Pulling my teeth out with pliers.....

This could easily be a normal poker related post as I often feel like doing something like this when I take some of these ridiculous bad beats..!!

2 days ago I was completely fine. Now I am in complete agony and thinking about going into A&E.

My wisdom tooth has popped or something and I am in so much pain its unbearable. Its only 1 tooth as the other 3 have never grown.

I just took 45mins to eat a meal. I normally take about 10mins. Emergency dentist tomorrow for me now..... seriously though if I last that long. The pliers are ready.... Never had tooth pain like this in my life.... Its gonna be a long night..!!

Anyone got any wisdom teeth stories?

F***ed by the Whale yet again.....

I seem to get 1 or 2 of these everyday now for the last month or so. My bottom line would be so much better if I could just hold up 1 of these beats a day. The poker gods are mad at me for some reason


Poker Stars $100.00 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players

SB: $106.35
BB: $38.50
Hero (UTG): $100.00
UTG+1: $111.00
UTG+2: $100.00
MP1: $109.65
MP2: $40.00
CO: $76.05
BTN: $102.80

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is UTG with 7 7
Hero raises to $3, 4 folds, CO calls $3, 3 folds

Flop: ($7.50) J T 7 (2 players)
Hero bets $6.00, CO raises to $12, Hero raises to $97, CO calls $61.05 all in

I am a 90% favourite at this stage to win this hand

Turn: ($153.60) A (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($153.60) K (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $153.60

Hero shows 7 7
CO shows J Q

CO wins $150.60


Should I play this any different? Raise less OTF? etc....

Pokerstars The Big Game Season 2 - Week 1

Last week the Pokerstars Big Game Show returned for another season.

For those who haven't seen it the premise is quite simple. Basically a random is chosen to play against the pros in a 6-max high stakes cash game.

The random is staked $100k (which is the minimum buy in) and gets to keep anything he/she wins above that $100k. If they lose money or bust they lose nothing personally as Stars staked them.

You can find it here

He is a preview:

Wladimir Klitschko Jabs David Haye out of the Fight

Right from the get go Wlad assumed the centre of the ring and edged forward jabbing away at Haye.

Haye had talked about taking it to Klitschko but was unable to get within range. He made numerous attempts to come inside but Wlad was too clever in keeping him at bay.

He cited a broken toe as the main reason saying he was unable to launch from the foot. I'm not sure the result would be any different if he was completely fit.

If he truly believes that this lost him the fight then he must fight again and prove the case. I don't think he should retire with unfinished business still left hanging in the air.

There was a large British contingent within the 45,000 strong crowd that packed the Imtech Arena. They were frustrated to see their man lose badly on points with large margins. They were 117-109, 118-108 and 116-110.

After all the hype in the build up we were expecting a lot more from this fight.

The Klitschko's have now unified the division and there doesn't seem like there is anyone out there to stop them.

Who will Win the Big Fight? David Haye or Wladimir Klitschko

 

How to add a Poll to a Blogger Main Post?

1) Firstly you must create a Poll inside your sidebar. Use the add gadget like normal and name your poll.

2) Check your Poll is working by visiting your blog

3) Now must now find out how to View Source in your particular Browser. I use Internet Explorer and its easy. Just click 'Page' on your toolbar and 'View Scource'

4) The text editor will now open. Use ctrl + F or the Find function to look for the title to your Poll.

5) Copy (Right Click/Copy) the HTML Code:

Code will look something like this:

6) Paste the HTML text into your Blogger Post and Publish

7) You can now delete the sidebar poll

June 2011 Review

The less said about June, the better. I ended the month with a minus $600 session to finish a pretty meh month.

I started the month with great optimism, thinking that I could bank my first 5-figure month.

Having had 2 good winning months at the tables I thought that if I could replicate that again and potentially pick up 2 large bonuses then $10k in a month was on the cards.

Unfortunately I lost big on the felt and decided not to go for the second bonus (200k VPPs Milestone) this month.

I was also going for a 52k VPP target, but the bad beats put paid to that. I did get in decent volume but the games were just not good for me in June.

I did pick up my first $4,000 cash bonus which was needed to get me back in the black. I have learnt that you can not really make forecast in this game as that the tides can turn very quicker for the better and then for the worse.

So, my forecast for July is that I hope to work hard n play hard and maybe run good.



The final numbers for June are as follows:

134,000 Hands Played
33,558 VPPs

-$3,530 (Cash Game Losses)
-$55 (Tournament Losses)
+$4,000 (FPP Cash Bonus)
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+$415 (Total Month)


The Ytd numbers as at the end of June are as follows:

688,000 Hands Played
182,140 VPPs

-$1,214 - Jan
+$1,075 - Feb
+$722 - Mar
+$4,766 - Apr
+$3,278 - May
+$415 - Jun
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+$9,042 (Total YTD)


Lets all get some run good going.......!!

Almost Best Day Ever + my 1st $4,000 Bonus

Its amazing how the fortunes of poker players can differ so greatly. From the micro grinders to the nosebleed celebs, we are all at different levels. One players best day is simply another's blind or straddle.

Yesterday as black Wednesday sadly killed the action of many Full Tilt players I was busy going for my best day ever on Pokerstars. Unfortunately I didn't make it and my best day ever still stands at $888 but briefly I surpassed that number.

If u look at the graph below u can see that at around 4,000 hands in I was just under $1,000 winnings for the day. Maybe I should have just stopped then.

Also, if I had run at EV then I would have beat my record.

I recall one hand vs a loosey goosey player where UTG opened for a raise and got 3bet big by the loose MP player. I found myself sitting to his right with AA and decided to just call. UTG folded and we were heads up. The flop came 3 hearts, all low and I didn't have the Ace of hearts. He cbet big and I just shoved. The turn was the Jack of hearts and I was drawing dead to his QQh. If I won that hand I would have also beaten the record. Forgetting all the ifs n butts I still made a decent day.

Today is also a historic day as I have done the unimaginable and managed to save up 250,000 FPPs and am able to purchase the $4,000 bonus from the store. I hope this is the 1st of many..!!

These are however all small consolations for a bad bad month...!!

CU soon......

Full Tilt Poker’s Operating Licence Suspended by Alderney

This is the message being seen by FTP customers as they try to withdraw their cash

The Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) has suspended Full Tilt’s licences. The poker room seems to have suspended all operations with immediate effect. Its Black Wednesday for the non-US players.

The AGCC's statement this morning was:

"The decision to suspend these licenses follows a special investigation prompted by the indictments unsealed by US Attorney General’s Office in the Southern District of New York on 15th April 2011, during which grounds were found to indicate that these licensees and their business associates were operating contrary to Alderney legislation."

Not sure how this will affect Pokerstars as yet but I will be watching developments closely.

UK Cigarette Prices and Taxes go through the roof

In a couple of days it will be 14 years since I gave up smoking. 

I thought it would be interesting to see the price of 20 cigarettes today. I was shocked to see the current cost.

If I had smoked like 5-10 a day over the last 14 years I would have spent around $14k. A pretty nice saving made.

Here is a breakdown of movement in prices:

Source: TMA

Year	RRP for 20pk	Tax Element	Tax %
1990	1.65	1.20	73
1991	1.80	1.31	73
1992	2.08	1.55	75
1993	2.27	1.70	75
1994	2.52	1.93	77
1995	2.70	2.09	77
1996	2.89	2.26	78
1997	3.08	2.42	79
1998	3.36	2.65	79
1999	3.64	2.88	79
2000	3.88	3.08	79
2001	4.22	3.37	80
2002	4.39	3.46	79
2003	4.51	3.55	79
2004	4.65	3.65	78
2005	4.82	3.77	78
2006	5.05	3.91	77
2007	5.33	4.07	76
2008	5.44	4.18	77
2009	5.67	4.34	77
2010	6.29	4.83	77
2011	6.63	5.08	77