Delighted to hear about Vegas, and also delighted that it excites you so much, dont ask when are you gonna grow up, it will be a bad sign when things like that dont excite you!
Great to hear things are good all round for you too, be it work or home.
Yes markycash has been one of the good ones that have recently joined the plo8 party. Its all these different styles that make the game so interesting and trying to figure our opponents out.
Sound like your game is on the up which is great to see also.
Finally, for now anyway, my health is much better than it was earlier this year. I had piled on the weight, & as a result, it took it's toll. On Jan 16th I started hard dieting, & a daily 2 mile walk, & since then I've dropped 2.5 stones. Feel much better now, I really do. Posted by Tikay10
Finally, for now anyway, my health is much better than it was earlier this year. I had piled on the weight, & as a result, it took it's toll. On Jan 16th I started hard dieting, & a daily 2 mile walk, & since then I've dropped 2.5 stones. Feel much better now, I really do. Posted by Tikay10
No problem at all Tikay and thanks for the kind words! Just a pity it hasn't translated to harder results yet. Interesting and informative talking oh8 with you and has helped me reconsider parts of my own game too. Posted by markycash
Julian Thew, Dave Colclough & I used to do this all the time, when I took the game seriously, amazing how we learned so much by doing so.
Had a good night at the tables last night & won 18 from 30, which is 60%. Still managed to lose £2.10 though. Bang out of order that.
Great to hear your heading back to Vegas Tikay. I hope you don't get propositioned by any strange guys wearing tutu's I hope I'm still getting excited to visit Vegas when I'm well past your age. What a place. Congrats on the loss of weight. Losing weight/changing body shape has to be one of the toughest things to do. It's to easy and very tempting to eat and drink rubbish almost anytime of the day and it's constantly pushed in our faces. Did you have to have a diet rehaul or was walking enough to lose the weight? I hear there are some great treks in/around the Grand Canyon (I'm not sure how taxing they are) but might be a fun trip. I did some walking at Red Rock Canyon which was great but I don't reccommend going midday. Was great to get out the city for a few days and see some of the great places Arizona/Nevada has to offer. I loved the meteor crater in Arizona too. I'm sure I've heard about a Vegas marathon if your training is going well, fancy it? Good luck getting the poker results back on track. James Posted by Donttelmum
Thanks James.
Yup, Vegas is the nuts. I'd not say it is the best place I've visited, not by a long shot (St Petersburg tops that list, & it's not even close) but for poker in the summer, & all that goes with it, yeah, I love it to bits & still get as excited as I did the very first time I went. Off the plane, dump the bags in the room, playing poker by 5pm. Can't beat it.
Diet rehaul? Absolutely. Had to cut out all the good food which is bad (sticky buns, lattes & the like), & now I only eat bad food which is good (Ryvitas, white meat, fruit etc). It's easy enough to do though, & we only need to look at half the world who are starving, or don't have running water, & it becomes easy. Must add, this diet will end at 5am prompt, on June 3rd. Latte on the way to the airport, fried brekkie when I get there. Oh yes.
I could not do any walking in Vegas as I can't take more than 20 minutes exposure to the sun, I get some pretty horrid reactions to bright sunshine.
The only place I can stay outside over there is up at Mount Charlston, which is 30 minutes drive from Vegas. 30f cooler up there in the mountains, & it's one of my favourite places in the whole world. You'd enjoy walking around that place, it's just so beautiful, & the air is beautifully crisp. You need a jumper though, it gets well chilly - it snowed there earlier this week. They even have a Ski Resort up there. Hard to imagine, just 30 mins from Vegas, but it's true.
I shared a table with what was, I assume, a newbie last night. He was rampant, & had 7,000 chips 4 handed. He had not folded a single hand all game. I potted it with A-A-2-5 DS, & he 3 bet me. In they all go. He has the O8tastic...... J-5-5-5 rainbow. So he can't hit a 5, a low, a straight, or a flush. oioi Posted by Tikay10
Great news that you are feeling much better. Also great that you will be in Vegas again this year. We arrive Friday the 3rd , if your back on the lattes the first one is on me. Pat In Response to Re: Can an old dog learn new tricks? : Posted by day4eire76
BOOKED.
Will I be back on the lattes & sticky buns? You bet.
I shared a table with what was, I assume, a newbie last night. He was rampant, & had 7,000 chips 4 handed. He had not folded a single hand all game. I potted it with A-A-2-5 DS, & he 3 bet me. In they all go. He has the O8tastic...... J-5-5-5 rainbow. So he can't hit a 5, a low, a straight, or a flush. oioi Posted by Tikay10
Thought they were some very good games last night the new players kept me honest because they called every raise
In Response to Re: Can an old dog learn new tricks? : I can't take more than 20 minutes exposure to the sun, I get some pretty horrid reactions to bright sunshine. Posted by Tikay10
In Response to Re: Can an old dog learn new tricks? : Thanks James. Yup, Vegas is the nuts. I'd not say it is the best place I've visited, not by a long shot (St Petersburg tops that list, & it's not even close) but for poker in the summer, & all that goes with it, yeah, I love it to bits & still get as excited as I did the very first time I went. Off the plane, dump the bags in the room, playing poker by 5pm. Can't beat it. Diet rehaul? Absolutely. Had to cut out all the good food which is bad (sticky buns, lattes & the like), & now I only eat bad food which is good (Ryvitas, white meat, fruit etc). It's easy enough to do though, & we only need to look at half the world who are starving, or don't have running water, & it becomes easy. Must add, this diet will end at 5am prompt, on June 3rd. Latte on the way to the airport, fried brekkie when I get there. Oh yes. I could not do any walking in Vegas as I can't take more than 20 minutes exposure to the sun, I get some pretty horrid reactions to bright sunshine. The only place I can stay outside over there is up at Mount Charlston, which is 30 minutes drive from Vegas. 30f cooler up there in the mountains, & it's one of my favourite places in the whole world. You'd enjoy walking around that place, it's just so beautiful, & the air is beautifully crisp. You need a jumper though, it gets well chilly - it snowed there earlier this week. They even have a Sky Resort up there. Hard to imagine, just 30 mins from Vegas, but it's true. Posted by Tikay10
Must be nice to be able to load up a DYM over there on the outskirts of Vegas
Have a great trip, can't say I'm not jealous to be there this summer but next summer for sure.
In Response to Re: Can an old dog learn new tricks? : Must be nice to be able to load up a DYM over there on the outskirts of Vegas Have a great trip, can't say I'm not jealous to be there this summer but next summer for sure. Posted by hhyftrftdr
Marv.
"Ski" not "Sky".
I must proof read my stuff I must proof read my stuff I must proof read my stuff I must proof read my stuff
In Response to Re: Can an old dog learn new tricks? : Marv. "Ski" not "Sky". I must proof read my stuff I must proof read my stuff I must proof read my stuff I must proof read my stuff Posted by Tikay10
I just can't refuse a forum tap in.
Now where has Ramblings of an old man gone? So many open goals on that thread.
Glad you are feeling better, must be difficult to change dietary habits,especially when you enjoy them so much. I guess it's the old adage it's all about balance, bit of a bummer when you have to completely cut something out though.
Excellent news on the Vegas trip, I look forward to reading trip reports.
Glad you are feeling better, must be difficult to change dietary habits,especially when you enjoy them so much. I guess it's the old adage it's all about balance, bit of a bummer when you have to completely cut something out though. Excellent news on the Vegas trip, I look forward to reading trip reports. Posted by tomgoodun
Today is Day 104 of the current diet, & it remains on course. 33 days remain before I revert to type & start eating really bad stuff again. oioi. I may continue the daily walks post-diet though, they have really helped. So far I've walked some 250 - 300 miles in daily walks since January 16th. I've truly never walked that far in my entire life, but I feel so much better for it.
And in shock news, after a torrid 2016, I managed to turn a little profit in April.
Not much, but at least I'm back on the winning trail, & this week, for the first time I can recall in ages, I won 60.6% of my games over 170 games, so that's very encouraging.
I'm still £30 below my balance as at 1st January, & £80 beneath my all-time high in mid-January, but for context, given I'm still around £2,500 ahead since I began this thing, I'm certainly not complaining.
I am still unsure of the cause of this downturn since January. Doubt it's variance, but there are plenty of other possible explanations - the game has left me behind, I forgot a few basics, lacked concentration, or failing mental dexterity, which is the big worry at my age of course. Big thanks to markycash who has helped me with a few things as to my game.
And that's the great thing with poker, we never really quite know what tonight will bring, do we?
Still loving the game enormously, & look forward to every single session.
See some of you tonight, when I attempt to continue the mini-upswing, & get May off to a flyer.
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Had a good night at the tables last night & won 18 from 30, which is 60%. Still managed to lose £2.10 though. Bang out of order that.
I shared a table with what was, I assume, a newbie last night. He was rampant, & had 7,000 chips 4 handed. He had not folded a single hand all game.
I potted it with A-A-2-5 DS, & he 3 bet me. In they all go.
He has the O8tastic......
J-5-5-5 rainbow.
So he can't hit a 5, a low, a straight, or a flush.
oioi
Yup, Vegas is the nuts. I'd not say it is the best place I've visited, not by a long shot (St Petersburg tops that list, & it's not even close) but for poker in the summer, & all that goes with it, yeah, I love it to bits & still get as excited as I did the very first time I went. Off the plane, dump the bags in the room, playing poker by 5pm. Can't beat it.
Diet rehaul? Absolutely. Had to cut out all the good food which is bad (sticky buns, lattes & the like), & now I only eat bad food which is good (Ryvitas, white meat, fruit etc). It's easy enough to do though, & we only need to look at half the world who are starving, or don't have running water, & it becomes easy. Must add, this diet will end at 5am prompt, on June 3rd. Latte on the way to the airport, fried brekkie when I get there. Oh yes.
I could not do any walking in Vegas as I can't take more than 20 minutes exposure to the sun, I get some pretty horrid reactions to bright sunshine.
The only place I can stay outside over there is up at Mount Charlston, which is 30 minutes drive from Vegas. 30f cooler up there in the mountains, & it's one of my favourite places in the whole world. You'd enjoy walking around that place, it's just so beautiful, & the air is beautifully crisp. You need a jumper though, it gets well chilly - it snowed there earlier this week. They even have a Ski Resort up there. Hard to imagine, just 30 mins from Vegas, but it's true.
Thanks for the replies Elliott, Ger, Gelders & Stokey, appreciated.
Will I be back on the lattes & sticky buns? You bet.
Have a great trip, can't say I'm not jealous to be there this summer but next summer for sure.
"Ski" not "Sky".
I must proof read my stuff
I must proof read my stuff
I must proof read my stuff
I must proof read my stuff
I just can't refuse a forum tap in.
Now where has Ramblings of an old man gone? So many open goals on that thread.
Seriously, well done on the weight loss
Thanks for the kind comments, Mick, Tom & Phil.
Today is Day 104 of the current diet, & it remains on course. 33 days remain before I revert to type & start eating really bad stuff again. oioi. I may continue the daily walks post-diet though, they have really helped. So far I've walked some 250 - 300 miles in daily walks since January 16th. I've truly never walked that far in my entire life, but I feel so much better for it.
All good.
And in shock news, after a torrid 2016, I managed to turn a little profit in April.
Not much, but at least I'm back on the winning trail, & this week, for the first time I can recall in ages, I won 60.6% of my games over 170 games, so that's very encouraging.
I'm still £30 below my balance as at 1st January, & £80 beneath my all-time high in mid-January, but for context, given I'm still around £2,500 ahead since I began this thing, I'm certainly not complaining.
I am still unsure of the cause of this downturn since January. Doubt it's variance, but there are plenty of other possible explanations - the game has left me behind, I forgot a few basics, lacked concentration, or failing mental dexterity, which is the big worry at my age of course. Big thanks to markycash who has helped me with a few things as to my game.
And that's the great thing with poker, we never really quite know what tonight will bring, do we?
Still loving the game enormously, & look forward to every single session.
See some of you tonight, when I attempt to continue the mini-upswing, & get May off to a flyer.
Enjoy your Sunday.