Weekly (and yearly) Total +$261
Well after my extended absence from the virtual felt I’ve managed to cram in about 20 hours of play since I’ve returned to HK, the vast majority of them four tabling 25NL on Stars. Having run my Stars roll down to $60 at my lowest ebb I’ve now worked in up into $400+ making going bust pretty unlikely unless I step back up to 50NL to soon.
I’m running at around 8PTBB/100 at the moment in 2009 and would be happy to continue at that win-rate.
I sent various documents to Neteller showing my UK address and they have told me they just need to phone me to confirm my account.
I’ve also tried setting up another alternate online payment service using the same docs but not heard back from them although I had to upload the docs onto their website. Basically I have yet to resolve the satisfactory movement of cash online as yet. I’m getting pretty pissed off that I’m missing out on bonii that would be accounting for about $2,000 a year in profit.
I’m considering depositing on a new site with a rake-back deal using a Scottish bank card and that is something I want to explore.
I’m also looking at investing in a top of the range laptop at the moment. Shit hot spec with 17HDscreen and Bluray DVD+writer (50 gigs of data on each disk!). I’ve offered 14K but the seller is looking for 16K.
I’ll try out 6 tabling if I do get that monster although I want a decent sample of hands to compare my 4x against 6x win-rates first.
Major change in strategy for this year is table selection. If I meet any resistance online I’m walking even if I think I’m probably better than them. I broke my new rule yesterday playing heads-up against another player who was aggressive but medium stacked. I was given drawing odds all the way with a hand that almost doubled him up. I then did double him up when I shoved on a J 98K board with JT and he called with KK. Anyway that is the exception to the new rule and it seems to be working out okay.
A recent improvement to my game is being able to lay losing hands down. Always the danger of folding the winning hand of course but sometimes you have to. I’m also shoving a lot lighter now as well if I think I’m good and of course with some drawing hands. With this in mind my pot size manipulation is improving all the time.
Having signed up for Deuces crack instructional site for six months I’ve allowed over half of that time to go by having watched only two vids so my belated New Year resolution has to be to start watching more although it is more fun just playing.
PS
And my horse has been running strongly of late but still an expensive pony leaving me about GBP4K down.
Monday, 9 February 2009
Monday, 2 February 2009
Lamma's Lazarus
Well as I attempt to ascertain who the biggest winners were for 2008 it seems that two new records have been set.
First one which I gather everyone has heard of by now was Moocher’s performance in the Grand Waldo Macau tournament, which included accommodation and travel for Mr and Mrs Moocher (after finishing second in the Hong Kong Poker House Xmas series). Despite the tournament being a Rebuy Moocher managed to ensure his Free-roll shot enabled him to cruise to 4th place and take down a tidy $10,000 prize.
Moocher had also turned his fortunes around online with the greatest comeback since Lazurus. After busting out he free-rolled his way back to money play and his online roll now stands at a healthy US$1,055.
The highlight of this resurgence also takes the current prize for biggest ever tournament win as he brings down top prize for US$943 after risking a mere $3.30. So the record previously held by Rummy Coakes falls to Moocher.
The come-back kid struck again over the weekend taking second spot in a 90-man tourney.
He also has a tourney lined up with Joe Hachem later in the month with guaranteed HK$25K worth of prize money to divide between the 25 finalists. Joe will be quaking in his boots when he faces a raise from the big nosed dog with the black shades.
First one which I gather everyone has heard of by now was Moocher’s performance in the Grand Waldo Macau tournament, which included accommodation and travel for Mr and Mrs Moocher (after finishing second in the Hong Kong Poker House Xmas series). Despite the tournament being a Rebuy Moocher managed to ensure his Free-roll shot enabled him to cruise to 4th place and take down a tidy $10,000 prize.
Moocher had also turned his fortunes around online with the greatest comeback since Lazurus. After busting out he free-rolled his way back to money play and his online roll now stands at a healthy US$1,055.
The highlight of this resurgence also takes the current prize for biggest ever tournament win as he brings down top prize for US$943 after risking a mere $3.30. So the record previously held by Rummy Coakes falls to Moocher.
The come-back kid struck again over the weekend taking second spot in a 90-man tourney.
He also has a tourney lined up with Joe Hachem later in the month with guaranteed HK$25K worth of prize money to divide between the 25 finalists. Joe will be quaking in his boots when he faces a raise from the big nosed dog with the black shades.
2008 - It's a Wrap
So here are the figures for the year. I’ll try and catch up with people individually to get the year end totals and later the current position to get the blog back on track so we can establish who has earned the below titles.
Online
2008:
Phillberto: USD+1,078 (2007 Total USD+3,283)
Moocher +170
Bigshot -1000
Deadlydp - 1000
2008 Champion - tbc
2007 Champion – Deadlydp +3,298
Lamma Home Games
2008: Phillberto: +HK$2,908 (2007 total -335)
2008 Champion Phillberto
2007 Champion - Deadlydp (Total HK$1,600)
Casino/Live
2008 Phillberto: USD-208 (2007 Total USD-500)
Moocher +0
2007 Champion – N/A
Biggest Single Tournament Cash 2008
Rummy Coakes U$498
Grand Total
2008 Phillberto +USD1242 (2007 Total USD+2,740)
2008 Champion tbc
2007 Champion Phillberto (Total USD+2,740)
Online
2008:
Phillberto: USD+1,078 (2007 Total USD+3,283)
Moocher +170
Bigshot -1000
Deadlydp - 1000
2008 Champion - tbc
2007 Champion – Deadlydp +3,298
Lamma Home Games
2008: Phillberto: +HK$2,908 (2007 total -335)
2008 Champion Phillberto
2007 Champion - Deadlydp (Total HK$1,600)
Casino/Live
2008 Phillberto: USD-208 (2007 Total USD-500)
Moocher +0
2007 Champion – N/A
Biggest Single Tournament Cash 2008
Rummy Coakes U$498
Grand Total
2008 Phillberto +USD1242 (2007 Total USD+2,740)
2008 Champion tbc
2007 Champion Phillberto (Total USD+2,740)
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
Cold Turkey
Appreciate the update and venue reviewBigshot to keep the blog alive.
I've been unable to get a reliable mobile internet connection where I am living and don't want to stump up for a year's contract for a fixed line so my poker playing has ground to a halt for a while.
Look forward to hearing more tales of Moocher and Rummy's exploits and all about the 10K Macau win.
I'm back on Friday night and look forward to having a live game soon - do we need to increase the stakes to keep the new flock of Bigshot's happy?
I've been unable to get a reliable mobile internet connection where I am living and don't want to stump up for a year's contract for a fixed line so my poker playing has ground to a halt for a while.
Look forward to hearing more tales of Moocher and Rummy's exploits and all about the 10K Macau win.
I'm back on Friday night and look forward to having a live game soon - do we need to increase the stakes to keep the new flock of Bigshot's happy?
Friday, 19 December 2008
£20K on a Horse
To give some gambling spice to 2009 I have decided to put twenty large of the Queen's coin on a horse.
I'm hoping this little black stallion will come romping home for me.
Poker in the Black Isle
Arrived up in the north of Scotland amongst gusts of sleet to visit Big Bro and family. Once the kiddlywinks were despatched to bed we kicked off with a $1 18 man tourney with me talking bro through each decision. After doubling up with Pocket Kings hitting top trips against trip nines on the flop after folding the first fifty hands we took that puppy down without losing a showdown ansd without getting our money in bad once. My bro's friend arrived from Germany at the weekend so there may be some live action going on.
Tuesday, 16 December 2008
No Cigar
Well it's been a poker free holiday as you might have gathered. Internet connection is too dodgy and my Dad's computer is slower than a week in jail.
I did abandon the Moll on Sunday Christmas shopping in Glasgow for a 'quick' NL tourney in the same Casino I played at last time. 70 players sticking in £230 quid each. Starting stacks of 15,000 and blinds kicking off at 25/50. I folded all my hands for the first 40 minutes. When I raised in early position with QQ it was folded round to me quickly and I realised that everyone was paying some attention. It even got a comment so I realised my tight image was well established. I then kept it pretty tight but through in the occasional loose raise in late position and maintained my stack. When two new players moved to the table one made a raise and I reraised in position with KK . I called and a flop 0f 99Q and faced a raise which I flat called. The river brought a third 9 and he shoved. I decided AA was not something I could be scared of. A fourth nine was pretty unlikely so I put him on a Queen or a bluff and called and he showed the Queen and doubled me up.
I take down another small pot with a delayed c-bet from Jacks OOP on a dry flop. With a larger stack I got involved a little bit more putting a medium-shortish stack semi-loose button raiser to a decision for all his chips with AJ and getting a quick fold. I then made my first mistake raising from the button with Ace rage thinking it was blind on blind but having missed a call from UTG. A Qxx flop and I fire out with a near pot sized bet and get called. I check the turn and he shoves and I lose my first pot.
The field begins to thin and I survive the first two breaks and have a slightly peeved Moll now done with Xmas shopping on my hands.
My stack begins to dwindle and I reach Allin or fold territory. I decide to make my move early to make a call less likely and pick my spots carefully and don't get any callers and keep around the 25-35K mark. I come up against a button raise and reraise to 12,000 against a stack around 20K. He shoves and my pocket tens hold up against his fives taking my up to safe territory. I probably miss a few chances to steal blinds at this stage and play a little too conservatively and my stack begins to dwindle. I reach allin or fold territory and down to two tables get a long hard think from the BB after an UTH with AKs. She decides to lay it down and I avoid a probable race although it may have been AQ.
I squeak through to the final table of 10 with just the top 6 paying. With hefty blinds and a very short stack I raise allin with AK twice and take down the blinds. AA from early position again doesn't get any callers despiting offering the big blind almost 2-1 odds.
I have 40,000 left with blinds at 5,000/10,000 and we are down to the last 7. It is folded to me in the small blind and I look down at a distinctly poor T7o. Noone else is going to be forced to make their move this round so I have to decide if I steal 15,000 now or wait for a hand. I plump for the shove and the Big Blind calls with QJs. He rightly puts me on a pretty wide range and I realise he must see me as playing fairly loose having witnessed a shove a round from me.
Neither of us get any help so I leave as bubble boy and leave the rest to decide who gets the £2K+ prize-money and head out for a night in Airdrie.
Next poker session should be my brother's house where I take on him and his pal in some short handed home game action and no doubt some online action too.
I did abandon the Moll on Sunday Christmas shopping in Glasgow for a 'quick' NL tourney in the same Casino I played at last time. 70 players sticking in £230 quid each. Starting stacks of 15,000 and blinds kicking off at 25/50. I folded all my hands for the first 40 minutes. When I raised in early position with QQ it was folded round to me quickly and I realised that everyone was paying some attention. It even got a comment so I realised my tight image was well established. I then kept it pretty tight but through in the occasional loose raise in late position and maintained my stack. When two new players moved to the table one made a raise and I reraised in position with KK . I called and a flop 0f 99Q and faced a raise which I flat called. The river brought a third 9 and he shoved. I decided AA was not something I could be scared of. A fourth nine was pretty unlikely so I put him on a Queen or a bluff and called and he showed the Queen and doubled me up.
I take down another small pot with a delayed c-bet from Jacks OOP on a dry flop. With a larger stack I got involved a little bit more putting a medium-shortish stack semi-loose button raiser to a decision for all his chips with AJ and getting a quick fold. I then made my first mistake raising from the button with Ace rage thinking it was blind on blind but having missed a call from UTG. A Qxx flop and I fire out with a near pot sized bet and get called. I check the turn and he shoves and I lose my first pot.
The field begins to thin and I survive the first two breaks and have a slightly peeved Moll now done with Xmas shopping on my hands.
My stack begins to dwindle and I reach Allin or fold territory. I decide to make my move early to make a call less likely and pick my spots carefully and don't get any callers and keep around the 25-35K mark. I come up against a button raise and reraise to 12,000 against a stack around 20K. He shoves and my pocket tens hold up against his fives taking my up to safe territory. I probably miss a few chances to steal blinds at this stage and play a little too conservatively and my stack begins to dwindle. I reach allin or fold territory and down to two tables get a long hard think from the BB after an UTH with AKs. She decides to lay it down and I avoid a probable race although it may have been AQ.
I squeak through to the final table of 10 with just the top 6 paying. With hefty blinds and a very short stack I raise allin with AK twice and take down the blinds. AA from early position again doesn't get any callers despiting offering the big blind almost 2-1 odds.
I have 40,000 left with blinds at 5,000/10,000 and we are down to the last 7. It is folded to me in the small blind and I look down at a distinctly poor T7o. Noone else is going to be forced to make their move this round so I have to decide if I steal 15,000 now or wait for a hand. I plump for the shove and the Big Blind calls with QJs. He rightly puts me on a pretty wide range and I realise he must see me as playing fairly loose having witnessed a shove a round from me.
Neither of us get any help so I leave as bubble boy and leave the rest to decide who gets the £2K+ prize-money and head out for a night in Airdrie.
Next poker session should be my brother's house where I take on him and his pal in some short handed home game action and no doubt some online action too.
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