Results from our 8th flop game @ Titan January 26th 2006
Good Game All !!!!!
Monday, January 30, 2006
FLOP League Event 7 Results
Results from our 7th flop game @ Absolute Poker January 25th 2006
Good Game All !!!!!
FLOP League Event 6 Results
Results from our 6th flop game @ Titan January 21th 2006
Good Game All !!!!!
FLOP League Event 5 Results
Results from our 5th flop game @ Betfred January 20th 2006
Good Game All !!!!!
FLOP League Event 4 Results
Results from our 4th flop game @ Absolute Poker January 18th 2006
Good Game All !!!!!
FLOP League Event 3 Results
Results from our 3rd flop game @ Titan January 14th 2006
Good Game All!!!!!
FLOP League Event 2 Results
Results from our 2nd flop game @ Absolute Poker January 11th 2006
Good Game All !!!!!
FLOP League Event 1 Results
Results from our 1st flop game @ Titan January 5th 2006
Good Game All !!!!!
Friday, January 20, 2006
Poker and maturity
Now who says you have to be mature to play poker? No one! And that is evident by some of the people that I've played against online. I've not run into any extremely immature people in live games ...yet! But, just last night I was in an online tourney and there sits one woman (said she was a woman) that, in all CAPS, is getting upset with people for "taking too long to play their hand". Please - online, you have what? 30 seconds to decide your actions on any given hand? Maybe a minute longer? I hope she never plays in a live tourney where someone might take a staggering 3 whole minutes to decide their next move! Patience is a virtue my friends. Then this chic kept on doing the CAPS thing and talking smack to me! I'm a very even tempered player. I don't get mad and hit or throw things after a bad beat or even a suckout! Good thing was - I was the one who knocked her out of the tourney!
Well there is one pro player that comes to mind when I think of maturity in live tournaments - or in this case, a lack thereof! I'll call him "Brat" and guess that y'all know which dude I'm referring to. Granted, he is a very good poker player and has proven that by winning WSOP bracelets and multiple other wins and money finishes. But his maturity at the table leaves a lot to be desired. So Mr. "I can act like this because I'm a pro and made more money than you playing poker" just sit down, keep your lips closed and wait until you are sitting across from me! It will happen, oh yes it will. And when the day comes that I knock you out of a WSOP game, I will revel in that moment, turn to you and STICK OUT MY TONGUE! How's that for maturity?!
Well there is one pro player that comes to mind when I think of maturity in live tournaments - or in this case, a lack thereof! I'll call him "Brat" and guess that y'all know which dude I'm referring to. Granted, he is a very good poker player and has proven that by winning WSOP bracelets and multiple other wins and money finishes. But his maturity at the table leaves a lot to be desired. So Mr. "I can act like this because I'm a pro and made more money than you playing poker" just sit down, keep your lips closed and wait until you are sitting across from me! It will happen, oh yes it will. And when the day comes that I knock you out of a WSOP game, I will revel in that moment, turn to you and STICK OUT MY TONGUE! How's that for maturity?!
Saturday, January 14, 2006
New Kid On The Blog!!!
Hey all,
Its about time Holis added another one of his faithful Mods to this Blog....and That'll be me then.....
Im one of the newest Moderators (and Season 2 league Champion I might add) H choose at his forum about two months ago and its been fun...the admin and mod team are great (I feel that we are all good buddys in our team).... and we have some really outstanding members also .....
Freeroll nights used to be hell with all the trash posts and all....but if you are a regular at our site you know that all has changed...and we have a pre-registration process now so our deserving members get what they deserve...their private freerolls to themselves also as previously blogged its an all new league format which only adds to the fun and competivness of the site...and makes our jobs a little easier on freeroll night......which is all good.....
So if you havent checked us out by now...why the hell not...if you like poker and meeting new people from around the world who share your interests I cant think of a better place to be....
I'll leave it there for now but Im sure I'll be Blogging in the near future as part of the freerollerz team.....in fact I've got my first live Poker tournament Tonight so I'll be sure to Blog about my experience later on this week.....
So until Next time be safe....
Tomonbass :)
Its about time Holis added another one of his faithful Mods to this Blog....and That'll be me then.....
Im one of the newest Moderators (and Season 2 league Champion I might add) H choose at his forum about two months ago and its been fun...the admin and mod team are great (I feel that we are all good buddys in our team).... and we have some really outstanding members also .....
Freeroll nights used to be hell with all the trash posts and all....but if you are a regular at our site you know that all has changed...and we have a pre-registration process now so our deserving members get what they deserve...their private freerolls to themselves also as previously blogged its an all new league format which only adds to the fun and competivness of the site...and makes our jobs a little easier on freeroll night......which is all good.....
So if you havent checked us out by now...why the hell not...if you like poker and meeting new people from around the world who share your interests I cant think of a better place to be....
I'll leave it there for now but Im sure I'll be Blogging in the near future as part of the freerollerz team.....in fact I've got my first live Poker tournament Tonight so I'll be sure to Blog about my experience later on this week.....
So until Next time be safe....
Tomonbass :)
FLOP Standings after game 2
Another great FLOP game is in the books...
Here are the standings after our 2nd game.
1 NIVEK 91,84
2 raiser1 83,67
3 midnightprelude1 65,81
4 ray101bassman 59,16
5 rgchan 57,32
6 COSARE 55,63
7 luv2pokeher 53,55
8 fubarcdn 50,88
9 guitarizt 48,30
10 mmaryja1 48,11
Here are the standings after our 2nd game.
1 NIVEK 91,84
2 raiser1 83,67
3 midnightprelude1 65,81
4 ray101bassman 59,16
5 rgchan 57,32
6 COSARE 55,63
7 luv2pokeher 53,55
8 fubarcdn 50,88
9 guitarizt 48,30
10 mmaryja1 48,11
Saturday, January 07, 2006
FLOP Standings after 1 game!
Our new league has now started!
Here are the point Leaders after our 1st game :
raiser1 83,67
ray101bassman 59,16
guitarizt 48,30
luv2pokeher 41,83
Rose22 37,42
rgchan 34,16
Force10 31,62
Hard2Resist420 29,58
patsfan30 27,89
glennybob 26,46
Here are the point Leaders after our 1st game :
raiser1 83,67
ray101bassman 59,16
guitarizt 48,30
luv2pokeher 41,83
Rose22 37,42
rgchan 34,16
Force10 31,62
Hard2Resist420 29,58
patsfan30 27,89
glennybob 26,46
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
Freerollerz League Season Two ends!
Congrats to our winners!
1. Ssabnomot (Tomonbass) $100 Winner
2. Force2000 $70 Winner
3. Iasnok $50 Winner
4. Rgchan $30 Winner
5. Chefoner (Dirty Sitout) $10 Winner
6. Holis $10 Winner
7. Papahun $10 Winner
8. ICBM $10 Winner
9. Bobbybotox (Goonergeezer) $10 Winner
10.Keithdagreat $10 Winner
1. Ssabnomot (Tomonbass) $100 Winner
2. Force2000 $70 Winner
3. Iasnok $50 Winner
4. Rgchan $30 Winner
5. Chefoner (Dirty Sitout) $10 Winner
6. Holis $10 Winner
7. Papahun $10 Winner
8. ICBM $10 Winner
9. Bobbybotox (Goonergeezer) $10 Winner
10.Keithdagreat $10 Winner
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
The old "take a break myth" - is mythbuster-proof
So - I've been kinda rare around the tables lately - except for the occasional MTT where I've been running pretty good. Didn't play any poker at all for 4 days, bacause of remodeling my new place and then eventually moving into it.
Anyway - almost a week of no SNG:s - so I sat down yesterday to 2-table for an hour. Won both. Thank you break, won't see you soon - but take care.
Anyway - almost a week of no SNG:s - so I sat down yesterday to 2-table for an hour. Won both. Thank you break, won't see you soon - but take care.
Thursday, November 03, 2005
A ridiculous rush - unfortunately in micro
I was a bit bored the other day and decided to waste my 2.50 freeroll winnings at Titan - so I played a DirtyDozen SNG (It's a 2.00+0.35 buyin 12 player Jackpot SNG). I have never, ever sat at a table with worse players. Came in second - after loosing a coinflip heads-up. I decided to continue playing at least one of these a day until I either bust or win the jackpot (4 wins in a row gets you a neat $2000). These are my stats right now:
Played 6, starting bankroll $2.50, current bankroll $36.40
Current streak 2 wins - best streak 2 wins
1:st 3
2:nd 2
3:rd 0
4:th 0
bust 1
ROI 240%
ITM 83%
Profit: $33.90
Profit/trny $5.65
The funniest thing is that I've actually come within inches of baggin the jackpot already - 3 of the 4 top finishes we're back to back - and both times I came in second I had a better hand getting outdrawn allin - heads-up. I wish I had these numbers playing $20 or $50 SNG's....
edit: stats updated
Played 6, starting bankroll $2.50, current bankroll $36.40
Current streak 2 wins - best streak 2 wins
1:st 3
2:nd 2
3:rd 0
4:th 0
bust 1
ROI 240%
ITM 83%
Profit: $33.90
Profit/trny $5.65
The funniest thing is that I've actually come within inches of baggin the jackpot already - 3 of the 4 top finishes we're back to back - and both times I came in second I had a better hand getting outdrawn allin - heads-up. I wish I had these numbers playing $20 or $50 SNG's....
edit: stats updated
Monday, October 31, 2005
Adapting your NLHE strategy to the game at hand
A lot of good/decent players always chant the same mantras: "Position is crucial", "Play the player" "Get all your money in the middle with the best hand". These are all generally good advice, but there are times to deviate from these gems of wisdom.
I have noticed a lot of ill-adapted play in specific situations. I firmly believe that you need to use somewhat different tactics in a MTT compared to satelite and again different tactics in a sit'n'go.
SNG:S
The main reason I'm writing about SNG:s first is that so far our league games are basically two table sng:s, and I'm witnessing some questionable play from some of our members. Often times this SNG-mindset is also applicable to our freerolls when not too many people have signed up. What I question is the occasional reckless early play by some of our members.
An extremely early (maybe 4:th or 5:th hand dealt) three-way allin after the flop at Absolute last time around, with one player holding top pair/top kicker the other flopping two pair(middle and bottom) and the third Gina - the italian eye-candy ;D ) flopping the nut straight made me think a bit.
Would I have put all my money in being player one or player two ? Sure there are times when your not focused and want to double up fast or go get a beer. But generally, when playing a serious game I would say no - I wouldn't - not with that board.
Early stages of tournaments are quite similar overall, however I would advocate an extremely tight approach early on in a sng. You have so few people to beat to the money that you can easily sit back early on and wait for monster hands and/or donks to (happily) take themselves out of your sng.
Middle stages of an sng I would play very much like I would play an MTT early on - still waiting for good hands, but with the occasional position exploit thrown into the mix.
Note that I would play this way basically regardless of my stack size. Even if I'm the bigstack in my sng there's no reason to throw chips around and double people up - only loosen your requirements a fraction - and only if you feel you can outplay people post-flop. Also try and estimate the risks of having to call an all-in with your mediocre hand.
When you've made the money positions in the sng is the time to switch gears depending a bit on the size of your stack. If you're shortstacked - you should consider push or fold mode. With the middle stack - I would probably fold everything except AA KK QQ AK. Hell, I would even fold one of these top-hands if the small-stack was allin and the bigstack had called. And as the bigstack you start raising every reasonable hand preflop.
Remember that success is not always about winning very pot! Stay tuned for the next edition where I'll try and go into sattelites and how to adapt to the payout.
I have noticed a lot of ill-adapted play in specific situations. I firmly believe that you need to use somewhat different tactics in a MTT compared to satelite and again different tactics in a sit'n'go.
SNG:S
The main reason I'm writing about SNG:s first is that so far our league games are basically two table sng:s, and I'm witnessing some questionable play from some of our members. Often times this SNG-mindset is also applicable to our freerolls when not too many people have signed up. What I question is the occasional reckless early play by some of our members.
An extremely early (maybe 4:th or 5:th hand dealt) three-way allin after the flop at Absolute last time around, with one player holding top pair/top kicker the other flopping two pair(middle and bottom) and the third Gina - the italian eye-candy ;D ) flopping the nut straight made me think a bit.
Would I have put all my money in being player one or player two ? Sure there are times when your not focused and want to double up fast or go get a beer. But generally, when playing a serious game I would say no - I wouldn't - not with that board.
Early stages of tournaments are quite similar overall, however I would advocate an extremely tight approach early on in a sng. You have so few people to beat to the money that you can easily sit back early on and wait for monster hands and/or donks to (happily) take themselves out of your sng.
Middle stages of an sng I would play very much like I would play an MTT early on - still waiting for good hands, but with the occasional position exploit thrown into the mix.
Note that I would play this way basically regardless of my stack size. Even if I'm the bigstack in my sng there's no reason to throw chips around and double people up - only loosen your requirements a fraction - and only if you feel you can outplay people post-flop. Also try and estimate the risks of having to call an all-in with your mediocre hand.
When you've made the money positions in the sng is the time to switch gears depending a bit on the size of your stack. If you're shortstacked - you should consider push or fold mode. With the middle stack - I would probably fold everything except AA KK QQ AK. Hell, I would even fold one of these top-hands if the small-stack was allin and the bigstack had called. And as the bigstack you start raising every reasonable hand preflop.
Remember that success is not always about winning very pot! Stay tuned for the next edition where I'll try and go into sattelites and how to adapt to the payout.
Sunday, October 30, 2005
It's OK to fold a pretty hand
Yesterday freerollerz leage 2 game 3 kicked off. I got seated with tomonbass to my right and holis to my left. I respect the play of both of these players - when they tell you they have a hand - they're usually not kidding - and only on occasion will I look these pre-flop raises up with anything other than a killer hand. And I know tom's just red Harrington on Hold'em - so I'm no expecting great bluffs from him.
About half an hour into the game yesterday - kesaco on tom's right hasn't caught any cards apparantly and is nearing critical M. I'm pretty sure his waiting for a high pair or big slick to make a preflop push hoping to double up.
This hand kesaco is UTG - and goes all in....I've picked up AKo - but before I get a chance to call - tom reraises allin.....
So for the first time ever I muck AK preflop - apparantly holis picked up KQs after me and decided to fold too.
kesaco had J6o - tom AA and the aces held up.
edit: I had to come back and edit this entry after reviewing the hand history on this- it was as accurate as the weather report....
About half an hour into the game yesterday - kesaco on tom's right hasn't caught any cards apparantly and is nearing critical M. I'm pretty sure his waiting for a high pair or big slick to make a preflop push hoping to double up.
This hand kesaco is UTG - and goes all in....I've picked up AKo - but before I get a chance to call - tom reraises allin.....
So for the first time ever I muck AK preflop - apparantly holis picked up KQs after me and decided to fold too.
kesaco had J6o - tom AA and the aces held up.
edit: I had to come back and edit this entry after reviewing the hand history on this- it was as accurate as the weather report....
Friday, October 28, 2005
Most requested addition added!
I should have posted this sooner,but I fergot!
We have recently added graphics for all playing cards to allow our members to discuss poker hands with pictures :)
Thanks to papahun for staying on my ass till I got it done....
Check out Freerollerz.com for more details!
We have recently added graphics for all playing cards to allow our members to discuss poker hands with pictures :)
Thanks to papahun for staying on my ass till I got it done....
Check out Freerollerz.com for more details!
Sunday, October 23, 2005
Freerollerz League Season Two Game 2 WINNERS!
I had a horrible showing, was focused on the league, 4 cash tables and content creation for our new book review section of Freerollerz.com.
I came in 13th out of 20. Its good to see more competition this season compared to last...
Anyway here are the top 10 from this week!
Congrats to team europe for taking most of the top 10 again!
1. Force2000
2. LilFizz
3. KeithdaGreat
4. Ssabnomot
5. rgchan
6. Chefoner
7. bobbybotox
8. laxy2
9. bigd2303
10. edmantanane
I came in 13th out of 20. Its good to see more competition this season compared to last...
Anyway here are the top 10 from this week!
Congrats to team europe for taking most of the top 10 again!
1. Force2000
2. LilFizz
3. KeithdaGreat
4. Ssabnomot
5. rgchan
6. Chefoner
7. bobbybotox
8. laxy2
9. bigd2303
10. edmantanane
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Bonus Whoring Guide by Lil Fizz!
OK you asked for it kiddies.. and here it is. If you follow this guide you should be able to turn your $50 into at least $1,000 in about a month (give or take cash out times). These sites arent in any particular order, you can do whatever you want as long as you have enough money to make the full bonus.
Things to remember while whoring:
1. You aren't always going to make the full bonus. Its poker, things happen. Don't get frustrated if you lose a little bit on one site.. it'll all even out in the end.
2. The easiest way to clear bonuses is by playing low limit holdem. I know most of you hate limit but its less risk. For the amount of hands you'll be playing you prolly won't make alot of money on the tables. Thats what the bonuses are for!!
3. Make sure you support freerollerz by downloading all these sites from Holis!! ;D
Site #1: Bet365
I reccommend doing this site first because their bonus offer ends on Oct 31st!!
They offer a sign up bonus of 100% up to $50 after 250 raked hands. You must play on .50/1.00 or above to count as a raked hand. There is a raked hand counter in the lobby for you to check on your progress. Once you've played your 250 raked hands you then have to email them to get this bonus. Then after you play another 250 raked hands they have a special October bonus for an additional $100. Again you must email them to claim your bonus. Cashout to Neteller is a little different from most sites but if anyone needs help I'll explain it to you!!
Total Bonus:$150
Games: Soft
Cashout time: 1-2 days
DOWNLOAD BY CLICKING BELOW:
Site #2: SportingBet
Sporting Bet offers a $100 bonus after 500 raked hands. Raked hands on this site can be played at any limit but they only count [b]contributed[/b] raked hands. That just means you have to see the flop for the hand to count. You can check on your progress my IMing live support. This one will take a little longer than on Bet365 but trust me.. the level of players at this site is so weak it will make up for it!!
Total Bonus: $100
Games: Laughable
Cashout time: FAST (under 30 min)
Site #3: Betfred
LOL I finally get you guys to take the Fizzie challenge!! Betfred is offering a 100% signup bonus up to $100 after 1000 raked hands. Hands must be played at .50/1.00 or above and every hand you are dealt that is raked gets couted. You can check on the progress of your bonus by IMing live support- the best in the biz I'd say. They answer you within seconds and are always very polite. Once you have played 1000 hands they will credit you the bonus automatically, or you can ask live support and they will credit it for you.
Total Bonus: $100
Games: Suck-out City
Cashout time: FAST
DOWNLOAD BY CLICKING BELOW:
Site #4: Absolute Poker
AP is offering a sign up bonus of 200% up to $200. Looks like they changed their bonus from when I did it and I couldn't find anything about it on their site.. But when it was only $150 bonus it was cleared at 10x so for the $200 you'd have to play 2000 hands. Umm.. I will warn you on AP the games are really rough. You prolly won't make the full bonus on this one.. But you should earn enough points to get a free tshirt!! LOL
Total Bonus: $200 (?)
Games: Rock Garden
Cashout time: average
DOWNLOAD BY CLICKING BELOW:
Site #5: Carribean Sun
After AP I think you're gonna need a little break. Time for the two most easiest and fun sites to whore!! Carribean Sun I'd deposit there first. They offer 100% deposit bonus up to $50 and then a monthly player bonus of $40. Trust me.. you should make much more than that!! The cashout system is a little different than most sites. They send you a PIN number through the mail and you can't cash out until you have it. Depending on where you live, it could take up to a week to recieve it. So what I would do is just dump $50, wait for you PIN before playing, and move on to the next site. Don't forget to come back later though hehee
Total Bonus: $90
Games: Laughable
Cashout time: average (once you have your PIN)
DOWNLOAD BY CLICKING BELOW:
Site #6: Pacific Poker
This site is GREAT!! They offer a 25% deposit bonus up to $100. But your bonus is credited immediately to your account. So you can cash out your $400 and keep the bonus money in your account to play with. You need to wager $2000 to cash out your bonus money, so I recommend grinding it out on the $1/2 tables. You have to email them to see how much you have wagered.
Total Bonus: $100
Games: Sooo funny I almost peed my pants!!!
Cashout time: Extremely sloooow (7-10 days!!)
DOWNLOAD BY CLICKING BELOW:
Theres more on the way but I figured that should keep you all busy for a while. GL!!! :D
Things to remember while whoring:
1. You aren't always going to make the full bonus. Its poker, things happen. Don't get frustrated if you lose a little bit on one site.. it'll all even out in the end.
2. The easiest way to clear bonuses is by playing low limit holdem. I know most of you hate limit but its less risk. For the amount of hands you'll be playing you prolly won't make alot of money on the tables. Thats what the bonuses are for!!
3. Make sure you support freerollerz by downloading all these sites from Holis!! ;D
Site #1: Bet365
I reccommend doing this site first because their bonus offer ends on Oct 31st!!
They offer a sign up bonus of 100% up to $50 after 250 raked hands. You must play on .50/1.00 or above to count as a raked hand. There is a raked hand counter in the lobby for you to check on your progress. Once you've played your 250 raked hands you then have to email them to get this bonus. Then after you play another 250 raked hands they have a special October bonus for an additional $100. Again you must email them to claim your bonus. Cashout to Neteller is a little different from most sites but if anyone needs help I'll explain it to you!!
Total Bonus:$150
Games: Soft
Cashout time: 1-2 days
DOWNLOAD BY CLICKING BELOW:
Site #2: SportingBet
Sporting Bet offers a $100 bonus after 500 raked hands. Raked hands on this site can be played at any limit but they only count [b]contributed[/b] raked hands. That just means you have to see the flop for the hand to count. You can check on your progress my IMing live support. This one will take a little longer than on Bet365 but trust me.. the level of players at this site is so weak it will make up for it!!
Total Bonus: $100
Games: Laughable
Cashout time: FAST (under 30 min)
Site #3: Betfred
LOL I finally get you guys to take the Fizzie challenge!! Betfred is offering a 100% signup bonus up to $100 after 1000 raked hands. Hands must be played at .50/1.00 or above and every hand you are dealt that is raked gets couted. You can check on the progress of your bonus by IMing live support- the best in the biz I'd say. They answer you within seconds and are always very polite. Once you have played 1000 hands they will credit you the bonus automatically, or you can ask live support and they will credit it for you.
Total Bonus: $100
Games: Suck-out City
Cashout time: FAST
DOWNLOAD BY CLICKING BELOW:
Site #4: Absolute Poker
AP is offering a sign up bonus of 200% up to $200. Looks like they changed their bonus from when I did it and I couldn't find anything about it on their site.. But when it was only $150 bonus it was cleared at 10x so for the $200 you'd have to play 2000 hands. Umm.. I will warn you on AP the games are really rough. You prolly won't make the full bonus on this one.. But you should earn enough points to get a free tshirt!! LOL
Total Bonus: $200 (?)
Games: Rock Garden
Cashout time: average
DOWNLOAD BY CLICKING BELOW:
Site #5: Carribean Sun
After AP I think you're gonna need a little break. Time for the two most easiest and fun sites to whore!! Carribean Sun I'd deposit there first. They offer 100% deposit bonus up to $50 and then a monthly player bonus of $40. Trust me.. you should make much more than that!! The cashout system is a little different than most sites. They send you a PIN number through the mail and you can't cash out until you have it. Depending on where you live, it could take up to a week to recieve it. So what I would do is just dump $50, wait for you PIN before playing, and move on to the next site. Don't forget to come back later though hehee
Total Bonus: $90
Games: Laughable
Cashout time: average (once you have your PIN)
DOWNLOAD BY CLICKING BELOW:
Site #6: Pacific Poker
This site is GREAT!! They offer a 25% deposit bonus up to $100. But your bonus is credited immediately to your account. So you can cash out your $400 and keep the bonus money in your account to play with. You need to wager $2000 to cash out your bonus money, so I recommend grinding it out on the $1/2 tables. You have to email them to see how much you have wagered.
Total Bonus: $100
Games: Sooo funny I almost peed my pants!!!
Cashout time: Extremely sloooow (7-10 days!!)
DOWNLOAD BY CLICKING BELOW:
Theres more on the way but I figured that should keep you all busy for a while. GL!!! :D
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