POKER IS BACK !! SBR Spring Poker Event 2018

[bonzaii]

as the only poker player to have won the Professionals Tourney back to back, i love this structure. the format of this event is bringing me back into the game, thank you to SBR for this wonderful format

I hope this dude wins, just to prove how this promo should be reformatted.

[silvap]

Going to throw one quick sugestion for the rollovers, especially now that we'll have some silly small amounts for the bottom prizes of these freerolls - why not allow people to combine different rollovers into one bigger one - its better to have say 200 point buy in for a bigger cash game than a bunch of different 20, 25, 30.

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JokePeavy21: "Sinmiedo is a great guy and an upstanding member of the community here"

Sinmiedo: "I'm just here for the poker"



He is here for poker. 95% or more of his scarce posting has to do with poker.

Poker onlys just take from SBR. They don't bet on sports, they post rarely or never, but they take a piece of the pie. Inviting other poker onlys to join doesn't grow the community in a positive way. They are basically SBR's illegals and immigrants from *hithole countries. I don't know about aligning with bobbywaves but if he says something truthful or congratulates me I'll be polite back. I'm not saying Sinmiedo or anyone else are bad people I'm pointing out the effect these poker onlys inevitably have on the benefits for the rest of us.

You've been listening to Rudy too much.

SBR is happy to have people here just to play poker. Or just to bet sports.

You really don't need to get so angry at people over your mis-placed ideas of how SBR should run it's business.

You run around this place just attacking people daily, trying to protect posters from tailing FunnyB, or ripping into posters for joining in the promotions SBR wants them to, because you say it's bad for SBR.

And you seriously wonder why you get called a Social Justice Warrior



You're obviously an intelligent guy. And make lots of good contributions too. But man, you can be such an ugly negative jerk for no good reason too often.

[Optional]

Going to throw one quick sugestion for the rollovers, especially now that we'll have some silly small amounts for the bottom prizes of these freerolls - why not allow people to combine different rollovers into one bigger one - its better to have say 200 point buy in for a bigger cash game than a bunch of different 20, 25, 30.

Good suggestion but I imagine it will take more than a simple code tweak to achieve.

[ArunSh]

Good suggestion but I imagine it will take more than a simple code tweak to achieve.

Yes, this is something I spoke up for back when this whole thing first started. To be honest, these small rollovers were something that really contributed to the idea of flipping to begin with. When you cash in tourney for 20 - 40, just seems pointless to spend the time grinding that rollover out when it's such a small amount amount of points. The idea of just flipping them immediately so that you bust them or double them up to a reasonable amount seemed rather simple/easier. Being able to combine them (say in blocks of 100 or whatever) would I think have been preferred by many.

[dlowilly]

You've been listening to Rudy too much.

SBR is happy to have people here just to play poker. Or just to bet sports.

You really don't need to get so angry at people over your mis-placed ideas of how SBR should run it's business.

You run around this place just attacking people daily, trying to protect posters from tailing FunnyB, or ripping into posters for joining in the promotions SBR wants them to, because you say it's bad for SBR.

And you seriously wonder why you get called a Social Justice Warrior



You're obviously an intelligent guy. And make lots of good contributions too. But man, you can be such an ugly negative jerk for no good reason too often.

Ok if you say so about SBR being happy to to have people here just to play poker. I can't imagine how a bunch of players who spend all of their time where there is no advertising except cashing out in the store 6 times a year can be good for the site. You work here and have info I don't though so I will take your word for it.

As far as funnyb, you are just flat out unequivocally wrong about that situation. No ifs, ands, or buts. Whether SBR generates garbage traffic from his pathology isn't the point, it's a golden rule thing. I would want someone to tell me who knows better, especially through experience, not to invest with Bernie Madoff and not to tail Funny Madoff. A site can't call itself a watchdog and report on the qualities and shortcomings of sportsbooks, and then turn around and act like a ginger blob intent on misleading gamblers by constantly lying about his handicapping skills is nothing to worry about.

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Ok if you say so about SBR being happy to to have people here just to play poker. I can't imagine how a bunch of players who spend all of their time where there is no advertising except cashing out in the store 6 times a year can be good for the site. You work here and have info I don't though so I will take your word for it.

As far as funnyb, you are just flat out unequivocally wrong about that situation. No ifs, ands, or buts. Whether SBR generates garbage traffic from his pathology isn't the point, it's a golden rule thing. I would want someone to tell me who knows better, especially through experience, not to invest with Bernie Madoff and not to tail Funny Madoff. A site can't call itself a watchdog and report on the qualities and shortcomings of sportsbooks, and then turn around and act like a ginger blob intent on misleading gamblers by constantly lying about his handicapping skills is nothing to worry about.

Of course it would be better if every poker player was into sports as well, but I don't think SBR heavily relies on affiliate income anyway plus I am pretty sure it's not in SBRs best interests to have yourself, Rudy and one or two other loud posters berating people daily about making use of promotional offers that SBR wants users to enjoy. How does it help? It could only drive people away and reduce participation I think.

The contests, the bash, the poker, the betpoints are all meant to be used. There really is no reason to bash people just for using them.

And as far as FunnyB. For what feels like months it's been you and BostonGambler going on about the same thing. The negativity is just awful. Even JJ nominated a post saying it this week. Who cares if he has a mental issue that makes him want to look better than he is to the forum? Half the posters are like that to some extent. And you've said yourself, who the hell would be blind tailing 14 picks per day anyway? He's just an action junkie who isn't hurting a soul. His threads probably would not have many replies but for you two attacking him in every single one. Plus I hear he has been winning the last 8 days in a row?!

[Auto Donk]

You're entitled to your opinion, as am I. My opinion of Sin stems from the bash, as I was sitting next to him. All I saw was an obnoxious loudmouth, wasn't impressed.

maybe all that tranny jizz in your backdoor was affecting you....

I met sin at the last bash.... he and our other canadian brother, bdog, are two total class acts....

sin was polite, upbeat, and obviously loves the game.....

had a great time getting to know him and many of the others....

[JAKEPEAVY21]

JokePeavy21: "Sinmiedo is a great guy and an upstanding member of the community here"

Sinmiedo: "I'm just here for the poker"



Who are you calling a clown? You've been clowning it up for the last month. I don't know whether it's the hard line I took on your pathological lying ginger boyfriend or my signature driving you nuts, whatever.

It isn't bad mouthing someone to state the facts. He is here for poker. 95% or more of his scarce posting has to do with poker. He has told other poker onlys about this place which I'm sure is the case with others too and now the poker community on here is at least 50% poker only leeches.

You can say "well can you blame them for taking what SBR is giving?" but now we have very real consequences. SBR can't keep giving away to all these poker onlys so you have the pullback we see recently.

I really don't care about what you think of me.
you're entitled to your opinion just as I'm entitled to mine.

You're entitled to your opinion, as am I. My opinion of Sin stems from the bash, as I was sitting next to him. All I saw was an obnoxious loudmouth, wasn't impressed.

maybe if you took the time to have a conversation with him you would think differently.

[franklee168]

Good suggestion but I imagine it will take more than a simple code tweak to achieve.

Opti, if there was only 1 point bank for poker roll over points, wouldn't this achieve what people are asking for?

[downsouth]

You're entitled to your opinion, as am I. My opinion of Sin stems from the bash, as I was sitting next to him. All I saw was an obnoxious loudmouth, wasn't impressed.

Didn't he knock you out in first few hands?

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Opti, if there was only 1 point bank for poker roll over points, wouldn't this achieve what people are asking for?

I'd imagine the people who do not play out their rollovers immediately would not like that as the rollover figure could build up to be very large.

[franklee168]

I'd imagine the people who do not play out their rollovers immediately would not like that as the rollover figure could build up to be very large.

The better to play the higher limit tables with! Big O would be in heaven!

[reigle9]

You're entitled to your opinion, as am I. My opinion of Sin stems from the bash, as I was sitting next to him. All I saw was an obnoxious loudmouth, wasn't impressed.

that's called live poker, every table has 1

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that's called live poker, every table has 1

He seemed pretty cool on our Vegas trip!

Liked it when he was at my table.

[reigle9]

lol i didn't even know he was there

maybe i didn't meet him or was blacked out, coin flip

[Optional]

lol i didn't even know he was there

maybe i didn't meet him or was blacked out, coin flip

LOL

I can post photographic evidence of us three together. One with arms around each other like oldest friends in the world.

[reigle9]

jesus

i'm ridiculous

[Hugh Madbrough]

Yes, this is something I spoke up for back when this whole thing first started. To be honest, these small rollovers were something that really contributed to the idea of flipping to begin with. When you cash in tourney for 20 - 40, just seems pointless to spend the time grinding that rollover out when it's such a small amount amount of points. The idea of just flipping them immediately so that you bust them or double them up to a reasonable amount seemed rather simple/easier. Being able to combine them (say in blocks of 100 or whatever) would I think have been preferred by many.

That's a good idea. It's difficult to get a game going with low stakes. I had 4 30 point wins last month, would of been cool to combine them and play on the $1/$2 table.

[USCPHILLYGUY]

lol i didn't even know he was there

maybe i didn't meet him or was blacked out, coin flip

Reigs was on the Vegas trip

Have met Sin on 3 separate occasions and spoke to him several times off site & arguably one of the nicest men I’ve ever met.

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Reigs was on the Vegas trip

Geez... was I the only one sober enough to remember everyone??

I think you may have had 'other things' to do the times Reigle was around maybe.

[USCPHILLYGUY]

Geez... was I the only one sober enough to remember everyone??

I think you may have had 'other things' to do the times Reigle was around maybe.

Must have missed him when I took you to The Forum Shops @ Caesar’s to look for those friggin stone washed jeans!

[franklee168]

Opti, time for sleep bro. 3:24am .

[sinmiedo]

Thanks for SBR forum ( John ,Lou,Sam, and Thur team) I was able to meet great people and good poker players to enjoy the game, but the best part is that is find friend all over the world because of it.
Jake,Opti,matt Paschal, trip d , usphillyguy, chem85, 4uk, beerdog, millertime, siArun, no1here, downsouth, bite, tattady, kidkongolf, and the list can go on and on.
Poker sometimes brings also the worst of people due to frustration, and those need to understand that is just a game, that the passionate people for a few minutes get out of hand, but when people keep going on and on for days, well, they need pshichiatric help.

Sinmiedo.

[ArunSh]

I'd imagine the people who do not play out their rollovers immediately would not like that as the rollover figure could build up to be very large.

That was why I suggested blocks of 100. Basically whenever you reach 100 (or if you happen to go over that due wherever most recent cash takes your bank), it automatically starts a new "bank". Then you can clear them one at a time so that it won't get to be one humongous rollover.

[Hugh Madbrough]

What are these bashes, everyone keeps posting about?

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That was why I suggested blocks of 100. Basically whenever you reach 100 (or if you happen to go over that due wherever most recent cash takes your bank), it automatically starts a new "bank". Then you can clear them one at a time so that it won't get to be one humongous rollover.

We are going in circles a bit. That is what I said was probably not trivial to code. So Frank suggested a single points bank. I said prob not suitable.

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What are these bashes, everyone keeps posting about?

SBR threw a superbowl party at the Hard Rock Resort in Punta Cana Dominican Republic in 2017 and 2015, in Costa Rica 2013 and in Vegas before that. 50 or 60 posters plus a guest got free rooms etc for it last time. Nothing been announced for the next one but it'll probably be in 2019.

[thetrinity]

I think the ability to combine rollovers once the promo starts is a must to keep the side action going.

[Hugh Madbrough]

SBR threw a superbowl party at the Hard Rock Resort in Punta Cana Dominican Republic in 2017 and 2015, in Costa Rica 2013 and in Vegas before that. 50 or 60 posters plus a guest got free rooms etc for it last time. Nothing been announced for the next one but it'll probably be in 2019.

That's pretty cool. If I'm not married by 2019 count me in.

[ArunSh]

We are going in circles a bit. That is what I said was probably not trivial to code. So Frank suggested a single points bank. I said prob not suitable.

Yes, I understand that. Just seems like one of those things which would be a real improvement both in player experience + helping lessen the amount of flipping. So even if not trivial, just strikes me as one of those "one time things" (will be permanent once it is input) that might really help and thereby could be worth the effort of coding it.

Obviously I don't really know how much it would help or how hard it is to code though - speculating really. Just in general I've sort of always been in favor of making changes which are one time things (i.e. don't require consistent/constant maintenance), especially if they end up being a profound improvement to whatever is in question. Again, just guessing really though about that being so.

[bobbywaves]

maybe if you took the time to have a conversation with him you would think differently.

that's called live poker, every table has 1

True, but I'm not inclined to start a conversation with anyone acting that way.

Since others stated Sin's a good guy, then it's possible I met him on an off day when he was drinking heavily. Although I doubt he was drunk at 11am.

[sinmiedo]

True, but I'm not inclined to start a conversation with anyone acting that way.

Since others stated Sin's a good guy, then it's possible I met him on an off day when he was drinking heavily. Although I doubt he was drunk at 11am.

bobby......you never say 1 word in 3 days there, we offered you a keyboard to express something.
you only lasted 2 orbits with me in the table, because of your play.
and as people that knows me i follow the poker creed , i don drink and play.

[bobbywaves]

bobby......you never say 1 word in 3 days there

I spoke with many people, just not you. Again, why would I start a conversation with an obnoxious loudmouth?

we offered you a keyboard to express something.

you only lasted 2 orbits with me in the table, because the deck smacked me in the face with aces

Happens, more pool time for me.

and as people that knows me i follow the poker creed , i don drink and play.

Was going to give you a pass if you were drunk, figures I witnessed your true colors.

[mpaschal34]

True, but I'm not inclined to start a conversation with anyone acting that way.

Since others stated Sin's a good guy, then it's possible I met him on an off day when he was drinking heavily. Although I doubt he was drunk at 11am.

I think Sin summed it up best when he said you weren’t at the table long enough to get to know him. I think it has more to do with you shoving in over the top of his raise and him having AA.