Lets get this blog thing back on track. So much, too much, has happened since my last post, so doubt I will recap.
Playing $10NL on 888, and grinding back up a live bankroll after spending 90% of it on moving out to my own place in Watford. Not complaining, a heater came just at the right time for me to make things happen. I owe you one there Poker!
Life is good.
Wednesday, 10 May 2017
Sunday, 4 October 2015
It's all getting a little bit sigh...
Played a couple of sessions since my last post, one at The Vic where I lost nearly £300, and then another one at Aspers where I won £50.
Great. Starting to get frustrated and have lost my way somewhat. Need to re focus and really try and enjoy the game!
No pressure, just relax and have fun. I am sure the results must follow!
Great. Starting to get frustrated and have lost my way somewhat. Need to re focus and really try and enjoy the game!
No pressure, just relax and have fun. I am sure the results must follow!
Thursday, 1 October 2015
Nearly 62 hours of grinding = nothing to show (yet)...
Warm Down Journal for Sunday 27/09:
Got stuck early on in session, got unstuck, didn't fancy playing so called it a session after 3 hours +£13!
Warm Down Journal for Wednesday 30/09:
Checked out the games in Luton, new room, looks very much like the poker room at The Vic. Frustrating session, sat with a bunch of tools, didn't hit a flop for 3 hours, booked a loss of £180.
Next two sessions are going to be BIG!
Got stuck early on in session, got unstuck, didn't fancy playing so called it a session after 3 hours +£13!
Warm Down Journal for Wednesday 30/09:
Checked out the games in Luton, new room, looks very much like the poker room at The Vic. Frustrating session, sat with a bunch of tools, didn't hit a flop for 3 hours, booked a loss of £180.
Next two sessions are going to be BIG!
Sunday, 27 September 2015
Week off work but not much poker...
Warm Down Journal for Thursday 24/09:
Having had the week off work this week, I thought I would of been able to put in the volume at the tables, but only managed to get in 2 sessions! Very disappointing, I could have and should have organised myself better.
The first of the two sessions was incredibly frustrating, I found myself in a really really good game with a couple of huge punters, but everything seemed to go against me. I found myself in for nearly £500, with a little over £100 on the table, but I was able to keep myself together and grind it out to pull most of it back over a 9 hour session (previous longest session being 5 hours).
Warm Down Journal for Friday 25/09:
With a wedding to go to Saturday morning, and with no outfit to wear, Hannah wanted to go shopping, and I was the man to take her. I had the great idea of suggesting we go to Stratford, where she would be free to roam around, and I could get in a session and check out the games at Aspers.
It all went to plan, I managed to book a nice win, and Hannah took 5 hours to pick out a dress and get her hair done,
Back to work tomorrow, but I will get in an afternoon session today.
Monday, 21 September 2015
Warm Down Journal for Saturday 19/09:
Well, I managed to bounce straight back from last night's loss, booking in a nice win after a short session.
I pretty much played one pot, pealing a pre flop raise with 55 pre, and seeing a board of 88359, I got all the money in 3 way on the river vs K8 and 67. Nice life.
Was card dead for the next few hours, but happily folded to a £260 winning session.
I also came 2nd in a $5 comp online last night, which was a very welcome result, even though not a massive score, making final tables are always fun!
Well, I managed to bounce straight back from last night's loss, booking in a nice win after a short session.
I pretty much played one pot, pealing a pre flop raise with 55 pre, and seeing a board of 88359, I got all the money in 3 way on the river vs K8 and 67. Nice life.
Was card dead for the next few hours, but happily folded to a £260 winning session.
I also came 2nd in a $5 comp online last night, which was a very welcome result, even though not a massive score, making final tables are always fun!
Saturday, 19 September 2015
One good,one bad...
Warm Down Journal for Wednesday 16/09:
After a pre session nap after work, I felt really rested and felt my focus throughout the session was very sharp.
I got off to a good start and played some really solid poker in a session just short of 6 hours.
I booked a win tad over £150. This put me into a small profit after 7 sessions, shame I couldn't hold onto it....
Warm Down Journal for Friday 18/09:
This is a session which should never have happened! I should not have gone in, and I would not have booked my biggest losing session thus far. But it happened and I just have to accept it and move on.
So what went wrong?
First of all, I was exhausted. both physically and mentally. I pushed myself to go in. I couldn't focus, and I wasn't comfortable at the table. I felt irritable, and I just couldn't settle down.
I hadn't completed neither my Warm Down Journal from my previous session, nor had I completed any of my pre session routine. Shame on me!
Anyway, straight of the bat, I got stacked after getting my money in bad, though at the time I felt it was justified and a bit of a cooler. Reality is it probably wasn't. Awful run out though, villain hit a gin card, not only nutting his hand but making my hand unfoldable (ish).
I then watched a couple of awful regs run like god for several hours building towers while defying poker fundamentals. I wasn't my usual self and felt every hand they won tilt me, obviously the hands they won against me hurt more, I just felt really tilted and had a deep feeling of what I can only describe as anxiety.
I lost nearly every pot I played, with a couple of medium to large pots with ridiculous run outs costing me chunks, ended up booking a loss of about £250. Yuck!
Its not the loss that's upset me, but the fact that I felt I played pretty poorly and I how tilted I got, I am disappointed with myself.
Well I was, I am over it now. I just completed a 2 week straight at work without a day off, and now I got a week off to grind the shit out of these games!
After a pre session nap after work, I felt really rested and felt my focus throughout the session was very sharp.
I got off to a good start and played some really solid poker in a session just short of 6 hours.
I booked a win tad over £150. This put me into a small profit after 7 sessions, shame I couldn't hold onto it....
Warm Down Journal for Friday 18/09:
This is a session which should never have happened! I should not have gone in, and I would not have booked my biggest losing session thus far. But it happened and I just have to accept it and move on.
So what went wrong?
First of all, I was exhausted. both physically and mentally. I pushed myself to go in. I couldn't focus, and I wasn't comfortable at the table. I felt irritable, and I just couldn't settle down.
I hadn't completed neither my Warm Down Journal from my previous session, nor had I completed any of my pre session routine. Shame on me!
Anyway, straight of the bat, I got stacked after getting my money in bad, though at the time I felt it was justified and a bit of a cooler. Reality is it probably wasn't. Awful run out though, villain hit a gin card, not only nutting his hand but making my hand unfoldable (ish).
I then watched a couple of awful regs run like god for several hours building towers while defying poker fundamentals. I wasn't my usual self and felt every hand they won tilt me, obviously the hands they won against me hurt more, I just felt really tilted and had a deep feeling of what I can only describe as anxiety.
I lost nearly every pot I played, with a couple of medium to large pots with ridiculous run outs costing me chunks, ended up booking a loss of about £250. Yuck!
Its not the loss that's upset me, but the fact that I felt I played pretty poorly and I how tilted I got, I am disappointed with myself.
Well I was, I am over it now. I just completed a 2 week straight at work without a day off, and now I got a week off to grind the shit out of these games!
Wednesday, 16 September 2015
Warm Down Journal for Saturday 12/09:
Again a somewhat frustrating session, for the most I was card dead and the only big hands I were dealt were cracked. Lost with AA, KK, and AK, but managed to limit the damage to book a £9 loss for the session.
I can feel a string of positive variance coming, and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!
I was very close to a bankroll boosting win online Sunday night, but busted to a pretty brutal beat with 24 left in a $11 comp on 888. The cash for a little shy of $150 was still a welcome injection to my account.
Work has been pretty intense, but I am nearly through it, a few more days and then I have a week off.
I am not in until 1pm tomorrow, so planning to put in a solid grind tonight!
Again a somewhat frustrating session, for the most I was card dead and the only big hands I were dealt were cracked. Lost with AA, KK, and AK, but managed to limit the damage to book a £9 loss for the session.
I can feel a string of positive variance coming, and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!
I was very close to a bankroll boosting win online Sunday night, but busted to a pretty brutal beat with 24 left in a $11 comp on 888. The cash for a little shy of $150 was still a welcome injection to my account.
Work has been pretty intense, but I am nearly through it, a few more days and then I have a week off.
I am not in until 1pm tomorrow, so planning to put in a solid grind tonight!
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