Originally posted by Stackoffski
Nice!A lot of times I wish they would spread the money out more evenly in mtts.
I wish we had those small fields at GG. Best time for that is early morning over here, when there might be only 300-500 players.
A big problem for me on 888 is the (to me) insane length of late registration.
2 hours and 45 minutes?
Originally posted by VorpalF2F
A big problem for me on 888 is the (to me) insane length of late registration.
+1, it's what made me give up on MTTs there a few years ago, which is a pity, because I think their lineup is otherwise pretty good. Also, I will always have a soft spot for 888 because it was my first poker room when I was starting out, and even my only one for over a year.
First hand of the $450 Freebie
Pacific Poker - 15/30 Ante 3 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
MP+1: 3,000 (VPIP: 41.46, PFR: 35.90, 3Bet Preflop: 10.00, Hands: 41)
CO: 3,000
Hero (BTN): 3,000
SB: 3,000 (VPIP: 46.67, PFR: 21.05, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 62)
BB: 3,000 (VPIP: 12.12, PFR: 8.70, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 33)
UTG: 3,000
UTG+1: 3,000
MP: 3,000 (VPIP: 14.63, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 43)
8 players post ante of 3, SB posts SB 15, BB posts BB 30
Pre Flop: (pot: 69) Hero has 6♠:5♠:
UTG raises to 60, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 60, fold, BB calls 30
Flop: (219, 3 players) Q♣:Q♠:8♠:
BB checks, UTG bets 109, Hero calls 109, fold
Turn: (437, 2 players) J♠:
UTG bets 90, Hero calls 90
River: (617, 2 players) A♦:
UTG bets 2,738 and is all-in, Hero calls 2,738 and is all-in
Hero shows 6♠:5♠: (Flush, Queen High)
(pre 49%, flop 56%, turn 100%)
UTG shows 9♣:2♦: (One Pair, Queens)
(pre 51%, flop 44%, turn 0%)
Hero wins 6,093
Originally posted by Stackoffski
Haha ... Pacific Pokert? 92o UTG open ... that's funny!
Pacific Poker is how 888 hand histories are labelled
and I won't be able to play the next one either, since I'll be driving my daughter to work
Just everything going wrong, and desperation equity all went the other way.
Not even a deep run
I did get at least one good hand though...
Pacific Poker - 150/300 Ante 30 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
UTG: 5,290 (VPIP: 29.19, PFR: 18.75, 3Bet Preflop: 17.78, Hands: 213)
UTG+1: 2,739 (VPIP: 9.03, PFR: 9.45, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 160)
MP: 3,374 (VPIP: 30.43, PFR: 5.56, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 23)
MP+1: 2,639 (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 15.79, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 21)
CO: 6,699 (VPIP: 26.67, PFR: 7.14, 3Bet Preflop: 20.00, Hands: 15)
BTN: 3,070 (VPIP: 4.35, PFR: 5.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 25)
Hero (SB): 2,594
BB: 3,595 (VPIP: 23.91, PFR: 11.36, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 48)
8 players post ante of 30, Hero posts SB 150, BB posts BB 300
Pre Flop: (pot: 690) Hero has A♠ K♦
UTG raises to 1,200, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2,564 and is all-in, fold, UTG calls 1,364
Flop: (5,668, 2 players) 3♦ K♠ 9♦
Turn: (5,668, 2 players) 6♦
River: (5,668, 2 players) 6♣
UTG shows T♣ T♦ (Two Pair, Tens and Sixes)
(Pre 57%, Flop 10%, Turn 5%)
Hero shows A♠ K♦ (Two Pair, Kings and Sixes)
(Pre 43%, Flop 90%, Turn 95%)
Hero wins 5,668
don't worry, I would never cold call a 3Bet from the SB with T9s
But I woulda won!
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: $165.14 (VPIP: 22.22, PFR: 22.22, 3Bet Preflop: 25.00, Hands: 48)
Hero (SB): $29.18
BB: $8.71 (VPIP: 18.18, PFR: 18.18, 3Bet Preflop: 50.00, Hands: 11)
UTG: $22.71 (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 9)
MP: $25.00 (VPIP: 20.83, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 24)
CO: $24.65
Hero posts SB $0.10, BB posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) Hero has T♦:9♦:
fold, fold, CO raises to $0.75, BTN raises to $2.25, fold, BB raises to $8.71 and is all-in, CO raises to $24.65 and is all-in, BTN calls $22.40
Flop: ($58.11, 3 players) 8♣:5♦:J♥:
Turn: ($58.11, 3 players) 5♣:
River: ($58.11, 3 players) Q♦:
CO shows A♥:Q♥: (Two Pair, Queens and Fives)
Main Pot [$26.23]: (Pre 28%, Flop 19%, Turn 8%)
Side Pot#1 [$31.88]: (Pre 33%, Flop 20%, Turn 8%)
BTN shows K♠:K♣: (Two Pair, Kings and Fives)
Main Pot [$26.23]: (Pre 54%, Flop 70%, Turn 88%)
Side Pot#1 [$31.88]: (Pre 67%, Flop 80%, Turn 93%)
BB shows 4♥:4♣: (Two Pair, Fives and Fours)
Main Pot [$26.23]: (Pre 19%, Flop 11%, Turn 5%)
BTN wins $56.11
Rake paid $2.00
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Big celebration today at Castle Vorpal, so poker is unlikely today — maybe the GGPoker freebie...
Originally posted by VorpalF2F
I Hate These!don't worry, I would never cold call a 3Bet from the SB with T9s
But I woulda won!PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4BTN: $165.14 (VPIP: 22.22, PFR: 22.22, 3Bet Preflop: 25.00, Hands: 48)
Hero (SB): $29.18
BB: $8.71 (VPIP: 18.18, PFR: 18.18, 3Bet Preflop: 50.00, Hands: 11)
UTG: $22.71 (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 9)
MP: $25.00 (VPIP: 20.83, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 24)
CO: $24.65Hero posts SB $0.10, BB posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) Hero has T♦:9♦:
fold, fold, CO raises to $0.75, BTN raises to $2.25, fold, BB raises to $8.71 and is all-in, CO raises to $24.65 and is all-in, BTN calls $22.40
Flop: ($58.11, 3 players) 8♣:5♦:J♥:
Turn: ($58.11, 3 players) 5♣:
River: ($58.11, 3 players) Q♦:
CO shows A♥:Q♥: (Two Pair, Queens and Fives)
Main Pot [$26.23]: (Pre 28%, Flop 19%, Turn 8%)
Side Pot#1 [$31.88]: (Pre 33%, Flop 20%, Turn 8%)BTN shows K♠:K♣: (Two Pair, Kings and Fives)
Main Pot [$26.23]: (Pre 54%, Flop 70%, Turn 88%)
Side Pot#1 [$31.88]: (Pre 67%, Flop 80%, Turn 93%)BB shows 4♥:4♣: (Two Pair, Fives and Fours)
Main Pot [$26.23]: (Pre 19%, Flop 11%, Turn 5%)
BTN wins $56.11
Rake paid $2.00
Yeah interesting hand but what can you do this is never a cold call preflop so don't worry and don't bother about it is my recommendation
Originally posted by MichaelCheckson
Yeah interesting hand but what can you do this is never a cold call preflop so don't worry and don't bother about it is my recommendation
Yeah, I get it.
It doesn't really bother me, but it is surprising how often it happens.
If you search through my blog for "Desperation Equity" you'll find lots of hands where I was down to like 1 or 2 BB and just threw it in and won. Those would be tournaments only of course — never in a cash game.
I disastrously took TT up against AA yesterday
This helped get it back...
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: $42.26 (VPIP: 18.46, PFR: 12.31, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 66)
SB: $12.50 (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 25)
BB: $55.36 (VPIP: 42.86, PFR: 42.86, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
UTG: $5.44 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 4)
Hero (MP): $30.20
CO: $32.66 (VPIP: 7.32, PFR: 7.32, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 42)
SB posts SB $0.10, BB posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) Hero has 4♠:4♦:
fold, Hero raises to $0.72, fold, BTN raises to $2.30, fold, fold, Hero calls $1.58
Flop: ($4.95, 2 players) 4♣:5♠:A♣:
Hero checks, BTN bets $2.37, Hero raises to $8.90, BTN calls $6.53
Turn: ($22.75, 2 players) 9♦:
Hero bets $19.00 and is all-in, BTN calls $19.00
River: ($60.75, 2 players) 8♠:
Hero shows 4♠:4♦: (Three of a Kind, Fours)
(Pre 54%, Flop 94%, Turn 100%)
BTN shows A♠:K♣: (One Pair, Aces)
(Pre 46%, Flop 6%, Turn 0%)
Hero wins $58.75
Rake paid $2.00
888 has dropped the 5x daily $200 freerolls and the $50 ones as well
Since these started in April, I've gained $39.22 from just those games.
They've brought back Cardstrike though, and in 253 hands of NL 2 I managed to earn $0.82 plus $0.02 in Cardstrike winnings.
$0.82 seems like a total waste of time until you realize that it's 16 BB/100
The paired board could be a good thing, or a very bad thing
Pacific Poker - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (BTN): $47.88
SB: $21.61 (VPIP: 17.65, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 17)
BB: $50.68 (VPIP: 30.23, PFR: 24.42, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, Hands: 89)
UTG: $30.80 (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 5.56, Hands: 42)
MP: $9.47 (VPIP: 37.93, PFR: 24.14, 3Bet Preflop: 13.33, Hands: 29)
CO: $24.37
SB posts SB $0.10, BB posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) Hero has A♥:A♠:
fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to $0.50, fold, BB calls $0.25
Flop: ($1.10, 2 players) 5♥:Q♥:K♦:
BB checks, Hero bets $0.55, BB raises to $2.32, Hero calls $1.77
Turn: ($5.74, 2 players) 6♣:
BB bets $4.46, Hero calls $4.46
River: ($14.66, 2 players) 5♠:
BB bets $10.69, Hero calls $10.69
BB shows K♠:Q♦: (Two Pair, Kings and Queens)
(Pre 13%, Flop 69%, Turn 82%)
Hero shows A♥:A♠: (Two Pair, Aces and Fives)
(Pre 87%, Flop 31%, Turn 18%)
Hero wins $34.24
Rake paid $1.80
A Good thing
Originally posted by VorpalF2F
Oh Boo Hoo!888 has dropped the 5x daily $200 freerolls and the $50 ones as well
Since these started in April, I've gained $39.22 from just those games.
They've brought back Cardstrike though, and in 253 hands of NL 2 I managed to earn $0.82 plus $0.02 in Cardstrike winnings.
$0.82 seems like a total waste of time until you realize that it's 16 BB/100
The daily $500 "winner spinner" that occurs every day at 19hrs UTC has been reduced to $200.
I shouldn't be surprised, though. the $200s and the $50s cost them $1250 each day, so by doing this they save $1550 total.
I wonder how much CardStrike costs them.
I was looking for those freerolls, too. None of them there, only the Winner Spinner!! Has 888 dropped them for good? That would really SUCK!
Originally posted by Primrose6789
I was looking for those freerolls, too. None of them there, only the Winner Spinner!! Has 888 dropped them for good? That would really SUCK!
There will be some new promo coming along.
Currently they've revived CardStrike, which may or may not be worth it.
You have to find 16 cards in 50 hands — so in those hands you see 100 cards.
Today I managed to fill the card in 31 hands and won (wait for it) $0.25! (one big blind).
If you go 50 hands without filling it you get squat.
It is even worse for PLO. You only get 16 hands — so you see 64 cards (or 80 if you're playing PLO5) to fill 16 cards.
When I played PLO8 regularly, I got quite a few successes.
So, let´s wait and see! Oh man, that really SUCKS! Can´t play CG on 888 yet, have only around 18 € and I really do not feel like playing Bingo at the CG-tables! 
I´m sorry, but THAT is a reason to spit in the blog! 
Originally posted by Primrose6789
So, let´s wait and see! Oh man, that really SUCKS! Can´t play CG on 888 yet, have only around 18 € and I really do not feel like playing Bingo at the CG-tables!
In this case, spitting is indeed acceptable.However, if you show satellites, a bunch I've never seen before show up.
$3,300.00 prize pool — 60 x $55 tickets
Ah yeah, these "freebuys" which are not really freerolls but rebuy-tournaments with short starting stacks and hyper-hyper-turbo. Of course they want you to rebuy. No chance if you play ONLY freeroll. Cashed out on 888. At least for the moment. The whole BR is now on Party. I´ll be happy to return as soon as 888 brings the freerolls back.
Originally posted by Primrose6789
Ah yeah, these "freebuys" which are not really freerolls but rebuy-tournaments with short starting stacks and hyper-hyper-turbo. Of course they want you to rebuy. No chance if you play ONLY freeroll. Cashed out on 888. At least for the moment. The whole BR is now on Party. I´ll be happy to return as soon as 888 brings the freerolls back.
I understand that.
For me, Party keeps my bankroll in CAD, and every time I enter a tournament or join a table, I pay exchange. So no.
