Woops, it has been over a week since I last posted. This has mainly been due to a lull in poker due to heavy workload but I have still managed to build my BlueSq deposit of $50 mid January up to over $200 now. A $60 win in a $5 30 man SNG last night helped after I had donked off $70 of the $180 I had up 'til yesterday on two $0.25/$0.50 games.
The trip to Paris is all booked! Accommodation not chosen yet but flights to play at Aviation Club de France are booked and paid for for early Friday 25th April out and late Saturday 26th April return. I cannot wait! The six going are Me, Jim Lang, Blair Kirkland, Joe Watson, Colin McAdam and Paul Callaghan and our schedule is likely to be;
Friday:
7am flight to Paris Beauvais (only £40 return!)
Check-in to Hotel, walk to ACF having a few drinks and giving us a chance to have a quick look at Paris
2:30pm - 50Euro Freezeout
Cash games
9pm - 50Euro 1 Re-Buy
Cash games
Bars / Clubs in Paris
Saturday:
10am - 50Euro Freezeout
2:30pm - 100Euro Freezeout
Dinner and Drinks
10pm - Flight home
Thursday, 28 February 2008
Wednesday, 20 February 2008
Congrats 'Pokerlass38'
Other than posting a copy of the screenshot below, I'd like to point you to http://pokerlass.ukpokerscene.co.uk to view a substantial win for Mary 'Pokerlass38' Martin on FT last night. MANY CONGRATS MARY! I look forward to reading details from the last 30 players onwards on your Blog. I'm sorry, I just HAD to go to bed.
As I try to do every week, I have avoided the tables on Monday and Tuesday to assess last week's play and my bankroll. Due to a heavy workload though I've not had a chance to do either. I'm on now though considering my options for the rest of the week. I don't play on FT very often but having never played in a Knockout tourney, I'll considering re-depositing there and giving them a bash.
As I try to do every week, I have avoided the tables on Monday and Tuesday to assess last week's play and my bankroll. Due to a heavy workload though I've not had a chance to do either. I'm on now though considering my options for the rest of the week. I don't play on FT very often but having never played in a Knockout tourney, I'll considering re-depositing there and giving them a bash.
Sunday, 17 February 2008
BritBloggerment
Having noticed a link on Mary Martin's Blog (xxMairxx) through the week, I decided to sample the $5 + $0.50 BritBloggerment on PokerStars last night (billed as 'a fun tournament with a great bunch') rather than play in the Sunday Hundred Grand this weekend. As I wanted a fairly early night (not that I've lasted any real length of time in the SHG in the past) I thought this would be a better, earlier option with only 27 runners compared to 20,000.
With some good fortune, (AA held up twice against lower pairs early on, AK cracked JJ and KK apparently and on the final hand my 33 held against AK) I took it down for $67.50 to take my PS Bankroll from around $30 to around $100.
With a healthy stack from early on and a fairly tight image (showing down only Premium Hands), my aggression was convincing. I don't remember feeling like I was putting chips in from behind other than on Blind Steals against short stacks at the final table where I would still have taken a chance with my Ax and 56s type hands if they'd shoved. In one hand, I called a pot sized bet with 99 on a KJx flop then folded on the turn (rag) when one of the more aggressive players at the table shoved. I think he was putting me on a drawing hand and I was putting him on KQ or pocket Qs ...
I was delighted to hear from Zanshin again this morning after an email I got at 22:15 last night. He took a bad beat in the WillHill $4500 fairly early on, was down to less than 300 chips and having to plan a short stack attack. He emailed me 3 hours later (when I was firmly tucked up) to tell me that he'd finished 9th - an amazing result, well done Derek! Whilst pleased for him I'm not surprised by this result. Having only sat at the same table as him on APAT Online events where he plays as 'Hoshe' and having railed him at Final Tables in APAT Regionals where he's impressed everyone there, this is one opponent whose game deserves respect! And he's a really good guy too ... !!
Congrats too to Jim Lang who I railed in the SHG last night. 995th of 20,000 for $40 sets a new marker for us to beat.
With some good fortune, (AA held up twice against lower pairs early on, AK cracked JJ and KK apparently and on the final hand my 33 held against AK) I took it down for $67.50 to take my PS Bankroll from around $30 to around $100.
With a healthy stack from early on and a fairly tight image (showing down only Premium Hands), my aggression was convincing. I don't remember feeling like I was putting chips in from behind other than on Blind Steals against short stacks at the final table where I would still have taken a chance with my Ax and 56s type hands if they'd shoved. In one hand, I called a pot sized bet with 99 on a KJx flop then folded on the turn (rag) when one of the more aggressive players at the table shoved. I think he was putting me on a drawing hand and I was putting him on KQ or pocket Qs ...
I was delighted to hear from Zanshin again this morning after an email I got at 22:15 last night. He took a bad beat in the WillHill $4500 fairly early on, was down to less than 300 chips and having to plan a short stack attack. He emailed me 3 hours later (when I was firmly tucked up) to tell me that he'd finished 9th - an amazing result, well done Derek! Whilst pleased for him I'm not surprised by this result. Having only sat at the same table as him on APAT Online events where he plays as 'Hoshe' and having railed him at Final Tables in APAT Regionals where he's impressed everyone there, this is one opponent whose game deserves respect! And he's a really good guy too ... !!
Congrats too to Jim Lang who I railed in the SHG last night. 995th of 20,000 for $40 sets a new marker for us to beat.
Saturday, 16 February 2008
APAT Norwegian Open
I've just finished playing in the above tourney - 49th. Card dead for the most part and I did maybe miss a few reasonable stealing opportunities post-flop but overall not too unhappy. On the last hand I got them in with the best of it again (43.7% fave) and lost ...
Now Julia wants to play a SNG on my account - it'll be great to spend some time with her again ;-)
Now Julia wants to play a SNG on my account - it'll be great to spend some time with her again ;-)
Friday, 15 February 2008
APAT Spanish Open
Played in the above last night on BlueSq. A good tourney to play in (as always) and I got off well again finding some premium hands early on. I feel I played them well against the new APATers / folk I don't play against very often but I'm not sure I got max value from each. Och well, I live I learn ...
I got up to around 7k at one point and into the top 10. With a few aggressive players at my table I wasn't really able to get involved in many pots where I was first in and putting on the pressure. I went out in 42nd, my final hand a bit of a sickener - medium stacked with KJo in late position with 4 (3 others) limping to the flop. Checks all round on flop, turn K, blinds check it to me, I bet out 800, sharkstopper with K9o on Button raises to 1600, I push 2k more, he calls. Then the 9 hit on the river. Hmmm ...
I got up to around 7k at one point and into the top 10. With a few aggressive players at my table I wasn't really able to get involved in many pots where I was first in and putting on the pressure. I went out in 42nd, my final hand a bit of a sickener - medium stacked with KJo in late position with 4 (3 others) limping to the flop. Checks all round on flop, turn K, blinds check it to me, I bet out 800, sharkstopper with K9o on Button raises to 1600, I push 2k more, he calls. Then the 9 hit on the river. Hmmm ...
Thursday, 14 February 2008
Re-deposited on Titan (70% Reload Bonus)
Last night I took advantage of Titan's generous 70% reload bonus by depositing $150. I assume such offers is why they're reviewed highly on lots of Poker sites.
We all know that tourneys are not the best games to play to release bonuses so, after a few weeks of SNGs only on BlueSq's and PS's, I'm back onto Titan's $0.25/$0.50 NL Cash Games too.
From the various emails I get from the MANY poker rooms I'm a member of, I have found what I deem to be a very good opportunity to get to the WSOP Main Event via a great value Satellite. I'm not going to make this public - readers of this Blog who are interested though, please feel free to contact me by leaving a comment or by PM'ing me through APAT Forum.
We all know that tourneys are not the best games to play to release bonuses so, after a few weeks of SNGs only on BlueSq's and PS's, I'm back onto Titan's $0.25/$0.50 NL Cash Games too.
From the various emails I get from the MANY poker rooms I'm a member of, I have found what I deem to be a very good opportunity to get to the WSOP Main Event via a great value Satellite. I'm not going to make this public - readers of this Blog who are interested though, please feel free to contact me by leaving a comment or by PM'ing me through APAT Forum.
Monday, 11 February 2008
FTOPS (Lindgren Win) / Weekend Play
Wow! I've just finished watching the FTOPS $300 Event #9 and WOW again! Erick Lindgren has just beaten 5,636 others in the Tourney he was asked to 'Host' taking down a $291k prize, but, after the chat boxes are full of talk of it being 'Fixed' for the FullTilt Sponsored Pro, the last two hands will no doubt be thought / talked about for a while to come!
The second last hand sees Kochan dealt AQ and with a flop of Q66 the chips go in. E-Dog calls and his K6 holds up to double up.
The final hand, more controversially - QQ v JJd with E-Dog the underdog - the flop comes Ad3cQd leaving Lindgren to catch only JJ or runner-runner diamonds to win - and so it happens, 6 diamonds, K diamonds!!!
And onto my own recent play ...
I didn't play much at all this weekend due to a Stag day on Saturday, by working most of Sunday and then the one tourney I had entered, the Sunday Hundred Grand on PS, they cancelled!
Our Man 'munter99' took his seat in our Syndicate's first monthly attempt at the PokerStars.com Sunday Million and I'm sad to report that it was an unsuccessful one ... no money returned. It didn't help that he had 'Sitting Out' next to his name for most of the 2nd hour after suffering connection difficulties. Jim (CELTICRIVER) is up next in March ...
Some of my pals from APAT are planning a Poker trip to Aviation Club de France (ACF) in Paris for Friday 25th April (for a small group initially to try it out). The schedule for a Friday is as follows;
7am flights from Prestwick with RyanAir for less than £40 return
30Euro tourney at 10am
50Euro tourney at 2:30pm
50Euro, Rebuys 1hr, 1 Add On, tourney at 7pm (so 100Euros)
ACF's open late so no plans for booking accommodation - all we need to do is leave around 5am for our 7am flights back on the Saturday.
Total cost will hopefully be around £200.
The second last hand sees Kochan dealt AQ and with a flop of Q66 the chips go in. E-Dog calls and his K6 holds up to double up.
The final hand, more controversially - QQ v JJd with E-Dog the underdog - the flop comes Ad3cQd leaving Lindgren to catch only JJ or runner-runner diamonds to win - and so it happens, 6 diamonds, K diamonds!!!
And onto my own recent play ...
I didn't play much at all this weekend due to a Stag day on Saturday, by working most of Sunday and then the one tourney I had entered, the Sunday Hundred Grand on PS, they cancelled!
Our Man 'munter99' took his seat in our Syndicate's first monthly attempt at the PokerStars.com Sunday Million and I'm sad to report that it was an unsuccessful one ... no money returned. It didn't help that he had 'Sitting Out' next to his name for most of the 2nd hour after suffering connection difficulties. Jim (CELTICRIVER) is up next in March ...
Some of my pals from APAT are planning a Poker trip to Aviation Club de France (ACF) in Paris for Friday 25th April (for a small group initially to try it out). The schedule for a Friday is as follows;
7am flights from Prestwick with RyanAir for less than £40 return
30Euro tourney at 10am
50Euro tourney at 2:30pm
50Euro, Rebuys 1hr, 1 Add On, tourney at 7pm (so 100Euros)
ACF's open late so no plans for booking accommodation - all we need to do is leave around 5am for our 7am flights back on the Saturday.
Total cost will hopefully be around £200.
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