Don't Ya Just Love It...

When this happens...?

There is nothing much worse, in online poker, than holding a monster and then realising that you've just got disconnected. If you can't quite make out the screenshot, I am two-tabling the $1/$2 cash games and on the left hand table you can see that I hold KK but can do absolutely nothing with them!  The BB was fairly loose as well and liked getting involved in many hands with me so I was very annoyed with this disconnect. I'm still having a very inconsistent time online at the moment and so could really do without this bleedin' nonsense I can tell you.

Jesus.

The Currency Conundrum

As per usual, when I twaddle about the online game I'm going to talk in dollars ($) and when twaddling on about the live game I'll talk in pounds (£). However, when it comes to my monthly update I've decided that for convenience sake I'm just going to keep it in my own everyday currency of pounds (£) to make the calculations easier and to make it all a bit more meaningful. That's it.

A Trip To Bournemouth

As my online poker skills and bankroll continue to tumble down the toilet, I'm really starting to focus on the live game. Today, I'm off on a trip to Bournemouth and plan to play some live poker over the weekend. When I arrive I'll do some research as to the places to go and then I'll do a trip report after I have done the deed. Coach leaves in one and a half hours so:

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LET'S HIT THE ROAD BABY!!!
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P.S. Looks like it'll be The Gala Casino on Westover Road. According to their website it's a £50 freezeout on Friday and a £25 freezeout on the Saturday.  

PKR LIVE 6

PKR have just announced that PKR Live 6 will be taking place from May 19th to May 22nd. Let's have a little look at their satellite schedule:

As stated earlier in one of my posts with a mind-numbingly boring high twaddle factor, I'll be giving the Stage 1s a few goes first. After I get bored with these (which won't be long) I'll have a few pops at the Stage 2s come April time. If I've still not booked my place by May I might have just the one crack at a Final Stage and if I'm really desperate I'll give their "Last Chance Saloon" satellite a go, seeing as I was lucky in this last time.

Interestingly, the buy-in for this has gone right up to $1220 as opposed to the $700 entry for PKRL5 but I'm not sure if there is another event. They're also doing a Day 1A and Day 1B to stagger it a bit. I'm not entirely sure how the secondary event will fit in but I'm sure they'll be lots of poker to be had.

The Blackjack Demon

Way back, 2 months ago, I made a list of "Dos and Don'ts For 2011" and to a large extent I've done very well in sticking to these rules. I'm proud to say that I've stuck 100% to my "dos", but must confess to crossing the line with some of the "don'ts."

First off, I've broken the Don't Rule #5: not to play more than one live MTT per month. But getting 2nd at The Fox on Saturday night really gives you the taste to enter another one soon after. Oops.

The other one is Don't Rule #4. Yep, I've played a few blackjack hands. In my defence, I have to point out that it's always been for just 50c - $5 and I certainly can't recall putting in anymore than $5 - which is fine and shows that at least I'm not going back to my old ways; the days of blowing $500 and $600 bankrolls are well and truly over. Of course, we all know blackjack is -ev but nevertheless, hands like this really annoy me:

Just look at that! I'm dealt 11 versus the dealer card 5!! Apart from being dealt blackjack with the dealer getting junk it doesn't get much better than that; I've got the BEST cards to the dealer's WORST card. (In fact some might argue this scenario is better than getting blackjack because you have a great chance to get a double-up as opposed to a 3-2 payout with blackjack. Anyway, I'll let the maths experts work that one out.)

Still, as you can see, I "Double" with 11 and get dealt the worst card possible. Then the dealer turns a 6 to give HIM the MASSIVE edge and then, to rub salt into the wounds, he gives himself 21!!

For the love of my huge wobbly buttocks!