Folks,for a long,long time I've been toyin with the idea of adding a propper diary to this thread charting any sort of poker progress I make.I've spent most of my time here telling you all about the day to day trials and tribulations of the "weemans" life and its impact on my family,but I'd like to start something a wee bit more substantial and hope you enjoy the read.
Bit of background:
My name's Paul, I'm 36 and from Northern Ireland.As I'm sure most of you are aware,who have read here before I'm married with a crackin kid,the "weeman".Have played on this site for a year and a half with little or no success.Had an issue in the past of letting the beats get to me but nowadays not so much.I've played quite a lot of live home games not to any great standard,but its nice every once in a while to get the mates over,beer it up and have a good time.I work days,so most of my table time happens when the family are safely tucked up leavin me with the dog for company!!!
I suppose my reasoning for this is to finally give me a platform to post results,hands etc and to recieve criticism on my play when its due (which may be quite often lol),but also to continue with the weemans story.It's goin to be a big year for us all here at home with pre school interviews comin up and more tests regardin any lingerin doubts with the autism side of things.From what we've been told previously,it looks good for the weeman,but you never know till its in black and white,so we wait and see.Not that any negative outcome will be greeted with dismay.Quit the opposite.He will be our wee "misunderstood little dude!!".Also I would like to inject a wee bit of humour along the way,just to show that its not all serious **** that I talk about.Not gonna set myself any unrealistic targets,just update on results and hopefully report on some success!Have a relatively small br with quite a few poker points.So freerolls will be a big part of this.I'd like to leave you with this quote from my fave tv character which may well be apt."he who dares,wins"
Afternoon all.First day of tryin to keep track of results and playin better.At point of writing I've managed to profit the grand total of £4!!!!Better than a slap on the face I suppose.Played a freeroll earlier and went out on the river in a 3 way pot.AJ and A9 both hit straights to the 5 against my 9s.Hey ho,no loss incurred.Played a couple of dyms.Cashed in both,but boy,they can be tedious.Have to learn to fold nearly everything.Hats off to dev doin his challenge last year.Not sure my brain would've coped, lol.Gonna have a night in front of the telly.Few good movies to catch up on.Hope the weeman stays in his pit tonight.Had him in our bed at 3 this mornin,grrr.Joys of parenthood I suppose.Will hope to update larger profits in future, but from small acorns,mighty oaks grow,eh?
Mornin folks.Day off work today,bit of man flu(cough,cough),so I'll have a good opportunity to have a wee go at some cards today.Down again for the freeroll at 10 am,but not sure what the best way to go about these is.I understand that you'll get the nutters who'll go aipf with 72os etc,but is it possible at any stage to play normal poker in these?(As normal as my skill level allows lol).Excitin times afoot at home.Have a few interviews with pre schools for the weeman comin up.Its really strange that this time last year there was no thought of gettin him into a "proper"school,just hopin he would say somethin,anythin!Big strides made.So big,that the weeman has stretched his vocabulary to his 1st swear word!!Slap on the wrists for dad.Although watchin Liverpool these days is very tilting!!Swearing is almost compulsory.Hope to post up some hands but have lots the ability to do so.Comes out all wierd atm.Still,off for a cuppa,wee tidy up then back into it.
i'm off to tesco now Paul back in an hour or so.. so not hear to help you.
gl i'll be back here at about 1ish to see how it's going/gone. gl m8 dev
ps i bet like me u were trying to post hands from the sky poker part where you load up your tables from? thets y it wasnt coming out right. thats exactly what i did,anyway
Hey again.Good things come to those who wait.Mixed results after the bh.Won a 5 quid scary for 20 ish notes and went out very l8 in a dym,my A9 gettin done by 89.C,est la vie,non?
Hey all.As you can see from the title now,gonna set myself a wee challenge.I'm aware the forums are littered with challenges atm so to be clear from the off,this one could die on its ar*e before it begins.Previously I've had my roll up to a few hundred then see it go in a flash due to drunken stupidity chasing a loss from the game before.So now I'm gonna see if I've learnt anything regarding self discipline.
Brm aint gonna be my strong suit,but hope to be able to push it up(even if it is slowly) to no target in particular,just enough to know I can play the game!!
This wont be in the same league as most of the other diaries due to the small volume I'll be puttin in.But I hope to be able to make it interesting enough to be readable and hope to be posting interesting hands for comment.
Had lost the ability to post up hands for a while there until I dumped chrome in favour of mozzilla.Strange,but it seems to work fine now.
Forgot to mention I have a ton of points to use in freerolls,so we'll see if I can boost the roll by 60 or 70 p a time lol!! I also hope to still chart the progress of the weeman in this thread as it's because of him this all started in the first place.Been another good week with the speech issues he has.Not strictly what we as a family want to hear,but he has come out with his 2nd swear word in a week now!!Sounds so funny when he says it,its hard to scold him.Hope these upcomin interviews for pre school placements come to fruition. So,I'll leave it at that for now,and hope you all contine to read.Hope to be reporting on positive news re the br and the weeman in the comin days.
Hey bignoise do you play a bit of everything then? cash mtt, sngs.. look foward to seeing how you get on, think having somewhere to write down your thoughts/ occasionally discuss things with others is really good, definetly for venting frustration anyway, this time last year i had a similar amount in my account and would just play very occasionaly on NL10 bankroll management meant nothing to me so i can relate to the doing alright then chasing losses thing. Anyway good luck!
Hey all.Have bizzarley lost the ability to post hands again ffs lol.Comin up all weird.Anyway,cashed in a £3.30 dym,in a £2.20 timed tourney for £5.60 and won and lost a few hu's.So a nice wee start.Re bencs query, play a bit of everything.Cash being the weakest.Wont be near that for some while. Off to the pit here. Night all Paul
/01/2013)Just worked it out again lol!!!!Wanted to show this hand just for the fact that I think it was the 1st I played after waiting some while.Normally I would've busted by then through sheer anxiety at not playin many hands,so I'm pleased with myself that I hung around.Left names in as the oppo in this one was massive chip leader and had AK,so it was an easy call and no gettin away from it.2 hands later I had my 9s take out shorty's 8s to place in 2nd and a nice cash of £6.Anyway,I'm away this time lol.Night,once again.
Mornin all.Been out for a few tonighJust to say that tioday as a whole has been a shocker,Seems like that every all in was crushed if Iwas ahead or behind.But hey ho.Weemans away to grannys and the red was flowin,so it was all goood.
Hope you all haf a good un ,and will see you all later.Be good
/01/2013)Just worked it out again lol!!!!Wanted to show this hand just for the fact that I think it was the 1st I played after waiting some while.Normally I would've busted by then through sheer anxiety at not playin many hands,so I'm pleased with myself that I hung around.Left names in as the oppo in this one was massive chip leader and had AK,so it was an easy call and no gettin away from it.2 hands later I had my 9s take out shorty's 8s to place in 2nd and a nice cash of £6.Anyway,I'm away this time lol.Night,once again. Player Action Cards Amount Pot Balance pandord Small blind 100.00 100.00 1390.00 bignoise10 Big blind 200.00 300.00 940.00 Your hole cards A A Jakub Raise 600.00 900.00 7052.50 roy695 Fold pandord Fold bignoise10 All-in 940.00 1840.00 0.00 Jakub Call 540.00 2380.00 6512.50 bignoise10 Show A A Jakub Show A K Flop K J J Turn 3 River 10 bignoise10 Win Two Pairs, Aces and Jacks 2380.00 238 Posted by bignoise10
hi Paul, if u move the cursor at the bottom of the hand over to the right i think so that the names are out of view to the left of screen and so all the money side of hand becomes visible,b4 you go blue then the hand will post up perfectly.
Hey all.Writin this mid tourney.Goin gd Sittin 3rd in bh atm.But the big news as the title would suggest,I have to confess,for the last 2 months or so we as a family have actually been goin through a battery of tests with the weeman for his autism assessments.Didnt want to say nowt before to get hopes up.BUT!!!Officially,black nd white,from the horses mouth,specialists assessments etc,autism is not and won be present in my weeman!!!!!!!!!!How great is that?The social skills and behavioural skills etc that are testoed are A OK baby!!!!!Now this is the greatest peice of news that I have recieved ever.Since last year,when I shared my story with yuo all I have been inundated with goodwill messages and would like to thank you all.Tonight I have spent 15 notes on a bottle of celabratory red(thats a huge amount in my book btw).I was well prepared for the news that my weeman may have neede specialist treatment etc,but this just beats it all.Woukd just like to say it has been a pleasure tellin my tale and I hope you continue to read,as I hope to chart the weemans education through this thread. SO SO HAPPY. Cheers Paul Ps.the wine tastes awesome
. Br m aint gonna be my strong suit,but hope to be able to push it up(even if it is slowly) to no target in particular,just enough to know I can play the game!! feature=player_detailpage&v=LuqEbRzy_t8 Posted by bignoise10
Glad to hear of your good news rgarding the liitle one I,m sure your challenge/diary pales in insignificance , but i know you,ve seen my diary and you can tell by my pts each month i don,t put in as much volume as most as well, but the reason its slowly but surely getting there is 99% down to BR management. If you can get this under control i,m sure you,ll do fine - GL
thx folks.More satisfaction than relief though.I have stuck through this when other issues around home life have made it difficult.Pleased for my missus more than any though.She found it tough,but we have done it and life is extremely good atm.Weeman really has no idea yet what this means to us as a family,so all innocence on his part brings a smile to my face.And hey,made £2.50 tonight!!!Quality.
thx folks.More satisfaction than relief though.I have stuck through this when other issues around home life have made it difficult.Pleased for my missus more than any though.She found it tough,but we have done it and life is extremely good atm.Weeman really has no idea yet what this means to us as a family,so all innocence on his part brings a smile to my face.And hey,made £2.50 tonight!!!Quality. Posted by bignoise10
Great news Paul.
back to Aldi for your wine then with your winnings! :-)
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Nice to see xmas went well and the weeman is gabbing more. heaven help you. Seriously, have a great 2013.....
so not hear to help you.
gl i'll be back here at about 1ish to see how it's going/gone.
gl m8
dev
ps i bet like me u were trying to post hands from the sky poker part where you load up your tables from?
thets y it wasnt coming out right.
thats exactly what i did,anyway
b4 you load up sky poker do you need to go to 'internet explorer' first or have you got the 'sky poker'
download button, that you can use?
Brm aint gonna be my strong suit,but hope to be able to push it up(even if it is slowly) to no target in particular,just enough to know I can play the game!!
This wont be in the same league as most of the other diaries due to the small volume I'll be puttin in.But I hope to be able to make it interesting enough to be readable and hope to be posting interesting hands for comment.
Had lost the ability to post up hands for a while there until I dumped chrome in favour of mozzilla.Strange,but it seems to work fine now.
Forgot to mention I have a ton of points to use in freerolls,so we'll see if I can boost the roll by 60 or 70 p a time lol!!
I also hope to still chart the progress of the weeman in this thread as it's because of him this all started in the first place.Been another good week with the speech issues he has.Not strictly what we as a family want to hear,but he has come out with his 2nd swear word in a week now!!Sounds so funny when he says it,its hard to scold him.Hope these upcomin interviews for pre school placements come to fruition.
So,I'll leave it at that for now,and hope you all contine to read.Hope to be reporting on positive news re the br and the weeman in the comin days.
Cheers
Paul
Ps.A very apt tune for me tonight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=LuqEbRzy_t8
Off to the pit here.
Night all
Paul
/01/2013)Just worked it out again lol!!!!Wanted to show this hand just for the fact that I think it was the 1st I played after waiting some while.Normally I would've busted by then through sheer anxiety at not playin many hands,so I'm pleased with myself that I hung around.Left names in as the oppo in this one was massive chip leader and had AK,so it was an easy call and no gettin away from it.2 hands later I had my 9s take out shorty's 8s to place in 2nd and a nice cash of £6.Anyway,I'm away this time lol.Night,once again.
if u move the cursor at the bottom of the hand over to the right i think so that the names are out of view to the left of screen and so all the money side of hand becomes visible,b4 you go blue
then the hand will post up perfectly.
gl building you b/roll
SO SO HAPPY.
Cheers Paul
Ps.the wine tastes awesome
I,m sure your challenge/diary pales in insignificance , but i know you,ve seen my diary and you can tell by my pts each month i don,t put in as much volume as most as well, but the reason its slowly but surely getting there is 99% down to BR management. If you can get this under control i,m sure you,ll do fine - GL
Paul
Enjoy the wine.
back to Aldi for your wine then with your winnings! :-)