That was so sick...

Raising Pots

Week off from the day job this week so didn't plan on playing loads of poker though did hope to get a few thousand hands in. Met up with a very good friend of mine last Saturday which resulted in Sunday being a total wipeout (hence no blog, sorry readers) and no poker either.


So, a week off from work, fantastic! Time for some quality Pokerlifter time. Think again. Monday I woke up with that feeling you get when you know you're getting sick. I couldn't believe it. This seems to happen to me whenever I have some time off from the day job. So, practically my whole week off has been spent inside Pokerlifter Towers staring at the walls. I did play some hands though so I do have something to report on at least.

So, the tale of the week:

Hands: 8,433
Hours: 21.23
BB/100: 1.86
$/hour: $0.30
Total Winnings: $6.29
Total Rakeback + bonus: $20

Total for the week: $26.29

So, a tasty little profit for the week thanks in no small part to those generous folks at Full Tilt Poker giving me a $100 bonus of which $20 I managed to clear - this involved two 7am starts to catch early morning happy hour (whilst feeling unwell) to clear those vital FTP points.

As you will have picked up from my September update, I'm feeling very happy with my game at the moment and, though cautious with my optimism, feel like my understanding of the game has improved vastly. However, there is a cautionary note to my week and one that is good for Pokerlifter's ego to expel these demons. On 30th September, that's right the last day of a highly successful month, I went tilt monkey and donked off nearly half of September's winnings in one horrendous 80 minute session. It all started when calling a UTG raise on the button with KJs and hitting top two pair only for my donkey opponent (playing 39/36) to hit the nut straight!! Cue Phil Hellmuth (whom I met this week) style meltdown and a session graph that looked like this:

How does one stop this from happening? The truth is I don't know yet. I don't think I tilt like I used to but clearly it still exists in me, I think in some way it does in everyone. You just need to walk away from the computer and relax until you're clear. As I say, I think it helps to have these sessions to remind you how easy it is to put yourself back by a couple of weeks.

Lifting Weights

Clearly being unwell this week has resulted in no gym action. I have nothing to add further from September's update. Finally! A legitimate reason for no gym!