Its been a while....

Since my last update, so have a fair bit to go through.

Live poker:

Have not played a huge amount tbh. Second weekend in September, I went to Leeds for Blonde Bash 8, which was a highly enjoyable and expensive weekend!

Got there Friday afternoon, met up with Bongo off Blonde at the train station, straight to the hotel, saw a few of the guys outside having drinks, so after checking in, when straight out for a quick drink... 4 hours later still there, and luggage still there. Great fun chatting to everyone, missed the comedy moment of Bongo falling backwards down the stairs, but we saw the aftermath!! Drinking in the sun is just awesome :) Bout 8-11pm we were all in Leeds, getting drunk in random places, met up with the Shrewdies after escorting Ling ( ie making sure she didn't fall over) to meet Rooks, then on to the casino for some comedy cash. Sat down with £60 on a 1/1 table. Sure wasn't an all in every hand. Jones sure didn't bink hard. Bongo dealt and prob got the best profit! Went to toilet at approx 3am, next thing I remember its 6am and Bongo's hammering on the hotel room door as he forgot his key. Sure remember how I got back there.

Obv, getting up at 9am to play footy was always tough, but it was managed somehow. Team I played for won on penalties beating the Shrewdies, think we won 4-3 on penalties, scored my 1st and then scored the winner in sudden death before saving FTW. Quick shower/changed/food before going to play the £30 tourny. Managed to get to the last 2 tables fairly comfortably, even tho I got it all in with 74 after calling a raise with it ( 7 4 3 flop he had 7 2), and with J7 blue, beating Bongo's pocket pair. Ran AQ into AK one hand after the break, then watched as Bongo managed to luckbox his way HU, then winning it!! Went to bed fairly early on Saturday as I was exhausted ( still 2am-ish)... Sunday consisted of many many bacon sarnies for breakfast, cricket for 45 mins which was just awesome, then the quiz, F1 watching, HU ( too short n sweet lol) even tho we got a bye ( also managed to deal a HU match which lasted one hand, 2 pr vs nut straight) then general chatting and more drinking in the hotel, midnight cricket which was just the NUTZ and more drinking.

An absolutely awesome weekend, which I hope is repeated fairly soon.

Also played the APAT event in Bolton, a very sick structure, 10k and 45 min levels. My 1st table dind't last that long, my 2nd I had 3 regulars from Manchester G in, so was comfortable. Managed to double up my 6k with AA v 10 10 , then lost 10k the hand after QQ v KK. Managed to grind it all back up to 14k, then at 300/600, got it all in blind on blind with 99, he had QQ. Game over sigh. Stayed in the G playing scrabble, and ended up drinking with Laz and MickyP. Sure didn't have a hellish hangover!!

At the G in Salford, I've won the £15 Wed f/out again ( bout the 3rd/4th time I've won or chopped it) as well as chopping the Saturday afternoon tourny. No other cashes ( all or nothing it seems).

Online poker:

I've run awfully again on Stars, got mega deep in just 1 tourny despite getting some decent stacks, finishing 32nd out of >6000 in a $5 tourny for all of $32. Prize structure is sooo frustrating. Obv, with 40bb stacks, a guy raises from late position, I re-ship it, he comes over the top, I have AQh, auto call, he as A8os, 1st card is an 8 and I have 3bbs left sigh. wp.

On Blonde, I've had to call a halt to my staking, as at the mo, I just don't have the time to play. Have paid everyone back what they're owed bar 2 ( paying them at APAT team in Manchester). Ran really well over the last 2 periods, without getting that mahoosive score. Think I had about 8 final tables, and still didn't show any profit ffs.

Life:

is just poo at the mo. Still single. The ladies I like are all taken. FML. End of haha. Still working my arse off for not enough money. Can't wait for a chance to find a decent paying job when I actually figure out what I wanna do! Will be moving to Bolton at some stage in the 2nd half of next year, so need to find somewhere and someone to live with as I def can't afford anywhere half decent on my own. FML x 2. But c'est la vie, it'll all turn round at some point.

I'm giving myself some goals for 2010, some poker related, some not.

1) Win a decent NL tournament on Pokerstars, or at least get a 4 figure cash on it.
2) Grind a bankroll playing STT's on whatever site Blondepoker ends up on.
3) Go on a decent holiday for the 1st time in 4 years.
4) After having a year off doing sod all, getting fit again and losing the belly I've so skillfully gained.
5) Final table another good live tourny.

Probs have more to add to that when I think about it.