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Diary of Thomas 'rolfus' Rolfe

rolfusrolfus Member Posts: 61
edited April 2012 in Poker Chat
Hello People, I've recently started to read the forums on SkyPoker and heard of this diary trend rather than a blog. I like the idea of it and TommyD's Diary has been a good read so thought I would give it a crack.

I've been playing poker for about 6 years, 3 and a 1/2 of which have been as a professional. I play mostly cash games in NL Holdem and PL Omaha at the 0.25/0.5 through to 5/10 if I'm taking a shot, with the odd MTT added in which I've been lucky enough to have some good results in. I've been a bit lazy in regards to poker for basically 2010/2011 and have got back my motivation/passion for poker this year.

Goals: I set out in January to get to the 10k points mark to get Priority Club status [x] and am now trying to achieve 30k points for February (currently on 18k points for February). Other than that it's to get as good at poker as I can and hopefully the rewards come with it.

Thanks for reading, I'll try to update it as and when I play poker or have something interesting to talk about. Feel free to ask me any questions you may have. Tom
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  • Poker_FailPoker_Fail Member Posts: 1,755
    edited February 2012
    Oh my god... your picture had the opposite effect on me then goodylad's picture... I thought it was a woman in a bikini...

    SORT IT OUT SKY! your pictures are too small!
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  • YOUNG_GUNYOUNG_GUN Member Posts: 8,948
    edited February 2012
    Nice to hear Rolfus, i shall be reading:

    Other then poker what are your hobbies? 

    Do you have a missus?

    Run good..
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 173,736
    edited February 2012

    When you coming on the Show, Rolfy?

    Should be a good read, this Diary.
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  • rolfusrolfus Member Posts: 61
    edited February 2012
    In Response to Re: Diary of Thomas 'rolfus' Rolfe:
    Nice to hear Rolfus, i shall be reading: Other then poker what are your hobbies?  Do you have a missus? Run good..
    Posted by YOUNG_GUN
    I play golf (handicap of 7), go to gym (sometimes), watch/bet on rugby, football, tennis, cricket and snooker and play Call of Duty pretty often. I do have a missus of just over 6months now. TY for the run good :)
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  • rolfusrolfus Member Posts: 61
    edited February 2012
    In Response to Re: Diary of Thomas 'rolfus' Rolfe:
    When you coming on the Show, Rolfy? Should be a good read, this Diary.
    Posted by Tikay10
    I'm coming on to the show on Tues 13th of March with SimUK. Looking forward to seeing the new studio!!
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 173,736
    edited February 2012
    In Response to Re: Diary of Thomas 'rolfus' Rolfe:
    In Response to Re: Diary of Thomas 'rolfus' Rolfe : I'm coming on to the show on Tues 13th of March with SimUK. Looking forward to seeing the new studio!!
    Posted by rolfus
    Say it ain't so?

    I am doing the Show that night, & Fowles is the Presenter! How neat is that?

    Can't wait!

    Heads up 4 rollz?
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  • YOUNG_GUNYOUNG_GUN Member Posts: 8,948
    edited February 2012
    lol run better on with Anna and tikay nice :) 

    I play snooker on mondays, used to be ok but dont really practice anymore. Whats your highest break? either practice or in a match? Do you play in any leagues?

    Nice handicap in golf i used to be good up until i started playing snooker then got bored of it so prob play every few years now barely break 100 :( 

    As you have soooo many hobbies how do you get the motivation to go to the gym? i have this probem i have a gym @ home but would rather be playing poker/snooker/ps3/out and doing other things but i need to get back into it. 


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  • rolfusrolfus Member Posts: 61
    edited February 2012
    In Response to Re: Diary of Thomas 'rolfus' Rolfe:
    In Response to Re: Diary of Thomas 'rolfus' Rolfe : Say it ain't so? I am doing the Show that night, & Fowles is the Presenter! How neat is that? Can't wait! Heads up 4 rollz?
    Posted by Tikay10
    Good stuff :) Haha thats not proper bankroll management Tikay!!
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  • rolfusrolfus Member Posts: 61
    edited February 2012
    In Response to Re: Diary of Thomas 'rolfus' Rolfe:
    lol run better on with Anna and tikay nice :)  I play snooker on mondays, used to be ok but dont really practice anymore. Whats your highest break? either practice or in a match? Do you play in any leagues? Nice handicap in golf i used to be good up until i started playing snooker then got bored of it so prob play every few years now barely break 100 :(  As you have soooo many hobbies how do you get the motivation to go to the gym? i have this probem i have a gym @ home but would rather be playing poker/snooker/ps3/out and doing other things but i need to get back into it. 
    Posted by YOUNG_GUN
    Yeah I'm pretty happy with that combo of presenters....beauty and wisdom!!

    I've only really played snooker with mates, my highest break is somewhere between 30-35. Small brag: My cousin is Neil Robertson

    I've always been on and off with going to the gym but the last 4months I've been going pretty consistently and it's all because I've now got a gym partner...makes you unable to sack of the gym because your now letting someone else down.
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  • TommyDTommyD Member Posts: 4,389
    edited February 2012
    Welcome to the forum and diary fold Tom.  I look forward to reading this.

    I must say on the tables we've hit what is now called a bit of a 'meta game.'  (In the old days this was just called 'have played a lot together').  I am finding this enjoyable, stimulating and frightfully tricky.  I look forward to it continuing.

    If Sky run another rake race for 60k points would you have a crack at it and do you think you could do it?
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  • simuksimuk Member Posts: 315
    edited February 2012
    In Response to Re: Diary of Thomas 'rolfus' Rolfe:
    In Response to Re: Diary of Thomas 'rolfus' Rolfe : Say it ain't so? I am doing the Show that night, & Fowles is the Presenter! How neat is that? Can't wait! Heads up 4 rollz?
    Posted by Tikay10
    SHOTGUN sitting next to Anna. 

    Looking forward to this :). 
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  • rolfusrolfus Member Posts: 61
    edited February 2012
    In Response to Re: Diary of Thomas 'rolfus' Rolfe:
    Welcome to the forum and diary fold Tom.  I look forward to reading this. I must say on the tables we've hit what is now called a bit of a 'meta game.'  (In the old days this was just called 'have played a lot together').  I am finding this enjoyable, stimulating and frightfully tricky.  I look forward to it continuing. If Sky run another rake race for 60k points would you have a crack at it and do you think you could do it?
    Posted by TommyD
    But now I know that you know.....

    :) Yeah I'm enjoying it as I want to get as good as I can be and don't mind taking on some tougher competition.

    The reward for the 60k points is very good. In theory I could do it as I can play up to about 11 tables on sky and can do it for a couple hours at a time but thats in theory...

    I know Beaneh and lol_raise did it and they were pretty burnt out/came out with injurys lol

    If the promotion came along again I would seriously consider it but would prob be 50/50 I take it on and then 30/70 that I actually managed to do it
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  • simuksimuk Member Posts: 315
    edited February 2012
    I am pretty sure no one with a girlfriend could do the 60k points challenge. They take up too much time. Women that is, obviously not poker...
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  • Sky_DaveSky_Dave Member Posts: 3,288
    edited February 2012
    In Response to Re: Diary of Thomas 'rolfus' Rolfe:
    In Response to Re: Diary of Thomas 'rolfus' Rolfe : SHOTGUN sitting next to Anna.  Looking forward to this :). 
    Posted by simuk
    WP, Sim. Good seat selection skills on show.

    Looking forward to your diary too rolfus - good to have you on here.


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  • Poker_FailPoker_Fail Member Posts: 1,755
    edited February 2012
    In Response to Re: Diary of Thomas 'rolfus' Rolfe:
    In Response to Re: Diary of Thomas 'rolfus' Rolfe : SHOTGUN sitting to the left of Anna.  Looking forward to this :). 
    Posted by simuk
    Fixed ;)
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  • 12671267 Member Posts: 936
    edited February 2012

    Look forward to reading this diary .

    Would you mind telling us a little about your poker day.  

    On an average day, would you get up at 11, play 11-3  then have a break and play 8pm-12 maybe.   (depending on weather your busy or not).  Or do u just play as and when you feel like it ?

    Im guessing you play almsot every Sunday and aim for a big tourne bink?   Do you have saturdays off?   etc..

    Thanks in Advance

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  • rolfusrolfus Member Posts: 61
    edited February 2012
    Just played a session for about 1hr15min. Was feeling a bit tired and lacked intensity which I feel is very important as if your not out there looking to gain any edge possible then your costing yourself money. So I kept it to a short session, will go get some food/pop into town/go gym and come back with a fresh head on ready for an evening grind.

    I lended up winning £208 playin NL50-NL200 and a bit of HUPLO100. Am now up to 18,449 points.
    Not really any interesting HH as I didn't get into any pot over £100 and didn't have any tough spots this time.....
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  • rolfusrolfus Member Posts: 61
    edited February 2012
    In Response to Re: Diary of Thomas 'rolfus' Rolfe:
    Look forward to reading this diary . Would you mind telling us a little about your poker day.   On an average day, would you get up at 11, play 11-3  then have a break and play 8pm-12 maybe.   (depending on weather your busy or not).  Or do u just play as and when you feel like it ? Im guessing you play almsot every Sunday and aim for a big tourne bink?   Do you have saturdays off?   etc.. Thanks in Advance
    Posted by 1267
    Average day is: wake up somewhere between 8am-11am, play for 2-3hours between 12-5pm, then I try and go to the gym/eat dinner and then evening is some balance between poker/mates/girlfriend. I think I average about 4hours/day of poker.

    Sunday evenings are good for poker but I'm more of a cash game player so don't look to bog myself down with loads of MTT's but a couple mixed into my usual session is good if you have a sweat and keeps you grinding as MTT's last quite a while.

    Don't really have any particular days off. If I go out on a Friday I'll play Saturday and vice versa
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  • rolfusrolfus Member Posts: 61
    edited February 2012
    Just had a quick session ~30mins and made £91 putting me on £299 for the day. Going to go gym and then play try and play for 3hours later hopefully resulting in an interesting HH!!
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  • YOUNG_GUNYOUNG_GUN Member Posts: 8,948
    edited February 2012
    Suprised how brief your sessions are, is this because you are busy? or you can only concentrate up to a certain point then you quit before you start losing? 


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