tag:blog.flopturnriver.com,2006-12-22:/archives/38 Copyright (c) http://blog.flopturnriver.com 2006-12-22T18:37:58+00:00 2006-12-22T18:37:57+00:00 2006-12-22T18:37:58+00:00 tag:blog.flopturnriver.com,2006-12-22:/archives/38/908 . So, my 10k check-up is thus; and it looks like it could be the last poker I play for a while before I go to Australia. I am certainly hoping that 2007 will be a good year for me. I am going to give 6Max a full, sustained run and look to get to 50NL before too long. My other resolutions are to lose some weight (well, a lot) and also to learn some Welsh. These three things will form the basis for my blog. I have decided that if I can stick to it, I can do it and I am going to try and use this blog as the motivation for keeping going. Actually, I think I will set some tangible goals in stone and work towards them. Poker Related 1. I want to get to 50NL by March 07. I figure I need 20-30 buy-ins, so somewhere between $1000 and $1500 to move up. My roll at the moment is $597 (although I did pay for Australia on the back of other people's money. I can artificially supplement my roll when I get paid, but I want to be able to hold my own there when I do. 2. Be a bit more aggressive and stop making so many crying calls. Slightly harder to measure (well, the 2nd bit is), but I need to do this 3. Watch and Learn from some of my fellow FTRers Losing Weight 1. Exercise more 2. Eat less shit 3. Lose 17lbs by 1 March '07 Learning Welsh 1. Practise speaking more ..]]> Staresy http://blog.flopturnriver.com/profile.php?id=37 2006-12-18T12:54:14+00:00 2006-12-22T18:37:58+00:00 tag:blog.flopturnriver.com,2006-12-22:/archives/38/904 fact. People just wander round like gormless twats. It has gotten to the point where I swear they are doing it on purpose. Like their sole purpose for being out on a particular day or even being placed on this planet is to get on my fucking nerves. I am 6'3" and I am not a small guy. Anyone who has met me will confirm this. So why on earth do people insist on walking at me instead of around me? Do I look like a stairwell or a carpet? Am I fucking invisible? No. Walk fucking round me. Oh, and when you are stood in front of me and I am CLEARLY attempting to go past you, the best way to facilitate this is not to slow to the point where you have virtually stopped altogether and THEN start walking fast again when I am just to the point when I am going past you. Neither is suddenly making an unforeseen veer to the left/right to look at some dogshit tat on the shelf / in the window. GET OUT OF THE FUCKING WAY. I am seriously looking at investing in one of those alarms that zaps electric current into people (kinda like a cattle prod) and taking it shopping when I have to go. So, after my week in Manchester with work and my Xmas shopping expedition, I have also played a bit of poker this weekend. Here's how I got on on the poker front.... Overall my stats seem pretty consistent. VP$IP% remains in the low 20's PFR% in the mid-teens Blind Defence and Blind Steal seem pretty static. I am working on trying to get that aggression factor up. Sometimes I feel myself calling when I should be raising. I am going to have a proper review in the next few days and try and pick out the precise situations where I could / should have raised. I'm hoping that, despite the small sample size (just u ..]]> Staresy http://blog.flopturnriver.com/profile.php?id=37 2006-12-12T13:49:56+00:00 2006-12-22T18:37:58+00:00 tag:blog.flopturnriver.com,2006-12-22:/archives/38/896 If anyone reads this blog, let me know what you think. Anything too high? too low? Perhaps someone can also look through this and tell me what you think; PokerStars $25NL (4 handed) UTG ($30.50) Villain ($27.70) SB ($26) Hero ($27.05) Preflop: Hero is BB with 7, 9. 1 fold, Villain raises to $0.75, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.50. Flop: ($1.60) 5, 9, 7 (2 players) Hero checks, Villain bets $1.25, Hero calls $1.25. Turn: ($4.10) 5 (2 players) Hero checks, Villain bets $1.5, Hero calls $1.50. River: ($7.10) 9 (2 players) Hero checks, Villain bets $7, Hero calls $7. Final Pot: $21.10]]> Staresy http://blog.flopturnriver.com/profile.php?id=37 2006-12-07T07:36:30+00:00 2006-12-22T18:37:58+00:00 tag:blog.flopturnriver.com,2006-12-22:/archives/38/892 8 and getting called by the BB. Flop comes K hi, all diamonds - I think I even had an inside SFD - and the guy stacks off with JJ. I am up $200 in 5.8k hands @ around 6 ptbb/100, so I'm happy at the moment. I may even make my return to live tournaments on Saturday - all depends how hungover I am. TTFN - Staresy]]> Staresy http://blog.flopturnriver.com/profile.php?id=37 2006-12-04T12:53:19+00:00 2006-12-22T18:37:58+00:00 tag:blog.flopturnriver.com,2006-12-22:/archives/38/886 Staresy http://blog.flopturnriver.com/profile.php?id=37