Sorry for no updates for a while. After a week on shift it has been very busy with the arrival of my in-laws.
Play has been a bit mixed for the last 5 days or so. I finally gave up with Fill Tilt poker for a while due to having an awful run of luck with the cards. I moved back to Carbon Poker and straight away was back to a winning form in my favourite $5 10 Seat SnG Tournaments. I also tried a few of their multi-table tournaments with very mixed success.
So the game plan for the next few days is to stick with the SnG's and see how it goes. I am hoping to build up my bankroll a bit more before trying some of the other tournaments. This should allow me to gain confidence again and also give me more of a safety blanket if things don't quite work out in my forays into different games.
Stay lucky.
Tuesday 19 February 2008
Sunday 10 February 2008
Tilt
Playing the higher level games seems to have thrown my normal game totally.
I think its time for a few days off to clear my head. Don't expect any updates for 3 or 4 days, while I try and regather my composure.
Stay lucky, god knows someone should be getting my share.
I think its time for a few days off to clear my head. Don't expect any updates for 3 or 4 days, while I try and regather my composure.
Stay lucky, god knows someone should be getting my share.
Saturday 9 February 2008
Back to $5
Having tried a few $11 SnG's today, I lost one and came third meaning I got most of my money back. However I went back to $5 and won the only game I played. I think I may stay at the $5 limits for a while longer and keep building the bankroll.
I seem to be a lot more comfortable at that level, which I think has been the problem I have had with the $11 level.
Stay lucky.
I seem to be a lot more comfortable at that level, which I think has been the problem I have had with the $11 level.
Stay lucky.
Hungover
Seeing as I am currently nursing the hangover from hell, this will be very brief.
I played 3 $11 SnG's yesterday. I totally messed up the first two and placed second in the third making back the money I had lost so I will try and persevere with that level a little today but rugby might get in the way a little.
Stay lucky.
I played 3 $11 SnG's yesterday. I totally messed up the first two and placed second in the third making back the money I had lost so I will try and persevere with that level a little today but rugby might get in the way a little.
Stay lucky.
Friday 8 February 2008
A quick update
So far I have managed to play 2 $5.50 SnG Tournaments and picked up $32.50. Not a bad return. I think it may be time to move up to a higher stakes game as I seem to be consistently placing in the money at the $5 mark. We'll see how it goes.
Damned beer
Well today was quite uneventful. I received a call from a friend asking if I fancied a "quick"pint. So off I went to the Cross Keys, my local.
I had the intention of trying to play a couple of the bigger tournaments later in the evening. All was on track until a couple more friends popped in for a "quick"pint. Several pints later I was determined to leave and go home. Then the wife turned up and wanted a couple.
So to cut a long story short I finally got home and fell asleep totally missing the tournaments I was planning to play.
A friend of mine John who runs the Gambler blog http://john2e.lastminuteliving.com/my_weblog/, well worth a read by the way, turned up and enthralled all with some great stories of when he was a young lad on holidays with his friends.
Being wifey's birthday early next week we are going out for a meal tonight with some friends so not much poker action again. However I am hoping to squeeze a few games in this afternoon so stay tuned.
Stay lucky.
I had the intention of trying to play a couple of the bigger tournaments later in the evening. All was on track until a couple more friends popped in for a "quick"pint. Several pints later I was determined to leave and go home. Then the wife turned up and wanted a couple.
So to cut a long story short I finally got home and fell asleep totally missing the tournaments I was planning to play.
A friend of mine John who runs the Gambler blog http://john2e.lastminuteliving.com/my_weblog/, well worth a read by the way, turned up and enthralled all with some great stories of when he was a young lad on holidays with his friends.
Being wifey's birthday early next week we are going out for a meal tonight with some friends so not much poker action again. However I am hoping to squeeze a few games in this afternoon so stay tuned.
Stay lucky.
Wednesday 6 February 2008
Off at last
Well I have finally finished my 5 days on shift, time for some poker.
I have played 3 SnG's so far today but bombed in all of them. Just one of those days I guess. Every time I was holding a good starting hand noone wanted to play. I have been back through my hand histories and cant really see anything I did wrong, which is a blessing.
Guess I'll chalk today down to experience and that selfish bitch Lady Luck, Here's to hoping I could manage to hit the side of a barn tomorrow, because god knows I couldn't manage to hit many flops today.
Stay lucky.
I have played 3 SnG's so far today but bombed in all of them. Just one of those days I guess. Every time I was holding a good starting hand noone wanted to play. I have been back through my hand histories and cant really see anything I did wrong, which is a blessing.
Guess I'll chalk today down to experience and that selfish bitch Lady Luck, Here's to hoping I could manage to hit the side of a barn tomorrow, because god knows I couldn't manage to hit many flops today.
Stay lucky.
Tuesday 5 February 2008
I Love Carbon Poker
I finally decided to try a tournament at PKR to see if the play standard was any better. Sadly it wasn't 4 people out in the first three or four minutes and some of the wildest play I have ever seen. After some deliberation I decided to withdraw my full balance and transfer it elsewhere.
I was tempted to put it into Carbon Poker but my balance is looking quite healthy there, so I will probably put it onto Poker Stars or maybe Full Tilt just to play during the quieter times on Carbon.
While waiting for my transfer to go through I thought I would have my first game on Carbon for over a week. I jumped into a $5.50 SnG 10 seat STT. After a very shaky start I finally found my way to the last 5 with one huge chip leader. I figured the best I would probably do was place in the money if I was careful. Eventually we were down to 3 and I had a reasonable stack, enough to sit back a bit and choose my hands. A friend started chatting to me on MSN and when I went back to the table we were down to two. I had about 3.5k against the chip lead of 11.5k. It wasn't looking good but refused to get drawn into marginal hands. Eventually I was given a pair of Q's and thought time to go. Put in a good bet only for the chip lead to come back over the top. Sod it I thought and went all in. He turned over AK and the flop came down AK8, oh bollocks. The turn brought a 5, still bollocks and the river brought the Q, trips woohoo.
That got me back into the game and within 5 mins I was at 14k, needless to say I made first. What a great return game. I am really looking forward to 5 days off coming up and getting back into Carbon.
Stay Lucky.
Update:
On the back of my previous win I decided I had enough time before work for one more 10 seat SnG. The only one I could find was a $2.20 buy in unfortunately. I had a very mediocre game and got to the bubble. It became one of the best games I have played in a long time, everyone was very even play wise and it went on for ages. Thanks fully I managed to snag another first place. All in all a very good day played 2 won 2.
I was tempted to put it into Carbon Poker but my balance is looking quite healthy there, so I will probably put it onto Poker Stars or maybe Full Tilt just to play during the quieter times on Carbon.
While waiting for my transfer to go through I thought I would have my first game on Carbon for over a week. I jumped into a $5.50 SnG 10 seat STT. After a very shaky start I finally found my way to the last 5 with one huge chip leader. I figured the best I would probably do was place in the money if I was careful. Eventually we were down to 3 and I had a reasonable stack, enough to sit back a bit and choose my hands. A friend started chatting to me on MSN and when I went back to the table we were down to two. I had about 3.5k against the chip lead of 11.5k. It wasn't looking good but refused to get drawn into marginal hands. Eventually I was given a pair of Q's and thought time to go. Put in a good bet only for the chip lead to come back over the top. Sod it I thought and went all in. He turned over AK and the flop came down AK8, oh bollocks. The turn brought a 5, still bollocks and the river brought the Q, trips woohoo.
That got me back into the game and within 5 mins I was at 14k, needless to say I made first. What a great return game. I am really looking forward to 5 days off coming up and getting back into Carbon.
Stay Lucky.
Update:
On the back of my previous win I decided I had enough time before work for one more 10 seat SnG. The only one I could find was a $2.20 buy in unfortunately. I had a very mediocre game and got to the bubble. It became one of the best games I have played in a long time, everyone was very even play wise and it went on for ages. Thanks fully I managed to snag another first place. All in all a very good day played 2 won 2.
Monday 4 February 2008
Busy, busy, busy
No update for over a week wow what a busy week. Work has been getting in the way of my Poker.
When I have been able to play it has been pretty uneventful as I have mostly been grinding cash tables at PKR to get my sign up bonus. That site is unbelievable, it has to have the loosest players I have seen in a long time, which also makes it a bit difficult as you just cant knock people off pots easily.
Now the bonus is secure I am planning to try a few of their tournaments, so we will see what happens.
Working for the next two night so very little poker and on Wednesday I am planning some RnR (i.e. pub), so I am looking forward to a good few sessions on Thursday.
Til then stay lucky.
When I have been able to play it has been pretty uneventful as I have mostly been grinding cash tables at PKR to get my sign up bonus. That site is unbelievable, it has to have the loosest players I have seen in a long time, which also makes it a bit difficult as you just cant knock people off pots easily.
Now the bonus is secure I am planning to try a few of their tournaments, so we will see what happens.
Working for the next two night so very little poker and on Wednesday I am planning some RnR (i.e. pub), so I am looking forward to a good few sessions on Thursday.
Til then stay lucky.
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