Back to uni

So I go back to uni today after a month off. I have played a decent amount of poker.. though, still, probably not as much as I'd like. I've had a great time in the holidays though. Had more BBQs than I can count with friends.

From gut feeling poker isn't going too well this month really, though it just feels like standard stuff. Not sure too much more will be played as I've got an exam at the end of the week, then off to visit family up north.

As everyone likely knows the world cup is ~50 days away. I'm gonna get sooo few hands in during the world cup that I'm going to try and push my edge at football betting (I think I have one). I realise the variance in this is huuuuge, bigger than poker. So really, it's not totally for profitability, I think it'll be fun too.

I've put $15k on Spain to win their group at 1/3 because I thought it was greaaaat value, even if a certain statistical website disagreed. I have ~$11k on Ladbrokes which I haven't used for like 2 years cos their games have always been awful really. So I'll use that as a mini bankroll for the world cup. I'm not sure how much I'll actually be doing, because I'll be very picky about only betting when I spot value. Despite playing poker for a living I'm not actually a big gambler, I like knowing I have an edge and that it's not just a 50/50 flip or whatever. Sooo if I go through that Ladbrokes account I certainly wont be using any more, I'd feel like too much of a degenerate.

Gl for the rest of the month!

Big swing!

I was 27k up for the month. In the last 1.5 - 2 days I've lost $50k.

Not. Fun.

Gonna take a day-ish off, go out in Brighton with some friends, then hit the grind again refreshed.

Gl.

Funny story.

So It seemed the 888 network didn't convert any hands for me in the final half of the month, cos of a software error.

So apparently, that 5k did get recorded. Just was lost somewhere. Along with it was a further 9k.

So last month finished +18k before rakeback. Prob +20-21k after.






Okay, so it's not that funny, but I'm happy. Also Newcastle to get promoted today? Please?



Edit: This means by my estimations (estimations, because two databases have been lost) that I have surpassed $1,000,000 in career earnings (before rakeback).

Gl

Downswinginggggg!

The last 5 days all I have done is lose. Ended +8k (5k unrecorded). Decent amount of hands. I think I'll better that in April. Also 40k above EV was a shock when I looked! Sure didn't feel like it. But then obv, EV is not the only form of variance in poker.

Currently on a 50k ish downswing, hopefully I come out of that soonish. Losing is hard when your sole purpose is playing. It's fine normally at uni, as I have to do other stuff, and can go out lots. It's Easter break now though and I've allocated lots of time to solely play poker, when losing it's tough, you don't really want to play more, then obv don't have too much else to do.

I'm gonna add some annoying points seeing as they're fresh in my mind from the last few days.

• Getting slowrolled in a 300bb pot with Khigh flush, against an Ahigh flush (no paired board)
• Losing with an over-fullhouse to a straightflush, which caught two nice cards on the turn and river.
• Guy being on tilt open shoving $2k with AA, when I'm in the BB with KK.

Enough moaning. Should be a good month of poker. Also going to Joel Robuchon, some football games and a few nights out with friends in random places.

Good luck!

reminder to myself

5k unrecorded. HEM not working on Pacific.

Random thoughts/ updates while hungover.

Poker - I'm playing quite a lot since coming back from jailbreak. Obv haven't checked results. I don't feel like it's anything special.. prob floating above breakeven but who cares if i'm playing a lot. Multitabling 25/50 is damn stressfull at times though.

Jailbreak - We got to Belgium. Suprising what people will give you for free!!

Bank - I went in to withdraw money from sponsorship that I had got. I withdrew £1500. The woman was suprised when I asked her and asked if I wanted to set up a meeting with someone to sort my accounts, I said no, but she persisted, so I gave in and said okay.
I told the financial adviser I played poker, and he was extremely interested and asked a shitload of questions. It's always very hard to answer questions about poker with a stranger without either coming off like you're bragging, or coming off like a total idiot.
I normally try to be vague and change the subject, but the guy was so interested he ended up getting his friend in the room too. So I had two of them asking ridiculous questions. I wasn't too bothered cos they seemed nice guys, but it got me thinking with what other profession would you get so many personal questions. Very few, I think.

Coaching - A big debate in the poker world. Keeping it short (and I'm not exactly giving you revolutionary info here), no, most coaching isn't worth it. No, most videos aren't worth watching. Not like I care too much though.

Stoxpoker scandal - Just wow.

My hangover - Just wow.

Jail Break!

On the 13th March, Surrey University football club are holding a Jail Break. Basically, everyone in the football teams will be paired up randomly, they will have £10 and 5 items to get as far away from the university as possible in 24 hours.This is in aid of sports relief, which is raising money for comic relief - http://www.comicrelief.com/.

"The money you raise gets spent by Comic Relief to help poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged people turn their lives around across Africa, throughout the world's poorest countries and closer to home here in the UK."


If you want to sponsor me on this, visit http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=346990931991&ref=nf and let me know. It should be pretty fun to do.

As for this month, it hasn't started well results wise (as far as I can tell), though I have put in lots of work, so I guess I should be happy.