Not the best day and not the best evening. Glad to see the back of Thursday. Scores were P23 W11 L12. No regs around at all so really disappointed with that. I ran like poo. Played like poo. Nothing more to say. Onwards and upwards to Friday.
And there we go. Last night at home (for now) celebrated with a 15/20 run on the £5,50 DYMs. Mega exit I would not like to speak about, a very cruel runner runner outdraw. A +£40 night overall.
One of my bubbles was pure ICM suicide from the spot I was in but I couldn't do much about it. Lost twice with AA and once with KK, then tripled up from 800 chips and busted KQ<AK. Another game I made a dubious play but was technically ahead, but he got there. Was even confident enough to pull off some all in bluffs after barrelling twice when 6 handed @ 50/100 75/150 etc. I ran well, I played well. Complete contrast to yesterdays work.
Packing has finished, tomorrow is FA Cup day and i'll be out on the booze all day and crashing at my mates, then back home Sunday and I'm off. Lots of memories being left behind and it'll be difficult leaving Studley/Alcester as there are several people I feel blessed to have known who I will also be leaving behind. Really hit me properly this evening that I was off, shed a few tears as expected!
So in terms of poker that's it for me for a little bit. When I will return to the tables I do not know. Hopefully sooner rather than later. No self exclusion or anything, just need to settle in and get to know people, and dont want to be the lonely plonker in his room playing poker whilst the others are elsewhere. I'll keep the diary running because you know its a diary for a reason and it's not like i'll stop playing for good . Really nervous, meeting new people when you suffer from deafness is one of the worst things I go through tbh.
Take care all, and gl at the tables.
Matt.
FAO Tikay - Whilst clearing out alot of my stuff I found a traveller's guide to the Rheilffordd Ffestiniog Railway (Which I have no idea how it ended up in my room). But thought it could be of interest to you. I read through it and found it quite interesting. Some of the scenary is marvellous.
So it's been a while. Lifes been extremely busy and eventful, that's all.
University was always going to be a tough challenge but I think I underestimated it a little bit. I enjoyed my first week - getting to know everyone and each night filled with Alcohol and looking forward for week 2 which was freshers but everything started going downhill on the first weekend. And since I haven't had the best of time.
The hospital messed up my operation date/details aswell which I had to arrange myself around timetables and frequently had insufficient responses. Finally had surgery last tuesday and now waiting on a phonecall for my biopsy results, so fingers and toes are crossed.
Course so far has been good but have missed the majority of it due to pre operation assessment and the operation itself plus recovery, so will return next week and have a lot to catch up on, again more stress.
My house consists of 3 floors - 2 corridors per floor and 6 rooms per corridor, so I live with 36 people technically. The people on my corridor are lovely and are already friends for life, but there are a lot of controversial figures elsewhere and at one point trouble was occuring every night inside our house, and a few people have totally lost patience. It's been fun to watch
Wolverhampton itself is not the best place to live in but it has everything I need really - 24 hours Asda is a 200 yard walk, City centre is a 10 minute walk to where the train/bus stations are and all the clubs/entertainment venues, and Molineux is also a 5 minute walk so when Leamington don't have a game and Wolves are at home I can pop down and watch a game for £12, which isn't bad considering this eras football ticketing prices
Where we are now - Settled in, getting over a little bit of girl trouble, sorting out some inconsiderate housemates, on rest on operation recovery, and already looking forward to the weekend. Hopefully en route to happiness again sometime soon.
I played Monday night and Tuesday night and both nights ended in profit. Monday was saved by a fantastic recovery in DTD2 after an awful bad beat left me feeling really gutted thinking that 'I could have won this if I won that pot', but still have a few BB and I spun that up and took control again. Crushed the final table if I'm honest and had confidence that I'd win, even though I hadn't touched a fold/call/raise button in 5 weeks before that night - So very happy with the result.
Tonight I played a couple of MTTs and they went horrendously, hit the DYM scene and didn't run too good but manage to pull off a 13/20 run on the 5s again resulting in a £6 profit on the night. Its been lovely returning to the poker world again and hopefully I can continue a good run and end the year on a high.
Overall on the £5 DYMs - 283/470. Tomorrow night I hope to play again but think we are heading out to a chinese buffet. If I do play tomorrow, it will be DYMs only and I will hit my 500 mark.
Decided to start posting some hands again, just for personal satisfaction and some welcoming advice obviously.
Player
Action
Cards
Amount
Pot
Balance
MTM11
Small blind
2000.00
2000.00
70729.73
Bear_Proof
Big blind
4000.00
6000.00
34090.24
Your hole cards
A
A
TASHAL
Fold
Matt237
Raise
8000.00
14000.00
88190.00
luvBWFC
Fold
Eyeman
Fold
MTM11
All-in
70729.73
84729.73
0.00
Bear_Proof
Fold
Matt237
Call
64729.73
149459.46
23460.27
MTM11
Show
6
6
Matt237
Show
A
A
Flop
2
Q
Q
Turn
4
River
6
MTM11
Win
Full House, 6s and Queens
149459.46
149459.46
This hand is what I referred to above, it left me with 6bb and my confidence deflated, but gotta be in it to win it.
Player
Action
Cards
Amount
Pot
Balance
pirate63
Small blind
200.00
200.00
8235.00
Wilhelm
Big blind
400.00
600.00
19777.50
Your hole cards
A
10
brabander
Fold
Matt237
Raise
800.00
1400.00
21445.00
Skins48
Fold
x
Call
800.00
2200.00
19475.00
pirate63
Fold
Wilhelm
Fold
Flop
J
10
10
Matt237
Bet
800.00
3000.00
20645.00
x
Raise
1600.00
4600.00
17875.00
Matt237
Raise
3200.00
7800.00
17445.00
x
All-in
17875.00
25675.00
0.00
Matt237
Call
15475.00
41150.00
1970.00
Matt237
Show
A
10
x
Show
J
10
Turn
8
River
J
x
Win
Full House, Jacks and 10s
41150.00
41150.00
This hand is an interesting one, I'm not really too familiar with the villain but it is the mega stack and the average opponent in this MTT does overplay hands. I may be face up when I make a flop 3 bet but I don't think villain is a thinking player and I could get action from worse 10s, AJ and possibly KQ, but when he shoves I did feel a bit sick and its my own fault, how often are they going to have J10 here? As played its the only hand I lose to, thoughts about getting this in on flop?
Yeah first hand just a fist pumping pre flop cooler and he ends up getting there with a nasty river with a 6 already being folded, but just put that here because I am happy with how I recovered to end up winning the MTT pretty easily
2nd one the more I think about it I dont think there is much else I can do, Just over 50bb seems ok to get in on this flop before a 9 or J reels off and putting out more hands that will beat me
Had a little play tonight after a lovely meal out with 4 other housemates at an Indian buffet in Wolverhampton city centre. However I wish I hadn't, quit after 10 games having won 3, didn't really do much wrong, just made my moves at bad times and couldn't win those important flips. Never mind and onto tomorrow.
Poker tonight has been big S little t. 4/15, Couldn't hit couldn't hold, got to a point I could call out a river card against myself and it would always get there. Never mind. Out in Wolverhampton tomorrow night, then busy Saturday so will return Sunday evening. 5 games off my 500 dym target, just couldn't finish them off tonight.
So the disaster of the last few nights has been slightly recovered with a nice 9/10 run tonight. Was meant to be going to the Casino tonight to lose my live poker virginity but my Uni mate I was going to go with has had an early night after being shattered, never mind always next week. 505 games completed now so just a quick sum up of my first 500 recorded DYM games -
Played - 500 Cashed - 295 Cash rate - 59% Best cashing streak - 14 Worst dry streak - 9 Buy ins - £2750 Returns - £2950 Cash from points - £25 Overall profit - £225
I started off extremely badly, then got going very nicely and acquired a 64% WR over about 380 games then it went downhill for the last 50, but you expect those swings. Its been good fun and once I hit 1000 I hope to re-evaluate and move up to £11 games.
Will post some hands now, dont have many interesting ones to post but its nice to look over things.
Villain is a loose recreational type, baring this in mind can we value bet river or should I check turn for control and to induce bluffs to fire turn and river in position and call down?
Player
Action
Cards
Amount
Pot
Balance
Matt237
Small blind
75.00
75.00
2541.00
REG
Big blind
150.00
225.00
1630.00
Your hole cards
A
K
bignutz39
Fold
jakeus
Fold
Matt237
Raise
225.00
450.00
2316.00
REG
Call
150.00
600.00
1480.00
Flop
J
A
2
Matt237
Bet
300.00
900.00
2016.00
REG
Call
300.00
1200.00
1180.00
Turn
8
Matt237
Bit confused by the villains flat pre as its the type of stack size he would usually jam over a button/SB min raise so I raised here to induce a shove and snap off as opposed to jamming myself. On flop I think I can put him on a reasonably strong range here or a flush draw, best to jam here as we have left a PSB behind or show weakness and give the reg a rope to hang himself on with a hand like KJ/A10 etc, which he may fold to a jam?
Player
Action
Cards
Amount
Pot
Balance
bigsmudge0
Small blind
15.00
15.00
1695.00
cpfcjacqs
Big blind
30.00
45.00
1920.00
Your hole cards
A
A
Matt237
Raise
90.00
135.00
2000.00
x
Call
90.00
225.00
1730.00
Tr4ncehead
Fold
cabbageanp
Fold
bigsmudge0
Fold
cpfcjacqs
Call
60.00
285.00
1860.00
Flop
A
7
J
cpfcjacqs
Check
Matt237
Bet
150.00
435.00
1850.00
x
Raise
300.00
735.00
1430.00
cpfcjacqs
Fold
Matt237
Raise
600.00
1335.00
1250.00
x
Call
450.00
1785.00
980.00
Turn
3
Matt237
All-in
1250.00
3035.00
0.00
x
All-in
980.00
4015.00
0.00
Matt237
Unmatched bet
270.00
3745.00
270.00
Matt237
Show
A
A
x
Show
6
A
River
Q
Matt237
Win
Three Aces
3745.00
4015.00
Readless here. Feel like I may have made a mistake 3betting this flop, but villain has shown serious strength by raising flop after my UTG open + lead. I made it very small in order to price him in and hopefully make him feel potstuck on the turn with any Ace/2 pairs. Think if he has set he would get in on flop. Thoughts about flop 3 bet here? Think im pretty face up with AJ and sets here but it worked. :-)
Today I received some of the best news that I have read or heard in my lifetime.
Officially cleared of Cholesteatoma. 08/09/2010 - 10/11/2014
It's only supposed to be a medium risk ear cyst, however 1 operation goes wrong and a week later i'm in a life threatening state. Ongoing monthly visits and 4/5 operations a year, total loss of hearing and 4 years later we are finished! For now obviously but this is extraodinary post I received this morning. I was preparing for the worst after being told about my latest tumour and how cholesteatoma was a big risk factor in Ear Cancer, so starting shaking a little bit when I received an NHS marked letter in my Uni box this morning. What turned into a dull miserable Monday has turned into one of the best of my life. Damage has already been done and we are still healing but nothing major will occur for a little while, fingers crossed and all that.
Turn 19 tomorrow aswell - Could not receive anything better for my birthday than that news. Look forward to DTDs tonight.
Comments
Hope you don't stay away too long xx
Hope everything at Uni gets better (easier) soon and everything's good re the operation...
Don't put too much pressure on yourself!
Ducky
Hey Matt!
Well done on Monday night's win.
Enjoy Uni, out every night, eh? Can't beat it.
Played - 500
Cashed - 295
Cash rate - 59%
Best cashing streak - 14
Worst dry streak - 9
Buy ins - £2750
Returns - £2950
Cash from points - £25
Overall profit - £225
I started off extremely badly, then got going very nicely and acquired a 64% WR over about 380 games then it went downhill for the last 50, but you expect those swings. Its been good fun and once I hit 1000 I hope to re-evaluate and move up to £11 games.