Holiday in less than 24 hours. It's not going to be blisteringly hot in Menorca, but compared to what we have in Blighty at the moment....
The transformation to DYMs continues. Comfortably made the leaderboard last fortnight, it's a bit touch and go for this fortnight but gonna put in a couple of hours today and that should see me home. Various things (gigs, football games etc) mean I couldn't match the previous volume, but did put in a full session yesterday. 25% ROI on the day, ez game
Sadly it's not an easy game. I make loads of mistakes, have loads of spots where I'm clueless as to what the best line is. Played plenty of sats over the years so I think I understand the basics of DYMs well enough, and maybe with experience I'll be able to avoid getting in confusing situations. One thing that is patently obvious is that volume is key, how Dev ended up just playing one a day in his ''challenge'' is beyond me.
Playing 8 tables inevitably leads to mistakes; I've folded to an away player more than once, and also done folds when a micro stack has shoved 210 on my 150bb for example. It must look silly to others at the table! Accidently did a mild slowroll on Jimi yesterday as my attention was on a different table. He consoled himself with a takeaway. A man after my own heart. Someone did fully slowroll me when I shoved an ace on the button, they had AA in the bb but took most of the timebar to call. I enquired why they did it, to which they admitted it was a slowroll but wouldn't say why. I am more than petty enough to slowroll them at the first opportunity and look forward to doing so.
May is looking good. Menorca kicks it off tomorrow, then I see the Manic Street Preachers (supported by Editors no less) in Leeds on the 20th, and then The Coral in York on the 21st, then fly to Verona on the 26th for ''sporting'' reasons.
Is that ^ enough self ego boosting drivel or should I add some more?
Holiday in less than 24 hours. It's not going to be blisteringly hot in Menorca, but compared to what we have in Blighty at the moment.... The transformation to DYMs continues. Comfortably made the leaderboard last fortnight, it's a bit touch and go for this fortnight but gonna put in a couple of hours today and that should see me home. Various things (gigs, football games etc) mean I couldn't match the previous volume, but did put in a full session yesterday. 25% ROI on the day, ez game Sadly it's not an easy game. I make loads of mistakes, have loads of spots where I'm clueless as to what the best line is. Played plenty of sats over the years so I think I understand the basics of DYMs well enough, and maybe with experience I'll be able to avoid getting in confusing situations. One thing that is patently obvious is that volume is key, how Dev ended up just playing one a day in his ''challenge'' is beyond me. Playing 8 tables inevitably leads to mistakes; I've folded to an away player more than once, and also done folds when a micro stack has shoved 210 on my 150bb for example. It must look silly to others at the table! Accidently did a mild slowroll on Jimi yesterday as my attention was on a different table. He consoled himself with a takeaway. A man after my own heart. Someone did fully slowroll me when I shoved an ace on the button, they had AA in the bb but took most of the timebar to call. I enquired why they did it, to which they admitted it was a slowroll but wouldn't say why. I am more than petty enough to slowroll them at the first opportunity and look forward to doing so. May is looking good. Menorca kicks it off tomorrow, then I see the Manic Street Preachers (supported by Editors no less) in Leeds on the 20th, and then The Coral in York on the 21st, then fly to Verona on the 26th for ''sporting'' reasons. Is that ^ enough self ego boosting drivel or should I add some more? Posted by hhyftrftdr
Got back to sunny York yesterday evening. 5.15 in the AM when I got in on Thursday night, we had to vacate the apartment by 10 that morning, I am far too old for this behaviour. Great week though, plenty of laughs, loads of sun, met some fun people, what more can you ask for?
Apparently I'm quite funny and a Thomson rep we met out there complained of a ''sore jaw'' the following day. First time for everything. The season in Menorca had literally just started on 1st May, the day we arrived, but various holiday reps we encountered had been there for a couple of weeks already in training, so we picked up some good tips and local knowledge. All the best beaches got circled on the map, and they didn't disappoint. Glorious weather too, timed it perfectly as it was raining when we drove to the airport yesterday after 4 days of solid sunshine. Nice to feel smug sometimes
Gave a lad a lift back to the airport. Called Josh, young guy at 21, is a policeman. We'd drank with him a few times throughout the week and was a good laugh despite his southern accent. Our flight to Manchester was 13.00, his to London was 13.10, so it worked out well and we agreed to meet at 10.30 yesterday in a local café. All fine sat having a coffee.....until he pulls out his flight confirmation and it says ''boarding closes 10.45, departure is 11.30''. Quite how he got it so spectacularly wrong I have no idea, and he had work later that day at 4pm to complicate things. I think he got lucky as his flight was delayed, last we saw of him was him running up the stairs to departures. I hope he made it.
Back to work and reality on Monday. Manchester tomorrow. Might play some poker in the meantime, rekindle my love affair with DYMs.
Back by absolutely no demand whatsoever, I just want to post some more self ego boosting drivel.
I think I'm losing my marbles; I'm 99% certain I had a bet at somepoint during the season (I'm thinking between November and Feb) on Sheffield Wednesday being promoted via the play offs. It was definitely on Skybet cos I'm a massive whale and cba to use other sites. But the bet is nowhere to be seen in my account. There is a slim chance, and I'm talking as slim as me, that I either dreamt the bet up, did it wrong whilst drunk or simply intended to do it but didn't. Guess I'm rooting for Hull on Saturday so I don't have to let loose on CC
Poker is ok. There is no danger of me troubling Aussie's tables as 95% of the volume is DYMs at the moment. Still waiting for the opportunity to slowroll player X, it hasn't presented itself yet but I won't forget. I should be the bigger person (first time for everything) and let it slide but I'm not and I don't care Still having the odd dabble at MTTs with depressingly mixed results; 2nd in the mayhem FR last night, won the Orfy last Friday, but have probably bricked 20+ 9.30 BH's in a row. Me and that tournament don't get on anymore, and to think we used to be such good friends.
Leeds tonight in a couple of hours to see Manic Street Preachers supported by Editors, quite the duo. Then The Coral in York tomorrow, and jet off to Verona next Thursday for the weekend. I've heard there is a famous balcony there, but it won't be a patch on mine. £60 return in business class, god bless airmiles. More champagne please. Didn't get a CL final ticket in the ballot so won't be heading to Milan. Considering a day trip to Venice, and Lake Garda looks a must do. Might even treat myself to a pizza.
I have to wait an age for my next trip when I get back.....all of 3 weeks. Life is tough sometimes.
Found this rogue Sheffield Wednesday bet; apparently it was £5 @ 33/1 to win the league, placed in February. Curse my drunk betting, that isn't what I wanted! Will CC be sympathetic if I explain the situation? I'll settle for a £10 token gesture of goodwill
Shall be playing that half time Vegas MTT down the boozer, it will only end in tears with drunk fat stubby fingers trying to mash buttons. Jac will know that feeling well.
Speaking of Vegas, might go for my 21st birthday next March, and possibly swing by Toronto on the way to see a mate there and get that Canadian box ticked. Looking at flights on Google flights website is the crack c0ca1ne of the airline industry. Flying from Norway or Sweden is the new Dublin, if you want to keep the prices as low as possible.
Manic Street Preachers were immense, as were Editors. The Coral have a very tough evening to follow tonight. Strip club next door to the venue, zero interest to me. Absolutely zero. No chance the evening will end up there.
So any news ? We need more fun and diaries. Posted by day4eire76
If we need more, then I might start another one. Seems the done thing at the moment.
The forum will never be as good as 2010 though. What fun they had back then. My only regret in life is that I missed it all and only first posted in 2013, by then all the forum fun had evaporated.
It would be beneficial to hear more about you Hrry, perhaps your Borstal days I would imagine you were in the "cool crowd " Either that or you got your head kicked in on a regular basis.......by the teachers.;) Posted by tomgoodun
Agree Tom. Early days stuff would be good Jon, how did you feel when you got pipped for the role of Roland in Grange Hill at the final interview? Posted by Jac35
Must have been devastated coming so soon after losing out on the 'chunk' role in The Goonies......
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The transformation to DYMs continues. Comfortably made the leaderboard last fortnight, it's a bit touch and go for this fortnight but gonna put in a couple of hours today and that should see me home. Various things (gigs, football games etc) mean I couldn't match the previous volume, but did put in a full session yesterday. 25% ROI on the day, ez game
Sadly it's not an easy game. I make loads of mistakes, have loads of spots where I'm clueless as to what the best line is. Played plenty of sats over the years so I think I understand the basics of DYMs well enough, and maybe with experience I'll be able to avoid getting in confusing situations. One thing that is patently obvious is that volume is key, how Dev ended up just playing one a day in his ''challenge'' is beyond me.
Playing 8 tables inevitably leads to mistakes; I've folded to an away player more than once, and also done folds when a micro stack has shoved 210 on my 150bb for example. It must look silly to others at the table! Accidently did a mild slowroll on Jimi yesterday as my attention was on a different table. He consoled himself with a takeaway. A man after my own heart. Someone did fully slowroll me when I shoved an ace on the button, they had AA in the bb but took most of the timebar to call. I enquired why they did it, to which they admitted it was a slowroll but wouldn't say why. I am more than petty enough to slowroll them at the first opportunity and look forward to doing so.
May is looking good. Menorca kicks it off tomorrow, then I see the Manic Street Preachers (supported by Editors no less) in Leeds on the 20th, and then The Coral in York on the 21st, then fly to Verona on the 26th for ''sporting'' reasons.
Is that ^ enough self ego boosting drivel or should I add some more?
Got back to sunny York yesterday evening. 5.15 in the AM when I got in on Thursday night, we had to vacate the apartment by 10 that morning, I am far too old for this behaviour. Great week though, plenty of laughs, loads of sun, met some fun people, what more can you ask for?
Apparently I'm quite funny and a Thomson rep we met out there complained of a ''sore jaw'' the following day. First time for everything. The season in Menorca had literally just started on 1st May, the day we arrived, but various holiday reps we encountered had been there for a couple of weeks already in training, so we picked up some good tips and local knowledge. All the best beaches got circled on the map, and they didn't disappoint. Glorious weather too, timed it perfectly as it was raining when we drove to the airport yesterday after 4 days of solid sunshine. Nice to feel smug sometimes
Gave a lad a lift back to the airport. Called Josh, young guy at 21, is a policeman. We'd drank with him a few times throughout the week and was a good laugh despite his southern accent. Our flight to Manchester was 13.00, his to London was 13.10, so it worked out well and we agreed to meet at 10.30 yesterday in a local café. All fine sat having a coffee.....until he pulls out his flight confirmation and it says ''boarding closes 10.45, departure is 11.30''. Quite how he got it so spectacularly wrong I have no idea, and he had work later that day at 4pm to complicate things. I think he got lucky as his flight was delayed, last we saw of him was him running up the stairs to departures. I hope he made it.
Back to work and reality on Monday. Manchester tomorrow. Might play some poker in the meantime, rekindle my love affair with DYMs.
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I think Top 20 is a bit ambitious, but deffo Top 50.