"According to Sky’s win loss summary i’m up £6741 for the year I’ve made just over £1.2k from rewards and promotions as well"
That's a serious bit of side income Paul, very well done.
Thanks you very much
Not your favourite time of year i know, but are you doing anything over the next couple of days? Trip to Stoke?
Hi Paul,
Thanks mate.
I'm a little unwell at present - just 'flu, but I've had it for a month now, & it's been unpleasant to say the least. As luck would have it, Gill is not coming down over Xmas, spending time with her Dad in Derby instead, so I can spend Xmas on my own, which the way I feel with this 'flu, & general Xmas feelings, suits me fine.
She always spends Xmas Day with her Dad (he's getting on), then comes down to me on Boxing Day. This year though she has to work (thanks, Bet365), so she is coming down middle of next week & staying for a week, & we'll have our Xmas then.
Oddly, all that suits me fine. I like being alone at Xmas, as I don't celebrate it in any way, shape or form. Don't buy pressies or send cards, nothing. I'm not religious, so Xmas is meaningless to me really. I do enjoy the Sport on the telly though, Cricket, Horse Racing & Football. I CBA with the darts, it's all so puerile.
Thank you for asking, its appreciated.
Will you be spending much time with Harry? He's just about THE perfect age for Xmas.
Have a smashing Xmas Paul, I know it's been an up & down year for you, but we have to look forward, don't we?
Hi Tony
I’m really sorry to hear that you’re not feeling so well. Get well soon!!!!
If you’re bored for 20 minutes or so tomorrow than any tales you may have from the ‘olden days’ would be much appreciated. I think you’re responsible for the majority of the view count on here with the wonderful stories you’ve shared
.. I could have had Harry tonight as it’s my turn . But after the last couple of months she’s had i didn’t think it would be fair on her. I know how much she adores waking up with Harry on Christmas Day. So, i’m having him from 10 tomorrow and he’ll spend the day with me before going back to his Mums for Boxing Day.
I had a decent time Harry liked his presents and had fun
Did what most people do i guess and split our time between parents and family
My Mum excelled as usual She called Melissa “Penny” twice in the first 5 minutes and then really achieved a little later when she called her “Jenny” I went out with Jenny just over 20 years ago
I’m going to play poker tonight I haven’t looked at the UKOPs schedule yet but i may have a go at some of the smaller buy ins
I had a decent time Harry liked his presents and had fun
Did what most people do i guess and split our time between parents and family
My Mum excelled as usual She called Melissa “Penny” twice in the first 5 minutes and then really achieved a little later when she called her “Jenny” I went out with Jenny just over 20 years ago
I’m going to play poker tonight I haven’t looked at the UKOPs schedule yet but i may have a go at some of the smaller buy ins
Flopped straights are normally good in the blinds yeah? ...
Tossy game
Made it to last 10 in £11bh and won a few £22 Dyms Mtt I’ve just seen jack high call on river All manner of hands getting into big pots So with 12 bigs on the button and AJ I was ok with the bb calling Until I saw he had Aces 😊
.. I could have had Harry tonight as it’s my turn . But after the last couple of months she’s had i didn’t think it would be fair on her. I know how much she adores waking up with Harry on Christmas Day. So, i’m having him from 10 tomorrow and he’ll spend the day with me before going back to his Mums for Boxing Day.
This made me happy. So many times now, we hear of divorced couples who use their children as pawns in their petty squabbles. Trying to outdo each and treating the other parent as unimportant.
I'm sure you would have loved to see Harry first thing. To understand what Penny has been through and let her spend that time with Harry first thing on Christmas morning is great. It shows what good parenting is about when you can do what is best for all.
I'm sure Harry will grow up happier with two caring sensible parents.
Possibly your best play of the year.
Enough of this soppinesss now. Go and start moaning it in as usual, you grump.
.. I could have had Harry tonight as it’s my turn . But after the last couple of months she’s had i didn’t think it would be fair on her. I know how much she adores waking up with Harry on Christmas Day. So, i’m having him from 10 tomorrow and he’ll spend the day with me before going back to his Mums for Boxing Day.
This made me happy. So many times now, we hear of divorced couples who use their children as pawns in their petty squabbles. Trying to outdo each and treating the other parent as unimportant.
I'm sure you would have loved to see Harry first thing. To understand what Penny has been through and let her spend that time with Harry first thing on Christmas morning is great. It shows what good parenting is about when you can do what is best for all.
I'm sure Harry will grow up happier with two caring sensible parents.
Possibly your best play of the year.
Enough of this soppinesss now. Go and start moaning it in as usual, you grump.
.. I could have had Harry tonight as it’s my turn . But after the last couple of months she’s had i didn’t think it would be fair on her. I know how much she adores waking up with Harry on Christmas Day. So, i’m having him from 10 tomorrow and he’ll spend the day with me before going back to his Mums for Boxing Day.
This made me happy. So many times now, we hear of divorced couples who use their children as pawns in their petty squabbles. Trying to outdo each and treating the other parent as unimportant.
I'm sure you would have loved to see Harry first thing. To understand what Penny has been through and let her spend that time with Harry first thing on Christmas morning is great. It shows what good parenting is about when you can do what is best for all.
I'm sure Harry will grow up happier with two caring sensible parents.
Possibly your best play of the year.
Enough of this soppinesss now. Go and start moaning it in as usual, you grump.
Happy new year.
That’s very nice of you. It’s not always plain sailing but we both ensure that Harry always comes first.
....
Looking for slightly delayed moaning it in tonight. Got Harry overnight so it may be a late start. But then I plan on crushing and making lots of money. Apart from getting a stinking cold today, preparation has been good.
I’ve thrashed him at Kerplunk. I won nerf gun shooting. My track was way better than his at Magic Tracks.
Harry has behaved for once. He lost iPad and iPhone privileges for today with his behaviour yesterday but he’s won them back today
Mighty Rams were mighty Promotion is pretty much inevitable now. Rooney may get in the starting eleven on Thursday
Have again realised that I am tossy at mtts and recently my results were just flukes. So only lost £20 at them tonight
Dyms where I can fold my way to the money went well and I made £70ish at them after the football. Nice to have a winning last day of the year
Came 6th in sharkscope leaderboard for profit. Really really wanted a gold star. Given my volume was way below nearly everyone on the leaderboard I guess I should be happy though
No work tomorrow and then spending New Years Eve with Melissa
It’s a New Year and so i’ll be changing this a little and not talking about the usual stuff
So where do we start
Oh yeah Crown came out yesterday and so i’m at the dentists for an emergency appointment this morning It’s one of my front teeth and so i look marginally more weird than normal. I’m attempting that annoying football thing of putting my hand over my mouth when i speak. This makes me look totally normal and not at all weird
Got an itch to play golf Haven’t played in a very long time
Met a lot of Melissas extended family for the first time on New Year’s eve They did a quiz I absolutely triumphed on questions on the Spice Girls and other 90s pop
Obviously this made a great impression and they know i’m a man to be respected straightaway
Rooney first game tonight As we’re flying at the moment he may well just get 5 minutes when we’re 4 up.
May briefly play a couple of mtts tonight after that and then move on to dyms
It’s a New Year and so i’ll be changing this a little and not talking about the usual stuff
So where do we start
Oh yeah Crown came out yesterday and so i’m at the dentists for an emergency appointment this morning It’s one of my front teeth and so i look marginally more weird than normal. I’m attempting that annoying football thing of putting my hand over my mouth when i speak. This makes me look totally normal and not at all weird
Got an itch to play golf Haven’t played in a very long time
Met a lot of Melissas extended family for the first time on New Year’s eve They did a quiz I absolutely triumphed on questions on the Spice Girls and other 90s pop
Obviously this made a great impression and they know i’m a man to be respected straightaway
Rooney first game tonight As we’re flying at the moment he may well just get 5 minutes when we’re 4 up.
May briefly play a couple of mtts tonight after that and then move on to dyms
1 win in 8 games is flying?...
PS - Hope Rooney does not disappoint, but I fear all the hype is going to be hard to live up to.
It could have started better Lost my first 4 £22 Dyms, bust the main quickly and the £22bh
I recovered reasonably well I won a few Dyms. Then i came 3rd in the £3 rebuy and 2nd in the mini for £471 up on the night
No poker tonight but i may have a go tomorrow
Very nice! Out of interest/nosiness do you use a roll/brm per se or deposit/withdraw as needed?
Good question Bad answer coming up 😊
Nope Zero brm or roll
I’m not as bad as i used to be but yesterday was a good example of how haphazard i am
At the start of the day i had £250 in my account I was a bit narked at paying £80 to get me crown back in me gob. So i withdrew £80 After an hour of playing i had to deposit £130
At the end of the session I had £770 in my account
This morning i withdrew £570 and paid for a little break away with Harry in the summer.
I like using poker money to pay for life stuff. It makes the Friday nights sat at home in front of a computer worth it for me.
I totally understand that it’s a wild approach To possibly preempt another question
I have no desire to be comfortably rolled for higher games. I don’t really have any aspirations to play them Simply, i know i’m not good enough so i’m happy where i am winning a bit here and there.
I try and keep roughly £200 in my account and with the low variance that’s generally enough for Dyms at £22 and below and a few mtts every so often Every week or so i’ll withdraw a bit and use it for whatever
Each to their own but i remember being puzzled by Lambert I’m pretty sure he said that he’d deposited and never ever withdrawn or deposited again It just seemed pretty pointless to me
Fair enough, it depends what each person wants out of poker I guess, so that approach seems to be the best for you! Having a side income exclusively for nice things is certainly no bad thing.
I've never understood keeping huge amounts online either, especially when sites have gone down in the past, and there are things like interest rates/inflation to consider.
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I’m really sorry to hear that you’re not feeling so well. Get well soon!!!!
If you’re bored for 20 minutes or so tomorrow than any tales you may have from the ‘olden days’ would be much appreciated. I think you’re responsible for the majority of the view count on here with the wonderful stories you’ve shared
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I could have had Harry tonight as it’s my turn . But after the last couple of months she’s had i didn’t think it would be fair on her. I know how much she adores waking up with Harry on Christmas Day.
So, i’m having him from 10 tomorrow and he’ll spend the day with me before going back to his Mums for Boxing Day.
I hope you all enjoyed Christmas
I had a decent time
Harry liked his presents and had fun
Did what most people do i guess and split our time between parents and family
My Mum excelled as usual
She called Melissa “Penny” twice in the first 5 minutes and then really achieved a little later when she called her “Jenny” I went out with Jenny just over 20 years ago
I’m going to play poker tonight
I haven’t looked at the UKOPs schedule yet but i may have a go at some of the smaller buy ins
Gl everyone playing
"Awkward", as they say.
I guess you swerved many an awkward moment in the throes of passion 😉
Lost 98.6% of all ins so far tonight
Lost a bunch of cash so far
10s v 10s just now was fun. I didn’t expect to win the hand but a chop would have been ok
Just deposited £200
Update in a couple of hours when i’ll either have done the lot or will have moaned in a win somewhere
Hopefully the latter
Not sure it will end up being too positive
Flopped straights are normally good in the blinds yeah?
...
Tossy game
Made it to last 10 in £11bh and won a few £22 Dyms
Mtt
I’ve just seen jack high call on river
All manner of hands getting into big pots
So with 12 bigs on the button and AJ I was ok
with the bb calling
Until I saw he had Aces 😊
Slight recovery I spose
Lost just £65 in the end
Bah
I could have had Harry tonight as it’s my turn . But after the last couple of months she’s had i didn’t think it would be fair on her. I know how much she adores waking up with Harry on Christmas Day.
So, i’m having him from 10 tomorrow and he’ll spend the day with me before going back to his Mums for Boxing Day.
This made me happy.
So many times now, we hear of divorced couples who use their children as pawns in their petty squabbles. Trying to outdo each and treating the other parent as unimportant.
I'm sure you would have loved to see Harry first thing.
To understand what Penny has been through and let her spend that time with Harry first thing on Christmas morning is great.
It shows what good parenting is about when you can do what is best for all.
I'm sure Harry will grow up happier with two caring sensible parents.
Possibly your best play of the year.
Enough of this soppinesss now.
Go and start moaning it in as usual, you grump.
Happy new year.
Couldn't agree more though.
It’s not always plain sailing but we both ensure that Harry always comes first.
....
Looking for slightly delayed moaning it in tonight.
Got Harry overnight so it may be a late start. But then I plan on crushing and making lots of money.
Apart from getting a stinking cold today, preparation has been good.
I’ve thrashed him at Kerplunk.
I won nerf gun shooting.
My track was way better than his at Magic Tracks.
Didn’t win tonight
😊
Man flu has eased slightly. Soldering on.
Harry has behaved for once.
He lost iPad and iPhone privileges for today with his behaviour yesterday but he’s won them back today
Mighty Rams were mighty
Promotion is pretty much inevitable now.
Rooney may get in the starting eleven on Thursday
Have again realised that I am tossy at mtts and recently my results were just flukes.
So only lost £20 at them tonight
Dyms where I can fold my way to the money went well and I made £70ish at them after the football. Nice to have a winning last day of the year
Came 6th in sharkscope leaderboard for profit. Really really wanted a gold star. Given my volume was way below nearly everyone on the leaderboard I guess I should be happy though
No work tomorrow and then spending New Years Eve with Melissa
Happy New Year forum people
So where do we start
Oh yeah
Crown came out yesterday and so i’m at the dentists for an emergency appointment this morning
It’s one of my front teeth and so i look marginally more weird than normal. I’m attempting that annoying football thing of putting my hand over my mouth when i speak. This makes me look totally normal and not at all weird
Got an itch to play golf
Haven’t played in a very long time
Met a lot of Melissas extended family for the first time on New Year’s eve
They did a quiz
I absolutely triumphed on questions on the Spice Girls and other 90s pop
Obviously this made a great impression and they know i’m a man to be respected straightaway
Rooney first game tonight
As we’re flying at the moment he may well just get 5 minutes when we’re 4 up.
May briefly play a couple of mtts tonight after that and then move on to dyms
1 win in 8 games is flying?...
PS - Hope Rooney does not disappoint, but I fear all the hype is going to be hard to live up to.
PPS - HNY to you & yours.
It could have started better
Lost my first 4 £22 Dyms, bust the main quickly and the £22bh
I recovered reasonably well
I won a few Dyms.
Then i came 3rd in the £3 rebuy and 2nd in the mini for £471 up
on the night
No poker tonight but i may have a go tomorrow
Bad answer coming up 😊
Nope
Zero brm or roll
I’m not as bad as i used to be but yesterday was a good example of how haphazard i am
At the start of the day i had £250 in my account
I was a bit narked at paying £80 to get me crown back in me gob. So i withdrew £80
After an hour of playing i had to deposit £130
At the end of the session I had £770 in my account
This morning i withdrew £570 and paid for a little break away with Harry in the summer.
I like using poker money to pay for life stuff. It makes the Friday nights sat at home in front of a computer worth it for me.
I totally understand that it’s a wild approach
To possibly preempt another question
I have no desire to be comfortably rolled for higher games. I don’t really have any aspirations to play them
Simply, i know i’m not good enough so i’m happy where i am winning a bit here and there.
I try and keep roughly £200 in my account and with the low variance that’s generally enough for Dyms at £22 and below and a few mtts every so often
Every week or so i’ll withdraw a bit and use it for whatever
Each to their own but i remember being puzzled by Lambert
I’m pretty sure he said that he’d deposited and never ever withdrawn or deposited again
It just seemed pretty pointless to me
Enjoy the cash 😊
I've never understood keeping huge amounts online either, especially when sites have gone down in the past, and there are things like interest rates/inflation to consider.
Did ok
Lost a bit at mtts but did okayish at Dyms
£38 up on the night
I’d take that very happily every night
Cup draw will probably see both teams fancying their chances @splashies
Going to Pisa for a few days
Anyone been?