SA Footy

Caught up with S Beshara last night, reckon he might be leaning toward another WSOP crack this year

Westsider wrote:Turbo's in a live environment? Impossible.

Basically what you are playing now is pretty much as fast as it's gonna get.

didnt think that through properly did i

although it can be done by playing 9 tables and winner of the table(who takes all the chips on table) advances to the final table.quite a big pool of $$ for an hour or so work?

A live shootout tournament would work better over a few weeks, rather than 1 day/night.. what happens when a table or 2 play slow and take for ever to finish up??

The trouble with the casino is the poker zone isn't big enough to run a 10 table tournament and cash games at the same time.. and they won't run tournaments on the weekends or public holidays..

mickey wrote:
Did they have all tables open from the start on Wednesday? I'd rather start with tables of 8 or 9 rather than waiting for alternates sitting down with a full stack after 45 minutes.

Think they had 8 tables to start with but got the 9th set up b4 starting, opening a 10th after they started. Then 9 alternates sat down with full stacks as others were knocked out.

JK wrote:Caught up with S Beshara last night, reckon he might be leaning toward another WSOP crack this year

Gotta be in it to win it. He goes alright tho i could think of better ways of investing $10 K.
wouldn't mind having a crack myself just for the hell of it, 2013 i reckon.

jackpot jim wrote:

JK wrote:Caught up with S Beshara last night, reckon he might be leaning toward another WSOP crack this year

Gotta be in it to win it. He goes alright tho i could think of better ways of investing $10 K.
wouldn't mind having a crack myself just for the hell of it, 2013 i reckon.

If you syndicate up mate let us know

JK wrote:

jackpot jim wrote:

JK wrote:Caught up with S Beshara last night, reckon he might be leaning toward another WSOP crack this year

Gotta be in it to win it. He goes alright tho i could think of better ways of investing $10 K.
wouldn't mind having a crack myself just for the hell of it, 2013 i reckon.

If you syndicate up mate let us know

Sure, although i'm shocked that anyone would want to invest in a donkey like me.

come on now JJ, theres no need to downplay your poker expertise.

im sure safooty will be proud sponsors for you on the WSOP

So how many of us get into the casino for either cash games or tournaments?? Maybe we should organise a SA footy poker night..

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:come on now JJ, theres no need to downplay your poker expertise.

im sure safooty will be proud sponsors for you on the WSOP

Big 6, Quaddie & First 4 Jackpots are my fields of expertise, NOT Poker, Poker is just a social hobby that i get lucky with every now and then.

70 players for tonights $125 tourney at the Cas.

JJ yet to trouble the Player of the Year leaderboard after 2 tourneys.

Can anyone give me advice on the best player tracker software to download? I read in a mag about holdem manager being one of the better ones, but when attempting to downlaod my virus protection convinced me otherwise.

I have used poker tracker before.. holdem manager would be fine IMO. Your AntiVirus probably doesnt like it because of how it accesses the internet..

cheers mate

Played 888 poker at the checkside tavern tonight... 1st pub poker game since it started...

WHAT A BUNCH OF ******* RETARDS!!!!!!

How these people play poker is beyond belief, calling 7 big blinds on the flop with 6-4 off suit after hitting a 4, then telling the bloke who he knocks out after hitting 2 pair on the turn, HR played the hand well.. knocked out bloke had pocket kings

Then the same bloke decides to tell the table how u make so much money playing those kinds of hands in a cash game! And would call any bet pre flop with pocket 2s...

**** these **** are dumb..

Welcome to Freeroll Poker Mickey, it's the same everywhere .. I haven't played it, but the $10 buy-in game on the Tuesday night at Checkside is supposed to be excellent, might be worth giving that one a crack.

mickey wrote:Played 888 poker at the checkside tavern tonight... 1st pub poker game since it started...

WHAT A BUNCH OF ******* RETARDS!!!!!!

How these people play poker is beyond belief, calling 7 big blinds on the flop with 6-4 off suit after hitting a 4, then telling the bloke who he knocks out after hitting 2 pair on the turn, HR played the hand well.. knocked out bloke had pocket kings

Then the same bloke decides to tell the table how u make so much money playing those kinds of hands in a cash game! And would call any bet pre flop with pocket 2s...

**** these **** are dumb..

Is that a cash buy in game or free entry? These pub games encourage to drink more in return for stamps to redeem extra chips. A format like that is never going to produce good poker.

If he is going to play like that you should invite him to a home cash game, making sure he brings his atm card!

Twas the free roll, the Mrs didn't get home from work til just after 7 and couldn't be arsed charging upto town for the $80 casino tourney..

Basically every spud there knew each other so I kept to myself most of the night, but when he started talking about playing those hands in a cash game I couldn't bite my tongue anymore... the invite was made to any cash game I was playing


I played the 1st couple of tournaments ever played at the then crows tavern... I swear the play wasn't as bad then..

mickey wrote:Twas the free roll, the Mrs didn't get home from work til just after 7 and couldn't be arsed charging upto town for the $80 casino tourney..

Basically every spud there knew each other so I kept to myself most of the night, but when he started talking about playing those hands in a cash game I couldn't bite my tongue anymore... the invite was made to any cash game I was playing


I played the 1st couple of tournaments ever played at the then crows tavern... I swear the play wasn't as bad then..

I used to play a lot of pub poker. I think its more your game has improved while theres remains the same.

Problem is a lot of people play for the social aspect of it, not poker itself. So they don't care what cards they play, as long as it's fun, have some drinks and chat to some mates.

Thats what the whole premise of pub poker is about, plus if you do well at it you can play some larger tournaments. But generally the overall play is crap.

That being said, I've seen a hell of a lot worse play at the casino... in cash games.

Westsider wrote:
That being said, I've seen a hell of a lot worse play at the casino... in cash games.

this is very true too