Took down PSO League game number 4 tonight for $82 + $100 overlay. Should be in 2nd place overall when the standings come out. Sorry about taking you out Hobbes, but at least I loaned you some of my chips for a while.
I luckboxed my way into a third straight victory in the PSO league for another $73 + $100 overlay. Still not enough to give me first but damn close now. Linear scoring systems suck.
Not much... but haven't had anything decent in a LONG time.
I'm sure I played the best poker I've ever played, coming back from less than 400 chips after my aces got cracked by some donkey, then my AJ lost a big pot against the same guy , faced him heads up and won. bastard.
PokerStars Tournament #61649875, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $10.00/$1.00
9 players
Total Prize Pool: $90.00
Tournament started - 2007/09/19 - 13:23:14 (ET)
Dear InsaneGuy,
You finished the tournament in 1st place.
A $45.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
Just a congrats to my wife, mmoose for doing all she could to move up in the standings in the final PSO league event by taking it down. Unfortunately she fell a bit short.
It was a pretty dominating performance by the moose's. Over 9 events:
moose: 4 final tables, 3 wins, 3 cashes, one bounty, 3rd overall in the league
mmoose: 4 final tables, 1 win, 4 cashes, 5th overall in the league
That's 4/9 events taken down by the moose's!
It was especially tough on my wife, who every Sunday, either had to get up for work at 5 am the next day or was coming home less than an hour before the tourney start, after working 3 12+ hour days. Way to go!
Yep, because if you don't know, top 5/9 scores were taken for the league. That's the problem with a linear scoring system. I provided a logarithmic system for the last league and the complaints were tremendous. I hate people who don't understand math. My wife wins the final event and moves up two places. In the previous league, something like 50% of the players could still have a least finished in league overall prizes going into the final event. Even Zithal uses a somewhat modified, non-linear scoring system.
People see the high finishers getting a higher proportion of the points and they complain because they think it means they have no chance, where actually, it is exactly that which gives them a chance.
Not a monster DING by any means either, but I used some of my Cake Poker coins to play in a satellite for their $50,000 guaranteed event. Won the satellite, and then got 62nd in the main event for $190.
Went out was AK vs KQ, queen comes on the flop. GG
I've been playing out my free $$$ on Party. I've cashed in every single shootout I've played so far.
6:15 $22
8:15 $33
9:15 $11
Top 3 on each table move on to the next round and play another sng. You get paid each round you win. Your chips carry over to the next round and each round the top 3 payouts go up. Most rounds are 9 handed but depending on the #'s they are as low as 6 handed. Each sng ends as soon as you hit 3 handed, except FT which plays down to a final winner. The $33 is usually only a 3 round.
Reading Harrington vol.3 and understanding sng bubbles is key.
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So in the interim I have won a seat in the $250 HP WPT Barcelona qualifier on Sept. 16, 1pm so I can play some real opponents.
I made some I'll timed bluffs after I was moved to the new table (my old one allowed me to steal at will), getting real short and pushed.
Figured if I doubled up there, I would have some breathing room.
Ran into your QQ and could not improve.
Glad to see you used my chips well.
Can I have my 5.50 back?
Buy-In: $10.00/$0.50
2 players
Total Prize Pool: $20.00
Tournament started - 2007/08/30 - 23:37:56 (ET)
Dear cdnmoose07,
You finished the tournament in 1st place.
A $20.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
Congratulations!
Thank you for participating.
Mark, good news! You are so lucky, Stars has pulled their heads up Horse games so you won't go down 5:1.
Went out in a very disappointing 25th. Had bouties at 2 of my tables and I think it affected my game.
I'm sure I played the best poker I've ever played, coming back from less than 400 chips after my aces got cracked by some donkey, then my AJ lost a big pot against the same guy , faced him heads up and won. bastard.
PokerStars Tournament #61649875, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $10.00/$1.00
9 players
Total Prize Pool: $90.00
Tournament started - 2007/09/19 - 13:23:14 (ET)
Dear InsaneGuy,
You finished the tournament in 1st place.
A $45.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
Congratulations!
Thank you for participating.
It was a pretty dominating performance by the moose's. Over 9 events:
moose: 4 final tables, 3 wins, 3 cashes, one bounty, 3rd overall in the league
mmoose: 4 final tables, 1 win, 4 cashes, 5th overall in the league
That's 4/9 events taken down by the moose's!
It was especially tough on my wife, who every Sunday, either had to get up for work at 5 am the next day or was coming home less than an hour before the tourney start, after working 3 12+ hour days. Way to go!
Congrats btw
People see the high finishers getting a higher proportion of the points and they complain because they think it means they have no chance, where actually, it is exactly that which gives them a chance.
Finish 1st in a PSO League field of 112 people = 100 pts
It doesn't take mind-blowing math to recognize the problem here. I can't comprehend how anyone can justify complaining about modified scoring system.
but I'd like to say that it's really cute that both you and your wife have pretty much the same nickname.
:P
PS Your resolution to resurect the ding ding thread inspired me.
Cashed FT in a 4 round shootout on Party.
1st - $21.79
2nd - $23.25
2nd - $34.87
3rd - $31.07
Total $110.98
FT was brutal, got 3 outed 3x, which would have eliminated smaller stacks, fortunately managed to fight back each time and still finish 3rd.
Your running hot in the shootouts.
Keep it up.
Went out was AK vs KQ, queen comes on the flop. GG
Not huge, but not bad for a no cost entry.
Played the 4 round $22 shootout on Party tonight.
3rd - $24.76
2nd - $44.57
Round 3 - 2nd $62.40
Round 4 - 2nd $124.87
Total: $256.60
6:15 $22
8:15 $33
9:15 $11
Top 3 on each table move on to the next round and play another sng. You get paid each round you win. Your chips carry over to the next round and each round the top 3 payouts go up. Most rounds are 9 handed but depending on the #'s they are as low as 6 handed. Each sng ends as soon as you hit 3 handed, except FT which plays down to a final winner. The $33 is usually only a 3 round.
Reading Harrington vol.3 and understanding sng bubbles is key.