August seems to be a massive month for poker in Scotland, local players can look forward to having the latest leg of the Pokerstars UKIPT right on their doorstep. Also, the following week sees Gala put on their August festival.
From speaking to a few local players, it seems that there are a few local players going to be making the trip through, and a decent amount will be playing the main event. (I know Eddie G has won a seat for the main event, so he will be there....although in winning the seat he has probably exhausted his coinflip lives and will therefore pose no real threat at your table :P!!!) Although Edinburgh is a lucky hunting ground for Dundee players, so who knows!!
Here is the full schedule for the UKIPT Edinburgh Leg.
Personally, I will be looking to play the main event and possibly one of the £100 side events..I will probably look at selling %'s of myself up to a maximum of 50% to play the main event.....If I don't do this, buying in for the full £550 will be a decision made nearer the time...(factors will be bankroll, mood and drive).....So we shall see.
One of my friends has recently moved to Edinburgh and has offered me a place to stay if I need it, so I might take advantage of this and look to play the £100 side event on the Thursday and play day 1b on the Friday for the main event.
If i don't play the main event, then I will play a few of the side events and look to play the £100 6-max event on the Sunday, that looks very good and you don't often see events like that in local schedules.
These are my provisional plans for Edinburgh.
Through speaking with a few local players, something hit me, many of them (particularly the younger ones) haven't played any bigger buy in tourneys like the £500 main event.
I'm in my 3rd year of playing poker, but I've played quite a few £500 buy in games and one £1k buy in. I've taken shots playing these events, and have never been properly rolled to play them.... However, the old cliche of "You have to be in it to win it" definitely applies.
What might appear as reckless money management to some, I see it as a massive +EV spot!! and I would advise any poker player (particularly us younger ones, to take these shots)
I see it as such..............
A £550 or a £1k buy in tourney comes around, it gets the juices flowing and you want to play it, you have delusions of grandeur (these are healthy :D).
I would say if you play poker and don't have some sort of lofty goal or drive to do better, then you should just give up! Is that not what it's about?? Whether it's to win a big live tourney, simply play in a WSOP event or make a million playing cash games!
I think every player should have poker goals......and take some sort of action to put them on the road to achieving them.
So ask yourself this, "What is the worst that can happen?" answer??? "probably killed in a car crash on the way to Edinburgh....and if u share a car with Kev Wallace, this is at least a 19 outer with two cards to come!! :D
No the answer is of course "lose the buy in" that is £550......
Now contrary to popular belief and my penchant for fine foods and international travel, I'm not a millionaire :P £550 is a chunk of change, but it ain't gonna change your life or my life........ Put £1.50 a day in a jar, and a year later you will have your £550 back anyway :P (If u need to justify this to a spouse, partner or significant other!!)
Winning a live tourney of standing...might, just might give you a kick start in both life and poker. That type of score gives you a proper roll from to build etc etc, you might then choose to play more live tourneys, make the WSOP and bring a bracelet back to the Gala :P
I'm off on a tangent, but I wont you to dream, as that's mainly what you, me and anyone is getting for their £550 buy in.....A dream, a chance to sit and think, "Fuck, it could be me in this room that is going to bink this"
You see....the downside is £550, but the upside is effectively unlimited!
So spending £550 on a tournament buy in is not for everyone, and may even seem vulgar to those with a non degenerate brain!
But trust me, you won't regret it!!!!
From my experience, I've played a few large buy ins, does it hurt when you bust?? YEP....Do you sometimes take a little bit longer to get into your game?? YEP (the first big buy in i played (£550 game Colin won), i played like gary dalson on his last bullet for the first hour!!!!, But then you should get the same epiphany.......
It's a table, 9/10 handed, 52 cards and little plastic things that u throw in to the middle.
Do I regret the shots I've taken?? Throwing off £550 chunks of my bankroll chasing rainbows??? The answer is no, you can replace £550........but you can't replace a feeling of regret for not taking shots while you can......and indeed probably should.
To quote Michael Jordan "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"
Now CAVEAT EMPTOR on this advice, and indeed all my blog posts :P........
This is right for me, and my situation etc etc........
Since a young age I've taken what seem like massive risks to other people, in my travelling and buying and selling exploits, I refuse the safety of a 9-5 (no it's not cause I can't get up at 9'o clock, it's because I know there is another way!!)....that's why I laugh when someone called me a nit recently!!
In the game of life, I'm super aggressive, I'll take a shot, a risk a punt, whatever!
I think you should to sometime
Cheers
Barry
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