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11/05/2012
25/04/2012
Challenge Within
After hitting a downswong in mtts, and not really having the BR for them right about now, i have set a new challenge to keep me busy and fresh.
I have deposited my roll on Stars to grind $2/180s plus micro MTTs, and will keep you all updated week by week!!!
No real plan just yet, but lets see what wee can do.
Also dont forget the ITMPoker games on Stars Home Games start on May 1st!!!!
One Way Poker are donating Goodie bags for bounty prizes!!!
I have deposited my roll on Stars to grind $2/180s plus micro MTTs, and will keep you all updated week by week!!!
No real plan just yet, but lets see what wee can do.
Also dont forget the ITMPoker games on Stars Home Games start on May 1st!!!!
One Way Poker are donating Goodie bags for bounty prizes!!!
09/04/2012
In The Muck Podcast Series of Poker
Something to play in alongside your regular grindage.
As most of you know, myself and FezioJnr present the In The Muck Poker podcast and in May we have a 5 day long online festival.
We have tried to make the buyins affordable and fun for all.
May 1st:
Event 1: $2.70 KO 8pm
Event 2: $0.27 2r1a 8.15pm
May 2nd:
Event 3: $2.20 6 max Shootout 8pm
Event 4: $3.30 HU 8.15pm
May 3rd:
Event 5: $2.20 Omaha 8pm
Event 6: $1.10 1r1a 6max 8.15pm
May 4th:
Event 7: $0.55 rebuy 8pm
Event 8: $5.50 5k stack 8.15pm
May 5th:
Event 9: $11 Main Event 7.30pm
Event 10: $22 High Roller 7.30pm
Event 9/10 are 10 k stacks
The Leaderboard winner will get a guest spot on the May Podcast and am hoping to try and source some other prizes (will see how that goes!)
Enter my Club ID number: 590160
Enter my Invitation Code: ITMPoker
We will also be recording the Main Event, and then will rerun it on our youtube channel with commentary........for shits and giggles.
To buyin to all 10 events (including rebuys) works out as ~$55 so i hope this is a good introductory level for these games.
I really do hope to see as many of you in the games, thank you for your support
Any questions please let me know
All the best
As most of you know, myself and FezioJnr present the In The Muck Poker podcast and in May we have a 5 day long online festival.
We have tried to make the buyins affordable and fun for all.
May 1st:
Event 1: $2.70 KO 8pm
Event 2: $0.27 2r1a 8.15pm
May 2nd:
Event 3: $2.20 6 max Shootout 8pm
Event 4: $3.30 HU 8.15pm
May 3rd:
Event 5: $2.20 Omaha 8pm
Event 6: $1.10 1r1a 6max 8.15pm
May 4th:
Event 7: $0.55 rebuy 8pm
Event 8: $5.50 5k stack 8.15pm
May 5th:
Event 9: $11 Main Event 7.30pm
Event 10: $22 High Roller 7.30pm
Event 9/10 are 10 k stacks
The Leaderboard winner will get a guest spot on the May Podcast and am hoping to try and source some other prizes (will see how that goes!)
Enter my Club ID number: 590160
Enter my Invitation Code: ITMPoker
We will also be recording the Main Event, and then will rerun it on our youtube channel with commentary........for shits and giggles.
To buyin to all 10 events (including rebuys) works out as ~$55 so i hope this is a good introductory level for these games.
I really do hope to see as many of you in the games, thank you for your support
Any questions please let me know
All the best
26/03/2012
€500 to €5k Challenge
After the worst month of Poker ive had since Summer last year, i have decided i need something to focus my attentions on.
I often find myself grinding mtts that are too expensive for proper BRM (mostly due to lack of games available on the IPN network) and see crazy BR swings, and i am on a downer with that atm.
After tilt regging the €55 on Boss, and pure bubbling it this evening, add to that 5 x bubbles of the 44e Deepstack, i am starting to get a lil frustrated as i am so confident that the games are so soft on this site, that a €2k roll is enough to cover me to grind properly on there.
I currently use the PCUK skin, however that may be changing soon, and if so i will have to pick another IPN skin to play on, i would choose DTD, with its array of sats for the range of Deepstacks and other live events, but there is no rakeback available, and 30% rakeback is too good not to have.
Im not going to be too strict with the guidelines and rules of this personal challenge but the monetary goal is surpassed by what i want it to be used for.
I want a €2k roll locked on the site eventually, and once there ALL monies over the €2k (at the end of the month) will be withdraw into "poker account" with the bank. Until there is monies in that account, i wont be play any live events (except for ones already planned). Obviously this money will be there for live events, covering costs etc as i find all these poker travels take a huge toll on life monies....Im sure im not the only one this happens to.
This acc will stay at €1k max, and all over that will go towards paying off my loan, and then a deposit on a house with my beautiful GF, who supports me in all of my mischievous endeavours!!
Again no time restraints just as yet, but the quicker the better obviously!
Due to boss' lack of games running (its no stars) you will see me playing lots of NL20, and smaller buyins for MTTs up to €11 max, unless i have sattied in. The softest game on the network are definatly the 44e deep and the 55e games, and will only be looking to play those with rake earnt.....
As i have now a Beta Version of PT4, i will get to updating my HUD and updating graphs as much as possible....but again we may find that i have to withdraw and deposit to a knew IPN skin, dependant on what happens with PCUK.
I cant complain as have turned a free €55 from Poker Heaven, in Oct, into about £2.5k but with only €500 in the PR i need to get to work, oh how i can see alot of hands being grinded in April.
GL to all those at the tables, keep on binking!!!
I often find myself grinding mtts that are too expensive for proper BRM (mostly due to lack of games available on the IPN network) and see crazy BR swings, and i am on a downer with that atm.
After tilt regging the €55 on Boss, and pure bubbling it this evening, add to that 5 x bubbles of the 44e Deepstack, i am starting to get a lil frustrated as i am so confident that the games are so soft on this site, that a €2k roll is enough to cover me to grind properly on there.
I currently use the PCUK skin, however that may be changing soon, and if so i will have to pick another IPN skin to play on, i would choose DTD, with its array of sats for the range of Deepstacks and other live events, but there is no rakeback available, and 30% rakeback is too good not to have.
Im not going to be too strict with the guidelines and rules of this personal challenge but the monetary goal is surpassed by what i want it to be used for.
I want a €2k roll locked on the site eventually, and once there ALL monies over the €2k (at the end of the month) will be withdraw into "poker account" with the bank. Until there is monies in that account, i wont be play any live events (except for ones already planned). Obviously this money will be there for live events, covering costs etc as i find all these poker travels take a huge toll on life monies....Im sure im not the only one this happens to.
This acc will stay at €1k max, and all over that will go towards paying off my loan, and then a deposit on a house with my beautiful GF, who supports me in all of my mischievous endeavours!!
Again no time restraints just as yet, but the quicker the better obviously!
Due to boss' lack of games running (its no stars) you will see me playing lots of NL20, and smaller buyins for MTTs up to €11 max, unless i have sattied in. The softest game on the network are definatly the 44e deep and the 55e games, and will only be looking to play those with rake earnt.....
As i have now a Beta Version of PT4, i will get to updating my HUD and updating graphs as much as possible....but again we may find that i have to withdraw and deposit to a knew IPN skin, dependant on what happens with PCUK.
I cant complain as have turned a free €55 from Poker Heaven, in Oct, into about £2.5k but with only €500 in the PR i need to get to work, oh how i can see alot of hands being grinded in April.
GL to all those at the tables, keep on binking!!!
20/02/2012
WBCOOP Entry
So what would i do if i won the $5k Best Blogger Prize???
Well they say there are 3 sides to every story (its true, Extreme's Album says it all!)
My Side:
Id re-invest it into the Poker Community (im generous, you see)
It would be a good bolster to the Bankroll, and i could play some UKIPTs and keep adding to my heater of Hendon Mob Entries, that have kicked off since last year....Check it here
Ship some monies, play the nosebleed MTTs on Stars and donate it all back!!!
My GFs Side:
Invest it in either a sunny holiday, or a deposit on our own place, as we currently house share with some work mates and would be awesome to finally move into our own lil place and have the freedom of the evil house share!!! I know what all you guys are thinking, "she will get here way" and your not too wrong!!!
The Truth:
Id actually invest it in the Podcast.............what podcast is this i hear you all scream!!!
In The Muck Poker Podcast
After succesfully winning the Annual PPP Team Invitational this weekend, in our first ever exploit, i really wanna push the Podcast as best we can. $5k would go a great way to get the patches and clothing line set up, as well as allowing myself and co-presenter Tom Piccirilli to fund some new software (we currently use skype and some editing software). Finally, allowing us to push out lots of marketing to get the name known (We ARE on itunes you know!!!!)
So you decide!!!!!
Well they say there are 3 sides to every story (its true, Extreme's Album says it all!)
My Side:
Id re-invest it into the Poker Community (im generous, you see)
It would be a good bolster to the Bankroll, and i could play some UKIPTs and keep adding to my heater of Hendon Mob Entries, that have kicked off since last year....Check it here
Ship some monies, play the nosebleed MTTs on Stars and donate it all back!!!
My GFs Side:
Invest it in either a sunny holiday, or a deposit on our own place, as we currently house share with some work mates and would be awesome to finally move into our own lil place and have the freedom of the evil house share!!! I know what all you guys are thinking, "she will get here way" and your not too wrong!!!
The Truth:
Id actually invest it in the Podcast.............what podcast is this i hear you all scream!!!
In The Muck Poker Podcast
So you decide!!!!!
15/01/2012
Dusk Til Dawn Grand Prix V Day 1 TR
Grand Prix V Day 1a Trip Report
Ill try to remember the most of the days play, altho it was a long one!!
Picked up the Team Muck Posse aka Tom Feilding, Matty Crocker, Steve Lloyd and Mike Palmer and headed to sunny Nottingham for Day 1a. We chose Day1a due to the huge feild, huge amount of chips in play and the fact that it was a Saturday and filled with recreational retards.
My starting table was super soft and i managed to chip up to 27k from 15k starting stack, rarely having to show my hand, and on the few occasions i did, i was massively in front :)
To give u an idea of the standard of players on my table, one guy limp folded when i raised the button vs sat out bb.....and another guy sb raised my bb, which i called with Q5cc, he leads out on 232 flop, check calls the 7 on turn, then chk calls my bet. Only to check fold on a 2 river?!!?
As mentioned at Break 1 i was sat pretty on 27k and was table captain, however life is never that easy!
levels 4-9 were an absolute killer. I kept flopping hard, and bulding big pots, only to be hit with some weird gutter ball river to lose the pot, altho the minimum each time....
Late in level 7, with 15bbs i reshipped an active raiser with Q9hh and he snapped with AKcc, but a beautful Q high flop saw me double to ~35bbs and back in the race.................until the next hand!
I raise c/o with KQss and bb calls.......
Flop is KhQd3s
BB check calls my 2/3rd pot bet
Turn 7h
He check calls again
River 9s
He insta bombs the river!
I figure he either flopped a set or had JThh or similar! i announce i think he has JThh and fold face up, he shows JThh.....go me!
Table breaks and i move to a table with 1 shortie (who was on my first table and was awful) and big stacks all around. My 15bbs werent looking too scary!
I managed to chip up squeezing with 57dd and 53dd in good spots to around 22bbs and then the luckbox kicked in!
Blinds 600/1200/100
3 limpers and i look down at JsJh so 4.5x it to 5.4k and the bb ships..........she was a young player that had made some impressive moves (that i had seen) so i decided to take the flip (figuring she has AK)
She flicks over AA and im ready to leave......K35....J....2 Booom!!!!!!!!!!!!
I then call a shorties shove with KQhh and he has QQ....flop K high and im up to 80k ish with other small pots.....
The last level comes and i start with around 110k ish and lose a beast of a pot
Active player utg raises to 4100 and 3 call including me in sb (46cc)
flop comes 6d4d2h
i chk, OR cbets 10k, shortie shoves 27k, other player calls 27k and i reship my stack in (105k ish) OR folds, other players folds
Pot is ~205k
he shows 79dd
turn Ac
River Qd
BOOOOOOOOO!!!
I fade and am one of the CLs (2nd in fact) on day 2 but no, i end the day with 77500 which sits me 32/77 that return from my day and dead on ave stack......
Blinds are 1200/2400/200
Pretty sure each of the remaining day 1s will have less than 400 runners starting, and will probably bring back a lot more 15-25bb stacks, which can be dangerous for me!
We will find out soon enough, but looking forward to locking my first Hendon Mob flag of the year, and with such a good prizepool, it only takes a mini heater and we could be Very Very Rich!!!
Sadly the better half told me i had to get a 100k stack for day 2, so she was annoyed at me!!!
In other news, the rest of the guys all busted...Special Mention to Matt Crocker who was first out (of the whole day, on hand 1) AK v Q4 lol
Day 2 i up plz
Ill try to remember the most of the days play, altho it was a long one!!
Picked up the Team Muck Posse aka Tom Feilding, Matty Crocker, Steve Lloyd and Mike Palmer and headed to sunny Nottingham for Day 1a. We chose Day1a due to the huge feild, huge amount of chips in play and the fact that it was a Saturday and filled with recreational retards.
My starting table was super soft and i managed to chip up to 27k from 15k starting stack, rarely having to show my hand, and on the few occasions i did, i was massively in front :)
To give u an idea of the standard of players on my table, one guy limp folded when i raised the button vs sat out bb.....and another guy sb raised my bb, which i called with Q5cc, he leads out on 232 flop, check calls the 7 on turn, then chk calls my bet. Only to check fold on a 2 river?!!?
As mentioned at Break 1 i was sat pretty on 27k and was table captain, however life is never that easy!
levels 4-9 were an absolute killer. I kept flopping hard, and bulding big pots, only to be hit with some weird gutter ball river to lose the pot, altho the minimum each time....
Late in level 7, with 15bbs i reshipped an active raiser with Q9hh and he snapped with AKcc, but a beautful Q high flop saw me double to ~35bbs and back in the race.................until the next hand!
I raise c/o with KQss and bb calls.......
Flop is KhQd3s
BB check calls my 2/3rd pot bet
Turn 7h
He check calls again
River 9s
He insta bombs the river!
I figure he either flopped a set or had JThh or similar! i announce i think he has JThh and fold face up, he shows JThh.....go me!
Table breaks and i move to a table with 1 shortie (who was on my first table and was awful) and big stacks all around. My 15bbs werent looking too scary!
I managed to chip up squeezing with 57dd and 53dd in good spots to around 22bbs and then the luckbox kicked in!
Blinds 600/1200/100
3 limpers and i look down at JsJh so 4.5x it to 5.4k and the bb ships..........she was a young player that had made some impressive moves (that i had seen) so i decided to take the flip (figuring she has AK)
She flicks over AA and im ready to leave......K35....J....2 Booom!!!!!!!!!!!!
I then call a shorties shove with KQhh and he has QQ....flop K high and im up to 80k ish with other small pots.....
The last level comes and i start with around 110k ish and lose a beast of a pot
Active player utg raises to 4100 and 3 call including me in sb (46cc)
flop comes 6d4d2h
i chk, OR cbets 10k, shortie shoves 27k, other player calls 27k and i reship my stack in (105k ish) OR folds, other players folds
Pot is ~205k
he shows 79dd
turn Ac
River Qd
BOOOOOOOOO!!!
I fade and am one of the CLs (2nd in fact) on day 2 but no, i end the day with 77500 which sits me 32/77 that return from my day and dead on ave stack......
Blinds are 1200/2400/200
Pretty sure each of the remaining day 1s will have less than 400 runners starting, and will probably bring back a lot more 15-25bb stacks, which can be dangerous for me!
We will find out soon enough, but looking forward to locking my first Hendon Mob flag of the year, and with such a good prizepool, it only takes a mini heater and we could be Very Very Rich!!!
Sadly the better half told me i had to get a 100k stack for day 2, so she was annoyed at me!!!
In other news, the rest of the guys all busted...Special Mention to Matt Crocker who was first out (of the whole day, on hand 1) AK v Q4 lol
Day 2 i up plz
01/01/2012
A Glimpse Back at 2011, and Looking Forward to 2012
Im not gonna glimpse back too far into 2011 as there was only 3 defining moments in the year for myself, two being poker related and the other not.
The 1st moment was meeting my soulmate, yes cheesy i know, but she has really revitalised me and allowed me to push myself in all the things i want to do. I look forward to our future and know its gonna be awesome sharing all things in lige with her...so Lauren, thank you very much!!
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| Yes, i do well for a Fugly Guy!! |
Secondly, we have the Podcast which Tom Piccirill and I started in August. Its been a great craic so far, and we look to build on it in 2012. Hopefully with the right content we can build a loyal army of listeners and hope all enhoy the content we provide. If you dont subscribe yet and fancy a listen then click here for the itunes link. If you dont have iTunes, u can listen in the browser on our site. You will see if frequenting many a live game in 2012, whether its Genting Tour, UKIPT, hey maybe even the WSOP.....so we really hope you guys enjoy it. Here is the review we were given:
ITMPOKER PODCAST
"The In The Muck Poker Podcast is a new UK poker Podcast hosted by Tom Piccirilli and Dann Williams.
These guys are CLEARLY having fun…which and the end of the day is what podcast AND poker should really be about. Right?
This podcast primarily seems to cover the UK poker scene (including live tourney updates and online coverage as well) so you will probably enjoy it most if you are from the UK. That being said, the hosts make it so enjoyable that if you have room in your podcast rotation, you might as well add it. We think you will be glad you did!
You can find the show here."
Now then, the poker.............
I was pretty much life busto due to the dreaded need to withdraw monies for real life reasons, not ideal when tryin to build a Bankroll for sure. I was offered a stake by a friend in a few MTTs on the Boss network which went really well, and we decided to take a shot at getting a package to teh Vienna Deluxe Challenge event..........well you all know i got a package and we went for a wicked weekend away. Whilst out there, Poker Heaven gave me €55 free when i set up an account there and the rest is history.
Here are my results from November and Decemeber on that site:
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| Hello, Mr Shark!! |
So as you can see all is good in the Hood....this graph doesnt include any Cash stats but i can confirm the closing BR for the year is €2200 (and i have withdrawn ~ €300 as well) so not to shabby from €0 deposit.
Sadly i will be parting ways with Poker Heaven now, as our Podcast Sponser Poker.co.uk is also on the same network and i will be playing there under the username s4ooter....that acc curently shows a small loss from years before so i will be resetting it, so i have a clear idea of how things are goingin 2012.
On PCUK i have the benefit of 30% rakeback plus a schedule of Frequent Player Point (FPP) games that run with maximum 20 runners and free money in the Prizepool.
Aims/Goals in 2012:
1) Top 20 on Sharkscope "Total Profit in Scheduled Games by Network" on IPN/Boss
Now 20th in 2011 was $30,600 which is roughly €23,600. Thats a massive jump up for me, as i (until recently) have been a part time grinder. It will mean lots and lots of volume and lots of hours.....the first few months will be crucial as with a 2.3k roll and a nightly schedule easily hitting €300 i will need to put 100% into the sessions i play. Now this is my "faitytale" goal and will not be the forefront of my mind in 2012....
2) Final Table the 85e HeadHunter (Sunday Major) on Boss
Pretty straight forward, its soft, and a massive payday AND you can often freeroll it at sats of super soft!
3) 50 Final Tables in GTD games
Again, if i wanna hit Goal 1 this should be doubled, maybe trebled, but its a good benchmark. Hit about 20 in 2 months playing a few days a week max, so more than possible.
4) Add 3 (minimum) Hendon Mob Entries
Managed to go from Zero to Three this year, and was very unlucky not to add a few more, but with the little amount of live volume i put in, its to be expected. Which kinda links to the next one.
5) Play more live events
Want to play at least 1x UKIPT, 1 x Genting Series ME, the APAT WCOAP Main Event + sides, 2 x APAT regular Events, 1x DTD Deepstack and 1 x DTD Monte Carlo. No excuses not to, as lots of supersoft sats available, need to be more proactive!!!
6) Build the Podcast
Want to get ITM recognised throughout the UK as a solid peice of Poker Media, already had a review from an America site (www.pokerpodcastreviews.com) which i pasted above. The podcast is fun, i have a great time doing it with TP and would be nice to see others enjoy it. Hopefully get some representitives in 2012, to bear the patches, and advertise for us, whilst they are trekking playing live events around the UK.....If you fancy it, lets us know...we obv cant pay or sponsor you, but we would more than happily advertise your poker media, blog or whatever...even get you on the show.
There will ,no doubt, be more but thats it for now. I hope you all have a cracking 2012, thanks so much for following my blog/twiiter/podcast and lets make 2012 the year that it all comes together.....
Mucho Love, DW
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