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[AJR14]

Have a think about Newcastle 14 September

Closest one to Leeds

£100 buy in but a two day Deepstack so a really good structure

Usually a very good social occasion, and you'll meet plenty of regs

If you have the £ then, thats probably the one for you

Yeah i will have a look around at hotels etc. I have the roll to take a punt with the buy in its just the added costs. If i can find anything cheap i will definately consider it and set aside cash winnings to fund it .

also, newcastle is awesome, so there's that, too....

I have heard it is supposed to be one of the best nights. I've not been yet though. Been to Middlesbrough around there for a night but not Newcastle..

[Tal]

Regarding the Acronym. I won't pretend to understand everything Tal said but the general consensus seems to be whatever sounds right. I will go with that .

As language is about communication, I ballsed that right up

Say the sentence to yourself.

If you say "Have you seen an MC live?", then it's AN; if you say "Have you seen a Master of Ceremonies live?", then it is A

[Lambert180]

Yeah the side events are usually quite cheap, depends on the venue but don't think I've ever seen one over £50. Also in most places, the casino usually let the Sky regs run a few cheap like £5 or £10 SnGs later on when tables are freeing up, and they're always good fun.

Again usually always cash games going but BIs depend on venue, usually 50p/£1 and £1/£1, they're the most common to run. Only ever sat down to play live cash at an SPT once and it was the worst piece of table selection ever... I had Thewy, TommyD, and Scotty77 on the table... luckily didn't lose too much

[AJR14]

I played for a couple of hours last night and can’t remember much of it to be honest which must mean it was pretty uneventful. I haven’t gone back and looked at my hand histories for a while now so i haven’t put any hands up on here. Im going to have to get back into going over them as it’s obviously the best way to discover some of my many leaks.

I discovered the problems with lag i mentioned in my last session is indeed a problem at my end so i hope that stops soon. However Sky has had a few problems over last couple of days which unfortunately could make a lot of reccy players just go elsewhere. I hope the problems get sorted soon because numbers seem to be struggling recently as it is. Although i know the time of year affects that as well, people logging on and havning problems on the site is obviously not going to help.

Anyway, lag problems permitting i should be playing a biggish session tonight and maybe Saturday. I’m feeling good going into the weekend although that can cause over confidence issues which will make me lose money lol.

Target £400
Last session - £35

I decided to make a withdrawal today again. Its been a bad month for having to make withdrawals. It makes it easier when you’re up a lot for the month though. I’ve took out the amount to make my new target a round £200

Withdrawal £81

New Target £200

Hope the weekend goes as well as my last weekend playing did.


Record of the day: The Doors – The End. Bit mellow for a Friday but i love the opening riff.

Quiz question. What famous film is this song the intro to? Great film. There may be others i am not aware of so there may be more than one answer lol. If anyone has read a good Jim Morrison that they would recommend let me know please, i assume his life could be a good read.

[AJR14]

Yeah the side events are usually quite cheap, depends on the venue but don't think I've ever seen one over £50. Also in most places, the casino usually let the Sky regs run a few cheap like £5 or £10 SnGs later on when tables are freeing up, and they're always good fun.

Again usually always cash games going but BIs depend on venue, usually 50p/£1 and £1/£1, they're the most common to run. Only ever sat down to play live cash at an SPT once and it was the worst piece of table selection ever... I had Thewy, TommyD, and Scotty77 on the table... luckily didn't lose too much

Sounds like a proper fish tank

[celtic]

Yeah the side events are usually quite cheap, depends on the venue but don't think I've ever seen one over £50. Also in most places, the casino usually let the Sky regs run a few cheap like £5 or £10 SnGs later on when tables are freeing up, and they're always good fun.

Again usually always cash games going but BIs depend on venue, usually 50p/£1 and £1/£1, they're the most common to run. Only ever sat down to play live cash at an SPT once and it was the worst piece of table selection ever... I had Thewy, TommyD, and Scotty77 on the table... luckily didn't lose too much

Sounds like a proper fish tank

How do you even lose money with those three on the table?

[Jac]

I loved The Doors when I was at college.
'No one here gets out alive' is a decent biography. Films good fun too.

I'm guessing 'apocalypse now' for the film

[AJR14]

I loved The Doors when I was at college.
'No one here gets out alive' is a decent biography. Films good fun too.

I'm guessing 'apocalypse now' for the film

Hi Jac. Oh yeah, forgot there is a film about them as well. Will give that a search in a minute. I've only got their Greatest Hits album at the minute but it is a great listen.

Yep, its at the beginning of Apocalypse Now. Really good film. Think i heard somewhere that the majority of Brando's scenes where improvised in that film which makes his scenes even better.


I had a quick look on here last night and seen there was another post but i cant seem to find it now so im not ignoring it, i just cant remember it . Dunno if you have deleted it or not. 

[Jac]

Yeah, there was another post.
It was a bit pointless about a pot I luckboxed against someone when I was briefly at a cash table with you.
 

[AJR14]

Friday

Friday was a boring night results wise. I played 2 small sessions and ended £30 down on the first then £60 quid up on second so booked a small win. I decided I was going to withdraw any winnings before the session so I withdrew the £30.

Saturday

I played 2 bigger sessions on Saturday. The first one went pretty well. I played ok and ran well too and booked a 4 buy in win. Could have been more but had 2 coolers for stacks right at the end of the session and also had a tip on a horse from a friend who has a 100% record on his tips, unfortunately it’s a 100% lose rate, yet i still decided to whack some of my winnings on it to hear the inevitable . 

Before the second session i decided to withdraw the winnings from the earlier session and then that should be it for the month. I then went on to have my biggest losing session for a while. I lost about the same amount as i won earlier, so i would have been breakeven if i hadn’t withdrawn. It’s weird how a withdrawal can make the day seem like a loss. I have to stop looking at the number as a sign of results.

Sunday

Sunday was another boring session. Played for about an hour and ended about 30 quid up.

Target £400

Weekend sessions – Approx +£47

Withdrawals – Approx £150

New Target £303

None of the figures are exact, i cant be bothered fully working everything out to the penny but the new target figures are always spot on


Record of the Day: Jake Bugg - Seen It All. Not listened to the album yet but this is easily on of my favourite new songs at the moment.

[AJR14]

Yeah, there was another post.
It was a bit pointless about a pot I luckboxed against someone when I was briefly at a cash table with you.
 

Yeah i remember the table. Was 20nl wasnt it? Was an uncomfortable table because we were both 300bb's deep and you was on my left. i was glad when you stood .

[AJR14]

The poker nemesis.

I’m sure most people have that one player that you could describe as your poker nemesis...Well mine has decided to make a return to Sky.

They don’t play often (thank god) and we don’t get in many big pots but they seem to crush my soul in every pot we play. It is almost like they are looking over my shoulder at my cards. There will be plenty of players that i will be down quite a bit of money to lifetime but nothing like this chap. I think i have won 2 pots v them in hundreds.

The player isn’t very good, and im sure that if i mention the name to any 30nl reg they will laugh at the fact i class him as my poker nemesis but im starting to think my read on them could be wrong. Every time i don’t have a hand they raise me, if i have a mediocre hand they have it slightly beat, i have a big hand they have bigger and when i flop the nuts and think ‘right you bastard, i’ve got you now’ they check fold. So they are either very lucky or they know my game exactly. So tilting. I’m sure i have started to play differently v them and not for the better which is probably why i keep losing, even seeing the name has started to put me on instant tilt which obviously doesn’t help. I hope they bugger off back to the other sites they have prob been playing on

Anyway, Yesterday's session was another good session (the nemesis wasn’t playing) but there was a couple of hands i am really not happy with.

1)   i know my opponent is loose passive yet i still call his flop re-raise on a QQ6 board with AJo and then stack off on an ace turn when they overbet shove after i convince myself that ‘they wont play trips like that’. Well they did, and for good measure he had the 6 as well.

2)   This one i am more annoyed at. I stacked of with 1010 v the BIGGEST NIT/ROCK i have ever played because they had 4bet twice in 10 minutes. I’m not happy i 3bet in the first place but then to 5bet/call was just annoying.

Them 2 hands above show my biggest leaks. Not going with my reads or conveniently forgetting them and constantly thinking people are at it. At these levels, they hardly ever are.

The rest of the session went good. I managed to get 9 tables running at 30nl in about 30 minutes which is good but after an hour almost every table was either 3 or 4 handed. I don’t mind playing shorthanded for a while but knew the tables were not going to fill up so dropped down to 20nl for the rest of the session.

Target £400
Last session +£111
New target - £192


I won’t be playing until the weekend now. Im heading back to glamorous Blackburn for a Blackburn Rovers fans v Rovers legends match and we have tickets for the after party. Im not usually the sort of person who enjoys the whole after party and having pictures with celebrities etc but have to admit I’m pretty looking forward to meeting some of the players from when times at Ewood were a lot better. If i end up with any pictures (i probably won’t) i will put them on.

Record of the day: Ian Brown – Longsight M13. Had the pleasure of seeing Ian Brown live a few times now. Even though his voice is dodgy its always a good night.

[Evilpengwinz]

Last session +£111

I see you enjoyed me playing like a massive donk last night, then.

[Tal]

I listen to 6 Music when I can, having been one of the post-Moyles lost sheep. It is an incredible station for music lovers: the normal shows have a range wider than a drunk Ziigmund.

I heard the following for the first time yesterday:










Three brilliant records, two old and one brand new. Music is just brilliant, isn't it?!

[Jac]

Sadly, Ray Manzarek from 'The Doors' passed away a couple of days ago.