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SirPercival:
Guess what - OUT with AJ.
55th for $31.69
Qualified via satellite for $4.
$2716.80 up top, not a bad tourney.
duke3016:
oops went to log on and find you - well just ooops
SirPercival:
Interesting week after getting my shoulder Operation last Wednesday. Was probably at my lowest point for a long time over the last few weeks. Pain and lack of sleep can get to you after a while. Anyway, my positive side said it can only get better and the following is hopefully a sign that I"m right.
When APAT announced that 888 was the new sponsor for Season 5 I deposited and played a few low stakes games to get used to the software etc. Then the APAT games began and future games were in the lobby for registration. So I duly registered for everything, league games, online championships, and also $122 for the Coventry live national. Leigh then offers up the Grand National freeroll so I stick $10 e/w on the horse I got in Wayne"s APAT sweepstake. This left me with $3 in my account. :"( Having planned to play more online poker during my time off sick this wasn"t good.
So, I get 2nd in the National. This gives me entry into 3 bunch of fives tourneys as well as some cash in my account $40 or so. ;D
Leigh then reminds me I haven"t bought in for the individual event in Newcastle. This was due to the fact I currently can"t get showered or dressed by myself and whilst my wife is joining me for the team event she isn"t available for the weekend. However, over the days following the Op my pain is managed through drugs (and wine!) and movement is getting better so I think I will cope. This leaves me with the problem of not having enough for the $122 buy-in. :"(
So - 2 days of grinding later I have $129. Played 6-handed SnG"s, 10 handed Double or Nothings and a bit of Push or Fold cash. ;D
Bought into Newcastle and now have $7 in the account :-\
But I still have 3 Bunch o Fives tourneys and a $1000 National freeroll. ;D
Didn"t play well in 1 of the Bunch O Fives, got unlucky in another, and min cashed in another which (almost) paid for the other 2 that week. I"m now back to $3 in the account and the Online championships are at the weekend so I need $77 :-\
So last night I play the $1000 Grand National Freeroll and get 4th place for $120 ;D
This morning I buy-in for the weekend events and I have have $46 in the account ;D
Back to the grind!!!
SirPercival:
Got an email from eh...another site that isn"t 888poker ;D the other day inviting me to play a freeroll.
Played it (last night) at 7pm and reached final table at 11.30pm.
1532 runners and I finish 8th for 3 whole euros.
What I don"t understand is that sites surely give away freerolls to encourage people to play there. I have never hated winning as much in all my life. I won"t be playing it again and it"s put me off the site more than attracted me to it.
Compare it to the previously freeroll where I beat about 40 players and win $120 and I know which site I"ll be playing on in future.
SirPercival:
3rd in the Omaha tourney tonight.
An early suck out against Ger with KKxx v AAxx set me on my way.
Had a rush of cards from about 25 out and was chip leader for a while. Then went card dead with about 13 left so went into final table about 3rd/4th in chips.
Some solid players on the FT and I was generally pleased with my play. Got lucky with 887Q double suited when I got it all in on the turn drawing to both suits on a board of 4974. Hit the 7 on the river to beat his AQQJ.
Then lost an AIPF 4 handed with AJJ8 doubled suited v Andrew T"s 78KK.
Rest was pretty standard stuff (I think)
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