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Pommy & AJ.
Yes, I'll give it a whirl, but it can't be next Thursday (15th) as I won't be playing Thursday/Friday/Saturday next week, as I have company.
Saturday is the 10k Richmond Run. Can't miss that.
I'm her Coach, oh yes, and I don't want her to be bothered about pace, or where she finishes - just competing makes her a winner for me. I've got her a little trophy already, it will a nice surprise for her, & it says "WINNER" on it. To me, just doing it makes her a winner. She had never jogged, or done any meaningful physical exercise, until 3 months ago.
She does 6.6 miles in an hour & forty usually, but as long as she does her best, I'm not fussed if she finishes stone last.
She has some gadget that records her data when she jogs, here's a recent example, this was Hampton Court to Kempton racecourse & back.
Activity type: jogging
Description: -
Total distance: 10.55 km (6.6 mi)
Total time: 1:40:28
Moving time: 1:40:24
Average speed: 6.30 km/h (3.9 mi/h)
Average moving speed: 6.30 km/h (3.9 mi/h)
Max speed: 15.30 km/h (9.5 mi/h)
Average pace: 9:31 min/km (15:20 min/mi)
Average moving pace: 9:31 min/km (15:19 min/mi)
Fastest pace: 3:55 min/km (6:19 min/mi)
Max elevation: 71 m (234 ft)
Min elevation: 41 m (134 ft)
Elevation gain: 174 m (570 ft)
Max grade: 13 %
Min grade: -14 %
Recorded: 26/09/2015 09:48
You mention "multi-tabling & chatting". I must say, chatting whilst multi-tabling, or even reading the chat, will DEFINITELY reduce your efficiency & win rate - no question about it. Apart from "hi, & good luck all" or the occasional "oooohhhh" I try to avoid chatting too much, as it means I lose my focus, & when we lose focus, bad things happen if we are trying to play several at the same time.
and I thought all those "gym" sessions you have were leading up to something.
Well apart from admire and commend her Tikay - seems you should follow her example.
+13% gradient - she doesn't pick the easy route does she?
PS What is Hampton Court like? Mrs P wants a visit - she is into all the Tudor history.
Also repotting you - even though I had the better of the ranges - in a couple of cases I think I could have just passed - no need to get involved - was not too shallow and had chips - getting it in 5 handed when you don't need to is likely to be -EV.
I'll do some proper homework before posting the hands but i'll signpost them here when they are up.
It's nothing short of magnificent, & beautifully sited, right alongside the Thames, with Bushy Park & the all it's graceful deer adjoining it.
They could not build something so beautiful, so grand, so perfectly-scaled, these days.
And 100 yards from the Palace, just across the road - literally - still stands the house in which Sir Christopher Wren lived whilst he was re-building the Palace. It's got one of those blue plaque things.
Henry VIII had dozens of Palaces, but only two remain - Hampton Court, & St James's Palace.
Take the train from Waterloo (every 30 minutes, 45 minute journey), then amble across Hampton Court Bridge to the Palace - it's but 200 yards from the station.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton_Court_Palace
The highlighted part above is the key point you may want to address, imo.
For better or worse, & until it's 4 handed & we need to get busy, I try to avoid conflict, "let them have it".
I might be dealt, say, A-J-4-3, which is a decent enough hand to open with, but once someone else opens, it's going in the bin. FIRST TO OPEN is key.
Don't go to war with players who have good ranges, where possible, either. Late stages, big blinds & 4 handed of course, it all changes.
One other point.
4 handed, with big blinds, I'm not folding A-K-2-x to anyone, unless my win is locked already, in which case we just fold. Early doors, though, it's a MUCH different hand, & I may take a flop if it's cheap, but really, it's not easy to play multi-way with small blinds. It's power is in getting people to fold, & if they do call, we are rarely in terrible shape. So a wonderful hand late von, not so much early doors.
All imo of course, & I should add I'm very risk-averse in these things, give me the easy path every day.
This was one where I thought I was doing the right thing but not totally sure.
I'll post a few more - some like this where I am not sure my line was right or wrong, some where I think I was wrong and some where I think I was right.
Better get some poker winnings sorted to take Mrs P to Hampton Court.
^^^^^
I've replied to those.
Mostly, just run-bad really, though maybe we can fold facing the bet on K-6-6.
LOL, was just about to post this myself. Gotta be up early to beat you Alan.
Ha, I never even knew I was in it. Is it "just" 21 places paid?
Not much I can do to accelerate though, I play most evenings, & every game that runs at £3.30 & above.
A pal of mine - dooobs - from another place came across last night & regged for the £11ers, usually it's just Eon & I who reg for those, but it made a difference last night, & we got 4 games @ £11, very rare for a midweek evening.
Fingers crossed we get a few tonight, too.
DUCK OR NO DUCK?
OK Spinky, but where would the Duck be?
It was her first ever "organised" run, & I was determined to do what I could to help make it a memorable occasion, I got her a little engraved trophy & everything.
She finished the 10k, still full of running (gentle jogging, not running really), & was presented with a Medal, & a Certificate
Think there were 730 runners, & she finished 514th of about 530 finishers, but nearly 200 failed to complete the course. For her first ever "official" run, that's just great.
She managed 4 Personal Bests, too;
Fastest 10k
Longest ever run (jog)
Fastest ever 5k
Fastest ever mile
So, all in all, yeah, a great success, & she was chuffed to bits.
The atmosphere was wonderful, too - everyone wishing each other well, & encouraging each other.
Lovely.
If only poker pros took those lessons on board, & looked after newbies like that, eh?
I've been a bit remiss with updating my stats. Poker stats don't make interesting reading for anyone except the author, they just don't, but I do like to know where I am, so I'd best stick a few numbers up.
Prior to last week, I've just been ambling along slowly, 2 steps forward, one step back, but not masking much progress.
Last week's numbers will follow in a bit.
Just 4 sessions last week, so a mini-week really.
Monday - P31, W18, L13
Tuesday - P30, W16, L14
Wednesday - P36, W20, L16
Sunday - P30, W20, L10
So 4 winning sessions from 4, which I'm quite pleased about, but the Holy Grail of 60% Win Rate was missed again, that lot comes to 58.27%. I can do OK @ 58%, yes, it's profitable, but 60% has always been the goal.
The overall profit was good, (just shy of £88) but this was helped by £40 from the Punta Cana thing, £5.59 in Rewards payment, & £1 from the Rewards Freeroll. So, net of those bonuses, it was about £42, which is OK for 4 nights I think.
Anyway, it goes in the book as £88, as effectively, ALL profit or losses emanate from the PLO8 DYM's, though it does distort the stats a bit I suppose.