Had a really lovely weekend ~ out with friends on Friday and out with family yesterday...I'm extremely reluctant to let go of my birthday fortnight rofl, one more week...please?!?
Been bossing life today. Marked over 200 speaking papers, taught a few hours and won about 40 squids at the pokerz. Feeling just about ready to crash now but need to try and mark for a couple more hours and try to fit in a bit of planning for my exam class tomorrow lunch. I've taken on a few extra exam classes at work and now I'm getting a bit too into them, and want them to go really well. Some of the students aren't really good enough for the level, but I really want to pull them up so they have a fighting chance of passing, so I'm trying to teach them all my little tricks to get those extra marks. My technique is to break them and then build them up much more confident and clued up but I've only got til March so I've got some work to do!!!
I'm crazy taking on these extra hours whilst I've also got to try and do 20+ marking too but I'm enjoying it right now, so let's see
In Response to Re: Duck the Bounty Hunter : English as a foreign language Stu, so my students are all ages and from all over the world, it's fun! WD on the DYM spin up, I did mention that it would be too easy if they removed a couple of levels didn't I?!? Hehehe Posted by mrsduck
Haha it was certainly not easy, but i didnt see the point risking 82.50 and 110 on a 55 quid seat. I hadnt tried it in ages so had a few goes last week.
Actually the time i did it i think it took me 4 goes at the 60p level lol.
Been really enjoying my poker this week! Not had much time to play so been squeezing in the odd tourney and quite a bit of cash when I've had the chance. Was trying to get double points to get the entry into the March whatsits but don't think I'm going to be able to put in as much volume as I need, despite playing much more cash than normal.
Lost a BI yesterday with set under set and just smiled and today lost a £22 and £11 BH, in quite quick succession. Don't think I've ever felt so relaxed about losing, it's really great, something's definitely starting to shift in my attitude, which is good!
Had a great old time in the £11 BH this afternoon having a laugh with Nuggy962 and Tings89 (that is until I got busted!) really enjoyed myself, thanks for entertaining me you two, in what's been a long hard working week!
Anyway, it's the weekend tomorrow, let's have a nice long nap!
Poker and posts both few and far between these days...will life ever slow down so I can catch up?
Spending the majority of my time switching between working and hibernating at the moment! Dreamt about work three nights in a row now, hoping I can switch off tonight!!
Watched the latest EPT episode in bed earlier whilst having a little cat nap, seriously crushing on Mayu Roca! GL to him on the ft!
Anyway just checking in, have a nice week everyone
Thanks guys! xxxxx Having a nice little run in the higher BHs actually! Played 3 £11 BHs and 1 £22 BH since Friday and final tabled all of them Posted by mrsduck
Normality is resumed ~ spewing off cash, bubbling, min-cashing and busting tourneys!
It's been a really good month. I wanted to try and push myself, last month I got about 1250 PPs so I thought I'd try to "up my game" and some... So I gave myself a target of 3k PPs. I decided to dabble more in CASH and try to fit in some poker whenever I wasn't busy teaching or marking ~ No chance!! I just scraped over 1590ish PPs but I've been the happiest and most relaxed about my play than I have in ages! So super happy.
Looking back I've won two tourneys this month - on the 2nd and 22nd! If only there were more twos in the month I'd be a pro for sure
Going to try and keep up this positivity through March, no pressure, have fun, keep building
Just came 2nd in the turbo main for £764 was going out in 6th (£242) but you and IrishRose saved me her favourite hand and your favourite cards quack quack
Just came 2nd in the turbo main for £764 was going out in 6th (£242) but you and IrishRose saved me her favourite hand and your favourite cards quack quack Player Action Cards Amount Pot Balance bcc20 Small blind 25000.00 25000.00 699815.01 GELDY Big blind 50000.00 75000.00 13233.04 Your hole cards 2 3 poker69 All-in 223318.97 298318.97 0.00 iamdonk Fold kikikolt2 Fold SilentChiv Fold bcc20 Fold GELDY All-in 13233.04 311552.01 0.00 poker69 Unmatched bet 160085.93 151466.08 160085.93 GELDY Show 2 3 poker69 Show K K Flop 2 10 2 Turn 2 River 4 GELDY Win Four 2s 151466.08 151466.08 Posted by GELDY
+ Dream No.1 accomplished ~ Sit next to diamond starred DivsDreams in a BH and chat about his favourite kinds of ducks
+ Dream No.2 accomplished ~ Get HU vs diamond starred DivsDreams in said BH
+ Dream No.3 accomplished ~ Bluff diamond starred DivsDreams HU in said BH with the ducks (just a weeny one)
Player
Action
Cards
Amount
Pot
Balance
mrsduck
Small blind
600.00
600.00
29916.28
DivsDreams
Big blind
1200.00
1800.00
28283.72
Your hole cards
2
2
mrsduck
Raise
1800.00
3600.00
28116.28
DivsDreams
Call
1200.00
4800.00
27083.72
Flop
J
A
K
DivsDreams
Check
mrsduck
Bet
2400.00
7200.00
25716.28
DivsDreams
Fold
mrsduck
Muck
mrsduck
Win
4800.00
30516.28
mrsduck
Return
2400.00
0.00
32916.28
- Dream No.4 failed ~ Beat diamond starred DivsDreams HU in said BH
Player
Action
Cards
Amount
Pot
Balance
mrsduck
Small blind
800.00
800.00
23032.56
DivsDreams
Big blind
1600.00
2400.00
34567.44
Your hole cards
3
A
mrsduck
Raise
2400.00
4800.00
20632.56
DivsDreams
Call
1600.00
6400.00
32967.44
Flop
5
A
9
DivsDreams
Check
mrsduck
Bet
3200.00
9600.00
17432.56
DivsDreams
Raise
9600.00
19200.00
23367.44
mrsduck
Call
6400.00
25600.00
11032.56
Turn
10
DivsDreams
Bet
19200.00
44800.00
4167.44
mrsduck
All-in
11032.56
55832.56
0.00
DivsDreams
Unmatched bet
8167.44
47665.12
12334.88
mrsduck
Show
3
A
DivsDreams
Show
7
8
River
J
DivsDreams
Win
Straight to the Jack
47665.12
60000.00
It was an absolute pleasure battling it out with you yesterday DivsDreams, both on the bubble and heads up! I think I just about managed to hold my own... If you read this can remind me again the names of those ducks? I forgot!
Another day, another 2nd place, another lovely lovely game having a nice chat! Today it was with FLASHJONNY and LmfaoAllin and we actually ended up the final 3! ~ (banter is obv good karma ya'll) Ended up 1010 vs 55 AIPF against LmfaoAllin HU and well, you can see the result!
Player
Action
Cards
Amount
Pot
Balance
LmfaoAllin
Small blind
600.00
600.00
67308.68
mrsduck
Big blind
1200.00
1800.00
44891.32
Your hole cards
10
10
LmfaoAllin
Raise
1800.00
3600.00
65508.68
mrsduck
Raise
4800.00
8400.00
40091.32
LmfaoAllin
All-in
65508.68
73908.68
0.00
mrsduck
All-in
40091.32
114000.00
0.00
LmfaoAllin
Unmatched bet
21817.36
92182.64
21817.36
LmfaoAllin
Show
5
5
mrsduck
Show
10
10
Flop
2
Q
A
Turn
3
River
5
LmfaoAllin
Win
Three 5s
92182.64
114000.00
Absolutely no sour grapes at all, it was a really fun game and it just came down to the poker gods in the end... BUT (as my laptop died) I'm playing on my ipad atm so I'm awfully prone to the odd autocorrect slip! Anyway, as the cards flip over LmfaoAllin says "nh" and when I see the 5 on the river I try to write "not quite nice enough gg!" but the "gg" keeps getting autocorrected to "go" So what happens in the chatbox is him writing nice things like gg, ul etc etc and me writing "not quite nice enough" and a series of about 3 gos "go!" "go!" "go!"
Just wanted to let you know LmfaoAllin, I wasn't trying to tell you to FO lol! Have a great weekend everyone!
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It's the 22/02 I'm playing the 2pm BH and ~ I win it Yeyyyyyy!
But damnit I won a bit too much...
**cripes just realised I only went and posted at 5.22 too!!
WP on the tourney wins, counting the days to 22/2/22 no doubt.
Just came 2nd in the turbo main for £764
was going out in 6th (£242) but you and IrishRose saved me
her favourite hand and your favourite cards
quack quack
Yesterday was a lovely little day!
+ Dream No.1 accomplished ~ Sit next to diamond starred DivsDreams in a BH and chat about his favourite kinds of ducks
+ Dream No.2 accomplished ~ Get HU vs diamond starred DivsDreams in said BH
+ Dream No.3 accomplished ~ Bluff diamond starred DivsDreams HU in said BH with the ducks (just a weeny one)
If you read this can remind me again the names of those ducks? I forgot!
Dream big guys!
xx
Today it was with FLASHJONNY and LmfaoAllin and we actually ended up the final 3! ~ (banter is obv good karma ya'll)
Ended up 1010 vs 55 AIPF against LmfaoAllin HU and well, you can see the result!
BUT (as my laptop died) I'm playing on my ipad atm so I'm awfully prone to the odd autocorrect slip!
Anyway, as the cards flip over LmfaoAllin says "nh" and when I see the 5 on the river I try to write "not quite nice enough gg!" but the "gg" keeps getting autocorrected to "go"
So what happens in the chatbox is him writing nice things like gg, ul etc etc and me writing "not quite nice enough" and a series of about 3 gos "go!" "go!" "go!"
Just wanted to let you know LmfaoAllin, I wasn't trying to tell you to FO lol!
Have a great weekend everyone!