Sighhh, where do i start.
5 years ago i loved Christmas. No better feeling than waking up at 7am to see a huge pile of presents under a tree in the living room. Knowing that you'll get your playstation complete with 10 games which should just about keep you occupied throughout the holidays. Knowing that you don't have to spend anything and get everything you could possibly want without having to ask twice.
How i wish i was a kid again :\
Now it's just a case of forking out wads of money and expecting pairs of socks, and possibly a shirt in return (if your lucky). Now it's a case of trailing around in women's sections of clothes shops to buy presents for women you don't even know the correct size for. Now it's a case of going out into town drinking and listening to mindless repeats of depressing Christmas songs while complaining that hot girls are expecting you to dance to them?!?.
Plus i'm stuck 2500 this session.
You know what?, Fuck the credit crunch Christmas. Long live the Grinch.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008
wtf am i doing
I don't want to be an accountant, there's too much written and excel work and i enjoy going out 4 nights a week too much to have to stop that just so i can be awake at 7am. It just seems like a waste of time putting so much effort into something i dislike, so i can get a job that i dislike even more...
Ideally i'd love to deal poker 3 nights a week for fixed income then just grind out 2-4 for $60-80 an hour. Bit stuck what to do really, i'm too much of a pussy to quit uni and join the professional poker playing bandwagon that several of my friends have chosen.
On the bright side though, driving is going well, had an awesome night out yesterday, and still running well at poker.
Here's a fun hand ill talk you guys through.
Blinds $3/$6 NL Hold'em - 2008/11/25 - 16:35:49
Table Avalon
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players: 5
Built up my stack a bit obv and am slightly deeper vs opp which i am obv happy about
Seat 1: UTG ( $ 844 USD )
Seat 2: Gill ( $ 900 USD )
Seat 3: BTN ( $ 591 USD )
Seat 5: SB ( $ 300 USD )
Seat 6: BB ( $ 725.30 USD )
SB: posts small blind [$ 3 USD]
BB: posts big blind [$ 6 USD]
57os is obv a raising hand from the CO, seems super standard
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Gill [ 5d, 7s ]
UTG folds
Gill raises [$ 18 USD]
BTN folds
SB folds
BB calls [$ 12 USD]
BB calls, no big deal ill just c-bet most boards and take it down, opp is fairly taggy ABC player and basically bets his hands face-up.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2d, Jd, 9c ]
BB checks
Gill: bets [$ 32 USD]
BB calls [$ 32 USD]
Standard C bet and i get snap called which made me insta think TJ/QJ. I can have any pair here with my CO open range as well as overpairs/draws etc but i think his call isn't terrible because i love to double barrell and he can check raise a lot of safe turns.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 9h ]
BB checks
Gill: bets [$ 70 USD]
BB calls [$ 70 USD]
I fire again repping that i have trips/boat and am trying to get value from TJ+, Also this is a very bad turn for him to CR as i fold anything he beats and call/shove everything he doesn't, although the call isn't horrible vs me.
** Dealing River ** [ 2s ]
BB: bets [$ 106 USD]
Gill raises [$ 780 USD]
BB folds
Gill does not show cards
Gill wins $ 452 USD from main pot
River is the most interesting street obv as basically when he bets so small, he's announcing he has JQ or something here and is hoping i had a draw or a worse J and flat call/fold, so obv i shove because i know he can't call with QJ and iv'e hardly ever shown down hands in these types of spots so i still get a ton of respect.
Any comments appreciated, in regards to the hand.. and life in general :)
Ideally i'd love to deal poker 3 nights a week for fixed income then just grind out 2-4 for $60-80 an hour. Bit stuck what to do really, i'm too much of a pussy to quit uni and join the professional poker playing bandwagon that several of my friends have chosen.
On the bright side though, driving is going well, had an awesome night out yesterday, and still running well at poker.
Here's a fun hand ill talk you guys through.
Blinds $3/$6 NL Hold'em - 2008/11/25 - 16:35:49
Table Avalon
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players: 5
Built up my stack a bit obv and am slightly deeper vs opp which i am obv happy about
Seat 1: UTG ( $ 844 USD )
Seat 2: Gill ( $ 900 USD )
Seat 3: BTN ( $ 591 USD )
Seat 5: SB ( $ 300 USD )
Seat 6: BB ( $ 725.30 USD )
SB: posts small blind [$ 3 USD]
BB: posts big blind [$ 6 USD]
57os is obv a raising hand from the CO, seems super standard
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Gill [ 5d, 7s ]
UTG folds
Gill raises [$ 18 USD]
BTN folds
SB folds
BB calls [$ 12 USD]
BB calls, no big deal ill just c-bet most boards and take it down, opp is fairly taggy ABC player and basically bets his hands face-up.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2d, Jd, 9c ]
BB checks
Gill: bets [$ 32 USD]
BB calls [$ 32 USD]
Standard C bet and i get snap called which made me insta think TJ/QJ. I can have any pair here with my CO open range as well as overpairs/draws etc but i think his call isn't terrible because i love to double barrell and he can check raise a lot of safe turns.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 9h ]
BB checks
Gill: bets [$ 70 USD]
BB calls [$ 70 USD]
I fire again repping that i have trips/boat and am trying to get value from TJ+, Also this is a very bad turn for him to CR as i fold anything he beats and call/shove everything he doesn't, although the call isn't horrible vs me.
** Dealing River ** [ 2s ]
BB: bets [$ 106 USD]
Gill raises [$ 780 USD]
BB folds
Gill does not show cards
Gill wins $ 452 USD from main pot
River is the most interesting street obv as basically when he bets so small, he's announcing he has JQ or something here and is hoping i had a draw or a worse J and flat call/fold, so obv i shove because i know he can't call with QJ and iv'e hardly ever shown down hands in these types of spots so i still get a ton of respect.
Any comments appreciated, in regards to the hand.. and life in general :)
Monday, November 24, 2008
Brum Brum...
Been out driving a few times and really getting the hang of mirror, signal, wait, turn.
Bankroll hit the milestone of $25k, so very pleased about that obv, but still hardly play.
Uni work is really piling up and the combination of coursework, exam revision and just general uni time is killing me.. waking up at 7 doesn't get any easier for sure.
But saying that, life is ok at the moment, although i'm spending too much time doing work and dealing and not enough time drinking and looking nervous around women.
Hopefully ill have some poker content next time!
Bankroll hit the milestone of $25k, so very pleased about that obv, but still hardly play.
Uni work is really piling up and the combination of coursework, exam revision and just general uni time is killing me.. waking up at 7 doesn't get any easier for sure.
But saying that, life is ok at the moment, although i'm spending too much time doing work and dealing and not enough time drinking and looking nervous around women.
Hopefully ill have some poker content next time!
Sunday, November 9, 2008
An update! (Finally)
Nothing really new though. Spent a while searching for a job in canada, but to no avail so naturally i'm giving up and searching for one within walking distance from my house.
Got car insurance sorted a week ago, still not practiced once. Took my driving theory test. Failed. Played some poker. Won. Got drunk lots. All is good.
Wore a suit the other night for the first time ever, and drank wine to add a bit of class to my life. Felt kinda good, so at least that's one part of working a 9-5 i don't have to worry about hating :)
Deffo have to update more often, i think fitz could be dead/incapacitated. I dunno.
Got car insurance sorted a week ago, still not practiced once. Took my driving theory test. Failed. Played some poker. Won. Got drunk lots. All is good.
Wore a suit the other night for the first time ever, and drank wine to add a bit of class to my life. Felt kinda good, so at least that's one part of working a 9-5 i don't have to worry about hating :)
Deffo have to update more often, i think fitz could be dead/incapacitated. I dunno.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
I'll leave it to others to complain about poker imo
So i can complain about how bad I've been running at physical health since i came here to Newcastle :(
Got a cold the first week, alreet no biggie. Then the fuckin flu that knocked me out for a couple days and now the sorest throat i've ever had which is making it very hard to eat and drink. All within a month! My immune system must be destroyed or summit, this can't be normal and i don't even usually get sick..
This is interfering with drinking/social events/school and i feel handicapped aorn. Yes i'm a hudge baby when i'm sick, just f'in hate it
/rant
Got a cold the first week, alreet no biggie. Then the fuckin flu that knocked me out for a couple days and now the sorest throat i've ever had which is making it very hard to eat and drink. All within a month! My immune system must be destroyed or summit, this can't be normal and i don't even usually get sick..
This is interfering with drinking/social events/school and i feel handicapped aorn. Yes i'm a hudge baby when i'm sick, just f'in hate it
/rant
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Lol donkaments
Cashed for $1900 in some silly $50 tourney i randomly played bringing my BR to like 19.1k. This is the only brag of this week.
Uni started again and seems impossible which got me thinking "Why do i wanna spend the next 3 years working my ass off so i can then struggle through the whole job process, and sit at a desk from 9-5 that pays £15 an hour tops when i can wake up when i want, play poker when i want and earn £25 an hour min. Also, my C.V. sucks because i have never worked a day in my life, i have very few extra-curricular activities and the only skills i possess are hand reading and 4 bet shoving light.
Anyway, i'm looking for a work placement in canada for next year, so holla if you know any accounting intern jobs there. Preferably ones that don't mind their recruits being lazy, unmotivated and lacking any experience of the working world.
But at least my bankroll is almost 20k?
Uni started again and seems impossible which got me thinking "Why do i wanna spend the next 3 years working my ass off so i can then struggle through the whole job process, and sit at a desk from 9-5 that pays £15 an hour tops when i can wake up when i want, play poker when i want and earn £25 an hour min. Also, my C.V. sucks because i have never worked a day in my life, i have very few extra-curricular activities and the only skills i possess are hand reading and 4 bet shoving light.
Anyway, i'm looking for a work placement in canada for next year, so holla if you know any accounting intern jobs there. Preferably ones that don't mind their recruits being lazy, unmotivated and lacking any experience of the working world.
But at least my bankroll is almost 20k?
Thursday, October 2, 2008
The stake is ovah!
My 50k hands which was our initial deal are now finished and it left me with a nice little roll at $2.5k but most of all it has made me into a much better poker player overall.
I probably also have some rakeback coming soon. From now on I'm going for the highest level of Ironman at fulltilt, that means I'll beforced to put in about 2000-3000 hands 2 tabling HUNL a day. Which is a good thing really, it's just a sweet motivation factor to keep playing.
At the end of this month I'll probably have a roll closer to $8k or something if I can keep up this winrate, and will already be taking shots at 200NL. I also think I have found a way to escape the Norwegian army which is "mandatory" for all guys in Norway. The thing is it's not really mandatory anymore. So if things go according to plan this month I might be moving to Malta already at the end of November or so.
xBTLx
I probably also have some rakeback coming soon. From now on I'm going for the highest level of Ironman at fulltilt, that means I'll beforced to put in about 2000-3000 hands 2 tabling HUNL a day. Which is a good thing really, it's just a sweet motivation factor to keep playing.
At the end of this month I'll probably have a roll closer to $8k or something if I can keep up this winrate, and will already be taking shots at 200NL. I also think I have found a way to escape the Norwegian army which is "mandatory" for all guys in Norway. The thing is it's not really mandatory anymore. So if things go according to plan this month I might be moving to Malta already at the end of November or so.
xBTLx
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