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Tuesday, July 03, 2007

£40/£80 then $250/$500

i played 2 tables of £40/£80 buying in for £3200 on each, then another 2 more buyins for £12,800 total. i made some very profitable bluffs as well as turning a full house against my opponents straight and straight flush draw (would have been royal draw also expect i had the A of that suit) and took that £20k or so pot. at one point i was up around £20k but a serious of bad bluffs and not passing against a set when i defo should have, meant i finished the session £300 down. i was pretty tilted and put my entire crypto roll on £100/£200 (£19,700). no-one came though for the first few minutes. so i opened up betfair and put my entire betfair roll $45k on $250/$500. i couldn't afford to lose both if i wanted to get the house i'm looking at so whichever table started first i would close the other. a player on betfair joins me after awhile so i close down crypto. he buys in for $50k. first hand i raise pre and he calls. i bet flop and he check raises me. i call him down on flop turn and river when he pushes with K high and my top pair which i made on the turn was good for a $90k pot. he still has a few $k left over from the $50k and that goes shortly. he buys back for $20k and a couple of hands later i re-raise to $4500 pre with ak and he calls. the flop comes 6810. not a great flop but i commit myself by betting $7k/$8k of his $14k and change (pot $9k). he moves in instantly. i call. turn Q river A. he shows Q9 and i win the $38k pot. he leaves. i almost went back to £100/£200 as there was a player waiting but before i decided to go back he sat out and then left. +£35k for that betfair session. since i'm trying to keep most of my roll safe for the new house my roll is just £64k. if i do bust off that £64k i'll still get the house hopefully as i'm keeping 4 months of bills/interest re-payments safe.

posted by Ed Hollis at 6:33 PM

9 Comments:

Blogger crazyplay said...

You put way too much of your roll on the line (obviously). But I still wonder if you actually realise this.

"if i do bust off that £64k i'll still get the house hopefully as i'm keeping 4 months of bills/interest re-payments safe."

And then how are you going to play any poker? Or will that be it, you'll quit the game at that point?

8:38 PM  
Blogger pokerbonus said...

Ed,

If you are looking for a new pokerroom to play then email pokerwereld@gmail.com
I will then give you all the info about a good rakeback deal, and the possibility of earning tickets to live poker events through your play. I am sure this challenge would inspire you and would also ensure you have a monthly income for any mortgage you may get.

Cheers,

Dom

1:40 AM  
Blogger Amatay said...

Well done Ed, good luck to ya m8.

2:33 AM  
Blogger The Nobody said...

This post delivers

whole role on the table, calling flop checkraises light (prob standard in high stakes HU play)and hitting the river in big pots-quality.

whats this about interest repayments though? surely the 150k+ your spending is enough to do without a mortgage even if it will only get you toolshed by the train tracks?

2:33 AM  
Blogger Check In The Dark said...

Hey mate,

Np. I thought about halfway through it was gonna get nasty but you played good and got out ahead. Obviously there is a high percentage of your roll on the table but you've never been one to do things by halves have you.

All the best and long may this continue.

9:40 AM  
Blogger Dremeber said...

Whooh, impressive pots. Let's say that your bankroll devided 2200 is my bankroll.

Cheers,
Dremeber

11:31 AM  
Blogger Ukgatsby said...

If you got about £230k then advice same as last time.

Buy a flat for 120k, 10k to do it all out. When you got settled tenants in it then buy a house.
Put down 25k deposit and get a mortgage for rest, Bank will fall over for you knowing Flat rent pays mortgage.

That leaves you with 75k, a cash bought flat, a nice house and happy ever after =)

2:15 PM  
Blogger Mudwig said...

listen to the gats man!

and good lucks ed

4:34 PM  
Blogger crazyplay said...

"Bank will fall over for you knowing Flat rent pays mortgage."

Again Gats, how on earth can you figure that rent from a 120k flat can cover a mortgage on a house? Banks don't fall over people that have a less than 500 a month income from a rented property and no job. If the house is no more than 120k it will be fine as the loan can be secured against the flat, but a house worth any more and you're dreaming. It's nice you're being so optimistic, but this plan just doesn't make any sense. In all seriousness I don't think property is a good investment right now, even in Wales and it's especially not a good investment for someone in Ed's position - it's very likely he'll lose on it. He'd be much better off with a mix of investments, some stock, some bonds some commodities like silver. Lock some up over a few years at least but the majotity of it will be relatively fluid.

2:23 PM  

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