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To prevent further rub downs I suggest you don't check the results, some donk won it.
'The Quest For The Polo-Mint Star Repeat!!!!!'
Gonna be epic.
You gonna be at Luton in December? If you are, I hope you'll whack a fiver in the last longer I've got going.
In seriousness I've taken some time away from posting on any social media really, hardly touched my Twitter (@tommydyer, spam for the win), not done much on FB or any forum. Needed a break from them for a bit.
But I'm slowly getting the diary bug back, I noticed this when a couple of things happened and I thought 'That would be good in the diary.' So let me see if I can bink this Roller and then I will of course get posting
What a life!
The Round of Each table was a great laugh. I managed to do well in the PLO section and have a couple of nasty spots in the NHLE rounds. It was the best live poker session in terms of enjoyment I've had in a while though. Expect for the fellow on my right. Now I don't know if they are a Sky Reg or a Luton Reg, but if you read this please do post here. Now I know you didn't like Hold em. I understood this after around half an orbit. There was no need to continue to tell me this for the next three or so hours. Every hand. I wasn't about to forget. Still seemed like a nice bloke though.
There were a few memorable hands, the most being an early PLO one. I have a decent middle board starting hand, 9865 D/S and the button. We get the 6 way limped pot and a 995 board. Checked to me, I pot. Of course Tikay has to min raise. It was at this point we both abandoned poker and just had fun. I think we got up to an 8bet before we decided to get it in. We both knew it was a current chop around the 3 or 4 bet. Luckily no one hit an extension and good fun was had by all. Great banter at the table and with how he was running getting a chop off of Tikay was a touch.
Look out for the Luton highlights. If it's made the edit you'll see a great spot of me looking like an silly sausage in a hand. Not going to spoil it but Rich asked for them to do a sweat hand with me. And I was on the button as well. Carnage ensued.
Can't wait for the next SPT, was great to catch up with old friends like Maxy, Greg, OldBoy and many many others as well as new lovely people; don't be offended if I haven't name checked you, I like everyone and I didn't see anyone not on form. Well there was Phil's missus on the Saturday, or more accurately on the day after Friday night. She may have used up all of her 'form' the evening before
John Lewis at Christmas
Paralympics on Channel 4
Yes yes, this might be the saddest post I've ever put here, rating adverts highly. I would say this though, these were free to watch. Adam Sandler movies in 2012 cost good money to see, and not everyone made it to the end of Jack and Jill. Now which would you rather see again?
My Christmas was a busy one. The days before Christmas were spent in the North East seeing the GF's family. Night one was spent in Durham. We got there about 8pm or so after the long drive. The entire city was drunk. For those that don't know Durham is a version of Newcastle which gives the facade of poshness and culture but the first chance it gets it's in the Rose and Crown doing three Aftershocks for the price of one. I saw one fellow stumbling along with a few mates display the talent of vomiting while walking, the dude didn't break stride, get any on his shoes or forget the part of the sentence he was in the middle of when the chunder fairy hit. He got good distance too.
Anyways we all had a lovely time in Durham and Newcastle. We took the young un's of the family ice skating. I say we, I did one lap holding onto the boards and then hid at the sidelines with a cup of tea. The GF's mother gave me a peculiar gift though. It was 'The World's Sharpest Knife.' I have no idea how to process that as a gift.
Pokerwise December has been a frustrating month, swinging up and down on a daily basis. I'm hoping to pull it together by month's end. A UKOPS bink would help but as I played lat night with all the use of an overcoat for a Geordie under the age of 30 I'm not holding my breath.
We'll see how it goes, gearing myself for a massive grind next month. The diets come into force, resolutions are made to be broken and I do my Poker MOT. Need it, playing shocking at the moment.
I wish you all a very merry Twixmas and in the words of the internet sensation of 2012 - PEACE!
1) Plans for 2013? To not move house. Also got half a chance at a little job opportunity/project. Can't go into too much detail just now but it's something I really would like to work out, will fill everyone in if and when it comes together.
2) Yes I'm going to try to get to some of the monthly biggies at DTD. Also going to keep an eye on The Vic and Aspers for some events. I need to get out and about more instead of just staring at the screen. Also hoping to sort out Vegas again for the WSOP one way or another.
3) 2012 has been an up and down year to say the least. Christmas day is probably my favourite memory. I was able to wake up and enjoy Christmas morning with the GF in our new place which at one point was touch and go if we were going to get. Then spent most of the day with my family who were all in fine form. Just one of those days where everyone was all smiles and I could sit back quietly and think 'this isn't bad at all.' Second favorite is still that old lady running over Wayne's foot with her wheelchair.
4) I'm around an 8 right now. Which is pretty good.
First up the bad news. I got FIFA 13 for Christmas. Now this would normally be a good thing, a very good thing. Now I haven't played a FIFA game since FIFA 98. I switched to Pro Evo because everyone told me Pro was better, and it was. But by all accounts FIFA has taken over the mantle in recent years and despite me not even touching Pro for a few years I booted up FIFA 13 with all the glee of a cowboy at a rodeo. However I was quick to learn something horrifying. I suck. I really suck. Not just in the actual matches but I found it hard enough to navigate the blooming menu. It took me about ten minutes to find the training mode. Sigh. I always feared the day when I would stare at a computer screen weakly manipulating the controls with all the grace and finease of a drunk camel. It looks like that day it finally here. I currently sport a 0-0-5 record online. If I ever manage a gosh darn draw you're going to hear about it. Sigh, I guess there's always Ludo.
The good news. Took down the Christmas UKOPS 2 Main for a pleasing amount of pounds. Had a nightmare final table line up but card racked it up to get over the line. I think I made a few mistakes in the tournament and I'm gutted how I went out the mini when I really should have thought it through (I was something like 3 of 80 when I effectively busted). However blind luck and the odd trick from an old dog got me through. A quick shout out to Nagrom who finished second, he was a complete pain in the backside (in that really good at poker way) from about 40 runners up to and including HU. IMO he played the best tournament of everyone there, myself included.
So something else for the Sky+ tomorrow. TV Tarting, the hardway.
Many thanks to everyone who railed, it really does give me a lift to see so many people there and I think that alone has gotten me over the line in plenty of the events I have been fortunate to win. Sometimes you can just ride on that wave of good feeling. I can't explain it, it just seems to work.
Maybe I do have half of a chance ot retain that polomint star now
Special thanks to Dylan and MattBates, they were railing from silly early and made it all of the way, cheers guys.
So I've just checked the Scope board, I'm currently in Polo Position. I really shouldn't get that bothered by Scope and normally I'm not but I've got to admit, I am bothered this time. Anyone from about a dozen or so can top that board by winning the main on Sunday so it's still a ways to go, but the idea of topping the board two in a row is really on my mind.
Had to leave the rail when it was down to four. Will catch the highlights this evening.
Right...I am going to take your title in 2013....I think my method will be insane volume as opposed to your make a diary post and then bink a big win!
Seriously congrats mate is a great achievement.
Matt
So how to start off the new year then eh? Well after repeating the critical error of telling the GF about a UKOPS win I returned from getting the morning paper to see her measuring up the hall. Apparently 'we need it decorating.' Need. We. Sigh. I offered a counter proposal, telling her about something I felt I needed her to do at that time and after a night sleeping on the couch I've decided to decorate the hall.
So I'm gonna grind the hall money out. There's a priority rake race over the next two months (a rake race?!?! wow it's been so long since the last one, literally weeks
So thank you 2012, I have experienced some massive highs and lows, you have never been boring.
And here's to 2013, let's hope I'm not totally socially inept by March 1st.