Down the river!

The river card is cursed by many and loved by a few i reckon! I lost the 1st 2 stt's tonight,once when i ran 10 10 into AA (i raised big preflop,he re raises so of course i dont put him on an overpair,o no,i just shove like coco the fucking clown!!) so thats my fault. The second was a classic,the blinds were starting to bite so i shoved OTB with AK & was called by the mighty 68 of! Which obviously made the impossible straight on the river (i then typed in 'bollox!'-- i take it that doesnt register on Laddies swear dictionary as it appeared,& the cheeky twat said sorry!!) So i decide to play just 1 more game,off to a good start and in the top 3 by level 2! theres no point playing siily buggers in these games,any good hand needs to be hammered and chips taken from the fishes imo,so when i get QQ its time for action!! the blinds are still quite low but he raises to 400,i raises AI so he calls for possibly all my dough,he shows AJ,the muppet!! the flop has an A so im in deep poo,turn is a 2 and ive got 2 cards to help me...........and would you beleive it,for the 1st time this fucking century the river gives me the Q!!!! i'm smiling instead of swearing at the lappy. I ended up slighty down but tonight it's good to know that sometimes the river can help you as well as shaft you!! gl all laterz

Smooth 3, Nemo's 0!!

Great night by me,3 stt's & finished in the top 5 in them all for a profit (after fees etc) of $31.50!! I never seemed to put myself in any tight spots,suffered a couple of bad beats but stuck with it and did the business. 2 things have helped me imo,the 1st was getting hammered a few weeks ago & losing a big chunk of my money!! We can (& do) moan about beats but it was a mixture of them & my bad play,perhaps i had won a few then got complacent with regards to positional play and a lack of discipline etc. It didnt help poncing around on the cash tables! no more of that for the time being,best i learn more about sng's & tourneys,at least ive got half a clue playing these!! The 2nd bit of help was an article i read in the current issue of the 'WPT POKER' magazine.It was written by Frankie Armstrong and covered a 9 player sng that he played,he wrote about every hand whether he played it or not.Reading his thoughts on strategy as the blinds increased and his analysis of his play and his opponents was very helpful. I love to play but i read loads about the game to hopefully improve,time will tell if i can implement this knowledge and be a better player not a losing fish!!! gl all....laterz

Finding my form!

Hi all,just a quick update,only played a bit so far this week,2x $10 stt on wednesday,good for $20 profit,tonight i won a $20 stt (pays top 5 $40) then lost 1x $5 & 1x $10 same format games!! So i switched attack and took down a 6 seater $10 stt for $30,overall a winning week and my BR is nearly back to where i started after getting hammered a few weeks ago!! Last night i had a bash at Laddies player point freeroll for the 1st time($1500gtd & $325ish to the winner)..that is me and 513 other fishes!!!! the standard was dreadfull,i'm no Hellmuth etc but jeez,this was unreal! I made it to the 1st break in 121st place of the 174 remaining but a little short! Luckily soon after i land AA and i take a good pot to be 69 of 155 and on 7k,blinds are still only 150/300 so i'm ok (ish!) It pays down to 99th (although not a lot!) so i reckoned i could make it if i was patient & kept my discipline..
Players were going thick & fast,i was 66/128 but not happy that the C/L was on my table!! As i said the payouts were not worth FA till later so i needed to double up & progress.
Then in the space of 4 hands i was finished,i get JJ early and raise to 750 (5x BB) the C/L goes all in for 30k,....o shit!!! i was stuck,i fucking hate JJ,I reckon now i had him beat but tbh i cacked it & folded, 3 hands later and FFS i get JJ again - GRRRRRRRRR!! this time no messing about,AIPF,it goes muck,muck,muck and then 1 caller,and fuck me,matey has got KK!! no help for me and its gg & g nite from me in 109th place,a shitty 10 places from the money!! Was i unlucky or just a bit of a muppet with that play? i needed to advance and i thought i would. the geezer who called had not been on the table for long so who knows,if it happens again i hope he has 10- 10!!! An enjoyable game though,just wait till next time!! gl all....laterz

Nearly the BIGGY!!!

Been reading a few other blogs for inspiration/help or just a laugh but its sad to see people who are getting the rough end of it,i just hope they get the breaks they deserve.
It was back to basics for me this evening,two huge $5 stt's,top 5 places all get equal $10 each blah,blah! The 1st was relatively easy allthough i was lucky on 1 very big hand..... i had Jc10c (a hand i realy like!) 1st to act i raised to 150 (blinds only 15-30) only 1 person left to act who raised to 300,we both had rougly the same 2k left so this was an easy call,the flop comes AcKc7d!! for the 1st time in my fledgling time i could make the BIGGY!!!! Not wanting to scare matey off i bet 200 and he insta called AI, now i'd like to find any one who wouldn't call like lightning with that because i nearly punched a big hole in the keyboard!! Matey shows AA for the set and i hope for the 9c!! the turn is red but the river is 3c,i won the hand but was dissapointed!!! so close to my 1st royal,o well,another time!! Matey typed FFS as i'd rivered him but thats the way sometimes & for the last 2 weeks ive been losing to some wicked beats & doing my conkers so ul pal,get over it!! The 2nd game was fucking painfull!! i cashed for $10 but hated the way it played,4 or 5 players took so long over every decision it just dragged on & on,luckily i doubled up fairly early because we got to 200/400 and still had 7 left,when you only start with 1500 & the blinds go up every 10 mins time is of the essence,by all means take it slow at 10/20 but not all night!! still,thats there problem,hope i play them again but please speed up a bit!!! gl all....laterz

Fiddlers elbow!

Not much poker over the weekend,i played 2x $1o stt's on friday and cashed them both (finish in the top 5 for double the buy in),then did the same on sat night.My problems occured when ive been dabbling in the cash games, last week i managed to spunk at least $80,some by playing like a moron but a lot of this is being very unlucky,i lost 2 buy ins having sets crushed by flushes,i got it all in miles ahead only for matey to make his flush on the river.....twice!!!! i guess it was the old 'implied odds bs'that made them both call when days behind!! Until i recover a bit i will be staying on the stt's and low buy in mtt's on which i have improved 100% (in my humble opinion!) gl all...laterz

Tagged!!

O no! BurnleyMik tagged me so here goes! (rules 1st)

The rules are:A) Link to the person that tagged you and post the rules on your blog.B) Share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself.C) Tag 7 random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs.D) Let each person know that they've been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.


A. Already linked to Mik & rules posted!!

B.
1. As a kid i appeared live on 'Songs of Praise' from All Saints church in Maidstone!

2. I passed my m/cycle test & car test 1st time.

3. My all time favorite film is Get Carter & i know all the dialogue.zzzzzzzzzzz lol!

4. I went to 'Stringfellows' club in London,gut whacked out my nut and threw up under a table! (haven't been back since!!)

5.I used to play sunday league football and could have made it as a professional (if i wasn't shit!!)
6. I once had a drink with pop girly Holly Valance (ok,she just happened to be in the same Fulham boozer as us!!)

7. I support the mighty blues (Chelsea!) and was gutted when Jose bailed but reckon if we can keep the team together then we will be a huge domestic and Euro force!


Thats all i could think of (without giving too many things away..you never know who's reading!!!)

C.
I will tag 3 people...
sttrow
gaz billingham
pokertaswegian

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