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SUP Guys. Again a little premature but M’EH we had no success in the opening day of the month as Mark, Steve, and I all played the £50 freezeout over Aspers (Monday 1st), then we were all joined by George for the Circus £50 freezeout (Tuesday 2nd) who managed 12th place for £100.

Note: Gary (Aspers CRM) has discontinued the £500 added tournament on the 1st Monday of every month with immediate effect, this was met with mixed reactions around the tables and over the NPF. Personally I thought it was an astute move, I supported the tournament but never agreed with the reason’s (or at least the widely recognized reason’s, true or not) it was launched or it’s timing. To me it looks like Aspers and Circus are building a healthy relationship to benefit poker in Newcastle, looking to coexist spreading the value tournaments evenly across the month over both venues rather than competing for the same custom on the same dates (or within close proximity). Gary in association with Aspers has since launched a weekly £50 (+£5) freezeout with £1,000 added every Sunday afternoon (commencing 28th November), meanwhile Circus team have launched a weekly £30 (+£3) freezeout on Friday evenings this has been added to our FTP calendar.

Then the following weekend (Saturday 6th) was the most anticipated event in the Newcastle poker calendar, the most prestigious tournament of the year for all NPF affiliates I am of course talking about the 2010 NPF Championships. I was nursing a hangover after partying with friends the evening before, but M’EH nothing too serious and I was well excited. I was drawn a tough starting table (as I guess they all were) with NPFers xenocode, FarmerDave, BGR, omahaha, and GiMac amongst others all looking to take my chips. Cliff notes for the weekend;

Saturday 6th November

- Cards in the air (15:00)

- All you can eat dinner buffet in Circus restaurant (19:00)

- Dan & Mark bust level eight (22:00)

On Sunday I was in attendance alone, whilst Mark took his lovely wife Diana out to Morpeth for a meal to celebrate their sixth year wedding anniversary.

Sunday 7th November

- Bounty side event (15:30)

- Bust level three (16:30)

- Chicken baguette & fries (17:00)

- Railing main event (17:30)

- Circus weekly £2,000 guarantee (18:00)

- Main event trophy presentation (22:00)

- Split the £2,000 guarantee with Karen Newton for £580 each (03:00)

ROB ‘BSQ’ CHARLTON 2010 NPF CHAMPION

The following day (Monday 8th) Mark was on the road down Blackpool defending is Coral sponsorship at AWOP HQ, he had qualified by being the CBMPT top money earner.

Left to right: Lam Trinh, Mark English, Dominic Mahoney, Mark O’Donnell, Mark Trett, Chris Findlay, Dave Harris, Jonny Denton, Mark McCluskey, Ross Johnson, Mark Tibbo

Unfortunately Mark bust in third on the bubble after losing A5 vs. Mark English’s AJ, however it was an injustice as the board ran out Q78K8 for a split pot which went unnoticed by everybody present. Although Mark openly admits it’s his duty as a player to recognize his hand value, it was still welcomed and nice to get a public apology over AWOP from tournament director Alistair ‘The Fox’ Findlay and table dealer Chris ‘The Cub’ Findlay whom after viewing footage confirmed it was a split pot and also failed to notice. Below we have Mark’s exit hand and interview with Phil ‘The Tower’ Heald which clearly shows the board running out a split;

I think we all agree it’s an unfortunate way to bring an end to his sponsorship defence, moving on both Mark and I would like to wish Mark English (winner) and Lam Trinh (runner up) every success in 2011 (and beyond) whilst representing Coral.

Back to the felt again the following day as Mark, Steve, and I all entered the Circus weekly Tuesday (9th) tournament, which is currently going through a refurbishment so we were unfortunately out on the casino floor rather than in the card room. This was an inconvenience and in all honesty an absolute terrible environment to play cards, however I guess as Circus regulars we just have to ride the wave and look forward to the fruits at the end of the rainbow. Anyway back to the tournament and no success to report, we all bust relatively early and headed home.

No sooner had Mark left Blackpool before he dusted himself off and was back on the road down there for the eighth leg of the GUKPT, playing the £1,000 (+£70) main event on Friday 12th. I was in two minds on whether or not to join Mark, but for a number of reason’s I opted not to and instead invest in Mark taking 50% equity. Frustrating event for Mark as he missed every draw and ran his big hands into bigger ones, before eventually busting level six.

Mark’s early exit meant he was back up north the following day (Saturday 13th) in time to join my good self in the Circus monthly £50 freezeout, again no luck as Mark bust’s level four and I follow suit to the rail by level seven. Not to be deterred we were back on Sunday evening for the weekly £2,000 guaranteed, also joined in field by Steve. Neither Mark or Steven made any noise and I unfortunately bust on the bubble in eleventh after objecting to a bubble prize approximately an orbit earlier, which I’m completely at peace with and feel local prize pools are already spread too thin. We were back over again on Tuesday and I was sat to Mark’s left on a very entertaining table including Andy Blair, Karen Newton, and David Atkinson amongst a couple of Circus regulars. Mark again bust early, this time deciding to head over to Grosvenor for some 100NL action (profitable to the tune of £200 if I remember correctly). Ironically I suffered the same fate as Sunday when chip leader John Kirsopp bust me on the bubble, again what ever and you can’t win them all.

Thursday 18th I was back in Circus grinding the Christmas league they have running (although I’m falling a bit behind with that, but M’EH), anyway I bust early but caught up with Ifriker Ali and Mark Brewis before leaving. In brief Ifriker won a seat to the Genting Poker Players Championship (GPPC in future reference) but couldn’t make it due to work commitments, so he gave the seat to me (value £150) for 70/30 equity in my favour and Mark got in touch with the online guys (Gary Oakes predominantly) to ensure everything went through fine. On reflection I think I was a little generous giving way 30% considering I had to grind Genting Poker online to rake £5 in order to qualify for an additional 2,000 tournament chips, couple that with travel and accommodation but M’EH whatever.

The event was to be held on Saturday 20th November at StarCity Online Casino, Birmingham hosted by Mad Marty Wilson (this subsequently meant I was missing the monthly Gala, Teesside £100 freezeout for the third month in a row). I had asked Mark if he was joining me but initially didn’t seem interested, then had a last minute change of heart and decided to play late Friday evening. Although I hate travelling I was quite looking forward to this trip as I have a couple of friends there I haven’t seen in a while;

Seah Shurahi: One of my best friends from school, moved to Birmingham circa 2005 and I haven’t seen or spoke with him since.

Imtiaz Dungarwalla: Newcastle based poker player a couple of years ago, moved back to Birmingham circa 2008 to be closer to family.

As I was freerolling the tournament buy-in and Mark was supplementing the travel/accommodation with me, this in theory would be a relatively cheap visit. But then again I am Dan Trett, needless to say it got rather expensive. Cliff notes;

Saturday 20th November

- Cards in the air (14:00)

- Mark bust level one (14:30)

- Mark drives to DTD for super £50 (+£8) (15:00)

- Dan bust level four (18:00)

- Few pints with Saboo in StarCity bar (18:30)

- All you can eat dinner buffet in StarCity restaurant (20:00)

- Rang Mark to explain I was staying over & to head home (20:30)

- Bar crawl with Saboo (21:00)

Left to right: Jamie Wilkinson, Rick Gilby, Alan Barnacle, Dave Garden, Dan Trett

Note: All Sunday’s early morning activities are a result of the bar crawl with Saboo, so all events detailed he was right by my side.

Sunday 21st November

- Air nightclub for double vodka redbulls (01:00)

- Legs eleven gentleman’s club for some dances (03:30)

- Back to StarCity for some £2 blackjack (05:00)

- Checked into the Hampton Hilton, Birmingham (07:00)

- All you can eat breakfast buffet in hotel restaurant (11:00)

- Watched the Blackburn vs. Aston Villa match (13:30) Saboo Villa fan

- Said goodbyes to Saboo (16:00)

- Train: New St. Birmingham > Newcastle Central Station (16:30)

- Arrive Newcastle (19:30)

- Circus £2,000 guaranteed, two hours late (20:00)

- Bust on penultimate table (01:00)

So yeah I spent somewhere north of £1,000 all in, but M’EH I had an absolute ace memorable night with one of my best friends. It reminds me of the advert;

Night out in Birmingham: £150

Dances of strippers: £200

Night in Hampton, Hilton: £170

Train home: £80

Catching up with an old friend after five years: PRICELESS

Unfortunately I didn’t get to see Imtiaz as he had friends visiting that weekend, so if your reading buddy sorry I missed you and we will for sure hit it up next time. Both Mark and I played the weekly Tuesday (23rd) tournament over at Circus, again with no success to report. Then the closing Saturday (28th) of the month I was out celebrating my birthday, my birthday isn’t until Wednesday (December 1st) but obviously chose to go out the weekend before.

I was also looking to qualify for the Sky Poker Tour second leg which was to be held at Aspers on January 8th, so I decided to take my Apple iPad out to grind the nightly online satellite (It was the only way to qualify, or I would have just bought in direct). This would seem very strange (I agree 100%) but their was some method to my madness, I was acutely aware the 135 capacity was drawing near (approximately 116 gone at that point) and with near enough 5 seats a night going every night I had my hand forced to play if I wanted a give myself a good chance of winning a seat. Anyway I played whilst unbelievably mortal, downing treble vodka redbulls in Perdu and somehow managed to run well enough to take down a seat. Cliff notes for the night;

- Lunch and pints at Brockwell Seam, Cramlington (15:00)

- Met all Saturday Crew, about 15 in total (16:00)

- Happy hour at Three Mile Inn, Gosforth (17:00)

- Bar crawl round town (Perdu, Revolution, Floritas, etc) (19:00)

- £30 (+£3) Freezeout, Aspers (21:00)

- Won SPT seat (23:30)

- Headed home (02:00)

Finally making it home after waiting somewhere north of an hour for a taxi (loads of taxis had gone off the road due to the treacherous snow conditions), I finally got speaking to a lad from my way who had his daughter coming to pick him up (again because he couldn’t get a taxi). He very kindly offered me a lift which I snap accepted and of course gave him a few quid to thank him for the very kind gesture, anyway small world as when I was talking to him it turns out he worked with my good friends and regular FTP readers Peter Newton & David Atkinson. I didn’t get the guy’s full name, but his nickname was Pricey and he was a top bloke.

So the following morning (Sunday 29th) I was editing my FTP calendar to show both Mark and I playing the SPT Aspers leg on January 8th, when I realise I’m not even in the country as I fly to Tenerife for a week at my uncles villa on Friday 7th January. Anybody with some common sense would have checked they were available before grinding the online satellites, but because I’m a dork I didn’t and now have a seat I can’t even play but M’EH never mind. Anyway moving on and both Mark and I headed over to Aspers later that afternoon to support their new weekly £50 freezeout with £1,000 added, this promises to be a brilliant addition to our calendar although on this occasion the snow effect numbers a little bit but nothing to worry about. It still generated north of 100 entrants, unfortunately I bust in second level and headed over to Circus for their Sunday evening tournament. No luck again and I was home by 22:00 for an early night, however as far as I know Mark is still in the Aspers tournament (I’m finishing this at like 22:00 on Sunday evening) so hopefully his luck can hold up as he charges for the win.

Moving on to December which although I’m kind of a Christmas grinch, it promises to be an exciting month both on and off the felt. Not including the weekly added value tournaments over Circus and Aspers (which we will of course be supporting), here is our December schedule;

Saturday 4th December: DTD £300 (+£36) “Deepstack”

Tuesday 7th December: Circus £50 (+£5) “£500 Added”

Saturday 11th December: Circus £50 (+£5) “£500 Added”

Saturday 18th December: Gala, Teesside £100 (+£10) “£1,000 Added”

Monday 20th December: Circus Tag Team Tournament

Sunday 26th December: Circus £50 (+£5) “£1,000 Added”

Note: The Boxing day tournament over at Circus was part of their Christmas schedule, however after seeing it directly clashes with the weekly Aspers Sunday tournament I’m under the impression it is subject to change. However it was still in their schedule when I launched this post, and assuming it stays put both Mark and I will be supporting this over it’s Aspers counterpart.

So with all these added value tournaments (and a cheeky tag team in the mix for novelty) coupled with some ace nights out with friends and family, it look’s like December could be a lot of fun. That’s me signing off for 2010 guys, I’ll be making a post early January to review December 2010 but for now I’d just like to close by wishing all our friends, followers, fans, and readers a…

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

pretty sick story about the hardships we face here in Australia. id just finished grinding last night at about 2am, having clocked through 250 45s and then played a 5 hour mtt session. i managed to get 11th in a $2 turbo out of 1750 players, pretty frustrating imo i also got 8th in the $27.50 500 cap which was also pretty disappointing losing ak to 88 for 2nd in chips. anyways i digress. id just finished grinding and was about to head to bed when i heard some loud noises reverberating around the house. for a minute i thought someone had broken in to my house. i walked in to the bathroom only to find a fkn possum who had some how dropped down from my roof (possums in roofs pretty common here) into my bathroom. i was so fkn startled, so was the possum, i freaked out and locked him in the bathroom.

i obviously didn’t want him running around my house and since he was upstairs there was no easy way to get him outside. so i just left the poor possum in the bathroom, (both me and the possum were pretty shaken up) and went to bed. anyways he trashed my bathroom which was expected, and i found him huddled in a ball in a corner this morning. my housemate ended up throwing a towel over him and carrying him out. i felt bad about leaving him trapped all night but was just way too tired to think of a way to get him outside last night.

anyways possums aside, december is going to be sooo hectic. i currently need 17500vpps to supernova, will get it down to 15-16k in the next 4 days. ive fallen way behind in life at the moment, i havent done any cooking, cleaning, laundry in like weeks and i just cant seem to find the time. just laziness i guess but shit just keeps popping up. i spent my day off last week in a packed chadstone shopping centre doing xmas shopping and still have to do at least 1 more day of shopping which sucks, shopping sucks at the best of times and December is not the best of times. all my different sides of family are setting up all these family days which i so cbf with right now but obviously cant get out of. both my parents live in the country, so its like a full trip to see them with many hours of driving involved. my grinding just keeps getting interrupted by this shit, by possums, elections,i just voted in the vic state election which, along with a late mtt session and a possum has meant its now 2pm and i havent started grinding yet. oh well. At least i have test cricket to keep me company while i grind. the ashes just started and its a nice change to watch the cricket while i grind instead of listening to the same music. for you americans out there i wont bore u with more cricket talk but im sure my aussie and english readers will empathize with just how important the ashes is. cmonnnn aussies fkn own these poms. neways time to grind..

well can I?

I have made my first 1k playing cash, well actually about $1400 now….

Having started to mix in some 50nl as well as some hard work (well not that hard) at improving my online game, its started to click in 100bb poker.

Still have a ton to work on and I have been running quite well (coolered a couple people) and been table selecting/bum hunting

But the good thing is I seem to get the better of a lot of the regs in these free online games so far, I mean they are not great or anything anyway but I have managed to get quite a few to spew into me.

This reg has been a touch unlucky and looking through my database I have won a ton off him but pretty much always had the nuts (and not shown it down) so he prob feels a bit tilted when playing me

PokerStars Game #53314871702: Hold’em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) – 2010/11/26 21:03:23 WET [2010/11/26 16:03:23 ET]
Table ‘Mabella III’ 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: l2o07 ($55.65 in chips)
Seat 3: I’veGotFlash ($50 in chips)
Seat 4: dw2006 ($50 in chips)
Seat 5: Odmincheg ($55.50 in chips)
Seat 6: buffyslayer1 ($54.05 in chips)
Odmincheg: posts small blind $0.25
buffyslayer1: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to buffyslayer1 [Kh As]
l2o07: folds
I’veGotFlash: folds
dw2006: raises $1 to $1.50
Odmincheg: folds
buffyslayer1: raises $3.50 to $5
dw2006: calls $3.50
*** FLOP *** [4s 2c 7d]
buffyslayer1: bets $5.75
dw2006: calls $5.75
*** TURN *** [4s 2c 7d] [Kd]
buffyslayer1: checks
dw2006: checks
*** RIVER *** [4s 2c 7d Kd] [3d]
buffyslayer1: bets $14
dw2006: raises $25.25 to $39.25 and is all-in
Prapaja joins the table at seat #2
buffyslayer1: calls $25.25
*** SHOW DOWN ***
dw2006: shows [Qs Ad] (high card Ace)
buffyslayer1: shows [Kh As] (a pair of Kings)
buffyslayer1 collected $98.25 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $100.25 | Rake $2
Board [4s 2c 7d Kd 3d]
Seat 1: l2o07 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: I’veGotFlash folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 4: dw2006 (button) showed [Qs Ad] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 5: Odmincheg (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: buffyslayer1 (big blind) showed [Kh As] and won ($98.25) with a pair of Kings

gl at the tables

I had a very good table draw because I was in table 6 which meant I was going to stay there all day. Also there were a few weak players and I managed to chip up solidly throughout the day, never being all in for all my chips and only playing a big pot at showdown in a hand where I 3 bet AA and busted a shorter stack on a Ten high flop who was holding JTo. So I ended the day just above average with over 45 bbs to start the next day.

Day 2 on the other side was the usual nightmare that make people hate tournaments so much (not me!! I love them!). I was drawn a table with 4 short stacks (between 10 and 16 bbs) and 3 mega big stacks, so I basically couldn’t do much if I didn’t have good cards or spots. I was card dead the first couple of levels and I kept bleeding chips, and I couldn’t even find spots in which to pressure the short stacks.

So suddenly I was left with 16 bbs when our table got moved to the tv table, where I don’t think I played more than 6 or 7 hands. I opened 44 in MP and got shoved by a shortie. I called and lost the race vs his AQ. I was left with 5 bbs and I got them in with A3 vs T9 and I also lost.
Very frustrating to have this kind of day in the biggest tournament ever to be played in Spain, but I don’t think I could have done much else.

Next week is the final of the Full Tilt Series, so hopefully I’ll be able to make it deep there!

I’ve probably played less poker in the last few months than at any point since i started playing for serious money online. This is mainly due to my bad run in August wiping out a big part of my available bankroll, and I currently have a huge project going on on the house i bought in London which is taking up alot of time, and much more money than i had originally planned. Plus my current place isn’t selling which is very tilting, as i have way to much of my bankroll tied up to have $50k daily swings.

Anyway this year hasn’t gone to plan. Jan-July were good, August – Now wiped out most of what i won in the first half of the year. I played bad, ran worse and lost amounts way bigger than my stop loss. So my bad second half of the year is mainly my fault, i should have lost about 40% of what i actually lost, the rest was just stupid.

I’m off travelling to South Africa till Xmas which i’m looking forward to then i’ll be hitting the tables again in January. If i could have one wish for the new year it would be that sites (especially Full Tilt), found a way of fining the bumhunters that never play a single hand against a player that isn’t a drooling moron (Googie Mon A, Cocomiel etc)

GL all

Well I’m still trying . . . and Christmas is getting more expensive now I’ve got Grandkids.

Tbh, though people might say I’ve cocked up, I withdrew $1400 from FT as it just wasn’t moving (apart from downhill), left myself $100 and have moved it up to $360 so I think it might have helped not only Xmas but also concentration.

Deposited £30 on WillHill and just came 3rd in a £5 added value for £83 so will try to build on that as well.

Anyway my lad has just taken up poker and has just started a blog asking for advice and as with all kids just thinks his Dad’s a muppet.
If you are happy to help him out please leave a comment on BluenoseandSon and if he manages to stop wanking for 5 minutes he might get to read it. I reckon he’s already lost his job he professes to have, so providing Amatay doesn’t point him towards any sites that make him want to rip his cock off he might try to find another.

Anyways good luck all and thanks in advance for any help and assistance you can give him

Jokes –

Went out last night dressed to kill . . . . . . . . . Beard, sandals, turban and backpack.

Little boy gets home from school and says “Dad, I’ve got a part in the school play as a man who’s been married for 25 years.”
His Dad replies “Never mind Son. Maybe next time you’ll get a speaking part!!”

Two Irishmen looking through a mail order catalogue.
Paddy says “Look at these gorgeous women! The prices are reasonable too.”
Mick agrees “I’m ordering one right now”
3 weeks later Paddy says to Mick “Has your woman turned up yet?”
“No” said Mick “but it shouldn’t be long now though. Her clothes arrived yesterday!!”

Edit – Just read his profile and he likes Michael Buble – Fuck him!!!. H’es not mine.

I have been suffering from some back problems recently (a worsening of a long term thing). Last Thursday I woke up in absolute agony, and barely made it into work. I had a session of physio booked that day, who sent me back to the doctor, who has referred me to a specialist (next Monday). The result of all this was that I couldn’t make it away this weekend, so her indoors went with her friends, and I sat at home and played INTERNET POKERS.

My back is slightly better, I can walk without much pain, although getting out of bed can be excruciating. I hope this doctor can help me out, he fucking wants to as he was formerly a club doctor for Millwall and I don’t want to have to put him in line.

So far this month I’m up approximately $700 playing cash over around 10,000. I played an epic match later on Saturday against Fuentalbilla, who plays the weirdest style I have seen from any winning player. He is a winner at $1/$2, and by the end I thought I had the best of him (I finished up around $200 over 1,000 hands). I played some tournaments on Friday, taking 5th in the Party $30r to approximately break even on the day.

More important than any of this, fuck the Durrrr challenge, the Gary_Neville vs. chemzstry HU4ROLLZ match has pissed all over it. Sick action (mandatory 100% button opens and chemz’s 30% three bet ratio have meant lots of massive pots) and lots of side bets, plus a willingness from both players to play whenever possible has lead to this being one of the best things in online poker for a while. The smack talk has now started and I highly recommend tuning in the next time these two get it on, it has been awesome.

Slightly less epic, but more fun, is the www.raisetheriver.com North vs South HUSNG challenge. Doubtless us southerners will win, shag their women and drink their beer, because we are massively superior.

West Ham were lucky to lose 3-0 at Liverpool at the weekend. We were absolutely pathetic. There are rumours of Avram’s no. 2 departing, him moving upstairs and Wally Downes, Steve Lomas and *spit* Di Canio coming in to coach. Not sure whether this is good or not, but the first thing someone needs to do is sort our fucking left back out, who has been beyond pathetic and is probably the worst player in the division. Wigan at home on Saturday, which I expect us not to win.

Good luck at the tables.

Sorry for all the Diu puns, but frankly it’s just so easy I can’t resist.

Ok, picture the scene: You could see the storm before it hit. You heard the rain approach, just metres away. And then – BAM – you’re soaked in seconds; thick, angry, biting rain like a swarm of bees in the dark. You are, perhaps, not entirely sober. Blinded by horizontal spray, you wobble your way up and over the church dome and then down the slippery, eccentrically spaced steps towards your room. As you step inside the first thing you feel is the two inches of water sloshing at your feet. Slamming the door shut, you stand there, swaying slightly, breathing hard. You’re drenched, the rain is pouring in – over, under and through the door and through the open window – it’s pitch black, the power’s out and you have no torch.

Right, you think, now what?

A) Calmly but inefficiently grope around for your camera, use the screen as a torch, plug all leaks and go to bed. Turn to page 53

B) Use 5th level spell ‘Watershift’, then drink The Elixir of Sao Tome Retiro. Turn to page 21

C) Scream hysterically and run around in circles until help arrives. Turn to page 14

Hm, went a bit 80′s-fantasy-book themed there. But they were incredible, no? Interactive books! Civilisation may never see such innovation again.

Anyway, storms – 2 of them. Well technically one storm thing and one confirmed cyclone. People here say it’s the first time they’ve ever seen rain here in November, and there’s been a lot of it. To be honest though, it’s mostly been brilliant sunshine, days on the beach, gorgeous food and great company. But time to move on! Been here a month, which is pretty ridiculous even for me considering how little I’ve been doing. Heading around Gujarat for the few weeks I’ve got left, to Junagadh at the end of the week with Neil, and leaving at the same time as Ivan, Tanika and Yaron – a friendly bunch who’ve been sucked into the Diu vortex like me and been staying at the church for the last few weeks. End of an era!

Since this is a short post I might as well add a bit of poker talk – think I’ll be playing the DTD 1k on December 17th. I get back on the 16th in the evening, so I might be pretty tired but so long as I’m not ill I’ll be ok to play. Seems a little eager but it’s the only decent live tournament left this year and I have a craving to play some live virtual games. Should be a fun one; a decent structure – 30k stacks, 60-75 minute levels – so lots of room to mess around!

Anyways, just checking in, nothing much has been happening to be honest. In the best possible way, of course.

*******

PAGE 14 – Your screaming wakes the neighbours who shout at you. You spend the night crouched, shivering in the corner getting wet. YOU LOSE.

PAGE 21 – You forget to open the door before casting the spell so the water just splashes around a little, and the elixir gives you a headache. YOU LOSE.

PAGE 53 – The sound of rain on the metal roof lulls you into a deep sleep; you wake refreshed and have an omelette for breakfast. CONGRATULATIONS!

Hope you chose wisely…

so ive had a really good month so far, running well above ev. today however variance decided to kick me in the teeth. it really was one of the most brutal days ive had in a long while and over a tiny sample of virtual online gamess. to top things off, when i was down to 6 tables, i decided to break my long silence at the tables (havent abused anyone in over a month really) and cut sick after losing yet another 70-30 only to quickly find out that the player i abused was a valued reader of my blog. ive been really good lately, ive restrained myself from abusing anyone at the tables (helps when u run good imo) and i guess looking at my balance with 6 tables left and seeing i was about 70 buyins down didnt help. anyways i apologised obviously and we had a chat and i think things were all good but just wanted to apologise again for losing my temper for a second. sorry MsNSasquatch, i value all my readers and though i may get a bit of white line fever at times i really dont mean anything when i shout a torrent of abuse at u. i really did feel bad about it.

Anyways i guess i was due for a down day eventually and i new 1 was coming i was just hoping it wouldnt be this bad. i play a high variance style and when it works it really works but when it doesnt its just brutal. poker really is a unique free online game in that when ur going well u feel so unbeatable. But when things get rough, even after 22000 fre online games, ur confidence gets smashed, u feel like u cant beat the online game, like its all ur fault for losing when in reality there’s very little u could do to avoid getting smashed. anyways, time to dust myself off, pick myself up and hurl myself back into action. tomorrow is a new day and no one knows how the cards will fall. gl readers, i hope u run better than i did today
oh and vpps required to sn: 19100..