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Well i played my last live tournament of 2009 tonight. I cant really say ive been enjoying poker lately. Ive not had a decent touch for a while and have started thinking of the game as a way to make money rather than enjoying it as a hobby. Beats are getting hard to take and are becoming more frequent and rediculous! Im making lots of small errors that is a big leak in my game! I enjoy the social side of things whilst playing but when the exit comes i just feel down and rubbish again!

As for the online game well ive never really found a site or variation of the game that suits me. Im just finishing off a sng I have just finished my last sng on DTDpoker and after this is finished i am now going to withdraw what little cash i have left on there! Im also removing all poker sites from my laptop.

I am going to concentrate on working hard in the new year. Im looking into a little business idea that i have and i hope this can become my new hobby as well as making me a litlle bit of extra cash. Im gonna concentrate on paying off my debts (not gambling related) and trying to save some money up as well as trying to make a living for myself. Im also looking forward to carrying on my weightloss plan and becoming more healthy!

This is not a bet or anything just something that i want to do for myself so im not ruling out playing alltogether sometime this year. My mum likes to play and may want me to take her for a game at some point, but i might drop her off then go to the cinema for a few hours or something like that.

I will still post on here as i like the forum and think there is more to it here than just the poker!

I wish everybody the best of luck for the new year and hope everybody runs well!

Cheers and thanx for reading!

Girgy x

good luck in ur endevours..

Good luck with the buisness idea. What sort of field is it in?

2/5 he is at DTD this weekend

Entertainment. If anybody is interested then i dont mind filling you in via pm if you drop us one!

Max bet?

Well good luck with that idea you had then mate what we spoke about if you ever do fancy a little game give me a shout and we will go on a road trip, if I can't talk you into blackpool this weekend then see you soon

Gl mate.

Hey, I thought you were going to Vegas?

If im successful in my weightloss challenge than i hope i am! Obv il enjoy a weeks worth of poker if i do!

Cheers mate!

If theres a blonde bash in 2010 then i will most likely attend! Stuff like this is not totally band its just i need to start focussing on using my money wisely and not losing it at the casino on poker!

Just quit the crap £20 fo at gala the amount of times I leave that place and never want to play poker again I have lost count,

sounds like a good move if that's how you're feeling about the game - you'll know when you're ready to come back to it. Good luck with the business stuff!

GL in your endeavours Girgy Irdle.

Gl pal with whatever your doing but dont give up poker mate, just have a break n play once a week or month.

You know u got the game to make monies and your still due that BIG score at DTD!

Omg I love poker so much.

funny im almost in the same boat after the worst badrun ive had in 3 years i stopped poker for the last 3 weeks, im still up for the year but the amount of bad beats ,bubbling, and unfathomable calls  put a serious dent in my profit i thought i lost my poker mojo , i wasnt comfortable with my game and it was showing in my results.

So withdrew my money from the 3 poker sites i use (leaving roughly $20 in each) and boosting my poker bank account to just shy of £1000 , ive played one or 2 games and seem to be regaining my game but currently treating it as more of a hobby allthough i have reread a few books that taught me to play just to refresh myself but the problem with online play you dont get alot of time to calculate so have to play a lot on experience.

like you im trying to focus on the fun aspect of it but also spending more time with my boy(no badthing) xbox and work andtruth be told im not missing it that much

alot of people feel like this at certain times of the year.

just take January off and your appetite will return

lol.

so true... I quit playing during september after a bad 2/3 months... I had some time to refresh and I've had 3 profitable months since my break...

gl girgyirdle.

All the best mate.

BOL with everything mate

The where's Girgy comp just won't be the same....

Good Luck for 2010 whatever you decide to do Girgy. As others have said, maybe a break will help. You can always play some social poker at your local if and when you get the urge.
                                   All The Best-Rage.

Good luck Girgy for everything in 2010

Met with you at the Leeds blonde bash and you came across as a top bloke, i wish you well in all your endeavours.

All the best Girgy.

haha

Yawn

See you for the £150 on Sunday.

Sure will

Yeah ill have 10% bud, no worries.

i will have 10% to

Go on. You've twisted my arm. I'll have 10%.

i will be playing it so i will take 10%

Good Luck Girgy, & well done for beating the addiction.

Also in for 10s.

lol im not addicted to poker!


thanks for all ur %'s guys but im fine! ty

Clearly. ;)

gigry

im saddened to read this - i hope you stay around the scene - your posts on here freqently make me laugh and "wheres girgy" at DTD is close to POTY (although technically it formed part of an update thread)

Hope to see you around buddy

G

Doctor Girdlestones,

Good luck with this if it's really what you want. Your work and weightloss stuff is definitely more important so def bol with that - hope it really takes off for you in the new year.

You do mention that you're on a losing run and have several leaks in your game yet you're playing £150 & £300 comps, which isn't exactly peanuts to people our age. However, to play this kind of stuff and expect to have a positive expectation you should be putting a lot of effort into your game and I never see you really posting on PHA.

Most of the guys who are winners on blonde will do things like read 2+2, get involved in PHA, have a training site subscription and dissect hands with each other. I'm sure if you were to put some effort in and build your way from smaller stakes you'd be able to do it.

One day you might even be as good as The Salfi.

The leaks i mentioned have just crept into my game that last few tourneys ive played....little mini things like not betting flops when i should. I played a few £150's and £300's as i thought the better standard would help my game as i would be less likely to get donked on by muppets. Quite honestly the ways that i have been eliminated from these tourneys are pretty standard beats. I looked at these games as giving it a shot to try and win big which hasnt happened!

I never post on the PHA cos the few times i have done i have been 'mocked' for! So id rather not post on there! I do often talk hands through with people tho. Like i say im trying to play poker as a social aspect rather than looking at it as a way to make an income from. Thus i dont wanna subscribe to a training site cos really i cant afford monthy subscribtions.

2010 is my year to concentrate on things other than poker! I may still play the odd game but i hope my plans work out and i wont have time for any poker whatsoever!

Cheers

Many still feel that way Girgy, but it's been a lot better the last few months. Now there are many more explanations rather than the easy rubs & sarcasm there used to be. It's improved immeasurably, & there is some superb stuff on there now, & a wider range of Members getting involved.

Pretty sure it's not just the last few games you've played. I remember talking about one hand with you and it was the AQ you folded pre to Lawrence Gosney which was a pretty massive error imo.

I don't wanna de-rail the thread as the Girgy is an excellent excuse maker (again, imo) but getting bashed on PHA was pretty much why I stuck with blonde. Everyone thinks they are good at poker, just like I did when I joined. It was only til I got bashed a few times that I really did realise that I had a huge load to learn...and still do. Not posting on there is giving up too easy imo.

Anyway Dan, will defo be a shame to not see you at DTD as you're a good lad and good banter.

Good luck in 2010.

Sure was to Mr Gosney!

It was his BB but was an opened pot that i had no info on as i had just been moved to the table, I agree it was a mistake to fold as the action panned out. Were not all a golden boy like you!

if your playing poker socially hy are you playing 150to 300£ tourneys?
and(i assume you) selling a peice of your action


if you cant take critiscism or getting mocked then maybe you should not play poker




my pc is being vpissing me off at the mo and i cant type the rest of what i was going to say coz i feel like smashing my monitor and keyboard up

Thanx for this excellent response Paul Ho!

Was playing the DTD games cos i was taking a shot!

[X] hope u smashed ur monitor!

Mocked? Sigh

Man up you big gay!

I play shit week in week out, you only get mocked if you make a mess!!!

Learn from your mistakes!

mate you know your a good player deep down and who cares if you folded AQ to Lawrence Gosney lol, You say your not betting flops when you should be well add that to your game and make a change,  from now on stop playing gala where you get your  sick beats and just play £100+ games  and before you say you have played the £300 at dtd your not going to win the 1st one you play.  stick at it and im sure you will cash very soon

im going to play the £100 at blackpool on saturday i will give you £20 for 10%

appriciate it rhodesy but I just need a bit of time off it ATM!

[  ] I folded  Ahrt  Qh to Gosney

Play cash, it's far more fun.

;)

Thats not a bad idea!

The cash game in Leeds is pretty soft and i think id be able to make a bit of money at it!

Just one problem! I dont have a bankroll to back myself up!

[ ] would never fold  Ahrt Qh pre flop to Gosney

mate i only play cash now at gala i had a little bank roll but not end up needing it 1st game i sat down with £150 and left that night with £620 then i have used that and took iit up to £1600 in 2 weeks

But i did lose £300 of it last night played 2 hands in 40 mins   Qc Qd>>>>> 6h  6d FYP he hits the  6c on the flop and then  Qs Qh>>>>>> Ad Ac FYP

If you were going to play cash all you need to do it get there 10pm stick to the tables where you know you have the edge and when all the chinese players sit down get the hell out cos you will get bad bet

what if i go with all my £150 and lose it in 20 minutes with nothing to fall back on?

then its time to quit poker but you should defo give the cash games a go

if your playing not very well and not very confident whats the point in playing the big buy in tourney?

play the smaller donk fest tourneys.
get youir confidence up
then take a shot. when you think ur playing well and feel good.


a good player will adapt his game to the donkeyness at the table. so you cant say you always get sucked out by a muppet.

When i was playing the bigger buy in's i would say i was playing a good game! I made 3 day 2's just missing out on cashing!

didnt know that sorry

He played super tez though, its not a skill game dont forget boyo's

You can't play cash  long term without a bankroll simple as  , you will go broke ver quick. I understand what your going through and think bit of time off will do you good. The game is getting harder to win but there is some easy money in tourns at gala  you just have to adapt your game and grind it out , one decent win will give you a bit of a bankroll, I have seen yor game and think your a decent enough player but at gala I would just loosen up a touch I am missing playing there cos never won as much money as I did at gala., but like all players had that dry spell. I read and learn about game all time and there are lots of sites with free info. You have to work very very hard to get anything out of poker but if you not motivated to do that then just play for fun ,it's been a great replacement for my social life since stopped playing rugby and have met se good friends.

how many tournies have u played girgy?

Bit more specific trigg?

how can i be?

how many times have you paid money and recieved a stack of different coloured clay round pieces?

I used to buy these all the time before I ever played poker.

(http://img.alibaba.com/photo/11774360/Clay_Pigeon_clay_target.jpg)

How many points for the orange clay Tom?  No second barrels either I hope!  ;)

No extra for the orange. Second barrel OK for trap & sporting clays, but a no no for single skeet.

LOL Girdlestones, how much more specific can a question be?

I'm guessing Richard Trigg is going to tell you that the number of live tournies you've played is a v v v v v v small sample size.

lol  thought that was Play-doh

hhahahahahahahahahhaahaaa

I have played 780 times.....

1 at naps Sheffield
1 at G Manchester
1 at G Newcastle
2 at G Bolton
5 at G Blackpool
20 at DTD
50 at alea Leeds
300 at merrion Leeds
400 at gala Leeds

 cashed 195 times

They are very round number you have posted, do you have OCD?

FMP

How many have u won?

45

How many where heads up games ???  ;whistle;

They all ended heads up!  ;hide;

Did u win them all outright or chopped?

Took them all down!

So where have you pissed away the winnings ?

Your cashing in 1 in 4 games mate why quit lol,


Mate we all go on bad bad runs maybe take a month out then come back and stick to cash games, if blackpool goes tits up I should be in gala later for cash

(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1260/757242560_3cdef3d40e.jpg)
 ;)

Time for my reply to this.

The way I see it I make a very important distinction between two things:

1) Playing poker for enjoyment as a hobby
and
2) Playing poker to make money

Whenever I play poker it for the enjoyment of the game and the social aspect. Making money is a nice bonus. Whenever I play at DTD there is a slight amount of 2) going on because these are higher buyins. But I play these because I enjoy the occasional deepstack game.

If I find I do not enjoy a game then I do not bother playing it again.

Quite a few people in Leeds seem to wonder why I play at Alea and not at Gala. I know that to some it seems strange I don't play at Gala because I'm so +EV in those fields, and the prizepools are decent. But on the whole I just don't enjoy playing there. And if I'm doing something as a hobby then enjoyment is the number 1 thing.

At Alea on the other hand there's not as many runners and the prizes aren't as good. But I enjoy playing there. The location is nice, the facilities good, and I know and get on with everyone who plays there. There's a social aspect to the game that Gala just doesn't have. At Gala I'll often find myself cramped into a table with 11 people around it with lots of old miserable people. Not my idea of an enjoyable night out.

Perhaps you need to rethink your basic philosophy behind the game Girgy. You've played the £300/£150 at DTD a few times but it's always seemed to me that you can't really afford to do so. Taking a shot is fine, but only once or twice. Having done it quite a few times I'm not suprised you're disillusioned with the game. Try playing some more social games such as home games or maybe even pub games. Maybe give Alea a go the next time I go down. Yeah, the game is cheap and cheerful, but I think this is exactly what you need to start enjoying the game again.

[  ] Accurate

[ X ] Numbers plucked from thin air

[   ] would be complaining if you'd won 45 comps outright.

[X] to the point

[ ] your check boxes are better than mine...

[  ] stats are accurate
[  ] I've won 45 comps outright

think cf is right! Needs to be played more like a hobby like when I first started playing!

Been invited to a mates home game today! Gonna go and enjoy the crack with the lads more than anything else!

Approx:

You cash in 1 in 4 comps.
You win outright in 1 in 4 cashes.
Your WINNING 1 in 8 comps you play.

The question is can you afford to quit.

juuuune, it's the frikking second of January.

LOL Thomas you beat me to it.

Epic stuff quitting for 2010 got as far as the 2nd wp Girgy enjoy the home game.

rofl.

Next thing we know he's sold the gym membership to buy in

Maybe experiment with giving up for a smaller period of time first and then build up to year.

eg, a weekend  ;)

 ;tightend;

Hey they are too busy asking if he uses VO5?

How did you do?

Hoped you cleaned up!!

The Buffet?

was 11 of us. Played a £10 double chance game, top 3 paid was £70/£50/£30. I got down to last 3 and we all agreed on £50 each then a lad said he hadn't paid for his add on so that left £10 to play on for! Ended up splitting that heads up with my mate!

Enjoyed myself and came out with a profit which is nice!

Gonna end 2010 in profit for the year atleast!

hey mate Stoke today £100 £2k added????? came 13th in blackpool FML

how many payed at Blackpool?

45 wins in 780 comps isn't 1 in 8 nearer 1 in 16

200 runners in blackpool

How many PAYED OUT not how many runners! Did u cash?

lol i though there were 156

tis what i read too

To tell you the truth I never really looked

Did you cash?

lol Girgy you even do chops in home games?

And your point is?

sigh it was a lighthearted comment

Chops in home games are gay

Yea 12th for £200

Too many chops aren't good for the diet.  The occasional chop isn't going to do any harm, but best to avoid imo.  Along with the egg yolks.

Chopping home games doesn't really count as poker as such, so Girgy has managed a whole 3 days without playing poker.

Wd Girgy.

Lol might be the funniest thread ever turns out not only can he not stop he cant homo-chops either!

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e9AMM_Z-Vk.

sometimes worth it so you can start another without people just sat there doing nothing

Sounds like it....

i think we should have a grudge match in something girgy

Bumpage! really enjoyed this thread.

Some people talk so much shit!

How'd this work out for you then Girgy? :)

Sigh GTFO!

who the hell chops in a home game?!!?

My dad and uncles who play a few times a week pretty much ALWAYS chop heads up so that they can get the next game going asap and people aren't sitting around waiting.

No love for this reply??   Quality Sir, quality