Thursday 15 April 2010

Still here!

I have been gone longer than my Dad's hair! I have to admit that the lack of updates is due to my outrageous laziness. It's a disease people!

The biggest headline in my poker life during my blogging sabbatical is the arrival of this:

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=142179

Yes, I have a Hendon Mob page! It feels like I've been waiting for ages to get a page on there, but the reality is that I've only entered (I think) three tournaments where a cash would have got me a page - £100 at DTD a couple of years ago and the £300 at Broadway I freerolled into just over a year ago. So this was the third one, £50 double chance (4k+4k), 30 minute levels. It's a long time ago now, but basically I ran really hot and steamrollered from 100 players to 30 but had an epic slowdown after that. It was a real grind up until about 13 or 14 left and then I got paid off on a load of nice hands.

The FT went ok but I didn't really improve my stack (I was 2nd in chips to start). Eventually we made a deal 4 handed, the chipleader who had about 55% of the chips took £1300 and the rest of us got £860. 4th place was circa £400 and 3rd was £695. It was a bad deal but I was tired and losing momentum. My stack was 12-13 bbs and I was 3rd with maybe (15%). I took the easy option and locked up a decent payday. Plus I got a nice 3rd place trophy!

Since then I've played a lot less live, maybe about 4 tournaments, all at Broadway, and 3 of which I've finished 11th, 12th and 13th, running really bad in key spots.

Myself and Bergeroo, hero of EPT Berlin will be playing the UKIPT event in Nottingham at DTD, Day 1B on May 13th. It will be far and away the biggest live tournament I've played in. but I'm confident that with a decent table draw I can find some nice spots, and I'm not afraid of anyone.

Everything else is fine, I hope to be making some career decisions soon, I went for a promotion at work and didn't get it, it might be a while before more opportunities open up. My girlfriend is still the most beautiful, funniest woman in the world!