Getting Closer

Had another crack at the Million Pound Challenge Freeroll tonight - finished 23rd out of 394 runners, which is an improvement of 6 places from my efforts last night - I finally busted out when in the BB and short-stacked against 2 guys.

I had Ad9c and flopped 3 diamonds giving me a nut-flush draw and an overcard to the board, this was enough for me to move straight in and unfortunately I didn't catch another diamond or the Ace and I went out to a pair of Queens (excuse the pun).

I've still got some freeroll tickets left so I'll try again tomorrow night

Million Pound Challenge

I've been away for about 11 days and also without the Internet for the same amount of time - what a nightmare.

Anyway after ploughing through my emails last night. I had an interesting one from Full Tilt saying that I had managed to earn 7 Freeroll tickets for the Full Tilt Million Pound Challenge.

If you win a freeroll you get entry & expenses to their tournament in London in a couple of weeks time. So I redeemed one last night and came a credible 29th out of 365 runners.

I had a couple of beats to deplete my stack, but that's the way it goes. I lost half a stack when a short-stack went all-in pf and looking at 1010 I called - I ended up against 88 - unfortunately for me an 8 appeared on the flop and I failed to improve.

It took another 20 mins before a finally busted out, I was short-stacked and all-in pf with AQs against A8os - the flop brought an A84 and a killer 8 on the turn.

Got 6 tickets left and 2 shots at it tonight......fingers crossed

High Stakes High Jinks

What was I thinking...........little old me playing $5/$10 Heads-up on Full Tilt. There are two problems with that:

1. I am no way near bankrolled for that kind of game
2. My heads-up game has many flaws and needs working on....big time

I'd withdrawn my Full Tilt roll a while back but I got a rakeback payment of around $10 which I managed to spin up to $100 in no time at all. I've steadily managed to grind that into a $1400 bankroll, which to be quite honest I'm really fucking pleased with. So anyway, last night the devil was in me, I started work yesterday at 7.45am and didn't stop until 10pm - so the little devil on my shoulder was saying that I needed a huge adrenaline fix as a treat for working such a long day.

So off to the $5/$10 table it was and I saw a chap waiting with $600 so I thought I'd join with the same.

About the tenth hand in and I'm dealt 8s 7s in on the button - I raise to £30 and I'm called - flop comes Jc 8d 6s and I lead out for $45 and am raised to $110. I honestly feel that I'm still very much in this hand so I call the raise. Turn 9c I still feel that my 8 is good and lead out for $200 only to be re-raised all-in after a long deliberation. I am such a fish that I thought, in for a penny - in for a pound.

He flips over KQ and a a 5 hits on the river turning my pair into a straight and I take down the pot. He left the table.....and so did I

It was fun, but I won't be playing those stakes for quite some time..........very silly of me and this time I got lucky.........good fun though :-)