July 2008 - Posts

• 31st July

  back home and well and truely pissed off. Im now on the second biggest down swing of all time and its now starting to really piss me off. Last four days read -4 buy ins, -5 buy ins, -7 buy ins and today another -5 buy ins. Those figures on there own are... Posted Jul 31 2008, 11:48 AM by Strummer with no comments

• 29th July

  Theres a thread on one of the badbeat forums regarding running bad and how to deal with it. I posted my reply and its a standard reply for anyone who asks me the question- i refer them to mike cario and his "be happy" take on things. As he puts... Posted Jul 29 2008, 12:50 PM by Strummer with no comments

• 27th July

  What a weekend! I am now oficially running bad! Real bad!!!! The fact im staying at my mentors house and he gets to see the nonsence im putting up with at the moment does make it a little easier- lets face it we all hate losing and when we do we start... Posted Jul 27 2008, 11:58 AM by Strummer with no comments

• 24th July

  FFS! After writing the blog on Tuesday i went on a hot streaking running up a healthy 6 buy in winning day, helping pull the monthly P&L back to virtually zero.......so alls looking good and the timing couldnt have been better as Wednesday had been... Posted Jul 24 2008, 01:05 PM by Strummer with no comments

• July 22nd

  Well at last it seems the gods have moved on and ive managed to produce three winning days on the run- something i havnt done in months!!! Mind you ive had to work hard for it putting in over 60 table hours sat indoors while outside the clever people... Posted Jul 22 2008, 11:23 AM by Strummer with no comments

• July 20th

  I cant believe that a flight of just 1 ½ hours can transport you from the grim grey skies of Manchester to the sun drenched oasis that is Toulouse. From pouring rain and 15c to cloudless sky and temperatures in the mid 30c’s. Manuel was kind enough not... Posted Jul 20 2008, 12:07 PM by Strummer with no comments

• 18th July

  So the poker gods are having there quaterly "lets kick strummer black and blue" period. I do feel ive brough this on myself with the claim that Mansion may well be the softist site ive played (well it was for the first hour!!). Since running... Posted Jul 18 2008, 08:50 AM by Strummer with no comments

• 16th July

  AK and i re-raise to $135 and thoughtful french player calls. Flop Kd3d9c. I bet $240 and once again the deep thinking frenchman calls. Turn is a 3c.Not wishing the thinker to hit his flush draw (im good i KNOW hes drawing to the flush) i put my remaining... Posted Jul 16 2008, 09:50 AM by Strummer with no comments

• 15th July

  A return to the game i should be playing everytime i sit down- no suprise that after finally pulling my head out off my big fat *** i have a winning day- thank heavens! There have been a couple of reasons why my game went AWOL over the weekend: First... Posted Jul 15 2008, 11:25 AM by Strummer with no comments

• 14th July

  Took friday and saturday off in the hope that the break would bring me around and stop me playing like a ***- unfortunetly the break did not achieve the goal. I returned to the tables Sunday afternoon and managed to lose 5 buy ins with what can only be... Posted Jul 14 2008, 10:14 AM by Strummer with no comments

• 11th June

  In my last post i said theres not many things as nice as your own bed- well for the past 4 days ive got full value out of mine as i average around 20 hours sleep a day!!!! And im still cream crackered. One of the down sides of constantly being knackered... Posted Jul 11 2008, 12:25 PM by Strummer with no comments

• 09 July - Home

  Not many things in life are as nice as your own bed!!!! Got back home around 10.00am Monday slept till 17.00 said hello to the family, had something to eat then back to bed for 20.00 and didnt leave the bed till 15.00 the next day!!!Now thats what i call... Posted Jul 09 2008, 09:53 AM by Strummer with no comments

• July 8th (WSOP)

  Without question this had been my most well prepared for and most enjoyable WSOP to date. Having arrived a week in advance of my main event start i was fresh and ready for the poker marothon that i was about to tackle. I was due to play on Sunday but... Posted Jul 08 2008, 08:54 AM by Strummer with no comments

• July 5th (WSOP)

  On my first vistit to the WSOP of poker 4 years ago i hated the place, each time i came back my opinion of the place improves to the point that this year i can hold my hands up and say i love the place!!! Ive also come to the conclution that the reason... Posted Jul 05 2008, 05:29 PM by Strummer with no comments

• July 4th (WSOP)

  Had a great couple of days at the Venitian cash tables, not only is it one of the nicest cardrooms in Vegas it also contains some of the worst players! Ive been sitting down at the 2/5 tables with a max buy in of $1000. Due to the over aggressive drunken... Posted Jul 04 2008, 04:28 PM by Strummer with no comments