Another Norfolk poker player

[antthecat]

i will be assessing my mood and if i feel that poker is not for me then that will be it, another thing that is affecting me is work, the job is really grinding me down, my workmate has said that he noticed since the MOT bay has been installed and im the only tester, im not as happy and chirpy as i was before, i was always having a laugh but as there is so much pressure on my shoulders at the moment im not happy with the organisation of the workshop and i feel useless as im a very good technician but cant do anything bar testing cars and not overhauling a buick engine.

my decision on giving up the game might have been a snap decision but i want to sort my head out first and the people who are close to me i want to look after. i know that a bad run can last for months and the fact that i have noticed my game is off and has been affected but i have a sneaky suspision i might be playing once i feel the time is right as i might play this weekends league as there is no "I" in team but that is only if i feel like it is the right thing to do at that time.

sorry to ramble a bit but just letting some thoughts out and trying to clear my head and many thanks to everyone who has wished me luck in what i decide.

good luck and skill to all

[antthecat]

i have set myself a challenge and its not to do with poker as such, what i want to do is get my fitness up, cut out the smoking habit, eat a lot more healthfully and challenge the grey matter. i have noticed im getting tired easily and a 1/2 mile jog will nearly kill me and surely my brain is getting lasy also so the order of the day is this(feel free to advise me on anything):

1) start going for cycle rides on the weekend and to the local shop as ive got a £200 bike sitting there never getting used
2) eat a healthy and balanced diet, ive got to stop the burgers and chips and choclate snacks and eat a lot more fruit and veg(its the basics i know)
3)quit smoking, the most easiest thing i can do hopefully
4) read more books, i know that reading really stimulates the brain and this is what i really need to improve on.

hopefully all the above will help me to improve in general and this will improve my poker game threefold.

i know that i said i will take a permenant break but i have came to the assumption is that its work that has ground me down and is putting me in a bad mood(also tiredness) so after a few months of essential body maintenance i hope i will be playing the game again (i just cant leave the game but the break is needed).

so Ant The Cat might be back and fitter than ever.

im thinking i might play the team event but will see how i feel but no local poker and definatley no online dips for a while, life without poker is soooo boring lol

[antthecat]

starting to eat more healthfully(until last night, had no dinner and this morning had no breakfast) and will try a bit of exercise today if i get time, im reading richard pryors book, pryor convictions, its a hell of a read and eye wateringly funny, im quitting smoking(again) from tomorrow and have not played any serious poker, did play the home game(have not seen my mate alex for a while so i only played to catch up really) but the cards were non existant best hand was a5 off all evening and lost chips on a ace high flop(kicker trouble but i knew i was not winning) but not going to play any more serious poker for myself until i feel ready(3 years lol), the online league is on tomorrow and i will play that as its in my opinion a bit of fun and i enjoy the feel of do i knock a team mate out(never had done but i could have with some dry aces ive considered) and if i do well, it will be because ive enjoyed myself and not played so serious that if i bust out im in a mood all evening.

speak soon

[antthecat]

the essential maintenance of myself is going ok, almost cut out the smoking habit(down to 1 a day and that is in the evening, i cant get rid of this one as i seem to enjoy it) and eating a much more healthy diet. when i get the chance i will go out on my pushbike and start getting my fitness up but work is stopping me as im working in the evenings also. i have been in a lot better mood as of late but poker is starting to get a fix on me again. it might be the book that im reading has started this bug as its roy brindley"s life"s a gamble, its a good book thus far.

i have to admit i did play a bit online last night on pokerstars as boredum set in, i played in the $1.10 90 player sng"s and played four at one time, two were unsuccessful but i did come third in two of them for a healthy cash and a huge moral boost. wont be doing this again lol

speak soon.

[antthecat]

ive had a bit of a mishap, ive smoked more than i want to, did use my pushbike last night to go to the shop and back and it nearly killed me(was going hell for leather though) and still trying to study poker, im feeling great as work is getting sorted(had a chat with my boss) and cant wait to play some serious poker.

just read the shedule for the wcoap and will buy in for every event but im a bit worried about what do i do if i get deep in the main event(im pushing it here lol) and have bought in for the horse event, what happens, do i run between tables or just give up the seat???

cant wait till friday evenings home game and this sunday im off to milton keynes to play the regional final pub league. i will go deep(i keep telling myself)

[antthecat]

a i usually get into a grump about a bad beat you are in for a refreshing suprise, i was knocked out of the regional in 82nd place out of 120 runners, blinds were super fast as was my game but i could not win a big pot and kept my original stack of 3k as the blinds hit 200-400, i was on the small blind with the powerhouse hand   and limped, bb checked, flop was   , i fired, bb shoved and i called, he showed   , never mind as it was a cooler and nothing i could do so no calling anyone a lot of colourful language, said nice hand and went to the bar for a red bull.

as there was three of us i wandered over to my friend who got all his chips in with ak off and got called by pocket jacks and pocket queens, a queen on the flop sealed his fate so one left from the butchers arms, he was on fire and got huge hands paid when needed and he eventually came 4th and won a seat in the national at dusk till dawn. he was gutted he did not win but overall he seemed pleased with his result.

Wilby and myself then rushed back from milton keynes back to beccles to squeeze in a few cash games down the pub, 2 coinflips later and i was £10 down, really tired but still had a good day.

i have learned that having a negative attitude gets you nowhere in poker so im thinking really positive and feeling confident and ready to take on the poker world again, now can anyone tell me how to win a coinflip situation as this is the weak part of my game, i cant win a coinflip whether i have the pair or ak so who do i bribe lol

[antthecat]

just trying to stay positive and things are happening, i keep having thoughts of writing a book which include a few believable but made up stories and some real accounts of my poker experience. i made a start a few nights ago and came up with a chapter of a home game that was a bit rough to say the least, another is a computer whiz-kid who is cleaning up online but when he walks into a casino for the first time he realises he is out of his depths.

will let you know how it is going and i was going to play a bit tonight but the blooming girlfriend has the night off so considering playing a £25 freezeout tomorrow.

[antthecat]

i have had a good poker weekend, friday night the home game was a bit of a cooler(i called an all in with 10"s and he had kings) and i left my friends house to play at norwich in a cash game. waiting for a seat at a cash table which did look juicy another table was about to start and the other players have just finished playing in the tournament that was running so i joined that table. with £30 in cash chips and blinds 50p/£1 and optional £2 straddle i set to work, i managed to grind to £48 when i found pocket aces(my favourite pocket aces, two black ones), there was a preflop raise(£6) from early position, the button called and i called on the bb(i was so out of position) and the flop was  qc jd ::, i checked, early shoves, the button reshoves ott, i show my aces to get a reaction(i have been wanting to use this to get a tell for so long) but they were not bothered, i folded my aces, the early player had  js jh and the button had  qh qd, everyone was amazed(as was i really) that i laid down pocket aces on a queen high flop, one old boy left the table saying"if he can lay down pocket aces then i have no chance in making any money on this table" but a few tourney players came over and donated a few more quid to me. after two hours and £6 session charge and unlimited cups of tea i was up to £65.50(its the 50p that makes it sound brilliant) so i made approx £15 an hour, thats more than i earn at work on overtime rate, shame it is not running for 24 hours as i could work there lol.

today is my birthday and i have decided not to play any poker today and spend time with the family but god it is so boring. i want to play so badly but i did say that i would not. buggerations

speak soon and good luck in the league matches tonight.

[antthecat]

woop woop i am finally going to play some proper poker again(i did play cash friday but that was a dip toe in water test) and i cant wait to play at the palace, feeling great and full of confidence(maybe i should not get my hopes up too much as if i lose to a sickening beat i feel so crushed) and ive now opened up a sklansky dollar account. sklansky dollars are ones that you win if you put all your money/chips in ahead and lose to runner runner or something like that. when you lose you get a dollar so even though when you lose you win(its hypothetical i know) and when you get your money in again hopefully you can exchange sklansky dollars into real dollars and win your pot. ive got $100 sklansky dollars ready to exchange so wish me luck

[antthecat]

ive just bought in for the wcoap main event. it was a impulsive buy so i wont be near my laptop or computer for a while. trying to save for a holiday.

[antthecat]

the friday night home game was a waste of time(lol) and when i shoved with two pair aces and kings i get called by a set of fours, a four on the river gave him overkill quads. nice hand well played(bugger). i decided to then set up a heads up match with my friend wilby, 20 minutes and i made a tenner so i can win money at poker.

got to go, busy at work.

[antthecat]

sunday night and pub bingo sorry poker was a no hoper, wasnt concentrating on poker as such, shoved with ten-six off and got called by j10s. cash games were fruitless and the few games of pool for money the opponents got so lucky(missed the corner but rolled into the centre), i was hoping to make a few quid at pool as i used to play snooker all the time and came close to a 147, if only someone who was watching did not say quite loudly "ten reds and blacks, he is on for it" and soon as i heard that then a simple red did not go near the pocket, since ive never got that close again. times like that someone deserves a kicking but thats life.

when i got home i was sitting on bluesq and noticed a 10/20c table where the biggest stack was $6 so i bought in for the maximum of $20(the whole online bankroll near enough) and won a few pots and made a easy $5 in 10 minutes, felt too tired so left the juciest table that ive found and went to bed, could not sleep cos i was tempted but i left well alone, it felt like sleep was costing me money but it was for the best.

[mal666]

i got a 141 once

[antthecat]

very impressive mal, i never made a century, 90odd but could not get into 3 figure breaks. should get back and play again.

[antthecat]

ive been playing again online and grinding out trying to actually make money online. up and down but overall made $6 profit for an hour"s work, a few suck outs and quality plays and quite pleased with my result. back again tomorrow.