Played an hour of 10nl this morning and played ok, ran a bit unlucky but also got in a few spots I shouldn't of been in. One hand I would like feedback on is this one.
Player
Action
Cards
Amount
Pot
Balance
bluffaloj
Small blind
£0.05
£0.05
£6.05
angus1946
Big blind
£0.10
£0.15
£7.00
Your hole cards
8
7
68Trebor
Raise
£0.30
£0.45
£23.66
31steve
Fold
painy12
Fold
Samurai87
Call
£0.30
£0.75
£16.71
bluffaloj
Call
£0.25
£1.00
£5.80
angus1946
Raise
£1.40
£2.40
£5.60
68Trebor
Call
£1.20
£3.60
£22.46
Samurai87
Raise
£4.10
£7.70
£12.61
bluffaloj
Fold
angus1946
Call
£2.90
£10.60
£2.70
68Trebor
Fold
Flop
9
Q
J
angus1946
All-in
£2.70
£13.30
£0.00
Samurai87
Call
£2.70
£16.00
£9.91
angus1946
Show
10
Q
Samurai87
Show
A
A
Turn
10
River
6
angus1946
Win
Two Pairs, Queens and 10s
£14.80
Would you be calling the initial re-raise pre-flop?
It depends if I have a read on the player, normally no id might let it go, but a nice flop too. But if you think your against an overpair or two overs it it can work out well.
So a resume of the weekend. Watched the England game in the pub and perhaps the funniest moment of the weekend was the wild celebrations caused by Sterling's goal, especially as I had backed him at 14/1 to be 1st scorer. Thought overall, from what I can remember, England did OK and still think we can get out of the group. Thought Holland were mighty impressive, but may have peaked far to soon and can't honestly believe a team playing a Villa central defender can go on to win the World Cup, although think we may have seen the last of Roncrete down at Villa Park, wouldn't be at all surprised to see him move to Old Trafford with Mr Van Gaal. Argentina, who I have invested in, played OK without over impressing, apart from a 10 min spell in 2nd half, hoping like all eventual champions they can grow in to the tournament. On the betting front I have had a quite good start to the World Cup. I initially invested £80 into my account with the sole purpose of betting on the World Cup. This morning I have withdrawn £50 and have left myself £17.80 and a free £5 bet with which to play with, plus any future free £5 bets every time Lukaku or Messi score. So this means I am currently £30 down, but have £80 of ante-post bets still running. Today I have used my free £5 bet on a double of Nigeria @ 19/20 and Ghana @ 6/4. Really tempted to include Portugal @ 16/5 but have resisted. Think Ghana @ 6/4 is massive and would advise backing them today. On the poker front I have played a mixture of 10nl and a few MTT's with my best results being 2nd in a Super Roller Direct for £33 and 11th in last night's Mini for £36.63. I have decided to withdraw a £100 from my SkyPoker account as I have quite an expensive few days coming up. I am working on lates today and tomorrow and then have 6 days off. On Wednesday off to see Kings of Leon at MEN, only reason I am going is that my brother works for a haulage firm and they tend to get the contracts to drive touring bands around Europe, he is currently touring with Kings of Leon and has got us a couple of free tickets. Last time Girls Aloud toured he managed to get us 3 free tickets so it is who you know, not what you know. Was jealous of him when he was touring with Girls Aloud as not only do they drive the lorries, set stage up but they also have an involvement in the running of the show, whether its lighting, curtains, costume change etc. During the Girls Aloud tour his role within the show was to assist Cheryl with her costume changes during the night, jammy bug ger. Thursday night is obviously another trip to the pub to watch England. Friday morning at 6am flying out to Dublin with 17 other lads for a stag do, returning Sunday evening. Booked Monday off work as a precaution. Will not be a cheap weekend but really looking forward to it, stopping in Temple Bar, Guiness factory trip booked and paid for and Go-Karting as well. On the house front still no movement but had a viewer yesterday who seemed pretty keen so we will have to wait and see. Watched the entire series of Broadchurch and have to say one of the best dramas I have seen for a long, long time. I was convinced it was the vicar and never would of guessed who the killer was, role on Broadchurch 2.
Bankroll £114.55 Profit -£235.45 Cash for Points 595
MTT's Played 56 MTT Profit£15.31 MTT ROI 3.25% ITM 20.00%
Got home from work about 10.30pm last night and proceeded to lose a bundle on the poker tables. Got involved in 2 x £10 DYM and also played a bit of cash. Through a combination of being too tired and not focusing properly, the world cup has a lot to answer for, I ended up going to bed with my bankroll down to the £60 mark. Not only that but Ghana, the real good thing, let me down for my world cup bets yesterday. If they only had a decent final ball and someone to stick it in the net. So this morning I returned to the poker tables to try and undo last nights wrongs. At this time of day there is a limited number of cash tables to choose from so ended up at 8nl, 10nl and 20nl table. Played the best I have for a long time and ended up with a profit of approx. £45. Don't know whether it was just the right table at the right time but found the biggest profit and easiest game on the 20nl table. World Cup bets today are limited to a £1 Trixie on 1st scorers Lukaku @ 7/2, Neymar @ 3/1, Kerzhakov @ 5/1. Will also be cheering on Lukaku as have backed him for top goalscorer and every time he scores I also get a £5 free bet. On a late shift tonight and then off for 6 days so guarantee that anything that can go wrong at work will.
Bankroll £105.14 Profit -£244.86 Cash for Points 666
MTT's Played 56 MTT Profit£15.31 MTT ROI 3.25% ITM 20.00%
So work over for 6 days, hoorah. Played an hour of 10nl and like this morning thought I played well and posted a profit of £12. Unfortunately on the way to work this morning my brakes started to grind so got an early morning trip to Kwik-Fit booked in. Yet again I have suffered another case of Worldcupitis. For those who have not yet come across this new, highly contagious virus it affects mainly the male population and has the following symptoms. A need to watch TV until the early hours of the morning, an inability to hold a conversation without mentioning Rooney, the need to hold a remote control, betting on footballers you have never heard of and cannot pronounce (e.g. Heung-Min Son, 80p to score 1st and S.Korea to win 3-1), congregating in large groups to drink copious amounts of alcohol, jumping up and down like a mad thing whenever Sterling hits the side netting, planning where you will be for the next 3 weeks for every eventuality of every result involving England, lamenting ITV's coverage of the world cup, getting your England shirt out and being prepared to wear it to the pub, hanging large flags from your windows, wondering how any member of the male population cannot like football.
Bankroll £117.39 Profit -£232.61 Cash for Points 697
MTT's Played 56 MTT Profit£15.31 MTT ROI 3.25% ITM 20.00%
Played another cash session and broke even, well actually lost 1p. Couple of things to note, nice seeing The_Don90 at the table. Then not so nice to see a regular at 10nl tables giving an obviously new, inexperienced player having a bit of fun a whole load of abuse with regards to his play. What made it even worse was that towards the end of my session this regular got it all in for 100BB's, pre-flop with 10,9 off against my A,A. 10 and 9 on board gave him his 2 pair and the pot. Not bothered about that but did tell him in chatbox that he needs to stop berating other players when he is getting it all in pre-flop with 10,9. Does make my blood boil how some players really think they are Phil Ivey and that other players shouldn't dare be on same table as them, its funny how these players are often found around the 10nl tables. Only 1 World Cup bet today as off to Kings of Leon in a bit. £1 treble BTTS Holland win @ 15/8, BTTS Spain win @ 2/1, BTTS Croatia win @ 11/4.
Bankroll £117.38 Profit -£232.62 Cash for Points 812
MTT's Played 56 MTT Profit£15.31 MTT ROI 3.25% ITM 20.00%
Kings of Leon last Wednesday night at MEN were really good, not amongst my favourite bands, but played a really good set and one of the best concerts I've probably been to. Have to thank my brother as seats were top drawer and couldn't have been any closer.
Thursday, watched England's, oh so typically English why do we expect anything more, performance. Have to say the World Cup as a whole has been one of the best I can remember with so many goals and unexpected results. Still hopeful that Argentina can re-pay my ante-post faith in them.
Friday, arrived at Leeds/Bradford airport at 5am for our flight to Dublin. There ended up being 12 of us going and the trip started off with Jaeger Bombs and Guiness in the departure lounge. It then basically consisted of 3 days drinking. Friday we did manage a trip to the Guiness building, but this just encouraged us to continue with the pints of Guiness. We were staying in Blooms Hotel in Temple Bar and our drinking was based around this area in the Old Stonehouse, The Vat House, The Norseman and various other public houses. It did go down hill as the night went on and came to a halt in some nightclub and then a dodgy casino/drinking hole. Saturday consisted of go-karting in the early afternoon and then a return to the drinking. Sunday we ended up in a pub called O'Neills and I have to say they served the nicest pint of Guiness I have ever had. Was a real shame we didn't find this place earlier as the food looked amazing and the pub itself was full of character. Although the trip to Dublin was ideal for what we wanted I was slightly disappointed in the overall feel of the place. It seemed quite seedy to me with prostitutes everywhere, one of our group, who was very much the worse for wear, got propositioned in the street and then again in a nightclub. There were also a lot of people sleeping on the street, and having spent 8 years living in London, I have to say it would appear the problem is a lot worse in Dublin. The other disappointing thing was the lack of Irish accents we heard. Every pub worker, hotel worker, nightclub worker, shop worker seemed to be from anywhere but Ireland. The only people who appeared to be Irish were the taxi drivers, who were certainly a lot more entertaining than the drivers where I live. Overall though a thoroughly enjoyable weekend, and its just a good job I booked Monday off to recover. Will return to the tables tonight.
Bankroll £90.03 Profit -£259.97 Cash for Points 839
MTT's Played 57 MTT Profit£4.31 MTT ROI 0.89% ITM 19.64%
Very quick update as got my new iPhone 5s today and have stuff to do on it. Didn't play yesterday as tired and not really in mood to play. Played the Main and Mini tonight and quickly crashed out of the mini. Went pretty good in Main, got some good hands early on and was in top 10 from early and stayed there until we got to last 30ish. Finally went out in 17th after getting it all in pre when I 3-bet all-in and got called. My 22 couldn't get there versus villains AA. Right off to set up new phone.
Bankroll £106.90 Profit -£243.10 Cash for Points 854
MTT's Played 59 MTT Profit£21.18 MTT ROI 4.25% ITM 20.69%
Not played any poker for the last 5 days as just not been in the mood. Will be returning tonight, I think. Thought I was gonna be a £100k richer as I got the first 4 scores correct in round 4 of the Sky Super 6 and was running on to France to win 2-1 against Nigeria last night and Argentina to win 3-1 today. It was nice to dream for a few hours. I had decided I would pay off a couple of loans, nice holiday, new car for Mrs and then pay off a large junk of my mortgage. Interest in house seems to have gone right off the boil, estate agent assures me the whole market has been very quiet for June and to just sit tight. Really regret not taking the last offer now. My son finds out today if he has passed his probationary period at work. Really hope he has, but slightly worried he may not of. Don't know what he will do if they let him go. Will mean he has to get rid of his car and won't be able to afford the holiday he has booked with his mates. He is genuinely a nice lad but as with so many of todays youth he really seems to lack motivation to go that bit further and has such a laid back approach to life, complete opposite to me. I am far more worried than him, must be a parent thing. Will be booking the summer vacation for me, our lass and my 14yr old daughter in the next few days. Looking at one of Lanzarote, Tenerife, Majorca, Menorca or Turkey. Really will depend on combination of hotels and flights available, cost and Trip Advisor ratings. Will be going all-inclusive and flying on 9th, 10th or 11th of August. Been to Turkey, Majorca and Menorca before but not experienced Lanzarote or Tenerife. Any thoughts or hotel experiences would be appreciated. Anyway I am now waiting for our lasses MOT to be done, not costly I am hoping, and will then sit and fret until 5.30pm when I find out how laddo got on. Month of June was successful in the fact that I made a profit of £75. Target for July is to make over £100 profit.
Bankroll £115.00 Profit -£235.00 Cash for Points 0 MTT's Played 67 MTT Profit-£50.17 MTT ROI -8.64% ITM 18.18%
Played the Turbo Main and Mini last night and did poorly in both, not getting past late reg in either. Have returned to the cash tables tonight having spent a bit of time last night watching a couple of poker videos looking at strategy when playing at the 6 max micro levels. Have slightly changed my strategy as a result and the first impressions have been good with a profit of approx. £16 tonight. Seems strange to have no football to watch and wonder how I will survive in the gap between World Cup and season starting. I know it has been said numerous times but have really enjoyed this world cup and think it is probably the best one I have seen. Thought the Belgium v USA game last night was outstanding and really looking forward to the rest of the tournie. Still have all my ante-post bets running and will be cheering for Argentina to beat Brazil in the final and Messi to be top-scorer.
Bankroll £114.47 Profit -£235.53 Cash for Points 61 MTT's Played 69 MTT Profit-£66.67 MTT ROI -11.16% ITM 17.65%
Since last update have played a bit of cash, not a great deal though, and broke about even. Got tempted into the Saturday night Main and Mini, not taking my double chance in the Main and taking the add on in the Mini. Did OK in the Main, but never got above 10k chips and eventually went bust in 87/203. Was going well in the Mini and probably had a cash locked up if I played it steady. Then the following hand came up. Still not sure if this was the correct play or if I was too aggressive pre-flop. Would have all gone in anyway the way the board fell, but interested in what people thought pre-flop.
Player
Action
Cards
Amount
Pot
Balance
gray957
Small blind
500.00
500.00
5941.26
SlimJim680
Big blind
1000.00
1500.00
61034.51
Your hole cards
K
A
eardleym
Fold
frogster5
Fold
andrew1947
Fold
68Trebor
Raise
2000.00
3500.00
47610.00
gray957
Call
1500.00
5000.00
4441.26
SlimJim680
Raise
7000.00
12000.00
54034.51
68Trebor
All-in
47610.00
59610.00
0.00
gray957
All-in
4441.26
64051.26
0.00
SlimJim680
Call
41610.00
105661.26
12424.51
gray957
Show
10
A
SlimJim680
Show
Q
Q
68Trebor
Show
K
A
Flop
Q
A
8
Turn
A
River
7
SlimJim680
Win
Full House, Queens and Aces
105661.26
Tonight I will be playing the Mini as have a free entry thanks to J3ono's Super 6 competition, where I came 3rd. Will maybe try to sat into the Main and probably play a bit of cash.
Bankroll £63.41 Profit -£286.59 Cash for Points 135 MTT's Played 71 MTT Profit-£99.67 MTT ROI -15.81% ITM 17.14%
Played a bit of 10nl over the last few days and faired ok, also played 3 Roller sats on Sunday and got into the Roller Mini for free thanks to J3ono. Managed to bump the bankroll back over the 3 figure mark. Will probably be concentrating on the 10nl tables for the next few days. Booked my summer holiday today for me, our lass and my daughter. Son going off with his mates this year so total cost is a lot less, although I have ended up paying for our lad so not that much better off. Heading to Karmedena on the Greek island of Kos for 2 weeks in August, really looking forward to 2 weeks of relaxation and the chance to recharge the batteries. Got a few tough weeks coming up at work with stocktake, then the boss being off, which leaves me in charge. Also seems the majority of the management team is off during the next 4 weeks and that leaves me and a couple of managers who will soon be leaving to hold the fort. Will be counting down the days to Kos just to get me through. Couldn't believe what I saw last night as Germany destroyed Brazil. This means one of the ante-post bets is down with the Brazil v Argentina final now a non-starter. Need an Argentina win and a couple of Messi goals to keep my other bets going. See Villa have been linked with Bedneter, would not be the worse signing for us, beggars can't be choosers, but don't honestly think we will get anywhere near his wage demands, especially as he thinks he is one of the best players in the world.
Bankroll £106.70 Profit -£243.30 Cash for Points 198 MTT's Played 74 MTT Profit-£159.67 MTT ROI -23.13% ITM 16.44%
Had a quick session before the footie kicks off, played 3 tables of 10nl and managed to take a profit of just over £10. Time to watch the footie now. Being a Villa fan its been nice to see Roncrete Vlaar do so well for Holland but I do fear for him tonight against Mr Messi. Don't be surprised to see him sent off and give away a penalty, as at the best of times he has his moments. Anyway, off to cheer on Messi and Argentina.
Bankroll £117.95 Profit -£232.05 Cash for Points 224 MTT's Played 74 MTT Profit-£159.67 MTT ROI -23.13% ITM 16.44%
Been a long, long, long few days thanks to the joy of it being our annual stocktake at work. This has meant working 8 days back to back, a couple of 15hr shifts and a 5am start following a 10pm finish, bearing in mind it can take up to an hour to get to work. Final outcome was good though with a positive stocktake versus prediction and 100% for our stocktake prep. Since last post see that everyone suddenly wants to buy Vlaar and Benteke. Can't honestly believe even we would be stupid enough to let Vlaar go to QPR for £4m, and why would Benteke want to go to Newcastle. We have been linked with Ki, would be a good signing and is just the type of player we need. Still being linked with Bendnter, don't think he would be that good a signing for us and would probably just disrupt the dressing room. Having said that he may come good for some club some day. Don't think we will match his wage demands anyway, especially as he would want a large pay packet as he sees himself as in the top 3 players in the world. On the betting front was gutted Argentina lost and that Messi didn't turn up. Got a bit back on Messi top scorer as I backed him at 7/1 and also won about £50 on my accums for top scorer for an individuals team. Have had a few quid each-way on Rickie Fowler for the Open at 33/1, 1/4 odds first 7 places. Had a decent enough 1st round at -3. On the poker front played a couple of sessions about a week ago and lost about 2 buy ins on the 10nl tables. Will be playing on the Mastercash tables tonight so you may see me on the telly. Hopefully I will fair better than last time when Marigolds tore my play to pieces. ABC tonight I think.
Bankroll £97.07 Profit -£252.93 Cash for Points 373 MTT's Played 74 MTT Profit-£159.67 MTT ROI -23.13% ITM 16.44%
Comments
Played an hour of 10nl this morning and played ok, ran a bit unlucky but also got in a few spots I shouldn't of been in.
One hand I would like feedback on is this one.
Bankroll £211.10
Profit -£239.90
Cash for Points 464
MTT's Played 51
MTT Profit -£6.77
MTT ROI -1.61%
ITM 18.00%
Played some more 10nl with varying degrees of success. Ended up making 25p.
Was wondering what people's thoughts on the following hand were.
£1 Trixie - Colombia Draw 23/10, Uruguay Draw 10/3, Engkand Draw @ 2/1.
£1 Colombia 1-1 @ 11/2.
£1 Bacca 1st goal Draw 1-1 @ 28/1.
£1 Bacca 1st goal @ 6/1.
£1.50 Cuadrado 1st goal @11/1. BET OF THE DAY.
50p Cuadrado 1st goal Draw 1-1 @ 50/1.
Bankroll £211.35
Profit -£239.65
Cash for Points 498
MTT's Played 51
MTT Profit -£6.77
MTT ROI -1.61%
ITM 18.00%
Very quick World Cup betting update.
Few winners, few losers on last 2 days.
Current profit = £32.80.
Following bets running on to the Argie game.
£1 doubles, £2 treble on Switzerland @ 6/4, France -2 @ 5/2, Argentina -2 @ 13/5.
£2 double 1st scorers Benzema @ 3/1, Messi @ 5/2.
Wish me luck.
So a resume of the weekend.
Watched the England game in the pub and perhaps the funniest moment of the weekend was the wild celebrations caused by Sterling's goal, especially as I had backed him at 14/1 to be 1st scorer. Thought overall, from what I can remember, England did OK and still think we can get out of the group. Thought Holland were mighty impressive, but may have peaked far to soon and can't honestly believe a team playing a Villa central defender can go on to win the World Cup, although think we may have seen the last of Roncrete down at Villa Park, wouldn't be at all surprised to see him move to Old Trafford with Mr Van Gaal. Argentina, who I have invested in, played OK without over impressing, apart from a 10 min spell in 2nd half, hoping like all eventual champions they can grow in to the tournament.
On the betting front I have had a quite good start to the World Cup. I initially invested £80 into my account with the sole purpose of betting on the World Cup. This morning I have withdrawn £50 and have left myself £17.80 and a free £5 bet with which to play with, plus any future free £5 bets every time Lukaku or Messi score. So this means I am currently £30 down, but have £80 of ante-post bets still running.
Today I have used my free £5 bet on a double of Nigeria @ 19/20 and Ghana @ 6/4. Really tempted to include Portugal @ 16/5 but have resisted. Think Ghana @ 6/4 is massive and would advise backing them today.
On the poker front I have played a mixture of 10nl and a few MTT's with my best results being 2nd in a Super Roller Direct for £33 and 11th in last night's Mini for £36.63. I have decided to withdraw a £100 from my SkyPoker account as I have quite an expensive few days coming up.
I am working on lates today and tomorrow and then have 6 days off. On Wednesday off to see Kings of Leon at MEN, only reason I am going is that my brother works for a haulage firm and they tend to get the contracts to drive touring bands around Europe, he is currently touring with Kings of Leon and has got us a couple of free tickets. Last time Girls Aloud toured he managed to get us 3 free tickets so it is who you know, not what you know. Was jealous of him when he was touring with Girls Aloud as not only do they drive the lorries, set stage up but they also have an involvement in the running of the show, whether its lighting, curtains, costume change etc. During the Girls Aloud tour his role within the show was to assist Cheryl with her costume changes during the night, jammy bug ger.
Thursday night is obviously another trip to the pub to watch England.
Friday morning at 6am flying out to Dublin with 17 other lads for a stag do, returning Sunday evening. Booked Monday off work as a precaution. Will not be a cheap weekend but really looking forward to it, stopping in Temple Bar, Guiness factory trip booked and paid for and Go-Karting as well.
On the house front still no movement but had a viewer yesterday who seemed pretty keen so we will have to wait and see.
Watched the entire series of Broadchurch and have to say one of the best dramas I have seen for a long, long time. I was convinced it was the vicar and never would of guessed who the killer was, role on Broadchurch 2.
Bankroll £114.55
Profit -£235.45
Cash for Points 595
MTT's Played 56
MTT Profit £15.31
MTT ROI 3.25%
ITM 20.00%
Got home from work about 10.30pm last night and proceeded to lose a bundle on the poker tables. Got involved in 2 x £10 DYM and also played a bit of cash. Through a combination of being too tired and not focusing properly, the world cup has a lot to answer for, I ended up going to bed with my bankroll down to the £60 mark. Not only that but Ghana, the real good thing, let me down for my world cup bets yesterday. If they only had a decent final ball and someone to stick it in the net.
So this morning I returned to the poker tables to try and undo last nights wrongs. At this time of day there is a limited number of cash tables to choose from so ended up at 8nl, 10nl and 20nl table. Played the best I have for a long time and ended up with a profit of approx. £45. Don't know whether it was just the right table at the right time but found the biggest profit and easiest game on the 20nl table.
World Cup bets today are limited to a £1 Trixie on 1st scorers Lukaku @ 7/2, Neymar @ 3/1, Kerzhakov @ 5/1. Will also be cheering on Lukaku as have backed him for top goalscorer and every time he scores I also get a £5 free bet.
On a late shift tonight and then off for 6 days so guarantee that anything that can go wrong at work will.
Bankroll £105.14
Profit -£244.86
Cash for Points 666
MTT's Played 56
MTT Profit £15.31
MTT ROI 3.25%
ITM 20.00%
So work over for 6 days, hoorah.
Played an hour of 10nl and like this morning thought I played well and posted a profit of £12.
Unfortunately on the way to work this morning my brakes started to grind so got an early morning trip to Kwik-Fit booked in.
Yet again I have suffered another case of Worldcupitis. For those who have not yet come across this new, highly contagious virus it affects mainly the male population and has the following symptoms. A need to watch TV until the early hours of the morning, an inability to hold a conversation without mentioning Rooney, the need to hold a remote control, betting on footballers you have never heard of and cannot pronounce (e.g. Heung-Min Son, 80p to score 1st and S.Korea to win 3-1), congregating in large groups to drink copious amounts of alcohol, jumping up and down like a mad thing whenever Sterling hits the side netting, planning where you will be for the next 3 weeks for every eventuality of every result involving England, lamenting ITV's coverage of the world cup, getting your England shirt out and being prepared to wear it to the pub, hanging large flags from your windows, wondering how any member of the male population cannot like football.
Bankroll £117.39
Profit -£232.61
Cash for Points 697
MTT's Played 56
MTT Profit £15.31
MTT ROI 3.25%
ITM 20.00%
Played another cash session and broke even, well actually lost 1p. Couple of things to note, nice seeing The_Don90 at the table. Then not so nice to see a regular at 10nl tables giving an obviously new, inexperienced player having a bit of fun a whole load of abuse with regards to his play. What made it even worse was that towards the end of my session this regular got it all in for 100BB's, pre-flop with 10,9 off against my A,A. 10 and 9 on board gave him his 2 pair and the pot. Not bothered about that but did tell him in chatbox that he needs to stop berating other players when he is getting it all in pre-flop with 10,9.
Does make my blood boil how some players really think they are Phil Ivey and that other players shouldn't dare be on same table as them, its funny how these players are often found around the 10nl tables.
Only 1 World Cup bet today as off to Kings of Leon in a bit.
£1 treble BTTS Holland win @ 15/8, BTTS Spain win @ 2/1, BTTS Croatia win @ 11/4.
Bankroll £117.38
Profit -£232.62
Cash for Points 812
MTT's Played 56
MTT Profit £15.31
MTT ROI 3.25%
ITM 20.00%
So what a few days!
Kings of Leon last Wednesday night at MEN were really good, not amongst my favourite bands, but played a really good set and one of the best concerts I've probably been to. Have to thank my brother as seats were top drawer and couldn't have been any closer.
Thursday, watched England's, oh so typically English why do we expect anything more, performance. Have to say the World Cup as a whole has been one of the best I can remember with so many goals and unexpected results. Still hopeful that Argentina can re-pay my ante-post faith in them.
Friday, arrived at Leeds/Bradford airport at 5am for our flight to Dublin. There ended up being 12 of us going and the trip started off with Jaeger Bombs and Guiness in the departure lounge. It then basically consisted of 3 days drinking. Friday we did manage a trip to the Guiness building, but this just encouraged us to continue with the pints of Guiness. We were staying in Blooms Hotel in Temple Bar and our drinking was based around this area in the Old Stonehouse, The Vat House, The Norseman and various other public houses. It did go down hill as the night went on and came to a halt in some nightclub and then a dodgy casino/drinking hole. Saturday consisted of go-karting in the early afternoon and then a return to the drinking. Sunday we ended up in a pub called O'Neills and I have to say they served the nicest pint of Guiness I have ever had. Was a real shame we didn't find this place earlier as the food looked amazing and the pub itself was full of character. Although the trip to Dublin was ideal for what we wanted I was slightly disappointed in the overall feel of the place. It seemed quite seedy to me with prostitutes everywhere, one of our group, who was very much the worse for wear, got propositioned in the street and then again in a nightclub. There were also a lot of people sleeping on the street, and having spent 8 years living in London, I have to say it would appear the problem is a lot worse in Dublin. The other disappointing thing was the lack of Irish accents we heard. Every pub worker, hotel worker, nightclub worker, shop worker seemed to be from anywhere but Ireland. The only people who appeared to be Irish were the taxi drivers, who were certainly a lot more entertaining than the drivers where I live. Overall though a thoroughly enjoyable weekend, and its just a good job I booked Monday off to recover.
Will return to the tables tonight.
Bankroll £90.03
Profit -£259.97
Cash for Points 839
MTT's Played 57
MTT Profit £4.31
MTT ROI 0.89%
ITM 19.64%
Very quick update as got my new iPhone 5s today and have stuff to do on it.
Didn't play yesterday as tired and not really in mood to play.
Played the Main and Mini tonight and quickly crashed out of the mini.
Went pretty good in Main, got some good hands early on and was in top 10 from early and stayed there until we got to last 30ish. Finally went out in 17th after getting it all in pre when I 3-bet all-in and got called. My 22 couldn't get there versus villains AA.
Right off to set up new phone.
Bankroll £106.90
Profit -£243.10
Cash for Points 854
MTT's Played 59
MTT Profit £21.18
MTT ROI 4.25%
ITM 20.69%
Not played any poker for the last 5 days as just not been in the mood. Will be returning tonight, I think.
Thought I was gonna be a £100k richer as I got the first 4 scores correct in round 4 of the Sky Super 6 and was running on to France to win 2-1 against Nigeria last night and Argentina to win 3-1 today. It was nice to dream for a few hours. I had decided I would pay off a couple of loans, nice holiday, new car for Mrs and then pay off a large junk of my mortgage.
Interest in house seems to have gone right off the boil, estate agent assures me the whole market has been very quiet for June and to just sit tight. Really regret not taking the last offer now.
My son finds out today if he has passed his probationary period at work. Really hope he has, but slightly worried he may not of. Don't know what he will do if they let him go. Will mean he has to get rid of his car and won't be able to afford the holiday he has booked with his mates. He is genuinely a nice lad but as with so many of todays youth he really seems to lack motivation to go that bit further and has such a laid back approach to life, complete opposite to me. I am far more worried than him, must be a parent thing.
Will be booking the summer vacation for me, our lass and my 14yr old daughter in the next few days. Looking at one of Lanzarote, Tenerife, Majorca, Menorca or Turkey. Really will depend on combination of hotels and flights available, cost and Trip Advisor ratings. Will be going all-inclusive and flying on 9th, 10th or 11th of August. Been to Turkey, Majorca and Menorca before but not experienced Lanzarote or Tenerife. Any thoughts or hotel experiences would be appreciated.
Anyway I am now waiting for our lasses MOT to be done, not costly I am hoping, and will then sit and fret until 5.30pm when I find out how laddo got on.
Month of June was successful in the fact that I made a profit of £75. Target for July is to make over £100 profit.
Bankroll £115.00
Profit -£235.00
Cash for Points 0
MTT's Played 67
MTT Profit -£50.17
MTT ROI -8.64%
ITM 18.18%
Played the Turbo Main and Mini last night and did poorly in both, not getting past late reg in either. Have returned to the cash tables tonight having spent a bit of time last night watching a couple of poker videos looking at strategy when playing at the 6 max micro levels.
Have slightly changed my strategy as a result and the first impressions have been good with a profit of approx. £16 tonight.
Seems strange to have no football to watch and wonder how I will survive in the gap between World Cup and season starting. I know it has been said numerous times but have really enjoyed this world cup and think it is probably the best one I have seen. Thought the Belgium v USA game last night was outstanding and really looking forward to the rest of the tournie. Still have all my ante-post bets running and will be cheering for Argentina to beat Brazil in the final and Messi to be top-scorer.
Bankroll £114.47
Profit -£235.53
Cash for Points 61
MTT's Played 69
MTT Profit -£66.67
MTT ROI -11.16%
ITM 17.65%
Since last update have played a bit of cash, not a great deal though, and broke about even. Got tempted into the Saturday night Main and Mini, not taking my double chance in the Main and taking the add on in the Mini. Did OK in the Main, but never got above 10k chips and eventually went bust in 87/203. Was going well in the Mini and probably had a cash locked up if I played it steady. Then the following hand came up. Still not sure if this was the correct play or if I was too aggressive pre-flop. Would have all gone in anyway the way the board fell, but interested in what people thought pre-flop.
Bankroll £63.41
Profit -£286.59
Cash for Points 135
MTT's Played 71
MTT Profit -£99.67
MTT ROI -15.81%
ITM 17.14%
Played a bit of 10nl over the last few days and faired ok, also played 3 Roller sats on Sunday and got into the Roller Mini for free thanks to J3ono. Managed to bump the bankroll back over the 3 figure mark. Will probably be concentrating on the 10nl tables for the next few days.
Booked my summer holiday today for me, our lass and my daughter. Son going off with his mates this year so total cost is a lot less, although I have ended up paying for our lad so not that much better off. Heading to Karmedena on the Greek island of Kos for 2 weeks in August, really looking forward to 2 weeks of relaxation and the chance to recharge the batteries.
Got a few tough weeks coming up at work with stocktake, then the boss being off, which leaves me in charge. Also seems the majority of the management team is off during the next 4 weeks and that leaves me and a couple of managers who will soon be leaving to hold the fort. Will be counting down the days to Kos just to get me through.
Couldn't believe what I saw last night as Germany destroyed Brazil. This means one of the ante-post bets is down with the Brazil v Argentina final now a non-starter. Need an Argentina win and a couple of Messi goals to keep my other bets going.
See Villa have been linked with Bedneter, would not be the worse signing for us, beggars can't be choosers, but don't honestly think we will get anywhere near his wage demands, especially as he thinks he is one of the best players in the world.
Bankroll £106.70
Profit -£243.30
Cash for Points 198
MTT's Played 74
MTT Profit -£159.67
MTT ROI -23.13%
ITM 16.44%
Had a quick session before the footie kicks off, played 3 tables of 10nl and managed to take a profit of just over £10.
Time to watch the footie now. Being a Villa fan its been nice to see Roncrete Vlaar do so well for Holland but I do fear for him tonight against Mr Messi. Don't be surprised to see him sent off and give away a penalty, as at the best of times he has his moments. Anyway, off to cheer on Messi and Argentina.
Bankroll £117.95
Profit -£232.05
Cash for Points 224
MTT's Played 74
MTT Profit -£159.67
MTT ROI -23.13%
ITM 16.44%
Been a long, long, long few days thanks to the joy of it being our annual stocktake at work. This has meant working 8 days back to back, a couple of 15hr shifts and a 5am start following a 10pm finish, bearing in mind it can take up to an hour to get to work. Final outcome was good though with a positive stocktake versus prediction and 100% for our stocktake prep.
Since last post see that everyone suddenly wants to buy Vlaar and Benteke. Can't honestly believe even we would be stupid enough to let Vlaar go to QPR for £4m, and why would Benteke want to go to Newcastle. We have been linked with Ki, would be a good signing and is just the type of player we need. Still being linked with Bendnter, don't think he would be that good a signing for us and would probably just disrupt the dressing room. Having said that he may come good for some club some day. Don't think we will match his wage demands anyway, especially as he would want a large pay packet as he sees himself as in the top 3 players in the world.
On the betting front was gutted Argentina lost and that Messi didn't turn up. Got a bit back on Messi top scorer as I backed him at 7/1 and also won about £50 on my accums for top scorer for an individuals team. Have had a few quid each-way on Rickie Fowler for the Open at 33/1, 1/4 odds first 7 places. Had a decent enough 1st round at -3.
On the poker front played a couple of sessions about a week ago and lost about 2 buy ins on the 10nl tables. Will be playing on the Mastercash tables tonight so you may see me on the telly. Hopefully I will fair better than last time when Marigolds tore my play to pieces. ABC tonight I think.
Bankroll £97.07
Profit -£252.93
Cash for Points 373
MTT's Played 74
MTT Profit -£159.67
MTT ROI -23.13%
ITM 16.44%