April 2008 - Posts

• Strummer9's Diary - Week 93 - Sunday 20th April

  Had another crap day again far from the A game on show but a certain improvement from yesterday but far from good enough. The loses all centred around three hands. I have 99 which i raise getting one caller – flop 10c2c2d. I bet pot and he moves all in... Posted Apr 21 2008, 08:51 AM by Strummer with no comments

• Strummer9's Diary - Week 93 - Saturday 19th April

  Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all- fcuk me everything that went right for me yesterday came back to haunt me today. Sure i took a couple of standard beats AA v 1010, ace flush draw losing to a 9 high flush draw (his four kick... Posted Apr 21 2008, 08:50 AM by Strummer with no comments

• Strummer9's Diary - Week 93 - Friday 18th April

  The day started of like the rest of the month- me losing and losing big and quickly then out the nowhere BAM! I start to run good- in fact i start to run like ive never run before. The real turning point was this hand: am dealt JJ and re raise from the... Posted Apr 21 2008, 08:49 AM by Strummer with no comments

• Strummer9's Diary - Week 93 - Thursday 17th

  And the bollox continues... Some days it just feels like everyone can see your cards and the site im playing is just trying to set me up. I bluff i get re raised, i have a hand they fold, i have a draw they call till the river where i miss then they bet... Posted Apr 21 2008, 08:48 AM by Strummer with no comments

• Strummer9's Diary - Week 93 - Wednesday 16th April

  Don’t know if i should feel happy or if i should be dropping my laptop from a very high building today? It all started soooo well. 07.00am and there’s three tables up and running at 5/10 and there is a couple of serious value players on each- well thats... Posted Apr 21 2008, 08:47 AM by Strummer with no comments

• Strummer9's Diary - Week 93 - Tuesday 15th April

  Doubts started to creep into my mind as to my current level of play-im i really running bad or is it that im playing like a fish? So a session with my mentor to let him decide. Ive said this before and i still don’t understand why its so- but why do i... Posted Apr 21 2008, 08:46 AM by Strummer with no comments

• Strummer9's Diary - Week 93 - Monday 14th April

  The morning after the day before and i wake up with the thought of yesterdays loses at the front of my mind half hoping it was just a sick dream but within a few moments realising it was just another sick day at the office. Well its a new day and a new... Posted Apr 21 2008, 08:44 AM by Strummer with no comments

• Strummer9's Diary - Week 92 - Sunday 6th

  Sunday 6th As sure as night follows day, you play like a twat one day then the next day you play well and get it shoved right up you! Another four buy ins, losing day at 5/10 but unlike yesterday I can put the blame firmly at the feet of the poker gods... Posted Apr 06 2008, 10:49 AM by Strummer with no comments Filed under: Strummer9 Diary

• Strummer9's Diary - Week 92 - Saturday 5th

  Saturday 5th Well what a toss day i've had.....and I've got only me to blame! What a sad little *** I can be! First off the good news: The missus is doing good; Zara is doing good. Even more good news....its Grand National Day and I had a rather... Posted Apr 05 2008, 11:03 AM by Strummer with no comments Filed under: Strummer9 Diary

• Strummer9's Diary - Week 92 - Friday 4th

  Friday 4th Isn't it strange that when you start winning and beat beating the same players day in day out that all of a sudden you are classed as lucky? I mean I play alot of the same players day in day out and overall I don't really think there's... Posted Apr 04 2008, 12:00 PM by Strummer with no comments

• Strummer9's Diary - Week 92 - Thursday 3rd

  Thursday 3rd Well my cunning plan to chase away the newbie aggressive player didn't work!!! He was back today but with a little less aggression, which I suppose is some kind of result! Anyway, I won a good couple of buy ins so i'm not going to... Posted Apr 03 2008, 12:01 PM by Strummer with no comments

• Strummer9's Diary - Week 92 - Wednesday 2nd

  Wednesday 2nd After the nonsense of yesterday I was hoping to get back to the grind today. I've not had three losing days on the run for a long time and I wasn't up to letting it happen now. On the whole, I think I played too tight laying down... Posted Apr 02 2008, 12:10 PM by Strummer with no comments

• Strummer9's Diary - Week 92 - Tuesday 1st

  Tuesday 1st The daily routine at the moment goes something like this: 05.00 get up play poker, 07.00 make breakfast, 08.00 go for run/walk. 09.00 shower, 09.30 Hospital. 11.00 shopping, 12.00 cook dinner, 13.00 Hospital, 14.00 if possible sneak a pint... Posted Apr 01 2008, 12:17 PM by Strummer with no comments