Diary of a MTT Grinder Wannabe

[Ant040689]

good stuff mate, that post above was a good read.

Cheers.

[Ant040689]

Have a complete and utter nasty head cold, with my eyes watering, my sinuses inflamed and a dirty snotty nose.

I went on beast mode last night and fought through this, by getting up first thing loading up on vitamin c and and cold/flu tablets and getting to work on a 10 hour session.

Atm i am in more of a rollover and die mood and want to embrace the sickness and moan about it on here. Will get up eventually because this is a nightmare.

[Ant040689]

3.5k for 4th, so that is in the bag, 8.7k for first or summin like that, we were probably about to make a deal as this was the first hand 4 handed and then....

PokerStars Hand #74919485508: Tournament #507243466, $8.00+$0.80 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XXXIII (140000/280000) - 2012/02/02 21:34:42 WET [2012/02/02 16:34:42 ET]
Table '507243466 36' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Pokerbiasm11 (3510452 in chips)
Seat 2: luciaibz (3489515 in chips)
Seat 3: taaffey (4084628 in chips)
Seat 4: anup returns (3901405 in chips)
Pokerbiasm11: posts the ante 28000
luciaibz: posts the ante 28000
taaffey: posts the ante 28000
anup returns: posts the ante 28000
taaffey: posts small blind 140000
anup returns: posts big blind 280000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to anup returns [ ]
Pokerbiasm11 said, "you have to press the info button"
Pokerbiasm11: folds
luciaibz: folds
taaffey: raises 3776628 to 4056628 and is all-in
anup returns: calls 3593405 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (183223) returned to taaffey
*** FLOP *** [ ]
*** TURN *** [ ] []
*** RIVER *** [ ] []
*** SHOW DOWN ***
taaffey: shows [ ] (a flush, Ace high)
anup returns: shows [ ] (a flush, King high)
taaffey collected 7858810 from pot
anup returns finished the tournament in 4th place and received $3550.68.
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7858810 | Rake 0
Board [ ]
Seat 1: Pokerbiasm11 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: luciaibz (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: taaffey (small blind) showed [ ] and lost with a flush, Ace high
Seat 4: anup returns (big blind) showed [ ] and lost with a flush, King high

[Ant040689]

Cashed in the above for 3.5k dollars and in another win for 2k dollars tonight. In another 13 tourns with none too promising atm.

Redic results are coming my way, i don't know what quite to make of it.

[Ant040689]

getting 3 bet all in owned by my table on poker stars if u guys fancy a rail.

27 left, with 5k dollars for first and i have 20 bigs.

[Ant040689]

and out for around 20th, don't bother. 3 left.  Gonna do a count up a little later as the last post of the night.

[Ant040689]

Gonna stop posting on here for the brags during a grind, or when i am doing crap, it seems to either make me play worse, which it doesn't really, but my luck turns, that is for sure.

Plummeted out of every other tourn for not much more monies.

Have myself up 3570 dollars tonight, which is awesome but find myself knowing that could and should have been more yet again after a slightly loose kj call when a deal was on the cards. Not too unhappy with the hand history a few posts ago because he has less than kj more often that not and if i win that pot there are basically 3 left and i can make them fight for second and sail into taking the tournament down.

Since last friday i have made i nice go of it and have decided that i am coming up to Nottingham to lump up 550 quid for the deepstack later on today. Pretty spur of the moment stuff but will look for a cheap hotel, play today, if i go out tonight then contemplate whether i re-punt, but that may be unlikely and i might just grind from the hotel room on the saturday night. Then on a sunday stay with a mate who will also be grinding the sunday session online with me.

Will try and say hello to basically all of you that i have seen a pic of or recognise I haven't really met any blondes aside from, Amatay, Greekstein, F3nix35 and a brief hello with Mondatoo in the UKIPT Notts, him obv lasting longer than me. Go to my twitter link below if you want and have a look at the pic, then aim for me at the tables.

[mondatoo]

Gonna stop posting on here for the brags during a grind, or when i am doing crap, it seems to either make me play worse, which it doesn't really, but my luck turns, that is for sure.

Plummeted out of every other tourn for not much more monies.

Have myself up 3570 dollars tonight, which is awesome but find myself knowing that could and should have been more yet again after a slightly loose kj call when a deal was on the cards. Not too unhappy with the hand history a few posts ago because he has less than kj more often that not and if i win that pot there are basically 3 left and i can make them fight for second and sail into taking the tournament down.

Since last friday i have made i nice go of it and have decided that i am coming up to Nottingham to lump up 550 quid for the deepstack later on today. Pretty spur of the moment stuff but will look for a cheap hotel, play today, if i go out tonight then contemplate whether i re-punt, but that may be unlikely and i might just grind from the hotel room on the saturday night. Then on a sunday stay with a mate who will also be grinding the sunday session online with me.

Will try and say hello to basically all of you that i have seen a pic of or recognise I haven't really met any blondes aside from, Amatay, Greekstein, F3nix35 and a brief hello with Mondatoo in the UKIPT Notts, him obv lasting longer than me. Go to my twitter link below if you want and have a look at the pic, then aim for me at the tables.

I sometimes wonder how you win 

Jury's Inn is a good hotel right next to train station, glgl.

The KJ hand, did you think villain was jamming atc ? I'd be more interested in making correct ICM decisions than folding to make a deal, jus' saying.

[Ant040689]

Gonna stop posting on here for the brags during a grind, or when i am doing crap, it seems to either make me play worse, which it doesn't really, but my luck turns, that is for sure.

Plummeted out of every other tourn for not much more monies.

Have myself up 3570 dollars tonight, which is awesome but find myself knowing that could and should have been more yet again after a slightly loose kj call when a deal was on the cards. Not too unhappy with the hand history a few posts ago because he has less than kj more often that not and if i win that pot there are basically 3 left and i can make them fight for second and sail into taking the tournament down.

Since last friday i have made i nice go of it and have decided that i am coming up to Nottingham to lump up 550 quid for the deepstack later on today. Pretty spur of the moment stuff but will look for a cheap hotel, play today, if i go out tonight then contemplate whether i re-punt, but that may be unlikely and i might just grind from the hotel room on the saturday night. Then on a sunday stay with a mate who will also be grinding the sunday session online with me.

Will try and say hello to basically all of you that i have seen a pic of or recognise I haven't really met any blondes aside from, Amatay, Greekstein, F3nix35 and a brief hello with Mondatoo in the UKIPT Notts, him obv lasting longer than me. Go to my twitter link below if you want and have a look at the pic, then aim for me at the tables.

I sometimes wonder how you win 

Jury's Inn is a good hotel right next to train station, glgl.

The KJ hand, did you think villain was jamming atc ? I'd be more interested in making correct ICM decisions than folding to make a deal, jus' saying.

Defoo not atc, the low end of his range is a q8 suited i would say. and of the K high hands he goes as far down as K7 and obv any ace and any pair. So i placed my hand quite high in terms of how i could beat him. However, maybe i should have tightened it up as the money jumps were huge. Saying that i wouldn't have forgiven myself for the fold so i don't mind it after all.

[Ant040689]

Gonna stop posting on here for the brags during a grind, or when i am doing crap, it seems to either make me play worse, which it doesn't really, but my luck turns, that is for sure.

Plummeted out of every other tourn for not much more monies.

Have myself up 3570 dollars tonight, which is awesome but find myself knowing that could and should have been more yet again after a slightly loose kj call when a deal was on the cards. Not too unhappy with the hand history a few posts ago because he has less than kj more often that not and if i win that pot there are basically 3 left and i can make them fight for second and sail into taking the tournament down.

Since last friday i have made i nice go of it and have decided that i am coming up to Nottingham to lump up 550 quid for the deepstack later on today. Pretty spur of the moment stuff but will look for a cheap hotel, play today, if i go out tonight then contemplate whether i re-punt, but that may be unlikely and i might just grind from the hotel room on the saturday night. Then on a sunday stay with a mate who will also be grinding the sunday session online with me.

Will try and say hello to basically all of you that i have seen a pic of or recognise I haven't really met any blondes aside from, Amatay, Greekstein, F3nix35 and a brief hello with Mondatoo in the UKIPT Notts, him obv lasting longer than me. Go to my twitter link below if you want and have a look at the pic, then aim for me at the tables.

I sometimes wonder how you win 

Jury's Inn is a good hotel right next to train station, glgl.

The KJ hand, did you think villain was jamming atc ? I'd be more interested in making correct ICM decisions than folding to make a deal, jus' saying.

Lol, tbf i have been languishing with a low br for my whole poker playing days, gotta hope this isn't out and out good variance and i am actually in for a joke amount of consistent winnings. Remember i am getting these scores on pokerstars and before about a month ago i never really properly did a big grind on there. Here is to dreaming lol.

[mondatoo]

Gonna stop posting on here for the brags during a grind, or when i am doing crap, it seems to either make me play worse, which it doesn't really, but my luck turns, that is for sure.

Plummeted out of every other tourn for not much more monies.

Have myself up 3570 dollars tonight, which is awesome but find myself knowing that could and should have been more yet again after a slightly loose kj call when a deal was on the cards. Not too unhappy with the hand history a few posts ago because he has less than kj more often that not and if i win that pot there are basically 3 left and i can make them fight for second and sail into taking the tournament down.

Since last friday i have made i nice go of it and have decided that i am coming up to Nottingham to lump up 550 quid for the deepstack later on today. Pretty spur of the moment stuff but will look for a cheap hotel, play today, if i go out tonight then contemplate whether i re-punt, but that may be unlikely and i might just grind from the hotel room on the saturday night. Then on a sunday stay with a mate who will also be grinding the sunday session online with me.

Will try and say hello to basically all of you that i have seen a pic of or recognise I haven't really met any blondes aside from, Amatay, Greekstein, F3nix35 and a brief hello with Mondatoo in the UKIPT Notts, him obv lasting longer than me. Go to my twitter link below if you want and have a look at the pic, then aim for me at the tables.

I sometimes wonder how you win 

Jury's Inn is a good hotel right next to train station, glgl.

The KJ hand, did you think villain was jamming atc ? I'd be more interested in making correct ICM decisions than folding to make a deal, jus' saying.

Lol, tbf i have been languishing with a low br for my whole poker playing days, gotta hope this isn't out and out good variance and i am actually in for a joke amount of consistent winnings. Remember i am getting these scores on pokerstars and before about a month ago i never really properly did a big grind on there. Here is to dreaming lol.

I was just taking the piss mate with you saying looking at blonde makes your luck turn, seem to be doing really well, glgl.

[Ant040689]

Gonna stop posting on here for the brags during a grind, or when i am doing crap, it seems to either make me play worse, which it doesn't really, but my luck turns, that is for sure.

Plummeted out of every other tourn for not much more monies.

Have myself up 3570 dollars tonight, which is awesome but find myself knowing that could and should have been more yet again after a slightly loose kj call when a deal was on the cards. Not too unhappy with the hand history a few posts ago because he has less than kj more often that not and if i win that pot there are basically 3 left and i can make them fight for second and sail into taking the tournament down.

Since last friday i have made i nice go of it and have decided that i am coming up to Nottingham to lump up 550 quid for the deepstack later on today. Pretty spur of the moment stuff but will look for a cheap hotel, play today, if i go out tonight then contemplate whether i re-punt, but that may be unlikely and i might just grind from the hotel room on the saturday night. Then on a sunday stay with a mate who will also be grinding the sunday session online with me.

Will try and say hello to basically all of you that i have seen a pic of or recognise I haven't really met any blondes aside from, Amatay, Greekstein, F3nix35 and a brief hello with Mondatoo in the UKIPT Notts, him obv lasting longer than me. Go to my twitter link below if you want and have a look at the pic, then aim for me at the tables.

I sometimes wonder how you win 

Jury's Inn is a good hotel right next to train station, glgl.

The KJ hand, did you think villain was jamming atc ? I'd be more interested in making correct ICM decisions than folding to make a deal, jus' saying.

Lol, tbf i have been languishing with a low br for my whole poker playing days, gotta hope this isn't out and out good variance and i am actually in for a joke amount of consistent winnings. Remember i am getting these scores on pokerstars and before about a month ago i never really properly did a big grind on there. Here is to dreaming lol.

I was just taking the piss mate with you saying looking at blonde makes your luck turn, seem to be doing really well, glgl.

lol yeh i know, i just wanted to turn the tone from jovial to desperate in my hope of continued success.

[Ant040689]

Hotel and train booked, will be at DTD for day 1a of the 550.

[LOJ]

Hotel and train booked, will be at DTD for day 1a of the 550.

Good luck..  Fancy staking me?

[Amatay]

Nice heater Ant. Well done m8