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Seen a few breaks during this game lol. Keep it going, maintain your focus, you can do this!
I'm sitting drinking coffee, proof of my belief, no going to bed just yet!

Yep thought so, but wasn't 100% sure.
1 other former, or at least long-term inactive PL'er still in and a couple of other names I recognise but non-forum.
Keep it going, doing just fine

Punters Lounge Charge...............6 minutes in and 4 of us in top 16..........good luck all

thks guys got 1150 euros just made the money with 10 bigs but had no spots thereafter busted  with aj v ak no help but enjoyed the trip otherwise paid for my holiday that did as my son and mrs came with me ,
day 1 blinds were 45 mins and day 2 was 1 hour
 
started at 5pm finished like around 3 am I think for day 1
 
andy was just unlucky with being in with a flip but not hitting best spot he could find
 
it is a small world whom you meet on your travels

And just converted it to £15 cash via football bet

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Let's get a good number regged & taking part to prove that it's worth running a league later on in January/Feb.

Online MTT wins with 1,000+ runners
 

Yep 1st Sunday of each month, think full details were posted within Genting's Facebook GPS Group, will try to locate in advance of next one.

 
First line pretty much summed it up, didn't expect to be doing much and frequently inactive for long periods but:
Managed to make it to the Punters Lounge Live event in Brum & Goliath in Coventry. So great to meet up with many established friends and make some new ones. PL Live is always an absolute highlight of the year for me, if you haven't been to one yet, do try to make it next year - it's a blast Also great to meet up with Kev, Tony & others at Goliath, really good being part of a bigger team & railing when busto. Need to look back at my records (yep I record literally every tourney/satellite/cash table played and every cent won & lost), but vaguely recall having a few lame stabs at 25/25, GUKPT & GPS satellites. Usual thing of getting through to a few online final qualifiers but then playing rediculously poor. Have played a little more cash games than usual, but still find it utterly tedious and eventually I start to donk just for some action. More structure needed if I ever take it up seriously. Played a couple of bigger tourneys from satellite wins with the odd minor cash, nothing to write home about. Lack of volume mainly due to frustration & tilt, add to 2016 list lol. Again need to check my spreadsheet, but expected to be no more than region of +£80 to +£140. Tad more on top if you count a couple of converted 'free bets'. Extreme lack of any volume of tourneys meant no major gains (or losses).  Unexpected (& undeserved) bonus was my first non-Holdem live cash in the Punters Lounge - PLO

2015 turned out to be a very difficult year for me regarding poker, mainly because I experienced my worst ever downturn starting in January and continuing to July. It was actually mid-November before I got back into the black for 2015 and I've had one decent cash since then too, so not the disaster I had feared at one point.
So to my ambitions from last January
1) Check. I played more games than 2014, but not as many as I would have had I not been losing.
2) Check. I final tabled the Grosvenor 25/25 in Huddersfied in October, finishing 8th for £720.
3) Check. I cashed in the GUKPT £1,090 ME in Blackpool in November, finishing 13th for £3850.
4) Fail. Didn't play any.
Hopefully, 2016 will be more profitable for me. How did everyone else do?

Ok, here's a quick hit thread to post up any bits of Christmas or regular value that you find on your reindeer travels.
 
Genting
Providing a couple of Freerolls with GPS tokens added, 4th & 5th Dec (maybe longer), freezeout, turbo & will end after 50mins.
These are in addition to the regular GPS pennyrolls.
 
Stan James (probably MPN network wide)
Daily Freerolls to win micro (€0.25, €1 or €2) MPNPT tour tokens. All-in flips, reg & no need to turn up. Takes some grinding, but can pick up a few bigger tokens or consolation cash with a little bit of effort.
 
Coral
Login freerolls still appear to be active, but not sure for how much longer. All in flips, massive fields but £50 up top. Log in, reg & check whether win anything the following day.
 

 
After October's celebrity bounty tournament success we have had celebrity's knocking on the door itching to play this fantastic event.
3 celebrity's think they can take on Coral Poker's finest! what do you think? With a €500 Gtd prize pool and £200 on each celebrity's head you'd be mad to miss this!
 
Jimmy Bullard: London born Jimmy is well known for his footballing abilities having played for West Ham, Wigan, Hull and Ipswich town, in 2011 Jimmy released his auto biography "bend it like Bullard" he has made a number of appearances on well-known sporting channels as a pundit and also did very well in "I'm a celebrity get me out of here!".
James Hill: TV personality James Hill came to light in BBC's The Apprentice, not to everyone's taste he won the public over last September when he was crowned celebrity Big Brothers winner!
Mario Falcone: The Only Way is Essex reality TV star Mario is very well liked on social media with just sort of 1m followers he should create a bit of a buzz around this month's bounty tourney!
On Monday December 14th we welcome you to join us at 8pm to take on the stars! For as little as 100 Player Points you can enter, play and chat to our celebs! Not only that if you knock out Jimmy, James or Mario out £200 Cash is yours! registration open now!
Look forward to seeing you playing!
The Coral Poker Team

Not sure how many runners these will get but not too many registered at 3.15pm.

Hi capri,
Good to hear you're doing well on these. There will still be a considerable amount of variance on these as with any poker format. Obviously the longer the structure (slower the clock), the more your own skill will come to the fore whereas the quicker the clock, the bigger role luck/variance will play. So find a structure that works for you and stick with it is probably the best advice I can give.
I would suggest that a good solid Bankroll Management (BRM) should be used on whatever poker format is played. All types of sit & go's are notoriously very swingy and a well structured BRM will allow for moving up when running good, but also help protect your current gains from losses in a downswing.
Actual BRM is very subjective, 50x buyins is often thought the norm for sng's with no less than 30x buyins recommended, but it is entirely up to you. In the past I've often adjusted BRM according to the amount at stake, higher BRM once a decent balance was built up to provide more protection.
Some other aspects worth considering:
Your win rate will usually decrease the higher you move up as the proportion of regular players to fish increases You really need a decent volume of results (1,000+ games) in order to get an accurate estimate of your win rate Tournament fee/rake can make a big difference to your overall profit. 10% fee is typical, sometimes reducing to 6% on higher buyins, but 20% is becoming more frequent on really small buyins. Overcoming 20% fees is difficult (but not impossible) for even skilled players over longer periods. ICM Push/Fold is pretty key in sng's, regular practice on a decent ICM trainer is incredibly useful in helping to maintain or improve your win rate. Player traits are often easier to identify in Double or Nothing sng's than in other sng formats. Make good use of your colour coding/player notes to indicate which players are tight and trying to hold on, which are maniacs etc. Grinding sng's for long periods can become pretty mundane, make sure you take regular breaks to keep your mind focused. So after all my whaffle, the short answer is yes, if you are happy with how you're doing, have the funds available for a decent attempt at the higher level and are confident it won't adversely affect your game, go for it, but just 1 level at a time and keep reassessing as you go. It could just be you're running insanely good at the moment and it might not last, so steady as you go
Good luck & have fun!

Have been playing these from 8am this morning and only lost 1, won 39... 5 euro is the buy in, so so easy... Should I maybe move up a level. I totally sucked at speed poker and never profited in this game.

Freeroll tonight at 6.30pm. This month there are TWO £220 seats up for grabs plus £66 worth of vouchers for the 25/25 series.

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Another great run, very best of luck mate, "Move it like Mutley" movie rights pending as is your legendary status. Great consistancy and run of form. #dueone

Quick one, these have been around a while but I'd pretty much dismissed them.
Log in daily and you receive a token to play an all-in flip freeroll, no playing or rake requirement, just log in. 1 freeroll every evening but don't know how much longer they will run.
Once registered you don't have to turn up or stay logged in.
Apparantely I came 5th several nights ago (last time i remembered to reg) winning just over £10 cash. I see there is £50 up top every night.
A long shot, but costs nothing for a few seconds effort, someone has to win it.

I'm sure any members with a Poker Heaven account are already aware, but hey just in case it's slipped through.
 
Poker Heaven skin is closing it's poker account on 12th November. The Cashier will only remain open until 19th November. All members should therefore withdraw any remaining funds now to avoid potential problems/delays. 
 
In the event of any questions/queries, contact Poker Heaven at [email protected]
 

The one in London 16-18 Oct was just a £200 event, I played it but didn't make day 2. Next proper UO is in Antwerp. I probably won't try to qualify as it clashes with the GPPT at Stamford Bridge 28-29 Nov (http://gppt.poker/live-event/stamford-bridge-grand-prix).

Helen,
Can you add the following to the week including 1st Nov. It's just a one-off, not recurring.
Cheers my dear.
 
Online Satellite to PokerPlayer 10th Anniversary Tournament
Grosvenor Poker online Sunday 1st November at 7pm UK time £5+0.50 (Rebuy) entry with 2x £110 Seats guaranteed 1,500 / 10mins structure, £5 rebuys & add on, 1 hour late reg

Pic & all info courtesy of pokerplayer365.com
Pokerplayer Magazine are holding a special turbo tournament in London in December to celebrate their 10th Anniversary. Summary of the tournament & an online satellite below or clickthrough to PokerPlayer website for full info.
Satellite:
Grosvenor Poker online Sunday 1st November at 7pm UK time £5+0.50 (Rebuy) entry with 2x £110 Seats guaranteed 1,500 / 10mins structure, £5 rebuys & add on, 1 hour late reg Tournament:
The Poker Room (Grosvenor Vic), London Saturday 5th December at 12pm Noon £110 entry Structure t.b.c. but will be a form of turbo to finish circa midnight.

Facebook Freeroll on MPN skins (understood to be network wide) tonight 8pm for those who follow the MPNPT. Giving away €500 worth of satellite tokens to the upcoming MPN Poker Tour in Vienna.
Find the tournament, it tells you how to enter. Please DO NOT ask for the password, it won't be posted here.
1500/6mins, Freezeout, Usual requirement to log in before end of 1st/2nd level?
May get swamped, but worth mentioning for those already grinding away.
Good luck

Date & Time GMTBuy InGameGuarantee26 Oct, 6.20pm€1+0.10PLO€10026 Oct, 7.30pm€2+0.20PLO€50027 Oct, 6.20pm€1+0.10PLO€15027 Oct, 7.30pm€5+0.50PLO HiLo€1,25028 Oct, 6.20pm€1+0.10PLO€10028 Oct, 7.30pm€5+0.50PLO€50029 Oct, 6.20pm€1+0.10PLO€15029 Oct, 7.30pm€10+1PLO HiLo€2,50030 Oct, 6.20pm€1+0.10PLO€10030 Oct, 7.30pm€2+0.20PLO HiLo€50031 Oct, 6.20pm€1+0.10PLO€20031 Oct, 7.30pm€5+0.50PLO€75001 Nov, 6.20pm€1+0.10PLO€20001 Nov, 7.30pm€50+5PLO€5,000