APAT Bunch of Fives tournaments are five tournaments, on five different days, across five poker variants, all costing five euros to play.
Personally, I would prefer one "niche variant" rather than two - Stud and 5 Card Draw.. what is 5 card draw?! Heads up tournament might get more runners?
I look forward to playing the NLH and Omaha variants, great promotion.
what is 5 card draw?!
OMG, how the world has changed! Who"d have thought we"d ever see that on a poker forum.
Mark, for years 5-Card Draw basically was poker in Britain and Ireland (and, presumably, everywhere else too). We would read in the newspapers about Terry Rogers and his friends playing this game from Las Vegas called No-Limit Texas Hold-em, but it sounded very risky and above our wallet, so we never bothered to find out how it worked.
I actually started playing Draw again on Stars a few months ago, for the first time in years. I thought it would be boring in comparison, but I"ve enjoyed it a lot and I keep dipping back in, so I"m pleased to see it on the list. Hope it stays.
what is 5 card draw?!
OMG, how the world has changed! Who"d have thought we"d ever see that on a poker forum.
Mark, for years 5-Card Draw basically was poker in Britain and Ireland (and, presumably, everywhere else too). We would read in the newspapers about Terry Rogers and his friends playing this game from Las Vegas called No-Limit Texas Hold-em, but it sounded very risky and above our wallet, so we never bothered to find out how it worked.
I actually started playing Draw again on Stars a few months ago, for the first time in years. I thought it would be boring in comparison, but I"ve enjoyed it a lot and I keep dipping back in, so I"m pleased to see it on the list. Hope it stays.
There may be others, like me, who think that if they can"t play all five then the prizes are out of their reach - in which case they may not play any at all.
There may be others, like me, who think that if they can"t play all five then the prizes are out of their reach - in which case they may not play any at all.
But the scoring system is such that the advantage goes to those that are proficient in the more popular games. Say the Draw and Stud games only have 8 runners each yet the PLO has 20 runners, then 4th place in the PLO receives more points than someone who wins both the Stud AND Draw. Hence play just the popular games and you have every chance of winning.
There may be others, like me, who think that if they can"t play all five then the prizes are out of their reach - in which case they may not play any at all.
But the scoring system is such that the advantage goes to those that are proficient in the more popular games. Say the Draw and Stud games only have 8 runners each yet the PLO has 20 runners, then 4th place in the PLO receives more points than someone who wins both the Stud AND Draw. Hence play just the popular games and you have every chance of winning.
Pretty much what he said ;D
I cannot find these bunch of five games on the poker.co.uk site. I wanted to play last night can someone please tell me where I find them. Thanks
I cannot find these bunch of five games on the poker.co.uk site. I wanted to play last night can someone please tell me where I find them. Thanks
The best way is to use the filters.. Then search alphabetically I usually block out running and finished I believe the APAT games are coloured also but I may be wrong, hope to see you at tables Nellie good to see you back xx
Thanks Carl, finally found it for tonight after a lot of messing about with filters. I don"t know about other games this week as I don"t know how to play them lol
I think the scoring system on this looks rather skewiff with regard to players getting knocked out in the late reg period and the ranking that they are assigned by the software.
Player A gets knocked out first when there are only 30 players and is awarded 30th place, Player B gets knocked out an hour and a half later after another say 15 players have registered and is awarded say 41st place. Player A gets 16 points for lasting 10 minutes compared to Player B"s 5 points.
I was watching the places for a while and thought the same but then I thought maybe it"s on the amount of hands played. I"m sure the one who went out third didn"t actually finish 3rd from bottom (38th)..
There was also I think two players who finished 34th and two another position 25th I think..
There was also a point when there was about 35 left in that someone already finished was placed as 28th so there was some sort of program running to sort out your positions if you started after the first hand was dealt.
Apart from having to sit out twice because I"m the family taxi I thought is was OK...
I also agree with sugar_Free comments and find it perverse that I was KOed first and still got 14 points.
I think in leaderboard tournaments, it would be best not to have late entries. Theres no reason why people who cant make the start time, couldn"t pre-register, thus having the penalty of having lost some blinds before they begin the tournament.
Start at 8pm???
Or start at 8 ;)
Start at 8pm???
Or start at 8 ;)
???
| PLO | NLHE | 7CS | PLO H/L | 5CD | Total | |
| Andrew Jones (Roobarb10) | 23 | 44 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 123 |
| Johnny Gibb (Divvits) | 29 | 38 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 114 |
| John Murray (TravMint) | 30 | 35 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 104 |
| Ralph Osker (Merkland.) | 22 | 32 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 97 |
| Patrick Conlin (rubyalfie1) | 31 | 31 | - | 26 | 6 | 94 |
| Vaino Tiik (Rhino5656) | 34 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 90 |
| Gary Phillips (Penny4Them) | 14 | 27 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 88 |
| Mark Curwen (Mooncat2) | 4 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 85 |
| Mark Gray (sm3llyp00p) | 10 | 29 | 10 | 23 | 13 | 85 |
| Mark Porter (M_Porter) | 35 | 37 | 4 | 2 | - | 78 |
| Matthew Carter (5ugarFree) | 12 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 77 |
| Carl Pilgrim (fandango41) | 26 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 76 |
| Colin McCarthy (147thinsy) | 36 | 3 | 11 | - | 19 | 69 |
| (xKWN34x) | - | 21 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 68 |
| Gordon McArthur (RiggedOFC) | 28 | 16 | - | 21 | - | 65 |
| Shug Cairnie (_Nighthawk) | 32 | 23 | 6 | - | 2 | 63 |
| Leigh Wiltshire (FORTUNATUS) | 6 | 43 | 5 | - | 4 | 58 |
| Tony Trippier (TONYTRIPPS) | 27 | 20 | 2 | 7 | - | 56 |
| Andrew Galloway (nomug) | 5 | 25 | - | 25 | - | 55 |
| Frank Bailie (cormach111) | 20 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 55 |
| Kevin O"Hanlan (kohan1947) | 17 | - | 22 | 13 | - | 52 |
| Craig Dawson (ZozzyAPAT) | - | 41 | - | 10 | - | 51 |
| Ger Smyth (lubandige) | - | 36 | 12 | - | - | 48 |
| Wayne Parker (Mr-Nosey-P) | - | 42 | - | - | - | 42 |
| Andy Overton (Censword) | 19 | 22 | - | - | - | 41 |
| Alan Steer (teaulcsg1) | 15 | 10 | - | 16 | - | 41 |
| Paul Turnstill (bethany1) | 33 | 2 | - | 4 | - | 39 |
| Tom Clark (LombBomb72) | 25 | 12 | - | - | - | 37 |
| Asa McGrath (amcgrath1) | 9 | 26 | - | - | - | 35 |
| (SQR64Q) | - | 34 | - | - | - | 34 |
| Steve Roderick (NCFCAPAT) | 16 | 17 | - | - | - | 33 |
| (CrimsoLash) | - | 33 | - | - | - | 33 |
| Stuart Ward (stupidsite) | - | 30 | - | - | - | 30 |
| Jo Sharp (NinjaJoJo) | - | 28 | - | - | - | 28 |
| Peter MacRitchie (Peter1890) | 13 | 13 | - | - | - | 26 |
| Grant Speirs (MrSheen67) | 1 | 24 | - | - | - | 25 |
| Stuart Fordham (fatblokey2) | 24 | - | - | - | - | 24 |
| Matt Dale (*SuperHans) | 21 | - | - | - | - | 21 |
| (Z1m3r) | - | - | 3 | - | 18 | 21 |
| Karl Bursford (U.T.U.B.) | - | 19 | - | - | - | 19 |
| (BigBlin) | - | 4 | - | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| Mike Scothern (mikes9361) | 18 | - | - | - | - | 18 |
| Steve Harrison (azkals) | - | 18 | - | - | - | 18 |
| Michelle Gascoine (FFS_REALLY) | - | 15 | - | - | - | 15 |
| (1PLAYTRASH) | - | 7 | - | 6 | - | 13 |
| Bob Bulman (bobbymouse) | - | - | - | 12 | - | 12 |
| Rich Baker (curlarge55) | 11 | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| (Craigellen) | - | 11 | - | - | - | 11 |
| Helen Godfrey (AvonGirlP) | - | - | 9 | - | - | 9 |
| (APATCK) | - | - | - | 9 | - | 9 |
| (redsimon63) | - | - | - | - | 9 | 9 |
| Richard Rudling-Smith (Rudders64) | 8 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Paul Gupta (Gupp9y) | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | 8 |
| (The Khatru) | - | - | - | 8 | - | 8 |
| Steve Redfern (AMRNapat) | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| (rainbow52) | - | 5 | - | - | - | 5 |
| (suzanne66) | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| Paul McGuinness (SpamFritze) | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| (keithkt) | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| (kjrs1983) | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
well done John and Andrew, good luck in the final
Well done Matt for spearheading the rejuvenation of 5-Card Draw.
The changes that online rooms have brought have improved it - the introduction of blinds and elimination of the requirement for openers make it a better game. Boss" slow-motion draws are a bit annoying, but not too much.
It was interesting that numbers held up fairly well through the week, despite unfamiliarity with some of the later games. There is always some fall-off in points-based leagues, as people become unable to qualify, so the numbers towards the end were quite good. It might be interesting to experiment with reversing the sequence, putting the best-known games last, to see how the numbers go.
Could we get the table updated before the last game tonight please?
Really annoyed, i minute late to register, I thought there was late registration on these games doh!!!!!
What I find disappointing is after week one where we had enough people interested and kept them interested to get 20 people playing 5 card draw, we follow it up by letting everyone lose interest by halfway through the week. No leaderboard updates after round 2, no-one knows what they have to do to get through and now the game set up wrong with no late reg.
TBH late reg doesn"t work on this type of tourney, 8pm start with no late reg would be better, but can"t move the goalposts, maybe on the next set.
Boss only does "late reg" if 9 or more (I think) register at the normal starting time!
It"s a shame as I was planning on late registering too.
Boss only does "late reg" if 9 or more (I think) register at the normal starting time!
It"s a shame as I was planning on late registering too.
I thought it was 6 minimum
Agree, it is disappointing. I am new to all the other games besides Holdem but I found them fun learning and have played every game. I feel sorry for those who are taking this seriously and are in the points.
I"m sure there will be a good reason, as to why tables have not been up-dated.
I"m sure there will be a good reason, as to why tables have not been up-dated.
Without a doubt, and that wasn"t meant to be a swipe at Leigh although it reads back as such, but one of the main problems with APAT leagues is how to keep people interested till the end
"bespoke" varients put people off
Missed the start by one minute too. I was gonna play to increase the numbers cos otherwise it can be difficult for anyone to dislodge the current leaders (I haven"t checked the league - don"t know who is currently leading it).
"bespoke" varients put people off
I"m not sure that is true, judging by the number who have posted that they were going to play.
Missed the start by one minute too. I was gonna play to increase the numbers cos otherwise it can be difficult for anyone to dislodge the current leaders (I haven"t checked the league - don"t know who is currently leading it).
"bespoke" varients put people off
I"m not sure that is true, judging by the number who have posted that they were going to play.
A big disapointment for those up the top and a chance to get into the Top 2, that it never made the minimum runners.
I should think it feels like a "waste" of getting good results in the other games.
not sure if this can be avoided for future events if they are not supported as it seems at present.
For what it is worth, a think too many, "bespoke" varients put people off just imo.
League hasnt been updated since Tuesday which is a bit annoying, Was gonna play but no late reg....any reason for this
Missed the start by one minute too. I was gonna play to increase the numbers cos otherwise it can be difficult for anyone to dislodge the current leaders (I haven"t checked the league - don"t know who is currently leading it).
"bespoke" varients put people off
I"m not sure that is true, judging by the number who have posted that they were going to play.
A big disapointment for those up the top and a chance to get into the Top 2, that it never made the minimum runners.
I should think it feels like a "waste" of getting good results in the other games.
not sure if this can be avoided for future events if they are not supported as it seems at present.
For what it is worth, a think too many, "bespoke" varients put people off just imo.
Have enjoyed the other variants and would have registered tonight... prob for me not the variants but the 7pm start.. late reg was good but it"s a let down for everyone when the last event counts for nothing... but dont think that"s due to variants.. having only really played hold"m and omaha before it"s nice to give the others a go in a league situation where it"s low expense with something to play for... anyway congats to Cyntaf.. think he"s this week"s winner... but I"m certain Paul would have rather had a game tonight in which others had a chance to take top spot off him than see no-one have a chance to beat him coz of poor last event.. he"d probably still have finished top because he has been the most consistent so far but I"m sure Frank and Rob and the rest of us near the top were looking forward to the challenge of trying to beat him... late reg was advertised... dont see why low numbers need to affect that... lots of people had intended to play and probably would have been close to 20 players by the end of late reg... had it been in effect
Whilst I agree about things being annoying regards late reg, no updates etc, Lets"s remember that this is totally out of character for Leigh and the APAT team.
If there is a reason that there has been no-one posting from APAT for the last 3 days, lets just hope its not for a reason that is bigger than poker, that makes us all look a bit stupid for bitching, when things finally come to light.
Just waiting patiently, myself
Whilst I agree about things being annoying regards late reg, no updates etc, Lets"s remember that this is totally out of character for Leigh and the APAT team.
If there is a reason that there has been no-one posting from APAT for the last 3 days, lets just hope its not for a reason that is bigger than poker, that makes us all look a bit stupid for bitching, when things finally come to light.
Just waiting patiently, myself
Think that"s a bit of a harsh blanket statement there tbh.
The majority of posters expressed disappointment at there being no late reg when advertised as such ... a BOSS error, not an APAT member of staff error.
Myself and a few others posted disappointment at that bit (did not bitch), in fact some praised and like the way there are different variations of poker each night, learning a new game with APAT members to make for a good evening of fun :)
I certainly am enjoying this set of weekly tournaments. I do not pre-reg as work commitments cannot guarantee I will get home in time before I am blinded out, so will play if I get home in time ... do not have the bankroll at the moment to pre-reg and sit out of most of the game. So my thoughts on tonight were of disappointment at not being able to play, whilst emphathising with those whose were near the top spots on how gutted they probably feel ... hardly bitching.
Whilst I agree about things being annoying regards late reg, no updates etc, Lets"s remember that this is totally out of character for Leigh and the APAT team.
If there is a reason that there has been no-one posting from APAT for the last 3 days, lets just hope its not for a reason that is bigger than poker, that makes us all look a bit stupid for bitching, when things finally come to light.
Just waiting patiently, myself
Think that"s a bit of a harsh blanket statement there tbh.
The majority of posters expressed disappointment at there being no late reg when advertised as such ... a BOSS error, not an APAT member of staff error.
Myself and a few others posted disappointment at that bit (did not bitch), in fact some praised and like the way there are different variations of poker each night, learning a new game with APAT members to make for a good evening of fun :)
I certainly am enjoying this set of weekly tournaments. I do not pre-reg as work commitments cannot guarantee I will get home in time before I am blinded out, so will play if I get home in time ... do not have the bankroll at the moment to pre-reg and sit out of most of the game. So my thoughts on tonight were of disappointment at not being able to play, whilst emphathising with those whose were near the top spots on how gutted they probably feel ... hardly bitching.
yep, bitching does sound a bit too harsh and you are right, most posts are expressing disappointment.
However, as highlighted by you, that is a small part of my post and not the main point. The main point I was trying to get across (badly it seems) is that I hope everything is allright behind the scenes, as this period of forum silence from them is not normal.
Just a quick update re: late reg.
On Boss late reg. comes into effect if there are more than 7 players registered (or left) in a tournament. If there are 7 or less then there is no late reg.
A quick look at the lobby with tonight"s results, shows just 7 players were registered at the time the tourney started, meaning there would be no late reg. This is correct.
It"s also worth bearing in mind, that if 8 players registered then there would be late reg. However, if at any point the number of players hits 7 (or below) then late reg. ends.
Play them in a different order next week.... How about Heads Up instead of one of the 5 or 7 card...?
Play them in a different order next week.... How about Heads Up instead of one of the 5 or 7 card...?
No, keep them. If you want to drop something, lose the PLO.
I agree with reversing the order though.
Point taken re: late reg. We have posted the rules on late reg. on (almost) every online event we"ve run. However, for this series the text just says "Late registration is available in these tournaments (as per Boss Network Rules)".
"Boss Networks Rules" state that a minimum number of players are required in order for late reg. to be activated. I agree this could have been worded more clearly on the "Bunch of Fives" rules page.
To slightly complicate matters, Boss seem to have increased the minimum from 7 to 8 players recently, without notifying us. I will get Boss to confirm the late reg. rules, and I"ll post them up in a prominent place on the forum - e.g. a sticky thread - or make sure that all tourneys that have late reg. have this info on the corresponding forum thread, or in the software lobby itself (if there is room), or both.
Point taken re: late reg. We have posted the rules on late reg. on (almost) every online event we"ve run. However, for this series the text just says "Late registration is available in these tournaments (as per Boss Network Rules)".
Point taken re: late reg. We have posted the rules on late reg. on (almost) every online event we"ve run. However, for this series the text just says "Late registration is available in these tournaments (as per Boss Network Rules)".
"Boss Networks Rules" state that a minimum number of players are required in order for late reg. to be activated. I agree this could have been worded more clearly on the "Bunch of Fives" rules page.
To slightly complicate matters, Boss seem to have increased the minimum from 7 to 8 players recently, without notifying us. I will get Boss to confirm the late reg. rules, and I"ll post them up in a prominent place on the forum - e.g. a sticky thread - or make sure that all tourneys that have late reg. have this info on the corresponding forum thread, or in the software lobby itself (if there is room), or both.
A lot of people find it a stretch to get home and organised by 7o"c. As late reg is causing problems, why don"t we scrap it and just start at 8pm?
Point taken re: late reg. We have posted the rules on late reg. on (almost) every online event we"ve run. However, for this series the text just says "Late registration is available in these tournaments (as per Boss Network Rules)".
Dont remember seeing bit about "as per Boss network rules" but I"m sure you"re right and it"s there.
Put back the start time to 8pm and scrap late reg I say... oh and change the order of tournies to keep more people interested.
The end times of this week"s games were (number of runners in brackets):
Monday: Pot Limit Omaha (34) = 10.17pm
Tuesday: Hold'em (33) = 9.54pm
Wednesday: 7 Card Stud (28) = 11.26pm
Thursday: Pot Limit Omaha H/L (24) = 10.25pm
Friday: 5 Card Draw (7) = 10pm
If we move everything an hour later that could mean some games run on a bit too late. Though, we could also look at altering the blind structures? e.g Does 4 and a half hours for a 28 person 7-card-stud game does seem a little long?...
Friday: 5 Card Draw (7) = 10pm
Friday: 5 Card Draw (7) = 10pm
3 hours for a 7-player tournament? You"re kidding. It took longer than the Hold-em, which had 33 players?
That suggests there"s either a problem with the structure or a problem with the players, probably the former.
There were a lot more players in the 5CD last week. It would be interesting to know how long that took.
Leaderboard for week 2: http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?topic=12548
Good idea.
Though, if we start at 8pm the game will run on 1 hour later obviously (all other things being equal).
The end times of this week"s games were (number of runners in brackets):
Monday: Pot Limit Omaha (34) = 10.17pm
Tuesday: Hold'em (33) = 9.54pm
Wednesday: 7 Card Stud (28) = 11.26pm
Thursday: Pot Limit Omaha H/L (24) = 10.25pm
Friday: 5 Card Draw (7) = 10pm
If we move everything an hour later that could mean some games run on a bit too late. Though, we could also look at altering the blind structures? e.g Does 4 and a half hours for a 28 person 7-card-stud game does seem a little long?...
Firstly, I"m very sorry about the lack of league updates. That is 100% my fault. Leigh jetted off on holiday yesterday and left me in charge of updating the tables, and although it"s on my "to do" list for today, I missed it and it totally slipped my mind :(
Does 4 and a half hours for a 28 person 7-card-stud game does seem a little long?...
2 votes now for 8pm starts and scrapping late reg.
edit: 3 votes (missed one from earlier in thread).
Play them in a different order next week.... How about Heads Up instead of one of the 5 or 7 card...?
OH man couldnt reg and found out i missed out by 1 arrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggggg.
Shame, well done Paul.
Did i win anything for second?
Just a quick update re: late reg.
On Boss late reg. comes into effect if there are more than 7 players registered (or left) in a tournament. If there are 7 or less then there is no late reg.
A quick look at the lobby with tonight"s results, shows just 7 players were registered at the time the tourney started, meaning there would be no late reg. This is correct.
It"s also worth bearing in mind, that if 8 players registered then there would be late reg. However, if at any point the number of players hits 7 (or below) then late reg. ends.
Just a quick update re: late reg.
On Boss late reg. comes into effect if there are more than 7 players registered (or left) in a tournament. If there are 7 or less then there is no late reg.
A quick look at the lobby with tonight"s results, shows just 7 players were registered at the time the tourney started, meaning there would be no late reg. This is correct.
It"s also worth bearing in mind, that if 8 players registered then there would be late reg. However, if at any point the number of players hits 7 (or below) then late reg. ends.
This was the first time I tried to late register as unfortunately I had visitors and only missed it by at the most 1 minute which was frustrating. However, I did get on to support who sent me an email to say "There has to be a minimum of 10 players to have late registration"
Lastly - Boss late reg rules.... have to ask... Why? I don"t think Stars has ever done this with late reg. Seems daft for something to be advertised with late reg, only for someone to find the registration closed immediately after the start - surely from Boss"s perspective, that"s a negative restriction on their own business?
Agree with reversing the order - 5 card draw is a bit of an anomalous game to some people, and putting it up front is likely to get more runners that putting at the end when a lot of people will avoid it because they have no chance of winning the league. I would suggest putting the NLHE round at the end to try and maximise attendance.
ooo i did win A SEAT THEN what happens if i play next week and win another .........ZZZZ??????????//
does alcohol count ?? :)
what happens if i play next week and win another .........ZZZZ??????????//
Just won poker tourni to gibraltar, and now $3000 to Valencia :)
hhhahaahahahaah target set lmao :)
what happens if i play next week and win another .........ZZZZ??????????//
I quit poker?
I"ll help out a little...
ST KITTS !!!!
Blatant brag post. ::)
No final tables or cashes this week and still 3rd.
Looks like I"m well set to bubble this week.
TT is looking pretty determined to get me to quit poker as well:(
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Cheers Andy, I think that puts me on 50 then, perhaps I should have played on Monday but such is life :(
No worries mate, I was not knocking you, it"s only a point and I won"t be playing on Friday so I can"t win anyway, it was just that if mine is wrong then others who potentiaaly may win maybe wrong, that is all. Cheers
And standings after 3 events:
77 bobbymouse
70 Kayden2012
63 BobbyS22
60 lubandige
56 AJDUK34
56 camkingEoE
53 TONYTRIPPS
52 Merkland.
49 Hammer1te
48 curlarge55
No score showing for tonytripps in plh/l came 5th ??
get the boom in there.
No cashes, no final tables but a top 2 finish
Ul Bob, who was crushing it for the first 3 games. And well played TT, who nearly ended my poker career (but not quite)
didn"t think I was doing anything after losing my connection for ages. Still isn"t right now. The only thing running well is the apat forum..............How times have changed :D :D :D :D :D
HAAHHA Cheers Rob realised i could in fact end your career so took my foot of the pedal....... :)
Simple. My brain got fried.
Not for the first time.
Far too many cards.
Loving the 8pm start (no late reg) ... makes sense ;D
Little request ... for the last week, any chance we can drop the Omaha Hi-Lo and replace it with Razz? Would be good mix One Hi Game (PLO), one low game (Razz), One memory Game (Stud), One No Limit Game and finally the one not so head f**k as Omaha Hi-Lo game (Draw) ;D ;D ;D
BOSS does not do Razz
ALL TOURNAMENTS START AT 8PM, WITH NO LATE REGISTRATION
Disregard...I"d "filters" ticked. lol Sigh.
Interesting to see that registration is still open
Interesting to see that registration is still open
Matt, you get a tick and a star for effort re the 5CD, but the consensus on my table is the structure is making this game incredibly boring. We could do with quickening it up a bit.
Also, could you reprogram the s/w so I don"t miss every single draw - you could extend this to the 7CS too please.
Matt, you get a tick and a star for effort re the 5CD, but the consensus on my table is the structure is making this game incredibly boring. We could do with quickening it up a bit.
Also, could you reprogram the s/w so I don"t miss every single draw - you could extend this to the 7CS too please.
Matt, you get a tick and a star for effort re the 5CD, but the consensus on my table is the structure is making this game incredibly boring. We could do with quickening it up a bit.
ty.
Our table has been carnage, so maybe it"s your table draw rather than structure? Blinds are getting pretty big now too...
Matt, you get a tick and a star for effort re the 5CD, but the consensus on my table is the structure is making this game incredibly boring. We could do with quickening it up a bit.
ty.
Our table has been carnage, so maybe it"s your table draw rather than structure? Blinds are getting pretty big now too...
Actually, you could be right.
Matt, you get a tick and a star for effort re the 5CD, but the consensus on my table is the structure is making this game incredibly boring. We could do with quickening it up a bit.
ty.
Our table has been carnage, so maybe it"s your table draw rather than structure? Blinds are getting pretty big now too...
Actually, you could be right.
Though, I"ve never really understood the point of a 25/50 level on a 10k/15k starting stack, or indeed a 10/20 level for a 5k stack. Do you really need to start with 250+ bbs?
The tournament lobby seems to be confused about whether tonight"s contest is Omaha Hi or Hi/Lo. Which is it?
The tournament lobby seems to be confused about whether tonight"s contest is Omaha Hi or Hi/Lo. Which is it?
Tourney lobby last night said PLO Hi Lo too. If they keep it like that then they are guaranteed to get one right ;)
The same story every night -waiting for slow players to do something. I really don"t care any more whether they bet, check or fold. Anything at all, just get on with it without all the long pauses. I"m going back to playing live during the week.
The same story every night -waiting for slow players to do something. I really don"t care any more whether they bet, check or fold. Anything at all, just get on with it without all the long pauses. I"m going back to playing live during the week.
You have to remember that a lot of players multitable so it affects the time it takes to get back to that table. As frustrating as it is, it is the curse of online poker.
Missed it by 2 mins, got home and logged in for 7.58pm :(
I think moving onwards, we may say 8pm start with 15 mins of late reg = best of both worlds.
JakeRomus has been outed >:(
JakeRomus has been outed >:(
JakeRomus has been outed >:(
I left it for a few days. I assumed it was you after our convo in Stoke, but did have to log into the database, just to be certain. ;D
JakeRomus has been outed >:(
Top 3 all crash out early. Nellie started 4 points ahead of me and Stuart 9 ahead and they finish 15th and 14th, so I need 5th to draw level.
So I don"t even try to win - just nit it out for a min-cash and finish...........6th - for my second 3rd place of the series.
That"s the way to do it!
Top 3 all crash out early. Nellie started 4 points ahead of me and Stuart 9 ahead and they finish 15th and 14th, so I need 5th to draw level.
So I don"t even try to win - just nit it out for a min-cash and finish...........6th - for my second 3rd place of the series.
That"s the way to do it!
Unlucky John.
My strategy was just to keep ahead of the players that could catch me or to far behind was good too. Very quickly that became only you.
All was going well until I run KK into AA. Then I had a quick look at the points and guessed I was back to the grind next week. Very surprised to come back and find you out in 6th.
I guess being the bubble boy for 3 times this week was worth it after all.
no game tonight? cannot find it
Just in case anyone was wondering why the guy in 2nd place after 4 legs of week 5 of this little gem didn"t turn up to play leg 5..............This was my first week back at work after a bout of pneumonia, I was knackered, fell asleep on the sofa and woke up at 8.01pm to find that I hadn"t bloody well remembered to enter in advance. FFS, that really just about bloody well sums up my poker year. Oh Poo.
Just in case anyone was wondering why the guy in 2nd place after 4 legs of week 5 of this little gem didn"t turn up to play leg 5..............This was my first week back at work after a bout of pneumonia, I was knackered, fell asleep on the sofa and woke up at 8.01pm to find that I hadn"t bloody well remembered to enter in advance. FFS, that really just about bloody well sums up my poker year. Oh Poo.
Gutted for you Simon, that"s really unfortunate.
Just in case anyone was wondering why the guy in 2nd place after 4 legs of week 5 of this little gem didn"t turn up to play leg 5..............This was my first week back at work after a bout of pneumonia, I was knackered, fell asleep on the sofa and woke up at 8.01pm to find that I hadn"t bloody well remembered to enter in advance. FFS, that really just about bloody well sums up my poker year. Oh Poo.
Gutted for you Simon, that"s really unfortunate.
Just in case anyone was wondering why the guy in 2nd place after 4 legs of week 5 of this little gem didn"t turn up to play leg 5..............This was my first week back at work after a bout of pneumonia, I was knackered, fell asleep on the sofa and woke up at 8.01pm to find that I hadn"t bloody well remembered to enter in advance. FFS, that really just about bloody well sums up my poker year. Oh Poo.
Gutted for you Simon, that"s really unfortunate.
I wondered Simon... commiserations mate, although it did come as a bit of a relief. In your absence I managed to hold on to top spot but you know the funny thing... I"m working on Sunday so would have little chance of making 8pm start let alone the 7pm start. Which means having got the seat in the final, I"ll probably be blinded out before I get home... poker"s a cruel game, even when you win you lose... a real microcosm of life!!! Still, it"s not the winning is it, it"s the taking part... merry christmas. Already looking forward to the next round of the Bunch of Fives.
Any more bunch of fives planned?
Any more bunch of fives planned?
Certainly hope so.
Got a few nice promotions to announce over the next day or two, ready for January.