I predict an earthquake up in here!

After posting a losing month in September it brings a tear to my eye to inform you that October has been much worse. I have got into bad habits and not been playing great but the deck has seemed to be stone cold this month. With only a few days of the month to go I have found myself on a 40 buy in down swing. Luckily this is a time where it pays to be a bankroll nit as it means I don't have to drop down stakes. I went from being up nearly $4k this month to now being down $4k and on for my biggest losing month to date. It's a big hit considering i'm playing 200NL. I have been lucky enough to not have suffered a downswing this big before but variance has to hit you sometime I suppose. I went through some hands with Bobs and he pointed out a few things that need changing and since then the last few sessions have been much better, I just need to stay positive now and try and play through it and focus on playing solid and hopefully the results will come. I did find that I was 3 betting and squeezing far too much and calling both in and out of position with hands too loose preflop. I have tightened my game back up now and just need to not tilt or play long sessions tired or with my b game. Here's a graph showing this month's downswing:

On a more positive note I got granted a one year tourist visa for Australia. I plan on moving to Melbourne in January 2012 with the muscle shark Fez Jishlock. I have a groin injury which is stopping me from running or playing sports so I have an appointment at the end of the month to find out when I can get an operation to fix this. Hopefully I can get that sorted and be out to Australia as planned in January otherwise I may have to delay the trip a little bit or fly back for the operation depending on how long the waiting list is for it. I lived in Sydney for a year before and it was amazing so I'm excited about heading back down under! I've still been playing loads of golf and I seem to be getting better all the time but just like poker it can be very frustrating some days. My golf instructor Ben is a legend and I keep learning new stuff every lesson to help improve the different aspects of my game. My short game is improved so much, I just need to work on getting my irons more consistent and I will be on the PGA tour in no time. Was sad times for the boys five a side team SPB this month. After winning the 5 a side tournament at goals Southampton they went to Bristol to compete in a regional tournament that would see the top 2 teams go through to a national tournament. It proved too much for SPB in the end and they went out in the semi finals to a team that had a player that looked like Malfoy from Harry Potter, bad times. We did have a boozy night out in Bristol after with some big names attending. This was the team sheet:

Just remember you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink...