Sorry to hear you're feeling poorly, hope things improve soon. I'm hoping to get a few PLO8 games in over the next week so hope to see you at the tables.
So, £95 profit, which is £0.21 per game, but just 56% of games won.
Hoped to do better than that, but overall I had 20 odd sessions of poker all of which I thoroughly enjoyed, & won just shy of £100, so deffo can't complain. To be paid £100 for 20 nights fun with my plopper friends can never be bad.
Good to get back to wining ways, to, after I had my first ever losing month in September.
Looks like I won't be able to voluntarily retire yet awhile then. But if they decide to retire me, well, who knows, I could play a lot more, & maybe earn £200 to £300 per month. Would not be the worst thing in the world, imo.
After a break, I resumed playing last night, so for completeness, I need to update the Results.
The "Account Balance" has increased slightly since I last played the PLO8 DYM's, as I played some UKOPS Satellites & the Omaha, & got a cash or two, so the DYM numbers don't quite tally, but the difference is pretty small, & overall I don't think it makes much difference.
I'm still pretty busy, so I doubt I'll get much volume in this month, but I should be able to manage 8 or 10 sessions.
Was quite a relief to get my first session back out of the way, & make a small profit.
A few names I never recognized, including "the_hedge" who looked to be pretty useful.
Even though they are fairly small games, I was still nervous for the first hour until I "settled".
Nothing of note, really, though I threw away one £3 game when I had 4,500 4 handed due to un-necessary aggression. I could have folded pre, but my hand was half-decent & I sort of got myself a bit pot-stuck. Bad play really.
I coolered poor Eon in an £11 game though. He potted it pre, I was in the BB with suited A-2-good-good (nut hearts) & I flatted. I have a weakness for suited aces with a deuce so I did not mind calling.
Flop came all hearts, 5-8-9, well hello there.......
I checked, pretty sure Eon was on the nut low too, & eventually it all went in on the river, & I three quartered Eon. Pure luck, no more, no less. Pretty much sat out from there in, & just maintained my stack, no aggro, no mistakes.
There is a school of thought that says "big stack must be super-aggro", & that may be right, but it does not suit my game, so I just try & lock up.
Anyway, enjoyed it, & fingers crossed will be back online tonight.
Ooh you've been away, you've not been well? Had not noticed your absence at the tables at all, glad to hear you are on the mend and hope your missing oomph is not too far away, I'm sure you will find it somewhere around my big blind!!!
Ooh you've been away, you've not been well? Had not noticed your absence at the tables at all, glad to hear you are on the mend and hope your missing oomph is not too far away, I'm sure you will find it somewhere around my big blind!!! Mother xxx Posted by Amarie
Thanks Mother, & worry not, I ALWAYS have enough oomph for your Big Blind.
Did you hear about Macac? Set me in when she had 8-8-3-3. And there was you & me thinking she could play, eh?
Another short session, as I try to ease my way back into the groove.
5 from 7 is OK, I ran well & played well, & when those 2 things coincide, then a winning session is inevitable. Especially the "run well" bit.....
Really enjoyable session, too, plenty of banter in the Chat Box, although Maca was being a pain with "interesting facts". Brings a whole new dimension to "interesting" & "fact".
Sample Maca "Interesting Fact".
"Wrestler "Kendo Negasaki" founded the Harry Ramsden fish & chip restaurants".
Interesting fact #2. Bear Grylls, the survival chap got his nickname 'Bear' not from his military days, but from when he was a baby. He was born incredibly hairy, as hairy as a bear. As a child he had to undergo months of electrolysis treatment to remove the hair, yet the affectionate nickname has stuck.
Interesting fact #2. Bear Grylls, the survival chap got his nickname 'Bear' not from his military days, but from when he was a baby. He was born incredibly hairy, as hairy as a bear. As a child he had to undergo months of electrolysis treatment to remove the hair, yet the affectionate nickname has stuck. Posted by Macacgirl1
I can top that.
His three children are named Jesse, Marmaduke, & Huckleberry.
I've no idea if they are male or female though!
Bear was installed as Chief Scout at the age of 35, Lord Baden-Powell would have approved, I think. He is certainly a force for good.
Great session last night, a clean sweep, winning at all 3 levels played, but of course a 10 game sample is meaningless.
THINK I played well, but I deffo ran well. We always think we play well when we win, & are unlucky when we lose, but the truth is, variance is such a fickle beast.
I bet I've played just as well on other occasions & lost 8 from 10.
Anyway, I seem to feel refreshed from my break, & I have changed a few things in my game, tweak tweak & all that. I've mostly changed my calling ranges. I loathe calling, I'm more of a bettor than a caller, always will be, but I've been burning equity by having a folding range that is too tight. I caught Macac well & truly at it 173 times last night, which deffo helped.
In 2 games (not involving Maca) I had extraordinary double ups or bust outs.
In the first, I had the Aces, good ones, & matey Boy wanted to get it all in pre. He had K-10--10-9. I held.
In another, I've got the Aces again, & my man turned up with the Maca-tastic 9-7-7-3. He won, obv.
What a great game this is, if we don't let beats get inside our little heads.
No poker for me tonight, I'm working, but I'll be back tomorrow, & hope to reach halfway in the 100 game challenge. I'm in good shape so far, what could possibly go wrong?
This isn't an "interesting fact" it's true. I met Bear and his wife at a military mess function. He was the guest speaker. Lovely guy, par for the course at these military things, Bear had a few drinkies and was doing standing backflips!
I'm at-it as you put it, because I find it almost impossible to play this properly anymore. I'm big enough to admit I'm left baffled by the calls/hands that are being played, so rather than think about it, I'm joining in! I know it's daft but I do find trying to win, less enjoyable than messing about.
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October Final Summary, including Reward Points money
October, % of Games Won
£3.30, 151 from 264 = 57%
£5.50, 82 from 157 = 52%
£11.00 27 from 44 - 61%
Played 464, W260 L204 (56%)
Reward Points money, 2,025 points = £20.25.
October Overall PROFIT/LOSS £95.95
PROFIT/LOSS per game = £0.21
Account Balance £1,342.65
So, £95 profit, which is £0.21 per game, but just 56% of games won.
Hoped to do better than that, but overall I had 20 odd sessions of poker all of which I thoroughly enjoyed, & won just shy of £100, so deffo can't complain. To be paid £100 for 20 nights fun with my plopper friends can never be bad.
Good to get back to wining ways, to, after I had my first ever losing month in September.
Looks like I won't be able to voluntarily retire yet awhile then. But if they decide to retire me, well, who knows, I could play a lot more, & maybe earn £200 to £300 per month. Would not be the worst thing in the world, imo.
Love poker, love PLO8.
Morning.
After a break, I resumed playing last night, so for completeness, I need to update the Results.
The "Account Balance" has increased slightly since I last played the PLO8 DYM's, as I played some UKOPS Satellites & the Omaha, & got a cash or two, so the DYM numbers don't quite tally, but the difference is pretty small, & overall I don't think it makes much difference.
I'm still pretty busy, so I doubt I'll get much volume in this month, but I should be able to manage 8 or 10 sessions.
October Closing balance = £1,342.65
Current balance (before last night's session) = £1,415.28.
So I sort of start the November DYM's with £72.63 of "free" profit gained from non DYM play.
Bit awkward really, as my rule is always to report my Closing Balance, unadjusted, as an actual figure.
So I've sort of "pinched" £73.
17th November
£3.30, P4, W1, L3
£5.50, P3, W2, L1
£11,00, P1, W1, L0
TOTAL for the session, P8, W4, L4 = 50%
Opening Balance - £1,415.25
Closing Balance = £1,420.58
Profit/Loss for Session = £5.30
Profit/Loss for November £77.93
Was quite a relief to get my first session back out of the way, & make a small profit.
A few names I never recognized, including "the_hedge" who looked to be pretty useful.
Even though they are fairly small games, I was still nervous for the first hour until I "settled".
Nothing of note, really, though I threw away one £3 game when I had 4,500 4 handed due to un-necessary aggression. I could have folded pre, but my hand was half-decent & I sort of got myself a bit pot-stuck. Bad play really.
I coolered poor Eon in an £11 game though. He potted it pre, I was in the BB with suited A-2-good-good (nut hearts) & I flatted. I have a weakness for suited aces with a deuce so I did not mind calling.
Flop came all hearts, 5-8-9, well hello there.......
I checked, pretty sure Eon was on the nut low too, & eventually it all went in on the river, & I three quartered Eon. Pure luck, no more, no less. Pretty much sat out from there in, & just maintained my stack, no aggro, no mistakes.
There is a school of thought that says "big stack must be super-aggro", & that may be right, but it does not suit my game, so I just try & lock up.
Anyway, enjoyed it, & fingers crossed will be back online tonight.
I've missed it, too, but I've just been very busy of late, & a bit lacking in energy & oomph.
Did you hear about Macac? Set me in when she had 8-8-3-3. And there was you & me thinking she could play, eh?
8-8-3-3!
18th November
£3.30, P6, W5, L1
£5.50, P1, W0, L1
£11,00, P0, W0, L0
TOTAL for the session, P7, W5, L2 = 71%
TOTAL for the Month, P15, W9, L6, = 60%
Opening Balance - £1,420.58
Closing Balance = £1,425.38
Profit/Loss for Session = £4.80
Profit/Loss for November £82.73
Another short session, as I try to ease my way back into the groove.
5 from 7 is OK, I ran well & played well, & when those 2 things coincide, then a winning session is inevitable. Especially the "run well" bit.....
Really enjoyable session, too, plenty of banter in the Chat Box, although Maca was being a pain with "interesting facts". Brings a whole new dimension to "interesting" & "fact".
Sample Maca "Interesting Fact".
"Wrestler "Kendo Negasaki" founded the Harry Ramsden fish & chip restaurants".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendo_Nagasaki
In fact, the founder of Harry Ramsden was, remarkably, a chap named Harry Ramsden.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Ramsden
She'll probably regale us with this story tonight.....
Bear Grylls, the survival chap got his nickname 'Bear' not from his military days, but from when he was a baby. He was born incredibly hairy, as hairy as a bear.
As a child he had to undergo months of electrolysis treatment to remove the hair, yet the affectionate nickname has stuck.
I can top that.
His three children are named Jesse, Marmaduke, & Huckleberry.
I've no idea if they are male or female though!
Bear was installed as Chief Scout at the age of 35, Lord Baden-Powell would have approved, I think. He is certainly a force for good.
19th November
£3.30, P5, W4, L1
£5.50, P4, W3, L1
£11,00, P1, W1, L0
TOTAL for the session, P10, W8, L2 = 80%
TOTAL for the Month, P25, W17, L8, = 68%
Opening Balance - £1,425.38
Closing Balance = £1,449.78
Profit/Loss for Session = £24.50
Profit/Loss for November £107.23
Great session last night, a clean sweep, winning at all 3 levels played, but of course a 10 game sample is meaningless.
THINK I played well, but I deffo ran well. We always think we play well when we win, & are unlucky when we lose, but the truth is, variance is such a fickle beast.
I bet I've played just as well on other occasions & lost 8 from 10.
Anyway, I seem to feel refreshed from my break, & I have changed a few things in my game, tweak tweak & all that. I've mostly changed my calling ranges. I loathe calling, I'm more of a bettor than a caller, always will be, but I've been burning equity by having a folding range that is too tight. I caught Macac well & truly at it 173 times last night, which deffo helped.
In 2 games (not involving Maca) I had extraordinary double ups or bust outs.
In the first, I had the Aces, good ones, & matey Boy wanted to get it all in pre. He had K-10--10-9. I held.
In another, I've got the Aces again, & my man turned up with the Maca-tastic 9-7-7-3. He won, obv.
What a great game this is, if we don't let beats get inside our little heads.
No poker for me tonight, I'm working, but I'll be back tomorrow, & hope to reach halfway in the 100 game challenge. I'm in good shape so far, what could possibly go wrong?
This isn't an "interesting fact" it's true. I met Bear and his wife at a military mess function. He was the guest speaker. Lovely guy, par for the course at these military things, Bear had a few drinkies and was doing standing backflips!
I'm at-it as you put it, because I find it almost impossible to play this properly anymore.
I'm big enough to admit I'm left baffled by the calls/hands that are being played, so rather than think about it, I'm joining in! I know it's daft but I do find trying to win, less enjoyable than messing about.
Mac-At-It-Girl
Yup, that works for me.
21st November
£3.30, P7, W6, L1
£5.50, P2, W2, L0
£11,00, P1, W0, L1
TOTAL for the session, P10, W8, L2 = 80%
TOTAL for the Month, P35, W25, L10, = 71%
Opening Balance - £1,449.78
Closing Balance = £1,460.68
Profit/Loss for Session = £10.90
Profit/Loss for November £118.13