Hey guys, it's been ages since i've posted. As usual, I've been lazy on the blog but I have had a few requests for a new post so here I am! So, let's get down to business...I had a good month in January and then went on holiday to Thailand for nearly 3 weeks and didn't get chance to play in February. In March I played 77 hours and won just under $4k. I lost over $3k at $2/$4 and $3/$6 and won $6.5k at $1/$2 and some at $0.50/$1. It was a solid winning month winning at 5 bb/100 over 43,000 hands, but I knew I could do better.
(ThaiLADs, Martin 'Badger boy' Malone, me, Bobs and Dom)
April came along and things changed. After talking to my parents I realised how little poker I play. I understand poker can be quite stressful at times but I rarely get anywhere near 100 hours in a month which started to tilt me. I really wanted to work hard on my game and put the hours in and start seeing some proper results. The result of this was that I made $10,009 in April. Saying I'm really pleased with the month is an understatement. I played 60,000 hands in 91 hours, the majority of my play being at $1/$2 and some at $2/$4. I ran really good at $2/$4 which was a big help but my discipline and game selection was really good. I want to say a big thank you to the legend Danny Rudd 'aka' the Rudddssssttterrr for helping me set up a HUD. This has helped my game no end and no doubt helped me have my biggest month. I really appreciate his time helping me, I know he is a busy man and while he's not dominating at the poker tables he is out standing his ground with the Cleethorpes Beach Patrol and sometimes the Grimsby hit squad! Anyways, having a HUD has really helped my game in general, now I can think much deeper about certain situations, mainly preflop at the moment as I'm still a HUD novice.
I have learnt a lot this month and feel it's another positive turning point in my game. Key points are that I only went over stop loss once which is really good, the rest of the time I just quit and came back another day. Secondly, I won $6k in 15,000 hands and started to think 'wow, this month will be big' and 'will it be my first $10k boy!?' But then after that heater I broke even for about 30,000 hands. I started to get frustrated, however it made me realise varience is a big part of poker. I believe the most important thing is to play poker when you are playing your best, be patient and don't tilt. These points have made me a much better player and maybe...just maybe now I can become a grinder. I hope that being patient and working hard can help me grind more hours and in effect make more money at the tables! It's important to remember how tough it can be, I believe someone once said that 'Some people, pros even, won't play No-Limit. They can't handle the swings.'
Poker aside, I've being playing loads of football and getting back into the gym with Jez and now new recruit Magic man Marty V. It's been a swingy season for my saturday team Infinity FC, we bounced back from a few loses with a big win last week and hope we can build on that. Our 5 a side thurs night team SPB have been unbeaten and not drawn a game for a whole season but that came to an end and we lost a game last week. People were angry, Jez was livid and lot's of sleep was lost. Good news is that we came back this week and scraped an 18-4 win, we're back baby!
I want to give a shout to a true hero. One of my mates Big Dave Henson (BDH) was injured in Afghanistan in the line of duty and as a result had his legs amputated. He has come through this so strong and he has been such an inspiration to us all. I'm proud to know Dave and he recieved a gong last week when he was honoured for his bravery. What an absolute LAD, big love!
(The legend himself)
April also hosted my birthday, we had a classic LADs night out in Souathmpton, obviously got well out of control. Key points from the evening:
- Mikey climed a tree.
- Big boozy return to town for BDH, a true hero!
- Good level of booziness from all.
- Barl Passey was brilliant and got Section 27'd for giving the bouncer a cheeky slap. I think everyone would agree he was the king of the drinking game Grand National. Section 27 means he was ordered to leave town or get arressted, obviously he stayed out and got more boozy.
- There were more points but obviously can't put them on the blog for public viewing and muckey beuwing!
Think that's about all for now. Feel free to inbox me on facebook with feedback, I love to hear what people think of the blog.
Quote of the month comes from the Muscle shark Jez 'I'm close....close to perfection'....wow!
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