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[AJR14]

Great video, I remember seeing that years ago before I knew who he was/he got famous. I know you just said you don't like stand up but if you haven't already done so you should give Michael McIntyre a chance.

RE: Bankroll stuff...

Guess you must think I'm a massive BR nit then? lol. I'm playing 30NL atm, with some 20NL when I have trouble getting games going but won't be taking any 50NL shots til I get to around £1500 ish, and even then probably just the odd shot depending on how good the games look. Looking to be on 2-2.5k before I start having a serious go at grinding 50NL.

Not at all. One of the most important things in poker is doing what you are comfortable with. As soon as you deviate from that and put yourself in situations you are not comfortable with then it can lead to all sorts of problems. Some so subtle you wont even realise them until your roll has took a serious slide downwards. What i consider a good strategy for me can be the totally wrong one for somebody else. In fact, my BRM could be bad for me, something i have never considered before.

I think what you are doing is good strategy, especially when you have only recently started playing 20nl/30nl and being comfortable at those levels.

However I did read somewhere the other day that someone was still grinding 4nl from a 1k+ roll, that i see as being really BR nitty but again, if thats what works for them then who am i to say otherwise.

[AJR14]

Well that was a rollercoaster session. 1st hour i think i lost every hand i played. I Couldn’t get anything going at all, i was missing everything and i was either being totally owned by everyone or they were hitting everything. I also tried a couple of bluffs v unknowns which has always been a big leak of mine. The 2 main ones however were decent bluffs on good board run outs but just against the wrong people. Think i got called in both by 3rd pair. Im sure people can see my cards at times  . Even people who cbet 100% started to c/f every time i hit the flop big.

In fact that reminds me of a comedy hand i played about a year ago.

I had    . Guy opens big UTG i call on button.

This guy was the typical maniac. Sits down and just throws money at the table all night until they lose it. He had been all in with 100BB in about ¾ of the pots he had played and the ones he wasn’t all in he had put a lot in.

Anyway flop comes


We are both playing 200bbs and I’m getting his. By the time i had finished shouting Get innnnn.... he open folded!!! It was online so the big Gettt innnn shout wasn’t a big live tell of mine. I couldn’t believe it. Big celebration stopped abruptly! lolol. he then went on to lose the 200bb stack in the next 5 mins and one was with 7 high. sigh



Anyway back to yesterday’s session. This session was the perfect example why people say don’t stop playing due to a few beats etc because the 2nd hour went completely opposite. I started to hit some hands which turned the session around. Coolered a few regs and valuetowned some poor players which put me back in profit.

Also noticed there has been 3 times in the last week where i have completely misread my hand on the river. Shows i must be completely lacking focus at times. I cant remember misreading a hand for ages. The first 2 this week were ok, just missed value bets but yesterday i over bet what i thought was a FH on a river that just brought the flush, ofc they called with the flush which is what i was expecting but i had misread my hand and had 2 pair instead of FH.

Session Profit/loss      - +£11

Total profit/loss          - +£113

Target                       - £287

+£11 for the session was a good result after the first hour where i got as low as £100 down. 

Anyway its Friday today, easily the most profitable night for me so hopefully will be today. GL to everyone playing!

[Lambert180]

Yeah, last night was an interesting session for me too, had a few more aggro players there like you and EvilPingu, people were I can get in 100xBB and not expect to be against KK+ all the time, so got it in a few times flipping and didn't come off too well from them. Also got coolered too many times to count but yeh you know it's a bad session when you're happy with being -£70.

Like you, hoping Friday night will be a good one.

[AJR14]

Bets for the day.

I follow Footy accums on twitter and always put on their 7fold both teams to score coupon. Easier than doing the work myself! They don’t come in too often but had a couple of wins with them so i carry on

1.   Walsall v Sheffield Utd 
2.   Morecambe v Rotherham
3.   Oxford v Wycombe
4.   Dundee Utd v Aberdeen
5.   West Brom v Arsenal
6.   Charlton v Leeds
7.   Crystal Palace v Barnsley

Brings in just over £400 from a tenner
 

My usual accy

Hull
Nottingham
Palace
Yeovil
Bournemouth
Gillingham

About £280 from a tenner


On the topic of football, quick quiz question i was asked yesterday for anyone that reads.

Who is the only player to win the champions league with 3 different clubs?

For a Brucey Bonus!! Name the clubs he played for.

(disclaimer, if someone else has done it other than the guy i have  its not my shit quiz question lol)

[AJR14]

Went to see Stereophonics in Leeds a couple of weeks ago and, even though I’m not the biggest phonics fan, they were one of the best bands I have seen live. I would describe them as a proper band, no fcking about just great sound, good tunes and delivered great. I will definitely be going to see them again and I would recommend anyone who may not think of going as they aren’t the biggest fan (like me) to go as well.

Anyway the gig got me thinking of what my favourite gig has been. I’ve been to loads while growing up and travelled the country, so it’s difficult to choose. I’m in to all sorts of music, anything I find to be a good tune and it’s on the ipod. From Rock/Band to pop, classical to hip hop, dance to easy listening etc etc. I collect records as well which leads to me attempting to D.J and I sometimes hammer away at my acoustic guitar, much to my neighbours disgust. I can only play one song full way through and that’s Oasis’s Wonderwall, even then it’s a very poor standard.

Obviously peoples first experiences with live music in big venues is always going to be up there as one of the best. My first was New Order at the Manchester Apollo when I was 12 years old, which would have been around 1999. Jesus Christ. Scary thought. I had grown up with New Order due to my older brothers and they have become one of my favourite bands, so for them to be the first gig I went to was great. Bizarrely, my brothers first gig they went to was New Order when they were also 12 some years before (they are twins).

If anyone has ever been to the Manchester Apollo you’ll probably understand why it quickly became one of my favourite venues. The Standing area is perfect for gigs, the sloping floor makes it easy for viewing and it has that feel of a proper gig venue that instantly adds to the atmosphere, especially when watching a local band made ‘big’. Standing is always obviously better, I have had to sit right at the back on the balcony before but even that was a good gig and not too far away.

Manchester is great city for watching local bands. The town has this huge patriotism towards its own which creates an atmosphere unlike any other city I have seen gigs in. I have seen local bands in other towns and even though there is definitely a better atmosphere than watching none locals it doesn’t even come close to how it gets in Manchester. I have seen loads of Manchester bands like New Order, Happy Mondays, Ian Brown, Stone Roses, Oasis and more all in the city and every one of them has been some of the best gigs and not just because of the music.   

Out of all the bands I have seen live, I have only ever seen a fight at one at that was at a David Gray gig. Lol, always makes me laugh. Great gig though. Even though he has only really done one album I like, that album is incredible.

So to answer the question I asked myself at the start, I don’t know what my favourite gig is. If I had to pick it would probably have to be the a Manchester v Cancer charity gig.

Line up

Artists The Scratch, Hippy Mafia, McAlmont & Butler, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Charlatans (+ Paul Weller), Ian Brown, Noel Gallagher (+Paul Weller), Finale.[2]
D.J's Andy and Jez Williams (Doves), Mani, D.J Tintin

I missed the first few but from echo and the bunneymen onwards was great. The finale was a Ian Brown and Mani play mini Stone Roses reform (before they recently proper reformed) to play 'I Am The Resurrection' which topped off a great gig.

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[tikay]

Another great Diary that ticks all my boxes, blonde is blessed with some great new Diaries recently.

[Tal]

Absolutely loved The Charlatans

[AJR14]

Absolutely loved The Charlatans

Yeah very good band! Been to see them in Blackpool at the Winter Gardens Empress Ballroom. Another really good gig. Yet another great venue as well.

Not a big fan of their more recent albums though. One or 2 okay songs but the rest pretty disappointing.

[AJR14]

Only a quick update. Friday and Saturday sessions didn’t go as well as i hoped. Every session seems to take the exact same pattern at the moment. Start off with being coolered once or twice, play well in the middle then play some pretty horrendous poker at the end of the session.

Don’t think i am going to play much, if any, poker over the next week. No motivation to play and having breaks will probably do my game some good.

Finally got round to downloading Spotify, can’t believe it’s took me so long to get to it. Obsessed with it at the minute, its great for finding music you haven’t heard before. If anyone is really into a band/album or song at the minute let me know and i will give it a listen. It can be anything, just enjoying looking for new stuff.

Weekend session combined     -      -£89
Total Profit/Loss                       -      £24
Target                                      -     £376

[TL900]

Who is the only player to win the champions league with 3 different clubs?

For a Brucey Bonus!! Name the clubs he played for.

Clarence Seedorf - Ajax, Real Madrid, AC Milan

[AJR14]

Who is the only player to win the champions league with 3 different clubs?

For a Brucey Bonus!! Name the clubs he played for.

Clarence Seedorf - Ajax, Real Madrid, AC Milan

WE HAVE A WINNNNER



Favourite Seedorf memory? Pro Evolution Soccer 2, him and Davids used to boss the middle for Netherlands. What a game that used to be.
 

[VBlue]

I know you just said you don't like stand up but if you haven't already done so you should give Michael McIntyre a chance.

Not sure if serious?  It's like being spoon-fed warm diarrhea (googled that word obv).  I saw him when he was doing his underground stuff - you know Jongleurs/club circuit material.

[Tal]

I know you just said you don't like stand up but if you haven't already done so you should give Michael McIntyre a chance.

Not sure if serious?  It's like being spoon-fed warm diarrhea (googled that word obv).  I saw him when he was doing his underground stuff - you know Jongleurs/club circuit material.

You know when you're out and someone says something really funny and everyone is in stitches for ages and just as people are regaining their breath someone else tries a side-joke but it doesn't really work, even if it were funny, because it wasn't as good as the one the other guy said?

Peter Kay stopped and Michael McIntyre skipped in.

[Lambert180]

Wow, so much hate for Michael Mcintyre. Granted it's not the most sophisticated form of humour and he's not my favourite stand up by any means, but each to their own.

How's it going then AJ? Aint seen you on the tables for a couple of days. You got any thoughts on who this Chrissy_S might have been last month? It's driving JJ mad.

[Tal]

I don't really do "hate" as such. He really isn't my cup o'char and I find his blandness unappealing. I don't think he has added anything, that's all.

I don't throw the remote at the telly if he comes on or anything