1 small step for man,1 giant leap for me!!

I was on a day of yesterday so i thougt i'd have a bash at Laddies $10 mtt,84 runners,2000 stack with 8 min blinds. My very first hand was AK suited,i had 1 bet before me of 120 (not very big considering the 2000 start) there was no way i wanted to bomb out early so i just called,the flop was A38 rainbow,matey bet 240 so i made it 500. he took all his time then shoved AI,if he's got a set then i'm done but i reckon most players would slow it to get all my money (i hoped!) i called and he had AQ!! Fanfuckingtastic!! After 1 hand ive got 4k and chip leader! And thats how i carried on till the 1st break,no foul ups and being carefull not to play like a donk! after a few well timed plays i was up to 10k and on the break i was 12k and 15th of 35!
Then as the blinds went sky high people fell quickly,before i knew it i'd made the final table! my 1st FT on laddies and i was in 5th with 14k. the bottom 5 spots didnt pay that much so i needed to climb the ladder,the c/l had 40k and 2nd had 36k. then disaster struck,OTG i get AQ suited,SB has only 2k,BB has me just covered. I shove it all in hoping to either pick up the blinds or have the SB call and knock him out,unfortunately the BB called with JJ,i get no help & out in 10th for peanuts!! Maybe i should have played that differently,any A or Q and i'm 3rd and in a great spot,just bad timing to run into J's i suppose!! I still think i played ok and a FT is good for my confidence so i'm fairly pleased!
gl all .....laterz

Too much aggro!

Hi all,last night i continued my quest to dominate the micro limit cash on laddies!! i wacked my $20 max on and waited patiently for some action!! i was surrounded by very busy Skandies who seemed on boom/bust tactics! only playing when i suspected i was ok i slowly crawled up to a max of just over $40,thats where i should have packed in but i spent a little while poncing around with the table sizes so i can be like the big boys and play multi tables!! 1 of the oppo was doing really well and showing loads of suspect hands,he was AI lots of times but had managed to win every time,he went against AA & KK but allways managed to mug the other poor saps! then came my 1 and only big fook up,i got A10 early so raised to 1.20 which he called (as i knew he would) flop comes 5 9 10 rainbow. Aha,top pair blah blah! i gave it large for £4 (and got the call) the turn was the A! wippee fucking do,top 2, here i go,i put a $5 bet in and he goes AI (with far more than ive got) i'm hoping he's got AK.Q.J etc so i insta call,the river is a 4 i think but the money dissapears his way and im left with '0' under my name! the flopped 9 gave him a set and i'd been well and truly shafted!! my fault for being a fish i suppose and fair play to the geezer!
I didnt reload,i just sulked of to the stt's and thankfully got my $20 back in a 'pays top 5 $40 tables' perhaps i should learn that huge all ins arent allways bluffs!! gl all....laterz

Rockets And Bangers!

A good night tonight,wifey was working so i took the kids to a local fireworks display,they loved it so i was pleased! After seeing them off to bed it was time for poker!! Ive been having a shitty time this week on the sng's so i thought it was time for a change. Yesterday i decided to have a pop at the cash tables. Only micro but it was good fun,i managed to blow a bit but felt i knew what i was doing!! same again tonight,i risked half the max buy in (a huge $10!) and lasted till about midnight!! at 1 point i was up to about $30 after a few good plays then lost most of it in 2 hands,1 was trying to trap with a set of 7's,i played it just slow enough for matey to make his straight!! then i tried to be super agg with JJ and got hit by QQ!! WOOOPS! i landed a few top hands and got no action and then flopped a K for KKK but i was so low the double up made no real difference,2 hands later and AIPF with 99 runs into AA and its gg and g nite!! good fun though and i will try to improve. gl all....laterz

Grey Clouds Then A Glimmer Of Sun!

As i wrote on monday my play since my short break has been poxy to say the least! And tuesday was even worse,i couldnt hit a cows arse with a banjo let alone hit a good hand which stood up! the 1st 4 stt's were bad,every time i had a chance matey sucked out on me,overpairs flopped,flushes were rivered etc. You all know the feeling and its not fucking nice!! Going in a clear favourite only to end up a badly beaten loser. unfortunately games 5 & 6 were played with me on super tilt with the right hump so they were quickly over! I know 6 games is 2 little to make judgements but to lose them all when i know ive played ok is annoying to say the least! one plumb even wrote he was sorry for calling my KK all in with bugger all but he was feeling lucky (his 76 off flopped 2 pair) that made me feel a lot happier..... NOT!! So i didnt play last night,i read loads of blogs and the excellent 'raise the river' forums. And of course every one has off times,the general rule is shut up and keep playing your best - which is very true! So tonight i didnt change my play at all, as long as i got my dough in when i hoped i was good then that was that,twice i busted players whose obvious flush draws failed,and i didnt suffer 1 bad beat in the 3 games i played & cashed in. It was a bit of a shock to blow 25% of my BR in 1 night but hopefully it wont happen again,be positive and i hope my results will improve!
gl all ....laterz

I am Judith Chalmers!!

Well i'm back from our short break,we got a good deal at the Copthorne Hotel in Windsor (strange,it was actually in Slough but they obviously think Windsor sounds better!!!) 3 nights b&b and 4 family passes into Lego Land. The kids loved it,loads of good rides for them,the only problem was i'm scared shitless of heights!! and the kids wanted to go on every scary roller coaster thingys there! fair play to them,they loved them all,and being super dad i had to try to look like i was having a great time,not looking like i was about to have a major heart attack just after cacking my wack!! any how,i,d recommend Lego Land if you;
1.are a real man,not a spineless wuss like me!
2.dont mind 1 hour queues for a 3 minute ride! (tricky to avoid if you have to go half term like we had to)
3.take your own food in,i'm not tight but food/drink in there is a fucking rip off!
4.book a local hotel so you can do all the rides and keep the kids happy!

So back to work/school etc. Monday night back to poker,same old story,$5 stt,bowling along nicely,get KK,i shove AI after a hefty raise,matey calls with 88 & rivers an 8! then a $10 stt,on the bubble but a bit short so i shove AI with 99,matey calls with A4,i flop a 9 to make me un beatable,unless the clown catches 235, which of course he did! wp coco & gd nite!
o well,at least i had a nice break, gd luck all..... laterz

Off on hollybobs!!!

Gd couple of nights for me,a huge $20 up in 3 stt's!!! now only $5 from where i started from!! may not sound to good but up to $270ish then had a dodgy spell and went down to $165ish,i cant sustain $100 down swings so lets hope i can carry on up! no poker now till monday at least,going away with wife and kids ,the break should do us all good,i hope to come back refreshed and tear up the tables!! gl all... laterz

They think its all over,it is now!

3 quick stt's last night,won 2,ballsed up the other! i did however register for the laddies Player Point freeroll tourney that started at 9.30. had a fag after the stt's,got another pint of... and prepared to take this baby down!! 743 other people also had the same idea so this could be tricky i thought.I always start ultra cautious but in hand 3 (yes 3) i get AK suited late,matey before me raises to 120 so i call hoping for a good flop,sure enough the flops K high,yeeehaaaa! matey slaps a 200 bet in which i suspect is a c bet so i raise him double,he then shoves the lot in,now whats the chances of;
1.. he's got AA
2.. i call
ans..good and good!! And that was that,not sure i was first out but i must be fairly close to 1st!! not to worry,ive still got enough PP's for another go soon,maybe i'l bust out 4th hand for some improvement!!! gl all laterz.