£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.

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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?
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
Well done Ed, good luck to ya m8.
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?
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.
Whooh, impressive pots. Let's say that your bankroll devided 2200 is my bankroll.
Cheers,
Dremeber
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 =)
listen to the gats man!
and good lucks ed
"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.
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