Flashmobbed Again!!!!!!

Thought it was time for an update. If I wait until I actually win something this blog would remain empty until 2008 so whilst I'm bored at work I shall do it now.

Being doing good, joined Sporting Odds having read Stevie's blog and they do a great deal with $10 free for every 50 raked hands (up to $100). So deposited £10 and been playing nano-limit cash games (5c/10c) and now have over £50 with $60 bonus still to come. May even have a crack at their Champions League game in March. Good profits in the STTs on Blue Square as well and these winnings are paying for my Horse Racing betting which is just atrocious.

But what about Betfair? I hate Betfair, I'm jinxed on this site and last night withdrew all my money apart from £5. The Flashmob game last night really summed up Betfair Poker for me.

To begin with I got lucky, Stevie had shown a bluff or 2 so when he raised again from the SB I rashly decided my AT was good and moved all-in. Now Stevie is to good a player to be raising with junk out of position and quickly called with QQ and I fluked an Ace. Wish I hadn't though :)

10 minutes later I have over 3000 chips and am dealt A9 spades in the SB. It is folded around to me and I raise 3*BB and Phil calls. Flop is JT7 (2 spades) which is a great flop for me so I just bet out 400 and Phil immediately moves all-in. Now I don't usually take much time to think but used up most of my time before calling as I reckoned I had at least 13 outs with flush draw and gutshot straight.

Phil shows 23 suited (what the fuck!!!!) and I was astonshed he felt the need to make this move. Needless to say he hit a 2 on the river and I was gone. Ultimately I called an all-in with Ace High but was still amazed at what had gone on.

But that sums up the Flashmob game for me. Never seem to get a break when I need it. AJ seems to enjoy it though and very well done to him for winning.

I set myself no goals this year as regards poker except to enjoy it. Well I have a new goal now, I will place in the money in the Flashmob game this year, that is it, that is my only goal. However Betfair Poker does my head in and although my records show a profit this year (a massive £22) I have lost confidence with it and will only play the Flashmob game on there.

EDIT: Just read AJ's blog and apparently Stevie is going great guns in this months Sporting Oddds Champions League thingy. Best of luck mate and hopefully there won't be any fish calling your SB raises with Ace Ten and getting lucky. :-)

Betfair Challenege Update

Balance now stands at...........£44!
Haven't played a single game on Betfair all week, can't be bothered rather play on Blue Square where they give me incentives to play (even if it is only a bonus of $10).

Attached is a spreadsheet I have been using to record my STT results. It's been virus scanned by McAfee and doesn't record daily/monthly profits/losses. Just shows how you do at certain STTs and works for any number of people in a STT.

Poker Spreadsheet

No more poncing about

Time to have another go at this poker lark. I have the grand total of £44 in my account, I will now play ONLY £5 STTs and see how long this will last me....

8 STTs - 2/5 Fav
9 or more STTs - 2/1

If by some miracle I manage to get above £110 (Stop laughing) I will switch to £10 STTs and see how I go from there. I hate cash you see unless it is Pot Limit Omaha.

Flashmob - Usual garbage
- Misread what I thought was a positional bluff - lost;
- Dealt KK in BB, only SB calls, slow play and lose to J7;
- Call Small raise with 55 with position, move all-in on harmless looking flop, Redcar calls with AK (Also on flush draw, obvious call). It just annoyed me that Ace came on turn because if there was an Ace on Flop then I'm folding.

Bubbled in a £3 STT when 2 players colluded. Still can't believe this and haven't reported is as it is so weird and managed to bubble despite me being on 3000 chips and some other bloke being on 400, took on chip leader with 2 pair (AQ) and he had a set. Where is your bubble tournament Betfair?

I do bubble alot and this is definitely down to playing reasonably tight at start of these low stake STTs but don't really think I get my fair share of breaks when the crapshoot begins.

Nothing Much Really

Have done nothing exciting with poker during the last 7 days but thought I'd better update this thing. Below are the results from my recent low stake STTs on Blue Square...

1st 12
2nd 14
3rd 7
4th 16
5th 12
6th 9
7th 8
8th 4
9th 0

A massive profit of $38 after 82 games. Not helped by the fact that I played a couple of quick 50c STTs and lost them both. Couldn't bare the fact I had made a loss at 50c games so played a few more and lost those and in the end had to play 23 of the bloody things just to show a 40 cent profit! I was actually getting really frustrated and upset with them. It's never the money with me I just hate losing to players who I know are clueless.

And I haven't managed yet to come last in a STT in 82 attempts, mainly because someone always seems to go out on the 1st hand with A8 against KJ or some other garbage.

Will be back for the flashmob on Sunday.