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--- Quote from: mporter123 on March 14, 2012, 12:56:33 PM ---
It does taste better when it"s free - it will taste really good if I can cash.
I am now officially playing the GUKPT in Coventry at the back end of August. The GUKPT people were very quick to oblige and move my seat so that was good. I have also booked two weeks off work from the 10th September until the 24th. One of those weeks will definitely be spent in Vegas, I expect it will be the Wednesday to the following Wednesday- will keep an eye on prices and work out the best time to book..
Any sort of cash in the GUKPT would feel good two weeks before Vegas. If I get anywhere near the bubble it could get interesting...
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What is a min cash in one of these things, around £2K? I am pretty sure there would be no shame in locking up and ensuring you make it, within reason of course but turning down a race to ensure you make the money even when the odds (and ICM) say you should go for it would be fine for example.
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I don"t think that can be right...
Sacrificing/reducing the chance to win a seriously significant prize for the sake of a min-cash seems very -EV
mporter123:
Last year this got 145 runners - a min cash was £2,180 paying 15 places. I can see no reason why the field size would be much different this year.
A min cash would be a signifcant prize for me - it would pay for Vegas and a bit more besides. Saying that - I won"t even start thinking about it unless I get to the top 20 ish. I will be playing for the win as I do in all tournaments but will be sensible around the bubble as £2K would really help!
Managed a 2nd in another Omaha Hi/Lo tourney for the sum of $58. Pissed off that I can"t seem to close wins out - 30 minute heads up and lost. Roll is $530.
mporter123:
Epic post by Phil Galfond this week - http://www.philgalfond.com/my-poker-other-story/
I love the fact that he writes so openly. You really do get the feeling he writes very naturally and spills out a whole string of consciousness that is fascinating to read.
My poker story would go something like - I deposited $50 and 2 years later I was playing $5 MTT"s off of a $500 roll. Not very exciting. Maybe I should just take some big shots... not in my nature though.
Still no internet and no sign of it arriving, I miss online poker :-(
Cardiff soon though so something to look forward to. Followed by a drought of live poker for June-Aug then GUKPT/ECOAP. Plan on heading straight to DTD when I bust the GUKPT and play everything going at ECOAP. Then Vegas two weeks after that... should be booking it around end of June.
At the moment a week in the Mirage is around £960 with direct flights... EXCITED.
mporter123:
mporter123:
Hmmm 40K hands is quite a lot.
Through 7K so far...
Ups and downs - now winning to the tune of $2.48. Joy.
VPIP PFR 3Bet
19.3 16.9 5.4
About 1500 hands a day (1.5 hours) for the rest of June to get to 40K.
Bet...fold...Bet...Fold...Bet...Raise...Its all quite therapeutic actually but couldn"t do it every month. Maybe higher stakes make it more interesting.
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