Online poker has practically been a non-existent pastime this month. I had a day where I lost £75 at PKR back at the beginning of the month and then a few days where I won £75 at Paddy Power Poker. I don't expect to make a deposit this year but next year I may decide to have a small online roll just to use to pay for some satellites for the bigger MTTs.
Forgive the cliche but live poker really has been a bit of a rollercoaster ride this month. The first session started off wonderfully when I left The Empire £450 richer. The next two sessions, addled by alcohol, saw me throw away £570 but this was followed by a smooth £100 winning session and brought me on the brink of a break-even month. Two more less swingy live sessions followed: one where the table was a calm unthreatening rock garden with the other being loose, wild and crazy - but both were ultimately break-even affairs.
Then yesterday, the last river card dealt in the last session in the month dashed my hopes of October being a winning month when it turned out to be the two-outer my opponent needed to cripple me. Had I dodged the 22-1 bullet, the number next to October and under my live poker stats would be chalked up in green and it would be over £400. Still, 'tis a small setback in the wider scheme of things and we've all been there. 'Twill make me stronger in the long run.
MONTH--------LIVE POKER---------ONLINE POKER------TOTAL(MTH)---RUNNING TOTAL
January---------- + £960 ---------------- - £520 ----------- + £440 --------- + £440
February--------- + £740 ---------------- + £60 ----------- + £800 --------- + £1240
March------------ - £230 ----------------- + £810 ----------- + £580 ---------- + £1820
April--------------- + £70 ------------------ - £700 ----------- - £630 ---------- + £1190
May-------------- + £370 ----------------- - £90 ------------ + £280 --------- + £1470
June------------- + £340 ------------------ + £440 ---------- + £780 ---------- + £2250
July---------------- -£220 -------------------- +£100 ------------- -£120 ------------ + £2130
August------------- +£285 ------------------ +£240 -------------- +£525 ------------ +£2655
September-------- -£40 ------------------- -£340 -------------- -£380 ------------ +£2275
October----------- -£180 -------------------- XXX -------------- -£180 ----------- +£2095
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...So it's onto the month of November. Now, to be honest, I don't like this month very much. It's cold, wet and dark and signals the beginning of winter. What's more I get no break from work and the journeys back from anywhere (including from work AND Leicester Square) are often miserable. Now with work I have no choice about having to go in but with live poker, I do. But precisely because the weather is 'orrible and I have to travel in these conditions, I may end up reducing my playing time.
Still, I'll keep ya posted.
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