Another Norfolk poker player

[antthecat]

overall last night i thought the onine league was good, i must admit i was rushing between laptop and pub league so could not concentrate but i was called over to the laptop when i had a big hand(everyone could look but i made the decisions, one might have been wrong but hey), cant wait till next time, its getting 100%. the pub league has ran its course and i secured second in the league and im off to milton keynes(might have spelt it wrong), i feel that my game is sharp and even my online game is getting better and better.

a funny thing happened this morning at work, our open sign has been stolen, there has been a spate of sign thefts around beccles lately, i just thought it was funny but the boss had an other opinion.

[antthecat]

all i have to say at the moment is ouch, that hurt, i was putting some wheels into the boot of our loan mondeo and i forgot the boot struts are on there way out, as i leant into the boot area, the boot fell on top of my head, ive got a huge bruise on top of my noggin and a headache. hope the bruise goes down for the weekend.

[antthecat]

the bruise is down and my headache has dissapeered, i played at the palace last night(they have changed all the buyins to my disgust) and i absolutley done my best at donking off rebuy after rebuy, i had kk cracked by ten-four when he flopped two pair, i flopped a flush and was beaten by a a nut flush and generally it was awful how i played, i called with the low end of a straight and i knew that my opponent had the higher straight. i misread my hand(due to tiredness)  kc qc on the bb and i would have made a boat full of queens. i would have pushed if i knew what i did have, i mucked and a second later i realised what i folded. bugger.

it was not the confidence boost that i needed for the weekend but it was not all too bad, i made most of my rebuys back on the blackjack table as i was waiting for my friend who was playing really well, i wont try that trick again(my friend can make his own way up there lol)

at walsall i will be reconisable as ill be wearing a t-shirt with Ant The Cat on the back and a bit of writing on the front.

[antthecat]

i decided to have a stab online and entered the $6000 guaranteed $5 entry on bluesq, i started off really well, then i walked into aces when i had queens on a ten high flop, he limped preflop, i raised, he called, ten high flop, he raised so i shoved(wrong move but starting with 1500 so i had to get busy with my 1600, please tell me if that was a good move or not?) and he called, i looked at aces and my heart sank, it appears that i am walking into big hands all the time, still confident about walsall(hope the weather gets better as its only a bit wet where i am in good olde norfolkshire). ill be popping in the casino on friday night as ive got to register there and get the missus signed up into the casino and have a wander around.

see u there if your going and good luck to all

[antthecat]

my thoughts on walsall was that the drive up there was boring, the travelodge didnt give me and the missus a double bed and the two single beds were not even in height so not a chance of some "rock the casbah" lol (she was in a mood friday night) but the casino was brilliant, all the players were friendly and it was great putting a name to a face, my play was tight to start with but i didnt get off the ground, bluffed a few pots, did fold a king flush cos i had a feeling he had a ace high flush(he did show it) got short in chips, shoved with 9"s and walked into kings, buggerations. the food was good(bought a bacon sarnie and it was gorgeous). good luck to who wins it. and the drive home was boring but scary at one point, we were driving and a burning clutch smell entered the car, i thought it was mine as mine is on its last legs but a truck ahead of me was smoking from the bellhousing area so phew.

i could not resist playing down the pub tonight and i wish i didnt bother, i put my chips in ahead and got outdrawn(not going to bother you with the details) and the cash games tonight were fruitless. i was so annoyed i did something that i used to do when i started playing properly and i lost my cool, punched my table and said what a [censored] this other player was. i am so ashamed as i thought i learnt that bad beats happen and i usually say nice hand(i did shock a few people with the outburst) and i just blew up completely. on a good note though my darts are getting better and better.

i have decided that im going to take a break as my friend was saying that i was not enjoying the game and was throwing good money at bad situations so on that advice im not playing any poker for a while. my bankroll is down, confidence is at a all time low and im frustrated with the game so the blog is going to be quiet for a while(unless a non poker story comes up so keep an eye out). im umming and arring whether to buy in to the horse event as i feel that im just throwing money away. as kenny rodgers sung "you got to know when to hold em and know when to fold them" im going to foldem at the moment.

speak soon.

[antthecat]

i did forget to say many thanks to everyone who was at walsall it was a great event, i must admit i think my last post was a bit negative but thanks to the apat team for a good event(can you put my pic of me at walsall on my blog please as i would like to print it off to put in my scrapbook, call me sad but thats who i am)

on a positive note(after a good nights sleep) i will be up for the horse event but i still wont be playing anything local for a few days but i will be representing north london poker club this weekend. i just dont feel like im in the "zone" when i play at the moment so im going to collect my thoughts, study a bit, do some homework and teach the missus how to play as she has started to show a glimour of interest in the game(she only wants to keep me quiet i think lol).

[antthecat]

i do appologis for any swearing i put on this blog(its garage language so i will try to hold back, its not big and not clever). ive collected my thoughts, had a read up and i am ready for the fight once again, im off to grosvenor yarmouth tonight for a £5 rebuy. i feel that i have got the zone back. when is the buyin for dusk till dawn horse event???

[monkeyman]

I"ve a quick question for you Ant. I"ve had a scan through the photos from day one at Walsall and there"s a familiar face or two on your table. You mentioned that you"d lost a few chips on a bluff, you weren"t trying to bluff the guy immediately to your left were you?

[antthecat]

no the player was in seat one, the chap to my left i did lose a few chips in a hand when i turned two pair and he flopped a set, the guy with the bluesq shirt on was the one who gave the killer blow. the bloke to my left was a very solid player and i gave him total respect, he knew how to play.

[monkeyman]

no the player was in seat one, the chap to my left i did lose a few chips in a hand when i turned two pair and he flopped a set, the guy with the bluesq shirt on was the one who gave the killer blow. the bloke to my left was a very solid player and i gave him total respect, he knew how to play.

You could say that  . Final table at the scottish amateur championships for the last two years, 550th in the WSOP main event last year and APAT player of the year 2008 to his name amongst others  

[antthecat]

i was right in my judgement then. tonight was a real blow to my confidence and im doubting my skill(well the little amount i have). i played at the palace(the grosvenor has a session charge but the palace has no session charge whatsoever) and after the first break i was my table chip leader, i played kings so unorthodox that i got paid huge and was feeling in the zone, after the break i didnt really have any great holdings and there was a serial raiser when he was on the button and i was on the big blind, he attacked it 5 times in a row, i had nothing to push with. he managed to whittle my stack down,and when we played a flop together the flop was    , he bet and i shoved which was 3x his raise, he eventually called with top pair and i was holding  kh for the flush and straight draw and a over card so i felt confident but missed. it really annoyed me that i had to shove when i was behind cos i kept being attacked, i feel that even though i feel confident i still cant win races so on that note im taking a real break from poker so i can regroup the troops so to speak. by the way it has started to snow really heavily in norfolk so there will be trouble in the morning.

[antthecat]

i did forget to mention that i was playing a big name in poker, i was opposit daniel negranu, it was not him but he did look a lot like the big star(i did ask him and he didnt even know who daniel is). it was a bit entertaining.

the snow has fallen but its not too bad, its barely an inch thick but it has caused a lot of chaos.

[antthecat]

the weekend is nearing and the work is tailing off so a bit of tidying up the workshop is in order. no poker for this evening or saturday but sunday evening i will be playing for north london poker club in the league. i cant wait for that. oh well see everyone sunday evening.

[antthecat]

i have been bored this morning, the missus has been called in to her work so i warmed the laptop up and plated on bluesq, a bit of practise for sunday. i admit it was a cash game not a tourney i was playing but poker is poker after all, playing at the 0.02/0.04nlhe table i sat down with $5 and was ready to donk it all, the table was tight so my preflop raises were worhing for a bit until some one smelt a rat and called my bet when i had  kd kc, low flop, i bet, he shoves, instacall,  ad ::, he misses, SHIPMENT, i manage to play really well and float bet my way to $15 and then this hand come up,

everyone folded around to me on the small blind, i have   ::, i make up, bb checks, flop  :: , i bet, bb raises, i reraise, bb reraises, im all in(stupid move), call, i showed two pair and the bb had  ad ac, turn was a  :: but the bb was reading barry greensteins book cos a  :as: came on the river and i was down to $11. the aces should have won as it was a overwhelming percentage preflop but on the flop i was in the lead by 60% at a guess(if a seven came on the turn it would have made him a bigger two pair).

all in all though i had a lot of fun saying "antthecat" when i won a pot and listening to my music and quoting lines of the lyrics in the chatbox and it was nice to actually win some money online for a change, ill try to keep that up now i know how to do it.

[antthecat]

i need your input, im trying to pass time before 7pm so i need help in my decision, the two choices are:

1) play poker online, cash games are geting fruitful online for me at the moment.

2) play a £25 freezeout down the palace casino in yarmouth, ive not had too much in live form but i think it could turn around today.

3) watch films until 7pm, unfortunatley as films bore the hell out of me and do not stimulate the brain cells so not really an option but can be considered due to a bankroll that has also declaring recession.

your opinion will be really appreciated