Playing 'Properly'

Before Morls, Mr V, or any of my other fans get worried, don't be alarmed - I'm still raising with 83o! The 'properly' refers to my newfound determination to go for something approaching bankroll management... scary!

Basically, to cut a (very) long story short, the nice people at HSBC have given me a major financial boost this week after I decided it would be a good idea to talk to them about some stuff. This means I have a reasonable amount of money to spend playing poker from now on - normally this would mean I'd actually spend a massive amount of money playing poker. Those of you with sound financial skillz may notice the problem which usually ensues here.

No more! New tactics from moi.

The following are OUT: No cash games. (As entertaining as it is to drop £250 or so in a hand to Grospellier's cowboys, it can STAY as a once in a life time experience.)

No STT's. (My attention span is completely wrong for them - I tend to get bored at about the 5 or 6 player mark and bomb out on or near the bubble.)

No stupidly expensive MTT's, unless I can actually qualify through cheap sats.

From now on, IN:

Cheap MTT's. Maximum buy-in of $10 or £5 (plus fees) are okay at anytime.

'Bigger' games. Will play a maximum of one bigger game, not more than $30 or £15, per week (Monday to Sunday). That's MAXIMUM, meaning I won't necessarily spend Sunday desperately trying to find a £15 game for the hell of it. (People who have me on MSN are free to remind me of this!)

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Kiss Me Review

Nico Passantino, music journalist extraordinaire, nails the essential appeal of Sixpence None The Richer's only song WITH any appeal.

clipped from www.stylusmagazine.com efore Stacie Orrico, Evanescence and “The way Kathy needed Regis that’s the way I need Jesus”, those of us who’ve harboured a 2,000 year long hatred of the Jews for the manner in which they brutally murdered our Lord had Sixpence None The Richer. And for a few glorious moments in 1999, the heathens had a reason to listen in as well. Simply put, “Kiss Me” is the sound of a band using up all of their lifelines on one question, and winning the million anyway. It’s the sound of a group of musicians using up every single piece of talent they would have diasporaed over their entire back catalogue, and instead gorging themselves on genius for one solitary track, unconcerned that they’d never match those feats again. It’s a sound that resides at the pinnacles of CCM, Dawsoncore, and twee-pop. It was the best single of 1999. It was the best indie-pop single of the nineties. It’s the best AOR tune of the past twenty years. It’s the best song to mention barley ever. It’s a masterpiece.

You really like me!!

(This is a test post tbh, to see how clipmarks works - but also shows the true PL spirit as lots of people cheerlead the moron who pisses them off by knocking them out with 83o!!

I love ya guys )

clipped from www.punterslounge.com spannerjago Very UL. Wp __________________ http://spannerj.blogspot.com/ updated 17/04/07 Pocket Lady __________________ Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. http://pocket-ladyplace.blogspot.com/ well played mate 27th for $1,616.80 Jimany __________________ Poker Blog - Jesus Challenge What was that tool doing with his K-9, great game Jaded, well done on the great return morlspin Very Unlucky JJ well done though! __________________ www.morlspin.blogspot.com updated 15/04 www.myspace.com/morlspin kevsul Unlucky JJ river done you. But it did help you a fair bit along the way. __________________ http://kevsuls.blogspot.com/ Valiant23 Well done JJ Now come on Croc!! lou saban well done jaded __________________ http://sabanpokerblog.blogspot.com/ runadrum Jaded __________________ http://runadrum.blogspot.com/ msaban well done __________________ http://sabanpokerblog.blogspot.com/ voiceofjoe Excellent result and prize well done Jaded

Cash profit!

Well, couldn't make the PL MTT, due to crappy trains, so I dabbled in a Stars NLHE cash game for 45 mins or so - took in $15, came out with $34.10 (which is incredibly rare for me!) Mainly thanks to a pre-flop shove with QQ being called, my new strategy is to be aggressive with premium hands some of the time and see if people will call... works more often than I was expecting it to!

Came 2nd in that draw game, winning a draw-jopping (geddit?!) $478.50! No such luck today though, crashing out of 3 games for a combined $15.40 loss, and not doing well in the Virgin Million Miles freeroll either. Ah well, can't win 'em all...

Success Coming!!!

Probably jinxing myself here, but doing well in a draw tourney - my 2nd ever!! I've lost a bit this afternoon but whatever I get here will clear it :)

Lost $5 in a cash game, reminding myself why I rarely play cash...

Entered two $3 HORSEs, the first of which I was doing well in - until I ditched it to watch Wrexham lose 3-1 to Accy Stanley, god knows what I was thinking!

And just missed out on the money in a 2-7 lowball tourney, finishing 25th out of 200-ish - 18 paid.

Will post the result of this one when it finishes, pretty pleased with it whatever happens now tho!

Thanks to Mr V for railing again :)

Thanks Mr V!

In 2 tourneys atm, will post how I get on later - just wanted to give a quick thanks to Valiant, from PL, for setting up the links on the right for me. Cheers mate!!