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Don't stop keep it going and keep looking to improve!
Will try looking at Sats to get into some bigger games.
I've played for about 2 years now, in the last 6 months i have improved a good amount, imo.
Still a long way to go! I've never read a poker book in my life, in the last couple of days i've pickedup a few, Winning Poker Tournies one hand a time, kill everyone, and doyle brunsons super system.
Looking forward to reading these, seeing what i pick up from them. Only started reading Winning poker tournies a hand at a time, really interesting seeing a top players view as to how they played a hand, their strategy in playing the hand the way they did.
Accidentally regd for a 2pound rebuy game
Plus
Mini,
8:05 BH, 7:15 and 7:45 deepie
Went out of the mini early, to a flip, was pretty terrible, everyone was limping every pot, when you raised you were getting 3/4 callers. How are you meant to play poker against that?
Ran deep in the other tournies. Until about the bubble in the BH i shoved 99s into aces with 10 bb's, which left me with 1 bb! 7:15 game, again went out just a bit before the bubble.
The 7:15 deepe, ended up Ftabling again, went out 4th pretty horrible exit.
I min raised K 10, on the Button. Small blind calls. Flop 10 high, all the money gets in on the flop, he turns over aces. GG
Bit disapointed i didnt do better today,but was still another cash.
I was in the mains tonight myself and with the number of regs greater when i was in hands it was much more relaxing even when a head prize was up for grab the players would be sensible with calls rather than call for just that chance of a head.
For the time being, i'm gonna retire this thread.
I have achieved what i wanted to through the thread.
Have really enjoyed it, some people at the tables in the last week have mentioned it to me. People that don't post on the forum, which was really sweet.
Might come back to the thread at a later date, if i decide on something else/ or have anything else to add.
The last while, especially the last 2 weeks, i've been playing way to much poker.
Overall, maybe time for a break!
From starting this thread about 2 months ago I went from around about £100 to £700 in total. The £700 includes withdrawels i've made along the way (If not for withdrawels bankroll would be 700).
I had a period where 20 days in a row, i was constantly winning every single day. It's prob my biggest winning streak ever playing.
The profit came from MTTs, Cash and about £30/40 from Sky's free bet promo.
On Sunday, i ended up playing the Frenzy for the main UKOPs event and ended up throwing away about £20 in them plus about another fiver in sats. I know it sounds really stupid but i felt i had just squandered this on something that is pretty much a pure gamble. Basically it tilted me and i ended up going on to blow a tenner at 4nl in about 10 minutes (almost impossible i know!) then went onto lose another £20 from 10nl over 2 mastercash tables, i ran pretty bad, and played bad in a few hands i could easily have got away from. Really i was chasing money.
The £10 at 4nl in 10 minutes was pure tilt, just like red mist, and i threw it away in hands you normally never would be involved with. Weird, i knew i was annoyed but was determined i was going to keep playing.
I can be pretty bad for that and something i need to keep an eye out for.
It was a bit annoying on Sunday, but in the grandscheme of things it really isn't that important, it's £50 but taught me a good lesson.
In tournaments on Monday i played pretty terrible, I called an all in with K3 Suited, in the mid stages, just cause i had a stack, really bad. I ended up getting a deep run in all 3 DTD games, but just squandered chips with the most terrible play ever. Maybe a bit of a through back to Sunday.
Yesterday, i just about broke even.
Hopefully keeping this going will keep me focussed and stop me from making stupid decisions.
It was partly due to reading F_Ivan's thread i thought it would be a good shout to keep this going.
Today with Poker, i am happy with MTT's, feel really confident when i'm playing in them, know roughly what i should be doing.
HU (turbo) games, quite confident at these too, i seem to do reasonable at them.
With Cash, i would say i'm ok but a lot of areas to improve in. 4nl and 10nl is totally fine, no hassle with them. But 20nl was difficult the few times i played, in saying that wasn't a massive sample size.
Celtic through to the group stages of the champions league!
What agame against shakter karangandy! the atmosphere was electric and when Forrest scored the place erupted. Was confident going into the game we'd turn around the 2-0 deficit as the 1st half wore on was getting worried, but what a time to score the first goal just before half time. 2nd goal a minute into the second half, then forrest sealing the deal in injury time!
Fantastic result, and Brilliant result for Neil Lennon and all scottish football.
Be sure to say hello
100% I would say he is the right man for the job, in my opinion he has done a fantastic job in the time he's been at Celtic.
Lennon's only been in the job for just over 3 years. He took over from Tony Mowbry who totally ran the club into the ground in the short period he was at Celtic.
Lennon had to come rebuild and try and get the most out of what was already at the club, we were toiling since Strachan left.
Lennon really turned it around, building a strong team and winning the last 2 leagues. I know what you are saying about the rangers blow up, but remember that season Celtic had it's blow up earlier on in the season. When Celtic was losing at Killie 3-0 and came back 2 draw 3 each, Lennon's job was really on the line, he came out afterwards and said had he lost that game he would have resigned.
Outside of the SPL, he has also got Celtic qualifed for the group stages of the Champions league after playing 5 qualifiers over those 2 years. Last season he managed to beat barca at home, and we were minutes away from an amazing result over there. All in all, i think he has done brilliant for Celtic.
Especially given that he had no real experience of managing when he took over from Tony Mowbry.
The fact Rangers arnt in the SPL is nothing to do with Celtic, and i certainly dont think it diminishes Celtic's achievements.
For what its worth, and not every supporter would agree, but i miss the old firm games. In my opinion it is the best derby in the world. If you took out the minority of bigots on both sides, it really would be the best fixture in the world.
Bit of a glamour draw!
Barcelona, AC Milan, Ajax
Was gonna go last year but left it 2 late, got really expensive plus work got in the way lol
Gonna plan it this year!
Quick update
July and August have been my best months for poker since i started playing. I've made a good amount of money over the period.
I would definatly say i'm a lot happier with MTT's now and that cash is the part of my game that needs to be improved upon. Quite happy that I can beat 4nl and 10nl over the amount of games and times i've played at these levels.
The times i've dabbled in 20nl in all honesty i've prob struggled a bit. In saying that its nothing major just a few tweeks i need to make.
Another thing i need to do is stop tilting! I know i will prob never eradicate it, but if i can minimise it that will be a big step in the right direction.
This week has been my worst week in the last 2 months, i didn't put in a huge amount of volume after my tilt day on sunday. From Monday to Thursday i lost in total about £10, and lost about £70 on the Sunday when i was tilting. This is in stark contrast to before that when i was winning every day.
I was quite focussed last night, and had a really good time of it at 10nl, i ended up 5-6 Buyins up, which took care of a good chunk of Sunday's lossess.
During August i played the highest volume i've ever played on the site, getting about 2500 poker points. To be fair, i was probably playing a bit 2 much and not getting the enjoyment as much out of it.
In September i'm going back to playing similiar levels to what i played before August. Especially looking forward to the SPT will be a cracking weekend and will be good to meet people from the community.
Not played much recently, played 1 game on Sunday night and bubbled lol It's the first time i think i've ever went out on the bubble in a while, i was trying to win, and it was an ultra cheap game so hey ho
Can't wait for the weekend! Will be a good laugh.
Won't get much play in between now and the weekend, but hopefully can get some decent games going next week.
Good luck to everyone playing, and anyone going to newcastle i'll see you at the weekend!
Ended up playing 1 mtt 2 night!
About the only one i've played in a while, ended up 3rd. Wanted to win it, but was good to see a FT, it's been a while!
Also played Liam at some HU games best of 5 he torunced me 3-2 lol
Lookin forward to the weekend, should be outstanding!
If you are going i'll see you there, if not good luck on the virtual tables!
Hey!
Was a really good weekend down at newcastle, was good meeting everyone.
Pokerwise wasn't 2 great!
In the main I had Jac35 at my table, was good fun playing at the same table. Table was pretty quiet and there was quite a lot of limping going on, it was probably one of the best tables i could have been on 2 be fair.
Early doors i ran a stupid (pointless bluff) and done about 4/5k for no reason what so ever lol
Board was QQxxx, i was repping the queen and of course guy's just calling down with 10 Q.
Won a few smallish pots, then lost a biggish pot with pocket Aces against Jac, i 3xed, flop came down K56 Rainbow, i bet just jac called. Turn was a 9, i bet 2.1k and was raised to 5.3, i tanked for a while and called. It was either the straight or nothing. On the river i checked Paul bet 10k, and i had 2 fold. Afterwards he told me it was the straight, which is what i was first thinking on the turn, but then talked myself into the fact it was a bluff.
A bit later I had a flush on the turnon a paired board. river was a 6 and opponent donk bet for 5k, i called. Hard to get away from really, he could easily have been doing with with just a jack x hand, jj board. That left me with 15k, half the starting stack, a bit later on blinds were 200-400, guy raised to 1.2, button 3 bet to 2k (really small??) and i jamed the small blind with pocket queens. Button showed aces good game!
Apart from the first hand when i put in the stupid bluff, i didn't run that well. But really glad i got down to meet people i'm playing against all the time.
If i ever played one again, i would be a lot more patient. Found it a bit hard going from playing loads of hands an hour to hardly any 10 handed. Playing 10 handed was a bit different 2!
Run well pal
hey Pat, really good meeting you mate! Good luck with tournies and cash, and i'll see you some monday in the DTD games to donate my chips