It's been two weeks since my last entry. A long time by my usually regular posting patterns. The reason for my inter web absence is that I simply have not been playing poker. I think I've played about 3 hours of live poker and less again on the net since Drogheda. There is no solid reason for this other than that I've been busy and a little dis-interested. My plan is to get back to my usual playing routine this week (ie a couple of thousand online hands & one evening cash session at the weekend). It is that solid base which has served me well throughout 2007 and I need to get back to this routine before I get rusty.
My plan is to dive back in for smaller stakes. Unibet have a great promotion on at the moment with a €2000 sign-up bonus. I estimate I'll need to play approx 20,000 hands at 50/1 withing the allotted time frame of 30 days. This will serve two purposes for me. Firstly I will get plenty of practice playing in order to clear the bonus. Secondly should all go well (ie break even or better) I will get €2000 for my troubles. It seems like a solid plan to get me back into the swing of things on the online poker front where I played around 70% of my poker hours last year.
Eu estava em Waterford no fim de semana passado para o evento da equipe.Era Minha primeira vez trabalhando para o poker loiro o que foi divertido.Eu comecei a trabalhar com Snoopy, que parece ser o Sr. Blonde nesta fase com a quantidade de trabalho que ele faz no site.Espero que, depois de conseguir mais alguns desses eventos irlandeses, poderei atualizar alguns EPTs no futuro.Parabéns a Big Slick por outro torneio de poço.O conceito de evento da equipe ainda está indeciso, embora.Pode muito bem ser o último que eles correm devido a uma baixa participação fora dos jogadores de Waterford.Deve ser interessante ver como o jogo da equipe do JP cai.Qualquer coisa da Ordem dos Jogadores poderia muito bem ver o fim dos eventos da equipe e um retorno aos torneios tradicionais de poker.
Acabei de perceber por que Flipper estava me chamando de "FOGUL" durante todo o evento.Grrrrrrrrrrr.Ele e Nicky Power se revezaram em me zombar e me rotular tão espásticos de super mal quem eu não sou como de nenhuma forma ou forma.Os dois parecem ser ídolos do outro, dos quais eu certamente não estava ciente.Jogando arremesso e jogado em seu quarto para grandes livros, o agradável golfinho e seu compatriota de família são dois jogadores doentes e jogadores de poker doentes.Eles fazem um casal ideal que você poderia dizer!Talvez eles pudessem sair juntos?
De qualquer forma, isso é o suficiente por enquanto.Vou pedir alguns livros de pôquer e alguns DVDs na Amazon durante a tarde.Sinta -se à vontade para me deixar algumas sugestões ..
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Terça -feira, 12 de fevereiro de 2008
Bloqueando dinheiro e sonhar acordado com o blog ...
Já se passaram alguns dias desde que o Drogheda me ainda estou um pouco atordoado com tudo isso.Não foi realmente afundado, suponho.Há muitas pequenas coisas que eu continuo recebendo flash-backs, que me fazem sorrir.O fim de semana estava cheio de lembranças felizes e aquelas que vou olhar para trás com alegria por algum tempo.
In response to the comments I received on my last post (a record nine for me!!) I'd like to thank Fran, Smurph, Lloyd, Glynn, Graham Clarkson, Nicky Power, Noel Hayes, Paul Mac and Dara for their congrats. I will pay you back your tenner Paul, don't worry but surely EW ftw (or is that a contradiction!)?? In relations to Dara's point, I agree my final table play was uber-tight and not one which I had planned. I was quite card-dead for the duration and needed to play my good hands ultra aggressive as a result. You pulled quite a nasty move on me when I had 66 and you may not believe it but I seriously considered pushing. I knew you were aware I couldn't play with you but I am never afraid to risk my chips if I think I'm ahead. On another day I think I would have but with your tight image and my increasingly delayed hesitation it became tougher and tougher to pull the trigger.
So, I've been thinking about what I'll do with the money. Winning that kind of money is obviously important but not as ground breaking as it may appear. I've been chatting with luckylloyd on boards about what he done after GJP1 and he seemed to make some good decisions. My decisions depend on my circumstances I believe. For instance, my online bankroll has never been better and I've pretty much been playing 2/4 exclusively for the last month leading up to Drogheda. It's a tough level but it’s one which I'm conservatively bankrolled for. I certainly will not be subbing my account in order to move up as I am yet to establish myself in what is a vital, transitional level in online cash. My live bankroll prior to Drogheda I would also consider perfect for what I do. That is, pottering around the 1/2 tables one or two nights a week with the odd €200 monthly tourney thrown in for good measure. I will bolster that a little with my win, but again I will not be going too crazy.
So what will I spend my money on? I could buy a new car perhaps. I could live out one of my dreams and play the WSOP Main Event. I could play in the Irish Open this Easter. Hell I could even try marry Jen Mason as Marc and Lloyd suggested! Quite boringly however I've decided to take the unexciting option. That is put most of it away in a savings account for the time being. It just seems like the sensible option to me. After all I'm still in college for the next two years at least and I don't want poker to turn me into a drop out. I still want to write article after article in the hope of getting my name in poker magazines and I still REALLY wanna be a top poker blogger (Jen Mason stylie-LOL). Its so mcuh fun giving some colour commentary. I will be putting money aside for a couple more blow-out tourneys with a leg of the GUKPT being top of the list. Other than that I don’t think I'll be doing anything out of the norm.
In a way nothing has changed. I'm still the same person despite a very tidy win. I'm still learning in all areas of poker and I still haven’t achieved anything substantial yet. I see this win more as foundation for the future. It cements my position for the time being and that to me is what is important.
In response to the comments I received on my last post (a record nine for me!!) I'd like to thank Fran, Smurph, Lloyd, Glynn, Graham Clarkson, Nicky Power, Noel Hayes, Paul Mac and Dara for their congrats. I will pay you back your tenner Paul, don't worry but surely EW ftw (or is that a contradiction!)?? In relations to Dara's point, I agree my final table play was uber-tight and not one which I had planned. I was quite card-dead for the duration and needed to play my good hands ultra aggressive as a result. You pulled quite a nasty move on me when I had 66 and you may not believe it but I seriously considered pushing. I knew you were aware I couldn't play with you but I am never afraid to risk my chips if I think I'm ahead. On another day I think I would have but with your tight image and my increasingly delayed hesitation it became tougher and tougher to pull the trigger.
So, I've been thinking about what I'll do with the money. Winning that kind of money is obviously important but not as ground breaking as it may appear. I've been chatting with luckylloyd on boards about what he done after GJP1 and he seemed to make some good decisions. My decisions depend on my circumstances I believe. For instance, my online bankroll has never been better and I've pretty much been playing 2/4 exclusively for the last month leading up to Drogheda. It's a tough level but it’s one which I'm conservatively bankrolled for. I certainly will not be subbing my account in order to move up as I am yet to establish myself in what is a vital, transitional level in online cash. My live bankroll prior to Drogheda I would also consider perfect for what I do. That is, pottering around the 1/2 tables one or two nights a week with the odd €200 monthly tourney thrown in for good measure. I will bolster that a little with my win, but again I will not be going too crazy.
So what will I spend my money on? I could buy a new car perhaps. I could live out one of my dreams and play the WSOP Main Event. I could play in the Irish Open this Easter. Hell I could even try marry Jen Mason as Marc and Lloyd suggested! Quite boringly however I've decided to take the unexciting option. That is put most of it away in a savings account for the time being. It just seems like the sensible option to me. After all I'm still in college for the next two years at least and I don't want poker to turn me into a drop out. I still want to write article after article in the hope of getting my name in poker magazines and I still REALLY wanna be a top poker blogger (Jen Mason stylie-LOL). Its so mcuh fun giving some colour commentary. I will be putting money aside for a couple more blow-out tourneys with a leg of the GUKPT being top of the list. Other than that I don’t think I'll be doing anything out of the norm.
In a way nothing has changed. I'm still the same person despite a very tidy win. I'm still learning in all areas of poker and I still haven’t achieved anything substantial yet. I see this win more as foundation for the future. It cements my position for the time being and that to me is what is important.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Um sucesso retumbante ...
The last few days have been fantastic. The biggest tourney I ever played turned out to be my best so far in poker as I came runner-up in the Deepstacks Championships in Drogheda. The field was strong and the stucture sound making for a very interesting few days.
Paying a €1500 entry was a little nerve wrecking I have to admit and there was spots were I did not feel comfortable. But being uncomfortable obviously works for me as I believe it spurred me on for a strong result. I was jumping up and down like a rabbit for three days straight as things became gradually better. It was like as if everything was coming togther before me and I was finally going to prove myself. I knew it could happen though and those who follow this blog closely will understand. You cannot fight the luck element in a given tournament but if you continue to play solid poker there is no reason why it can't be you that gets lucky.
I never give HH's in this blog and I will not be making any exceptions here either. I don't want to discuss them almost as much as I suspect you don't want to read them. I know Marc will want me to discuss the massive hand we played at the end of day one but its just so boring. I lost the head 100% and put my chips in with the worst hand. The only important thing about the hand was that it gave me a wake-up call not to mess up again. I should have been eliminated for playing some woeful poker and I was adament I would not fall into the same trap again. I never did make such a big mistake for the rest of the tournament.
No secrets, no hero calls, no sick reads just three days of solid poker got me the biggest result of my life in poker and I'm just so damn happy! There was a number of people within the poker world that helped me stay optomistic and focused throughout the tournament and for them I am most greatful. Without their belief and confidence I may well have let my play drop and thus my result slip. Thank god for good friends.
Parabéns ao GJP por arriscarem com as grandes pilhas.Eu acho que funcionou bem e será visto novamente em breve.Parabéns também aos jogadores finais da mesa que tenho certeza de que veremos repetidamente.Dara jogou um jogo apertado, mas ainda parecia descendente.Lloyd pode finalmente calar a boca sobre ser um pobre jogador de poker, pois seus resultados jogam Stark Contrast.Tony Baitson está batendo na porta há algum tempo e eu suspeito que esteja ficando frustrado com suas quase erros.Só espero que ele possa tirar os pontos positivos de sua performance.Fran/Jackyback e eu entramos em choque muito, eu continuei pegando as mãos em seu BB, honestamente!Ele parecia muito feliz por todos os relatos e por que não deveria.Um bom resultado e já se qualificou para o Irish Open este mês, parece que ele está tendo um bom fevereiro.Marc, no entanto, eu tenho que ficar foi a estrela do show.Sua jogabilidade destemida sem dúvida o levará a grandes coisas.
Então.
O que diabos eu vou fazer com todo esse dinheiro?
Paying a €1500 entry was a little nerve wrecking I have to admit and there was spots were I did not feel comfortable. But being uncomfortable obviously works for me as I believe it spurred me on for a strong result. I was jumping up and down like a rabbit for three days straight as things became gradually better. It was like as if everything was coming togther before me and I was finally going to prove myself. I knew it could happen though and those who follow this blog closely will understand. You cannot fight the luck element in a given tournament but if you continue to play solid poker there is no reason why it can't be you that gets lucky.
I never give HH's in this blog and I will not be making any exceptions here either. I don't want to discuss them almost as much as I suspect you don't want to read them. I know Marc will want me to discuss the massive hand we played at the end of day one but its just so boring. I lost the head 100% and put my chips in with the worst hand. The only important thing about the hand was that it gave me a wake-up call not to mess up again. I should have been eliminated for playing some woeful poker and I was adament I would not fall into the same trap again. I never did make such a big mistake for the rest of the tournament.
No secrets, no hero calls, no sick reads just three days of solid poker got me the biggest result of my life in poker and I'm just so damn happy! There was a number of people within the poker world that helped me stay optomistic and focused throughout the tournament and for them I am most greatful. Without their belief and confidence I may well have let my play drop and thus my result slip. Thank god for good friends.
Parabéns ao GJP por arriscarem com as grandes pilhas.Eu acho que funcionou bem e será visto novamente em breve.Parabéns também aos jogadores finais da mesa que tenho certeza de que veremos repetidamente.Dara jogou um jogo apertado, mas ainda parecia descendente.Lloyd pode finalmente calar a boca sobre ser um pobre jogador de poker, pois seus resultados jogam Stark Contrast.Tony Baitson está batendo na porta há algum tempo e eu suspeito que esteja ficando frustrado com suas quase erros.Só espero que ele possa tirar os pontos positivos de sua performance.Fran/Jackyback e eu entramos em choque muito, eu continuei pegando as mãos em seu BB, honestamente!Ele parecia muito feliz por todos os relatos e por que não deveria.Um bom resultado e já se qualificou para o Irish Open este mês, parece que ele está tendo um bom fevereiro.Marc, no entanto, eu tenho que ficar foi a estrela do show.Sua jogabilidade destemida sem dúvida o levará a grandes coisas.
Então.
O que diabos eu vou fazer com todo esse dinheiro?
Domingo, 03 de fevereiro de 2008
Não se esqueça do seu "jogo", Oz não .....
Então, minha última entrada no blog foi um pouco boba.Meu formulário de curto prazo estava um pouco empolgado em minha mente e escrevi muito otimista como resultado.Estou sempre razoavelmente confiante, por padrão, entrando em qualquer jogo que jogue e acho que era isso que estava tentando retratar com meu último discurso.Eu também acho importante obter um forte resultado em eventos como esses, a fim de serem recongentados e respeitados no circuito.De certa forma, eu estava usando minha confiança para me levar.O ponto de Lloyd foi importante, porém, você não pode colocar uma enorme quantidade de esperança ou ênfase em um torneio e é isso que eu estava fazendo e é isso que me arrependo.
Então, o primeiro torneio dos dois que estou jogando no festival Drogheda aconteceu ontem à noite.Minha opinião sobre o meu desempenho foi que joguei razoavelmente bem sem me destacar.Eu tive uma mão muito importante contra Lloyd que está sendo discutido nos quadros Atualmente.Em seguida, fiz uma enorme etapa em uma mão logo após o que soprou a maioria da minha pilha.Finalmente, cheguei com ases e fui espancado para me nocautear.Uma batida ruim, mas o dano foi causado várias mãos antes.
A próxima parada para mim agora é o pack de profundidade que eu tenho discutido longamente na Irlanda do poker recentemente.Deve ser um ótimo evento e estou ansioso para tocar, ganhar perdas ou empatar.As enormes pilhas de partida e a abundância de minas terrestres colocadas por jogadores elegantes e não tão elegantes devem fornecer algumas jogadas intraquigiais.Espero poder jogar o meu melhor e não deixar meus padrões cairem, um erro que me custou no evento paralelo.
A importância de jogar o seu melhor foi defendida mais do que por Oz Poker, que agora traz um crachá rotulado como "um jogo" com ele para todos os torneios de poker para se manter focado o tempo todo.Você poderia dizer que ele é o primeiro jogador de todos os tempos que é Gauranteed a trazer seu "jogo" com ele toda vez, desde que ele se lembre de seu distintivo!
Então, o primeiro torneio dos dois que estou jogando no festival Drogheda aconteceu ontem à noite.Minha opinião sobre o meu desempenho foi que joguei razoavelmente bem sem me destacar.Eu tive uma mão muito importante contra Lloyd que está sendo discutido nos quadros Atualmente.Em seguida, fiz uma enorme etapa em uma mão logo após o que soprou a maioria da minha pilha.Finalmente, cheguei com ases e fui espancado para me nocautear.Uma batida ruim, mas o dano foi causado várias mãos antes.
A próxima parada para mim agora é o pack de profundidade que eu tenho discutido longamente na Irlanda do poker recentemente.Deve ser um ótimo evento e estou ansioso para tocar, ganhar perdas ou empatar.As enormes pilhas de partida e a abundância de minas terrestres colocadas por jogadores elegantes e não tão elegantes devem fornecer algumas jogadas intraquigiais.Espero poder jogar o meu melhor e não deixar meus padrões cairem, um erro que me custou no evento paralelo.
A importância de jogar o seu melhor foi defendida mais do que por Oz Poker, que agora traz um crachá rotulado como "um jogo" com ele para todos os torneios de poker para se manter focado o tempo todo.Você poderia dizer que ele é o primeiro jogador de todos os tempos que é Gauranteed a trazer seu "jogo" com ele toda vez, desde que ele se lembre de seu distintivo!
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