Loads of people were buzzing about DTD in Blackpool. They speak about it like its already open, although when the same plonker asked me "when is the club open?" that asked me 4 weeks ago in Luton, I had to grit my teeth and say, "its a big job you know.............". It's nice that so many people are looking forward to it, I think some players feel like in some small way they are part of it, a bit like members of Blondepoker do with the BP forum. Imagine if Nottingham Magistrates turn us down for the licence on July 27th, how will I ever be able to show my face at any poker event ANYWHERE!
Anway, I'm on a new regime today, here's my list of jobs:
1. Finally sign a contract with an online poker room for DTD after soooooooo much faffing about its unreal
2. Arrange for Nick to be do on a course for Microsoft Project to help him manage the refit project of the DTD Club
3. Pay 1 years gym membership up front to comitt myself to getting mentally and physically fitter
4. Do a job spec for Sarah, my new PA, who I have not spoke to for 6 weeks since I initially offered her the job
5. Do a complete final list of fixtures and fittings for the Club at the DTD meeting (we have 1 every 3pm Monday)
6. Do all little crappy admin jobs outstanding (eg. fax over passport to lawyers)
7. Try and set up a meeting with TK to discuss DTD/BP
8. Sort out my Gambling Log* TOP PRIORITY
*I used to be pretty meticulous about keeping gambling records. Since DTD started though, I have had to retire from Blackack and Sports Betting, you need time practice your card counting for Blackjack (I have a computer program called Wilson Software which trains any mug to win at Blackjack) and to bet on football, you really have to study 2-3 hours per day to have any edge. I enjoyed doing that stuff, but without the time, I would just be a guarenteed big loser, so I stopped.
However, now my poker has now gone completely to pot since I stopped recording wins/losses. I have always been a loser at live tournament poker (and not really taken it seriously to be honest) and also dealers choice cash games, but a winner a NL online and NL live games.............however recently I know I have been doing my brains on all types of poker. At the end of February, I was over £100k up for 2006, mainly from online NL cash, but I stopped updating my gambling log when DTD got too busy and Blackjack and Sport betting came to an end. I estimate that I have lost since February:
1. £15k on the DTD Tour (thats buy-ins + expenses for 4 people though, so not too bad)
2. £40k online NL cash (including the "nowab" factor)
3. £15k live NL cash (after vegas disaster)
4. £25k on Bellagio main event + misc expenses
Thats about £100k in last 3 months, so I've done at least all my profit in since I stopped keeping records, and this doesn't include the £200 I lost to that fish, Ariston at heads-up in Walsall. If this losing streak continues, I'll be £500k in the hole by the end of 2006, so I got to get some discipline back, or the DTD Tour will be playing £30 freezouts (although this may suit Ace's current form, 1st at Blonde Bash 1, and 2nd in Oxford Cup!).
I've never really cared much for money, its always been a "currency of risk" for me...........its for investing, gambling, spending on friends and family, or giving to charitable causes. I never had any money when I was younger, so as long as my loved ones are okay, I'm happy to risk the whole lot, as long as I believe the upside is 0.1% more likely than a downside............but these recent losses at poker are really xxxxing me off, its just reckless and bad money management, I could have put that £100k in my charity and done some good with it (or bought all the poker tables for the club!).
When I sit down and write this diary I never know what I am going to type and god knows what impression it gives. When the club opens I'll probably read the whole thing and think what a dickhead, but writing it is sort of "theroputic", sure I've spelt that wrong.
Cheers Rob "turning over a new leaf today" Yong
