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[AJR14]

FA Cup Final Day

Formally one of my favourite days in the season, unfortunately not anymore. I’m still quite excited by it and going out on the piss for it but there are so many things that the organisers have done to make it far less special.

It’s not just on the day of the final they have ruined either. For a start, the semi finals played at Wembley completely takes away the Wembley experience for the final, let alone making it very expensive for the fans that manage to go twice. I would like to see the semi finals being held at neutral venues that isn’t Wembley like it used to be. I suppose the F.A. need to make the money back on building it though so that won’t happen.

The main one that really annoys me though is the fact it’s not the last game anymore. Take a look at Wigan. They have a huge task in the premier league that will be on their mind and there is a full premier league fixture list over the weekend. Even if they don’t want it to that is going to affect them. The FA Cup should always mark the end of the season and let every fan and player fully concentrate on it without other things getting in the way. Other games being played on the day or even the weekend just shadows over the FA Cup. 

The FA Cup used to be seen as the best cup competitions in the world and was certainly one of the most famous. I know I won’t be the first to mention it today and I won’t be the last. The vast majority of football fans want to see it back to being the last game of the season to bring back a lot of the magic that has unfortunately been lost.

Who do i want to win this one? Wigan. I always want the underdogs to wn and with Dave Whelans connections to Blackburn i would like him to win it.

Ive put a couple of quid on Kone to score first but City win 3-1.


Record of the day: The Maccabees – No Kind Words. Here’s one for The Gavin & Stacey fans from earlier in the thread. I like the whole record but from 1:36 onwards it is just quality. 




Ive not played any poker during the week. Having a much needed break away from the tables.

Gl to all playing

[rfgqqabc]

Incredible song choice. Definitely agree regarding fa cup too

[AJR14]

Incredible song choice. Definitely agree regarding fa cup too

I've only recently discovered The Maccabees. Can't believe i didn't get into them sooner.

Their Wall of Arms album is probably my most played album at the minute. Cracking band.

[AJR14]

Well what a result that was in the Cup final. Great day for Wigan fans that they will never forget. It’s a shame that it will be overshadowed by the uncertainty regarding their league status.

It’s great for neutral fans as well. With all the money in football these days it makes it far tougher for the smaller teams to have any chance of success so to see it happen creates excitement for everyone. It’s a shame that that’s the state that football has got into. Money matters more than anything so it’s great to see a small town club on a small budget upset the odds.

Anyway, i won’t rant about money ruining football, I will save that for another day. I will keep this as a congratulatory post to the Wigan team and fans and i hope they stay up.

I also tried to put Wigan to win on at half time but i couldn’t get Sky Bet to work on my phone. Arghh lol. Nice move Sky lol, saved yourself some money.


Record of the day: Oasis - It's Good to be Free. Again turn it up loud. I have never known a band that can fill an album with B sides and it be arguably their best album. If you havent listened to The Masterplan you are missing out.

[Tal]

Masterplan is a fabulous album. Shows what brilliant records Noel was writing for those to be the B sides.

[AJR14]

Just about to start my first session in a week and decided to withdraw £100 so my target is now £400 to get to 50nl

Gl all

[AJR14]

Played for a couple of hours last night 9 tabling mostly 30nl but with a couple of 20nl and one 40nl table. To say I run good would be an understatement. Every time I found myself behind I wasn’t for long and I picked up some big hands at the right times. I’ve had some serious run good thrown at me for the last few sessions, I just hope it continues.

It can be tough playing again after taking a break for a week or so when you are used to playing a lot. I found myself making some questionable plays that I usually wouldn’t and it takes a while to get used to playing the amount of tables again. It makes it a lot easier when the cards fall your way though.

The confidence is definitely back in my game at the moment and I have found a new motivation to play. I wrote last month about the enjoyment from poker dwindling and maybe that it’s the change in why I play that effects the excitement levels.  Well I think it is; the fact that I’m winning money and getting a renewed level of enthusiasm for the game suggests it is the money rather than the game that I enjoy more. I obviously do enjoy the game but I enjoy it far more when hoovering up the chips. I’ll have to work on making it so the money isn’t the biggest factor.


So down to results

The target is £400

Last session:  £189

New target: £211

I remember I had a good session to start the push for 50nl last time, then it went Pete Tong so I’m not getting carried away by the good start.


Record of the day: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Spread Your Love. Great band and just seen the video for the first time and think it's a good vid.

[AJR14]

Masterplan is a fabulous album. Shows what brilliant records Noel was writing for those to be the B sides.

Although I do like their later stuff, his earlier songs surely have to put him as one of the better song writers of our time.

[celtic]

Stop beating me in every pot.

Thanks.

[AJR14]

Stop beating me in every pot.

Thanks.

Lol i am running pretty good at the minute, although the only hand i can remember ended with you scooping the pot.

[AJR14]

Some more run good last night ended in a 95 quid win which means i am more than half way towards my target in just 2 sessions. I can’t expect this run to continue for too long but i could do with it going on for a bit longer.

I am happy with 80% of my game for this level. My standard play seems to be a profitable one but there will be a hand every so often that i make a questionable decision and that’s how i tend to base whether i have played well or not and at the moment it’s ok but there are still a number of these hands in session. I'm trying to to stop them but it's easier said than done. There will be time when tilt or even accumulative tilt (like the whole of last month) will make my standard game go belly up but in general it has always been ok for these levels.


Target £400

Last session £95

New target £116

Im not sure whether i am going to play tonight. Sleeping patterns have been a bit shit recently and it seems to have caught up with me today.


Record of the day: Morcheeba – Big Calm. I love the shuffle on ipods, throws up some records you haven’t heard in ages.

[AJR14]

I knew i shouldn’t have played last night. I was tired and not in the best mood which lead to a session of spew. Luckily the spew went in my favour for most of the session and i was about £60 quid up at one point. Although it didn’t end like that.

The two main hands were:
•   my QQ v AK aipf button v blind, i think i could have found a fold but i didn’t. luckily they had AK which was the best hand i could hope to be against. He obv binked on the flop.
•   5 min later i tried to make someone fold who told me on the turn they had a hand, so i decide shoving the river is a good idea....it wasn’t. I snap shut down all cash tables and one tabled the main event for another 10 minutes before the inevitable.

Its been pretty tough to get 30nl tables going over last couple of days. Don’t know why. They have been quite good recently but hardly any since weekend. It can make sessions annoying because you can be playing shorthanded on more than half of your tables. I don’t mind playing shorthanded for a bit and regularly start new tables up but when not playing great it can be a pain. At one point last night i had 4 tables playing instead of 8 or 9 and 2 of them where 40nl. I hope the games pick up again soon.

I finished the session -£34 which is a good result on the basis of how i was playing and that i had donated about half of that loss to the tournaments. No idea why i insist on taking a shot at the tourneys, I never do well.

Target £400
Last session -£34
New Target - £150


Has anyone watched off their rockers on ITV? It’s pretty funny. It’s a bit silly and some of the sketches aren’t that funny but you get the odd one that really is quite funny. I’m not a huge fan of shows like that but with old people doing it it’s funny to see peoples reactions. I’ve just had a look on YouTube to see if there are any clips of the good ones but there aren’t many. Would definitely recommend for a quick laugh.

Record of the day: Gomez – Get Miles.



By the way if anyone wants to share music on here or thinks i may like a record feel free to post. I dont mind the thread getting derailed, always interested in hearing music i havent heard or ones i havent heard for a while etc. It can be any genre.

Gl at the tables

[Tal]

Musical derail you say?



Can't find a non-live video on YouTube, but the ending of the John Candy and Dan Akroyd film 'The Great Outdoors' will have to do.

Wilson Pickett's Land of 1000 Dances

[Tal]

Every time I hear this, it cheers me up.

[Tal]

My favourite bassline (from Rip Groove by Double 99) and the magic of Hadouken! over the top. Marv.