I know its sad but i can't help but count down the days until i leave TPS. Especially after Phil sent me my 'Donut of Doom'. I know down to the second how long I have left!
Been thinking about what my POA is going to be upon leaving but I'm still undecided yet. I think I'll have a little holiday to start with. There is word amoung the Badgers of a trip to Prague, so that would be ideal. If I do go traveling then I will be starting with Vegas in June, then make my way to New Zealand and Australia afterwards. Vegas is a definate, but I'm still unsure about the rest.
I've only played about 2 hours of poker in the last week because of the festive season, but should be able to squeeze some in at the weekend. Been a good month so far and I'm up around £200 including the live cash game at Steve's. Getting my money from CD poker has been a task though, as it took them 7 working days to give me my money back. Bloody joke. VC are on the same shell and it takes 3 working days. I'll be on the move again once I get my deposit bonus anyway. Might try my luck on Stars for a change, but I really dont like their software. Meh
Thursday, 13 December 2007
Thursday, 6 December 2007
Happy Matt
So yesterday I was given confirmation that I am being made redundant, yay!!!!! So I WILL be going to Vegas next year for the WSOP! I cant wait and I wish it was tomorrow. I feel like a huge weight has been lifted and I can now start making plans for next year, which will be a completely new start for me in every aspect of my life.
29th of Feb is my last day, and I'll probably take a couple of weeks off to chill out. Then I'll probably do some temp work for a month or so just to keep the funds ticking over....unless Poker is going really well and I dont have to bother lol. I wish. Then maybe a bit of traveling ending in Vegas in June.
Played a couple of hours last night and was down about £20, which took me back down to earth after my tournament result the other day. I played a bit rubbish to be honest, and pushed a couple of times when I really shouldn't have. Gamblers itch I call it.
Going to watch a band called 'Purple Monkey' tonight at the Propagaybar. I saw them a couple of years ago and they were really tight so should be good. Will get some Poker in beforehand methinks!
Anyway, back to 'work' I guess. 59 working days and counting.......
29th of Feb is my last day, and I'll probably take a couple of weeks off to chill out. Then I'll probably do some temp work for a month or so just to keep the funds ticking over....unless Poker is going really well and I dont have to bother lol. I wish. Then maybe a bit of traveling ending in Vegas in June.
Played a couple of hours last night and was down about £20, which took me back down to earth after my tournament result the other day. I played a bit rubbish to be honest, and pushed a couple of times when I really shouldn't have. Gamblers itch I call it.
Going to watch a band called 'Purple Monkey' tonight at the Propagaybar. I saw them a couple of years ago and they were really tight so should be good. Will get some Poker in beforehand methinks!
Anyway, back to 'work' I guess. 59 working days and counting.......
Saturday, 1 December 2007
Tournament Result!
Ok, so I'm due a bad run of cards but it didn't come last night. Played one $7 tournament and came third for $246.40. I just ran out of luck at the wrong time and ended up all-in with an over card and flush draw on the flop. Other guy had just Ace high but called my all-in and no spade came along to help me. Still really pleased with how I played and felt I deserved the result.
Friday, 30 November 2007
Redundancy, Traveling and the WSOP 2008
Well, the second two rely upon the first. Should find out the decisions on Redundancy by this time next week so I'll be able to start making plans....or not. I think there is a good chance my application will be accepted, 75%ish I would say! When I tell people about it most of them are confused as to why anyone would want to lose their job, but as i was intent on leaving anyway this is a nice way to go. I've never really had a good word to say about the company I work for, but the Redundancy package is really good, which would explain why more people have applied for voluntary than there are packages available!!! To be honest the place isn't that bad anyway, but there is just no way of going up and I cant think of anything more de-motivating than that.
It would give me the opportunity to do a bit of traveling, which is only something i've recently considered doing but I think getting away from everything for a few months is just what i need. It would also give me the chance to get to Vegas for the WSOP next year, and this is something i've wanted to do for ages. I blame Moneymaker. OK, so I wont be putting in for the $10,000 main event! But there are some $1,500 bracelet events going on which are in my range. Like I say though its all dependant on next weeks decision, so I will probably post next week a very happy man or severely pissed off!
Poker is going OK, making a few squid here and there but wont be turning pro anytime soon! Up about £75 this week, but will be playing a bit this evening and Im due a bad run!!!!
It would give me the opportunity to do a bit of traveling, which is only something i've recently considered doing but I think getting away from everything for a few months is just what i need. It would also give me the chance to get to Vegas for the WSOP next year, and this is something i've wanted to do for ages. I blame Moneymaker. OK, so I wont be putting in for the $10,000 main event! But there are some $1,500 bracelet events going on which are in my range. Like I say though its all dependant on next weeks decision, so I will probably post next week a very happy man or severely pissed off!
Poker is going OK, making a few squid here and there but wont be turning pro anytime soon! Up about £75 this week, but will be playing a bit this evening and Im due a bad run!!!!
Tuesday, 9 October 2007
Quick Update
At work quite bored so thought I'd do a quick update the Poker situation. Going really well this month, up about $200 at the moment. Certainly makes a difference now i have more time to play. Sadly enough, I dont have much planned over the next couple of weeks so I guess I'll be putting quite a few hours in at the tables. Maybe a few tournaments.
I have downloaded a trial version of Poker Tracker, but cant seem to get it working yet. Think it'll come in really handy when I do though, so may buy the full version.
I have downloaded a trial version of Poker Tracker, but cant seem to get it working yet. Think it'll come in really handy when I do though, so may buy the full version.
Thursday, 27 September 2007
Caught in the Cooler
Severely caught that is. The third hand of my session yesterday went as follows:
Blinds are 0.5/1$, my stack is around $40, and the SB and BB have about the same
All fold round to me on the Button and im holding Qd 10s. I just call. SB raises to $3, BB calls and I call. Flop is Jd 9c 8c. So I've flopped the nut straight. SB raises 5$ and BB calls, i raise to $12. Both call me so the pot is now $45. Turn is Kc. They both check to me, and I raise $20. SB goes all in, BB calls and obviously I call the extra $5 ish. SB turns over Ac 10c for nut flush and BB turns over a set of 8's. River is blank so SB takes a $120 pot.
I keep recalling the hand over in my head, and Im still not sure how I could have avoided losing my stack to this. I maybe should have checked the turn but I thought that maybe the SB had QcQx, which means he would have been on a flush draw.
I played great from then on in though and was up about $70 for the session. Up about $120 so far in three sessions since I started playing again.
Blinds are 0.5/1$, my stack is around $40, and the SB and BB have about the same
All fold round to me on the Button and im holding Qd 10s. I just call. SB raises to $3, BB calls and I call. Flop is Jd 9c 8c. So I've flopped the nut straight. SB raises 5$ and BB calls, i raise to $12. Both call me so the pot is now $45. Turn is Kc. They both check to me, and I raise $20. SB goes all in, BB calls and obviously I call the extra $5 ish. SB turns over Ac 10c for nut flush and BB turns over a set of 8's. River is blank so SB takes a $120 pot.
I keep recalling the hand over in my head, and Im still not sure how I could have avoided losing my stack to this. I maybe should have checked the turn but I thought that maybe the SB had QcQx, which means he would have been on a flush draw.
I played great from then on in though and was up about $70 for the session. Up about $120 so far in three sessions since I started playing again.
Monday, 17 September 2007
What next?
Going through a bit of a transition period at the moment, which has pretty much left me wondering about what I want to do in the future. Me and Lucy recently split up after just over two years together which really sucks, but I guess its for the best.
Anyway, this leaves me with some serious time on my hands that I'm not sure how to fill, but I think Poker might come into it! Really feeling like playing again and after discussions with Limburn on Saturday, there is a possibility we could be headed to Vegas next year for The World Series of Poker. Its a bit of a pipe dream in a way, but it is do-able. I would have to be careful with my cash and save a lot, which is the main issue for me. Its my dream to play in the WSOP, and is something I'd like to accomplish sooner rather than later.
I'd also like to do a bit of travelling at some stage, but that is largely dependant on what happens on the job front. Even if we get made redundant I cant see them giving us any more than the government minimum.
As for what job I want to do in the future....i have no idea, so I'm not even going to worry about that yet.
Anyway, this leaves me with some serious time on my hands that I'm not sure how to fill, but I think Poker might come into it! Really feeling like playing again and after discussions with Limburn on Saturday, there is a possibility we could be headed to Vegas next year for The World Series of Poker. Its a bit of a pipe dream in a way, but it is do-able. I would have to be careful with my cash and save a lot, which is the main issue for me. Its my dream to play in the WSOP, and is something I'd like to accomplish sooner rather than later.
I'd also like to do a bit of travelling at some stage, but that is largely dependant on what happens on the job front. Even if we get made redundant I cant see them giving us any more than the government minimum.
As for what job I want to do in the future....i have no idea, so I'm not even going to worry about that yet.
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