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Bonus Report
Published on 2012-05-21 19:59:00
Just cleared $4,000 bonus on stars. Gonna reduce my play there now and focus elsewhere where ive been been much more consistent and focused this year. I will decide in July whether to keep supernova as i dnt think ill play there much until then. Since last post i took Friday off (got drunk) and Saturday off (Hungover). Didnt play much until late evening on either yesterday or tonight, > read more
Double SCOOP Time
Published on 2012-05-17 09:49:00
4pm 8game: low and medium 7pm pl hi lo: low and medium will try and update if anything is interesting in running. had long lie in today badly needed and not starting until 4pm. only broke about even yesterday but games were good just couldnt get in the right spots often enough. +£5,167 for May hope to add to that shortly :) 6:40pm: Yuk frustrating as hell again, out of both inside 2hrs > read more
Deep In SCOOP Stud8
Published on 2012-05-15 20:10:00
Only the $27 but having fun as every pot i enter is crucial Currently 12/68 with 2178 entered. Lots of luck needed , had plenty so far ! 3am: 10/33 3:45am: sick as parrot on bust hand with 888 multiway, get max value going hu to river and matey hits straight to scoop. finished 18th/2178 for a paltry $231.41. sounds far from big stuff but it wasnt as blinds so high and i had several > read more
Heavy Rake
Published on 2012-05-14 20:04:00
Done $500 rake on my main site tonight and knackered. Was doing well this afternoon but this evening dragged on and i hit some real bad coolers and beats to wipe out my profit on the day. In fact if it wasnt for winning $500 in the promotion i would have gone from £300 up to £300 down but as it is im pretty much break even for the day and sit now on +£5,596 for the month. Did some play on > read more
3rd SCOOP Night
Published on 2012-05-11 13:17:00
Not expecting anything exciting tonight as its only $215 and $27 FL hi lo and full ring. So annoying when cash games 9/10 now are 6handed that they still see the need to keep this full ring. So dull and so much more luck needed and less action as not in as many pots. Still rant over lets run good now.... Started today at about £4,800 up for May. £300 of that was won yesterday on my day off > read more
SCOOP $700 PL Hi Lo Final Table
Published on 2012-05-10 04:38:00
Im posting before i bust lol 6/6. Been golden as short stack but not enough to build a stack. Need a fast double, lucky to ladder to here without even trying to ladder. 10:45am - just got 3/4 but still weak 6/6. > read more
Scoop The SCOOP Time
Published on 2012-05-09 14:00:00
10pm start tonight urrgh. At least if i bust out i can go to bed !!! This will probably be the only 1 i will play all levels on which are $7.5, $82 and $700. Its 6 max pl hi lo which i play cash games in all the time so no excuses although im sure ill be able to make some up. If it gets interested or if im bored or got spare time ill do updates below. Didnt play yesterday but still feel > read more
Arrrghh Punished
Published on 2012-05-07 18:46:00
Looks like it could be a tough month mentally. Ive only just noticed my stars site hasnt been saving histories since over a month ago. I didnt play there last month much which is why ive only noticed this now when i wanted to see just how bad i'd run today. Anyways today was a shocker assuming i dont play more. The Badugi was rubbish on the $215 game with a tight solid table with nothing > read more
May It Start Soon
Published on 2012-05-07 09:41:00
Very slow start to this month. Dunno quite what happened but just lost a lot of motivation to play. I was doing ok with the limited volume then i had a horrendous 90min session Thursday where i lost £1,000. I followed that up with a -£400 the next days first and only session as well. Have cashed in £500ish rakeback but still started today about -£200. Money dont concern me but my > read more
April Review
Published on 2012-04-30 21:25:00
Another decent month under my belt. Since the last post ive made nearly £2,000 more. Hardly played over the weekend as was either drunk or hungover for most of it :) :( Final profit came to +£9,313. Whilst i didnt go nuts on the rake it still probably added up across the several sites to somewhere over the $5k mark for the whole month. Plenty on in May to attack. Probably keep playing > read more
More Run Good
Published on 2012-04-22 17:09:00
Not played massively since last post. Was out Friday night and way too hungover so hardly touched it yesterday. Played a few hours this afternoon for a small loss but wasnt really in mood this evening so again stopped after only a short time. Run good though was mainly Friday afternoon where the majority came from a couple of pots on 2/4 pl hi lo against the same player. Was a new random who > read more
Been Treading Water...
Published on 2012-04-17 18:50:00
Up until today ive won/lost no more than £200 a day and stayed around the £5,500 mark. Rakeback still accumulating but games were juicy so missed opportunites. Still if u gonna have bad days and still break even its always a good sign. Today was similar with exception of 1 site where i took a large chunk off a big fish. This has put me at peak for the month now of £6,009. I even entered 5 > read more
Holy Shit + Holy Cow (Edit)
Published on 2012-04-12 16:41:00
LOL no more moaning for a bit. Had already been lucky on a kind of flip and hit for a double stack on 5/10$ pl hi lo before this hand came up. Big fish has left and i was already leaving when bb came 2 hands later. 7h7d23ss button 4hnded raise to 30 and both blinds call flop is 10d,7s,5d , chks to me i bet 60 and sb calls before bb raises underpot to 210, i flat to disguise and pot raise > read more
Overdue Downswing
Published on 2012-04-11 08:55:00
Well it was 2.5 weeks without a losing day so i was well overdue a bad day. Unfortunately it came in the form of 2 days Mon/Tues both of which were just plain shocking. Dont think i was playin particularly well but obviously also ran real bad too. Not gonna moan on about it though, hopefully by blogging i will draw a line under it and start the months grind again from today. Dropped from > read more
My Week Off ?
Published on 2012-04-07 17:50:00
Nope, played every day, just in addict mode at the moment. Apart from Wednesday ive only played between 1 and 3 hours a day but im still to have a losing day. Wednesday was wild playing around 10 hours going nearly £1,500 up before dropping over 2/3 of it back right near the end putting me into tilt for the first time in a few weeks, i stopped quick though and didnt take too big a risk. Ive > read more
Mad March Review
Published on 2012-04-01 11:08:00
Best month since Nov 2009. Figure to write down is +£10,751. In reality though there was between $3,400 and $4,400 rakeback (depending what rate i eventually cash it in at) to receive at a later date that adds to that. Plan for April is to sort lots of non poker stuff ive been putting off out while playing bits here and there. No exact date but been told theres likely to be a promotion > read more
Final Bang
Published on 2012-03-31 16:59:00
Month over and promotion over. Still playing as games are just plain daft tonight. Running so lucky too despite being drowsy from a hangover. Another mental last day, will post below when im done and i guess ill post tommorrow final figures once as i expect thats when i will get credit for the promotion. .......Ok im done, +£1,211 on the day and way above expectation, great finish to a big > read more
Final Day Hangover ?
Published on 2012-03-30 12:21:00
Forced myself out of bed "early" today at 10am to finish in time to go pub all evening. Just 1 more day of 8 hours ish to play and still the profits have gone up nicely the last 2 days although a tad slower and ev has caught up a little. Since last post 2 days combined ive gone from £7,857 up to £8,443. I will get a $1,750 cash promotion bonus at end of month so the £10k mark is in range > read more
Still Shocked And 3 Days To Go
Published on 2012-03-28 17:07:00
Another crazy day, just couldnt seem to do much wrong. Both graphs show a near straight line up for the day and it was nearly another 4 figure day. Was also in profit the whole day for a change. +£950 on day taking me to +£7,857 for March. Mega month, hope i dont destroy it in the next few days. > read more
Last Day Off - Future Thoughts
Published on 2012-03-27 09:58:00
Just 4 more days left at $400 rake a day and ive decided to take today off after what was probably my most successful day this year yesterday. Made just under £1,500 (and was even behind marginally on allin ev!) Weathers so good and i wanted to avoid complacency after yesterdays stuff and i didnt sleep well last night. Barring a bad end im looking a brilliant month in terms of profit. > read more
Crumbs
Published on 2012-03-24 14:00:00
Couple of crappy days, really need break. Gonna get pretty drunk now and deffo taking 2moz off and maybe Mon too. Dropped to £5,421 , somehow only lost £70 today which is a mini miracle the way ive been playing. pub--------->me v soon. Only 6 days left to play this month, thankfully. > read more
Another Slog
Published on 2012-03-22 17:28:00
Just not feeling it at mo. Had a great day in terms of profit and running well but just felt like a long slog and didnt enjoy any of it. To be expected i guess nearing the end of the month but think i was just in one of them weird moods when i woke up andf it never changed poker or otherwise. gone to +£6034 for the month which is about +£860 on the day. > read more
Day 12/20
Published on 2012-03-21 21:12:00
Slog today, games were infrequent and never lasted any length. Prob my latest finish this month at 2am so gonna hit sack immediately and try and get back to the clock i was on before. Up and down a lot both ways but finally lost about £100 overall and ran below ev for first time in ages. Obv cant complain as been ridiculous lately. > read more
Good Bad Day
Published on 2012-03-20 18:06:00
2 days off sun/mon , would like to say i came back today raring to go but wasnt really in proper mode. Still games were ok and im done earlish at 11pm having already had a couple of long breaks. Been level or down most of day but got bit back last session. Untracked limit games were good and they are the only reason im slightly in profit on day which i will definitely take. +£35 on the day > read more
Big Heater
Published on 2012-03-17 19:11:00
Still on this sick run and today was much the same. Taken me to new peak of £5,243. Since my last bad day (a week ago) ive just run like god basically. Just chucked that into tracker and ive run $2,800 above ev on allins in that period. Must enjoy it while it lasts cos i know how tough it felt when i had the reverse for a period towards the end of last month. Day off begins right now :) : > read more
Nearly Another Day Off
Published on 2012-03-17 06:28:00
Almost same as day before. In profit nearly all day and climbed to nearly £500 up at the end, running well still so expecting a bad session or day sometime soon. Profits to new peak of £4,797. Sunday definitely day off, plenty of housework followed by plenty of booze :) > read more
Easy Day
Published on 2012-03-15 17:04:00
Above ev, loads of heads up games and higher stuff so quicker rake. Took 2 x 1hr+ breaks and still finished by 10pm. Also i nice £956 profit to take me to a peak of £4,304 for March. Try and fight off complacency 2moz and Sat before taking Sunday off. > read more
Day 7/20
Published on 2012-03-14 20:15:00
Good day, up steady all day and marginally ahead of ev all day. Finished on a low reversing the ev bit though in some ridiculous pots but not staying on to chase despite the games being good. I know its better to chill and get a decent nights sleep with another 13 days of this left. On the day: +£278 On Month: +£3,348 > read more
Challenging Day
Published on 2012-03-13 19:10:00
Started awful and spent the whole day recovering it. Action wasnt great today so took longer but i had a few longer breaks too so overall it wasnt too bad. Eg started before 11am but only finished just after midnight. Anyways after losing £400ish i finished +£136. Would have been a small loss but got paid fully on 1/2plo for a straight flush vs 2nd nut house on my very last hand of my very > read more
Day 5/20
Published on 2012-03-12 17:25:00
Almost took 2 days off as hungover fair today but pushed on and it was worth it. Just finishing last $3 rake now at 10:15pm so not too bad a time and was back to a more steadier day without the ridiculous swings of the prev huge win/huge loss days. I can spread 4 more days off before the end of March so overall this promo shouldnt be as mentally tough as last months was. Nice to post another > read more
Undone Mare
Published on 2012-03-10 18:38:00
Enjoyed that last post while it lasted which wasnt long. Today was completely the reverse in every way possible so its back to where i was a couple of days ago. Still on a good month and having a day off tommorrow. +£2,445 ...return Monday would like to say refreshed but prob hungover. > read more
God Session
Published on 2012-03-09 15:55:00
Crazy was steady and in profit all day then in the space of 10minutes i won stacks accross 4 or 5 tables. Went from £250ish up to £850ish up but didnt stop there and won even more 30mins or so later. Finished now just before 10pm +£1,303 up on day to take me to £3,561 for the month. Mental day, only played 3/6 a tiny bit and my 2/4 exploits werent huge. Most of profit came from 1/2 or > read more
Not Such A Slog
Published on 2012-03-09 03:42:00
2nd $400 rake day went better in terms of being smoother. Games were good and managed to finish at 11:30pm despite having a cple of hours off for dinner and an hour in the afternoon to exercise. Made about £250. Not playing as high as last month yet although did get some 2/4pl hi lo in towards the end of the night. Plo hasnt been going as well since the downswing so im keeping that lower > read more
March Targets
Published on 2012-03-07 15:21:00
Already cleared my first one which was raking in the region of $700 to get a $500 bonus (and about $200 in rakeback to come) which was running out on the 10th. Was swingy on that site but ended up in profit a little so all good. Also done well with couple of short drunk table attacks on separate days on main site. Before today i was sitting about £1,500 up and now i've begun my promotion for > read more
Feb Review
Published on 2012-03-01 09:07:00
Graphs of tracked games in Feb for that promotion i did on my main site. Think the 2nd one is especially interesting as i seem to get more wound up when i get stacked irrelevent of stakes in the short term. Still the promotion added an extra 25.11% to my rakeback and i grossed $10,500 rake doing that. Actual written down figure for month is £3,986 but true figure would include rakeback > read more
GSOP PL HI LO (ongame) Results
Published on 2012-02-29 18:32:00
Still playing the $50rebuy, onto that in a mo 4/7 but card dead of late. Played $5 rebuy at same time and led that for a while, ended up busting 29th/844. $50 rebuy i led for long periods, at one point over an hour a few hours in. Just gone backwards a bit since final 2 tables, 358 entered and chunky $9,500winner +$5k seat. Need some luck to get that result though as blinds are catching up > read more
Day 28/28 - The End
Published on 2012-02-28 21:29:00
The month of minimum $375 gross rake paid a day every day is over. I dont really have time to summarise yet so i will just post my daily stuff here and hopefully find time for some stats and stuff in another post. Only +£1,987 now for month :( Would luv a day off but as said before gotta tank stars a bit tommorrow. Also theres an mtt i feel i should play in evening. > read more
Day 27
Published on 2012-02-27 19:01:00
Nearly done thank god. Another soul destroying day at the tables and a horrendous evening session to finish on dropping everything won yesterday and more. Losing on all games so cant even switch games when frustrated. Hating this right now and glad when its over even though i still need to tank other sites in the coming week :( +£2,147 for Feb :(( > read more
Day 26
Published on 2012-02-26 08:34:00
Just over rake done by 2:30pm, yes. In profit, yes. Ahead of ev, yes. Happy ? No Ev dnt take into account coolers, heres 2 i had in space of 5minutes. Fortunately first one was only .25/5pl hi lo. 88xx in bb flop JJ8 all 3 of us check. norm lead here but both players shallow. turn 6 chk to limper he bets pot i raise pot and he calls leaving himself a dollar behind. He has xx66 with no > read more
Day 25
Published on 2012-02-25 19:09:00
On laptop so dnt have full details. Roughly level on day but ran real bad again, think it was in region of 900$ bhind ev. I'll take it and end of month is in sight ! ....edit huge fish on 2/4 pl hi lo so had to play while in bed. managed to run 2nd set into top set then lost a 3way allin with AA27 vs A4JJ and A3910 before he left so lost another £260ish. Wont even show up on ev as i dnt > read more
Day 24
Published on 2012-02-24 04:12:00
Early start and early post to try and keep calm and refocus. Summary so far (ev in brackets) First allin of day matey chkraises me allin with no fold equity on an unmade draw and obv hits 50/50. I miss QJ107 on a K89rainbow flop vs AAQQ 15mins in -$350 (+$100) 30mins in -$750 (+$100) , nothing higher than 1/2 so far. 5/10 huge fish have to sit. get 700 in preflop with AQJ9 vs fish and shortie > read more
Day 23
Published on 2012-02-23 16:56:00
Another tough mental day. Went about £500 in the hole and way behind ev again even at the end of the day. Somehow though finished about +£150 on the day ? Gotta tank early tommorrow and finish before 6pm for a night off. > read more
Day 22
Published on 2012-02-22 18:48:00
Ok today was a disaster. $1,600 behind ev on tracked games and got outdrawn constantly on limit games too. Summed it up at end when got $160odd inpreflop with AA35 on 2/4pl hi lo vs maniac fish .. other $400 goes in on the rainbow K84flop. He shows AK103 and it bricks out xK. Had already taken the autpost off and was my last hand , sooooo sick i hate this game sometimes. -£1,100 on the > read more
Day 21
Published on 2012-02-21 19:08:00
Nearly a disaster. Had resigned myself to a huge loss being over -$2,000 at one point and running $1,000 under ev. Force to play 3hours more after that i went on a mad run and only ended up about $300 down and amazingly i was $1,000 over ev ! Ridiculous swings and ive gotta be careful im due a big loss any time very soon. Great escape today, might not be so lucky for the week thats left. > read more
Day 20
Published on 2012-02-20 16:02:00
Finished early. One of best days profit this year (assuming i dnt go back on stars and lose some later). So why did i pretty much hate it all day ? Just bored and sick of it now, sooooooooooo need a day off but committed and have to push on through. Was in the hole for £700 at one point today but hit a golden session and i think i made it to +£1,000 before dropping some back. +£853 on day, > read more
Day 19
Published on 2012-02-19 19:54:00
Over 2/3 of the way through with a likely 9 more days to go in this promotion. Wasnt feeling it today and got bored at times. Really could do with a day off :( Dropped £500ish on main site but an hour on stars at the end on limit hi lo was fruitful to reduce that loss somewhat. Sitting on a healthy £4,758 for the month. > read more
Day 18
Published on 2012-02-18 20:28:00
Ended up staying in and played way above ($500ish) my $375 daily rake target as games were good. Mad day, games good all day and ev line is straight up as steady as can be. Unfortunately i didnt follow it but got to "only" $1,000 below it at the end !!! At worst point i was $1,600 below it and $800ish in the hole but i managed to record a good profit in the end. Disconnection cost me $100ish > read more
Day 17
Published on 2012-02-17 19:19:00
Finished about 1am and absolutely knackered. Was gonna do an hour on stars at end but it would be counter productive so gonna hit the sack and try and have another full day tommorrow if i can resist going out drinking. Pretty wild day as high as pl 5/10 . £500 in the hole at one point and £800 up a couple of separate times after that. About £500 up in the end and sitting on new peak for the > read more
Day 16
Published on 2012-02-17 06:42:00
Pretty much got back what i had lost the last couple of days so a good day overall. Didnt feel like it at the end though as ran terrible and what was a big day turned into a good day. Fortunately there was no chasing or tilting as i finished my total rake target for day just after 10pm. Writing this on my laptop as i cant access desktop for a few hours as that rooms being painted. Subject > read more
Day 15
Published on 2012-02-15 18:33:00
Could have stopped at 9pm but mad games going on so had to get involved. I went down £1,200 at one point on 5/10 pl hi lo but got most of it back. Lost about £200 on the day in the end. +£3,854 for Feb now and gotta got to bed, another 8am wake up tommorrow ! Also Rio booked for wsop trip :) > read more
Day 14
Published on 2012-02-14 11:46:00
Was due a bad one and its not disappointing me. Still got 3hours to play later but its a struggle and it will have to be a big 2nd half to pull back into profit. -£500ish so far :( 11:45pm.....It got worse and i was about £800 down for a while but a late spur brought me back to -£200 for the day. Extremely happy with this (feels like a win obviously) and i dont think ive been this tired since > read more
Vegas Brag
Published on 2012-02-14 07:05:00
Just booked flights for wsop. Only stopping 11 days this time and looking forward to it already. Gonna stay in the Rio for first time since 2005 so im right in the action (tilt failed to book at last step after wasting 10mins says try later). Should be playing both pl hi lo wsop events. > read more
Day 13
Published on 2012-02-13 18:35:00
Nearly halfway through the month and another winning day to record although not as big as recent ones. Was still some big pots in there with some play at 5/10 but no massive swings today and now sit on +£4,252 I also cleared an overlapping promotion which is worth about £1,000 although i wont see that until i cash in my poker points which is likely to be sometime in the 2nd quarter of the year. > read more
Day 12
Published on 2012-02-13 06:23:00
Lost a few hundred quid back drunk mainly thanks to missing a gutshot and nut flush draw vs a set for an $800 pot on 2/4plo. Won a golden 3way pot earlier though for $1,200 with top 2 pair and a gutshot vs a lower wrap and top set ! 3 outer and board had to not fill up on river :) Has actually put me above ev on the month significantly and also made yesterday into another solid profit to take > read more
Day 11
Published on 2012-02-11 13:43:00
Kind of in running of sorts. Bit bored maybe cos i aint had more than 2 beers this weekend so far. Could also be that the games are a bit dead right now although i expect them to pick up later. 7:40pm now In supernova $1million freeroll, just lost a chunky pot as i wrote this but still started well and on 17k (from 10k and only played 20mins as late turning up) On list for more tables but not > read more
Day 10
Published on 2012-02-10 18:15:00
Up up and awayyyyyyyy. Another great day and ran 400$ above ev too. Difference to other days was i won big but 95%+ of games were 1/2 or lower so it was a lot of BBs. £966 on the day ----> £3,690 on the month. Finished bang on midnight, unless i go back for more later ;) > read more
Day 9
Published on 2012-02-09 17:48:00
Wasnt feeling it today but somehow ended up in profit anyway. I played as highly as 5/10 and 10/20 all be it briefly getting back what i had lost at 3/6. My pokertracker ev graph is mad. At the worst point of the day i was on a loss of -$1,700 and $2,200 below ev !!! Thankfully the recovery kicked in and i finished about +$600 and only a cple hundred behind ev :) Total profit for month now > read more
3/4
Published on 2011-06-30 21:25:00
Another good day (3 out of last 4) to bounce right back. Couple of really good sessions early then break even on the last 2 shorter ones. Moved to peak of £1,379. Wont be playing Saturday as busy all day. Wont play at least until evening tom > read more
Mini Streak Over
Published on 2011-06-30 15:53:00
Couldnt make it 3 winning days in a row. Put more volume in today but the cards were definitely against me. Still i think i played well and didnt get too angry or tilted at all for a change. Dropped £446 which sounds a lot but (easily coul > read more
More Jetlag
Published on 2011-06-28 23:24:00
Been so tired and giving in to the jetlag big time. About to head to bed in a mo and hope i can get up mid afternoon at latest. Managed more hours today but still all in the early hours of the morning, still traffic seems ok. Think im playin > read more
July Starts Early
Published on 2011-06-27 22:28:00
Bit jetlagged and/or drained from the travelling but did login to play for a couple of hours earlier. Managed a decent profit and add that to £51 rakeback and good start to what i hope to be a big comeback month which also should include clearin > read more
Vegas Stats / June Loss
Published on 2011-06-26 01:33:00
-$9,320 mtts (0/11 cashes,deep in only 3) -$175 satellite (test water early but structure redic. fast) -$2,389 cash (breakdown below) PL Big O 5/10: +$2,055 (11 sessions) PL Big O 1/2: +$1,415 (12 sessions, often drunk) PL O8 > read more
Brutal Brutal End
Published on 2011-06-25 23:32:00
Friday started well going as much as $1,000 up on usual games before hitting a wall on 5/5 plo8. It was fun though and i just got outdrawn a bit towards the end which sealed a -$195 day in the end. Today however was a completely different story. A > read more
2 More Cash Sessions Left
Published on 2011-06-24 15:10:00
No good in final mtt. Chipped up early but table was just too tight, needed to hit to get paid and its tricky to run many bluffs in big O. Key hand below: peaked at 60k (started 25k), about 45k start of this hand. tight guy raises button at > read more
Softest PLO8 MTT Ive Ever Played
Published on 2011-06-22 16:02:00
Played a lot of cash the last 3 days including 9pm-12:30am after busting a $210 plo8 mtt at binions 7 hours in. Not been winning though but still think im playin well, just been having to make more laydowns and conquer the bad swing. Only lost > read more
More Cash
Published on 2011-06-19 13:35:00
Its a shame i cant seem to get myself playing a lot more cash games out here. Occasionly i get a tough table and leave but generally theres normally 2-4 awful players at the lowish stakes games ive been playing. Yesterday was no exception (af > read more
No 10 Game
Published on 2011-06-16 16:58:00
Not in mood for it. Had the softest 8game table in golden nugget $240 yesterday and managed to lose 1/3 of my stack by first break. Then when i returned to raise nearly every hand in the 20minute level of NLH with little resistance until i manag > read more
As Dry As The Nevada Desert
Published on 2011-06-14 15:24:00
If i had come back to my room and done this post immediately last night after busting it would have been one hell of a rant. Instead i got drunk on 1/2 big O and got a portion of my $2,500 investment back. Lets be real here ive only played 7 t > read more
Back to 2009 Favourite
Published on 2011-06-13 04:23:00
Finally hit the 75/150$ O8 game and ran so bad to begin with. Managed to go $3,000 down before making a comeback and only finishing $440 down (obviously happy with that). Game was ok to good but dried up and i left immediately it went that way > read more
Unappealing Cash Games
Published on 2011-06-12 17:20:00
Since Friday im not sure why but ive just not been enjoying the cash games and craving them as much. This new "big O" game (5card pl hi lo) is just weird with a lot of variance while trying to guess at someones range and when to make a > read more
Hoarse Horse
Published on 2011-06-11 14:40:00
I am hoarse after a night on the tiles with Karlos and his mate Mark. Managed to mix lots of different drinks and seem to have escaped without much of a hangover although i dont think i will do the same tonight. Info for any fast pint drinkers > read more
Vdara
Published on 2011-06-09 15:50:00
Just moved into Vdara and hotel and room is the nicest ive ever stayed in. Could blog about soooooo much stuff from the last 10 days but i dont wnna spend too much time on here so ill try and mention some of it in bits spread across the coming days > read more
Rapid Demise
Published on 2011-06-03 01:14:00
Quick and painful exit. split a couple of pots and lot every other pot i entered and bust 45 minutes in. Done a good spin up on 5/5 plo8 thanks to winning a pot i never should have been in, but then some good solid stuff after that. My pat > read more
O8 $1,500 Day 2
Published on 2011-06-02 15:32:00
Made it to day 2, im short on time so i wont go into any detail. 74/201 pays 90 (925 entrants). im pretty much bang on average chips but blinds are uncomfortablely high so im short on lives and require a nice slice of luck. i peaked at over 3 > read more
May It Be Over
Published on 2011-05-28 20:40:00
A strange month and its finished apart from possible sessions at hilton heathrow tommorrow if i cant sleep and fancy one last attack, will edit below figure if do. I'll treat my vegas trip as my June profit and loss as its close to the dates anyway > read more
Nothing Much
Published on 2011-05-23 19:14:00
Boring title and boring post. Didnt fancy it yesterday and should have not even played the 1-2hours i did as i lost a chunk (circa £500) fast. Shame to miss some decent sunday games but the volume of last week caught up with me i guess. > read more
Rockin Orse
Published on 2011-05-21 19:07:00
Horse SCOOP time and it didnt disappoint for action. Went deep on both but luck eluded me in the $215 (i had been top 20 in this a lot of the time too) on a couple of huge pots and i bubbled 75ish/485 paid 63. $22 i did better and was a top 1 > read more
Another SCOOP Non Significant Cash
Published on 2011-05-20 20:35:00
3rd cash in a row in the $215 NL hi lo. Almost didnt play this one cos of the slog yesterday but come 10pm last minute i figured i would just 1 table it while watching tv/dvds as i cant face cash games after a 30min trial earlier. Need a lot of lu > read more
Double SCOOP In Running
Published on 2011-05-19 16:08:00
$320 340 entrants 8 game, currently 26/34 but things can change very quick in this format. Money (paid 48) flat until last table or so, lookin to spin up or bust while its like that. on 15min break at mo as 6 hours in ! $109 PL hi lo 1326 > read more
Ready For More SCOOP
Published on 2011-05-18 20:08:00
Did well last night on limit to wipe out that mtt buyins and leave me +£40 at stat of today. Today has been slow but steady until last session. I seemed to win a buyin before losing 2 buyins and then got 2 triple ups just as i had clicked aut > read more
Mini FTOPS In Running
Published on 2011-05-17 15:54:00
9:50pm If i can be bothered i will update this at least every hour, 10pm start. Its a 10game mtt $109 buyin with multi entries. Ive not played one of these before but as i understand it allows you to play different tables in the same tournam > read more
Chunk Back But Mtt Mare
Published on 2011-05-15 21:25:00
Ran much better today on cash overall at all stakes and put in some good volume too. Multis were another story though with no cash in over $800 worth of buy ins. I went deep in 2 and was big favourite to complete fish for big big pots which w > read more
Big Loss
Published on 2011-05-14 16:33:00
I guess this was coming. I havent been feeling it this month and in hindsight the bad luck ive had up until yesterday meant being in any profit was still really good. Despite this though i had my usual attitude like i somehow deserve to win a > read more
Profit But No Volume And Not Feeling It
Published on 2011-05-10 20:55:00
Been back on the 30/60 tonight and turned a ok profit after a couple of hours of break even earlier at lower stakes. Not been in mood to play much today though, maybe i should try some plo or sommat different to get my interest back during the we > read more
1st SCOOP attempts and WSOP Trip Booked
Published on 2011-05-09 21:27:00
Badugi $165 arrrgh another bubble 44th/300ish paid 40. Im still learning the game but there was some shocking players in there as expected. Im not sure yet if im a good, average or bad badugi player but i know ive won plenty on low stakes c > read more
Blog Up, Im Down
Published on 2011-05-08 19:10:00
Arrrgh just had major frustrating session. Deep and chipleader in a $109 and get table nutcase allin twice with A245dbl std vs AKJ10 and AA810 vs J10104 and he splits one and scoops the other. To put into context there was 11 players left, > read more
Poor Start
Published on 2011-05-01 22:38:00
Plenty of volume but cash games were not much short of a disaster.I did cash in 2 mtts but both were min cashes so not much help there either.-£840, prob pretty much all cash as those min cashes roughly paid for all mtts entered :( > read more
MTT Night - In Running + April Final Figures
Published on 2011-04-30 13:27:00
7:30pm:-Started 30 minutes ago and already bust one mtt losing with overcards and flush draw vs top pair. Was a loyalty one though so no physical cash lost.Entered another 8 mtts from 7:30pm through to 9:45pm so i hope its a long night and will try t > read more
Was In Limbo
Published on 2011-04-28 21:23:00
Not really been feeling it this week. Level or slight loss each day until today. Almost didnt play today but glad i did as ran very well relative to the stakes i was on. Was +£3,200 before today but now sitting on +£4,072 with just 2 days of April > read more
Steady Sunday
Published on 2011-04-24 22:34:00
Just finished a 10 hour session with a mix of multis and cash games across different disciplines. 3 mtt cashes in total, not sure how many i entered, maybe 7 or 8. 1 was tiny $80ish in a fpp stars 10,000 players one. The other 2 were a lot closer to > read more
3rd FTOPS Cash In A Row
Published on 2011-04-23 00:39:00
Again no big luck at business end and i just crept into the cash finishing 20/166 for a $240 return on my $216 investment in the 2am omaha hi lo limit game. Highlight was leading with 50 left but alas my luck deserted me after and people just kept sp > read more
FTOPS Almost Final Table
Published on 2011-04-21 20:17:00
Arrrrrgh cant get the luck at the business end once again. This time ive finished 10th/235 in the 7 game mixed $322 FTOPS. It was sooooooo wide open and my most hopeful was sitting 5th/11 (a double at that point would have put me joint top) but not t > read more
FTOPS Final Table
Published on 2011-04-20 19:58:00
26 months after my only other FTOPS final table ive just bust in 9th/389 in their $216 rush plo hi lo mtt. Gutted as whole game was super soft and fun cos it was only just over 3 hours to make the final table !!! top 3 payouts were like $25k , $15k a > read more
Finally Sommat Good To Report
Published on 2011-04-17 23:30:00
I hope the turn around is complete. For some reason i just got home at 12:15am and decided to enter a horse $215 at 12:45am although i only sat down 20 minutes late and almost didnt bother. Im pretty sure i havent played horse since WSOP in June 2009 > read more
The Biggest News In Poker .....
Published on 2011-04-15 18:57:00
...... is that i had a day off :) Seriously wow, im in shock at the news of US players being completely banned from playing online poker and all sites blocking them. I think stars and tilt will survive but i dont intend to put my money where my mouth > read more
No Let Up
Published on 2011-04-13 20:57:00
Same since earlier :( since last post ive had 3 sessions of between 50 and 140 mins. -$100 , level (chuffed bout that 50mins!) and last but not least another -$500. It just dont stop. I actually had the worst tables of the day in that last session bu > read more
Supernova Epic Fail
Published on 2011-04-13 12:06:00
Reached that and done the $4,000 bonus but ive quite literally been haemorrhaging cash. Theres no other word for it and im now officially in one of my worst runs for months. I keep returning for more punishment expecting it to change but i seem to lo > read more
Sanity Back ?
Published on 2011-04-11 21:07:00
Right since last post i think i won a chunk back to -£1,000 before losing it all back and more the following day. Got a little back since mostly on lower stakes. I know ive run bad this month so far but i also know ive been playin far too many margi > read more
If Theres A Way To Lose A Pot I'll Find It
Published on 2011-04-08 10:30:00
Honestly i knw this game is sick but the stuff im experiencing currently is just complete and utter bullshit. Just sat for another hour session on a new day thinking surely luck will change but if anything its worse than ever. People playin so bad an > read more
Jokerstars
Published on 2011-04-07 15:25:00
Arrgh nightmare yesterday, cant go into detail as 8 tablin as writing this. Basically lost bout £1,200 in one session and mad. Was thinkin of giving up completely on this month but gonna try do another 20k to get $4000 bonus and get myself out of th > read more
Sun/Mon/Tues Rollercoaster Ride
Published on 2011-04-05 19:58:00
Sunday started ok but got destroyed for another $300 2nd session. Was busy lunch and evening so only managed 2400 points. Late Sunday and into Monday ive come down with a chest infection thing. Not too bad but bad enough not to play more than 1 more > read more
Good Volume, Poor Profit :(
Published on 2011-04-02 19:09:00
Was doing ok till last couple of sessions. Tables been so good im ultra frustrated but there's nout i can do about it. Just had shocking time on 15/30 on 2 tables. One of last hands when i had taken autopost off sums it up. Table donkey raising KQ95 > read more
March Final Figures And Stats
Published on 2011-03-31 19:39:00
+£5,169 did just under 50k vpps on stars. currently almost exactly 60% of way to a $4,000 bonus. expect to more than double that in april and hit supernova status on the way. eg if i earn 110k vpps next month i will clear that $4,000 bonus and compl > read more
March/April Thoughts
Published on 2011-03-30 20:12:00
Pretty solid month i guess. Currently +£5,119 and over halfway to a $4k bonus on stars and rakeback in region of $1200 on other site. Have option of playing about 7.5hours a day all month next month on other site but im pretty sure i wont be going d > read more
Chunky Loss
Published on 2011-03-25 08:29:00
Frustrating week i guess although i wasnt that disappointed until last night. Basically after last post i lost £700 odd and spent a few days grinding back up. I then lost another £500 odd but thought i was grinding that back until last nights destr > read more
The Longest Day
Published on 2011-03-17 22:46:00
I dnno if ive played this much all year even when i was in that rake promo in Jan. Been pretty much flat out since midday with a dinner break and only small breaks inbetween really. Reckon if i take the breaks out ive definitely played over 13 hours > read more
New Peak But Not Without A Huge Dip
Published on 2011-03-16 21:36:00
Sunday was carnage. Was nearly exclusively hi lo limit and has put a big doubt in my mind with regards to my ability. That said ive been pretty steady again since so i still want to put thousands of hands in and see how i get on. I think i was > read more
Sat Night Update
Published on 2011-03-12 18:02:00
Bit hungover today so didnt play main site. Seem to be able to play hi lo limit ok though and prob played over 5 hours between 3 sessions. Nice to post a profit but im still down on this discipline for March so far so am trying to get out of the > read more
Not Much Movement
Published on 2011-03-09 17:39:00
Ah well at least im not losing but the last 3 or 4 days have followed exactly the same pattern. Basically hover around level then go £200-£400 up later in the day before dropping it all back in the last hour or two. Still rake paid = more rakeback > read more
Bonus Boost
Published on 2011-03-05 07:30:00
Only played a few hours yesterday, mainly due to some connection issues with the site. Anyway made a small profit of £73 but cleared a bonus of £300 to keep the good momentum going. Now sit on £2,372 for March. Not sure if ill play today, im a > read more
Bored And Bored
Published on 2011-03-03 19:20:00
Dunno what happened today but kept changing games and just didnt enjoy any of them. When i had finally raked enough i was nicely in profit but hell im so glad i didnt choose the higher rake promotion as i would be hating this right now. The lower > read more
Close But Good
Published on 2011-03-02 18:24:00
Another solid day on the cash tables and along with rakeback of £233 i finished a total of +£913 on the day. Im knackered and done my rake requirement but games are still awful so having a mini debate with myself whether to play any more tonight. > read more
March Forward
Published on 2011-03-01 20:07:00
Good first day. Only went for lower rake promo but still have to put a lot of hours in early in the month and i want to keep the hours up mixing in the other site later in the month as much as possible.+£712 and only £36 of that was rakeback recei > read more
Feb End
Published on 2011-02-28 18:02:00
Im still undecided about March. Finished before midnight tonight and gonna get as early a sleep as possible and try and decide before i drop off. At the moment i think its 25/75 that i will do the larger rake. Im definitely at least doing the sm > read more
Confused About March Now
Published on 2011-02-26 22:43:00
I have eased off and been out drinking and am out drinking tommorrow etc. However in the process of this i played a chunk of limit hi lo earlier in the month at low levels to get enough points for some amazon vouchers. After doing this ive kind o > read more
Back In ---
Published on 2011-02-24 23:09:00
Some really bad games about today but couldnt get the luck on the important ones. Key pot and biggest pot of day was on 2/4 hi lo for $800 when on the turn there was about 85$ in the pot after i had chk called pot on the flop. chkraised matey all > read more
Back In +++
Published on 2011-02-23 22:14:00
Just been playing little bits here and there since last post. Pretty sure im gonna put myself through 60hrs weeks all March for promo. Im easing off to start as mentally fresh as possible, without worrying too much about the final Feb bottom line.I h > read more
Slowly Getting There
Published on 2011-02-19 21:50:00
Cant get on any sort of roll this month and 1 or 2 steps forward are quickly followed by 1 or 2 steps back. After last post ive had some swingy days including a -£600 one yesterday which fortunately i dug out of to only a -£120 by end of day. Tod > read more
Frustration Day But Future Stuff
Published on 2011-02-16 23:05:15
Didnt play a huge volume today as i was busy all evening. Did ok in afternoon but this evening was mini carnage. The games were so bad but i just couldnt get a grip on it. Damage wasnt huge so i guess it aint so bad but i was hoping for another g > read more
Another 4am Update
Published on 2011-02-15 22:07:00
Arrrgh cant get this body clock any earlier at mo. Im on not sleep b4 6am and not get up b4 1:30pm and have been for i dunno how long now. Im tired as i write this so theres so hope tonight of dropping off a bit earlier. When i wrote the last post > read more
Latest Report
Published on 2011-02-13 21:46:00
Grinded back over a few days a little a day. Then shouldnt have played yesterday (hungover) but saw a weak game and couldnt resist. Ended up losing 3 or 4 hundred £ in it after some sick outdraws and coolers, wasnt happy.Today i have been pretty muc > read more
Back Playing
Published on 2011-02-08 20:34:00
Took a long break and didnt play at all over a long weekend.Managed maybe 3 hours play yesterday and prob about 5 today. Knocked a little off febs loss but nout too exciting, sitting at -£2,348Oh i did get a royal flush earlier beat 4 kings on omaha > read more
Nice
Published on 2011-02-03 16:09:00
Should have took longer off. Pretty much hated every single hand and session since 1st Feb. Got no enjoyment or motivation and combined today with coolers beyond coolers, tilt beyond tilt and complete idiot plays being rewarded i sit at -£2,600. > read more
Jan Final Figures
Published on 2011-02-02 08:04:00
Includes my bonus of $1,500 from promotion and have deducted some software tools cost i bought as well.+£9,569Best month since Nov 2009.Feel a bit lazy regarding poker with no real focus yet this month but will worry more if im still like this next > read more
Challenge Review
Published on 2011-01-31 07:11:00
Blimey its so good to be able to have a day off, im so relaxed for a change.Right onto the stats and stuff.Main games were .5/1$ , 1/2$ plo and the same in plo hi lo. I did play some low limit holdem to make up the rake but that wont be included i > read more
Day 26/26 (Completion !!!)
Published on 2011-01-30 11:59:00
Yippeeeeeeeeeeeee i made it :))Excellent day to finish too. Started awful for first couple hours then i had a golden turn around session before adding to it just now.Also done by 6pm so gnna chill then off out on the piss.Full review to come, probabl > read more
Day 25/26 (Early Start And Early Finish)
Published on 2011-01-29 11:06:00
If i play later ill update below but ive cleared the rake by 5pm. It wasnt intentional but i woke up for no particular reason at 10am so went straight on. Was a lot of 1/2 and 2/4 going too so cleared the rake quicker.Unless i spoil it later its b > read more
Day 24/26 (Another Nothing Day)
Published on 2011-01-28 19:37:00
Not much to report. Didnt really enjoy playing today and overall dont think i played that well. I even misjudged the rake and almost played an hour more than i needed to :(Happy to almost break even though similar to Wed and only 2 days to go befor > read more
Day 23/26 (Top Day)
Published on 2011-01-27 18:21:00
Very rewarding day of which, rarely, i was in profit from the start to finish.Tables standards were shocking and after a solid start i did get outdrawn a bit to drop back to almost level. Fortunately with the tables so bad i managed a decent profit > read more
Day 22/26 (Another Early Bath)
Published on 2011-01-26 18:23:00
Once again i finished around 10pm. Was a tough day and i went down over £400 at one point, mainly due to cooler type hands that played themselves again. Anyway i struggled back to almost level thanks to some shocking players being around :)On Day > read more
Day 21/26 (Earliest Finish)
Published on 2011-01-25 16:03:00
Reached rake target just before 10pm ! A swingy day where i went almost £400 up first half before seeming to catch every cooler going as well as outdraws. Hardly touched anything above 1/2 either. Still happy to finish so early, gnna chill out > read more
Day 20/26 (Into The Final Week)
Published on 2011-01-24 19:18:00
Only 6 days to go. Today was a task at times. I shook off a mild hangover with exericse early but i was knackered in a couple of sessions after. Still happy with how i played and overall another solid day. Dropped some at end to ridiculous runner > read more
Day 19/26 (No Drunk Damage And 1 Week Left)
Published on 2011-01-23 21:56:00
Title says it all really although i was well up playing slightly higher as i do when im fearless drunk. Still happy to escape without a loss in whats probably my latest finish of the 19 days.On Day: +£138 (Rake $405)On Month: +£7,369 > read more
Day 18/26 (Excellent)
Published on 2011-01-22 19:27:00
Not too many dips today and an excellent bottom line. Some juicy high low games still going but im tired and dont wanna mess up tommorrows slog and piss up.On Day: +£685 (Rake $418)On Month +£7,231 > read more
Day 17/26 (Steady)
Published on 2011-01-21 19:20:00
Actual profit fluctuated a bit but ev line was straight and good pretty much the whole day. Finished below it but dnt care as in profit nearly the whole day. I did get a bit bored at times and even resulted to a couple of beers near the end.On Day: > read more
Day 16/26 (Back In Profit)
Published on 2011-01-20 17:32:00
Just finishing and off out for late night snooker. Amazed how well i slept last night which is made today a lot more enjoyable and profitable. Also it helps to have pulled back the golden +ev lever at the same time. Over $1000 ahead of ev on plo > read more
Day 15/26 (So Tired)
Published on 2011-01-19 18:32:00
Surely i will get to sleep before 5am tonight !!! . Im shutting this shortly and going straight to bed. Im sure now that my play is totally being affected and its hitting my bottom line unfortunately. This also makes it less enjoyable too :(Loss > read more
Day 14/26 (Bad Bluffs)
Published on 2011-01-18 19:02:00
Bad day. I got called on 2 chunky bluffs near the end which were fine, i just had target the wrong players so i know it was my fault. EV shows - $50 so once again im miles behind on the allins as over $600 down.On Day: -£444 (Rake $462)On Month > read more
Day 13/26 (Halfway)
Published on 2011-01-17 18:51:00
Wanted to use the title "slog" cos thats what its been today. A mild hangover didnt help one bit.I was steady for first few hours then the shit hit the fan. 3/4 of the day in i sat $500 down and couldnt resist checking tracker to see i wa > read more
Day 12/26 (Drunk Again)
Published on 2011-01-16 20:57:00
Ill keep it short cos i dnt remember a lot of it !Went about $800 up during the day then lost it back and went down a peak of -$300.Did ok though drunk and finished +$300 and actually ahead of ev which was pretty much bang on even.On Day: +£202 ( > read more
Day 11/26 (Hard Work And Tilt)
Published on 2011-01-15 19:34:00
Im knackered, still maybe ill actually get to sleep before 4:30am for change. Just finishing up now on whats feels like a slog of a day. Was a day of 2 halves.First half i didnt go up or down more than $250. Actually was thinking to myself during > read more
Day 10/26 (Back On Track Even If EV Isnt)
Published on 2011-01-14 19:38:00
Excellent day today, im very happy with it. Was up from the start all afternoon although to a max of £300. Returned in the evening to what can only be described as the worst standard ive seen on my regular plo tables. Was truly shocking and im no > read more
Day 9/26 (More Woes)
Published on 2011-01-13 20:46:00
Chunky loss of £418. Was pretty much same as yesterday struggling all day. Almost got out of hole but then dipped again. I guess its just the ev graph levelling out but it dont make it easier to take. I ran over $500 below ev yesterday on my mai > read more
Day 8/26 (Early Finish)
Published on 2011-01-12 18:18:00
Managed to finish just before midnight which im pretty certain was the earliest so far. This was mainly due to less breaks and no jobs, exercise etc :( and slightly higher stakes. I was pretty much in the hole the whole day but never more than £300 > read more
Day 7/26 (PLO Mainly)
Published on 2011-01-11 19:54:00
Wasnt too much hi lo action today so stuck to the plo 90%+ of the day. Was a pretty steady day which i think i was in profit on from the start. Got a nice hi lo boost of profit on other site briefly as well though.Im very happy and a bit surprised > read more
Day 6/26 (Same)
Published on 2011-01-10 19:52:00
Mild hangover to start didnt help first session but once again similar games on main site and another gave me a similar profit. Havent analysed anything and off to bed so just summary below. Should have finished an hour ago but got distracted so di > read more
Day 5/26 (Drunk)
Published on 2011-01-09 20:53:00
Wasnt gonna drink yet but couldnt resist tonight after bashing the tables in the afternoon i knew i needed to put roughly 3 hours in later on to meet my rake target.Still above ev again today although not quite as crazy as yesterday. Across all game > read more
Day 4/26 (Golden)
Published on 2011-01-08 19:54:00
Finished before 2am tonight and not nearly as shattered as yesterday.Just loaded all hands in tracker and my ev is at about +$20 for the day. Ive done a bit better than that though as my true profit was about $1,750.Whoops i knew i had a lot of luck > read more
Day 3/26 (Slog But Worth It)
Published on 2011-01-07 20:59:00
Only just finishing raking $400 and its 3am , urrrgh.Made the rookie mistake of doing too much other activities during the day and paying the price mentally now. The last 2 hours especially has been a struggle and i know i def wasnt playing my &quo > read more
Day 2/26 (Shocking)
Published on 2011-01-06 20:08:00
Long hard struggle today. Not much went right most of the day and after raking $447 i was over $700 down, and over $400 down on the allin evs. I guess i had to expect a day like this soon as ive run so well the last 10 days but at least i havent > read more
Day 1/26 (Well Maybe)
Published on 2011-01-05 18:48:00
Im still playing as i write this. Def done over 10 hours now and trying to shut but a couple of ok 2/4hi lo games are keeping me on the hook. Managed to rake the $400 target on a site in about 9 hours. Would have been less but i mixed in a bit of > read more
Day Off
Published on 2011-01-04 14:59:00
In preparation for the long slog of 26 days ($400+ a day rake) im attempting from tommorrow i havent played today. I did play for a few hours yesterday though and again ran golden. Best pot was playing more than double stack on 1/2$ plo holding 7,8 > read more
1st 2011 Slip Up
Published on 2011-01-03 03:38:00
Only played about 20 mins new years day for a £40 loss which i cancelled out yesterday with a standard hour session making about £80. Then came the drunken attack. If u have followed this blog of late you would know im trying to stick to no high > read more
2010 Review
Published on 2010-12-31 18:12:00
Final profit of £30,310.A few notes:Target at start of year was to make at least £50,000 = fail.Worst year ever in terms of profit as a professional.One of, if not the most, the toughest challenges in poker is to move back down stake levels.Persona > read more
Final 2010 Session
Published on 2010-12-31 17:56:00
Lasted almost 3 hours this afternoon (without a break, grrr trying to stop that but fish kept me at tables). Was similar stuff to last night with some good 2/4$ hi lo going on and i wasnt disappointed. Didnt even get the downswing this time and m > read more