Bart(UK)

Do need to do an update. Had another losing day to the tune of about £60 or so. Very disappointing. However, had a great couple days. Turned 30  and had lots to drink and celebrate while not having to worry about poker. Was even bought a scratchcard which had £100 on it 
 
Will do my update tomorrow as I plan to just rest all day before going back to normality. Hopefully by that time with be refreshed and hungry to get back on track. Don't feel that the recent losses should be anything more than just a blip and variance. I got this

Making progress
Bound to be many disappointments & suck outs along the way, but don't lose faith, the end goal is all that matters.
I know you know all that already, just good sometimes to have the reassurance during a long grind.

Very subjective obviously, different people will think very differently and the same person would probably (& should) think differently on different days in different tournaments.
Personally I like your reasoning. Multi-ways are brutal, even having 40% 3-way or 4-way is often not enough to warrant trading off big stacks. There is an argument that you have go for a couple of large pots to win a tournament or dominate a final table, but I personaly always prefer the chipping up against one approach. Without showdown wherever possible, but always leaving yourself outs.
You've seen enough tournaments over the years to trust your gut instinct, sometimes it will feel right but as you said you'd still be effectively flipping for tournament life. 
Well played imo.

Well done Bart and Repton

Day 4 - £747 profit
Disappointed with how last night went despite coming second in one. Played the heads up really badly against a player in all fairness I didn't receive much pressure from. Equal stacked we got all in on 3 9 J 4 board with me AJ and him J9 but no excuses, he deserved the win. I managed to turn a profit in the end but felt like I played badly all night. Will be taking a break and going round a few pubs tonight though so hopefully that recharges my batteries. 
£74.55 worth of tournaments with no cashes
Freeroll - 200ish - £1
1.1 HILO - 4th - £3.85
2.4 - Satellite - Won seat to £11 tournament (busted main)
£3.30 - 4th - £12.30
£3.30 - 5th - £9.29
£5.50 (1 rebuy) - 2nd - £93
£11 - bounties - £3.75
You guys will probs berate me for this hand.... but here goes I'm interested to hear what you think!
HAND OF THE DAY - £5.50 200 GTD rebuy. Blinds 600/1200. I am in the BB with QQ and a slight chip lead stack of 50k. We have just made the money as 5 were paid.
UTG moves allin for 30k. I'm thinking it's time to win the stack I need to take down the tournament. But then, small blind reraises all in for just over 40k. I think.... and fold.
My reasoning - I'm obviously more than happy to call the first allin. But when the second one happens I start thinking about the different outcomes. This isn't a bounty tournament so I have to assume that the average 3bet allin is going to be a bit stronger rather than someone doing it just to try and steal a bounty. AK very possible, AA and KK maybe but I know it's just as likely JJ, 10 10 etc are there too. Also, being against 2 players if only one has a K and only one has an A I'm still only 50/50 unless one is an under pair in which case I fair slightly better. I felt the skill level of the table was such that if I keep this stack I can still easily win whereas if I get unlucky here i'm down to less than 10k. As it was one had 88 and the other A3 (!!) and despite the ace hitting I would of won with a Q and took them both out. Maybe I wimped out. Maybe I played too safe. But I was right about one thing. I should of still easily won the tournament. I had a 130k lead to 30k and then got reversed. And bought it back to even before the hand at the start of this post. I didn't deserve the win either way.
Until next time 
 

Great news, good luck both!

Looking forward to a decent shot at the package in Manchester. 2 in 9 not a bad chance!

Great news, good luck both!

Hopefully Kev :-) Just need to finish in top 2 of the STT now :-)
Repton also made it through tonight too to go to Manchester :-)

no clue on Sky, sorry, not been on there since short-trousers and knee high socks.

Great to hear things are working out better for you, can't keep a good bloke down
 
Lot's of online festivals/series going at the moment, Wcoop/Mini-wcoop on stars, PKR has something (forget name of it), think i've seen similar on ipoker & mpn too.
Check out the structures/pay offs and plan supporting tournaments to grind at the same time though. Don't do what I did and enter a micro mini-wcoop without thinking. I'm heading towards Day 2 with just enough winnings banked for a cup of coffee!
In profit from supporting tourneys though and heading deep, so might actually work out ok.
 

Ive already got a package to BoM but it would be great if another PL'er could join me

Event
Date and Time (EDT) Game 1 Sept. 4, 8 a.m. $109 NLHE 2 Sept. 4, 11 a.m. $215 Six-Max NLHE 3 Sept. 4, 12:30 p.m. $1,050 Marathon NLHE 4 Sept. 4, 2 p.m. $215 NLHE 5 Sept. 4, 5 p.m. $320 Six-Max No-Limit Omaha Hi-Low 6 Sept. 5, 10 a.m. $215 Six-Max NLHE Rebuys 7 Sept. 5, 1 p.m. $700 Eight-Max Progressive KO NLHE 8 Sept. 5, 4 p.m. $700 Three-Max Progressive KO PLO 9 Sept. 6, 10 a.m. $1,050 2-7 Single Draw 10 Sept. 6, 1 p.m. $1,050 NLHE 11 Sept. 6, 4 p.m. $320 Eight-Max Omaha Hi-Low 12 Sept. 7, 10 a.m. $1,050 No-Limit Five-Card Draw 13 Sept. 7, 1 p.m. $215 Progressive KO NLHE 14 Sept. 7, 4 p.m. $215 Big Antes NLHE 15 Sept. 8, 10 a.m. $215 PLO 1R1A 16 Sept. 8, 1 p.m. $1,050 Progressive KO NLHE 17 Sept. 8, 4 p.m. $320 Stud Hi-Low 18 Sept. 9, 10 a.m. $320 Heads-Up NLHE 19 Sept. 9, 1 p.m. $1,050 Stud Hi-Low 20 Sept. 9, 4 p.m. Three-Max Progressive KO Zoom NLHE 21 Sept. 10, 4 a.m. $215 NLHE 22 Sept. 10, 7 a.m. $215 Six-Max Five-Card PLO8 23 Sept. 10, 10 a.m. $10,300 Heads-Up NLHE 24 Sept. 10, 1 p.m. $530 Progressive KO NLHE 25 Sept. 10, 4 p.m. $1,050 Six-Max No-Limit Omaha Hi-Low 26 Sept. 11, 8 a.m. $215 Six-Max Progressive KO PLO 27 Sept. 11, 11 a.m. $215 Deep Payouts NLHE 28 Sept. 11, 12:30 p.m. $102,000 Eight-Max NLHE 29 Sept. 11, 2 p.m. $700 NLHE 30 Sept. 11, 5 p.m. $109 Six-Max NLHE 31 Sept. 12, 10 a.m. $215 NLHE Rebuy 32 Sept. 12, 1 p.m. $320 Eight-Max PLO8 33 Sept. 12, 4 p.m. $320 Six-Max NLHE 34 Sept. 13, 10 a.m. $215 Six-Max Progressive KO PLO 35 Sept. 13, 1 p.m. $1,575 NLHE 36 Sept. 13, 4 p.m. $1,050 Eight-Max PLO8 37 Sept. 14, 10 a.m. $215 NLHE 2R1A 38 Sept. 14, 1 p.m. $320 Six-Max NLHE Shootout 39 Sept. 14, 4 p.m. $1,050 Eight-Max Omaha Hi-Low 40 Sept. 15, 10 a.m. $320 Eight-Max NLHE 41 Sept. 15, 1 p.m. $1,575 Progressive KO NLHE 42 Sept. 15, 4 p.m. $320 8-Game 43 Sept. 16, 10 a.m. $1,050 2-7 Triple Draw 44 Sept. 16, 1 p.m. $320 Ante Up Progressive KO NLHE 45 Sept. 16, 4 p.m. $320 Six-Max Limit Hold'em 46 Sept. 17, 4 a.m. $320 NLHE 47 Sept. 17, 7 a.m. $1,050 Badugi 48 Sept. 17, 10 a.m. $215 Players' Choice 49 Sept. 17, 1 p.m. $700 Mix-Max NLHE 50 Sept. 17, 4 p.m. $215 Players' Choice 51 Sept. 18, 8 a.m. $1,050 Six-Max Ultra-Deep NLHE 52 Sept. 18, 11 a.m. $215 NLHE 53 Sept. 18, 12:30 p.m. $10,300 Eight-Max NLHE 54 Sept. 18, 2 p.m. $2,100 NLHE 55 Sept. 18, 5 p.m. $530 NLHE 56 Sept. 19, 10 a.m. $215 Progressive KO NLHE 57 Sept. 19, 1 p.m. $1,050 Six-Max Limit Hold'em 58 Sept. 19, 4 p.m. $320 Razz 59 Sept. 20, 10 a.m. $320 Win the Button NLHE 60 Sept. 20, 1 p.m. $2,100 NLHE 61 Sept. 20, 4 p.m. $1,050 Razz 62 Sept. 21, 10 a.m. $530 NLHE Rebuy 63 Sept. 21, 1 p.m. $2,100 Six-Max PLO 64 Sept. 21, 4 p.m. $320 H.O.R.S.E. 65 Sept. 22, 10 a.m. $700 Ultra-Deep NLHE 66 Sept. 22, 1 p.m. $2,100 Progressive KO PLO 67 Sept. 22, 4 p.m. $1,050 Stud 68 Sept. 23, 7 a.m. $320 Six-Max PLO Rebuy 69 Sept. 23, 10 a.m. $700 Six-Max Five-Stack NLHE 70 Sept. 23, 1 p.m. $21,000 Six-Max PLO 71 Sept. 23, 4 p.m. $2,100 H.O.R.S.E. 72 Sept. 24, 7 a.m. $109 NLHE 73 Sept. 24, 10 a.m. $700 Heads-Up PLO 74 Sept. 24, 1 p.m. $10,300 8-Game 75 Sept. 24, 4 p.m. $700 Six-Max Progressive KO NLHE 76 Sept. 25, 8 a.m. $320 Mix-Max PLO 77 Sept. 25, 11 a.m. $215 Eight-Max NLHE 78 Sept. 25, 2 p.m. $5,000 Main Event 79 Sept. 25, 5 p.m. $320 NLHE 80 Sept. 26, 10 a.m. $700 NLHE 1R1A 81 Sept. 26, 1 p.m. $320 Six-Max Five-Card PLO 82 Sept. 26, 4 p.m. $1,050 NLHE

Not sure I'm going to be around, but will pop in to say hello if I get the chance.
Good luck buddy

http://gppt.poker/cardiff-grand-prix-10000-gtd-warm/

Playing the Portsmouth 25/25 the following weekend too if anyone else is?

Good to see you the other night John. Apologies if you tried to chat, currently have it turned off on all tables/skins.
Just played a couple to see how they were, no intention of playing them all. Really haven't been playing anything for several months now.
Will return later in the year no doubt.
Good luck

Crazy!! wtf! nutter! are some of the thoughts that came to me when i was playing online against Mark (Ooblio).....and in the chat box  truth is ....in many games he put my thinking of the game to the sword (or did he fk with my head? he did like to chat lol......and in many ways improved my game at the time . Whatever I thought about online poker....Mark made me re-think (it was brutal at times). I met Mark in leeds for maybe 2 mins (in reality) with his lovely lady Donna. Me and My bruv Pete were at Leeds (his turf) for a live tournament and Mark was such an effusive, positive ray of sunshine,I thought he was was gonna explode and win the tournament.....a multi-tabling leviathon of online poker come good live! you made me laugh online, playing against you many times Mark, so thanks for the that! to you mate, i wont forget you

So Shocked...such sad news, Oobs RIP. Enjoyed some great run ins on the tables and had some great fun in the online poker world with such a great player.
Respect Mark, we enjoyed banter and i think we will have cursed each other at the computer a few times but all in the good name of poker and always with respect.
So sorry to hear this Donna, thoughts are with you, family and friends.
        A very sad BBK. 

Sad times he was a good bloke I remember him staking me and didn't feel bad about me not cashing etc etc was also helping my game in where I could improve on once I started playing and will be sadly missed 

Incredibly sad news.
Was lucky enough to meet up with Mark & Donna a couple of times on PL weekends in Coventry & Brum, but of course already felt like I knew them really well via the forum already.
Mark & I chatted endlessly about poker, he loved talking poker, all aspects of poker, be it discussing overview strategy, tournament selection, rebuy tactics or best ways to deal with tricky hands or situations arising during a game.
To define his talent by a single tournament would be doing him an incredible injustice, but I for one will never forget how he qualified for WPT National in Newcastle and then converted that single entry into a runner-up finish in what was a multiple-day 1 accumulator format event. To outplay other players is one thing, but to outplay seasoned players who'd accumulated 2 or 3 days worth of chips was and still is hugely impressive.
Thoughts, love & big hugs to Donna and all of Mark's family & friends.

I too posted on Facebook. I was unaware of Mark's illness and so it came as a complete shock. Of all the new people i have met on PL Mark was my personal favorite. He was so easy to talk you and i completely understand Andys comments re "took me under their wing". Mark staked me to play a tournament in Leeds only a few months after i started posting regularly on this site. I didnt cash and felt bad but Mark just encouraged me to keep playing and was always positive about my game. He was really chuffed for me when i cashed in the same tournament the following year and joined Donna on the final table. 
RIP Ooblio

http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/announcements/deaths/deaths/14585858.Mark_Stephen_Gray/
Announcement from local newspaper with details for donations if anyone wishes to send. I understand that Sue Ryder Manorlands provided homecare for Mark to enable him to remain at home.
http://www.sueryder.org/care-centres/hospices/manorlands

Incredibly sad news.
Was lucky enough to meet up with Mark & Donna a couple of times on PL weekends in Coventry & Brum, but of course already felt like I knew them really well via the forum already.
Mark & I chatted endlessly about poker, he loved talking poker, all aspects of poker, be it discussing overview strategy, tournament selection, rebuy tactics or best ways to deal with tricky hands or situations arising during a game.
To define his talent by a single tournament would be doing him an incredible injustice, but I for one will never forget how he qualified for WPT National in Newcastle and then converted that single entry into a runner-up finish in what was a multiple-day 1 accumulator format event. To outplay other players is one thing, but to outplay seasoned players who'd accumulated 2 or 3 days worth of chips was and still is hugely impressive.
Thoughts, love & big hugs to Donna and all of Mark's family & friends.

Incredibly sad news.
Was lucky enough to meet up with Mark & Donna a couple of times on PL weekends in Coventry & Brum, but of course already felt like I knew them really well via the forum already.
Mark & I chatted endlessly about poker, he loved talking poker, all aspects of poker, be it discussing overview strategy, tournament selection, rebuy tactics or best ways to deal with tricky hands or situations arising during a game.
To define his talent by a single tournament would be doing him an incredible injustice, but I for one will never forget how he qualified for WPT National in Newcastle and then converted that single entry into a runner-up finish in what was a multiple-day 1 accumulator format event. To outplay other players is one thing, but to outplay seasoned players who'd accumulated 2 or 3 days worth of chips was and still is hugely impressive.
Thoughts, love & big hugs to Donna and all of Mark's family & friends.