Q&A with NickyOD

NickyOD

lafortezza wrote:

How do you think the poker forum could be improved?

I don't like the bad beat/lol etc etc junk sticky. I think we should have an of topic sub section. A lot of the off topic and humour posts deserve their own threads.

lafortezza wrote:

Do you think the mods do a good job?

The mods here are better than on any forum I know, and its not an easy job. I think I'd make the worst moderator ever. In fact I'd hate to be one, because I like trying to see how much I can get away with.

The poker forum seems to have mods with the perfect personalities to do what they do. There are mods on other boards forums who are idiots.

lafortezza wrote:

Should they be harsher? More lenient?

They're always very fair and on the ball from what I've seen.

NickyOD

DeadParrot wrote:

Apologies, some of our Dublin posters may have got it, are you on the Dole, with your years of PAYE, you should be entitled. I was just wondering if pros are also on the Dole.

i've never drawn the dole. I definitely should have though. I would have begun drawing the dole recently if it wasn't for the new job in Ennis.

Hitman Actual

NickyOD wrote:

In Limerick at the time i was afraid of no one because they were all the biggest donkeys ever.

You're kinda famous for making these statements about poor players. Has this led to much animosity with the players in question? Also, do you think that they try extra hard to break you the table? (Something that's possibly an advantage for you).

Do you have a good selection of poker books, or do you bother much with them? Do you think players are better off learning through experience, or should fast-track their learning by reading tech books, posting on forums, etc.

What's your opinion on 'tournament survival'? Does tourney live have any real significance to you?

Toughest tournament tables you were ever at, both in Ireland and abroad.

Opinions on Jamie Gold. (Dont bother with that one, I think we know .)

betonit

do you think if you removed all the poor players there would be enough in the prizepool for you and others like you to turn pro.


Do you accept as along as a player is playing by the rules that he/she is entitled to do what they will with their cards and thats the game.

NickyOD

rounders123 wrote:

1.)What did you think of the book 'Angelas Ashes' by author Frank McCourt?.

I think Frank McCourt is a really bitter little man with a lot of personal issues he needs to get help with. He came from a family that was considered to be well off for the time he grew up in. I can't believe his protrayal of his childhood could be accurate. The film was worse again. He cashed in on doing a lot of damage to the image of the city and everyone in Limerick seems to dispise him for it.

I love Limerick, and I hate all the bad press it gets. I've spent a fair bit of time in every other city in Ireland except Waterford and IMO Limerick is the safest city to live in. I live right in the city centre. You can see right up O'Connell Stree from my balcony. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't a nice place to live.

rounders123 wrote:

2.) Did you ever bonk into a swimming pool or cinema or public facility without paying and what was your modus operandi?.

I had a "bonk" in a jacuzzi once but I didn't have to pay for it, but if what you mean is did I ever sneak in to places without paying, then yes I did. I used to mitch off from school and sneak into the Savoy Cinema on Bedford row. It was really easy to get in without paying. Sadly the Savoy has since been knocked down and I haven't come up with a way to bypass the other cinemas' security yet.

rounders123 wrote:

3.) How long ago was the last physical fight you were involved in and what was it over?

lol! I was 18 and it was 2 weeks before my leaving cert so I was under a lot of exam stress at the time. I went to Ard Scoil Ris which is considered accademically to be one of the best schools int he country (We won Blackboard Jungle once!!) so every exam year srudent would have been put under a lot of pressure in that school.

On this partiular day it was lunchtime and we were discussing a charity fund raiser that was held the previous night. It was a night at the dogs and everyone was lieing about how much they'd won lost etc. (even back then I was a degenerate). So anyway this particular guy had always bullied me verbally. He called me pretty much everything nasty that a bully would ever say. Just constant putdowns. "Shut, up O'Donnell you bleep.. etc etc." We used to play football with a tennis ball on the basketball court and he would constantly try to clip my heels and send me tumbling ont he tarmac.

So we were discussing the greyhound racing and he said that you should always bet on the No 6 dog because he sees the hare first. Of course me being me said that this was bull because the dogs would just just instinctively fly out of the trap as soon as it opens. Then off he goes with the "shut up", and the putdowns and the name calling again so I just snapped and flattened him. He got up about 5 times swinging his fists wildly and I kept punching him and knocking him down again. Then the last time he just got up and stood their speachless, his face in bits. I just walked away. I didn't see him again until the next day when I was brought before the principal, my year head and his parents. No joke his face was such a mess it looked like a giant blackcurrent. Only for the fact that I always got on well with my year head I would have been expelled on the spot. 3 other students were expelled that month from my year so I'm amazed I got away with it.

That was probably the only playground fight I ever won to be honest. I used to get the pulp kicked out of me in Donegal. Thankfully I've never raised my fists to anyone since and I never will. I think you have to be a really classless individual to resort to that sort of thing unless you are provoked under serious circumstances.

RasTa

Do you still play on stars actually? If so do you think it's better since the ban and if not, why not! Those swedes are craaaaaazy.

NickyOD

lenny_leonard wrote:

You're kinda famous for making these statements about poor players. Has this led to much animosity with the players in question? Also, do you think that they try extra hard to break you the table? (Something that's possibly an advantage for you).

I had a similar discussion about this on the PE forum and what I said was. this. If I was to say that Donegal hurlers a ****ing ****e, do you think anyone in Donegal would give a damn? Of course they wouldn't. But when I say something similar about Limerick Poker players then all of a sudden it's a major contraversy. Ridiculous.

I don't think I've ever actually mentioned any individual and If I have spoken about a particular player I would never ever mention his name.

It's definitely had an effect on the way people play against me. Its amazzing the effect speachplay has on bad players. The more you talk to them the more they just want to call to see what you have. It's gotten to the point where they will call with any crap just because they have the oportunity to knock me out.

lenny_leonard wrote:

Do you have a good selection of poker books, or do you bother much with them? Do you think players are better off learning through experience, or should fast-track their learning by reading tech books, posting on forums, etc.

I think there has been a bit of a lull in the last year in terms of good new releases. Also since you can download poker books from the web now thats what I do instead and take what I can from them. I haven't read all of HoH 3 yet but I actually like what I've read in it. Even though I don't think it has enough advanced concepts in it, its a pretty good book for a player who is past being a beginner.

For me poker forums are the best way to learn. I've learned more from reading hand analyssis from superior players than I have from any other learning tool.

lenny_leonard wrote:

What's your opinion on 'tournament survival'? Does tourney live have any real significance to you?

Every tournament table is different. I never really have a plan. My plan is to react properly to whatever situaiton I find myself in. If I feel my best way to go deep is to gamble on a race then I will jam with a pair and a flush draw every time. If I feel the table is very weak and the structure will allow me to wait for hands then that's what I'll do. I think the stage of the tournament is important too. I'll gamble early, tighten up in the middle, then get aggressive around the bubble. I tend to tighten up a lot, possibly too much close to the final table bubble because I think I'm a very good final table player and feel really relaxed when I'm there. I have loosened up a lot more lately though. If you look at the EPT and WPT tournament winners they are mostly gambler type players, who speculate with a whole lot of **** cards and see lots of cheap flops. It's really sick watching Michael Mizrachi play. I think he is so bad sometimes and doesn't know when to draw the line, but his record is amazing.

lenny_leonard wrote:

Toughest tournament tables you were ever at, both in Ireland and abroad.

Toughest Irish table. Definitely in the Fitz 500, but its possible that was just one of those days where I kept walking big hand into bigger hand. I laid down Queens twice preflop before the break. once I was shown kings. The other time I know I was behind. My table image was ruined and everyone kept coming over the top. I got knocked out just after the break and I actually think I did not win a single pot in the whole tournament.

Abroad I remember this 2-5 Omaha cash table I played in Vienna. It was really funny because it was me and 7 chinese guys and not one of them was a fish. I'm not kidding they were all very good Omaha players and IMO were all playing at a professional level. It was a lot of fun. I rememeber one hand I pulled a huge bluff because I had straight blockers without actually making a straight and I'm sure I got him to lay down a set. I think my hand was 88TT and the board was -Q-9-7-5-K and I moved in on the river. No one has ever begged me to show a hand more than that chinese guy did. He even tried to buy me dinnner. It may have been the only pot I'd won in that game. I only lost €200 in 3 hours and I left the casino early because it was such a tough table.

lenny_leonard wrote:

Opinions on Jamie Gold. (Dont bother with that one, I think we know .)

There will never be a future World Champion that will be disliked in the poker community more than Jamie Gold.

NickyOD

betonit wrote:

do you think if you removed all the poor players there would be enough in the prizepool for you and others like you to turn pro.

No. Stupid uestion. how can it be profitable to play only against good players?

betonit wrote:

Do you accept as along as a player is playing by the rules that he/she is entitled to do what they will with their cards and thats the game.

Yes, sir, that's the game. Have you played?

NickyOD

RasTa wrote:

Do you still play on stars actually? If so do you think it's better since the ban and if not, why not! Those swedes are craaaaaazy.

Almsot never. but I depsoited recently to play the limit BCOOP event and then played a tourney on stars which was way softer than what I remembered. I think any site is much softer without the americans on it.

dvdfan

Why did you become a professional poker player, money? the love of poker? the hatred of a 9 to 5 job?

Do you have targets each weeks of how much you want/need to make, will you put in overtime to make up for losses or not making a target or just accept the loss?

Do you put aside money to cover pension's (not sure of your age?), sick days, extra money for christmas and holidays etc, will you take a percentage for savings/living costs etc from each months winnings or how do you work it?

Do you play poker when your abroad on holidays that isnt vegas, do you have any mates that are not into poker and if so does this affect your social life with them as in their birthday clashes with a big tourney or paddys day etc?

Is professional poker player a long term thing or are you just taking every day as it comes?

Can you remember what you used to do to pass time when you werent into poker, keep it clean please:D?

What kind of money were you making on average monthly before going pro and now that you are pro and are you happy with this (if you dont mind sharing:o ) And what kind of hours did you put in compared with what you do now as a pro?

Have you ever had someone approach you to teach them to play poker because theyve heard youve been making good money?

Lastly, what reaction did you get from family and non poker friends when you told them you were going pro?

Atlas_IRL

1. Why did you hate your IT job?
2.Have you ever regretted giving up work for poker?
3.On a typical night at a cash game(1/2 live) what you you normally sit down with and leave with? Is there a set amount you would gladly leave the table with as soon as you reached it?

phantom_lord

When you go to sit down at a live cash game do you give yourself specific goals, ie leave after you make x amount, or do you plan to stay for a set amount of time, or just as long as the game is profitable?

NickyOD

dvdfan wrote:

Why did you become a professional poker player, money? the love of poker? the hatred of a 9 to 5 job?

Here's a cut and paste answer from the same question on poker.ie

By the summer in 2005 I had been working in a very secure and very good IT job for about 5 years. I had broken up with my ex-fiancé about a year beforehand and was going through quite a tough period in my personal life. Working in IT didn’t interest me any more and I didn’t feel motivated enough to try and further my career or my qualifications. I knew I needed to make drastic changes to my life for the sake of my own health and my future so I took a huge gamble and quit my IT job with nothing else to fall back on but my poker earnings. At that point I had gone through a period of about six months where I was making the same amount from poker in my spare time so financially I was in good shape. It didn’t feel like such a huge risk at the time because I felt like I had nothing to lose. I knew if I stayed in the job I was in I would go crazy and I didn’t want to be one of those people who stayed in a dead end job because they didn’t have the courage to follow their dreams. If down the road things didn’t work out people would say I was very stupid but that didn’t matter to me because I was very proud of myself for rolling the dice. It’s like when you gamble on a big draw in poker, you have to shove all your chips in the middle and have no regrets about it when you get called, miss and go bust. You know you did the right thing and that’s all that matters. You only get one life and it’s very short.

dvdfan wrote:

Do you have targets each weeks of how much you want/need to make, will you put in overtime to make up for losses or not making a target or just accept the loss?

I never set targets any more. I play when I feel right and whatever profits I have at the end of the week I take out. If I'm having a bad eun then obviously I'll try and put in more hours. Right now I'm not putting in more than 20 hours a week. Not so long ago it was twice that.

dvdfan wrote:

Do you put aside money to cover pension's (not sure of your age?), sick days, extra money for christmas and holidays etc, will you take a percentage for savings/living costs etc from each months winnings or how do you work it?

i'm 28 and very disorganised when it comes to money. I'm very good at spending it though. If I have a plan to buy somehing. I will have the money put aside well in advance. I had my trip to Vegas paid for in January. That's how far ahead I usually plan things. I definitely need to put some money aside though. If I meet a hot accountant I think I'll ask her to marry me. She'd be very useful.

dvdfan wrote:

Do you play poker when you're abroad on holidays that isn't vegas,

No, it wouldn't really be a holiday if I did. I have been very annoyed with myslef for spending too much time playing poker n my last 2 poker trips. I didn't take in enough of the tourist sites in Vienna or Vegas.

dvdfan wrote:

do you have any mates that are not into poker and if so does this affect your social life with them as in their birthday clashes with a big tourney or paddys day etc?

Yeah of vourse i have friends hwo don't play poker. I would never chose poker over them unless it was somthing big that I'd already booked or planned ahead.

dvdfan wrote:

Is professional poker player a long term thing or are you just taking every day as it comes?

Since I'm going to be managing a poker room now then playing the game will no longer be my sole source of income. My plan is to enjoy the poker boom while it lasts and hopefully find a long term niche for me to work in. I would still consider myself a pro player. I think anyone who plays poker at a level where they are good enough to play for a living should be considered professional. I don't think it has to be your only job.

dvdfan wrote:

Can you remember what you used to do to pass time when you werent into poker, keep it clean please:D?

I played junior soccer and was pretty decent. I was on my school Team. I played for Aisling Annacotty and Wembley rovers in the Limerick League. When I lived in Shannon I played for Newtown F.C during a time where I was plagued with ankle injuries and never really recovered. We made the last 16 of the FAI cup once one year. I coached Soccer at L.I.T. I've tried just about every sport from martial arts to Squash. One thing I've kept up for years though is swimming.

dvdfan wrote:

What kind of money were you making on average monthly before going pro and now that you are pro and are you happy with this (if you dont mind sharing:o ) And what kind of hours did you put in compared with what you do now as a pro?

As a techy I was on a yearly salary of about 34K. I put in probably 45-50 hours a week when i was the Network admin at the Limerick School of Art.

I the subsequent year, I made about 35K (euros) from oline poker putting in about 70% of the hours I put in as a technician.

It was never about the money though. For the first year I played for a living I couldn't care less how much I made. As long as I could pay the bills and didn't have to answer to anyone I was happy.

dvdfan wrote:

Have you ever had someone approach you to teach them to play poker because theyve heard youve been making good money?

Not very often. Only a couple of guys have and they were almost absolute beginners. There was one guy I used to coach via email but I just got sick of listening to him whining about bad beats. He was such a baby. He wasn't even happy when he was winning.

dvdfan wrote:

Lastly, what reaction did you get from family and non poker friends when you told them you were going pro?

My parents have never approved of it. They worry about me all the time. I think my friends have a lot more faith in me though. (blind faith maybe!)

NickyOD

Atlas_IRL wrote:

1. Why did you hate your IT job?
2.Have you ever regretted giving up work for poker?
3.On a typical night at a cash game(1/2 live) what you you normally sit down with and leave with? Is there a set amount you would gladly leave the table with as soon as you reached it?

Already answered 1&2 I think.

phantom_lord wrote:

When you go to sit down at a live cash game do you give yourself specific goals, ie leave after you make x amount, or do you plan to stay for a set amount of time, or just as long as the game is profitable?

I'd normally buy in for 500 and have a nother 500 with me. i'd call it a night if I ever lost a grand. I think I've only lost a grand on one night, but I actually went home for more money because I was so determined to get the guy.

I'd never have a set target. I'd play while I felt comfortable, and leave when I felt tired or I felt there wasn't much value on the table. (I usually stayed until the chinese players busted out of the game ) I wouldn't mind leaving if I was only up €100 if I just felt tired. I was never one for staying until 8 in the morning. I didn't feel it was healthy to do that so I would normally leave by about 3 or 4.

Doc Farrell

Are you going to Vegas in 07?

will you be folowing in the footsteps of Luke re: banning scumbags or
re: other places and allowing scumbags the run of the place?

If you could grow a full head of luxuriant hair re: me would you keep it short or shave it off?

breadmonkey

What do you think of the latest audioslave album?

Marq

This has been a fantastic read Nicky. Your honesty about the game and your love for and struggles with it are what I think people need to hear from someone that's been so heavily involved in poker recently. Best of luck in the future.

I have one question:
Do you still play Golden Tee for money?

RoundTower

In the interest of fairness I've decided to ask you the same questions I had for bops (even though I know some of the answers here).

Do you think it's a bad idea to risk all your chips on a draw in a poker tournament, especially early in the the first few levels?

Several noted professionals have commented on how they fare better against stronger opposition. Do you find this is true for you?

Do you consider yourself a lucky player? If you think of the four or five biggest pots you've ever played in cash games -- or the most crucial points in tournaments -- have you been lucky or unlucky overall?

Do you know how to play mythical or klag? Would you like to play some time?

What table selection techniques do you use while playing online?

Suppose you are playing a heads up cash game with blinds €1-€2, and €200 stacks. You are on the small blind and you get dealt AK. While you are thinking about what to do you accidentally flip over your cards and your opponent sees them, however you are still allowed to play the hand. Should you go all in? Or fold and wait for a better spot? Would it ever be better to do something like raise to €7, just to mix up your play?

NickyOD

Doc Farrell wrote:

Are you going to Vegas in 07?

I'm 50/50 at the moment. I'm going to try my best to qualify for the WSOP next year. i did say that last year but I never really put the effort in.

Doc Farrell wrote:

will you be folowing in the footsteps of Luke re: banning scumbags or
re: other places and allowing scumbags the run of the place?

I've actualy already had to ban a palyer from the club. There are others who were barred under the previous owner who will come back that I will have to watch out for. Because the club has snooker, pool and touch betting also then it tends to attract that kind of crowd but if they want to make the step to live poker then they can either behave or go elsewhere. Everyone else I've met at the club though has been really nice and all seem very excited about live poker. I already knew a lot of the punters there from the PE games or from the Gold CLub.

I have a very low tolerance level for rude or aggressive people though, but I think I am a very fair and approachable person. I made a lot of mistakes during my time at the Gold Club in Limerick but I don't make the same mistakes twice. It was a good learning experience.

Doc Farrell wrote:

If you could grow a full head of luxuriant hair re: me would you keep it short or shave it off?

lol! I actually had long blonde hair until I was a about 14. I even had a pony tail!! But if I had a sudden "miracle growth" now, so to speak, then i'm pretty sure I'd keep it short as that's the current fashion and I'm a very trendy guy.

NickyOD

breadmonkey wrote:

What do you think of the latest audioslave album?

I actually haven't bought it yet. but now that you've reminded me I'm going to get it tomorrow. I have the first two albums and I'm big a Cris Cornell fan so I have everything by SoundGarden. He has done a lot for that genre of music. It's a real sign of the times when he ends up getting the Soundtrack for a Bond Movie.

NickyOD

Marq wrote:

This has been a fantastic read Nicky. Your honesty about the game and your love for and struggles with it are what I think people need to hear from someone that's been so heavily involved in poker recently. Best of luck in the future.

I have one question:
Do you still play Golden Tee for money?

Thanks very much Mark. That's a really nice compliment.

Believe it or not we are getting Golden Tee into the club in Ennis!! I'm putting in the network connection for it myself, so we can play for bankrolls over the internet if you like.

I really suck at that game.

NickyOD

RoundTower wrote:

Do you think it's a bad idea to risk all your chips on a draw in a poker tournament, especially early in the the first few levels?

No I think its usually a very good idea if the draw is big enough as long as you try to play the hand in such away that you are the one jamming and not calling. Sometimes you can't do that but should call anyway.

RoundTower wrote:

Several noted professionals have commented on how they fare better against stronger opposition. Do you find this is true for you?

There's a big difference between "playing" better and "faring" betting. I defintely don't fare better against better player but I do play better. I tend to make more mistakes against bad players because sometimes its so hard not to pay them off on the river, and sometimes I try to force them to folding a hand I know they should but wont. Overall though you're always going to win more chips from bad players than good ones, even though I'm likely to play my A game and make less mistakes against a good player.

RoundTower wrote:

Do you consider yourself a lucky player? If you think of the four or five biggest pots you've ever played in cash games -- or the most crucial points in tournaments -- have you been lucky or unlucky overall?

I think my luck has evened out in Cash games. I've been both lucky and unlucky in some of my biggest pots.

In tournament though Id have to say i have been pretty unlucky. Maybe everyone feels that way, I don't know. Sometimes people feel that because they go out of a tournament on a 60/40 on the FT bubble they are unlucky but forget about the 4 races they took and won before that.

when I think of my two best tournament performances. The Dublin Cup, back in March and the ITP €300 event. I feel like I was very unfortunate not to do better in both tournaments. In the Dublin Cup I went out on the FT bubble to Maggie Zhang wih AK V QQ for a huge pot which meant she went to the final table as a big chip leader. She came 7th and I know I would have done better with her chipstack.

In the IPT €300 event I went all in with AJ on a J-T-X boards and was caled by AT. He hit running spades for a flush. In my mind that was the difference between winning 2K and winning 9K.

Basically there have been points I've reached in a lot of tournaments both live and online where I've gone out before a sizeable jump in the money and that why I feel i've been a little unlucky.

RoundTower wrote:

Do you know how to play mythical or klag? Would you like to play some time?

lol! How much did I lose playing mythical in Vegas. I can't remember. I still don't know how you guys worked out the scores at the end. I think you just kept making rles up as you went along.

What is klag? I used to think that was something people with hairy backsides suffered from.

RoundTower wrote:

What table selection techniques do you use while playing online?

None at the moment. Not for 50 1 or 1 2 anyway. At 2-4 there is a significant enough jump in talent that I would hunt out the fish or watch a table for a while if its playing suffiecently loose i'd sit with position on the loose players.

RoundTower wrote:

Suppose you are playing a heads up cash game with blinds €1-€2, and €200 stacks. You are on the small blind and you get dealt AK. While you are thinking about what to do you accidentally flip over your cards and your opponent sees them, however you are still allowed to play the hand. Should you go all in? Or fold and wait for a better spot? Would it ever be better to do something like raise to €7, just to mix up your play?

Wow! cool question. I think the correct answer is to limp in, since I'm getting 3-1 which is more than the correct odds to flop a pair with this hand. If i do flop a pair i'm probably ahead. Raising would be bad since it would be too easy for the villain to take me off it after the flop and going all in would just be silly.

Anyway since I have exposed my hand I don't think I am allowed the option to raise. My options are call or fold right?

TacT

Hi Nicky, great reading, as with fuzzbox and bops, cheers for taking the time folks. Are you playing 9/6-max on tribeca atm and would you mind posting your BB/100 prf/flop/turn/river AF please along with your most profitable and least profitable hands? While we're at it, what's the biggest pot you've won and lost there so far?

gosplan

Who'd win in a fight:

A North American brown bear or a male silverback gorilla?

NickyOD

TacT wrote:

Hi Nicky, great reading, as with fuzzbox and bops, cheers for taking the time folks. Are you playing 9/6-max on tribeca atm and would you mind posting your BB/100 prf/flop/turn/river AF please along with your most profitable and least profitable hands?

I only ever play 6 max. BB/100 at 50 1 on tribecca is about 3.1 but that's only over 10K hands. At 1-2 on Party my BB/100 was 4.2 over 50K hands that I have in Pokrtracker, but there are a lot of hands I need to import from my laptop which incidentally committed suicide this morning so its unlikely I'll see those again.

VPIP 25.3%
Went to SD 20.67%
Won at SD 54.92%
PFR % 12.24%
PF AF 0.84
Flop AF 3.37
Turn AF 3.06
River AF 1.8
Total AF 1.34

My least profitable hands are AK and QT, but I I've gone through my AK hands and I think I've been very unfortunate. My sample size for tribecca is too small and if I include my Party 1-2 and 2-4 hands then AK is one of my most profitable hands.

TacT wrote:

While we're at it, what's the biggest pot you've won and lost there so far?

Here's the biggest 50 1 tribecca pot I've won. I'm a donkey. The villain had been check raising all in a lot though. I swear.

[Nov 14 21:16:16] : Seat 1 : WestBromJim has $82.40
[Nov 14 21:16:16] : Seat 2 : mmackdpk has $77.65
[Nov 14 21:16:16] : Seat 3 : streety1 has $48.44
[Nov 14 21:16:16] : Seat 4 : mhp007 has $39
[Nov 14 21:16:16] : Seat 5 : The D1amond has $98
[Nov 14 21:16:16] : Seat 6 : CelticSteel has $257.27
[Nov 14 21:16:16] : The D1amond is the dealer.
[Nov 14 21:16:16] : CelticSteel posted small blind.
[Nov 14 21:16:18] : WestBromJim posted big blind.
[Nov 14 21:16:18] : Game [53297] started with 6 players.
[Nov 14 21:16:18] : Dealing Hole Cards.
[Nov 14 21:16:18] : Seat 5 : The D1amond has Qh Qc
[Nov 14 21:16:20] : mmackdpk folded.
[Nov 14 21:16:23] : streety1 called $1 and raised $4
[Nov 14 21:16:26] : mhp007 folded.
[Nov 14 21:16:28] : The D1amond called $5
[Nov 14 21:16:33] : CelticSteel called $4.50
[Nov 14 21:16:36] : WestBromJim folded.
[Nov 14 21:16:37] : Dealing flop.
[Nov 14 21:16:37] : Board cards [4s 2c 7s]
[Nov 14 21:16:42] : CelticSteel checked.
[Nov 14 21:16:45] : streety1 bet $8
[Nov 14 21:16:57] : The D1amond called $8 and raised $18
[Nov 14 21:17:04] : CelticSteel called $26 and raised $226.27 and is All-in
[Nov 14 21:17:10] : streety1 called $35.44 and is All-in
[Nov 14 21:17:22] : The D1amond called $67 and is All-in
[Nov 14 21:17:23] : Showdown!
[Nov 14 21:17:23] : Seat 5 : The D1amond has Qh Qc
[Nov 14 21:17:24] : CelticSteel : here we go
[Nov 14 21:17:25] : Seat 3 : streety1 has 9s 9d
[Nov 14 21:17:25] : Seat 5 : The D1amond has Qh Qc
[Nov 14 21:17:25] : Seat 6 : CelticSteel has 4h 4c
[Nov 14 21:17:31] : Board cards [4s 2c 7s Qs 8d]
[Nov 14 21:17:31] : Seat 6 : CelticSteel has 4h 4c
[Nov 14 21:17:31] : CelticSteel has 3 of a Kind: 4s
[Nov 14 21:17:31] : Seat 5 : The D1amond has Qh Qc
[Nov 14 21:17:31] : The D1amond has 3 of a Kind: Queens
[Nov 14 21:17:31] : The D1amond wins $97.91 with 3 of a Kind: Queens
[Nov 14 21:17:31] : Seat 6 : CelticSteel has 4h 4c
[Nov 14 21:17:31] : CelticSteel has 3 of a Kind: 4s
[Nov 14 21:17:31] : Seat 3 : streety1 has 9s 9d
[Nov 14 21:17:31] : streety1 has Pair: 9s
[Nov 14 21:17:31] : Seat 5 : The D1amond has Qh Qc
[Nov 14 21:17:31] : The D1amond has 3 of a Kind: Queens
[Nov 14 21:17:31] : The D1amond wins $144.53 with 3 of a Kind: Queens
[Nov 14 21:17:39] : CelticSteel : ofcourse
[Nov 14 21:17:43] : CelticSteel : great play
[Nov 14 21:17:45] : streety1 : owwww
[Nov 14 21:17:46] : Hand is over.

Here is the biggest pot I've lost so far at 50 1.

Carry on Cleo 10474762-153217 Holdem No Limit $0.50/$1
[Nov 16 15:33:28] : Hand Start.
[Nov 16 15:33:28] : Seat 1 : The D1amond has $183.25
[Nov 16 15:33:28] : Seat 2 : KingOfAmber has $69
[Nov 16 15:33:28] : Seat 3 : PkrTxsRngr has $117.50
[Nov 16 15:33:28] : Seat 4 : kylanmies1 has $100
[Nov 16 15:33:28] : Seat 5 : DINAHMOHUM has $34.25
[Nov 16 15:33:28] : Seat 6 : SandZ.nl has $64.75
[Nov 16 15:33:28] : DINAHMOHUM is the dealer.
[Nov 16 15:33:28] : SandZ.nl posted small blind.
[Nov 16 15:33:29] : The D1amond posted big blind.
[Nov 16 15:33:29] : Game [153217] started with 6 players.
[Nov 16 15:33:29] : Dealing Hole Cards.
[Nov 16 15:33:29] : Seat 1 : The D1amond has Ts Qs
[Nov 16 15:33:31] : KingOfAmber folded.
[Nov 16 15:33:34] : PkrTxsRngr called $1 and raised $4
[Nov 16 15:33:35] : kylanmies1 folded.
[Nov 16 15:33:35] : DINAHMOHUM folded.
[Nov 16 15:33:35] : SandZ.nl folded.
[Nov 16 15:33:38] : The D1amond called $4
[Nov 16 15:33:38] : Dealing flop.
[Nov 16 15:33:38] : Board cards [2s Js 5s]
[Nov 16 15:33:43] : The D1amond bet $5
[Nov 16 15:33:49] : PkrTxsRngr called $5 and raised $10
[Nov 16 15:33:57] : The D1amond called $10 and raised $163.25 and is All-in
[Nov 16 15:33:59] : PkrTxsRngr called $97.50 and is All-in
[Nov 16 15:34:00] : Showdown!
[Nov 16 15:34:00] : Seat 1 : The D1amond has Ts Qs
[Nov 16 15:34:02] : Seat 1 : The D1amond has Ts Qs
[Nov 16 15:34:02] : Seat 3 : PkrTxsRngr has Jd Jc
[Nov 16 15:34:08] : Board cards [2s Js 5s 6c 5h]
[Nov 16 15:34:08] : Seat 1 : The D1amond has Ts Qs
[Nov 16 15:34:08] : The D1amond has Flush QJT52
[Nov 16 15:34:08] : Seat 3 : PkrTxsRngr has Jd Jc
[Nov 16 15:34:08] : PkrTxsRngr has Full House : Jacks full of 5s
[Nov 16 15:34:08] : PkrTxsRngr wins $232.50 with Full House : Jacks full of 5s
[Nov 16 15:34:16] : KingOfAmber : ouch
[Nov 16 15:34:18] : Hand is over.

Killme00

Nicky,

Will you be entering the Irish Open 2007? Do you think 3000 Euro entry is value with a guaranteed 2mill payout?

Phil Hellmuth has been installed as favourite to win by Paddy Power. Could you descibe your feelings on this and tell me how worried you are?

NickyOD

gosplan wrote:

Who'd win in a fight:

A North American brown bear or a male silverback gorilla?

The Gorilla wouldn't stand a chance. Some of those bears are like 10ft tall. They have huge claws and are meat eaters. Gorillas may pack a powerful punch be but they have no claws, are smaller and seem to just sit around all day eating plants. How could they stand a chance against a carnivore that kills for a living?

NickyOD

Killme00 wrote:

Nicky,

Will you be entering the Irish Open 2007? Do you think 3000 Euro entry is value with a guaranteed 2mill payout?

I think it will be a great event and I'm going to do my best try and satelite in. I won't be paying up front for it but I have been offered a sponsorship deal which might help with that.

Killme00 wrote:

Phil Hellmuth has been installed as favourite to win by Paddy Power. Could you descibe your feelings on this and tell me how worried you are?

I think its probably justified if players like Ivey, Cunningham and couple of others haven't agreed to play yet. I would absolutely love to have him at my table. I don't think I would have any problem with him. He comes across as very easy to read to me. He's just cartoon character really.

Ste05

Excellent Q&A Nicky,

Obviously you want to keep increasing the levels until you're hammering the 50/100 games but I was wondering what level cash games are you aiming at for your bread and butter once you get yourself BR'ed again, 2/4? and are you a Tribeca convert now or will you be heading back to Party or Stars, etc. soon for your bread and butter?

NickyOD

Ste05 wrote:

Excellent Q&A Nicky,

Obviously you want to keep increasing the levels until you're hammering the 50/100 games but I was wondering what level cash games are you aiming at for your bread and butter once you get yourself BR'ed again, 2/4? and are you a Tribeca convert now or will you be heading back to Party or Stars, etc. soon for your bread and butter?

I'm trying not to get too far ahead of myself. Once I get back to 2-4 I'll go from there. I have played a little bit of 3-6 on UB and did well, but it was brief.

Since Tribecca is moving to Playtech the nature of the cash tables could change. We'll have to wait and see. I don't think I will head back to Party for cash games. Rakeback deals are becoming more and more important to me when chosing where to play.