Been really lazy when it comes to playing, need to make more time. Currently 4-6 tabling and gettin used to new HUD, so aim to be at 8 once 10k hands is reached.
Also hopefully earn 636 VPPs this week for another $10 bonus.
I was using my FPPs to play sats et al for SCOOP, and will prob keep them building up for some junk from the shop no doubt.
Also aiming for profit (Including bonus') of $200 at 10k hands which would mean i could start to add a few more NL25 tables into the mix.
Live Pokers:
With the Grand Prix 4 announced, offering a whopping €250,000 prizepool, and the C Gasino Goliath with £25k prizepool, i will be hurtling up and down UK in my beast in search of a big prize!
Also me and Fezio Jnr will be looking to find our first live UKIPT scores in Brighton (poker not bumming!!) in July....so things are looking promising!!!
Sadly the Stars Servers wanted to go down when i was 2.5 buyins up after just 400 hands at 6max NL10, as well as deepish in the BIG $55.....WTG Pokerstars.
The SCOOP Bap ended about $90 down so we have decided to spin it up.
Played:
BIG $109
BIG $55
BIG $11
$22 1R1A
$22 $15k
After 2 cashes ended about $100 down, due to a mistimely TT < A5 for top 10 stack in the $221R1A, and AK<22 in the BIG $11 with only 1000 runners left ( top 30 stack to be won in that flip)
Had just over a min cash in the $55 on "roll forward" from Stars, meh.......had a pretty pish table and fancied a deep run.
All in all, still keepin up with my consistant ability to run deepish, and pretty sure ill win that Flip/60%/70% for the BIG STACK soon enough and then Big Score will be coming YOUR way
Pretty happy overall, although played poorly last 30mins or so.
Only 4tabling a mix of 6max NL10 and NL5, as i have lots of colourful new stats on HUD, gonna keep at 4 tables till im 100% happy with finding stat asap. Then will add tbls regulary, until am at 12 or so.
Really focused on grinding this whilst still playing the MTTs for my backer
Another close run, $3.5k up top and i fall short once more, its gonna come soon.
In other news.....
1) Wireless adapter at home is playing up so trying to play 13x tables on a Netbook laptop is prob -EV! 2) HATE PT3, and want to find a way of getting HEM on the cheap, as feel it is much more fluid as software....seen a few promos but its either join a crappy site or set up a new username and account on a site i already use (kinda not allowed to do that)...Altho i have a female friend who wants to learn poker so maybe ill set her up an account, and then follow the steps so i can have the free copy!! Nice call Daniel-son.
Gonna start a micro cash challenge...
Starting at NL2, gonna see if i can move up a level at a time, and try to run through 6 levels By Xmas.
Month - Level - Starting Roll
June - NL2 - $40 July - NL5 - $100 Aug - NL10 - $200 Sept - NL10 - $400 Oct - NL25 - $500 Nov - NL25 - $750 Dec - NL50 - $1000
Grand Prix Update.....Lost 2 flips in 20 mins and was Busto!!! 55<AJo and KQhh v TT v 88 (for 65k spot) ghey ghey ghey!!
So this is my daily plan: Stars: 430 - $22 Big Antes 360 cap 500 - $22 Big 22 515 - $11 Deep Stack 600 - $22 $15k 630 - $16.50 Turbo 700 - $22 SCOOP - L - Horse 800 - $55 Big 55
So i was bored on Wednesday..............what better than to impulse reg to a 3 day live tourney that is 2hours drive away!!
I played the 1st Grand Prix and found the standard very poor, and this one boasted another small buyin with big guarentee.
So i lumped my food money for the week onto DTD and regged for Day1C - €50 spent
An interesting aspect to this tounry is the fact that online qualifiers get a Golden Chip, which in turn means if they FT they get an extra €2k (i think).....going forward i think this is deffo the value and very +EV....even if it costs you the same than buyin in direct. And if u bust the Golden Chip is pretty heavy and would make a great murder weapon when the retarded Turk calls your 4bet jam with KJo and binks.
*I'd get him in the eye if i threw it mind you*
Day One Report:
After regging for the Grand Prix III at approx 3pm, i had not much time to get ready so i donned my hairband, picked up some Gum and was en route. First thing to remember when you go to long day of Poker is to:
CHARGE YOUR PHONE.
After almost losing my way a few times my phone battery was on 12% and Iphone batteries dont do low battery very well....epic fail Iphone
I finally got there to see i was seated in Table 23 Seat 4, which is good for me, no need to move tables and time to get used to the <' ( )( )< s.
Table Draw was as follows:
Seat 1 - Empty
Seat 2 - Empty
Seat 3 - Tight Northern Women (from NPF)
Seat 4 - Hero aka me
Seat 5 - Online Geek
Seat 6 - Young Ronaldo lookalike fish
Seat 7 - Rock
Seat 8 - Old calling station
Seat 9 - Old fish
Seat 10 - Chinese player (pretty solid)
First 2 levels i was table captain and happily chipped up to 12k uncontested, and then Seats 1 and 2 were filled with 2x online whizz kids that were 3 and 4 betting light for fun. Carddead and intrigued i managed to keep out of there way for a while whilst i got to see how spewy they really were.
I did manage to get my first ever cold 5bet in live poker, tbh i didnt even look at my cards but it had the desired effect (i had K5dd as it turned out)
One thing i did notice this time, was that altho there were more DTD Website people around there was absolutley no Press Work going on. Considering they were breaking another record, there was photography, blog updates and since they cut ties with Blonde Poker Forum, the event seemed UNINTERESTING. You'd expect a record breaking tourny to have a buzz.....this rarely made a slight humm.
I do hope that is addressed in Days 2 and 3, as i think DTD are missing a massive trick when it comes to the media side of things, but at least there is no photographic proof of my Hairband (altho APAT Presenter Maylis Boardman thinks i rock it!)
Interesting hand alert
Stack - 11k
Blinds - 75/150
Seat 8 limps, Seat 10 raises to 550, i call on button with 89ss. All others fold
Horrible spot as i flopped the world and was quite happy to disguise it with a check behind, turn is a pretty BINGO card for, and at the river i was tryin to think what Spade could he have there as i expected him to have the As in his hand....Anyways i folded and he showed Js Jh.....what a crappy river.....
I spent the next hour or so folding, really struggling to get anything going until i woke up with AA utg, i raise and get 2 callers. On a Q high flop i cbet, seat 7 min raises, seat 10 calls....so i jam.....was excited to see seat 7 calling (he had been fishy) and seat 10 tanks.....and folds. Seat 7 had KQ and i fade the turn and river........Seat 10 then says he folded AQ....grrr why did u have to be a good player!!!
After that i went back to being card dead and spot dead.
I decided i would get active in last 2 levels with all the antes, players wanting to make day 2 and preserve there stacks.
I got a timely double up to 32k when in the sb i jammed A5dd after two late limpers....the bb tank calls (shit) and all others fold. He has the same stack as me and shows 22.....Flop comes A high and im looking ok again.
The last level was a nightmare, i opened 44 with a 2.3x and good internet player to my left calls. Flop come 8h 9h 2c, i cbet and he min reraises......at this point i can either jam or fold with my stack.....at this point i was tryint o fathom out if he had a small PP like me, or 2 overs with a FD maybe AQhh or something along those lines....as i was thinking i see the clock called on me by another young guy (knobber) and i decide that i have just enough to jam and get a fold but am pretty sure he has 55 or 66 and realising that i have taken a long time he will probably be more inclined to call.....Already decided i am folding i let the clock ride out as wanna waste as much time as wanted.
As the Floor Manger calls HAND DEAD i say to him "66?" and he duely shows! Good Read Dann!
Last hand of the day im in mid position and one guy limps (WTF?!) so i jam AK and all fold.
Bit disappointed that i am gonna have to drive 2 hrs on Sat to open a bag of 14bbs, but in Day 1 i saw 93o more than girls phone #s i have got (Thats alot - ed) and in regards to premiums i saw:
AA x 1
AK x 2 (won blinds both times)
AQ/AJ/AT/A9 x 0
KK/QQ/JJ/TT/99/88/77 x 0
66 x 1
44 x 1
22 x 1
Player
Table
Seat
Chip Count
Raymond Wong
23
10
49900
Philip Bell
23
9
51300
Richard Sherwood
23
8
61400
Warren Austin
23
6
39500
David Langsdale
23
5
51500
Dann Williams
23
4
29200
Sarah Priest
23
3
73300
William Atherton
23
1
92400
Tough Day!!! Anyways here is my VLOG from way home in the car
After a mildly frustrating few weeks that has involved numerous deep runs, numerous ill-timed coolers and many a 2 outer on the river, i was starting to think this SCOOP Bap could be the first in which i actually lose money......
Was cruising in this, until i managed to walk KK into AA with about 400 left for a top 10 stack, managed to regroup and eventually shoved my 9bbs with KJss into AQo and not bink....shame as KJ has a habit of busting my AQ so often.......Chuffed with the way i played, and the cash for the bap - however with Life changing money up top, i can only be a little bit gutted....still better than bubbling again
Its that time of year again, and with the recent situation in the US, Pokerstars has kindly decided to allow the SCOOP times to change to suit us €urotards!! Tyvm Stars!!
Here is the schedule i am playing, obviously slightly affected by work but feel i am playing at the top of my game atm and feel good.
I am selling %% of my action, but so far every BAP i have ran has ended up with a payout, and i forsee this one being no different!!!
May 8th Event 1 (L) $22 6 max ($200k) 2 day event Event 2 (L) $22 ($200k) 2 day event
