surprise on Sunday, thanks for keeping this series extra interesting.

[efialtis]

Thanks for the kind words guys - there is still lots of work to be done and the site is in very early stage - but I am feeling I am on the right way.

I didn't want to share the link here since - even though I am of course inclined to do so - I need to stay professional and not spam this thread with unrelated stuff, haha. Last thing I am saying - you are welcome to check out the gambling section here where I just posted an ANN... Feedback etc. of course welcome, just post it there. 


And now let's get back to Poker - with that mood I am in, I don't think anyone here will stand a chance on Sunday...

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

And now let's get back to Poker - with that mood I am in, I don't think anyone here will stand a chance on Sunday...

Trash talk 🤪
Let me have a good night sleep, a comfortable environment and in 100% prepared with a clam mood. I will finish at 1st place.
I am going to join the final tourney in this season, clear up a spot for me 😜

[Betwrong]

I was thinking about this yesterday.

We need a rule, if the bounty is on a player and they win, ie not taken out by someone, they should get their headhunter bounty to them.

This is a great suggestion which I fully support. Indeed, if you have survived until the end, without anyone knocking you out, meaning you took the 1st place, you totally deserve the bounty put on your head.

I don't support it Since this is a privately paid bounty, the "donator" should be free to have whatever rules he likes to have. If he still wants to give the bounty to a winning player, to donate it to lottery/Grand Final pool, roll it over to next tournament or don't pay nothing in this scenario, should be up to him and not forced by some general rule.

We should be happy that people add more money voluntarily and not "bully" them

You are right. I didn't think about it. Of course the donator should have the right to do whatever he/she wants with their money.

There should be no rush in a poker tournament. I too always lose when in a hurry. You need to allocate 3 hours for the game only. Then you can play and enjoy it.

Trust me, the entire week I have nothing much to do. But on the last Sunday I had full house LOL
Relatives came to visit and they have children and you know when there are children you can not do much besides you need to give time to the guests. Fact is it was more important for me to spend the time with the guests than playing poker in the last Sunday.
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That's absolutely understandable, mate. I wish you to have spare 3 hours next Sunday, and some luck in addition to that.

Hey guys,

just a quick notice: Since I have now "officially launched" my site - the project I have been working on day and night for the last couple of months - I will come up with some surprise for Sunday - mood couldn't be better obviously!

Will follow up on this later, see you!

That's the site we were talking about in the poker chat the other day? Congrats!

Can't wait for you to reveal, what's the surprise.