Overall its ben a good week playing in my new surroundings. A hyperactive 4 year old in the room doesnt seem to have affected my play and ive had a few good results. 2nd place in the 40 dollar breakfast club tourney on laddies was the start and i also had 2nd in the afternoon 10 rebuy for about 500 dollars.

i also made the comeback of the century in a 20 dollar deepstack tournament on stars with 5000 starting chips and 30 minute blinds. Despite a preflop raise of 5 X BB holding QQ i was called by J8 off who hit 2 pair. I was left with 90 chips which i threw in with 62 off and a 6 on the river gave me the pot. 8 hours later i was sitting on 200k chips and hit the FT. Unfortunately at this point i had to go to work so got a sub in to take over. My sub duly finished 3rd for 500 dollars.

Got my best finish in the laddies evening 20 rebuy which is a tourny i dont particularly like given the 12 min blinds but managed to come 5th for 616 dollars after being last with 33 left. I was determined to cash as id had an awful day throwing away my winnings. A couple of bad beats didnt bother me but i threw away decent stacks in the BC and the 30 rebuy on laddies by ridiculous play.

Overall im a good several hundred dollars up over the last few days but would be a lot more if i hadnt wasted a load on sats and turbo stts.

300 more deposited on laddies since my last blog entry and 450 on stars. Been playing a lot less due to having acquired a girlfriend on one of the rare occasions that i left my pc. Good news on that front though as she has just got internet so that i can play poker from her place. Question is how will it affect my poker. I feel ive been playing well when i have played with a good few fts under my belt but ive been spending way too much on turbo stts and sats to big tourneys. Onwards and upwards though and ill have to do the poker accounts before i go off to england next month as i have a feeling i; now slightly down for the year but nothing drastic.

another 140 deposited on laddies today - haven't played for a week or so but will try and update this blog. Probably will do it when I win something so might be a while.

haven't been updating this much but just wanted to note down another 220$ deposit on laddies. Been playing a lot less due to work and new girlfriend etc and when i have been playing I haven't been playing well. A few final tables but no big cashes. Going to play a few tourneys tonight and hopefully find a bit of form.

Not a bad night - won the 10$ hilo omaha pl rebuy on laddies - 81 runners for 563$

Lost everything else though. 15th in the GY but no cigar and muffed in the 3K 10 rebuy.

Played the breakfast club twice more and came 10th (5 paid) and 14th (ten paid). Both times low stacked but got them in ahead so played well. Took down a lot of pots when behind so quite chuffed with that.

Just came 4/180 in the 3k gtd 10$ rebuy for 320$. Built up a good stack early then lost most of it just after end of rebuy when AA ran into 44 and I lost most of my chips. Made a comeback though and ended up with a decent cash - went out with AK losing to J9 but by that stage he was huge chippie over all of us.

Back to form with a 2nd place in the laddies breakfast club 40$ freezout - working 11pm - 9am this weekend so can't play any decent evening tourneys and as the BC starts not long after I get in I thought i'd give it a go. Just seemed to accumulate chips and never risked my tourney until there were 6 left and even then I got them in way ahead. With 3 left I had half the chips and by the time we were HU I was about 60/40 chippy - HU lasted ages - at least 30 mins - and I can't count the amount of times I won by strong bets or raises with nothing at all as cards were hard to come by.

525$ for 2nd which is a nice boost and hopefully the start of a good run - although I won't be playing much this weekend due to work.

Still running bad - lost all I had on Laddies and deposited 325$ - lost that and am now using another 325 - total deposit 650 since i last posted.
Not the end of the world - probably stillslightly up or around even for the year but still a step back.

No real reason for the losses - been spending too much on sats. Been playing badly some of the time - pretty distracted by a lot of things at the moment so not giving it 100 percent. Still mostly getting them in ahead though - couple of FTs in the 3K 10 rebuy but no big cashes.

Can't play much this weekend - working nights - so hopefully will get the odd stt in and buikd up some cash to play with.

Very bad run lately - won't go into details as i've blocked a lot of it out of my mind :-).

Lost a load back thinking I was invincible on turbo stt's then the rest of my roll just disappeared on various mtt's. Still getting my chips in ahead though so i'm sure things will turn around.

Deposited 450$ on laddies so with the full moon tonight hopefully my luck will change and i'll win a few races although i'd settle just for not being outdrawn.

Pretty crap day really. Came nowhere in a 15$ horse tourney and couldn't win an stt all afternoon so the bankroll is going way down on laddies.

Played the 100k on stars but went out towards the end of the second hour when AK lost to K8 - he had less chips but the damage was done and I was out soon after.

Satted to the 100k on laddies as well but after rebuying and adding on I went out 123/515 - had 6 bb's left - getting low and went all in from the button with AK - SB had Tens and I was out - if I hit there i'm up to about 65/123 with a good chance of making the money.

Not playing badly but can't face playing any more tonight.

Played a few tourneys saturday night - got into the 8K gtd 50$ 2nd chance for 5$ but went out about 30/100 - played badly and made a horrible call then rivered some guy who wasn't happy.

10$ horse tourney came about 40/200.

Came 12th from about 200 in the 10 rebuy on laddies for 47$ - pushed from mid position when 6 handed with AQ and didn't improve against JJ - if i'd won the race i'd have had a stack on the FT - was either that or sneak on with a low stack. Qualified for the GY via a 3$ sat but crashed out early. I'm calling too often trying to hit at the moment - nothing really stupid but enough to lose me chips early on and it's hard to recover afterwards.

Got sunday off so will be plying various sats and tourneys all day. Hopefully can win a bit on the stt's because the last couple of days haven't been too good on there.

Just the wsop league last night and I hung around for a couple of hours until I got KK and with one caller to my raise I threw them in on a J high flop - he had pocket JJ. Can't see how I could have got away from it really. Other team members were even more unlucky with KK into AA and QQ losing to JJ the highlights.

Tonight I played the PP freeroll with over 900 runners and with 163 left I needed to muff or steal the blinds but went all in from button with K9 and only 3400 stack blinds 300/600. Ran into KK.

Got completely muffed in a 10$ HORSE tourney - got them in well ahead in the 2nd round of omaha - nut flush with no low hand and matey calling all the way with 2 pair hits FH on river - at least I can't blame myself for that one. Played the sats to the 50$ and 75$ freezouts on laddies but didn't get a seat and can't really justify buying in.

Just had a delivery of herbal cigarette tobacco so not too worried though.

Working late tonight so only played the 10 rebuy on laddies - going along fine - was about 30/51 with just under average stack - 15BB's and when a table muppted went all in from SB to my BB I called - we had similar stack - his 67 beat my KQ.

Wasn't that bothered about going out as I seem to be doing better on the turbo stt's in terms of making money and with my new reasonable sleep pattern i'm getting too tired playing later tourney's. Still probably shouldn't have called but on the other hand I got them in ahead. Losing the patience fot mtt's but that will probably change when I get more time.

Nothing to do with poker but i've had a bit of luck on the horses the last couple of days - ended up with 280 quid in my account from an initial deposit of not very much so withdrew 180. Don't think i've kept an exact record of my bets but tat puts me up for the year - I don't bet much, just the odd footy bet usually.

Apart from that i'm still playing the turbo stt's on laddies - the plan is to get up to 1000$ then withdraw 500

Woke up at 10:30am today - about 5 hours early for me - and didn't fancy any mtt's so spent about 6 hours playing 6 pays 3 turbos - 20 and 30 dollars on laddies - went to work for 3 hours then put another 2 hours in - too tired and seem to have lost interest in mtt for the moment. Result of all this was the bankroll going from 290$ to 620$. 330$ profit not a bad day's work. Probably just got lucky but will try this again as if I can make even half that per day it could be a nice little earner.

Last night was pretty poor - out of the stars hundred grand early when I got involved in a blind war - had 77 on a 6J6 flop and found out the hard way that he had the J. KK lost early on in the 10 rebuy on laddies so decided not to bother chsing the loss. played a couple of sats to bigger tournies on laddies and was on a bit of a tilt so played a 50$ turbo stt. Lost with AA v KK but still wasn't a good idea to play it. Played an 18 seater 30$ stt on stars but came 6th with 4 paid and a 3 rebuy that I was too tired to play. So bankrolls going down in all directions so today's plan is turbo ten pays 3 stts to boost the laddies bankroll.

No joy last night - played the 10 rebuy on stars but got nowhere. Also played a 30$ horse tourney and again played well - came 19/110 with 16 paid. Would have been a different story if my JJ had held up in the 3rd round of holdem - hit set on turn but got flushed out on the river. It's a game of outdraws and shit happens.

Only 2 tourneys on laddies - got into the 8K gtd 50$ 2nd chance for 5$ but came about 50th from 120. Also played the 10 rebuy but went out towards the end of the 2nd hour.

Bankroll down to about 450 on stars now - won about 60$ this afternoon on laddies playing turbo stt's so that's some mtt buyins for tonight after work anyway.

Haven't played many mtt's since I cashed out that 350 which left me with 500$ on laddies. Played a few stt's and a bit of cash and after buying into the wsop team event (bad week no points scored - some vul cards though - one guy outdrawn twice on the river and QQ and KK both running into AA for others) I was still left with 500 so must have won a bit on cash - seemed like I was leaving the table about 20 percent up about 4 sessions from 5 regardless of which level i played at so i must be up.

Anyway - friday afternoon and I have a whole day's poker ahead of me so lets see which way the cookie is crumbling.

Been playing suicide poker all afternoon - seem to have lost the edge that I've had the last couple of weeks. Played the ten rebuy on stars with over 600 runners and 90 paid - no rebuy or add on and with 120 left i was about 108th when I got involved in a blind war. Managed to convince myself the SB had nothing and when he made a small bet after the flop i reasoned that he would need a good hand to call 2/3 of his stack with to my all in. Quite a loose call from him with bottom pair but he was ahead of my gutshot and I was out. Very similar story in the 10 rebuy on laddies - not as deep into the game but i raised from the button and the sb who had been loose but had a good stack re raised me. I put him on a wide range and took a chance with my K9 soooooooooooooooooooted but failed to beat his tens. Basically I took 2 chances I didn't need to take and got punished each time. I fthey had come off it would have been a different story though. Also played an 8$ short handed freeze on laddies but got no cards and lost my first race.

Only other tourney is a 15$ horse with 88 runners and 8 paid. Just coming to the end of the 2nd hour and i'm 14/21. Need to pick a hand and go with it and if it holds up i could get in the cash. Out 16th - JJ in hold em - thought I was doubling with J on turn but river gave the other guy a flush - good performance though.

Had a break for a couple of hours and came back to play the 20$ rebuy on laddies. I don't play this often due to work and remembered why I don't like it when I realised it is 12 mins blinds. No cards for first 30 mins so rebought to get above average stack then won a couple of hands and was up to 10 k chips after nearly 2 hours. Then I got 10 10 in the cutoff and raise 3200 - blinds 400/800. Got pushed back at by the button who had been involved a lot. I'm thinking that with the 12 min blinds I might as well get them in when I think i'm ahead and he may be bluffing or weaker - either way i'm only behind to 4 hands. He has AK and hits. Was really annoyed with myself but not sure I would play it differently given the same circumstances.

Then played the forum game - 27 runners but my favourite game of the week as it's usually played in the right spirit and the 15 min blinds and big stacks give everyone a chance to play poker. Not much action until after the break when I get QQ and raise 4xBB from early position - guy next to me raises up 4 times what I raise and i go for the timebank. I know he is a good tight aggressive player and after a goodminute I lay down QQ. He shows KK and I can honestly say I got a bigger buzz from that than from most hands I win. I've often layed it down on a 3 way all in but rarely to one guy. A bit later I find AK and push all in to an early position raise from a looser player - I never know what she's got but she had been quite shocked by my QQ fold earlier and I was hoping that would be enough for her to fold. Instead she made a good call with JJ and I missed my race. All the hands that held up last week when I was running well are now not doing so and I can't win a race.

Instead of tilting on cash i've entered the 25 freezout which will be my last tourny today as i am up early so if I get anything from it it will be a bonus from a losing day.

Haven't updated much lately - probably because i've had no significant wins or cashes. Been playing a bit of cash and STT though and found that my bankroll on laddies had gone up to 850$ so withdrew 350 which puts me probably quite well up for the year but I can't be bothered trawling through my old blog posts to do the sums.
Tourney play has gone a bit stale after that good run and i'm not playing on the top of my game. Got a lot of work on at the moment too so playing less will not be a bad thing although I will still have plenty time to play - just no 14 hours sessions. I will try and play sensible at low limit cash and try and build the roll up a bit that way.

Four tourneys tonight and not happy with any of them. Also played a couple of 4$ turbo sats to the sunday million on stars but got nowhere.

First up was the 50$ 8k Gtd freezout on laddies - using the winnings from last night's GY. 140 runners - ten paid. This was quite an uneventful tourney but with 45 left I found AA and ended up in a 3 way all in v KK and 55. The 55 won it of course and instead of being about 15/45 I was out. Been a while since AA lost for me so can't complain. Well I can, but I won't.

Next up was the 3.5K Gtd 10 rebuy on Laddies. Over 200 runners and I was about 18/30 with 20 paid. Hung in and was 18/22 with two low stacks when I did something that i'm still not sure about. I had K10 in the SB. blinds had just gone up to 1500/3000 and I had 15K left. We were playing 7 handed because there were only 22 lzft on 3 tables. Folded round to me and the BB is the big stack who has ben quite tight for someone with such a huge stack - calling all ins but not with any old crap. I figure that 6 times from 10 he folds, 3 times he calls from behind, and once from ahead. What I mean is that my shove all in in is a winning move long term. Not this time obviously because he had AA.

Going out so close to the bubble annoyed me and unfortunately when I looked on stars to enter something on tilt I entered a 100$ HORSE tourney. 40 runners 5 paid. Finished 8/40 so not too annoyed - better than spunking it all on cash like I did last night (100$ on laddies in about 30 mins)

Only other one was the GY. 70 runners tonight and I hit the FT - think thats something ridiculous like 7 FT's from last 8 entries to GY. Anyway I got to the FT about 6th in chips but with 3 guys very low stacked. Then I get AQ UTG. I flat call and there are 3 others in the pot. 10 J 10 flop and everyone checks. Turn is K giving me the straight. Flush draw is there but thinking i'm ahead I bet about 1/4 my stack. Get called by one guy. River is something like the 2c so no flush. I bet and matey turns over pocket tens. Wouldn't mind but he had shown himself to be a weak saturday nighter who can't play tourneys without cards. Was going to ladder to 7th with some guys V low stacked but got AK very soon after with 2BB's left and lost to 87 off. 9th place got me a bit back but still a losing day.

On the bright side no-one's totted up the scores yet butI think i'm well ahead in the forum football tipster comp.

GN and GL.

quuick update - again went to cash tables after those shenanegans but managed to leave while 80 up this time.

Just a quick update before i forget - played just the forum game and the ten rebuy so far on laddies - out early in the forum game - 5 seater for a change but couldn't get going and didn't hit a thing. Out before I could get going in the ten rebuy - halfway through the second hour I wanted a race and QQ lost to AK.

Just finished playing a ten rebuy on stars cost me 30$ - finished 124/1983 for $95 so not too bad - was about 3/4 way down the field and pushed all in with 99 but ran into 10's.

Only played 2 other tourneys - 25$ freezout on stars - did ok but dwindled out in the 2nd hour about 400/1600 with 280 paid.

Again the GY was my saviour on laddies - 87 runners tonight as it's saturday and a few more muffers than usual to get through. Started well with a set of queens against a guy who thought his top pair (k) with J kicker was good. Was ok until 2 tables left when i was 13/20 which with a few action hands turned into 13/15 very quickly. Stayed in though - with 11 left we were waiting for a discod guy to go out - another round and we were on FT. got QQ at this point and when someone went all in i thought fk the bubble and called. Beat A5 and was suddenly 6/10 on FT. There was a huge chippy on FT and I managed to outlast everyone but him finishing 2nd for 696$.

Well after all that lot and only being up since 10pm there was no way I was going to sleep. Ladbrokes being a bit short on mtt participation at 5am i decided to try and win 50$ playing turb stt's - bankroll was 250 so thought i'd buy in to the breakfast club when I hit 300 - struggled for ages - got up to 285 but gave up when I went down to 235. lol.

Thought that there must me more to life than turbo stt's so I opened pokerstars and entered a 20$ freezout with 513 runners. Also entered a 20$ one on Mansion with 126 runners. AS per usual on there over half the runners were out after the first hour but with only ten paid I wasn't over confident of making the money - despite being about 18/50 just after the break. Made it though and ended up 4th for 158$ and a entry to any 100$ tourney on there.

As for stars - started well and got into the money no problem - was a bit low though - about 67/90

Things got worse and i was 52/52 but kept stealing blinds and luckily my all in steals with marginal hands weren't called - also won a couple of races but with 22 I was about 19th. Got to the final table third in chips but quickly lost some when QQ lost to KK and thought I was going out in ninth the next hand but whatever it was I had - tens maybe held up and I was back. One guy with a huge stack kept sucking out and down to 4 I was slightly ahead of the other two. Made it to second but had no chance - 6 to 1 out chipped but very happy with 2nd place for $1.385.11 - some of which will go to pay back my mystery staker and 140 to the cancer charity from the game I missed last night - i'm not especially generous but i'm a poker player so they caught me at the right time.

Celebrating the win now then going to sleep before the wsop league tonight - my turn to get some points this week.

Just trying to complete a hat trick of early morning ft's (bought into the Brakfast club) but with 30 left and me needing a quick double its not looking good.

It's been a sick couple of days really. Went out of the 10 rebuy last night when I was 30/50 when I slowplayed KK from UTG hoping to be raised. Low flop and of course the blinds hit two pair and I was gone. Was again doing well in the GY but bust out in 7th place - can't remember the hands but the new found aggressiveness which is getting me to all these fts let me down again.

Having sleeping problems so played a few small tourneys and crashed out at 10am - waking 12 hours later to find I had missed the early evening games including a charity one that looked like it was a laugh. Played the 25$ freeze to no avail. Satellited to the 75$ freezout for 20$ - 41 runners - 5 paid. I was getting lowish - 8 BB's with 14 left when I went all in from the button with 99. Was very happy to be called by 62 off until the flop came 66J. Muppet. Would have put me about 7/14 with a good chance of some cash.

10 rebuy was a nightmare. Played well and build a decent stack - was 5/36 at one point. Had 40k chips with blinds at 800/1600 when a guy raised from UTG and I called from BB with AQ. AJ8 on flop and he has only 8k chips but calls my all in and had hit his AJ. This left me with 25K and although I stole a few blinds people were playing very slowly and by the time we got to the bubble and were playing 7 handed the blinds were up to 3K very quickly. Short stacks kept sucking out and doubling up and before I knew it - this bubble lasted over 45 minutes - I had to push from SB with A4 and the BB's K6 hit and I was out on the bubble.

Graveyard wasn't too good either - well I played ok and found myself 11/20 when we got down to 2 tables. There were 13 left from 66 - I was in 9th but still 7 BB's but wanted to double before FT if I had a chance so went all in against the table bigstack with AQ suited. Sadly it didn't beat 66 and that was the end of the day with no cashes. Bankroll still at 250$ though so not panicking yet. I think i'm playing well so hopefully that will translate into a bit of cash.

Been a bit up and down lately. Saturday was a day off poker and our first gig of the year so after an evening's musical debauchery I got back pretty knackered on sunday afternoon. Played quite a few tourneys and got nowhere apart from a double your money 1750/20000 in the stars 100k but redeemed myself and my bankroll with a 7th place in the Gy which brought me level for the day.

Monday was a day off work so played a couple in the afternoon - again got nowhere but won 47$ for third place trying to sat to the 30k so the afternoon paid for itself.

PLayed the 5$ 2nd chance and 8$ rebuy - rebuy was crap but finished 14/380 odd in the 2nd chance for a measly 25$. really should have made FT but gave a few away trying to steal blinds and having odds to call with my K8 losing to A6.

2 other tournaments and 2 final tables but a bit disappointed as I should have made more of them. First up was the ten reby when I got an early chip lead after tripling up early with AA and held on to it until there were 30 odd left from 170 runners by which time i'd slipped to about 7TH. Made the FT about 6th in chips but with blinds getting high and playing 7 handed and needing a double I pushed from the cut off with A10 but didn't win my race against 66. 7th place for about 180$ from 20 invested but not quite good enough.

Got into the GY from a 3$ sat and having played well to reach the FT I went out in tenth. Shame because all stacks were pretty even apart from one and he was doubling people up left right and centre. All went wahoonie shaped when I got pocket tens and raised from mid position and got called by a calling station. Didn't like the flop - 3 clubs including an ace. Went all in thinking at least if he does have the A I had a high flush draw. He had AQ (Q clubs) and although the flush hit I was out in tenth for 40$

Not a great day so far - playing ok but no reward. Played the pp freeroll on laddies - over 1000 runners with 100 paid - crashed out about 120th after one of the worst beats for ages - i have 4 bbs left and call a min raise on my BB with K10. FLop AJQ giving me a straight - the chips go in and the guy with A3 hits turn A and river Q for a full house.

Bubbled in the forum game - 6/41 - damage was done when the eventual winner beat my QQ with AK. Busted out of ten rebuy about 65th from 270 when a guy called my 10 10 all in and hit with his AJ

Been a it of a turgid time lately - that 500 I deposited was quickly joined by another 200 as I can't seem to win a race. I'm not playing brilliantly but i'm still getting them in ahead but can't seem to win a race.

So anyway in between getting muffed left right and centre I played the first game of the WSOP league on Ladbrokes - a 14 week league where the winning team gets a seat at the WSOP main event. I crashed out around 180/450 odd but had an enjoyable evening watching the progress of my team mates - all very good players and to be honest I think i'm the weakest link in the team - which is good as i'm not that bad a mtt player. We (they) did very well with 45th, 82nd and 91st places. Horrendous beat too for the 82nd place when she raised with AQ from the button and the BB pushed back with Q9 to hit his 9 on the turn. :-(

Good performance and a good laugh though, and we still have a chance (dream on). Either way I will enjoy Thursday nights for the next 13 weeks.

Didn't enter much else today as I was following my team mates' progress but fortune favoured me when I won the 10$ quick blinds for 384$. I know this is hardly a test of poker skill but there is a bit of an art in knowing when to get them in ahead and pray not to get outdrawn and my patience paid off - went into FT 9/10 and picked my moments. Good booster to the bankroll anyway.

13/61 in the GY - people still seem to think it's a great idea to call all the way when drawing so I lost a lot of chips to muppets - ended up throwing them in with 77 and losing.

Can't complain though - got a fair bit of that deposit back so onwards and upwards - or at least try and stagger slightly forwards :-)

Gl all.

Lost the last bit of my laddies bankroll so deposited 500$ to see what I could do with it. Last night was pretty bad as I gotplenty of bad beats - QQ losing to QJ off in the 10 rebuy - guys catching gutshots in other tourneys - played badly in the GY though and in other tourneys. Can't win a race either.

Tonights tourneys not much better - heading towards last 20 of the 25 freezout when my A9 didn't hold up against J7. played the 110k gtd on mansion but hit trip eights and matey hit his straight on the river. Can't seem to win a race whatever I do. Even being outdrawn in stt's.

Just 3 tourneys tonight on laddies and the 100k 10$ on stars where I went out around 5500/20000.

Started ok on laddies - 6/74 in the 8 rebuy - 74$ return for 16$ outlay.
10 rebuy never got anywhere after AA lost to Q10 - still had chips but stack was always going the wrong way after that.
Bought in to the GY but went out before half an hour. Lost a few early and was left with about 1500 and loads of time when I limped from mid position with KQ - Q high board and matey hit his flush draw on the river - small bets after flop then he called my all in on the turn for 1000 chips and hit. Awful call but he had a huge chip lead for so early on that maybe it wasn't.

Well a day off is supposed to do wonders for your game and not having played on friday due to having a social life imposed upon me I was up for a good night. Slightly hungover though which probably doesn't help but that was soon remedied with a couple of beers and I was ready for an evening's muffing.

First 2 tourneys no good - 5$ 2nd chance and 8$ ltd rebuy on laddies - hung around as long as I could in both but was never in danger of reaching the business end of either of them. Same with the 2 horse tourneys - going to have to play better in those or find a new plan for the stars bankroll.

10 rebuy on laddies was going ok until I raised UTG with JJ and got one caller - rainbow flop of 5-2-Q. For some reason I'd convinced myself that he didn't have the Q and once again my world famous poker intuition was right - he didn't have the Q but he did have pocket twos which kind of buggered up my stack and I was out soon after in about 70th from 190 runners

Got into the GY for 10$ via the turbo sat. 67 runners and I got onto the FT after one of the longest bubbles ever with a shortish stack. Got them in with AK but it was no match for the BB's 58 off and he didn't really have the odds to call either so was a bit annoyed but never mind. Saved the bankroll a bit so now down to about 70$ on there.

Got my brother on MSN when he came in from the pub - he plays my mansion account sometimes as i'm usually too busy on stars and laddies and so far tonight he's turned the bankroll from 340 to around 640 playing high buy in turbo stts. Maybe I should have been drinking whatever he's on.

2 horse tourneys and played like a blindfolded idiot in both. One was 30$ and the other 10. Bankroll down to 170 so going to only play the 3$ tourneys from now on.

3 tourneys on ladbrokes - 5$ 2nd chance came 30/ 370ish for 19$. Can't remember how I went out. 10 rebuy - out about 30th.

GY - 7/55 for 100$

15$ horse tourney this afternoon but got nowhere. Same with a 6$ 45 player turbo also on stars. Played a 6$ freezout on laddies with 71 runners and came 8th for about 18$.

Just finished a 3$ horse tourney - came 12th out of 296 for a return of $11.10 which is ok but with 2 tables left I chased a hand on razz and although I wasn't far behind it was enough to cripple me. Really should have made FT. That hand made me tilt a bit in the ladies v gents tourney and I tried a bluff after missing the flop and went out 31/44. should have waited but with 12 min blinds it was heading for a crapshoot so never mind.

Entered the 30$ horse tourney but made a bad start - would be nice to cas as i'm using up all the winnings from the other day. Still got time to recover though so fingers crossed. Came back ok then out in 41st from 104 runners. Not having a good day.

10$ horse no good either - 42/180 odd - was doing ok but started chasing hands in the 2nd hour especially on HL stud. Still in the 10 rebuy though and got in the GY for 5$ so hope lies eternal.

Frustration in the 10 rebuy - ground my way to the money then went out 15/164 - still had 10 BBs when I got in a race with JJ v AK - a win would have virtually guaranteed me a place on the ft - wouldn't mind but the A came on the river when I was already celebrating.
36$ return for 20$ - puts me back to 90 odd dollars on laddies which is about where I started today.
Busted out of the GY instead of tripling up when my top pair got busted by 2 flush chasers so that was the end of that - had been up and down like a yoyo so not complaining. No more till tomorrow now.

Sorry to anyone who might be reading that this hasn't been particularly interesting lately - i've been too lazy/knackered to use it as anything other than somewhere to record results. Not going to win any prizes for the most interesting blog but at least it keeps me honest with myself about results etc.

Played 2 tourneys so far today - 30$ horse - came 56/95 but didn't hit many flops especially on omaha and the hands I went with elsewhere weren't quite good enough.

125/371 in the 5$ 2nd chance on Ladbrokes - best hand I saw was JJ which was muffed by 66 - stayed in for a while but ended up chancing it with 88 and losing to 99.
The night is still young so onwards and upwards.

PLayed a 12$ 45 player turbo on stars while waiting for other games to begin - 3rd hand I get AA - my 5xBB raise is called by 10 8 - who hits the ten - 8 - Q flop and knocks me out early. Load of bollocks.

10 rebuy on laddies was going fine - i'm about 40/90 with 20 paid and get AA on the button - cutoff raises 4X BB so I raise another 4 times that - he goes all in with 88 and hits his 8. Fine if he is short stacked or huge stacked but he was about level on chips with me - even if he puts me on AK he can't be wanting a race.

PLayed the 3$ horse tourney and played fine for over 2 hours and was mid stacked and with a very good chance of making the money until I got involved with A9 when I shouldn't have playing hold em and crashed out badly. Also played 10$ QB on ladbrokes and a omaha pot limit game on stars for 8$ all to no avail.

Following the 'fuck it there's nothing else to do' bankroll management technique I bought into the GY for 40$ but put in a pretty poor performance - limped in from the SB with Q8 suited - 10/1 pot odds so no problem with the call - flop comes 887 so my pot size bets are called by one guy who hit his flush on the river leaving me with just under half my starting stack after 30 mins play. Went out shortly after - again with Q8 suited as I was looking for a quick double and calling hoping to hit a flop. Got them in on a Q high flop and my kicker wasn't good enough so that was that for a pretty unsuccessful day and a quickly decreasing bankroll just under 100$

Way too tired to write much but just wanted to note down 7/437 in the 5$ 2nd chance for 110$. Not bad seeing as I was recovering from having a friend over from England and being out every night for 5 days - managed to lose a bit of the roll in that time mainly through playing while drunk.

Today (monday) has been ok. Went out of the afternoon ten rebuy when QQ ran into KK but won a small 8$ limited rebuy tourney - 1st from 31 players for 192$. Used 40 of that to play the 20 rebuy but when my KK lost to AK thought it was time to cut my losses. Came about 60th from 400 ish in the 3 rebuy - made one too many moves and got caught - raised from cutoff with J10 and had to call the all in for 2000 more for a 14000 pot - if i'd beaten 55 i'd probably still be in - as it was I made a move with 22 and lost.

Playing a HORSE tourney with 312 runners - 35 left and i'm in first place so hopefully can at least make FT.

Made FT and was huge chippy after picking off the shorter stacks shorthanded from 3 tables out - ended up first for 215$. First final table on stars so got to be happy. Played the next horse tourney for 10$ and came 21/200 for 17$ so not too unhappy with that performance - especially as I seem to be getting them in ahead - would have gone further but the damage was done playing stud when my tens were ahead against a pair of fours until the river.

Cashed in the ten rebuy on Laddies - 20/170 odd - only made a 10$ profit but played ok - lost a race at the end A9 v 66 when I needed a double. Just the GY to go and i'm currently 20/48 from 71 runners so hopefully something might happen. Hmm got bored and finished 15Th - made a stand with K8 in BB and lost to A9 - should have waited but i'm knackered.

Hmm not a great day so far. Wasted about 120$ trying to satellite to the daddy tourney on Ladbrokes. Glad I withdrew some as I obviously can't be trusted with any sort of bankroll. Don't really mind about that - got to try these things and I was doing it with money that I won.

Bit pissed off about the 20 rebuy - got through the first hour without rebuying and was just under average stack when I found KK in the BB. One caller from mid position so when the SB limped in I bet out 4XBB - original caller calls and the SB folds. Low flop with 2 hearts on it - I bet the pot and he comes over the top - we are all in and he shows a flush draw with J10. He didn't hit the flush draw but with a 10 on the turn and another 10 on the river he got away with risking his tourney - he had only very slightly more chips than me and I was out instead of being right in the mix.

Not going to play until the big player point freeroll later - probably a waste of time as there's likely to be over 2000 runners with 135 places paid but unless you play cash games on ladbrokes there's nothing else you can use them for so might as well play it.

Busted out early with JJ on a low flop V aslow played AA - bloody cash players.

Played the ten rebuy on stars - no rebuy - and was just started to get into it when I busted out on the last hand of the 2nd hour - made a smallish raise with 33 and was called by the BB who checked the K high flop. He was either trapping me or missed the flop and hoping for the latter I shove them in. He had missed the flop but hit his flush draw on the river and I was out about 600th from 1700 odd.

Playing a 3$ horse tourney and the ten rebuy on laddies. Out midway through the HORSE - very tired and it showed as I was staying in pots too long without being sure I was ahead - pretty bad in limit games.

Ten rebuy was dull so just before the break I rebought and added on to give myself a reasonable stack for the start of the second hour. Built it up slowly and surely tyhen got pocket tens on the button. BB comes back all in and as has half my stack I go for a race. Was more like a race from the special olympics as he showed QQ which dented my stack. Started shoving them in with anything better than AJ or 88 upwards and as the blinds were relatively high and my stack just enough to put off loose callers I picked up a lot of blinds and was about 30/60 at one point. Then got moved table and was stuck between the 3 biggest stacks in the tourney - one to my right and 2 to my left so opportunities were limited. Picked up the odd pot here and there though and got to the cash (20 paid) with about 6BB'S left. Loosened up considerably after that - called with KQ suited UTG but had to fold to 2 raises. Then limped from the SB with 4 callers with KJ but missed the flop. This left me with about 4BBs and needing to double 2 or 3 times to have any chance of a stack at the FT. Shoved them in with 33 but the BB had AJ and that was that. 16/183 not bad but 30$ investment only got me 42 back. Better than a kick in the teeth with a moist eel.

Got into the GY for 20$ and heading to the end of the first hour there are only 34 left from 64 - i'm sitting 28th after missing every flop - JJ first hand and folded with KQ on flop after 2 callers to my 4xBB raise. Also had AA in the BB very early and all folded to it. :-( Still got time to find a hand though so fingers crossed.

Doubled up before the break and was about 15/30 going into what is always a tough second hour. Managed to steal in the right places and take pots when I had no cards.
With 12 left it was tough as usual - very difficult to act first in a pot but took my chances and although I was 8/10 going into the final table I still had 10 bb's so felt confident. One guy went out straight away then I found AQ in the BB. All fold to the SB who had been stealing all game. He turns over A5 and we're ok until the river where he hits his straight. Out in 9th from 64 runners for 76$. At least I got them in ahead and the bankroll could be looking worse after this afternoon's satellite shenanegins. Back up to 200$

Interesting evening so far on ladbrokes. didn't play anyting till the 25 freezout - had played a couple of sit and gos on stars but no luck and didn't fancy anything else on there.

25 freezout was a nightmare - everytime I got a few chips they were donked from me - prime example being a guy going all in UTG with 96 against my AK - I lost and also lost a race against 44 - both against lower stacks. Played most of the tourney low stacked - 23 left so we were 7 handed awaiting the final 2 tables and I attempted a steal from the cut off with A6 and failed to beat 99. 23/132 not a bad finish but outside the cash.

Played a satellite to the 100$ buy in 'daddy' crapshoot' and got in for 20$. With 3 minute blinds the crapshoot does exactly what it says on the tin and with 81 runners the chances of making the top ten are slim. Got some luck and some cards and got to the FT 3rd in chips but with blinds increasing that fast people drop like flies and with nothing at all playable even against lower stacks I drifted out in 6th. 526 dollars not a bad return from 20 though in no way can it be termed a game of skill.

Used some of my winnings to play a 75$ tourney - still in it. 40 runners with 5 paid but my stack has only gone downwards so far. Also playing the 10 rebuy so update in a bit.

Noting spectacular to report from either of those tourneys - came 11/40 in the 75. with 11 left we were short handed on 2 tables and you had to make a move at least every other round or get eaten by the blinds. Fluctuated between about 6 and 12 BB's and my luck ran out when I ran my pocket nines into KK.

Ten rebuy - was hovering around 10 bb's for ages but damaged my stack when I made a 3X BB raise from the button with A8 sooooooooooooted and the SB went all in - was only 2K more to call into about 13k so although I knew I was behind I think I had the odds to muff. Lost to KK and was left with bugger all chips. Hung around for a bit as I didn't even get a hand to bust out with and ended up out in 27th - not bad from 173 runners but no cash.

Just leaves the GY 40$ freezout - 58 runners tonight and aiming for a hat trick of final tables. Out in 32nd - nothing in the first hour and although I tried to win a few pots nothing I tried came off. Tried for a double early in the 2nd hour but my JJ lost to AK and it was game over.

Bugger. Just took 100$ to a cash table and lost it in one hand. Low flop and my tens ran into a set of sevens. That's why I never play cash. Ah well I guess it'll be a lesson to me next time I fancy playing cash. Withdrew 200$ though so i won't be tempted to do something stupid like buy into the daddy tomorrow. Bankroll back to 310 after the withdrawal.

Not a bad start to sunday - won a 6$ 45 player sit and go on stars - boosts the bankroll to just over 200$ from that 150 deposit. Also won through to the 5k added 100$ rebuy tournament on Ladbrokes after spending 30$ on sats. I'll play it as a freezeout unless something out of the ordinary happens. Nice to have a shot at a decent prize though.

Was doing fine in the 100 rebuy - 120 left from 264 halfway into the second hour and i'm about 80th needing a double. Guy from mid position flat calls and it's folded round to me in the BB with AQ. I bet 1600 from about 4500 stack and he comes over the top all in. He's shorter stacked so costs me about 700 to call - he shows A10 suited and everything's fine until the river where he hits his 10. Leaves me with about 900 chips and with blinds 200/400 i'm SB the next hand where I shove them in with AK and fail to beat 88. :-(

Quite gutted coz I was playing ok and were it not for that 3 outer hitting i'd have been halfway up the field with it all to play for. Still in the 100k on stars but a long long way to go there with 20000 runners.

Finished 1825 out of 20000. YOu need luck in this tourney more than most and MY A10 was ahead against KJ until the river. I'd sucked out myself to still be in earlier on so no complaints. 20$ so doubled my money.

Played a 50$ 2nd chance on ladbrokes and came about 23rd from 106. Tried to make some moves while I still had 10 BB's but re raised the serial raiser when he had a hand and then tried another bluff and busted out. Still better than blinding out which I'm trying to do less often.

Playing every turbo/QB muff fest I can find on laddies and donking off a fair bit of the bankroll while doing so. Going to buy in to the graveyard though to see if I can get anywhere near a repeat performance from last night. Got a firend coming over from England on wednesday for a few days so might as well spend a bit enjoying myself now as I won't be able to play much after wednesday.

Came 6th from 117 in a 10$ quick blinds for 76$ and 1st from 15 in a 6$ QB for 45$ to recuperate some of the losses incurred from paying the 50$ entry into the 2nd chance and all the money I spent on sats - 30$ to the 100K and 20$ trying to get into the 75$ 2500gtd. Only 100$ down for the day now from an initial bankroll of about 300.

Spent about 20$ trying to sat to the GY before giving up and paying the buyin lol. Currently 4th from 24 left with 58 starters so will still be a winning day if i can finish 8th or above. Fingers crossed.

Tonight's GY was a very long tourney with some great play all round. Took about an hour to go from 18 to FT and about 40 mins for 10 to go down to 8. I was low stacked for a while but kept myself in it - doubled with tens v AK. Had some railing support/banter from a few forumites which is always a laugh but unfortunately my AK failed to hold up against the Dundee Aces (A5) and I was out in 8th for 100$.

Could have been so much better as I didn't once get them in behind but I guess that's the nature of the game and i've spent a whole day to break even. Then again it could have been a lot worse - i've been in with a chance in some big tourneys - 100k on stars was rivered same as 100k on laddies and only have myself to blame in the 50$ 2nd chance.

All in all it's pretty good to have a 300$ bankrol on laddies - poker's paying for itself at the moment and hopefully that will last although with the tendancy I have to play outside my bankroll probably not lol.

So goodnight and good luck to all who might be reading this. :-)

Well last night's 1$ horse tourney basically involved me donking off all my chips while watching Coronation st - can't really say I attempted to play it to the best of my ability so not too worried about going out early.

Just played one tourney toda so far - 3$ horse - just finished 24/432 for $9.08 so must be doing something right. That's 4 cashes out of 8 tourneys now including the one I wasn't too bothered about so can't be bad.

Sick of Ladbrokes tables freezing so just played 1 stt on there which I bubbled.
Transferred 35$ to sports though which turned into 70 largely thanks to ipswich's 1st away win in ten months which I had 15$ on at 7/4

Off to the pub now but will prob play the horse tourney later.

Back from an empty pub complete with depressed bar owner due to lack of trade from the smoking ban. This guy is a non smoker but wants the right to allow people to smoke in his pub. Whole thing is a disgrace.
Played the 3$ HORSE tourney came 81/520 odd. Not bad but made some very silly plays mainly by staying in pots where I knew I was behind instead of cuting my losses. having said that I was only 9 places off the money and was unlucky at the end - got a few in on Omaha - any low pot would have made me some chips but a hig board meant I had to get out then when I got the last lot in only the river stopped me scooping the pot and probably a cash finish. Shame they don't do horse stt's.

Playing the 10$ rebuy on laddies - 251 runners but with 66 left I only have 7 BB's and need a double fast. Still - won a turbo sat to the graveyard for 5$ so hopefully I can do something in that.

Bugger. Thought my Ak was good to push with after a min raise from cutoff - would have been except he had AA :-(

Better do something in the GY otherwise my ladbrokes career may soon be over.

Well I did manage to do something in the GY for once - 2nd from 77 runners for 616$.
Seeing as it only cost me 5$ that's not a bad return. Doubled up very early on with KK - raised 4 x BB from UTG and got two callers. Flop was rainbow and low so I bet the pot and got one caller. Q on the turn so I bet out nearly all I have and get put all in - he shows AQ and that was me looking good early on. Didn't have many cards after that but kept my stack ok for an hour or so - at one point I was down to 16th from 29 left but I seem to have acquired the knack of winning pots without having the cards - seemed like I was betting in all the right places and of course folding when someone pushed back at me.

Crucial part of the game was with about 14 left when it became obvious that everyone was playing for the bubble (ten paid). There was also one player disconnected so people were waiting for him too. I was about 8/14 at this point and without seeing a flop moved up to 3rd place by pure aggression - something that I lack usually - maybe it's all the horse tourneys that have changed my out look on the game. funny hand occurred with eleven left - well funny for me but not for the guy who bubbled.

I was consistently raising the BB of the disco guy - it was obvious he wasn't coming back - if I thought there was a chance of that I would have slowed down - so when the guy to my left went all in when I had raised with J4 I had to call - blinds were 800/1600 and he'd gone all in for about 5400 - my initial raise having been about 3600 to steal I had to put in about 2000 into 9000. Unfortunately for him he had AK so I knocked him out on the bubble when a 4 came on the turn.

Final table was a matter of patience but stole a few pots - was third when I got to ft so was pretty easy to get to last 3. Got a lot of support from the night owls of the ladbrokes forum. Does feel good to know that people want you to win - just hope one of us gets to the WSOP one day :-)

Buggered up the heads up though. Other guy had taken out the 3rd place guy so was about 2/1 chippy. Lost the first few pots so decided to get aggressive with Q2. To be honest I was playing it blind - the idea was to make him fold and my pot size bet on the flop after he'd called my raise wasn't enough. Probably should have given it up there but made another big bet after the turn which he called and when the river came there was no way I was winning so had to fold. Either ran into a hand or a very good player so can't complain. Another time i might have made him fold and we'd have been back 50/50.

Cashed out 300$ - don't really need it as I just got paid but will do when i'm out of work in May - not that it will last till then. Cashed out mainly so that I am in profit on poker for the year. I think :-). Will have to check some day but think that puts me up a couple of hundred dollars - plus I still have a 300$ roll to play with.

6th HORSE tourney and my 3rd cash finish - came 21st from 504 runners in a 3$ tourney - only got $10.29 for my 3 and a half hours play but i'm enjoying it and it's better than donking off the bankroll in mtt's with thousands of players.

The only other game I played tonight was the Ladbrokes forum freezout - possibly the best structured tourney of the week with 15 minute blinds and 4000 starting stack. 29 people tonight who are all good players so any mistakes or bad play is jumped on straight away - basically you have to be on top of your game to get through it. Played the best I have for ages in the first hour taking pots not through having the cards but by betting at the right time and built a nice stack. People don't go out of this tourney easily though so it was a battle all the way. After Over 3 hours there were 6 of us left when my KK was busted by AQ - I was the low stack but not by a great amount so a double through would have put me right in there. VWP to all and the pleasing thing is I never once got my chips in behind.

Played a couple of stt's on laddies trying to build up a bankroll but when your KK raise gets called by K5 pre then he calls the all in on a 6 - 4 - 4 flop to hit runner runner straight it's time to think of a new plan for making money. Ladbrokes software keeps freezing on me which doesn't help things - the only site that does it. Shame because it's where I enjoy playing the most but if this carries on i'll be stopping.

Going to play the 1$ HORSE tourney now - will be up till tomorrow morning again if I have any success but got the weekend off and not planning to go anywhere so no worries there. Also unlike ladbrokes I can watch films etc while playing so going to catch up on Coronation street and various other stuff while playing thanks to a link a guy from a guy on the ladbrokes forum. Plus it's only a dollar so if I fall asleep/play shit/get too pissed it doesn't really matter.

Well after donking away all my bankrolls on stars and Ladbrokes coinciding with payday I deposited 100$ on Laddies and 150$ on stars. Better try and look after it this time.

Played the 5$ 2nd chance on Ladbrokes and came 27th out of 425 for $22. Got them in with AK on a A-8-8 flop after calling a raise preflop. Raiser turned over AJ and hit the J on the turn so instead of moving up to about 7th place I was out.

Just went out of the 10 rebuy as well - was doing ok after the break but QQ ran into AA then with 2000 chips left blinds 75/150 and i'm 101/107 I got them in with AQ v AJ v A9 - bigstack hit his J and that was it.

Very knackered after getting pissed last night so not going to play anything else. Hopefully i'll come back refreshed tomorrow and start building a fortune lol.

Well couldn't sleep as usual so played a 1$ horse tourney - pretty pleased with my play - managed to keep away from tricky situations and ended up 15th from 472!!! Only got $5:20 for it but thats my highest finish in any stars tournament and as thats only the 5th game of horse i've played i'm pretty chuffed.

Decided something needed to change so I moved all the furniture around. Computer is now facing East so hopefully that will make some sort of difference. About 10 feet extra walk to the kitchen and the bathroom now though so will have to be quicker when going for a beer or a piss between hands.

Not been doing much apart from a load of cheap stt's on ladbrokes due to bankroll constraints. Started at 4$ and went up to about 20 but lost when moving up to the 5$ - only takes one bad game to stop the rise of the bankroll. Back down to about $3.50 but did buy in to the late night 4$ rebuy so you never know.

Played a 3$ 45 seater turbo on stars - came third for 21$ then enetered the 3$ horse tourney - think my first cash must have been beginners luck as it's all been downhill since. Haven't played that much limit poker in any form and it's frustrating knowing you have the best hand and not being able to bet people off their draws. Damage was done in the stud when I had three 8's in the first four cards and the other guy hit his flush on the river.

Played the 5$ rebuy too on stars. Did well in the first hour and had just below average chips when I decided to mess with the big stack - embarrassed to say what I did but this blog is about honesty so here goes. I made a small raise from early position with QJ suited - on the basis that I have to start playing a few more hands rather than wait for the biggies all the time. Flop comes Q-10-7 all spades so I bet about 1/4 of my stack - guy who is big table chippie comes over the top and I call thinking he is betting me off the hand or drawing for a flush. Also got to stop getting pushed around. Well he had Q10 and that was it. Could easily still be in the tourney but felt I needed to start being more aggressive.

Just went out of the 4 rebuy too on Laddies - raise with 10 10 - K high flop - I go all in - only caller thinks then calls with a flush draw which hits. Maybe I should move the furniture back. Think i'll open a bottle of wine and lose my last 2$ on Laddies and play an stt on stars.

Well still got a couple of dollars on laddies but came 3rd in a 45 seater 6$ turbo on stars for 40 odd $. Played the 1$ horse tourney and was doing ok untilo we got to Razz the 2nd time round - think i'm justified in saying that 6-5-3-2-1 losing to 6-4-3-2-1 counts as a bad beat in Razz, especially as he hit his 4 on the river. At least i'm getting the hang of it and it's cheap, more importantly i'm enjoying it and not playing on autopilot like I do at hold em sometimes and getting bored.

Probably won't have any time to play tomorrow so back on thursday refreshed and ready to play. Goodnight sweet dreams and good luck everybody.

Things haven't been going great so decided to look for someting cheap and interesting to play and found just the ticket on pokerstars. French Tv station NRJ 12 are making a tv reality poker show and player point sats were running. The show looks a bit full on with 60 people taking part in a preliminary show with 8 men and 8 women being chosen by the public to go to a villa in Vegas for 5 weeks where they play poker and eventually get eliminated by playing weekly tourneys until the winner gets a 200k pokerstars package.

Very little chance of qualifying but worth it for a laugh and a dream and actually got close to the weekly final. Started slowly and dwindled to 700 chips but then took a few chances and was soon right in it. Had AA about 3 times and doubled each time which helped and was 13/29 at one point. Didn't get much else apart from that and with ten minute blinds it was all in or fold poker. Got on to the last 2 tables - last table all qualify - but with blinds 2000/4000 and antes of 400 my stack soon dwindled to 8000. Some huge stacks to my right meant i'd get no free rides and on my BB the button raised of course and it was either all in with my 10 5 suited or nearly all in next time on my SB. I went for it and his A6 held. Think it was the right play but can't be sure. Out in 16th - close to the weekly final but no cigar.

Wish i'd seen this before - sats been running for nearly a month - but will try and have another go at it if I get a chance.

Couple of stt's this afternoon got me the buy ins for a couple of tourneys on ladbrokes - just went out of the 8$ rebuy after taking a chance with AK - came up against Q6 who had raised originally and KQ - Q on flop and I was out. No point re buying though - for one my bankroll won't really satnd up to it and also playing it as a freezeout gives better value - only 80 odd runners so no point chasing my losses.

New promotion on Ladbrokes - tickets for the Carling cup final up for grabs - there's also cash added in this 10$ buy in tourney so worth a go despite the 8 minute blinds making it almost a turbo. Got off to a good start though so who knows. LOL AA just cracked by QQ so down to a low stack now. Battled through to the money but out in 16th when I had less than 1 BB and AK lost to tens - damage was done when I called with 23 off in my BB - 2000 more for to win 11000 - didn't beat AK so that was my chance gone. 26$ though for a 16$ profit.

Horse tourney starting soon on stars too. 164/213 at the moment with 96 paid from 536 runners. Out 147.

Sunday hundred grand on stars was a bit disappointing - did great in the first hour and build up a nice stack but had nothing to play with in the 2nd hours and the blinds going up every 10 mins means you have to play at some point or get eaten up - I had 3750 chips left and blinds were 500/1000 so shoved them in from UTG + 2 with QJ suited - not the best of moves but needed to double - got called by AK and although I hit the flush draw on the flop the 5th heart never came and I was out 3899/20000.

Still in the 5$ 2nd chance on Ladbrokes - well I was - just lost a race with QQ v AK so down to one BB and it's my BB next. A6 suited. Could be worse. J9A flop and I triple up - still right near last place though. And out in 114th. Should call it a day as i'm up early tomorrow but might persuade myself to play something else.

Finished up by playing another horse tourney - think a good tactic for next time might be to pay attention - got a load of chips in with the lowest hand - unfortunately everyone else had moved from Razz to stud - luckily the cards that were showing included a pair of aces and as I mucked no one saw the rest :-)

Out of the ten rebuy on Laddies too - was time for a double before I got too low so shoved them all in from the button with 99 after a guy just before me min raised - he called with A7 and of course he hit.

Went to bed after that but for some reason couldn't sleep and got up an hour later just in tme to waste 14$ on GY satellites. Also entered an 8$ shorthanded on laddies. This left me with about $8:50 in my ladbrokes account so what I possibly shouldn't have done is deposit 40$ more to play the graveyard with (lol). Hope I can cash because thats my last deposit for a while on there otherwise. Won't be easy though as only 47 runners so only 5 paid. Got 4$ to fall back on though - should be easy enough to build up a roll with that. Or maybe not lol.

The 8$ shorthanded only attracted 22 runners - well about 6 runners and 16 bingo players. With 4 places paid I went out in 5th after hitting a set of jacks and bingo boy hit his 3 outer straight on the turn.

Also playing a 5$ on stars but playing like a total muppet so not expecting much there. Still in aafter first hour though but only just. 5/30 after first hour of GY though - will probably make the FT but finish out of the money now it's only 5 paid.

Also in a horse tourney - 1$ - tried to unregister as getting tired but was too late. Out of it early as my first 5 cards gave me a straight in stud and got beat by a full house who'd been calling all the way with 2 pair and hit on the river.

Out of the GY too in 11th. Lost my race with AQ v JJ and that was that. 4$ left to try and make a comeback lol.

Didn't play much yesterday - just a 3$ rebuy on laddies whereI went out 13/82 with ten paid - needed a double as the nlinds were going up quickly and we were down to 2 tables and playing 6 handed - shoved with Q10 or something similar from the SB and my timing was impeccable as the BB had AA. Played 2 5$ stt's and cashed in the ten pays five equal payout and won the other one for 25$.

Went out 18/20 in the forum game when I saw a cheap flop with QJ - two queens came up on the flop but the other guy also had one with a better kicker.

Then went to the pub - bumped into an old friend who works as a 'lady of negotiable affection' and a long night's partying ensued involving jacuzzis and steam rooms at one point!! I can't seem to ever have a normal night out - just as well I stay in mostly these days.

Feeling somewhat peaky after last night's shenanigans so taking it easy. Only played the 3 rebuy on Ladbrokes - tripled up in the first hour with JJ hitting a set then was pleased to see AA in front of me just after the break. UTG had flat called then my raise was called by another guy who had very few chips. The original caller raised so we ended up all in pre flop. Low stack had AQ and the UTG bellend had Q10 suited. Of course he hit his flush and instead of tripling up and getting a good foothold in the tourney I went out about 250/450 odd.

Playing a 3$ HORSE tourney on pokerstars - just felt like a change - never played it before but had a quick read of the rules of each game and some careful play sees me currently sitting 76/125 from 384 runners so must be doing something right. Finished 22nd - only gets me $8.07 but pretty chuffed for a first effort. Took a chance with 23J playing Razz against one other guy in the hand and his hand came out best. Or worst if you want to look at it that way.

Now playing the 5$ 2nd chance on ladbrokes. Not a bad effort - 21/526 for 22$ from 11$ entry lol - not a great profit but still quite pleased - was average stacked with 50 left but got nothing playable - stole the blinds with a pair of fives then was getting really low and my AK all in from UTG ran into JQ suited which flopped a straight - can't really fault his call as he had the chips and odds to make it and I was desperate enough to push with a lot less than AK.

Playing another 3$ HORSE tourney on stars - 504 runners and i'm sitting 32/143 with 72 paid - just donked off a few chips on the limit stud hi lo - better read up on tactics for that. Out in 82nd - messed up the omaha bit the third time round - but unnerved as there's a house on fire in my street and although I phoned the fire brigade there's a lot of screaming going on. It's one of those squats with a lot of eastern European immigrants living in it - hope there's no casualties but not looking good. Completely freaked out now.

Another terrible day's poker - was very tired after getting drunk last night until 7am and having to get up at 3pm for my weekly jobcentre interview - the fact that I have 2 part time jobs doesn't seem to stop them wanting me to get a 'proper' career - that's what you get when you elect a fascist dwarf president I suppose. Quite fancy the girl who I see every week though so worth going just for that :-D - can't really tell her about my other 2 part time 'off the books' jobs - might not go down too well.

Poker is definitely not in danger of becoming a source of income - started the day on Laddies with about 60$ and now have about 16 for tomorrow. Played a few stt's and the 3 rebuy earlier on but got nowhere and decided to give up for the night and watched a few episodes of QI on youtube and coronation st which I have just started watching again thanks to a link I got from the ladbrokes not really very much about poker but a good laugh forum.

My sofa dwelling was interrupted at about 10:30 when my Dad messaged me saying that he was about 200/500 in the 5 rebuy on Mansion and would I like to take over coz 'he's not great at big bets'. Surprised me a bit as he's been playing poker for years - my love of all card games probably stems from the endless sunday afternoon games of 13 card brag he used to play with his mates.

Knew I was playing badly but took over anyway - was my account which I don't use very much so I'd said to him and my brother to have a game when they feel like it - 1700 runners with 200 places paid. Doubled up soon after with QQ v 44 and was looking good to at least cash when I got A10 on the button with 2 bigger stacks to my left. First instinct was to fold and wait to play against the lower stacks but I put in a raise and was re-raised a small amount by the SB. K rag rag flop so when he checked it I went all in on a steal. Didn't take him long to call with his pocket kings. No excuses - I think that's the worst i've played a hand for a long long time.

Stopped for a bit and watched some more QI - the episode I was watching finished just in time for me to enter the 10 rebuy on laddies and the 5 rebuy on stars. Went out just after the break on stars - can't win a hand on there lately - but was doing ok in the laddies tourney with no rebuy or add on - was 16/50 at one point with 20 paid. downfall was when I had about 9000 chips with blinds 600/1200 and some guy went in early for his last 3400 - one caller with a bigger stack and I decided to call from the cut off with AQ - flop comes rag rag K and I hope matey's going to check it down but he bet and I had to fold. He had something like K9 and the all inner had A3. never recovered after that and went out 31st when I took a chance with A7 - very low stacked and the bigger stack's 66 held.

Now I know the play on Mansion was ridiculously bad but i'm not so sure about the call with AQ on Laddies - had I gone all in the guy with K9 would have called anyway - enough value with what he already had in, so maybe I should have folded. Now i'm pretty tight usually but what can I do? Fold AQ and wait for AA? Bit confused. Having said that the tourneys I have gone deep in have involved folding hands like AQ on a regular basis.

Ah well, tomorrow's another day and all that.

2 tourneys on Laddies so far - 5$ 2nd chance - hung in with no cards - best I had in first hour was AJ and 33 - both of which I didn't want to call an all in with so had to fold. Doubled up shortly after the break but my QQ on the button ran into 99 who had raised from mid position and called my all in probably thinking he as up against AK and racing. Hit his 9 and I was out about 160/370 odd.

8 rebuy wasn't much better - card dead again but managed to finish 12/49 - out of the money but needed a bit of luck which didn't come.

Played a 10$ sit and go on stars but an early bluff didn't pay off and I never recovered. Playing the 5$ rebuy - was all in with QQ and came up against AK and AK - all was well until four 3's came on the board and they had the best kickers. Immediately double rebought which is not what I was planning to do but we'll see where it takes me. Also playing the 10 rebuy on Laddies.

Well I'm out of the 10 rebuy - had just doubled up and was looking ok when I made a 3x BB raise from UTG + 1 with AQ suited - flop comes 10-A-7 so I push them all in to be called by A9 and Q9 !!!!! Turn 8 and river J gave them both a straight. One of the sickest beats i've had for ages. Now trying to build up some cash from STT's to get the buy in for the GY.

Out of the 5 rebuy on stars too - can't recall what happened - gonna give stars a miss for the rest of the night. Got into the GY for 8$ though on a turbo sat - hopefully I can do a bit better than last night. Not gonna play any other tourneys so hopefully the sit and go's i'll play alongside the GY can build up a bit of cash for tomorrow in the unlikely event that I don't win the GY.

Bugger - out first hand - call with KJ spades UTG - a few others see the flop - 658 with two spades so I bet to see where we are - 2 callers - K on turn so I continue to bet - another K on the river and things are looking good - I bet about half of what I have left and a known muff puts me all in - he had pocket 66. Don't really mind not winning but was looking forward to playing for a couple of hours. Maybe I should have realised he was ahead but limping from the small blind he could have had 2 pair or K9 or K 10. He did suck me in though as he was just checking and I was putting the chips in for him. Think overall it was greed on my part - can't honestly say I tried to put him on a hand. Comments welcome from anyone who might be reading this even if it's just to tell me that it was shit play.

Full day off today so there'll be plenty of tourneys. Just the one on pokerstars so far - 8$ rebuy which I didn't get anywhere in - built a reasonable stack in the first hour but didn't hit any flops after that and went out when desperate about 900/1500 ish. Been doing well for once on the Ladbrokes sit and go's - built up a roll of about 75$ from yesterday's starting point of 20 odd so using it to play the 8 rebuy and the 3 rebuy.

Out of the 3 rebuy very early - AA lost to KK and I decided to bow out rather than keep rebuying. 8 rebuy was better - 51 runners - quite a recent addition to the Laddies tourney schedule. Doubled up a couple of times in the first hour - seem to be a lot of people addicted to playing A rag and there were only 24 left as we started the 2nd hour. Struggled on to the FT but hung in before inevitably going out - 6th place for $43 - not bad for an 8$ investment and 90 mins play.

Playing the 5$ 5000gtd on stars - also going to play the 3 rebuy on there and the 20 rebuy on Ladbrokes - not going to rebuy or ad on so update later.

20 rebuy on Laddies sucked a bit - was building up a nice stack until QQ got called by Q10 who hit his flush. 5$ freeze on stars was going fine - getting lowish towards the bubble but if AA had held up against 88 I would have been in the cash and well placed to go further. Still in the 3 rebuy with an average stack but I broke my own rul and rebought so it's cost me 18$ so far - 2000 left and i need top 300 to get my cash back.

Well out of that when the SB thought his Q10 was worth calling my re raise with - he was stealing and my A6 didn't hold up. People are so happy to go in behind. Playing the 8 rebuy on Laddies - approaching the end of the first hour - highlight so far being losing most of my chips when my raise with AK was reraised all in with A5 by some other fucking muppet who hit her 5. 8 rebuy ended after hanging in for ages with bugger all - ended up 26/81 which isn't too bad but was never threatening.

Still in the 10 rebuy in stars after 90 mins - currently 489/961 with 225 paid - got very lucky on a 3 way all in when I hit a 3 outer on the river to have top 2 pair. Getting slightly tired and working on getting drunk but the next 2 tourneys will be the 10 rebuy on Laddies and the 5 rebuy on stars starting in about half an hour. Got 60 odd dollar left on Laddies after the buy in for the 10 rebuy so the big question of the night is how do I avoid spending 40$ on the GY?

Well i'm out of the 10 rebuy on stars - raised with A10 from the cutoff and got one caller - Q-10-6 flop - all hearts as is my ace so I push all in - get called by Q6 and I don't improve. Don't get why he called my raise with Q6 in the first place but either way i'm out. Not going to win much in this mood - think i'm liable to make some mistakes.

Playing the 10 and 5 rebuys on Stars and Ladbrokes now - found out how to not pay in to the graveyard - i've entered the 10$ crapshoot on Laddies which means I can't afford the Gy - will probably play a few 3$ waste of time all in or fold sats to it.

Out of the 5 rebuy on stars - was getting low and entered what turned out to be a 4 way all in with 88 - was actually ahead until the river flush - down to just under 100$ on there - which i'd better make a plan to do something about as it's not my money - not that my sponsor would mind me losing but I would really like to make a profit and pay it back.

GY satellites paid off - new format appeared tonight - 5 seater 8$ turbo sat - don't exactly give you the chance to play great poker but you get more of a chance than the all in or folds - played one won one so i'm in the GY for 11$ (played one 3$ sat as well). Only problem is i'm running out of alcohol.

10 rebuy going ok on Laddies - currently 6/43 from 173 runners - just tripled when I was on the button and called the cutoff's raise with JJ - BB felt he had to get involved and I was slightly worried on a QJ9 flop - mid size bet was called - then when the 9 came on the turn I knew my full house was ahead barring a miracle. Hopefully i'll at least cash because i'm now down to 33$ plus winnings - GY entry paid so that could be a source of income too if I stay concentrated.

Out 15th in the 10 rebuy - took ages to get from 30 to 20 and although I wasn't playing to cash I didn't really have any opportunites. Stole the blinds a couple of times and struggled into the cash places about 13/20. Tried to make the most of bad cards but my downfall was raising 12000 from the cutoff with a stack of 27000 when blinds were 1500/3000 - a raise aand a reraise meant that I had to fold my KQ - AA and QQ confirmed that this was a good decision and after that I was fucked. Shoved them in from the SB with 10 6 off when I only had about 14000 left - still think that was ok as the BB was the 2nd shortest stack after me and would not have called unless he had a hand - unfortunately he had A 10 and I went out 15th. 40$ for 10 is an ok return but a far cry from a decent cash.

Just the GY left and i'm currently needing a miracle - just started the 2nd hour and i'm 30/30 - donked off a load off chips when I limped with KJ from the SB - 2 pair on flop and although the BB made it obvious he had something I still called and let him win with his flopped straight. Bad play rather than a bad beat for once. Did make a great comeback from 225 chips to about 1900 but they soon got blinded off to leave me struggling. Just doubled with AQ v A10 - still in trouble though.

Out 22nd after a bad play. Raised from the cut off with QJ - hoping to steal - got called - missed flop - bet all in and got called by A8 who had also missed flop but guessed what I was up to.

So basically i've been playing for 12 hours and gained about 30$ on Laddies and lost about 40 on stars. Did enjoy playing for most of it but would be nice to get a decent cash. Guess i'm just not good enough.

Didn't post after last night's games as I was knackered. a friend of mine has just bought half a delapitated hamlet about 70km outside Limoges and I was helping him move stuff up there. He's got 3 huge old buildings and a decrepit house which a bloke died in 7 years ago and nothing's been touched since. Pretty spooky but he has ambitious plans for it so we'll see what happens. Only played the stars 100k and the 3 rebuy on there - card dead in the 100k and with 10 min blinds and 20000 runners you have to get off to a good start. Nothing much happened cardwise and I struggled to about 10568th or someting like that. Was doing ok in the 3 rebuy until I couldn't fold AK suited preflop despite an inkling I was behind and sure enough I ran into AA.

started playing late tonight as finihed work at 10:30pm - couple of sit and go's on Laddies which got the the buy in to play the 10 rebuy as a freezout - currently 15/21 with 20 paid from 165 runners so will update as and when shit happens.

Shit happened in the 5 rebuy on stars - the only tourney I played there tonight - one rebuy and no add on saw me comfortably into the second hour - hung in without
much and doubled with A9 spades twice when desperate and first to act in the cutoff.

there were 2614 entries in this with 504 paid and we were very close to the bubble and I had about 4 BB's left when I found AQ suited in the SB - one call from mid position plus a call from the button so I limped in to see a 2A2 flop. My all in is called by the original caller who shows AJ. The J on the turn put me out in 505th - one place off the money. Still there's no point folding - got to play your hands. 35$ would have been handy though for a ten $ investment.

Just went out 19th in the laddies 10 rebuy - was safely in the money and had AK suited on the button - the guy 2 places before me had raised to steal - he'd been doing it all game - so I was pleased to see him call my all in with K6 - until the board gave him a straight. Some players I would respect a raise from but he had already knocked out QQ by calling with A7 from a very similar position. Obviously can't fold when he bluffs to steal. The 35$ will come in handy on Ladbrokes but feels like i'm fighting a losing battle.

Just as well I banked some of my winnings last night or I probably would have played everything in sight on Ladbrokes tonight. As it was I left myself 46$ to play with (would have been more if Ipswich had managed to win away at Blackpool as I had 35$ on them at 7/4 to get a first away win of the season - blind faith in your own footaball team doesn't pay off usually as a sports betting tactic and today was no exception). Played a few stt's which i'm still shit at and 2 tourneys - build up a great stack in the 5$ 2nd chance in the first hour but was card dead for the second hour and didn't recover - came someting like 98/450 with 50 paid. Also played the 10 rebuy but had no playable hands apart from an AA very early with no takers to a smallish raise so bowed out of that just before the end of the rebuy period. Only 20$ left on their now so i'll have to be sensible with it.

A friend of mine is sponsoring me on pokerstars so I got 150$ deposited which I really have to try and do something with - got the feeling that if i'm on top of my game I will get a decent 4 figure finish before the year is out. Wasn't to be tonight though as I only played the 5$ rebuy (no rebuys or add ons) and somehow struggled through to the 4th hour despite not really having much to play with - pocket tens held up when I was desperate and I thought I was getting back into it after doubling with 99 v 88 when I got AA in early position - 3 x BB raise and the big stack raised it with his KK - no K on the board but 4 diamonds gave him his flush and that was it - out in 427/2955 for $39.55 which is a winning start for the new bankroll.

Well 3 and a half hours into the 4$ hi stack and I go out 38/368 for a massive return of $6.62. Went out just after the bubble when I defended my BB with A4 to the bullying hi stack who turned over 56 off and hit. :-(
Wasted 15$ on the forum game and went out about 18/23 after nearly 2 hours - thefact that so few had gone out shows what a good format and standard of play there is. I had called with 10J suited and hit top pair on the flop - unfortunately ran into a well played set of ducks which I might have got a way from were it not for me hitting 2 pair on the turn.

Bankroll down to peanuts - couldn't even afford the 10 rebuy - waiting for the 4$ hi stack to finish so i can get my $6.62 lol. Still in the 5$ 2nd chance though so hopefully can cash there - 60 paid and i'm currently 59/102 from 552 runners.

finished 4th for about 285$ - welcome addition to the bankroll - at least I've got something to play with now. Had about 4BB's left when shorthanded - 4 players left - so only min raised from the button with QQ - needed action - A on the flop - and when the BB min bet after the flop i had to hope he didn't have it and unforunately he did.

A rare moment of lucidity saw me withdraw 185$. Not sure why, not sure how - must admit i'm still choked up after watching the demise of Vera Duckworth - somebody
who's been with me since the age of seven.

Well it isn't really working - that 150 odd dollar that I deposited has turned into the magnificent sum of 46$. Can't even make money on sit and go tournaments. Creditable performance in the 10$ rebuy though which I again played as a freezeout - seems to me to be a reasonable tactic as I used to automatically rebuy early on and play with a bigger stack and I would always take the add on. Since i've been playing them without rebuying it doesn't seem to have changed much - either your hands hold up and you get a stack or you don't - just have to be prepared to bow out early if the first chance you take doesn't come off. Also the blind structures are such that you don't have to go crazy to build a stack. Either way I went out in 24th with 20 paid when I found AK suited in mid position with 17k left and blinds 1000/2000. 2 limpers before me so I made a stand and pushed all in only to play right into the hands of UTG who had called with a pair of ones. Nearly 4 hours play for sweet fuck all. Haven't had a decent cash for ages - must be something wrong with my game - can't keep putting it down to variance - but can't quite pinpoint what it is. Gonna be too tired tomorrow to play much but will probably end up losing the rest.

Hardly had time to play lately with extra work being foisted upon me left right and centre. All i've had time to do is play enough stt's to lose everything in my ladbrokes account where I am now down to zero. Stars isn't much better - got about 8$ left. Not sure whether to deposit or not as i'm feeling quite bored with poker and if i'm not on top of my game it seems like a waste of time. Might stick 100$ in Laddies later. Playing a bit on Mansion but doesn't feel like home though. Wasn't expecting to be this far down so early in the year.

Ok - 146$ deposited on Ladbrokes - hopefully this can be the start of something and also that the conspiracy theories are proved right - ie you win when you deposit.

Well it sort of worked - 13/204 in the 10$ rebuy without rebuying or adding on for a return of 49$. Still doesn't really justify the deposit though. Went out when I found 77 in the SB and the BB's AQ hit. That more or less paid for the GY entry - just gone out 22/65 when my short stacked AQ ran into KK.

Can't say i'm playing well though - not even really interested.

Haven't had much chance to play lately but played a few tourneys on stars last night - no cashes - nearest I got was in the 5 rebuy where we were approaching the bubble and I had tens in the SB - cutoff makes standard stealing raise so I put him all in - he might just have had the odds to call but it was a pretty bad call really with K2 off - K on the board and game over.

Off work today but slept 14 hours straight - been working nights and needed to catch up - woke up just in time for the 3 rebuy on Laddies which I played as a freezout as my roll was down to 15$ - 430 runners - 40 paid and I went out 48th. Q9 in the BB - blinds 2000/4000 and had I folded i'd have been left with 7K - SB raises me - he'd been systematically raising the blinds so I went all in and ran into his A9. REally should have folded - 11$ left on laddies and can't deposit till the end of the month so not looking good.

Cashed in the 5$ freezout on stars but went out shortly afterwards and was realtively short stacked but lost the race with AJ v 66. At least i'm focused and playing well apart from that bad call just now on laddies - gonna play a few stars tourneys tonight and see what happens.

Well bugger all is the answer to that - played about 5 or 6 tourneys and only managed to cash in the 10 freezout - 20$ for 3 hours.

AA lost to 93 off in the 20 rebuy - few other bad beats but my brain's blocked them out - wasn't exactly playing brilliant but didn't really make any mistakes.

So now very low on stars and laddies - will play a few stt's over the weekend - won't have time for any mtt's so we'll see if I can build up a bit of cash - otherwise it's back to depositing.

Got a whole day off work so woke up late with a hangover and lay around watching Luton v Liverpool in the FA cup instead of immediately playing poker. I grew up only 10 miles from Luton and although i'm an Ipswich fan (we got dumped out yesterday by the footballing equivalent of a bad beat from the referee who inexplicably sent a player off) the first game I ever went to was Luton - Coventry on boxing day 1985 or 1986 so I always follow their results. Great game and Luton deserved more than a draw.

played a couple of stt's - no luck on Laddies - down to a miserable 50$ roll there now - but won one on stars for 45$.

Was looking forward to the sunday hundred grand but went out after about 50 minutes - had KK in the BB and called a 4xBB raise - flop JK9 with 2 clubs. Lovely jubbly. He has position so I check and call a big bet pretending to be fishing for the flush. 2 on the turn and this time he doesn't bet. River brings a ten and he's hit his straight with AQ and it's goodnight manic. I know I was sort of slow playing it trying to be greedy and get everything out of him - could have won the pot by raising his bet after the flop or by betting on the turn but to be honest I think i'd do the same every time.

Played the Laddies 10 rebuy as a freezout but went out about 70/200 - getting very low on there now and the stt's are beckoning again. Came 32/352 of Mansion in a 10 freeze for 26$ as well.

Fuck me i'm 2/555 in a 50$ freeze on stars - shouldn't have played it but was annoyed at going out of the 100k so early. had AA about 4 times and getting very lucky and hitting everything. Just made a disciplined fold with AK though - don't want to risk half my stack when i'm so far ahead - turned out I would have lost. Just won a race with AK v QQ - K on river - if i'd lost i'd have been left with 10000 chips - blinds 400/800 so wouldn't have been a disaster. Can't see how I could fold though - unless I just fold everything and get into the money. Keeps me 10/239 now - 180 paid. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM - up to 5/117 calling a 3 way all in with QQ - would still have had about 30 BB's if I lost so was worth the risk. Came up against tens and sixes and it held.

KK in the cut off - I have 96k with blinds at 1000/2000 so raise to 10000 - button goes all in - the only guy at the table with more chips - he shows QQ and a Q on the flop and just to rub it in there's one on the turn.

SIck sick game sometimes - as if we didn't already know.

Don't know why I fucking bother sometimes. Couple of minor quick blinds mtt's and thye 5 rebuy on stars with nothing to report but the main event of the evening was the 10 rebuy on Laddies with 290 odd runners. Didn't rebuy or add on and with 100 left had built up a huge stack and was chippie - hands held up and AK hit its flop 3 times. Card dead for an hour but was still about 18/57 when I bluffed a lower stack after missing my flop with AQ and he thought for ages before making a good call with JJ. Ok no problem - got to try these things - still got enough chips to wait for a hand which duly came when I found KK in mid position. Now a guy called A_B_C went all in from UTG with 11000 chips when blinds were 600/1200. I think I mentioned him in a bad beat post the other night.

So what hand do you go all in with from UTG with 10 BB's left? I can't think of one. With a big PP it's a standard raise hoping to get re raised and get them all in or to all in after the flop unless any really obvious dangers.

AK? maybe - but still better off raising. It's just ridculous. I'm willing to have my mind changed but just now I can't see what hand would justify that. Anyway another guy called my all in and it ended up with my KK v JJ v dickhead's QJ off. 2 queens on the flop and i'm now very low. To make it worse I pushed with 66 (4000 chips left after that debacle) and the same guy hits his A with A5.

I would put it down to a Saturday night part timer but the scary thing is that this guy is new to Laddies and i've noticed he's been winning a few tournaments. Seriously tempted to go and rail him and get a chat ban.

Anyway that ignonimous exit coincided with the start of the graveyard which is out of my bankroll range but of course I'm playing it anyway. In the time it's taken to type this i've moved up to 16/83 from 100 starters with a set of sixes and a JJ which won some chips on a low flop so time to sit in, get drunk and go deep. Lucky I'm not the type to tilt but really hope I run into him later on.

Had built up a decent stack in the GY and was about 19/47 just after the first break when i got QQ UTG - flat called to see who I was up against and got a 4xBB raise followed by an all in by a guy with about 1000 chips ( I have 3800 and the initial raiser had 400) Decided to go for it as although I don't like 3 way all ins I only had to beat the bigger stack to do ok - turned out I was up against AK and 95. A on turn leaves me very low stacked but still got 8 BB's and the blinds are 15 mins. Maybe should have waited for a better spot but could also see it as getting the race I wanted and losing it.

Just missed an opportunity there - had 34 off in the SB with 950 chips left - 46/47 and blinds 150. With 6 callers I would have been putting 75 chips into a 900 pot and hoping for a miracle flop. I had ticked autofold and was gutted to see the A25 flop. Lack of concentration accounts for that - could have been right back in it.

LMao just got moved table after BB to UTG - then got AA and doubled. Wouldn't say i'm back in the hunt but doubled up to still be in last place. Right I refuse to go out of this. Hmmm. Well I did go out - I have 780 chips and blinds are 150/300 - from the SB my K6 off is a hand I will be pushing with every time with that stack and all folding to me. Shame it ran into A9 which hit 2 Aces on board.

Pretty bad evening - played ok but nothing to show for it apart from a decreasing bankroll. Ah, well, tomorrow's another turnip and all that so i'm off to wreak whiskey inspired havoc in the newly discovered QI forum.

Just the 4 tourneys tonight - managed to resist playing the GY and too many other games. 5$ 2nd chance on laddies - came about 120/500 without ever really being in contention - 5 rebuy on stars - can't remember much but think I got into a race somewhere towards the end of the 2nd hour and lost and never recovered. 1200/2700 ish.

Muffs leaderboard on Ladbrokes came 3rd out of 20 - seem to do well in this game for some reason - probably the big stacks and the fact that you get the chance to recover if a bluff goes wrong etc. Did get lucky this week though - raised with KQ suited when lowish stacked and short handed awaiting FT - had to call the extra ten per cent or so and beat AK with Q on flop. Nice to get the compliments from others as I'm ahead in the leaderboard but doesn't really mean that much in terms of getting a decent cash in a tourney which is the ultimate goal. Good game with a great bunch of people - shame i can't make it next week.

Still playing the 10$ rebuy - just starting 4th hour and i'm 21/38 from 291 runners - didn't rebuy or add on as the bankroll won't allow it and anyway I was doing ok.

30 places paid and to be honest the 44$ for 30th would be a significant boost but I won't be playing to creep into the money - i'll be using the old school motto of 'fuck the bubble'.

Been relatively card dead since the break (20 mins ago)- not calling big raises with the likes of KQ though - 26/33 at the moment and down to 9 BBs. Might be one of those tourneys where I really have to sit tight and pick a spot even if it means getting very low.

Just got into a situation I really hate - A10 in the BB - SB puts in min raise - although i'm not playing for the bubble there are only 2 more out before we're paid. If I put him all in he might fold - or he might muff me - he might even be ahead. As it was I called and missed the flop - he bets out - I have to fold. Read somewhere recently that BB is the biggest losing position and I can see why with situations like that.

Into the cash places now so can really go for it. For fuck's sake. I am SB with AQ - UTG calls - folds to me - short stacked with 4 BB's - he is obviously going to call so i'm hoping for a race or even better A rag suited - he has 22 and I missed the board. Fair enough I suppose but would have been nice to get further. Still it will me nice to get some sleep before work tomorrow - got to miss my favourite day of the football season with the 3rd round of the FA cup on but i'll be back in time for the 10 rebuy again and a couple of hours reading up on the footy news. Hopefully i'll come home to the news that the might Ipswich Town have beaten premiership Pompey.

Back from work at 9am - very tired as although I'm allowed to sleep at work i never get more than a couple of hours. This genereally results in me getting home tired, opening a beer, and then seeing what tournaments i shouldn't enter.

Today this was a 3$ mtt on stars - currently 120/239 from 888 runners and the breakfast club in ladbrokes - a ridiculous decision to enter a 40$ buy in tourney when my bankroll was only 140 to start with - guess that's where greed comes in - I sometimes can't get motivated to play when there's no decent prize to be won.

Started badly - JJ 2nd hand so I called from mid position to a raise from UTG - rag flop so I called his small bets - he'd hit his set of twos on the flop - and to be honest he could have had more from me - found out later he was a self confessed donk with too much money playing on a mate's account. Got a few back when AK called by an extremely short stack with K6 then got involved in a pot against another guy who was pretty loose and calling anything. I missed my flop and unfortunately he called a biggish bet intended for him to fold - I then put him all in when I had nothing and that bet was big enough to push him off nothing - pretty lucky as he'd have called with not much. So currently 27/43 from 65 runners with first break approaching.

20/41 going into 2nd hour of BC - GL me.

Just had a bit of fun on stars - getting lowish (12 BB's) so raised from MP with KQ - when the SB went all in I knew I was behind but though fuck it - and lost to AQ leaving me with 4 bb's - 87 suited next hand was enough to get it all in and with 2 spades and an up and down straight draw on the J69 the other 2 guys went all in with AJ and I hit my spade on the turn. Out soon after though when 77 ran into 99

Just doubled in the BC - AK suited in the BB so called a 4 x BB raise from MP - tenA3 rainbow flop so i bet the pot - matey goes all in so I call hoping he hasn't got A10 - his AQ wasn't good enough so i'm now 4/36.

Cut off just raised - he had just under half my stack so thought i'd test him with my AK - the blinds were very low so no danger there - his 44 was looking good until the river K - now 2/33 but a long way to go as blinds still low.

Card dead but hanging around with the odd raise and steal etc - some people on my table will call anything so will have to be careful. 11/17 at 2nd break though so all is not lost. Will probably bubble. Very tired so will have to focus on making the right decisions.

fuck it - out 14th - 7 BB's left and KQ suited in BB - SB makes min raise so i push all in - he calls with A8. Maybe should have flat called as I might have been able to bluff bet the J92 flop. Ah well time for a kip and we'l see what happens later.

Not much going right - haven't cashed in a stars tourney for ages - negative variance starting to catch up. Plus some pretty mad beats - runner runner F/H beating my flopped nut flush - wasn't even slow playing it. Mansion bankroll going down slowly - can't be bothered to play there really as i'm too comfortable with stars and Ladbrokes.

6/110 in the afternoon 3 rebuy on Laddies yesterday - kept me ahead for the day - table kept freezing on ft but probably helped as I expected to have to make a move and probably go out 8th but logged back in and found i'd placed 6th.

Played a few low buy in mtt's this morning - going to have to get used to those with new work patterns - finished ever so slighlty up after cashing 3rd in a 24 runner 10$ freezout. Not much else apart from some stt's and turbo stt's - hopefully little by little i can build up a bit of cash.

well fuck. played shit all day and didn't lose much. finally played well and heading to the cash in laddies ten rebuy when AK in BB loses to AJ cutoff bigger stack wanker.
About a minute after in the graveyard my pre flop raise with AK is called by 53 and the the 467 check check flop then the A on turn did for me. fuck off.