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In the last 36 hours I have had to make up about 6k points. Managed it at about 10.30pm. Sick of poker right now. The first two thirds of the day and a half went fine but I just took a nasty variance spanking at DYMs where underpairs found a triplet, kings got taken into the woods and shot and I saw so many miracles I thought I was the only guy who was not a blood relative to either Penn or Teller. Still up in poker terms (before C4P) for the month, just no as good as it could or maybe should have been if I had played better.
Made my target though, not sure that if I had I stopped at 39k I would have more money in the grand scheme of things, really don't want to look it up as I live near too many bridges.
Going to finish up the main event and then shut down, still somehow in it. Doubt I'll touch a virtual card tomorrow, need a day off. I want to get on the forum a bit more, especially to reply to the 'Forum' thread on the forum but I think they deserve me to be at my best. Right now I'm tired and grouchy, time to reload the brain.
Interested to hear your thoughts on the 'Forum' thread, I did post, but the more I tihnk about it, the more I'm torn about whether I agree with what I said or not. Ultimately it's supposed to be a fun place and to be fair I'd say 99% of the time it is.
When I say mini points race it was a target I set myself with about a week to go, nothing to do with SkyPoker. Just trying to take advantage of the 'Super Cash For Points' promotion they did run this month.
On a related note there is a disappointing low amount of people in the Russian Roulettes right now, that used to be great to see who was cramming at the last minute.
44 pages in and finally someone brings that up. Percy I could kiss you
I knew I was top ranked on that leaderboard last year and that I was in the mix this year. That Polo Mint star became somewhat of an obsession for me towards the end of the year. August 2011 was my single best MTT month on Sky IMO and I was suddenly in the race. There were plenty of very good players in and around the top spot (Beaneh, LJamesL, etc) for ages but we were all chasing SuperSnedd who was dominating for a long time. Unsurprising too, very good player. I had all but given up the ghost in the end and was a few grand behind him with a couples of days left. Then I luckboxed the UKOPS.
I'm more proud of my progression. Last year I put a heck of a lot of effort into getting better at MTTs. As you can see in the early days I was break even. It all came together and the effort paid off in spades. Yes I know I ran phenomenally well in those big MTTs last year, but there was effort behind it. I also do not think most profitable=best, I wouldn't even put myself in the top 20 MTT players on the site (check out Lumkming's graph and what level he plays, phe-nom-in-al). I play bigger games, run good in them and the results are great.
And now I have my polo mint star for always.
Heart.
I will post in that thread, I think it is hugely important and am glad it's been started. But like I said, it's important and right now I don't think I am able to get my point across as clearly as it deserves.
1) Build a set of shelves
2) Make a Lego X-Wing
I'm 34 for crying out loud.....
The irony is I need the shelves to put it on.
Oh and Dylan, I haven't forgotten your post, busy composing my answer to it, I expect it to be ready sometime mid 2013.
At present I am not an active teacher. I've decided to take some time out to think about some things. Nothing serious, but I'm just taking a look at some elements of my life. As a result you may see me more at the tables during the day.
Before anyone jumps to any conclusions, I have not 'gone pro.' One of the questions I hear the most is 'Are you going to go pro?' or 'Don't you make more money out of poker than your job?' I normally like to GIQ but the answer to the second question is yes, it has been that case for a few years somehow. However that can change in a heartbeat and I do not want to rely on poker as my sole source of income. It's a fun hobby which I enjoy and touch wood it's been going ok for a while now.
As to my future, well that's TBC. I might write about it somewhere, not sure where
When will you be arriving at the SPT next weekend?
Friday, not sure what time. As we discussed at the tables I'm looking for Friday to be less cardy and more liquid. Will give you a shout when I'm in town. Managed to book my hotel a full five days in advance, that's
five more days than my Blackpool hotel.
How many beers do you owe me?
For railing duties I owe you about twenty. However when we take off bok tax then I think it comes out to one half of shandy.
First round on me mate.
Do you fancy buying me dinner friday evening?
Depends, am I going to have to out eat you again. Nearly did me in last time. I will never go for a 22oz steak again, woke up at four in the morning with so much kidney pain I thought they were rejecting me.
How is your bro? (Bit of a legend, will he be attending an Spt in the near future?)
He's doing good, just bought a swanky new car. Not sure if he'll be at one in the future but will defo ask him. I've got a feeling if there is one in Ireland next year then both him and my Dad will fancy it.
Will you go back to Vegas again?
Hopefully next WSOP time. Going to have another crack at it. Need to do better than last time, let myself down a bit with how poorly I played.
When playing BJ, do you stick or spin on 16?
It all depends on the dealer's card. Lots of them are a stick, despite what Jackally's Blackjack App says!
Who taught you how to latin dance?
GregHogg. Obviously. Guy's a Rumba Warrior. I loved that club, can't remember much about it but I do remember you struggling to roll a smoke while shaking your booty. It's a tough ask for anyone.
Do you think you will outlast Greg on Saturday? (Considering Greg bust level 1 last year)
TBH after Blackpool I think if me and Greg had a last longer it could be the shortest last longer in history. Then again he's running like Mo Farah on fire right now. Would be lovely to see him go deep. Obviously more lovely to see myself run deeper.
Are you happy with Spurs signings?
Let's play 'You Are The Manager?' You have a place for two players, your three choices are: Luka Modric, Rafa Van De Vart and Clint Dempsey. Who gets the place on the bench. That and we didn't need a goalkeeper. And we're struggling for strikers. In short no, no I'm not.
What do you think of AVB compared to 'Arry?
AVB looks like a 'Jim'll Fix It' competition winner. I'm still not completely convinced this wasn't how he got the job.
What are your future goals in life and poker
Be happy and enjoy it. That is an answer for both.
When will you be getting married?
Well I've been waiting for you to propose for some time now.....
How many children do you want?
Never really thought about having kids TBH. Doesn't feel like the right time at the moment.
What would you choose...WSOP Bracelet in a $1k event or a WSOP ME FT appearance?
Good question. If the $1k event was NLHE then the ME FT every time. However if it was a variant, in other words not one of the ten to a penny NLHE $1k MTTs, then I'd take the bracelet.
Play one game for England or one season with Spurs?
Spurs all the way.
If offered a job as a football journalist for £5,000 less than your current wage, would you take it?
In a heartbeat.
If you had a choice, would you be born as a boy or girl and why?
Boy. It's tough to park the car in London.
Favourite meal?
I gorgeously greasy fry up. Black pudding and fried bread are essential, mushrooms preferred.
Latte or Cappuchino? CAPPA! But I'd rather just a normal coffee. So hard to get just a normal coffee these days. Bit like it's hard to buy Black football boots.
There you go Dyl, hope that satisfies for a while
Will be trying to update more, Dyl is always on my case to do so. Look me up at DTD. I always say it but I do mean it, anyone who is there feel free to come say hello. I'll be at the bar (I hear there are two of them at DTD now, so it's a 50/50 spin).
I played a couple of tournies on another site this morning while watching the swimming. At the same as I watched Ellie Simmonds (my new pick for Sports Personality of the Year, finally such a competitive year for that comp) qualify for yet another final, some fellow from Romania was calling me all sorts of names for three betting him and telling me how he's going to smash my face in. Luckily I'm not often in Romania so I think I'm safe. It just got me thinking, here are people with the kinds of set-backs and impairments most of us couldn't dream of. They don't have so much of what we take for granted. One of the athelete's backstory was sitting next to a suicide bomber on 7/7. She lost her legs. Her response to this was to learn sitting volleyball and compete at London2012. Our Romanian friend gets 3bet and has to fold his QTs in an $11 poker game. His reaction is to hurl abuse and threaten my life with the improbable scenario that we will ever meet. I think this truly shows who are winners and losers in life, regardless of medals round a neck or cash in the bank.
Was good playing with you in yesterdays bounty hunter....oh I mean freezeout!
Looking forward to SPT...see you Friday.
Matt
Anyone seen or heard from OldBoy? I know Foley and obv Matt are making the SPT, be great to see Kev there as well.
What's the biggest thing you have ever climbed? Below is the start of my biggest attempt:
I would of made it too, but as you can see from the photo, Greg is about to mug me.
Any news if Adam's making it to the SPT as well? You mentioned something yesterday but my mind is a little cheesy.