And only these tickets to use:
It's going to be interesting to see what the hell I'm going to do to keep this blog going over the next few weeks.
Sunday, 13 February 2011
What To Do Now?
Well, as I have no online bankroll to speak of apart from this:
And only these tickets to use:
It's going to be interesting to see what the hell I'm going to do to keep this blog going over the next few weeks.
And only these tickets to use:
It's going to be interesting to see what the hell I'm going to do to keep this blog going over the next few weeks.
Live Session #5: Horrible Horrible Horrible
Sunday night and it's all gone horribly wrong on all sorts of levels. First off, I've just got back from a trip into town where I sat down at a £1/£2 cash table at The Empire. There, I lost the £130 that I had made this month. Bosh.
Secondly, prior to this, I lost another $150 or so online. With all my online losses added up over the week, I have lost a total of $350 online this week. Consequently, I have taken out my $1100 bankroll (my default move when things get rough).
All in all then, a bit of a bummer. I'm now break-even at the live game this month and just $100 up this month at the online game. It was all looking so promising!
Secondly, prior to this, I lost another $150 or so online. With all my online losses added up over the week, I have lost a total of $350 online this week. Consequently, I have taken out my $1100 bankroll (my default move when things get rough).
All in all then, a bit of a bummer. I'm now break-even at the live game this month and just $100 up this month at the online game. It was all looking so promising!
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ONLINE: WEEK 6: -$350 (~£210) / FEBRUARY +$100 (~£60) / YEAR: -$760 (~£460)
LIVE: WEEK 6: -000- / FEBRUARY -000- / YEAR: +£960 (~$1485)
TOTAL: WEEK 6:-$350 (~£210) / FEBRUARY +$100 (~£60) / YEAR +$725 (~£440)
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Rubbish.
Saturday, 12 February 2011
Live Session #4: Chalking Up Number Four
Well, I've just returned from a trip to The Empire and am happy to say that I have come back from my fourth consecutive live winning session for the year. I arrived at Leicester Square at 2:30PM and entered the poker room but didn't like the vibe so I actually started striding out for The Vic as it was such a glorious afternoon. After popping into The Fox to see Betfair's event (and the brightest yellow felt tables I have ever seen) I got as far as Oxford Circus and decided a pint was in order. I then had a pleasant pint in a dark secluded pub near Carnaby Street that had just opened for the day.
As I left the pub, the pint had really lightened me up and I just felt right for a game of poker. (It sometimes takes a pint to really get into the mood for a game.) I went back to The Empire at about 5PM and was seated at a newly opened table after about a half an hour wait and was happy to see just one player buying in for the full £400. I plopped my £310 on the table and the rest of the players bought in for between £50 to £200. (A good sign.)
As is often the case, the action was loose from the start so it was just a case of folding patiently until something nice landed in my pocket. Needless to say, after about four orbits or so I looked down UTG at the beautiful AA. I put in a raise but, obviously, it wasn't enough and I got a string of callers. The flop came A 6 x. As it happens, I can't actually remember how the action went exactly but I think I re-raised when a king hit the turn, which was called. The river was a brick and, once again, I'm not sure, but I think the villain threw in £30 or so. I raised all-in and was happy to see him call as he showed K6 for two pair.
This elevated my stack to about £490 and a clear profit of about £180. My stack kind of hovered around the £500 mark for much of the session and I really thought I should leave with a £200 profit at one stage. However, I stayed, continued to play tight (which was probably a mistake) and watched as many of my folded cards hit many boards which would have made me many more £££s. I think this may have tilted me a little and I played two particular hands, one after the other, very weakly, losing around £60 into the bargain. One was where I checked with two pair on the flop hoping for a raise which never came, allowing a villain to hit trips on the turn. On the very next hand, I failed to push with a flush and straight draw and allowed an opponent to win with just a pair. It was at this point that I decided it was best if I got up and left.
At 8 o'clock, after a three hour session, I cashed out £430 in chips for a profit of £120 on the night. Yes, it was a win, but I'm actually quite annoyed with myself for not getting up and banking the £200 when I kind of told myself I was ready to leave. Nevertheless, this now has my live sessions at well over £1K for the year and I have to say that I'm very happy with this. It's just a shame that I can't say the same about my online game which I just can't seem to get together at the moment.
As I left the pub, the pint had really lightened me up and I just felt right for a game of poker. (It sometimes takes a pint to really get into the mood for a game.) I went back to The Empire at about 5PM and was seated at a newly opened table after about a half an hour wait and was happy to see just one player buying in for the full £400. I plopped my £310 on the table and the rest of the players bought in for between £50 to £200. (A good sign.)
As is often the case, the action was loose from the start so it was just a case of folding patiently until something nice landed in my pocket. Needless to say, after about four orbits or so I looked down UTG at the beautiful AA. I put in a raise but, obviously, it wasn't enough and I got a string of callers. The flop came A 6 x. As it happens, I can't actually remember how the action went exactly but I think I re-raised when a king hit the turn, which was called. The river was a brick and, once again, I'm not sure, but I think the villain threw in £30 or so. I raised all-in and was happy to see him call as he showed K6 for two pair.
This elevated my stack to about £490 and a clear profit of about £180. My stack kind of hovered around the £500 mark for much of the session and I really thought I should leave with a £200 profit at one stage. However, I stayed, continued to play tight (which was probably a mistake) and watched as many of my folded cards hit many boards which would have made me many more £££s. I think this may have tilted me a little and I played two particular hands, one after the other, very weakly, losing around £60 into the bargain. One was where I checked with two pair on the flop hoping for a raise which never came, allowing a villain to hit trips on the turn. On the very next hand, I failed to push with a flush and straight draw and allowed an opponent to win with just a pair. It was at this point that I decided it was best if I got up and left.
At 8 o'clock, after a three hour session, I cashed out £430 in chips for a profit of £120 on the night. Yes, it was a win, but I'm actually quite annoyed with myself for not getting up and banking the £200 when I kind of told myself I was ready to leave. Nevertheless, this now has my live sessions at well over £1K for the year and I have to say that I'm very happy with this. It's just a shame that I can't say the same about my online game which I just can't seem to get together at the moment.
The Vic Or The Empire Tonight?
Saturday morning and I'm doing my usual sitting-up-in-bed-with-the-laptop routine. After a good start to the week, online poker has turned around and bit me on the bum yet again. The last three days or so have just not brought me much joy and the poor cards, poor opportunities along with the poor play, which this inevitably brings, has meant I am currently down $100 this week. The main thing that has brought the most frustration, I suppose, is the lack of hitting anything meaty or connecting with any board to really get the money into the pot. Anyway, la-di-da.
To be honest, I'm not too despondent about this little blip as I think I've minimised my loses like a true pro! I'm sure mere mortals would have tilted and thrown even more money away - and let's not forget that $55 of that loss went on yesterday's "Primetime" debacle. For this, I was pretty much card dead for the first hour and a half. I then lost a few marginals and finally took my leave when my exit hand involved me flopping the straight but with the villain catching quads on the turn! Anyway, there's still the rest of the weekend to go and I think my head is still in the right place to play solid poker.
This evening I need to get off my fat arse and head into town for some live poker baby. The Fox's tournament schedule has a Betfair thing going on so I'm going to assume it's out-of-bounds tonight. Which means either The Vic or The Empire awaits. I'll be taking £310 from my "live" bankroll into town tonight and will give my usual trip report before my weekly update in my last post tomorrow. Let's hope it'll be green green green eh?
To be honest, I'm not too despondent about this little blip as I think I've minimised my loses like a true pro! I'm sure mere mortals would have tilted and thrown even more money away - and let's not forget that $55 of that loss went on yesterday's "Primetime" debacle. For this, I was pretty much card dead for the first hour and a half. I then lost a few marginals and finally took my leave when my exit hand involved me flopping the straight but with the villain catching quads on the turn! Anyway, there's still the rest of the weekend to go and I think my head is still in the right place to play solid poker.
This evening I need to get off my fat arse and head into town for some live poker baby. The Fox's tournament schedule has a Betfair thing going on so I'm going to assume it's out-of-bounds tonight. Which means either The Vic or The Empire awaits. I'll be taking £310 from my "live" bankroll into town tonight and will give my usual trip report before my weekly update in my last post tomorrow. Let's hope it'll be green green green eh?
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PUT THE SEAT BELTS ON BOYS AND GIRLS - WE'RE GOING IN!!
Friday, 11 February 2011
PKR's Best MTT
Every now and again, PKR throw out a series of MTTs called "Primetime." Each day of the week has its own, slightly differently structured MTT but the entry is usually around $55. Now as you may be aware, I don't really care much for MTTs but presently, on Fridays, they hold their "Super Deep Stack" event.
Now, to be honest, I don't think I've ever seen such a good structure in an online MTT; certainly not on PKR anyway and, as such, I'm going to give this one a spin tonight. The guarantee is put at $8K and it's your usual 15 minute clock per level. However, you start with 20000 chips! Not only this, but the blinds start at a low 10/20 and rise to 20/40, 30/60, 50/100, 75/150, 100/200 etc etc. This means that at Level 1 you have 1000BBs and by Level 6 (90 minutes in) you're still at 100BBs of your starting stack!! This can't be bad right?
Now I'm not sure where this ranks in Snyder's "Utility Factor" or where it falls in his "Skill Factor" chart but I've never seen such a tournament, at this price, with so much room for ducking and diving and wheeling and dealing - so I'm in baby!!
Now, to be honest, I don't think I've ever seen such a good structure in an online MTT; certainly not on PKR anyway and, as such, I'm going to give this one a spin tonight. The guarantee is put at $8K and it's your usual 15 minute clock per level. However, you start with 20000 chips! Not only this, but the blinds start at a low 10/20 and rise to 20/40, 30/60, 50/100, 75/150, 100/200 etc etc. This means that at Level 1 you have 1000BBs and by Level 6 (90 minutes in) you're still at 100BBs of your starting stack!! This can't be bad right?
Now I'm not sure where this ranks in Snyder's "Utility Factor" or where it falls in his "Skill Factor" chart but I've never seen such a tournament, at this price, with so much room for ducking and diving and wheeling and dealing - so I'm in baby!!
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LET'S DO THIS!!
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P.S. No joy :-(
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P.S. No joy :-(
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