Update:
The GPS last week was very successful from my point of view. Its the biggest event in the GPS calendar and I like the working partnerships with Genting and other third parties. Everything is being thrown at the Grand Prix and WPT now. It's going to be a good close to the year! The my birthday is also slap bang in the middle of the WPT so that will be entertaining.
Poker:
I've found that video learning is definitely having more of an impact that anything else. I've watched a number of tutorials and videos* from LIVE pro's and it is very interesting to see how different players target different areas of tournaments. I'm learning new things, some of which are glaringly obvious, but missed by players of all standards. The plan is to try and adopt these methods and develop a style/technique that I can use in my current game.
In the pipeline now are some Sunday afternoon/multi day events that peak around £50 buy-ins. I will probably frequenting Cardroom's around Luton and Coventry so please feel free to say hi if you see me.
I think another point I can progress in is Online Satellites. I'm not rolled enough for GUKPT's, IPO's etc but the satellites are affordable and binking seats this way could be a good route for me. I've been studying some satellite play and tips, some of which were very helpful, others were laughable.
Online, I've just started playing SKY for a bit of fun and actually really enjoying it. The comps are good fun with the 'bigger' events they do once a night. I played the £33 bounty hunter and in level 1 the board was something like A K T T Q. We had Queens and jammed the river, neither of my opponents could lay down their J. I was freerolling, but bubbled. Like I said, good fun though. I also had a pop at some Mini FTOPS events at the weekend. I think I min cashed two, one of which was a multi day event but I played the last Day 1 which was the same Day as Day 2. Absolutely butchered AQ on the button to lose a double average stack in 166th out of 5261 runners.
Lifestyle:My partner has gone back to Uni in Leeds. I see her every couple of weeks and we keep a good balance of when we see and chat to each other. It also gives me time to make the changes I need to like improving my fitness.
I'm actually scouting a hotel, spa gym facility tonight just outside of Grantham. The £27 membership is inclusive of pool, gym and spa use which will be good. Its on my commute so I'd be looking to spend an hour a day doing something fitness related there, and on days I get the train to work it doesn't really matter because I walk from Nottm station to Dusk, which is about 5 miles. I have also invested in a fold up bike which will see more use.
One I've done this for a couple of week's I'm going to look at training once a week with a Sunday League team to make up the numbers.
Targets:
I'm slipping behind in the Poker League
It is merely a case of tiredness. I love these £5/£10 games with Pub League guys but I stopped playing my own local one because I was working 10-6 and I probably need to stop playing this. It amounts to being in the building from 10am - midnight, which is too much.
The APAT Team Event looks like it going ahead which will be good fun.
I've had no time to play LIVE but will report back when I do! I suspect I will find something Sunday Afternoon (suggestions?)
*This did not include Rehman Kassam's two hour cameo on the GPS stream.
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