Just discovered this mate, been away from the scene for a while. Sorry i missed the sponsoring bit - you know I woulda been good for £7.50 ;-)

Have you got new contact details btw, mine are the same, drop me a line when you're done (or before if you like) if you're not too busy in your new found fame!!

And remember, no matter what...

You have to laugh!

Kevin - The Chuckle.

If I wanted to learn about becoming a champion rower, I'd speak Redgrave. If I wanted to become a successful businessman I'd listen to Gates, Sugar or Branson. If I wanted to be a politician I'd be learning about Lincoln and Churchill.

If I wanted to do anything (including playing live poker - as a beginner, intermediate or seasoned pro) - I'd want to be involved with people I could trust, people with passion, dedication and knowledge.

Why in my right mind would I want to be involved with people who could provide some of what I want but were more interested in selling me something that I don't want or need?

Kevin Ryan
Company Director
Redditch
Worcestershire

  I'm wondering how long to leave the peroxide on for  !!!

( Well you have to don't you!?! )

See y'all there

I wouldn't mind having a bash in a heads up team, though i do have a few challenges...

I don't know many people (and I'm not sure I should admit to knowing the one's I do !!)
I would hope to make the event as long as it's sometime Friday to Sunday of the bash.
Based on the previous few posts I should admit that I am by no means a sex god of any shape or form (though One nice lady did once mention that I probably didn't have a beer belly and it was most likely the weight of my todger pulling my chest down! )

I've played a bit, mostly online recently, but I occassionally risk it at Walsall.

So, if anyone wants me I'll give it a bash (!)

Let me know when, where, who, what, how and maybe even why with a pm (I'm away until next Tuesday) and I'll see you there.

If anyone fances a double up by adding the quiz I've done a bit of that too.

Me please, on Ironside's hearty recommendation

So he'd come to her funeral too ?

Either that or perhaps her sister was just like my wife's damn sister!

All the best old buddy - hope to see you soon

You have to laugh,

Kevin - The Chuckle


p.s. - hope you've not stopped playing - apparently the 'Net worth' of entering a tourney you're not in drops a wee bit. We've got our livelyhood to think about.

Yup thanks for the replies/tips guys. Alot of this helps.

Currently I've been unpokered for a week and about to start my reading only week this weekend...

Beginning to get the itch though!!

[What do you do?]

I’ve wanted to post this for a few weeks now but (as you may have guessed from the title) I’ve been going through a bit of a lean spell and wanted to come out of it before I asked other what they do… can’t for the life of me think why I made that decision. Ego I guess, wanting to sort out my own problems. as it happens I now don’t think I am out of if but one lucky win has made it look better than it is.

I wondered what some of you guys with more experience than me do when you hit a barren spell?

I’ve had 6 out of 7 losing weeks after never having gone worse than 2 losing in 3. as it happens the winning week almost wiped out the 6 losers but I still feel my game has been affected.

My ‘cycle’ has gone something like this…

1.   Doing ok playing my usual ‘tight aggressive’ game (honest!!!)
2.   Started to get more than my fair share of bad luck (the usual stuff – out draws, not winning a race for weeks, etc etc)
3.   Started making more than my fair share of bad decisions
(this may have come before or at the same time as the bad luck but I became more aware of it at this stage)
4.   Tried to modify my game a little as I got fed up of not cashing
5.   Found myself playing looser than usual
6.   Making more errors
7.   Got very lucky several times in one tournament and thought I’d cracked the bad spell
8.   Continued to miss the money spot
9.             So worried about my decision making that I stopped.
9.   Decided to take a couple of weeks off (one week no poker at all and one week only reading and watching it)

I’ll let you know how the return fares!

I do wonder whether this 'cycle' may be the norm for a tournament only poker career where one win can wipe our months of losses. Maybe the 'long run' is longer than I think.

What do you do?



For those interested in a deeper version of my situation the following is a brief account about me – maybe you can spot similarities. For those not interest – stop reading now!

Just for some background information…

I’ve been playing poker online for use as (part of) a regular income for almost exactly one year know. I started poker 4 years ago at Poker School Online.

I play mainly Multi-table tournaments, some Single table SnG’s and the odd cash game here and there. All mainly No limit hold ’em but occasionally trying to expand my résumé. I get through maybe 15-25 games a week, many of them whilst I’m doing something else (especially in the early stages) as I work from home and buy-ins range from $10 to $50 with the occasional ‘biggie’ if I win a seat in one (I tend to pay more attention the bigger the tournament is) and I’ve had a couple of $2,000+ cashes

My game is a tight one (I like to think!) and I’m currently trying to develop a more ‘rounded’ approach.

My 12 months overall figure will look something like plus $24,000 which seems ok and comes in handy as additional income but works out at under $30 profit per tournament played (at 2-4 hours a time you can see why I do something else or play 2-3 at once).

I occasionally venture live and have a better win ratio than online (cashing over £1,000 four times) but generally can’t be bothered with the travelling and other inconveniences.

I keep detailed records for every game I play and how I played (things I did wrong, whether I was robbed etc) and I break my results down by game, site buy-in, weekly, monthly and soon yearly performances.

Me too as Silo/Freddie...

'cept from the worrying of course. Keeping the faith

yhtl

I've downloaded via the link on Tikay's email, made a deposit and at the moment it's telling me that the registration is restricted.

Guess I'll wait a bit and try later.

Normal my arse, we were ordering a face mask he'd been hit so many times

Go on then - password for me please, I'm due to not play like a donkey, fish, dipstick etc

(in fact I think berk is next on the list)

Screen name Gracepie

yhtl.

Had me laughing so much at my missus when she read the name 'redimp'

"... what's that mean then? dimping it again!?"

Yup, me too. Get well soon mate.

[We've not met, but I guess it's been a high tempo year for you...  what with the Welsh Rugby exploits and now Michael Owen becoming a toonie !]