Funny story.

So It seemed the 888 network didn't convert any hands for me in the final half of the month, cos of a software error.

So apparently, that 5k did get recorded. Just was lost somewhere. Along with it was a further 9k.

So last month finished +18k before rakeback. Prob +20-21k after.






Okay, so it's not that funny, but I'm happy. Also Newcastle to get promoted today? Please?



Edit: This means by my estimations (estimations, because two databases have been lost) that I have surpassed $1,000,000 in career earnings (before rakeback).

Gl

Downswinginggggg!

The last 5 days all I have done is lose. Ended +8k (5k unrecorded). Decent amount of hands. I think I'll better that in April. Also 40k above EV was a shock when I looked! Sure didn't feel like it. But then obv, EV is not the only form of variance in poker.

Currently on a 50k ish downswing, hopefully I come out of that soonish. Losing is hard when your sole purpose is playing. It's fine normally at uni, as I have to do other stuff, and can go out lots. It's Easter break now though and I've allocated lots of time to solely play poker, when losing it's tough, you don't really want to play more, then obv don't have too much else to do.

I'm gonna add some annoying points seeing as they're fresh in my mind from the last few days.

• Getting slowrolled in a 300bb pot with Khigh flush, against an Ahigh flush (no paired board)
• Losing with an over-fullhouse to a straightflush, which caught two nice cards on the turn and river.
• Guy being on tilt open shoving $2k with AA, when I'm in the BB with KK.

Enough moaning. Should be a good month of poker. Also going to Joel Robuchon, some football games and a few nights out with friends in random places.

Good luck!

reminder to myself

5k unrecorded. HEM not working on Pacific.

Random thoughts/ updates while hungover.

Poker - I'm playing quite a lot since coming back from jailbreak. Obv haven't checked results. I don't feel like it's anything special.. prob floating above breakeven but who cares if i'm playing a lot. Multitabling 25/50 is damn stressfull at times though.

Jailbreak - We got to Belgium. Suprising what people will give you for free!!

Bank - I went in to withdraw money from sponsorship that I had got. I withdrew £1500. The woman was suprised when I asked her and asked if I wanted to set up a meeting with someone to sort my accounts, I said no, but she persisted, so I gave in and said okay.
I told the financial adviser I played poker, and he was extremely interested and asked a shitload of questions. It's always very hard to answer questions about poker with a stranger without either coming off like you're bragging, or coming off like a total idiot.
I normally try to be vague and change the subject, but the guy was so interested he ended up getting his friend in the room too. So I had two of them asking ridiculous questions. I wasn't too bothered cos they seemed nice guys, but it got me thinking with what other profession would you get so many personal questions. Very few, I think.

Coaching - A big debate in the poker world. Keeping it short (and I'm not exactly giving you revolutionary info here), no, most coaching isn't worth it. No, most videos aren't worth watching. Not like I care too much though.

Stoxpoker scandal - Just wow.

My hangover - Just wow.

Jail Break!

On the 13th March, Surrey University football club are holding a Jail Break. Basically, everyone in the football teams will be paired up randomly, they will have £10 and 5 items to get as far away from the university as possible in 24 hours.This is in aid of sports relief, which is raising money for comic relief - http://www.comicrelief.com/.

"The money you raise gets spent by Comic Relief to help poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged people turn their lives around across Africa, throughout the world's poorest countries and closer to home here in the UK."





If you want to sponsor me on this, visit http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=346990931991&ref=nf and let me know. It should be pretty fun to do.

As for this month, it hasn't started well results wise (as far as I can tell), though I have put in lots of work, so I guess I should be happy.

Lazy but lucky month.

The last day of the month summed my Febuary up pretty well. I was gonna play a little bit, but ended up not playing, instead I went out to watch the Carling Cup final then Ice Hockey with friends. I thought feb was gonna be great for me to get in hands, but I was just going out too much I guess. Whatever. It was a fun month.

Graph:





I completed my target of only looking once. It's great.. I'm not too bothered about results when playing (though that's prob easy to say as I never lost too much in a day throughout feb). Feels very good to run over EV for the month!

I have a lot on for March (including Jail Break - info to come, more than likely). Despite this, I hope to put in more volume than this month. I will keep my only look at results once target. It felt decent. Though no offer up to charity this month (will only do this if I struggle with it).

Good luck!

100th blog post, end of the month.

Finishing 3 days early because I have exams next week, which I will prepare for, and forsee having a hangover for Saturday.

The month went okay. Prob not as many hands as I would have liked, but it's been a busy month. I reckon I'll be playing a lot of hands next month.

I finished up what I imagine to be around +$45k after rakeback. I got pretty unlucky throughout the month, especially in the early stages as a previous post states, but I pulled a little back toward the end of the month.

Laptop:





Desktop:





+1.5k unrecorded.



Played around 1000 hands of 5/10, around 2000 hands of 25/50 and the rest was 10/20. Would like to get more 25/50 play in there next month.

For next month I'm setting a goal of only being able to look at my results 1 time during the month, not including looking when I am finished for the month. If I break the rule I'll donate $1k to charity. I think it'll help me with being less results orientated, and hopefully it will reduce my stress levels a little.

Gl.

January

January

So far.

Running real bad. Played 25/50 today against a big fish and got crushed. Just pretty ridiculous setups. Hopefully can turn this round, and maybe get some of this EV back?

The thing that annoyed me most about today, though, I can't mention for a while.. but basically;

I found out a reasonable reason why some people might think poker players are degenerate cheating angleshooting scumbags.

I buckled...

...and checked my results. Just cos I was annoyed about how the day went. Snow storms blocking me indoors and made the power cut for half the day, then this wasn't too pretty.

Good thing is the games are AMAZING recently. Also I have logged a tonne of hands and am happy with my workrate.